They were all Coca Cola and amphetamines. The first, Ten Years In An Open Necked Shirt was released in 1983. A prime example: I Dont Want To Be Nice. Well, I'm a fan so I found this autobiography super charming. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. I Wanna Be Yours (2020) Is the autobiography of erstwhile punk poet - now peoples poet Dr John Cooper Clarke - the book title itself taken from one of Clarkes most popular poems of the same name. John Hegley Poet. To me, it depends on the artist. He might consider himself relegated to the realm of the old fashioned but at 73, John Cooper Clarke is as relevant and influential as ever. But I don't want to overanalyse what I do. Nothing ages you more than trying to look like you're 'down with all that'. He embodied its ethos before the concept even existed. Dr. John Cooper Clarke is a Salford-born poet and performer who has shared bills with the likes of Joy Division, the Sex Pistols and the Fall, and released multiple albums. 2nd May 2020. Credit: Getty Images. [1] He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly. John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". It was hand to mouth. But Clarke is one of a kind, and with this piece he redefined traditional ideas of poetry altogether. One of his more upbeat musical compositions accompany this one, the delivery of which veers startlingly close to a sung melody. He released several albums in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and continues to perform regularly. Dr John Cooper Clarke's 2019 autobiography, named after his most famous poem I Wanna Be Yours, (Macmillan), is a groundbreaking piece of literature. One of my all time favourite memoirs. A native of Salford, Clarke and his trademark spiky bouffant have performed on the same bill as legendary Manchester bands like the Fall, the Buzzcocks, and Joy Division (as well as many other bands); managed to place Snap, Crackle & Bop, an album of his verses set to music, at #26 on the U.K . John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original 'people's poet'. Contents John cooper clarke twat on after dark 1982 I saw people like John Lee Hooker, The Animals, The Who. His career has been more as a performer, though he insists that its important to write the poems down, saying, You've got to learn the words somehow. John Cooper Clarke rose to fame as a 'people's poet' in the 1970s, and is one of Britains best known spoken word artists (Photo: Paul Wolfgang Webster) By Louise Rhind-Tutt October 13, 2017. I got hold of your stuff last night and I like your style, the overcoat, the look, the voice, these are all the ingredients to make great records. They have done me so much good those lads. Benjamin Zephaniah Writer. Spooky & spot on even back then. I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke is many things. He currently resides in England, United Kingdom. Evidently Chickentown wouldnt have achieved its master status had it not been for Clarkes repetitive fucking (words only, dont worry). We both just love words. He explains in an interview . Best line: Did Bob Marley like the odd smoke? Anything else would be madness. Way back In 2012 As part of their Punk Britannia season, the BBC celebrated punk performance poet legend John Cooper Clarke through BBC4 documentary Evidently John Cooper Clarke with a month of Radio 6Music specials. If you get one of them early in the day from a branch of Martin's straight out of the oven. When you hear his version of Lost In Music you realise that even when Sister Sledge did it, it was always a Fall tune.. Sinatra's a case in point. Somewhere between a narrative film, a series of music videos and a documentary, the film features interviews and performances by Clarke and Linton Kwesi Johnson among others. Last time he came to Manchester he enjoyed a bit of zhuzhed up marrowbone at The Bull & Bear but dont worry, hes still a man of the people, I'm a fussy eater but I'm not snobbish about it. John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". It doesnt say much, but it goes to great lengths to say it. "Finding your perfect reading is like finding the most comfortable but beautiful pair of shoes you have ever worn. [1] In the late 1970s and early 1980s, he released several albums. And when you happen to see him, in these very ordinary settings, it's a bit like magic. At first, theyre known as The Mafia, an unquantifiably bad blues covers band, who play their first gig with matching full-on metallic-Christmas-tree-decoration gold hairstyles after buying the wrong shade of dye. I was eagerly anticipating this and got it within a few hours of release; went for the audiobook version because JCC has one of the most characterful and listenable voices in showbusiness. I Dont Want To Be Nice But I'm glad they don't. WONDERFUL NEW VIDEO FROM SPARKS for new single The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte, Dark Star: Out Flew Reason album review, Watch This! The Road to Mandalay by Rudyard Kipling. Upon receipt, Clarke commented: "Now I'm a doctor, finally my dream of opening a cosmetic surgery business can become a reality. John Cooper Clarke's memoir 'I Wanna Be Yours' - the big talking points Features John Cooper Clarke's bracing new memoir 'I Wanna Be Yours' - the big talking points The veteran poet. Pest is ostensibly about someone urinating in public but really is Clarke delighting in his mastery of the English language. Its a great word. I was on drugs. Clarke's poem "Out of Control Fairground" was printed inside the Arctic Monkeys' 2007 single "Fluorescent Adolescent" CD. Barrett Strong - the guy that wrote Money, one of the first lyricists with the Motown label - went to Berry Gordy when he was just starting up the label with a book of poetry and said, if you can use any of these for lyrics, that'd be great. I'll give you an example whereby I've tried to stay true to myself while dealing with the modern world. Despair obviously drives the poem, carved into claims that instantly slots it into the social realism commentary club. I got into it Michael Gove style, learning it off by heart without even understanding anything about it. The combative stage persona he developed with his formative gigs at Bernard Mannings Embassy Club meant that shows in front of these viscious, drunken, delinquent, blocked-up punks held no terrors for me, and his sharp stage get-up was perfectly suited to the scene. All the things that didn't use to be crimes. Anybody with a pen and a piece of paper can do it. None of them were licensed. 9.09 GBP. I do love a circular conversation.. I remember him from the 70s and from assorted TV appearances. My all-time favourite, Sean Locke was the funniest guy alive. Looks like Clarkes not the only one feeling entrapped this is a classic piece of poetry. February picture of the month: the extremes of city life. John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original 'people's poet'. That poem I wrote for Plan B for the movie Ill Manors. John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is famous for being poet. Who would have voted for anybody who said, I'm going to abolish pubs? He also cites poets like Charles Baudelaire, Arthur Rimbaud and Edgar Allan Poe among his chief inspirations, but even more influential in his early days were figures such as Muhammad Ali, with his swaggering rhyming trash talk, and Edwardian music hall star Billy Merson. You can divide I Wanna Be Yours into two distinct sections: before and after the legendary Sex Pistols gig at Manchester Free Trade Hall in 1976. British punk poet who set lyrics of rebellion to the music of lesser-known bands. Kung Fu International Those are the places they were playing - not pubs. John reckons literacy has always been important in Manchester, the birthplace of The Manchester Guardian. I believe that all poetry is meant to be heard.. '''Twat"", one of his most famous poems. The worlds defining voice in music and pop culture: breaking whats new and whats next since 1952. The 73-year-old poet was born in England, United Kingdom. There's a certain snobbery that poetry that people enjoy must, by definition, be stupid. Are You the Business? It's more of two guys in a pub". The relationship that tabloids have with their readership is not a didactic one of master-pupil. It draws on his childhood perceptions specifically, the poverty he came across on the streets of Salford while Britains backdrop was entirely Thatcherite. He is considered a major figure in punk poetry and punk literature . Best Poems does not have poems published by this Poet yet. In memory of Bernard Nyland who has finally got to On Sale I Just Wanna Be Yours T-Shirt. "With charm you've got to get up close." Login Sign Up. I've got MediaCity to thank for introducing me to the genius that was Sean Locke. Goldshaw began handling Clarke's affairs, and the two toured with the Mescaleros and several times supporting the Fall. It's a terrific song. Well, he admits, I got drunk with another fella whod just brought up a previous paella. This may have been the artists worst nightmare, but at least he saw the funny side of it. Apart From the Revolution John Cooper Clarke. The first half of the book is an exercise in nostalgia as Clarke details growing up in the 1950's, 60's and early 1970's and the social and cultural developments in Britain during those decades with a welter of information about his favourite films, books, comics, songs, bands and much more. [2], Clarke has attributed his early success in part to the influence of the English poet Pam Ayres. Kae writes in a kind of language that I don't really use, addressing a public that I have no knowledge of. (I Married A) Monster From Outer Space(I've Got A Brand New) Track Suit23rd36 hoursA Distant RelationAction ManApart From The RevolutionAre You The BusinessArts N' CraftsBeasley StreetBelladonnaBronze AdonisBunch Of TwigsBurnleyConcussionConditional DischargeCycle AccidentDay My Pad Went MadDay the World Stood StillDrive She SaidDumb Row I bought this book because I like his poetry. A newspaper is answerable to libel laws for a start.. I always loved I married a monster from out of space big bug eyes and a death ray glare, feet like water wings purple hair. Introduction to the English rock singer and poet, Sir John Cooper Clarke, and reading of two poems "I wanna be yours" & "I've got. I didn't want to work for a living when I was a teenager. From squid-gaming to gladiator-duelling, love is a battlefield with these unconventional Manchester date nights. JCC will be joining Squeeze on their UK tour - tickets available from Gigs and Tours. When I saw this show listed in the Fringe guide I initially thought "that's funny this guy has the same name as that crazy UK singer. Especially detailed are the account of his early years in a display that threatens to derail his story. Leading line: Its a sociologists paradise. I mean, crikey! John Cooper Clarke, punk poet and the Bard of Salford is in danger of becoming a national treasure. On three separate occasions Clarke has to be resuscitated from the point of death. John Cooper Clarke is an English performance poet, who first became famous as a "punk poet" in the late 1970s. Putting a punk spin on simple matters has given the northern man a master status: purveyor of subcultural shock. Bob Mortimer has shared a new lockdown poem in the style of John Cooper Clarke - watch it below . I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke We are still experiencing political turmoil, after all. Clarke also recorded a song with the band entitled "Dead Man's Shoes". Discombobulated youths, confined spaces Clarke gets it all spot on. The gutturally nasal Northern machine gun verse of John Cooper Clarke, as full of vitriol as it is humour and irony, is as inimitably his own as the black hairspray explosion and 28 inch waist black drainpipes still omnipresent in his 70s (70s!). Click the button below to see the extras you get! D r John Cooper Clarke, Salford's favourite son, arrives in the whitewashed upper room of St John near London's Smithfield meat market trailing a suitcase. Through his poetry he engaged with disaffection and grit a decade before the punks picked up their pens, with more wit than Joe Strummer could dream of. He was known for his phrasing. Famous fans include Ben Drew, aka the aforementioned Plan B as well as Alex Turner and his Arctic Monkeys. Poem Solutions Limited International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct,London, EC1A 2BN, United Kingdom, Discover and learn about the greatest poetry ever straight to your inbox, Discover and learn about the greatest poetry, straight to your inbox. British punk poet who set lyrics of rebellion to the music of lesser-known bands. Show more Ratings Friends & Following Much later down the line, now a successful performance-poet, he spent time as the de facto frontman of The Invisible Girls, a band assembled to provide musical accompaniment that included an eye-watering number of bona fide legends including Buzzcocks Pete Shelley, Joy Division and New Orders Stephen Morris, The Falls Karl Burns, 10ccs Paul Burgess, Be-Bop Deluxes Paul Nelson and the Durutti Columns Vinni Reilly. The term I'm looking for here is the common touch. In fact it is extremely dark but, given that it looks at the worst excesses of slum dwelling, how could it not be. In July 2019 Clarke was the guest for BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs. Above a pretty upbeat musical backdrop, his abrupt dictation is all the more compelling. Best line: "The fucking scene is fucking sad, the fucking news is fucking bad, the fucking weed is fucking turf, the fucking speed is fucking surf" Kung Fu International "In which I get beaten up" says Clarke as introduction to this poem on its live recording. Finally, we get back onto the subject of Radio Four and another shared love:Im Sorry, I Havent a Cluewhich has survived many personnel changes from the deaths of Willie Rushton and Barry Cryer as well as long time presenter, Humphrey Lyttelton making way for Jack Dee. (Play Loud)". Among poets, John Cooper Clarke is the closest thing to a rock star our contemporary times can offer. On Sale Beasley Street There are pharmacy-robbing brothers Angie and Marcel, and there is moustachioed jazz aficionado Spanish Fred, dressed with psychotic attention to detail in a pinstripe suit with his hair slicked back. 5. I think I've got that. I'm annoyed at myself for finishing this book so quickly but I couldn't bloody help it ! . John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is a British performance poet from Salford, Lancashire. In October of 1981 Clarke appeared in episode 2 of series 3 of The Innes Book of Records (TV series), reciting "Evidently Chickentown". 9.50 GBP. Throughout the 60s, he was a member of a comically inept beat combo whose Spinal Tap-style career is worthy of its own book. Nico and Clarke famously lived in south London together in the 80s. You can't see the joints. He is a wonderful writer and storyteller but I would have swapped the first 100 pages about his childhood for a longer reflection on his most recent years. At the same time, you had people like Wordsworth, waxing lyrical about the Lake District. John Cooper Clarke: a poet with a fondness for the f-word The influential English punk poet is still full of piss and vinegar after five decades By Liisa Ladouceur Apr 9, 2018 Gerald. That point is quite obvious name-dropping a politician in a dark line that was actually censored by the BBC upon play in 1980. Fascinating for anyone interesting in recent history, music history, fashion and pop culture. [28], Clarke has lived for nearly 20 years in Colchester, Essex, with his second wife, Evie, who is French. Clarke is also very keen on lists: there are a lot of them. It could have been bearable if he wrote decent prose, and used it to create more than a dull account of things. "My paternal grandfather had been a regular soldier in India until 1948, and bore an uncanny resemblance to Mahatma Ghandi (who apparently suffered from corns and bad breath, in other words a supercallousedfragilemysticplaguedwithhalitosis, as Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke almost sang).". Toppermost of the poppermost. Again we are presented with a nightmarish vision of the future that may sound unnecessarily alarmist these days, but as Tom Robinson once pointed out, just because it didnt go the way of military repression or fascists taking over the Conservative party, that doesnt mean to say it couldnt have done. The 70s were scary times and Clarke mirrored these concerns. In fact Im not sure what it actually is, stream of consciousness myth making? English punk poet John Cooper-Clarke first began performing his verse backed by a local folk group called the Ferrets, but with his rapid-fire verbal delivery and stinging social commentary, he quickly emerged as the poet laureate of the punk movement. The name of a group is important and that one is unforgettable. [2] Rabid also released his debut LP O est la maison de fromage'? His vocals from both of his Suns of Arqa tracks have been used on numerous remixes by the band ever since. I listened to it as an audiobook, and Clarke is so engaging and skilled at storytelling that this book could've been twice as long and it still wouldve felt like no time at all. We practised at home, and got to be pretty good, Clarke claims. Extra charming, in fact, because I clandestinely downloaded the audio book to hear the great poet's self-defined adenoidal Mancunian Yiddish and Cockney slang-laced voice reading his life to me. meet Salomey Maloney. John Cooper Clarke (born 25 January 1949) is an English performance poet who first became famous during the punk rock era of the late 1970s when he became known as a "punk poet". He might not be a pub man but John loves a good restaurant. There have been times when poetry was very much in vogue. His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing from the Invisible Girls, which featured Martin Hannett . He hastens to add that he values newspapers hugely and doesnt like to see any newspaper collapse. Come my old age, my nursing home will have a very different soundtrack to the Hits of the Blitz that the grandparents favoured. It come across as a noir origin story, people with outrageous characters and ending with Clarke himself emerging from the story as a poet ready to take on the world. [4] He also duetted with Reverend Jon McClure at a Reverend and the Makers concert at London's Spread Eagle, performing the poem "Last Resort", which would later be released as the B-side for the band's single "Heavyweight Champion of the World". Im relieved. The band's Alex Turner has said he is very fond of Clarke's work and takes inspiration for lyrics from his poems. Famous fans include Ben Drew, aka the aforementioned Plan B as well as Alex Turner and his Arctic Monkeys. Bit of a bizarre analogy, certainly, but totally exposed and kind of tragic. After a show at The Boardwalk in Sheffield, Clarke was approached by a young musician called Alex Turner who had studied him at school, and whose band were about to become megastars. I Wanna Be Yours is out now via Pan Macmillan. 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