In that song U2 song Virtigo, why does Bono say uno, dos, tres, catorce?

Question

doesn't catorce mean fourteen?

Answer 1

Here's an answer from Bono himself in a Rolling Stone Magazine Interview:




Q: "How do you explain the strange Spanish math at the beginning of "Vertigo"? In English, that countoff is `one, two, three, fourteen.'

A: (from Bono) "There might have been some alcohol involved (smiles). Improvisation is where this group really hits its form. That's when Larry and Adam feel they're contributing the most to songwriting. Through improvisations, we got "Miracle Drug." That's Adam's chord sequence. "Yahweh" - that is something that came into my mouth, out of my lips, before I knew what I was singing. (Yahweh is the Hebrew name for God.) What an amazing word. You know it's a holy word, even if you didn't know what it meant."






So there you have it....there might have been some drinking involved...and the words just came out before he even thought about it. Case Closed :-)

Answer 2

U2 Uno Dos Tres

Answer 3

Reading fro b_rarig's answer I finally realize that Virtigo + booze = uno, dos, tres, catorce! because virtigo is a health problem with symptoms like dizziness and lightheadedness.

Answer 4

1 2 3 in spanish.

Answer 5

Because Bono is a tool. He thinks he is funny or creative. Wrong in both cases. He is an insult to mankind.

Answer 6

I think he meant 1, 2, 3, 4 but he said catorce(14) to be sarcastic

Answer 7

Catorce does mean 14. The only thing I can think of, in relationtion to their song "vertigo", is that he was trying to express how one can move so fast at times that they can actually miss what's inbetween. Vertigo is defined as the sensation of spinning or whirling.

Answer 8

Ok, I want to know, too... I don't think you deserve a thumbs down for this question... I've been wondering the same thing (although I have no idea what 'catorce' means...)

Answer 9

Yes, yes he does. I don't know why, but he does.

Answer 10

he was probalby tripping onacid or something