Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness


Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness is a 1997 spoken word tribute album featuring late Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac's work performed by various artists. Notable performers include: Michael Stipe, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter S. Thompson, Johnny Depp, and Patti Smith. Ginsberg's performance of "The Brooklyn Bridge Blues" is missing the final tenth chorus. This was due to a faxing machine error which stuck the last pages together when Ginsberg was faxed the lyrics. The final chorus is read by Eric Andersen instead, recorded on a DAT recorder from the Brooklyn Bridge.

Track listing

All poetry/lyrics written by Jack Kerouac
  1. Kerouac - 2:54
  2. Bowery Blues - 1:55
  3. My Gang - 2:23
  4. Dream: "Us Kids Swim off a Gray Pier..." - 1:34
  5. Letter to William S. Burroughs & Ode to Jack Hunter S. Thompson - 1:41
  6. Skid Row Wine - 5:51
  7. America's New Trinity of Love: Dean, Brando, Presley - 6:06
  8. Dream: "On a Sunny Afternoon..." - 2:04
  9. MacDougal Street Blues - 2:48
  10. The Brooklyn Bridge Blues - 5:47
  11. Hymn - 3:12
  12. Old Western Movies - 2:32
  13. Silly Goofball Poems - 4:02
  14. The Moon - 3:01
  15. Madroad Driving - 3:28
  16. Have You Ever Seen Anyone Like Cody Pomeray? - 3:48
  17. Letter to John Clellon Holmes - 2:36
  18. Pome on Doctor Sax - 1:45
  19. Mexico Rooftop - 1:25
  20. The Last Hotel - 3:47
  21. Running Through-Chinese Poem Song - 3:34
  22. Woman - 2:25
  23. Loneliness, Mexican - 3:19
  24. Angel Mine - 5:24
  25. The Brooklyn Bridge Blues - 1:59

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