Highlights of Bono's Poem "Elvis"

Experience the entirety of Bono's tribute to Elvis here, but I think I've captured most of the nuance with a few quotations.


elvis lived on his own street.

elvis had a monkey named scatter before anyone.

elvis didn't smoke hash and woulda been a sissy without johnny cash.

elvis liberation

elvis hibernation.

elvis darling bud flowered and returned to the mississippi mud.

elvis the plastic, elvis the elastic with a spastic dance that might explain the energy of america.

elvis memphis spleen shooting at the tv reading corinthians 13.

elvis stamps

elvis necromance.

elvis here come the killer bees: head full of honey, potato chips and cheese.

elvis the white nigger ate at burger king and just kept getting bigger.

elvis had a voice that could explain the sexuality of america.

elvis changed the centre of gravity.

elvis called God every morning then left the phone off the hook.

elvis ate america before america ate him.