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Bono Remains Humble Self, Prepares Fourteen Minute Poem About Elvis for the Radio

12:17 p.m. · May 6, 2009 · by Mike Burr

Next Wednesday, the BBC will broadcast "American David," a fourteen minute poem that U2 frontman Bono composed about Elvis. Though Bono professes to be a huge fan, he doesn't pull many punches when it comes to the less savory side of the King:

"Elvis the bumper stickers / Elvis the white knickers / Elvis the white nigger ate at Burger King and just kept getting bigger"

In response, I have written a verse response of my own:

U2 used to be a pretty good band

I was even somewhat of a fan

Then Bono got strange

Overextended his range

With a poem about Elvis that sucked

See! Not all poems have to rhyme! Currently there are no plans for a stateside broadcast, but how could Burger King pass up the tie-in opportunities? [NME]