A review by paulataua
I Wanna Be Yours by John Cooper Clarke

5.0

I was born one year after JCC and about three miles from where he was born, so it was pretty obvious this was going to resonate with me. I grew up with much the same memories: UCP cafes, meat and potato pies, running home on a Friday night to watch ‘Ready Steady Go’, and the Twisted Wheel and Jigsaw clubs in Manchester. Even his musical tastes were mine in those early days; Dylan and Captain Beefheart. I chose the audiobook version, and who wouldn’t given his unique style. A five star no-brainer for me, but I really wonder how others not having a similar background might feel about it. It was heavily weighted toward the early years and away from his poetry. But little do I care. I'm smiling.