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A Month of Sundays John Cooper Clarke
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As part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ 6 Music Celebrates The Written Word, Salford punk poet John Cooper Clarke presents A Month of Sundays throughout May.

As part of 6 Music Celebrates: The Written Word legendary Salford punk poet John Cooper Clarke presents A Month of Sundays throughout May.

John first became famous at the end of the 70s during the punk scene and he has since become known as the "punk poet" and "the bard of Salford'. In 1978 he toured with Bill Nelson's band Be Bop Deluxe, and was signed by Epic Records.

He has toured with Linton Kwesi Johnson, and has performed alongside Joy Division, The Sex Pistols, The Buzzcocks, The Fall, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Elvis Costello amongst many others.

The Arctic Monkeys printed his poem Out of Control Fairground inside their single Fluorescent Adolescent in 2007, and Alex Turner of the band says he takes inspiration for his lyrics from John's work.

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Sun 6 May 2012 16:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • The Rascals

    Groovin'

  • Betty Everett

    Gettin' Mighty Crowded

  • Ramones

    You're Gonna Kill That Girl

  • Jackie DeShannon

    Needles & Pins

  • Conway Twitty

    Mona Lisa

  • Elvis Presley - I Forgot To Rememeber To Forget

  • David Bowie

    Always Crashing In The Same Car

  • Major Lance

    Um Um Um Um UM

    • Live.

  • Al Wilson

    The Snake

  • ? and the Mysterians

    96 Tears

  • Alan Vega

    Video Babe

  • Johnny Restivo

    The Shape I'm In

  • James Brown

    Try Me

  • Little Eva

    Keep Your Hands Off My baby

  • Jackie Wilson

    Years From Now

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Johnny Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

  • Hollie Cook

    Body Beat

    • Featuring Horseman.

  • Ken Boothe

    Red Red Wine

  • Sam & Dave

    When Something Is Wrong With My Baby

  • The Cookies

    Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby

  • Dion

    The Wanderer

  • Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds

    Shuffle It All

  • The Rolling Stones

    Jumpin' Jack Flash

  • The Louvin Brothers

    Satan's Jewelled Crown

  • Garbage

    Stupid Girl

  • The Only Ones

    The Whole Of The Law

  • Duane Eddy & Lee Hazlewood

    The Girl On Death Row

  • Charles Trenet

    La Mer

  • Frank Sinatra

    She's Funny That Way

  • Duffy Power

    Hey Girl

  • Earl King

    Trick Bag

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 May 2012 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music