“It’s bad enough with another race, But fuck me, a monster from outer space!”

song ~ “I Married a Monster from Outer Space”  
artist ~ John Cooper Clarke   

I fell in love with an alien being
Whose skin was jelly, whose teeth were green
She had big bug eyes and a death-ray glare
Feet like water wings, purple hair
I was over the moon, I asked her back to my place
Then I married the monster from outer space

The days were numbered, the nights were spent
In a rent-free furnished oxygen tent
Where a cyborg chef served up moon beams
Done super rapid on a laser beam
I needed nutrition to keep up the pace
When I married the monster from outer space

We walked out tentacle in hand
You could sense that the earthlings would not understand
They'd go, nudge nudge, when we got off the bus
Saying, it's extra-terrestrial, not like us
And it's bad enough with another race
But fuck me, a monster from outer space

In a cybernetic fit of rage
She pissed off to another age
She lives in 1999
With her new boyfriend, a blob of slime
Each time I see a translucent face
I remember the monster from outer space     _{(Image source)}

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In this thoroughly entertaining punk poem from the late ‘70s, the poet captures the essence of the times. Not only did the punks feel disaffected and alienated, many of them also looked a bit like aliens. Including some rather attractive aliens. 

Prick up our ears with punk poetry

This track consists primarily of Clarke’s spoken words, with minimal musical accompaniment. But with his vivid and often hilarious images, there’s not much need for music. His poetic descriptions and his manic delivery are enough to make us prick up our ears. And smile. 

Poet, bard, comic

Back when this poem was recorded, John Cooper Clarke was known variously as a “punk poet,” a “performance poet,” “the people’s poet,” a “comic,” “the bard from Salford,” and “the brightest performing poet this side of Cassius Clay.”   

These days, his poetry is part of the curriculum taught in British schools, and we can honestly and accurately call him a “poet.”     _{(Image source)}
John Cooper Clarke – "I Married a Monster from Outer Space"  _{(Right-click to hear on YouTube)}
Lyrics by John Cooper Clarke, courtesy of – SongLyrics.com

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