U2’s Bono and Edge, Joining David Letterman for Documentary Premiere, Say They Needed Him in Film to ‘Take the Piss Out of Us’
special “A Sort of Homecoming,” with the band members explaining that they needed the former late-night host to add some irreverence to the Morgan Neville-directed documentary, set to begin streaming March 17.
Rather than taking too much piss out, Letterman is quite reverent toward U2’s music and the band members throughout most of the special, which has him interviewing the singer and guitarist in Dublin, although he finds many occasions to crack wise. Maybe the best joke comes during an impromptu gig that Bono and the Edge do with some acoustic musicians to reinvent their songs in Dublin’s relatively tiny Ambassador Theatre.
One of the surprising occurrences in the film is that Bono and the Edge started writing a tune about Letterman, “Forty Foot Man,” on a whim, to illustrate how songs come about and develop. The number is based — extremely loosely based — on some footage that shows Letterman visiting a seaside swimming spot in Dublin, long known as the Forty Foot, where locals take a dip in winter as well as summer, and having the cold waves unexpectedly wash over his feet.
Said Letterman, “Show of hands, how many have had a world-famous rock and roll band…? When we were in the library and this was presented to me, I was stunned. I just thought, it’s 3 o’clock in the morning, they’re writing a song about me, and I thought, ‘Oh, I’m glad that’s over.’ And then it turned out, oh no, it’s not over. It’s a real song. I can’t tell you what a lovely gesture that has been for me.
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