Dr. John Cooper Clarke recites "I Wanna Be Yours" during Arctic Monkeys concert
Salford icon and punk poet John Cooper Clarke joined Arctic Monkeys on the second night at the Forest Hills Stadium in New York on Saturday.
Clarke opened the band's show with a solo rendition of his poem I Wanna Be Yours, which Arctic Monkeys covered on their fifth studio album, AM. Clarke's appearance came as the band celebrated the album's tenth anniversary
"As fans of Arctic Monkeys, you will be familiar with the song "I Wanna Be Yours". Well, my name's Dr John Cooper Clarke and I'm responsible for most of the lyrics in that song. So my version goes like this...," he addressed the crowd before his performance.
The band went on to play the track in full as the first song of their encore, and also dedicated it to Clarke, who first recorded the piece on his 1982 album Zip Style Method.
Dr John Cooper Clarke reciting I Wanna Be Yours on AM's 10th anniversary 🤍
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Arctic Monkeys are currently touring in support of their seventh studio album, The Car.
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