{"id":807300,"date":"2020-05-10T07:55:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T13:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=997022"},"modified":"2020-05-10T07:55:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T13:55:37","slug":"hear-bonos-60-songs-that-saved-my-life-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/hear-bonos-60-songs-that-saved-my-life-playlist\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear Bono\u2019s \u201960 Songs That Saved My Life\u2019 Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/9913835g.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sunday marks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/bono\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bono\" data-tag=\"bono\">Bono<\/a>\u2019s 60th birthday, and to celebrate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/u2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_u2\" data-tag=\"u2\">U2<\/a> singer has unveiled his \u201c60 Songs That Saved My Life\u201d playlist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThese are some of the songs that saved my life,\u2019 Bono wrote of the playlist. \u201cThe ones I couldn\u2019t have lived without\u2026 the ones that got me from there to here, zero to 60\u2026 through all the scrapes, all manner of nuisance, from the serious to the silly\u2026 and the joy, mostly joy.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bono also penned a \u201cfan letter\u201d of gratitude to each of the artists included on his playlist, with the first batch of typewritten letters \u2014 to Billie Eilish, Kraftwerk, Daft Punk with Pharrell and Nile Rodgers, and more \u2014 available to read now on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.u2.com\/news\/title\/60-songs-that-saved-my-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"s2\">U2.com<\/span><\/a>. The rest of letters are promised in the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI wanted to thank the artists and everyone who helped make them\u2026 They were doing the same for me\u2026,\u201d Bono added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PL80sr_OFD9CHcIt3XQfZeuB9-avNhlWCR&amp;hl=en_US\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The songs on the \u201c60 Songs That Saved My Life\u201d playlist range from \u201cformative 45s\u201d that Bono listened to in his youth to collaborations with some of his musical heroes (Kendrick Lamar, Frank Sinatra, Luciano Pavarotti) to contemporary tracks by artists like Beyonce, Lady Gaga and Billie Eilish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI step inside your song and it\u2019s a black beauty, achingly awesomely vulnerable and terrifying, fearliess and worrisome,\u201d Bono wrote to Eilish and her brother Finneas of \u201cEverything I Wanted,\u201d \u201cbut you are not worried by all that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bono\u2019s playlist also includes \u201cNeon Lights\u201d by Kraftwerk, whose co-founder Florian Schneider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/kraftwerk-florian-schneider-dead-994735\/\">died earlier this week<\/a>. \u201c\u2018Neon Lights\u2019 is a song that brought into being a future that has now become so familiar, it is easy to forget just how strange it was,\u201d Bono wrote. \u201cThis perfectly constructed pop song.\u201d Bono added of Schneider, \u201cMay he rest in peace.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Bono also penned a letter to David Bowie\u2019s son Duncan Jones after including the late singer\u2019s \u201cLife on Mars?\u201d on his playlist. \u201cThanks for sharing your father with so many souls, like me, who he filled up to the brim,\u201d Bono wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bono\u2019s first batch of \u201cfan letters\u201d also include notes to Daft Punk and their \u201cGet Lucky\u201d crew of Pharrell and Nile Rodgers, Pavarotti\u2019s daughter Alice and Massive Attack; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.u2.com\/news\/title\/60-songs-that-saved-my-life\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">see those letters at the U2 site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Bono\u2019s 60 Songs That Saved My Life<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">1.&nbsp;Luciano Pavarotti, Bono &amp; Zucchero \u2013&nbsp;Miserere<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">2.&nbsp;Sex Pistols \u2013&nbsp;Anarchy In the UK<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">3.&nbsp;Kanye West &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Black Skinhead<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">4.&nbsp;Billie Eilish &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;everything i wanted<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">5. David Bowie \u2013 Life on Mars?<br \/><\/span><span>6.&nbsp;The Beatles &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;I Want to Hold your Hand<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">7. Ramones &nbsp;\u2013 Swallow My Pride<br \/><\/span><span>8. The Clash &nbsp;\u2013 Safe European Home<br \/><\/span><span>9.&nbsp;Public Enemy&nbsp;\u2013 Fight The Power<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">10.&nbsp;Patti Smith \u2013&nbsp;People Have the Power<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">11.&nbsp;John Lennon &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Mother<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">12.&nbsp;The Rolling Stones \u2013&nbsp;Ruby Tuesday<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">13.&nbsp;Elton John \u2013&nbsp;Daniel<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">14.&nbsp;Andrea Bocelli-&nbsp;Con Te Partiro<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">15.&nbsp;Elvis Presley \u2013&nbsp;Heartbreak Hotel<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">16.&nbsp;Johnny Cash \u2013&nbsp;Hurt<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">17.&nbsp;This Mortal Coil \u2013&nbsp;Song to the Siren<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">18.&nbsp;Kraftwerk \u2013&nbsp;Neon Lights<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">19.&nbsp;The Fugees \u2013&nbsp;Killing Me Softly With His Song<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">20.&nbsp;Prince \u2013&nbsp;When Doves Cry<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">21.&nbsp;Daft Punk feat Pharrell Williams &amp; Nile Rodgers \u2013&nbsp;Get Lucky<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">22.&nbsp;Madonna \u2013&nbsp;Ray of Light<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">23.&nbsp;JAY-Z feat Alicia Keys \u2013&nbsp;Empire State of Mind<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">24.&nbsp;Talking Heads &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Love Goes to Building on Fire<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">25.&nbsp;Lou Reed \u2013&nbsp;Satellite of Love<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">26.&nbsp;The Verve \u2013&nbsp;Bitter Sweet Symphony<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">27.&nbsp;Joy Division \u2013&nbsp;Love Will Tear Us Apart<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">28.&nbsp;New Order \u2013&nbsp;True Faith<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">29.&nbsp;R.E.M. &nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Nightswimming<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">30.&nbsp;Adele \u2013&nbsp;Chasing Pavements<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">31.&nbsp;Arcade Fire \u2013&nbsp;Wake Up<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">32.&nbsp;Pixies \u2013&nbsp;Monkey Gone to Heaven<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">33.&nbsp;Oasis \u2013&nbsp;Live Forever<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">34.&nbsp;Iggy Pop \u2013&nbsp;Lust for Life<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">35. Gavin Friday \u2013 Angel<br \/><\/span><span>36. Massive Attack \u2013 Safe From Harm<br \/><\/span><span>37.&nbsp;Kendrick Lamar feat U2 \u2013&nbsp;XXX<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">38.&nbsp;Bob Marley &amp; The Walers \u2013&nbsp;Redemption Song<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">39. Echo and the Bunnymen \u2013 Rescue<br \/><\/span><span>40.&nbsp;Nirvana \u2013&nbsp;Smells Like Teen Spirit<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">41. Pearl Jam \u2013 Jeremy<br \/><\/span><span>42.&nbsp;Bob Dylan&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Most of the Time<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">43.&nbsp;Beyonc\u00e9 feat Kendrick Lamar \u2013&nbsp;Freedom<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">44.&nbsp;Depeche Mode \u2013&nbsp;Walking In My Shoes<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">45.&nbsp;Nick Cave &amp; The Bad Seeds \u2013&nbsp;Into My Arms<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">46.&nbsp;Simon &amp; Garfunkel \u2013&nbsp;The Sounds of Silence<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">47.&nbsp;Coldplay \u2013&nbsp;Clocks<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">48.&nbsp;INXS \u2013&nbsp;Never Tear Us Apart<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">49.&nbsp;New Radicals \u2013&nbsp;You Get What You Give<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">50. Ang\u00e9lique Kidjo \u2013 Agolo<br \/><\/span><span>51. Lady Gaga &nbsp;\u2013 Born This Way<br \/><\/span><span>52.&nbsp;Frank Sinatra &amp; Bono \u2013&nbsp;Under My Skin<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">53. David Bowie \u2013 Heroes<br \/><\/span><span>54. Simple Minds &nbsp;\u2013 New Gold Dream (81\/82\/83\/84)<br \/><\/span><span>55. Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019Connor \u2013 You Made Me The Thief Of Your Heart<br \/><\/span><span>56. Van Morrison \u2013 A Sense of Wonder<br \/><\/span><span>57.&nbsp;Bruce Springsteen \u2013&nbsp;There Goes My Miracle<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">58.&nbsp;Daniel Lanois \u2013&nbsp;The Maker<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">59.&nbsp;Peter Frampton \u2013&nbsp;Show Me The Way<br \/><\/span><span class=\"s1\">60.&nbsp;Bee Gees \u2013&nbsp;Immortality \u2013 Demo Version<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-contextual-player\">\n<h3>Popular on Rolling Stone<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/bono-60-songs-birthday-playlist-u2-997022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday marks Bono\u2019s 60th birthday, and to celebrate the U2 singer has unveiled his \u201c60 Songs That Saved My Life\u201d playlist. \u201cThese are some of the songs that saved my life,\u2019 Bono wrote of the playlist. \u201cThe ones I couldn\u2019t have lived without\u2026 the ones that got me from there to here, zero to 60\u2026 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-807300","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-11 13:23:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807300","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807300"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807300\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807300"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807300"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}