Bono's Elvis tribute, American David, unveiled on Radio 4
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Few would dispute that Bono knows how to write a song, but can the U2 frontman pen a poem? This morning, he offered his skills up for public scrutiny by unveiling an ode to Elvis Presley on Radio 4. In his familiar gravelly voice, the 49-year-old rock icon delivered a fast-paced, 14-minute tribute to The King. Recorded two years ago, but written in 1994, the poem, entitled American David, contained an array of strange and risqué rhymes set to a musical backing track made up of Elvis tunes and other pop culture recordings from the last 50 years. A warning about the poem’s language preceded the airing, as a series of offensive words including “nigger” and “spastic” were employed.
Few would dispute that Bono knows how to write a song, but can the U2 frontman pen a poem? This morning, he offered his skills up for public scrutiny by unveiling an ode to Elvis Presley on Radio 4. In his familiar gravelly voice, the 49-year-old rock icon delivered a fast-paced, 14-minute tribute to The King. Recorded two years ago, but written in 1994, the poem, entitled American David, contained an array of strange and risqué rhymes set to a musical backing track made up of Elvis tunes and other pop culture recordings from the last 50 years. A warning about the poem’s language preceded the airing, as a series of offensive words including “nigger” and “spastic” were employed.
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He deserves a crap pie
in the face.
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