<P> The album opens with a live cover of The Beatles ' `` Helter Skelter '' . Its inclusion on the album was intended by the band to reflect the confusion of The Joshua Tree Tour and their new - found superstar status . Bono opens `` Helter Skelter '' with this statement : `` this is a song Charles Manson stole from The Beatles ... we 're stealing it back '' . </P>
<P> The album opens with a live cover of The Beatles ' `` Helter Skelter '' . Its inclusion on the album was intended by the band to reflect the confusion of The Joshua Tree Tour and their new - found superstar status . Bono opens `` Helter Skelter '' with this statement : `` this is a song Charles Manson stole from The Beatles ... we 're stealing it back '' . </P>
what beatles song did u2 cover on rattle and hum
what beatles song did u2 cover on rattle and hum
`` Helter Skelter ''
`` Helter Skelter ''