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John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke has been played on NTS over 40 times, featured on 43 episodes and was first played on 12 October 2013.

John Cooper Clarke (born January 25, 1949) is a performance poet from Salford, Lancashire, England, affectionately known as the Bard of Salford. He is often referred to as a punk poet, having initially achieved recognition in the late 1970s amidst the flourishing punk movement. His recorded output has mainly centred around musical backing The Invisible Girls, featuring Martin Hannett, Pete Shelley, Bill Nelson and Steve Hopkins.

The song "Evidently Chickentown" became known to a wide audience through its use in the final season…

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Post-War Glamour Girl
John Cooper Clarke
CBS1978
Post-War Glamour Girl
John Cooper ClarkeCBS1978
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Evidently Chickentown
John Cooper Clarke
Epic1980
Evidently Chickentown
John Cooper ClarkeEpic1980
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I Wanna Be Yours
John Cooper Clarke
Epic1982
I Wanna Be Yours
John Cooper ClarkeEpic1982
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Evidently Chicken Town
John Cooper Clarke
Greatest Ever!2013
Evidently Chicken Town
John Cooper ClarkeGreatest Ever!2013
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Twat
John Cooper Clarke
Epic1979
Twat
John Cooper ClarkeEpic1979
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I Wanna Be Yours
John Cooper Clarke
Epic2015
I Wanna Be Yours
John Cooper ClarkeEpic2015
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(I Married A) Monster From Outer Space
John Cooper Clarke
Rabid Records1978
(I Married A) Monster From Outer Space
John Cooper ClarkeRabid Records1978
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Postwar Glamour Girls
John Cooper Clarke
Epic2002
Postwar Glamour Girls
John Cooper ClarkeEpic2002
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Post War Glamour Girl
John Cooper Clarke
CBS1978
Post War Glamour Girl
John Cooper ClarkeCBS1978
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Belladonna
John Cooper Clarke
Epic1980
Belladonna
John Cooper ClarkeEpic1980
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