The song is called “Every Breaking Wave” and it’s already causing a stir! U2 have just released their latest video, and set the action in Northern Ireland in the 1980s, when the Northern Irish conflict was at its height…
The clip is intended to be brutal and shocking, and tells the story of the meeting and love story of 2 young Northern Irish punks from Belfast. But these were difficult times, and the couple had to live in a climate of violence, with arrests and bombings… where loyalist Protestants and unionist Republicans clashed relentlessly…
The clip then takes on the feel of a short film, with dialogue and real sounds. A way for U2 to remind the world of the terrible conflict in Northern Ireland…
However, the clip, directed by Aoife McCardle, caused a stir among Belfast residents during filming. As a result, filming was reported to have blocked off certain city streets, preventing shopkeepers from reaching their stores during the day… Moreover, many Northern Irish people have accused U2 of trying to “make money” from the conflict in Northern Ireland…
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