John Cooper Clarke punk poet par excellence

[david44]

Watching WILTY on Dave I was delighted to see JCC as amusing as ever on the BBC2 panel format Would I lie to you.He was a match for the usual wits of Mitchell, Mack and Brydon

As Salford lad from near my Stepbro his accent and gruff tones belie a wonderful vocabulary , use of metaphor and social conscience.I saw him a few times once with Linton Kwesi Johnson a wonderful stream of words.

Coming on stage in his trademark gaunt black outfits and electric shock hairdo he became an icon of the dark "Anarchy in the UK" punky Thatcher years that followed the orange tank top and hot pant and brown flared 70s



Recovering from smack he has kept working with drole throwaway style so typical of the confident Lancastrian.

For those unfamiliar one of his most famous poems.A gem with many admirers.

[hallelujah]

TWAT.



I saw him years ago at The Lowry Theatre in Chickentown.

Brilliant.

I had last seen him in town wearing DMs, tight ladies' leggings and an Atletico Madrid shirt.

[david44]

wearing DMs, tight ladies' leggings and an Atletico Madrid shirt.

used to be all the rage before Ancoats was gentrified, just ask for the Flubba Johnny look.

Some industrial citoes have a reputation for wit

Liverpool and Manchester ripping

Dublin and Belfast wry

Glasgow and Newcastle sharp

Leeds and London nothing

[hallelujah]

My favourite.

Outside the takeaway Saturday night...

[armstrong]

One of my favourites