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Thirty Plus Years In An Open Necked Shirt (audio version)

by Ian Whiteley

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Re-post from earlier last year - now with audio and music backing

Thirty Plus Years In An Open Necked Shirt.

Johnny Clarke, Johnny Clarke
a walking bag of bones
staggers out onto the stage
like Woody from the Stones
rapid fire delivery
sprays all with Salford tones
jitters, jives, ducks and dives
wrestling with the microphone

Johnny Clarke, Johnny Clarke
in much need of a comb
sh...

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Saturday 4th January 2014 11:29 pm

john cooper clarke   tribute   CROWS OF ALBION

Thirty Plus Years In An Open Necked Shirt

by Ian Whiteley

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Thirty Plus Years In An Open Necked Shirt.

 

On seeing John Cooper Clarke @ Wakefield Theatre Royal (29/9/13)

 

Johnny Clarke, Johnny Clarke

a walking bag of bones

staggers out onto the stage

like Keith Richards from the Stones

rapid, machine gun delivery

sprays audience with Salford tones

jitters, jives, ducks and dives

whilst wrestling with the micr...

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Tuesday 1st October 2013 4:59 pm

john cooper clarke   Performance Poets   poetry   punk poetry   theatre Royal Wakefield

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