U2

U2 is a rock band from Ireland formed in 1976. Some of their hits include "Sunday Bloody Sunday," "With or Without You," and "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." They appeared as themselves in a 1998 episode of The Simpsons, and their frontman played Dr. Robert in the film Across the Universe centered on songs by The Beatles.
==References==
* Floyd Pepper briefly mentions U2 albums in his "Record Rap" columns in the Fall 1984 and Summer 1987 issues of Muppet Magazine.
* When Martin Short's character Irving Cohen joins Statler and Waldorf at the end of Muppets Tonight episode 110, he recites them a song he wrote featuring a line about kids today who don't have a clue with their modern music such as U2.
* REM's arrival for the Radio City Music Hall show in Elmopalooza prompts Jon Stewart to say, "I wonder if U2 are here."
* Bono, an orange monster from "SpiderMonster, the Musical," is named after U2's lead singer who wrote songs for the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
* U2 is one of the musical celebrities Dominic Badguy claims he's been requested to manage during his attempts to convince the Muppets to go on a world tour in Muppets Most Wanted.
* "Kermit's Easy Bein' Green Playlist" published on Spotify includes U2's song "Beautiful Day."
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Category:Musical References