Starpulse reports that a BBC 6 Music poll, set to be voted on tonight, includes U2 in its Top 10.

Only this time, it’s not a compliment.

The radio channel is choosing the “worst lyrics ever” and U2 has made the list for the line:

I’ve got no self control/Been living like a mole

from 2000’s “Elevation.”

And this got me thinking—sure, that line is ridiculous, but haven’t they done worse? I think they have. So I made my own top 5 list of the worst U2 lyrics:

1. You know some places are like your auntie/But there’s no place like Miami (”Miami”)
2. I know that everything is not ok/But you’re like honey on my tongue (”A Man and a Woman”)
3. I didn’t give anyone else a choice/An intellectual tortoise (”All Because of You”)
4. Where I grew up there weren’t many trees/Where there was we’d tear them down/And use them on our enemies (”Peace on Earth”)
5. Your eyes make a circle/I see you when you go in there (”I Will Follow”)

Of course, genius lines such as Midnight is where the day begins, Home/That’s where the hurt is, and I’ll see you again when the stars fall from the sky more than make up for these minor snafus.

Thanks to Babette who pointed this out to me on youtube. Great twist at the end!

Here’s a little joke for the day - courtesy of The Onion:

Bono Outbids Everyone At Charity Auction For Bono-Autographed Guitar
March 15, 2007 Issue 43•11

LOS ANGELES—During a Keep A Child Alive charity auction last Friday, U2 frontman Bono paid $575,000 for a guitar signed by the Irish recording artist, outbidding his nearest competitor by nearly $500,000.

“Not only does this allow me to donate to a cause in which I very deeply believe, but I now own a unique and valuable piece of rock and roll history,” said the singer, who also placed the winning bid on a “once-in-a-lifetime” lunch with Bono at $1 million.

Bono reportedly listed the autographed guitar on eBay the next day to raise money for Amnesty International, and within 20 minutes, had placed the highest bid at $750,000.

© Copyright 2007, Onion, Inc. All rights reserved.

You may know that the Soweto Gospel Choir does a cover of “One” on its new album, African Spirit. And you may know that Bono is a special guest on the track.

Someone please tell Amazon … not that Bono!

(Thx Collin)

“The Daily Show” segment “This Week in God” featured the U2-charist service that I’m sure you’ve read about. Or, as correspondent Samantha Bee put it, “Finally, a church service combining the spirituality of the Bible with the preachiness of Bono.” It starts around the 2:38 mark:

This is so unbearable, I’m not sure if I should laugh or cry, or something worse.

http://www.gawker.com/news/clips/bank-of-america-offbeat-offkey-212726.php

Two suits from Bank of America covering “One,” and changing the lyrics to celebrate their merger with MBNA. There has to be a law against this kind of thing, doesn’t there?

Vince tipped us off to this; not sure if I should thank him or not.