Ahhhh -- "I see, said the blind man." I misread the meaning where you said "His *first* [emphasis mine] recording was regarded as weak and another singer was given the job of covering it."

Now I realize that you meant first go-round of the current recording effort. And you were clear enough, I simply misunderstood.

Maybe if they do it a third time in 2040-something, Bono will avoid all this drama and sing his bit in one clean take! ;)