I've never heard of...

The UK radio station BBC4 has a programme that is called "I've never seen Star Wars" The basic concept is to take well known public figures (not just celebrities) and get them to 'do' 3 or 4 things they have never done before.
So, there is the very ladylike polititian who goes to a boxing match or learns judo;
and the boxer who learns flower arranging or listens to Beethoven's 5th...you get the picture.
They do something that is out of their comfort zone or would never occur to them to do normally.
It is very entertaining and surprising that quite often the person loves the activity and agrees they would do it again.

Now take that idea and apply it to me. There are more things that I have not done than I have done (although, I have done some interesting things) but one of the things I realised was, that I didn't think I had ever listened to a U2 song. Given the length of time they have been around, their world wide popularity and high profile in the 'Bob Geldof arena' I couldn't believe that I didn't know one single song title. I supposed that I had heard their songs and just didn't know it. I do have a wide taste when it comes to music and I listen to all types (although I have favourites of course) So you would think that I couldn't have missed every single one.

So I did a search for all their music (remember I work in a library and besides the internet...)and nothing from just the titles rang a bell. So, I thought I'll just have to play them and maybe the first few notes I hear will jog my memory. It usually does. Even though I can't sing I have the ability to remember song lyrics very easily and recognise a piece of music from the first few notes. So, I thought...piece of cake. But No! Not one word or note was familiar. I also realised that I only knew the name of the lead singer Bono because of his connection with Geldof and because he has the same name a Sonny (although Sonny's was real and this one's is a nickname-read that somewhere.) I don't know the other members names or even how many there are.

So the up-shot is I have now listened to the first 2 minutes or so of all the U2 songs published, for the first and last time, as I did not like any of them. Maybe that's why I haven't heard them before...they are just not me. Strange as I can't stand Slim Dusty songs and I know all the words to " I love to have a beer with Duncan" and the "Pub with no beer!"