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Finding aural inspiration in iconic locations during a stint of itinerancy has always felt like U2‘s modus operandi. And though the four Dubliners have penned odes to and studies of Miami, New York, and various cities with blinding lights, the band’s relationship with the Golden State has always felt the most fraught and fruitful.
Whether considering U2’s 1987 magnum opus, The Joshua Tree, or their longstanding business relationship with that Cupertino, CA company with a fruit for a logo, the one thing that is abundantly clear, even as their feelings may and likely should remain mixed, is that they see California as the all-encompassing American ideal of opportunity.
Certain references within Songs of Innocence‘s “California (There Is No End To Love) attest to the band’s appreciation for the Golden State. The initial chants of “Santa Barbara” are inflected to sound like the titular repetitions of the Beach Boys’ classic “Barbara Ann”. In the first verse Bono proclaims “…that’s what took me where I need to be / which is here, out on Zuma“. Perhaps he is talking about hiking in the natural environs around Malibu, The Edge’s favorite part of SoCal. Perhaps he is talking about something much more spiritually pregnant. Either way, it is inextricably tied to location.
For the song’s visual treatment, U2 tapped English street-art maven D*Face to animate a first-person car chase/love story complete with impossibly pretty hues of pinks and purples, and all the off-roading imagery a fan of Mario Kart could ever ask for (anyone get a strong Kalimari Desert vibe right at 1:53?) The conceit here is that direct paths to any destination are virtually nonexistent, which rings especially true for a band whose present is just as storied as their past.
D*Face is one of 11 urban artists selected by U2 to create videos for their Films of Innocence Project. The videos are inspired by the political murals of Northern Ireland, but the artists had complete freedom to form their responses to U2’s music. On being selected as one of the artists involved D*Face said, “I’m honored to have been able to put my artwork to that song, I’m really pleased with what I achieved with the film, I hope the band are, I hope the public are.”
http://www.nerdist.com/vepisode/u2-california-there-is-no-end-to-love-d-face-films-of-innocence/
Whether considering U2’s 1987 magnum opus, The Joshua Tree, or their longstanding business relationship with that Cupertino, CA company with a fruit for a logo, the one thing that is abundantly clear, even as their feelings may and likely should remain mixed, is that they see California as the all-encompassing American ideal of opportunity.
Certain references within Songs of Innocence‘s “California (There Is No End To Love) attest to the band’s appreciation for the Golden State. The initial chants of “Santa Barbara” are inflected to sound like the titular repetitions of the Beach Boys’ classic “Barbara Ann”. In the first verse Bono proclaims “…that’s what took me where I need to be / which is here, out on Zuma“. Perhaps he is talking about hiking in the natural environs around Malibu, The Edge’s favorite part of SoCal. Perhaps he is talking about something much more spiritually pregnant. Either way, it is inextricably tied to location.
For the song’s visual treatment, U2 tapped English street-art maven D*Face to animate a first-person car chase/love story complete with impossibly pretty hues of pinks and purples, and all the off-roading imagery a fan of Mario Kart could ever ask for (anyone get a strong Kalimari Desert vibe right at 1:53?) The conceit here is that direct paths to any destination are virtually nonexistent, which rings especially true for a band whose present is just as storied as their past.
D*Face is one of 11 urban artists selected by U2 to create videos for their Films of Innocence Project. The videos are inspired by the political murals of Northern Ireland, but the artists had complete freedom to form their responses to U2’s music. On being selected as one of the artists involved D*Face said, “I’m honored to have been able to put my artwork to that song, I’m really pleased with what I achieved with the film, I hope the band are, I hope the public are.”
http://www.nerdist.com/vepisode/u2-california-there-is-no-end-to-love-d-face-films-of-innocence/