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Le son lourd et nerveux rappelle Led Zeppelin, assumé et revendiqué par le groupe. Quand il revient en Irlande pour l'enregistrement de The Joshua Tree, Bono demande à The Edge : « de mettre du Salvador dans son ampli ». Sur place, ils constatent la brutalité de la dictature militaire soutenue par les États-Unis, notamment par les attaques d'avions F16 sur les villages. Cette chanson tire son origine d'une visite de Bono et de sa femme Alison Stewart au Salvador à l'automne 1986.
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En concreto, se refiere a Estados Unidos, aunque en la letra utiliza el término genérico de "América". La letra es una crítica a aquellas políticas exteriores de países del primer mundo que tienen como fin defender intereses de bienestar propio a base de promover o mantener guerras en países del tercer mundo.
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«Bullet the Blue Sky» es una canción de la banda de rock irlandesa U2 y es la cuarta pista de su álbum de estudio de 1987 The Joshua Tree.Angered by what he witnessed, Bono asked guitarist the Edge to "put El Salvador through an amplifier." "Bullet the Blue Sky" is one of the band's most overtly political songs, with live performances often being heavily critical of political conflicts and violence. Lyrically, the song was inspired by a trip that lead vocalist Bono made to Nicaragua and El Salvador, where he saw firsthand how local peasants were affected by United States military intervention in the region. "Bullet the Blue Sky" is a song by Irish rock band U2, and is the fourth track from their 1987 album The Joshua Tree.