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Episode 4

As part of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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 27 May 2012 16:00

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Music Played

  • The Rascals

    Groovin'

  • The Drifters

    This Magic Moment

  • Inez & Charlie Foxx

    Hurt By Love

  • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

    Too Much Time

  • The Hombres

    Let It All Hang Out

  • Eddie Cochran

    Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie

  • The Heartbreakers

    Chinese Rocks

  • The Stranglers

    Hanging Around

  • Frank Wilson

    Do I Love You

  • Scott Walker

    The Big Hurt

  • Lee Hazlewood

    Trouble Maker

  • Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra

    Sand

  • Nancy Sinatra

    Sugar Town

  • Jack Scott

    The Way I Walk

  • Portuguese Joe

    Teenage Riot

  • Big Youth

    Screaming Target

  • Bunny Wailer

    Dreamland

  • Los Tigres del Norte

    Muerte Anunciada

  • Billy Merson

    The Spaniard That Blighted My Life

  • Frank Sinatra

    Granada

  • The Sabbath Special: Gene McDaniels

    A Hundred Pounds of Clay

  • The Flamingos

    I Only Have Eyes For You

  • The Velvet Underground

    European Son

  • The Merseys

    Sorrow

  • Chet Baker

    Look For The Silver Lining

  • Billy Stewart

    Summertime

  • Louis Jordan

    Choo Choo Ch'Boogie

  • Dion

    Donna The Prima Donna

  • Wilbert Harrison

    Let's Stick Together

  • Tom Jones

    Chills & Fever

  • Kenny Owen

    I Got The Bug

  • Ronnie Dawson

    Rockin' Bones

  • John Lee Hooker

    This Is Hip

  • Etta James

    I'd Rather Go Blind

  • Bobby β€œBlue” Bland

    Turn On Your Love Light

  • James Darren

    Goodbye Cruel World

Broadcast

  • Sun 27 May 2012 16:00