Classic rock icons Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, and Bono each have plenty of star power in their own right, however, they worked together for one glorious moment. Jagger had a specific reason why he thought Bono should work on his collaboration with Townshend. Here\u2019s a look at how the public reacted to a song by three rock gods.\n\n\n\nMike Jagger and Bono JOEL SAGET\/AFP via Getty Images\n\n\n\nDid Mick Jagger write one of his solo songs with Bono in mind?\n\n\n\nSometimes a musician from a famous rock band releases solo work that\u2019s as beloved as the work they released with their band. For example, it\u2019s hard to think of John Lennon\u2019s career without thinking of \u201cImagine\u201d or to think of Stevie Nicks\u2019 career without thinking of \u201cGypsy.\u201d\u00a0 Jagger has released a number of solo albums and many of the singles from them became hits, however, he hasn\u2019t had a top 20 solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100 this century. Despite this, he\u2019s still released interesting songs post-2000.\n\n\n\nFor example, Jagger\u2019s album Goddess in the Doorway includes a collaboration with Townshend and Bono titled \u201cJoy.\u201d \u201cJoy\u201d features several religious references, with lyrics that reference Jesus, Buddha, heaven, and a state of grace. Bono is known for singing about spiritual subjects, so David Fricke of Rolling Stone asked Jagger if he wrote the track with Bono in mind.\u00a0\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cJoy\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cNo,\u201d Jagger replied.\u201d I\u2019ve known Bono since I can\u2019t remember. We\u2019ve always had singsongs\u2026. When I\u2019d done \u2018Joy\u2019\u2013 I hadn\u2019t finished all the vocals \u2013 I thought it would be great to do with him. U2 were playing in Cologne, so I took my little recording system to his hotel room, and we did it.\u201d\n\n\n\nWhy Mick Jagger wanted Bono to perform on \u2018Joy\u2019 with Pete Townshend\n\n\n\nAlthough Jagger didn\u2019t write the track for Bono, he did notice a similarity between the spirituality of \u201cJoy\u201d and the spirituality of Bono\u2019s work. \u201cThat\u2019s why I thought of him to be on it,\u201d Jagger told Paul Du Noyer. \u201cI wrote it and thought this could be something he could do really well. He takes it on very quickly. And Pete Townshend plays on it too, and he\u2019s another guy that\u2019s spiritually inspired. I like \u2018Joy\u2019 because it conveys the happiness in creation through gospel combined with rock, without being beholden to a gospel form.\u201d\n\n\n\nIn addition, Jagger said he enjoys putting religious themes in his songs. He pointed to \u201cJust Wanna See His Face\u201d and \u201cSympathy for the Devil\u201d as examples of spirituality in his work. However, he said it\u2019s more difficult for him to write about spiritual matters than it is for him to write about cars.\n\n\n\n\n\n\u201cSympathy for the Devil\u201d\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\tRelated\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tThe Singer John Lennon Said Was as Important as Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan Combined\t\t\n\t\n\nHow the public reacted to \u2018Joy\u2019\n\n\n\nSo how did the world react to the song? \u201cJoy\u201d didn\u2019t reach the Billboard Hot 100. Perhaps that\u2019s just a reflection of the time. Jagger, Townshend, and Bono were not at the height of their careers when Jagger released the song. However, the track remains a surprising collaboration between three legends.\n","ptime":"2020-11-25T18:38:03","custom_date":"","custom_datedesc":"","author":"name":"Matthew Trzcinski","slug":"matthew-trzcinski","url":"https:\/\/www.cheatsheet.com\/author\/matthew-trzcinski\/","twitter_link":null,"facebook_link":null,"linkedin_link":"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/matthew-trzcinski-7b8570189\/","instagram_link":null,"comment_count":0,"review_schema":" JOEL SAGET\\\/AFP via Getty Images Did Mick Jagger write one of his solo songs with Bono in mind? Sometimes a musician from a famous rock band releases solo work that\\u2019s as beloved as the work they released with their band. For example, it\\u2019s hard to think of John Lennon\\u2019s career without thinking of \\u201cImagine\\u201d or to think of Stevie Nicks\\u2019 career without thinking of \\u201cGypsy.\\u201d\\u00a0 Jagger has released a number of solo albums and many of the singles from them became hits, however, he hasn\\u2019t had a top 20 solo hit on the Billboard Hot 100 this century. Despite this, he\\u2019s still released interesting songs post-2000. For example, Jagger\\u2019s album Goddess in the Doorway includes a collaboration with Townshend and Bono titled \\u201cJoy.\\u201d \\u201cJoy\\u201d features several religious references, with lyrics that reference Jesus, Buddha, heaven, and a state of grace. Bono is known for singing about spiritual subjects, so David Fricke of Rolling Stone asked Jagger if he wrote the track with Bono in mind.\\u00a0 \\u201cJoy\\u201d \\u201cNo,\\u201d Jagger replied.\\u201d I\\u2019ve known Bono since I can\\u2019t remember. We\\u2019ve always had singsongs\\u2026. When I\\u2019d done \\u2018Joy\\u2019\\u2013 I hadn\\u2019t finished all the vocals \\u2013 I thought it would be great to do with him. U2 were playing in Cologne, so I took my little recording system to his hotel room, and we did it.\\u201d Why Mick Jagger wanted Bono to perform on \\u2018Joy\\u2019 with Pete Townshend Although Jagger didn\\u2019t write the track for Bono, he did notice a similarity between the spirituality of \\u201cJoy\\u201d and the spirituality of Bono\\u2019s work. \\u201cThat\\u2019s why I thought of him to be on it,\\u201d Jagger told Paul Du Noyer. \\u201cI wrote it and thought this could be something he could do really well. He takes it on very quickly. And Pete Townshend plays on it too, and he\\u2019s another guy that\\u2019s spiritually inspired. I like \\u2018Joy\\u2019 because it conveys the happiness in creation through gospel combined with rock, without being beholden to a gospel form.\\u201d In addition, Jagger said he enjoys putting religious themes in his songs. He pointed to \\u201cJust Wanna See His Face\\u201d and \\u201cSympathy for the Devil\\u201d as examples of spirituality in his work. However, he said it\\u2019s more difficult for him to write about spiritual matters than it is for him to write about cars. \\u201cSympathy for the Devil\\u201d Related The Singer John Lennon Said Was as Important as Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan Combined How the public reacted to \\u2018Joy\\u2019 So how did the world react to the song? \\u201cJoy\\u201d didn\\u2019t reach the Billboard Hot 100. Perhaps that\\u2019s just a reflection of the time. Jagger, Townshend, and Bono were not at the height of their careers when Jagger released the song. 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