The purpose of this site is purely to encourage the sales of ian dury and the blockhead records and allow fans to appreciate the clever lyrics and sing along with the. Jim drurys book concludes with a chapter on the blockheads career since ian dury died in 2000, a. In conjunction with the final tour of their smash hit musical reasons to be. Largely abandoning the punk inflections that were scattered throughout new boots and panties. From 16 people mash it up harry ian dury and the blockheads. Get all the lyrics to songs by ian dury and the blockheads and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. Nov 20, 2014 posted by ronnie hughes november 20, 2014 november 21, 2014 posted in listening, reflections tags. Ian dury and the blockheadss best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. Other personnel included norman wattroy bass, john turnbull guitar, davey payne saxophones, edward speight balad guitar, geoff castle moog, mick gallagher keyboards, wilko johnson guitar. Lyrics for quiet by ian dury and the blockheads excuse me, excuse me get right out of the way quiet.
Dury and jankel had no material and did their writing. Ian dury and the blockheads lyrics, songs, and albums genius. Demon records will next month issue the stiff recordings 19771980 a new 4lp coloured vinyl box set featuring three ian duryand the blockheads albums issued in that three year period, along with a bonus lp. Buy ian dury and the blockheads reasons to be cheerful. From the winter of 1977 ian dury and the band begun performing as ian dury and the blockheads. Ian dury and the blockheads were one of the most popular groups of the new wave era in the u. Ian dury and the blockheadss best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015 hit me with your rhythm stick ian dury and the blockheads.
Ian dury and the blockheads blockheads lyrics genius. Do it yourself, issued in may 1979, was durys first album with the full lineup of the blockheads, who brought the live tightness and excitement developed after a year on the road into the studio. Ian dury and the blockheads music, videos, stats, and photos. Artpop group built around the songwriting and performance of ian dury vocals, b. Ian dury and the blockheadss best songs this is my jam. Oct 30, 2014 analysis and discussion of the songs and music with help from members of the blockheads gives a revealing insight into ian dury and his band. What a waste what a waste what a waste what a waste because i chose to play the fool in a sixpiece band firstnight nerves every onenight stand i should be glad to be so inclined what a waste. Ian dury and the blockheads began performing under that name in the winter of 1977. Please note the official facebook page for the blockheads is. Why dont you get back into bed why dont you get back into bed why dont you get back into bed why dont you get back into bed. Excuse me, excuse me get right out of the way quiet. Do it yourself lp ian dury and the blockheads 197905. Ian dury s music always bordered on the functional, since it was used as a backdrop for his wry vignettes and stories, but on his second album, do it yourself, that aspect came to the fore.
Durys lyrics were a unique combination of lyrical poetry, word play, acute observation of. Ian robins dury 12 may 1942 27 march 2000 was an english singersongwriter and actor who rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. You must have seen parties of blockheads with blotched and lagered skin blockheads with food particles in their teeth what a horrible state theyre in. Song by song that he saw dickie as a pathetic figure. This classic era features the albums new boots and panties, do it yourself and laughter and the fourth album. In the mirror, when im debonair my reactions are my own affair a body likes to be near the bone oh nancy, leslie, jack and joan i. He was the lead singer of ian dury and the blockheads and before that of kilburn and the high roads. Dury was born, and spent his early years, at his parents home at. This is the sly and robbie album, as the blockheads and dury had parted company, although chas jankel did fly out to nassau to write and record for this album. Dury frequently stated as, for example, in both his biographies sex and drugs and rock and roll. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences. Arista won the rights to distribute durys stiff recordings in the u. Ian durys music always bordered on the functional, since it was used as a backdrop for his wry vignettes and stories, but on his second album, do it yourself, that aspect came to the fore.
We all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there we just had to let you know. But i dont mind i could be a lawyer with strategems and ruses i. A new film reveals charming and witty ian dury was also a cruel and violent womaniser. Ian dury lyrics 106 song lyrics sorted by album, including inbetweenies, lullaby for francies, my old man. Ian dury had unexpectedly become a superstar in britain, and american record companies were suddenly very interested in him. Analysis and discussion of the songs and music with help from members of the blockheads gives a revealing insight into ian dury and his band.
Do it yourself, issued in may 1979, was dury s first album with the full lineup of the blockheads, who brought the live tightness and excitement developed after a year on the road into the studio. Posted by ronnie hughes november 20, 2014 november 21, 2014 posted in listening, reflections tags. The album was released in the wake of the charttopping hit single hit me with your rhythm stick, and reached number two in the charts, behind abba s voulezvous. Jim drurys book concludes with a chapter on the blockheads career since ian dury died in 2000, a discography and 76 pages of durys brilliant lyrics. Ian dury and the blockheads music, videos, stats, and. To this end the blockheads went into rehearsal in august 1996 and began recording at air studios, london in october. Ian dury and the blockheads quiet lyrics musixmatch. Dury s lyrics were a unique combination of lyrical poetry, word play, acute observation of. Reasons to be cheerful theatre royal stratford east. The quietus film film features the blockheads on ian. Fortyyear old housewife mrs elizabeth walk of lambeth walk had a husband who was jubblified with only half a stalk. The sessions, however, were fraught with tension, even though.
Ian dury and the blockheads reasons to be cheerful. This time with dylan howe replacing steve monti on drums. He would reflect this onstage by breaking down in the final part of the song, as if about to cry, before returning to shout the final lines. Flopflops im sorry, beg pardon the faults entirely yours quiet. Its back graeae theatre company presents reasons to be cheerful a raucous musical featuring the hits.
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