David's Punk Poem Send-Off: R.I.P Malcolm McLaren

"NOOOOO Future.....NOOOOO future......NOOOO Future FOR YOU!"

-- Johnny Rotten, Sex Pistols, God Save the Queen.

Malcolm McLaren dead.
Dead as a dodo.
Pining for the fjords,
Left this mortal coil.

No McLaren.
No Pistols.
No Pistols, no punk.
No McLaren, no punk? A stretch.
NY Dolls, Television and Ramones got there first.
Back on track.
No Pistols. No Clash.
No Clash. No Costello.
No Costello. No Cure.
No Cure. No Echo and the Bunnymen, no Bow Wow Wow, no Stranglers, no Jam, no Police, no Talk Talk, no Smiths, no Joy Division (no New Order), no Specials, no Madness.

No New Wave.

Self-promoting ponce?
Genius?
Both?
Neither?
Who cares. Oh well, nevermind.

No McLaren, no Nirvana, no Pearl Jam, no Soundgarden.

No McLaren, No Pistols, no New Wave.
No great music as we know it.

Gone Baby Gone.
Too soon?
Not soon enough.

Depends.
Depends on your POV.

McLaren, I spit on your grave,
but only in tribute.

Listen here and hear what he wrought (rot?)

Pistols - God Save The Queen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbyZjU5gHVQ

Pistols - Anarchy in the UK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8szRgIcYlY

The Clash - London Calling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGf82oCyLEo

Costello - Pump It Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpprOGsLWUo

Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMICD3aMZpw

McLaren - Buffalo Gals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SgvJY9xxcA&feature=related

McLaren - Madame Butterfly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2Drw2_HmK0

-- David Churchill is a film critic and author. He is putting the finishing touches on his first novel, The Empire of Death.