10 Songs That Get Better Every Time You Hear Them

10. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

Ever since the '80s, the work of U2 seems to have the entire rock community split down the middle. After all, you don't get to become the biggest band of the decade with the Joshua Tree without some people dogging you for being a touch pretentious in places. Even though Bono may talk a big game, he's not exactly lying about the band's power when it comes to I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For.

As a matter of fact, the only thing that actually manages to make this song work is how simple it is. Originally being produced to all hell on the original working title Desert of Our Love, the basic track became something magical when it turned into a modern version of a blues. While it doesn't follow the chord structure of Bo Diddley or BB King directly, you can still feel that yearning of the blues seeping in, which feels even more powerful at its metronomic pace.

Though you can hear the production complexities through Edge's guitar work plenty of times in this song, it never gets to the point where you lose the human element, with the bass flying all over the place and Bono's single vocal take cutting through the mix. As much fluff has been poured over the Joshua Tree as a hallmark of rock music, this is the barebones of what perfection should be.