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When I was younger, I was a bit of a �Tumblr� kid. I loved Alex Turner, angsty songs and winged eyeliner (honestly, not much has changed). Naturally, �AM� by Arctic Monkeys was one of the main soundtracks to my teenage years, with the iconic �Do I Wanna Know�, �Arabella� and of course �I Wanna Be Yours� playing in my earphones in a melodramatic attempt to romanticise my train rides to school���
For years, I did not know that �I Wanna Be Yours� was a cover of a song by punk poet John Cooper Clarke. Embarrassingly, it was not until last year Spotify helped me make that discovery.�
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The first time I listened to Clarke�s version I was hooked. This poem-turned-song is helpless in the best possible way. I found the droney, dry voice more real than Turner�s seductive cover of the song. Not only could I hear the lyrics, but I was feeling them too.��
One of the things that made me appreciate Clarke more is his background. Now considered the �Bard of Salford� with poems encapsulating working-class Northern England, back in his younger years he didn�t believe a literary career was on the cards. Stating �It wasn�t on the menu for somebody like me to make a living out of literature�� Yet, he is now considered one of the coolest people in rock and poetry, with his iconic hairstyles, sell-out tour at 73 years old and classic British humour.�
