U2 - Mysterious Ways

By no means their best song, but it was this record and indeed the subsuqeunt 'Achtung Baby' album that brought about U2's transition into the 90's and inspired a wide range of bands creating a sound that could act as a metaphor for the direction of rock music in the nineties. An infectious beat with dreamy lyrics, Mysterious Ways is a melodic tune which has paved the way for the type of popular sound that was developed by bands such as Oasis, Manic Street Preachers, Suede and Coldplay. It marks the beginings of an indie movement that the band itself kept its distance from.