Lemon" is the fourth song and second single from U2's 1993 album, Zooropa. Inspired by old video footage of Bono's late mother, the lyrics describe an attempt to preserve memory through film. The song more than any previous U2 song, showcases Bono's falsetto skills, aided by atmospheric vocals fro The Edge and Brian Eno. The song has been described as futuristic German disco.
Lead vocalist Bono wrote the lyrics with his late mother in mind. He explains that it was a "strange experience to receive, in the mail , from a very distant relative, early Super 8 footage of my mother, aged 24, younger than me, playing a game of rounders in slow motion." The footage showed Bono's mother at a wedding as the maid of honour, wearing a lemon-coloured dress. The film footage inspired Bono to write lyrics about using film to recreate and preserve memory.
The single and promo releases were complete with different dance remixes, as well as a shortened edit of the title track (the album version was almost 7 minutes long).
Paul Oakenfold's "Perfecto Mix" of the song was used on the PopMart Tour, being played as the band walked out of their Spinal Tap-like rock prop, a 40-foot mirrorball lemon, onto the B-stage for an encore.
The song peaked at # 1 on the US Dance club play chart, # 4 on the New Zealand single chart, # 20 in Canada and # 6 in Australia. In 2004 Hoxton Whores remixed the song.
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David Morales mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9m_z188C8io
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Perfecto Mix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFWk18abWWA&feature=related
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2004 Hoxton Whores Remix
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxI7W3m58HU&feature=related
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