Bono Writes Bad, Vaguely Racist Poem About Elvis

Sadly we only get to hear 30 seconds of "American David," Bono's 14-minute poetic tribute to Elvis, among other things. It was written in 1994, recorded a couple of years ago, complete with a backdrop of Elvis-related sounds, and premiered this morning on Radio 4. He's trying to be racy (and Beat-y), but Bono has problems with subtlety, e.g. magnificent lines like "Elvis, the white nigger / Ate Burger King and just kept getting bigger." Snap along.

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