U2 - One

National tribute to Mr Samuel Paty, teacher

October 21st, 2020

U2

ONE

On Friday, October 16th, 2020, the History & Geography teacher, Mr Samuel Paty, was killed in a terrorist attack as he left his middle school in the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine. He was targeted because of a lesson on freedom of speech, during which he showed students caricatures from the newspaper Charlie Hebdo. France paid a national tribute to Mr Samuel Paty at the Sorbonne University in Paris on Wednesday, October 21st, 2020. His family chose this music to start the ceremony because it was one of his favourite songs. It is a song that talks about love and unity despite differences.

WHY ARE WE STUDYING THE SONG "ONE" BY U2?

Bass guitar

Drums and percussion

Guitar and keyboards

Vocals and guitar

LARRY MULLEN JR.

ADAM CLAYTON

THE EDGE

BONO

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. The group formed in 1976 and is one of the most successful rock bands of all time.

WHO ARE U2?

U2 wrote the song in Berlin, Germany in 1990. It appeared on their 7th album, Achtung Baby, and sold over 20 million copies. There are different interpretations of the lyrics. Some say it is a political song about the reunification of East and West Germany. Some say it is an AIDS sufferer addressing his father. Others say it is about a romantic break-up. The song is often played at funerals and evokes "universal love". Bono himself dedicated the song to Lady Diana at a concert in Paris in 1997 after her death.

ONE, by U2

LISTEN TO THE SONG

NOW, LET'S UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS

NOW, LET'S UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS

NOW, LET'S UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS

NOW, LET'S UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS

NOW, LET'S UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS

NOW, LET'S UNDERSTAND THE LYRICS

Hip Hop / Soul music

Jazz and blues music

Electronic / House / Techno music

Pop music

Rap

Rock / Heavy metal music

sadmelancholic slow romantic moving peaceful

Classical

I like ...I'm keen on ... I love ... I'm a huge fan of ...

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE MUSIC?

Classical music

I think it is ...

DO YOU LIKE THE SONG?WHAT IS YOUR INTERPRETATION?

FACTS OR OPINIONS? WHICH ARE WHICH?

1. I really hate this song, it's so depressing! Don't listen to this awful sound! 2. This song was written in Berlin in 1990. 3. U2 are one of my favourite Irish bands. 4. Bono is the best singer I've ever heard! 5. Bono is the lead singer of U2.

In France, we are all free to like and believe different things. We are also free to disagree with and criticize opinions, ideas and beliefs. This is our freedom of speech, a right which also has limitations: you cannot defame, insult, incite hatred, violence or discrimination against others or glorify terrorism. To live in a peaceful democracy, it is important to accept and respect each other's opinions. As the European Union's motto says: we are "united in diversity".

CONCLUSION

Rome, November 4, 1950

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