‘Pride (In The Name Of Love),’ U2 At Conspiracy Of Hope Concert

I've included a video from the 1986 Conspiracy of Hope concert in this series, but in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, here's another: stirring tribute King of U2, "Pride (In the Name of Love) "which follows an excerpt from another tribute U2," MLK ".



"Free at last, they took your life / I could not take your pride," Bono sings, as the most memorable phrase of the song. Later, he holds the microphone up crowd, encouraging people to sing: "Sing for Jimi Hendrix ... by John Lennon ... by the Rev. Martin Luther King!" Bono urged the crowd.

On June 15, 1986 concert was the last day of a six-day trip to support the human rights organization Amnesty International. It was the biggest show of the tour, and was broadcast live on MTV. Join The Police were U2, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Adams, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, Joan Baez, The Neville Brothers, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Jackson Browne and many others.

Both "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "MLK" were included in the U2 album "The Unforgettable Fire", released in 1984.

New Jersey last year celebrated its 350th birthday. And Songs Jersey 350 series, we are marking the occasion by publishing 350 songs - each day for almost a year - it has something to do with the state, its musical history, or both. We started in September, and we will keep going until late summer.