Those of us who had "Boy" on both vinyl and cassete will remember "Stories For Boys" as the rambunctious and enigmatic closer of Side 1. In this TV appearance from January of 1980, Edge gives the introductory riff a deliciously flange-y flavor, Bono delivers vocals in a faux-British accent and Adam sports a flowy, fluorescent green v-neck sweater the way no straight man has before or since. Modern fans of the band will also notice that the "Hello, hello" of "Vertigo" wasn't all that original an idea.
The announcer describes the band as "the band of the future - the 80's or 90's, who knows". Hard to tell whether he's trying to take the piss out of them or not, but I'm sure he - along with the audience - had no idea at the time that such a grandiose introduction would actually end up being an understatement. Check out "Stories For Boys"...
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