[Archived] John Cooper Clark

[iamarover]

The Northern poet laureate gives a brief cameo. Genius.

[bazza]

Now that did make me laugh; especially the last bit.

[GiddyGoat]

Off to see Johnny Clarke on 27th at 53 degrees in Preston

[Drummer Boy]

He's also playing Burnley Mechanics where he apparently changes the name to Haslingden!!

[trs]

Was only talking about him last night after seeing him in the film Control (biopic of joy divisions Ian Curtis)

[brightonrover]

Have seen him doing his stuff many times over the years, most recently at Buxton Opera House with Frank Sidebottom and at the North Bar in Blackburn.

A true genius of the spoken word and, fact fans, once the boyfriend of Nico from the Velvet Underground.

[thecomebackid]

As JCC himself used to put it. "...This is one for all you 'hipsters, flipsters and finger-poppin' daddies...

...knock me your lobes'..."

[Neil Weaver]

Time to breathe fresh life into this one.

I was watching TV the other night and happened to see the start of The Culture Show (don't make a habit of these things you understand ). Anyway there was a 10 minute piece about the Bard and what he's up to these days. Don't know how long this link will last, but there's a vid of him performing Beasley Boulevard - the modernised Beasley Street - here

[McClarky]

I was due to see him supporting The Fall in October but he pulled out at the last minute, rumour was that his wife had left him. he is a comic genius though. Last time I saw him one of his jokes was as follows:-

"How can you tell you're at a Burnley wedding?.......All the guests sit on the same side of the church......boom boom"

[Sandman]

Big United supporter isn't he.

[Nafe_rovers]

russel kane does a joke about the scum....

he says " i did a gig in burnley last wednesday and they thought a penguin classic was a biscuit"

[Mr Maureen]

Seen him loads of times mainly opening for Joy Division and The Fall.

The last time was 4 years ago in Islington.We bombarded him with shouts of "Hollands pies.Warburtons bread"Daft I know but Clark seemed to be amused.

Evidently chicken town was used on the Sopranos a couple of years ago,great tune.