'Elvis ate America' - Passengers (U2/Howie B/Eno)

[artfreak79]

Clearly taking the piss out of Elvis and the cult of celebrity that surrounds the people we call "celebrites" or "icons"...I was also at first taken aback at Bono's utterance of the n-word but I think we all know why he used it especially if you take a look at popular music over the course of the last century...i think you all know what i'm talking about or I hope that you do

[seansarto]

Nice job.

[sundaramaji]

fantastic job on this video, whoever did it

[zexyinxsrickypatton]

Not that I care, but does Bono say "Elvis, the white nigger" around 1:38? I would actually be proud of Bono if he did say that because that takes balls, not that I'm racist but because everyone is SO scared to say anything that might bring repercussions these days.

[Ashleyy685]

@zexyinxsrickypatton yep

[u2mixer]

Just stumbled across this.

Hey, great job with the video :)

[thehooperwarren]

finally....video to one of my favorite songs. I feel so bad for u2 'fans' who don't know of the Passengers soundtrack. Thanks for posting!

[U2JAM1984]

queste chicche le conoscono sono i veri dan degli u2, come appunto il progetto THE PASSENGERS CON brain eno...secondo me fantastico...

[LastOfTheRockStars]

This is my favorite song from Original Soundtracks Vol. 1, and you did one hell of a job making a video for it.

[UPASR]

This song is so underrated. I think its badass!

[residentgomez]

BRAVO to Miraclek7 you did a great job editing it.

[jpjames1]

Bono was obessed with Elvis in late 80s

[myrickman]

Elvis would be a sissy with out Johnny Cash! It is what I have been saying all a long.......lol great video It is so hard to find this song now a days thank you !!

[melkiemelkie]

i don't think you understand the meaning of that words.

Bono is a very big elvis-fan. If johnny cash stands beside elvis you can see the greatness of elvis.

[myrickman]

As I, a big Elvis fan, but Johnny Cash seems to be the forgotten Genius, and when I see Johnny Cash standing beside Elvis, it is Vary hard to see Elvis, Elvis was a great star Johnny Cash was a great Musician.

Dont get me wrong I love Elvis just Johnny Cash Is incomparable, to me at least.

and when I Hear Bono talk about J.C I feels he understands the greatness of J.C.

[melkiemelkie]

@myrickman He would have been a sissy WITHOUT Johnny Cash. So he is not a sissy With Cash beside him.

[CateKusti]

GENIUS

[tubasteve2]

bono--now

elvis - then

respect.

[Fylth]

i hate bono and u2 and everything they are about.. but i love the passengers record and this song in particular.

[melkiemelkie]

Bono is a big fan of Elvis. That's a fact.

He said that several times.

[rlah151]

i like eno and i like u2 but this song is just horrible oh god! other songs on this album are great why cant this one be?

[FriedEggsandChips]

It doesn't sound great musically but it's not a bad song. I quite enjoyed it.

[chrisoj]

I'm a U2 fan, but I don't like this song particularly. Also im really fed up with seeing creative criticism with like 5 thumbs down or something, Bono isn't a god, or the people's voice, he's a rock star, and everyone has the right to criticise him, some people need to grow up.

[Baldemaru2]

Shut your trap!! foul mouthed dirty bloke!! Show some respect this is U2!!! This is Bono the peoples voice!!

[jackassfromnc]

Oh yes! We wouldn't want to diss Bono the messiah! Give me a freakin break. Fans like you are worse than those freaks who obsess over Star Trek and Star Wars. Try leaving the house more often.

[U2oober]

Enjoyed the video! It's obvious that U2 was conveying and self-proding America's pop idoliziation. Elvis just happened to be one of the original "idols" to target. Appropriate choice for thier generation. Almost a "roast" in thier way of admiration.

[eddie6271]

Bono is simply expressing a socially awareness of how america, and the world, loves its idols. And we are all silly for it, we (the common man) can't see how silly we are cheering their names by the thousands, but they can. Elvis was miserable and Bono has said "celebrity is ridiculous, but I'll use it while I can" (to do good). The song is called "ELVIS ATE AMERICA", it is a metaphor for destroying his celebrity (and dying) because he, like Bono also saw how ridiculous celebrity was and is.

[galadriel7777]

@eddie6271 some things u shouldn´t get too good at: smiling crying and celebrity...- bono....celeb is not ridiculous. hype is.worshipping the best humanitarian on earth after Gandhi, M.Theresa and M.Luther King for modestly nonsinging for 4 years rocking the debt with Bob Geldorf is not ridiculous. Never since John Lennon has anyone achieved so much for peace on earth. Elvis died fart and alone for he did not donate enough.no touch with humanity. lonely devil, they say. pity..in the Gettho !

[shogunkata]

the rubbish is highly offensive, and, in truth, composed by a dwarf who wishes he had talent, looks and influence like elvis has still to this day. so, bono, take off the sunglasses for elvis just left the building for graceland.

[shakeahand1]

Very well said. Elvis had more class in his little finger than all those u2 wankers put together.

[ThomasJeromeNewton]

at least the amount that the coronel let him? <3 John lee hooker btw the drummer's an elvis freak

[zatomic2]

you seem so angry, why??? if you dont want dont watch the videos

[SpookyKeuning]

Hey, hey, hey! Calm down all of you! Elvis and Bono are BOTH loving and caring people. Both have made mistakes, but that only made them greater! Elvis and Bono walk along the same path.

[MambaMonster]

F*** you Trampp 12 Bono is one of the greatest rolemodels left in this world who just wants to make a difference in the world.

[trampp12]

Elvis threw a cape studded with gems into the audience at the end of the Aloha from Hawaii gig. Bono spent enough dough to feed an African village for a decade, suing some poor girl over a hat and some ripped jeans. You can make up your own minds.

[Stereotype23]

Oh please! "some poor girl"?!? Do you know anything about the case at all? Shes anything but some poor girl. Elvis spent his share of dough too i can tell you!

[trampp12]

Bono sang, ' i don't believe in Goldman, i don't believe his book', on the rattle your bum lp. Yet when he writes a song about The King, it seems to me like he derives a lot of his information from that said author.

[LordLiamo]

If you dont like Bono dont look at the videos!

And atleast Bono aint tryna be something he is not. Elvis is a over hyped piece of crap, who took advantige of Carl Perkins's Blue Suede Shoes to make it big. Elvis is basicly a pussy!

[trampp12]

Anyone who calls themselves Lord as a first name cannot be taken seriously. You know sweet F. ALL about Elvis. I can watch songs about Elvis, even if they are derogatory and crap, thats my right your Lordship. Bono has as much appeal as an empty pint glass.

[ThomasJeromeNewton]

^cliff richards wrote this

[moonlightgrrl]

what a fantastic song....and no-one cares what chuck d thinks....kinda the point....bono calls david the elvis of the bible, the singer of honest songs...if bono is a phoney...we are all screwed....

[trampp12]

Fuck you Bono, who the fuck do you think you are. Go donate all your millions to the poor like Elvis did. Elvis was the real deal, you are the one that ripped off Jim Morrison. you fucking phoney and who gives a fuck what Chuck D thinks, that racist fucker.

[billystewart4]

Can it "trampp12"! Grow a pair and use your real name. What do you know! Your rant is almost unintelligible. You're an idiot and you prove it clearly.

[pmanurung]

Wow.

I like it a lot.

Thanks for sharing.

:-)

[orzeczenie]

Miracle - nice job.

Regards from Krakow!