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Ian Dury

Ian Dury (1942-2000) was an English singer, songwriter, and bandleader. Born on 12th May 1942, he is best known as founder and lead singer of the British band Ian Dury and the Blockheads, though he began his musical career in pub-rock act Kilburn & the High Roads. He wrote many famous songs including "Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick", "What a Waste", and "Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll". He died on 27th March 2000. At the age of seven, Dury contracted polio; very likely Read more on Last.fm

Track: Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Album: Do It Yourself (Deluxe Edition)

Album Details:
Album Do It Yourself (Deluxe Edition)
Label
Release Date 1979-05-18
Total Tracks 33
Track Listing:
1Inbetweenies05:18
2Quiet03:31
3Don't Ask Me03:17
4Sink My Boats04:12
5Waiting for Your Taxi02:52
6This Is What We Find04:10
7Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy02:10
8Mischief03:33
9Dance of the Screamers06:39
10Lullaby for Franci/Es05:02
11What a Waste03:25
12Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick03:43
13There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards03:03
14Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt.304:43
15Common as Muck03:57
16Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 (12" Version)06:41
1This Is What We Find (Demo)04:48
2Boogie Woogie (Duff 'Em Up) [Demo]04:01
3Quiet (Demo)03:19
4Inbetweenies (Backing Track) [Demo]05:16

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
267666
2Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick
242005
3Wake Up And Make Love With Me
120996
4Sweet Gene Vincent
92429
5Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3
65069
6What A Waste
52683
7Clevor Trever
49130
8Billericay Dickie
48948
9My Old Man
44804
10Blockheads
40652

Other Album Releases:

Lord Upminster
Live At Rockpalast (WDR Studio L, Cologne, 21.02.1978)
Ten More Turnips from the Tip
Mr Love Pants
The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories
Live! Warts 'N' Audience…Plus!
Apples
Laughter (Deluxe Edition)
Laughter
Do It Yourself (Deluxe Edition)

Related Artists

The Blockheads
Fun Boy Three
Small Faces
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
The Jam
Martha and the Muffins
The English Beat
The Beat
Bill Wyman
The Undertones