EVIDENTLY…JOHN COOPER CLARKE

I wanna be your vacuum cleaner
breathing in your dust
I wanna be your Ford Cortina
I will never rust
If you like your coffee hot
let me be your coffee pot
You call the shots
I wanna be yours

Those of a similar age to me may remember the John Cooper Clarke from those ‘English Anthology’ books we had during our GCSE’s? Alongside the likes of Armitage and Duffey John Cooper Clarke was a breath of fresh air…

Below is a trailer for a documentary, it’s well worth a watch…the full version is available on iplayer right now so watch it while you can here.

There aren’t many people around like John Cooper Clarke but his influence can clearly be seen in the likes of Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys) and Russell Brand. Its the regional dialect and fast paced, in your face, gritty lyrics in Arctic Monkeys songs that remind me of Johnny Clarke. Especially from the first album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not

Get in on the JCC action and go see him this summer…
Get tickets here

You can also hear John on BBC radio 6 podcast from ‘A month of Sundays‘