La Bbc non ha dubbi: la canzone più brutta di tutti i tempi appartiente agli U2. Stiamo parlando di Elevation, la nota hit del gruppo irlandese capitanato da Bono. A turbare è la frase “I’ve got no self control/Been living like a mole”, che tradotto significa “non ho autocontrollo/ho vissuto come una talpa”. E’ davvero così orribile?
Ecco il testo incriminato dalla BBC:
High, higher than the sun
You shoot me from a gun
I need you to elevate me here
At corner of your lips
As the orbit of your hips
Eclipse
You elevate my soul
I’ve got no self control
Been living like a mole now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high
Elevation
Elevation
Lit up like a cigar
Strung out like a guitar
Maybe you can educate my mind
Explain all these controls
Can’t sing but I’ve got soul
The goal is elevation
A mole
Digging in a hole
Digging up my soul now
Going down, excavation
I and I in the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high
Elevation
Elevation
Love
Lift me up out of these blues
Won’t you tell me something true
I believe in you
A mole
Digging in a hole
Digging up my soul now
Going down, excavation
Higher now
In the sky
You make me feel like I can fly
So high
Elevation
Elevation