Inland taipan Wombey argued that "Parademansia microlepidotus" belongs to a distinct genus, and this was also the opinion of Harold Cogger. Covacevich, McDowell, Tanner & Mengden (1981) successfully argued, by comparing anatomical features, chromosomes and behaviour of the two species then known as "Oxyuranus scutellatus" (taipan) and "Parademansia microlepidota", that they belonged in a single genus. "Oxyuranus" (1923), the more senior name, was adopted for the combined genus. "Oxyuranus microlepidotus" has been the fierce snake's binomial name since the early 1980s. The generic name, "Oxyuranus", means "oxus" (Greek) "sharp pointed", "oura" (Greek) "tail"; "-anus" (Latin) "belonging to", and refers to the inland
A Sort of Homecoming (song) of inspiration for the song originally. "A Sort of Homecoming" was not performed again until opening night of The Joshua Tree Tour 2017, where it has been performed occasionally in alternation with "Bad." A Sort of Homecoming (song) "A Sort of Homecoming" is the first song of U2's 1984 album, "The Unforgettable Fire". A live version of the track is found on 1985's four-track EP, "Wide Awake in America". It is also the only song with lyrics inside the sleeve for the album. As the opening track on "The Unforgettable Fire", "A Sort of Homecoming" epitomises the new direction U2