就職音樂會有至少50萬民眾熱情參與，歐巴馬與拜登伉儷也親臨現場。這場90分鐘的音樂會星光燦爛，演唱的歌手與團體跨越數個世代，最讚當然是U2！他們演唱的Pride (In the Name of Love)原是向民權運動偉人馬丁‧路德‧金（Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968）致敬的！在美國首位非裔總統的就職音樂會演唱Pride (In the Name of Love)，意義更是非凡！U2還演唱了另一首名曲City of Blinding Lights！
Pride (In the Name of Love)收錄在1984年的專輯The Unforgettable Fire。滾石雜誌列Pride (In the Name of Love)為「史上五百大最佳歌曲」第378名。
Pride (In the Name of Love)也收錄在U218 Singles和The Best of 1980-1990：
Pride (In the Name of Love)的歌詞：
One man come in the name of love
One man come and go
One man come, he to justify
One man to overthrow
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
One man caught on a barbed wire fence
One man he resist
One man washed on an empty beach.
One man betrayed with a kiss
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
Early morning, April 4
Shot rings out in the Memphis sky
Free at last, they took your life
They could not take your pride
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love
In the name of love
What more in the name of love...
City of Blinding Lights收錄在2004年推出的專輯How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb。City of Blinding Lights拿下2006年葛萊美獎（Grammy Awards）一座大獎：Best Rock Song。
City of Blinding Lights的歌詞：
The more you see the less you know
The less you find out as you go
I knew much more then than I do now
Neon heart day-glow eyes
A city lit by fireflies
They're advertising in the skies
For people like us
And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
Don't look before you laugh
Look ugly in a photograph
Flash bulbs purple irises
The camera can't see
I've seen you walk unafraid
I've seen you in the clothes you made
Can you see the beauty inside of me?
What happened to the beauty I had inside of me?
And I miss you when you're not around
I'm getting ready to leave the ground
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
Time...time...time...time...time
Won't leave me as I am
But time won't take the boy out of this man
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
Oh you look so beautiful tonight
In the city of blinding lights
The more you know the less you feel
Some pray for others steal
Blessings are not just for the ones who kneel... luckily
延伸閱讀：
The Sky of Gene - 【分享】歐巴馬美國國家科學院演說
The Sky of Gene - U2
The Sky of Gene - Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
The Sky of Gene - 【分享】歐巴馬總統就職典禮演說（Barack Obama Inauguration Speech）
The Sky of Gene - 【分享】歐巴馬勝選感言文言版
The Sky of Gene - 【分享】歐巴馬演說（Barack Obama Speeches）
The Sky of Gene - 美國的「朝倉啟太」，台灣的呢？
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