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The Ocean by U2
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Performed by
U2Produced by
Steve LillywhiteWrited by
Bono & The Edge (Guitarist) & Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr.About
Track #7 on U2’s debut album Boy. At first glance, The Ocean seems a filler track. It’s one minute and change of vague lyrics and thin instrumentals. However, on repeat listen its magic becomes clear: the production is the engine room that the sound and message revolves around, making it an atmosphe...
The Ocean Lyrics
[Verse 1]
A picture in grey
Dorian Gray
Just me by the sea
[Verse 2]
And I felt like a star
I felt the world could go far
If they listened to what I said
The sea
[Verse 3]
Washes my feet
Washes my feet, oh
Splashes the sole of—
The Ocean Q&A
Who wrote The Ocean's ?
The Ocean was written by Bono & The Edge (Guitarist) & Adam Clayton & Larry Mullen Jr..
Who produced The Ocean's ?
The Ocean was produced by Steve Lillywhite.
What did U2 say about "The Ocean"?
In 1981, Bono told Hot Press that “The Ocean”
is the thought of every teenager. It is the thought of everybody in a band who thinks he can change the world.
(Source: Niall Stokes, Into the Heart, Thunder’s Mouth Press, 1997, p. 16)