brooklynvegan: John Cooper Clarke has the most streamed poem, plots "I Wanna Be Yours" tour
“Is that a lot?” John Cooper Clarke asks The Guardian when they tell him The Arctic Monkeys‘ musical cover of his poem “I Wanna Be Yours” recently passed the One Billion Streams mark on Spotify. “An ...
John Cooper Clarke has the most streamed poem, plots "I Wanna Be Yours" tour
I Wanna Be Yours, a love poem that rhymes Ford Cortina with vacuum cleaner, has been a school text and a wedding staple. But now, thanks to TikTok and Arctic Monkeys, it has gone spectacularly global.
Independent.ie: Poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘I wish I had a quid for every time I Wanna Be Yours is recited at a wedding’
Poet John Cooper Clarke: ‘I wish I had a quid for every time I Wanna Be Yours is recited at a wedding’
American Songwriter: Flawless Love for the Flawed: The Meaning Behind “I Wanna Be Yours” by Arctic Monkeys
Flawless Love for the Flawed: The Meaning Behind “I Wanna Be Yours” by Arctic Monkeys
NME: John Cooper Clarke on the Arctic Monkeys-inspiring ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ being streamed a billion times
John Cooper Clarke on the Arctic Monkeys-inspiring ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ being streamed a billion times
London Evening Standard: Who is John Cooper Clarke? As I Wanna Be Yours author performs for the Arctic Monkeys
Fans went wild as John Cooper Clarke performed ‘I Wanna Be Yours’ at Arctic Monkeys’ New York gig on Saturday (September 9). The special guest opened the show for the band at the Forest Hills Stadium ...