OMG Alberta! I had no idea! Thanks for sharing!
On another note, I do recall that Bono once stated that he wishes he’d written The Police’s “Invisible Sun”, about the troubles between the Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland.
I wish I could remember where it was that I read an extensive article about Big Country in 2002 or 2003 — it was an interesting and informative read.
Take Care!
I heard a similar story from a DJ on a New York City FM radio station some years ago. He insisted that John Lennon went to his grave wishing he had written the song "A White Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. His reasoning for this was that he would frequently see Lennon driving his Bentley around in New York City back in the 1970s, and whenever he saw him in warmer weather with the windows down he ALWAYS heard that song playing on the car stereo.