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John Cooper Clarke

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 of the TV show "The Sopranos" and in the 2007 film "Control".

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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 of the TV show "The Sopranos" and in the 2007 film "Control".

Original source Last.fm

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