Bono’s Elvis Tribute

Yesterday, Bono unveiled a controversial 14 minute poem about Elvis on the UK's Radio 4. In the poem he drops the N-bomb and recites a bunch of risque metaphors like “Elvis the white n*gger ate at Burger King and just kept getting bigger.” The poem was actually written in 1994 and is called “American David.” It's set to Elvis' music and other sound clips from the past 50 years. It's pretty epic. Check out the entire clip in the links below.

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  • The same poem from the Passenger: The Original Soundtrack

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  • Reminds me of this badass Patti Smith song.

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    3 years ago
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