In the book U2 by U2, Bono explained that this is about "a certain kid of person you'd meet in the middle-class Dublin suburbs, who are very sympathetic to the IRA paramilitaries and provide the intellectual support base for militant Republicanism.
Before they played it on their Popmart tour, Bono said, "Mexico, say a prayer for our country then. This is most likely about the conflict in Northern Ireland. What was on the ground 'till they mad you crawl Your sermon on the mount from the boot of your car. Your stick-on tattoos now they're making the news
The video for Pop’s Please was directed by Anton Corbijn in 1997 and features the single mix of the song (also known as the ‘strings’ version).Īnd you never knew what was on the ground The official music video for Please by U2.