U2 – “Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah” (The Pogues Cover)

U2 are by far the biggest music act ever to come out of Ireland. The Pogues didn't actually come from Ireland — they were a London band — but they might've had more to say about Irish identity than any other band in history. U2 and the Pogues go way back. The two bands toured together in the '80s and '90s. In 2023, when U2 were playing their residency at the Sphere in Vegas, they paid tribute to Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan, who had just passed away a few days earlier, with a live cover of "A Rainy Night In Soho." Now, there's a Shane MacGowan tribute on the way, and U2 have shared their cover of a different Pogues classic.The new compilation 20th Century Paddy – The Songs Of Shane MacGowan comes out this fall, and it features artists like Tom Waits, the Jesus And Mary Chain, Primal Scream, the Dropkick Murphys, the late Glen Hansard, and the duo of Hozier and Jessie Buckley. We already posted Bruce Springsteen's take on "A Rainy Night In Soho," and now U2 have shared their version of "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah," the fired-up single that the Pogues released in 1988.U2 recently released the surprise EPs Days Of Ash and Easter Lily and the Martin Garrix collab "Fireflies." Their...