SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 4:46 Min.
As its lead-off track, this U2 tune appears on 1995’s Batman Forever movie soundtrack. Beyond the obligatory MTV music video, it received two Grammy nominations and a single Golden Raspberry nod.
REVIEW:
Contemplating how well it ages (or frankly doesn’t), “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” is borderline overrated. In its favor is a clever wordplay off an old pop standard. That alone makes this song’s film noir-ish title ideal for Batman’s Gotham City. One might even describe this track as ‘rock noir,’ if there is such a genre. In that regard, U2 devises a funky techno-style melody that makes a great instrumental sound.
Unfortunately, U2’s imaginative lyrics don’t make sense … at least not literally. Let’s be generous and just say the frankly weird lyrics are open for loose interpretation. The bottom line, though, is that Bono’s vocals only disguise so much “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” as an U2 paycheck song.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 6½ Stars
