Tuesday, February 19, 2008

the ballad of ronnie drew: listen

update: watch the full video on u2.com / or watch the live version

or listen at 7 digital, or click below:



audio clip above, bono on the intro. available for purchase as a digital single by customers in ireland only. a cd single is out on feb. 29.

more info on u2.com
"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" was recorded as a tribute to Irish musician Ronnie Drew, who is battling cancer. the song is is by U2, Kila, The Dubliners and "A Band of Bowsies" - the Bowsies include Christy Moore, Shane MacGowan, Damien Dempsey, Andrea Corr, Sinéad O'Connor, Moya Brennan and Glen Hansard. "The Ballad of Ronnie Drew" was written by Robert Hunter (Grateful Dead) with Bono, The Edge and Simon Carmody. Ronnie Drew chose the Irish Cancer Society to be the recipient of all profits from this track. The Irish Cancer Society is dedicated to eliminating cancer and improving the lives of those living with cancer.

Bono says: "Ronnie is like the King of Ireland, and we are his subjects."

2 Comments:

Anonymous Jason said...

Do you have the whole thing? Can you email to me pretty please?

9:16 AM  
Blogger c said...

Here is the full video.

6:56 PM  

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