JOHN COOPER CLARKE EVIDENTLY CHICKEN TOWN

[mocteto2]

He's driving thru La Villita in Chicago, on Cermak, that shit gangster, you head will fly off in a second if you're not careful

[cmfishburn]

The drums sound like when you shoot coke or smoke crack. Im not saying its cool, im almost 6 months clean but its exactly what happens to your hearing, one of the reasons they call it a bell ringer, the other is the church bells when someone dies.

[billsmokinweed]

Chicago. Just look at the signs and google the area code. lol

[jumpster95]

@mst3k54 I think the south Florida area is way more dangerous than Orlando or Jacksonville. They manipulate the stats with Miami by keeping it just to the Miami Metro area. However, we all know that Miami to most includes north Miami and all the suburban areas south, north and west of the city. I include the stretch up the east coast almost to Ft. Lauderdale. If you include the Ft. Lauderdale area with this crime shoots off the charts.

[mst3k54]

Keep the bloody racket down! This is bloody Chicken Town!

[FreyBentosPie]

Love it!!

[jumpster95]

Just look at the murder rates in any major U.S. city. I live in Jacksonville, Florida and it has overtaken Miami as the homicide capital of Florida. It is a shame!! Any town in my opinion in England or America can relate to this song.

[mst3k54]

What about Orlando. We overtook Miami years ago. You sure you guys are number one as of right now?

[rickreynolds1986]

I think chicken town is any were thats basically a shit place to be! so it does not matter were he is describing! plus that is not a salford accent thats more of a wigan or preston area northen speech? if he is from salford he must of lived with someone with a deep bloody northen accent!

[mancteddybear1690]

I know what you mean, but he is from Salford.

[Ordsall66]

You must joking if you think that he has not got a salford accent. Its 100% Salford and sounds NOTHING like a Wigan or Preston accent. The audio on this is very poor though.

[niallos123]

my dad recents hes from leeds and "chickentown" is a rough are of leeds

[bergmanf]

Of all the places for "Evidently Chickentown" to be about, the Chicago area is nowhere to be bloody found.

[BerlinGraffiti]

It's not about Salford, it's about Chiswick (in west London)

[scottofdarwen]

Fuckin Chickentown is in England Not usa

[meatypaw101]

chicken town my ass,your driving on the wrong side of the road!

wat yeh trying to do?

run morrisey over?

; ]

[rael1999]

Pedantic Twat springs to mind.....I suppose Manchester United aren't from Manchester

[eryman]

this song defo about colchester, he lives round the corner to me

[brightestbulb]

its about salford i imagine

[rael1999]

Johnny's from Salford in Manchester and he wrote this in the late seventies when he lived there....as with Beasley Street and the rest of his excellent poetry

[Zoolookuk]

My dad used to love this guy and when I heard it at the end of a Sopranos episode the other day, I had to look him up. This one and Beasley Street just take me back 25 years... god life was shit in the 80's. BTW, as a Brit living in America, I'd ask if people can refrain from the anti-American comments. It's embarrassing... for you!

[nefhead]

Its cos theyr'e all jealous of the standard of living in the US, if they could get green cards they would all be here tomorrow, lived here since 84, still a Brit and proud of it, but would never go back there to live.

[CloudStrifeOfficial]

Everybody has a superiority complex when they compare themselves to Americans coz ur a step back in evolution.

[CloudStrifeOfficial]

Rovers, here in Manchester, we think you Americans talk like retards, only difference is, we came up with the language!!!

[JohnACorp782]

And the other difference is, you brits are arrogant pricks.

[brwhizz]

It's about Birmingham, UK, you cretinous yanks! Why would an Englishman sing about some obscure city in Alabama!? You know, there is more to the world than your country!

[kafkatastic]

On behalf of my country I'd like to apologize for the following: Ignorance, Wal-Mart, and the Republican Party. Some of us are trying, but these type outnumber us sensible folk.

[CloudStrifeOfficial]

It's about Salford, he's the Bard of Salford!!

[ThePigeonDetective2]

this poem has taken over my life somehow

[mxmadkid]

this song is catchy and good in away watch the sopranos!!!

[Faabfabulous]

this song is so freaky...

[robertk2007]

surprised hbo didnt leave the original version in

[gait90]

I like the fuckin version more

[Hussar222]

whats the name of this song? i dont mean him saying that the song with him in it cuz everytime i type chicken town its just him without the music i want this WITH THE music

[milleniumd]

the section where this tune kicks in towards the end of 'The Sopranos' is just awesome.

[WKSlask5]

This poem is about Kentucky, as in KFC.

[avsp]

i've seen JCC perform dozens of times, spoken to him numerouss times & sat drinking & smoking with him several times

he is an extremely approachable bloke

i've seen him dedicate the song to various places, typically overspill new towns (stevenage f'instance), but also to old rust belt cities. if it fits your locale then its about there, regardless of yer country etc.

its also worth checking out Beazley street by him too, ..., its even better, more evocative better wordplay etc

[CoalMiningPolak]

Is this in Cicero? Nice pairing of the song to the imagery

[aldoreyz]

it's on my way to cicero. thanks

[WKSlask5]

chickentown is supposed to be about birmingham, alabama

[ossyrefugee]

What? Does that sound like an Alabama accent???!!!

JCC is from Salford, England which is a tough, some would argue grim, working class city. I would suggest his home city was the inspiration for this poem not a place it is likely he hadn't even been to at the time of it's writing.

[WKSlask5]

no, its true

look it up of suckmydickopedia

[ossyrefugee]

Fuck sake! You sound like a right knobend! Shouldn't you be out burning churches?

[WKSlask5]

fuck jesus

[barni2010]

Do your research dumbass!!

[1bluesminister]

John cooper clark playin the hare and hounds BIRMINGHAM England -this thursday 20th december,upstairs,with the courtesy group,big brens cabaret,and dj dylan.Best dressed chickens in town! xx (from lovely miss patti BELL, kidlings.)

blimey, Slimy don't go by me, stop and see this gig. you'll laugh you'll cry you'll poke your eye, you'll taste words like a little pig. db 'bluesminister' nakedsupernatural dot kom

[jman2k]

vai tomar no meio do seu cu, viado filho da puta

[areas4]

BEAR IS DRIVING?

HOW CAN THIS BE?

[tonyppe]

i like this, hehe. northerners are mad xD

[Farweasel]

I'm not mad. ..... I'm a tractor.

[jman2k]

edudeluca, meurmao, vai fazer um cursinho de ingles pratico e depois vem tentar traduzir uma musica punk.

bloody nao se traduz por sangue nem sangrento nem sanguinario nem sangrando nem nada relacionado com sangue, no contexto desta musica.

[jman2k]

a palavra "bloody" e usada do mesmo jeito que os americanos usam "fucking", so que so no reino unido.

entra na pagina do John Cooper Clarke pra ver a verdadeira letra da poesia, em cuja musicalizacao ele usou o termo 'bloody', que e menos agresivo do que 'fucking'.

[edudeluca]

O sangue que observas um sangue vil;

sangue por milhas sangue por milhas;

sangra o bebe sangue de chorar;

flores com sangue o sangue da morte;

sangue é comida e imundo é o sangue;

o sangue desagua sangue incrustrado;

na cena a cor sangue marrom;

sempre aqui na periferia da cidade;

[edudeluca]

bar sangrento sangue que entorpece;

clubes sangrentos cheios de sangue das meninas sangue de meninos;

assasinato sanguinario dele são os olhos de sangue;

o homem que sangra sangue da facada ;

esperando um taxi sangrento ou agrada sangrando em casa;

o sangue de um vizinho samgue lamentavel;

mas mantenho a sangrenta confusão longe;

este é o sangue na periferia da cidade;

[edudeluca]

Sangue no trem samgue com atraso;

sangue que te espreita;

sangue que te espreita;

Sangue vc proura seu sangue encontra-ras;

encrustrado na sangrenta periferia da cidade;

[edudeluca]

Tortas feitas de sangue sangue de uma idosa;

sangram estilhaços samgue frio;

a cerveja de sangue sangra pelo idiota;

sangue sangue idiota é sangue de ratos;

sangrando relogio sangra errado;

dias sangrentos longo é o sangramento;

sangrar consegues sangue logo ali;

evidente que na periferia da cidade.

[tonyppe]

seanxxxl shut it nonse. wtf have you ever done. bloody wanker

[onerichie]

john cooper clarke is referred to as the bard of salford, one of the most famous punk poets ever. manchester england is one of the most important cities in the world as far as music is concerned, as most modern music has its roots there. who are you and where to you come from mate?

[emirdino]

Tony is driving

[aldoreyz]

have you listened/read the lyrics? this is my chicken town...

[haze1123]

crap sound

[m757200]

what street is this? (The city is obvious for anyone who has been there...everyone figure it out?)

[chicagoam1]

Looks like the west side, near Cicero.

[aldoreyz]

cermak. california to kedzie

[aldoreyz]

cermak california to kedzie

[Humbug49r]

This song is kickass. Yeah it just added lots of tension to SOPRANOS. A sense of foreboding. There are two renditions to this: one uses the word BLOODY and one uses the work FUCKING.

[Lavender1251]

"i searched limewire but couldnt find it "

Search using "John Cooper Clarke" instead of the song name. You'll find it!

[hiphopshuvit]

thanks for the reply but i found it

[Mozza1873]

The use of this song in The Sopranos was fantastic and evoked a real sense of foreboding. I am not particuarly keen on this song on its own but used in conjunction with the scenes it linked in The Sopranos added something to it.

[Hutchence88]

You're right my friend, it was fantastic, played over the scenes with phil, chris and tony, jesus christ, can't wait to see what happens next! another great sopranos song!!!

[hiphopshuvit]

where did you get it? i searched limewire but couldnt find it

[aldoreyz]

get yourself a mic

[finalkross]

It's actually a really old song from his 1980 Album 'Snap, Crackle and Bop'. Apparently the original version instead of 'Bloody' being the common word, it's actually Fucking'. If you visit JCC's out-dated web-site the lyrics are there, but no downloadable version of the song; but there are other songs/poems that might interest people.

[macqdor]

where is this song on the internet? downloadable

[emirdino]

Sopranos

[larry185]

used on the sopranos credits--cool

[BlitzKrieg1]

definately cool song.....never heard it till the Sopranos the other night....