The Teardrop Explodes: We Can Be Heroes Just For One Day
Mark Cooper, Record Mirror, 12 September 1981
Christ, Warhol, Arthur Lee (who?), Scott Walker, JULIAN COPE. Are these the immortals of the next century and beyond? Julian Cope hopes so, after all he does have the same initials as Bethlehem's legendary failed hotel guest... MARK COOPER teeters on the edge of his seat in excitement.
Total word count of piece: 1974
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