Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (REACTION) with my wife

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Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick (REACTION) with my wife

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@erict956 Ай бұрын

Struggling with polio for most of his life, Ian was educated, clever and artistic. A true poet and add that to one of the tightest jazz bands that's ever been in the blockheads you have nothing short of brilliance. Instead of punk rock this is pub rock and they were at their best live and I was lucky enough to have seen them a couple of times. As you said Ian was most definitely a one off.

@alistairmacdonald3813 Ай бұрын

Saw him in Edinburgh once when he gave it everything and kept falling over , the roadies had to keep picking him up . The blockheads were so tight musically. I will never forget them.

@alambyant Ай бұрын

I saw his son’s band down in Bristol years ago and spoke with him about his dad after the gig. Very nice lad.

@peterdore8690 Ай бұрын

Your dead right about the blockheads The only other back up band comparable to them I can think of are the Attractions

@KenPassey-hd2mc Ай бұрын

Spot on .😂😂

@PhilipBurton-dn3ce Ай бұрын

I can always think of a few reasons to be cheerful listening to Ian

@stevenhoward3358 Ай бұрын

but the only one you need is part three

@PhilBurns-oc2vg Ай бұрын

Nice play on words both of you, from another blockhead

@stevenhoward3358 Ай бұрын

@@PhilBurns-oc2vg You could say "There aint half been some clever bastards". And in reply we might say about our talents "What a waste"

@philbell5774 Ай бұрын

Ian and the Blockheads were tighter than two coats of paint.

@KyleS.1987 Ай бұрын

Such a brilliant mix of punk and funk. Ian was a true original. And shout outs to Norman Watt-Roy absolutely slaying that busy busy bassline.

@scragger Ай бұрын

The bass line is incredible, I tell people to have a listen if they want to hear a master at work

@adrianmorris5546 Ай бұрын

Ian Dury was such an incredible musician who gave the whole world so much enjoyment over the years

@stevefoulston Ай бұрын

Ian Robins Dury (12 May 1942 - 27 March 2000) was an English singer, songwriter and actor who rose to fame in the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. He was the lead singer and lyricist of Ian Dury and the Blockheads At the age of seven, Dury contracted polio, most likely, he believed, from a swimming pool at Southend-on-Sea during the 1949 polio epidemic. After six weeks in a full plaster cast in the Royal Cornwall Infirmary, Truro, he was moved to Black Notley Hospital, Braintree, Essex, where he spent a year and a half before going to Chailey Heritage Craft School, East Sussex, in 1951. His illness resulted in the paralysis and withering of his left leg, shoulder and arm. Peace out.

@markhodge3112 Ай бұрын

A very talented writer and put him with the blockheads and they were brilliant one my favourites was "What a Waste " from 1978.

@alansynnott4843 Ай бұрын

Musical sensory overload, pure genius, all of them!

@aprilsjoy107 Ай бұрын

Reason to be cheerful: you reacting to Ian Dury😊

@Levenstone132 Ай бұрын

Top class musicians and Ian's genius. Can't go wrong.

@andrewmason7207 Ай бұрын

a poet . with a very hard life and illness. fought to overcome it. hats of sir , cheers guys

@cyclops60 Ай бұрын

Fantastic band, excellent live. Ian Dury was a great performer and lyricist. Many great songs - Sex & drugs & Rock 'n' roll, What a waste, My old man, Reasons to be cheerful, Sweet Gene Vincent to name a few! Cheers

@chicotime69 Ай бұрын

Reasons to be cheerful is my FAV!!!!! Great Sax solo!!!!

@daviddouglas6610 Ай бұрын

Shame that i can only give 1👍to such a great song

@karenglenn6707 Ай бұрын

I’m an Aussie and this song was huge here. Still love it!!

@pmR32red Ай бұрын

👍

@angelachicken4141 Ай бұрын

Yeah, I love his lyricism, his use of London accent, references to working class culture, music hall, allsorts. The band was amazing, too.

@robertdnero2217 Ай бұрын

Fun fact. Chaz Jankel, The Blockheads keyboardist and guitarist wrote "Ai No Corrida" made famous by Quincy Jones.

@chrispy865 Ай бұрын

My favourite reactors reacting to my favourite artist!! Ian was one of the greatest wordsmiths that British music has ever produced and should have become our poet laureate. He spearheaded the "New Wave" music scene and with the Blockheads became one of the best live bands on the scene. Despite a very tough upbringing with polio and strict boarding schooling to survive, he forged a truly unique musical path for himself that produced some truly incredible masterpieces that maybe are only truly appreciated if you have a English background, but you both seem to be very international in your taste and knowledge. He certainly wasn't a vocalist but, no one else could do justice to the songs he wrote, they would have lost their meaning. I cried when we lost this incredibly talented man too soon. Peace and love.

@diogenesagogo Ай бұрын

In my opinion, this is worthy of Shakespeare: If I was with a woman I'd threaten to unload her Every time she asked me to explain If I was with a woman She'd have tp learn to CHERISH THE PURITY AND DEPTH OF MY DISDAIN look a them larfin' ...

@MerchantOfAlba Ай бұрын

Many thanks. Glad you enjoyed it ☺️

@vinnywarren2144 Ай бұрын

Ian Drury's roadie was a guy called Pete rush who was a friend at school in Bournemouth.And I met him occasionally after school.They wrote a song about him which was called " The sulphate strangle" Unfortunately he died in the cell at the police station in Bournemouth.The Blockheads were a brilliant band.🇬🇧👍

@donaldbohn3183 Ай бұрын

I saw him in concert in Coventry. He literally embodied his hit "Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll".

@user-sr4gw3gs4v Ай бұрын

RIP Ian Drury, he certainly was different!

@spacespace764 Ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVE this song …. and ‘What a Waste’. On hearing, I’m back to the late 70’s in the UK; a wonderfully, exciting, creative time to be in your late teens! ❤❤❤🇬🇧

@tonycasey3183 Ай бұрын

You know how you love a song that becomes even better because your parents hate it? This was the one for me.

@MerchantOfAlba Ай бұрын

Yes! 😀

@cliffwheeler7357 Ай бұрын

Another big hit from Ian was “Sex & Drugs & Rock and Roll”

@WooBino. Ай бұрын

Childhood polio left him with a need for a walking stick but he rocked it.

@Brian-om2hh Ай бұрын

Ian Dury lived with polio for most of his life, but didn't allow it to dull his undoubted talent..... Ian and his Blockheads enjoyed much success during the late 70's and into the 80's..... Sadly no longer with us.

@rossmacintosh5652 Ай бұрын

I was a student at university In the mid-1980's. One day I was singing this song aloud while walking down an empty hallway. As I turned a corner, there was one of my professors standing in front of me. Without missing a beat I continued singing. I still remember the shocked & confused look on his face as I passed by singing. I really doubt he had ever heard the song before. Without a doubt he must have thought I was a lunatic.

@MerchantOfAlba Ай бұрын

Awesome 👍 Thanks for sharing 😊

@Drinckx2 Ай бұрын

Coming out of punk, albeit with a fantastic jazz-funk band and Dury’s poetic lyrics, a fantastic combination. Dury contracted polio as a kid, struggled through the harsh regime of the specialist school for disabled children, Chailey Heritage, studied art and became a great songwriter and performer.

@janewatkins9801 Ай бұрын

Wonderful ❤😊. Now you have to react to Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3. Love Ian Dury.🎉🎉

@angharaddenby3389 Ай бұрын

Before The Blockheads, Ian Dury was part of the pub rock band Kilburn And The High Roads.

@markferrett700 Ай бұрын

Absolutely loved this back in the day.....Ian was a very clever ( Trevor!) Songwriter/poet😊

@winchy162 Ай бұрын

Ian was a fantastic poet who then with the blockheads put his poetry to music

@thunderspike1892 Ай бұрын

Written by keyboard player/guitarist Chaz Jankel. Davey Payne on saxophone. The last song Ian Dury did before he died on March 27 2000 was Madness feat. Ian Dury - Drip Fed Fred that was released November 1999.

@teesmith945 Ай бұрын

when this song first came out I remember thinking.. this was a bit weird, and novelty type song... but catchy...... he also suffered from polio growing up., but didn't let his disability hamper his quest for music.. interesting fellow., look him up

@RP.Burton-Stanley-Books Ай бұрын

He had Polio hence his physical appearance. He died from colon cancer. He was freaking awesome!

@slayerrocks2 Ай бұрын

Celebrating the groove.😊

@stevo728822 Ай бұрын

The B side of this song was a funny song called "There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards".

@KevinIden Ай бұрын

That was Fun haven't herd that for years

@kimcutts6153 Ай бұрын

🇬🇧 There was no-one like Ian Drury, before or since. "Reasons To Be Cheerful" next by this great & very unique band. 🎵🎶🎼❤

@paulfenton7776 Ай бұрын

Ian is singing about a universal human truth. Brilliant musicians. Great song.

@sloot69x Ай бұрын

Ian was a victim of polio he caught as a child and was partially paralysed.

@petenorton883 Ай бұрын

I think the subtext is that we are all just human beings wherever we come from.

@lysfleming3331 Ай бұрын

I loved this song back in the day.

@darkpitcher5242 Ай бұрын

Ian Dury was unique

@margaretnicol3423 Ай бұрын

Take your eyes off my walking stick and concentrate on the rhythm stick!

@davidgroat3625 Ай бұрын

Check out “Swett Gene Vincent” by them as well. It was Ian’s tribute to Gene Vincent.

@mojobag01 Ай бұрын

I saw them by accident. I was a very lucky boy.

@warrenburroughs3025 Ай бұрын

I am glad that you mentioned the bass line, I came here to highlight it. It's a complete work out on the instrument.

@markhorton8578 16 күн бұрын

Rythm stick was a nickname for a spliv or cannabis cigarette, many musicians used cannabis a lot. Among other effects are colours seem slightly brighter and beats are more noticable in music.

@steviesellers Ай бұрын

This was a NO.1 single in the UK

@adamdalton3492 Ай бұрын

Ian Dury and the blockheads are one of my favourite bands , I've had his new boots and panties album since I was about 5 or 6 lol please react to sex and drugs and rock and roll . Ian Dury is the Godfather of Punk

@rorykeegan1895 Ай бұрын

First saw this lot in a pub off the Finbough Road in 77. Ian fell over during the opening number and spent the rest of the set going around in circles while lying on the floor. They kicked arse, great band.

@btj-oo8xc Ай бұрын

Funky funky

@markbradwell6913 Ай бұрын

New boots and Panties still top of my CD Collection, I wore out the vinyl but kept the cover, all the love to Ian, Legend!!

@davidhollands3338 Ай бұрын

Ian was probably one of the most unique and best song writers and lyricist of modern times fantastic live and the Blockheads were pure talent RIP ❤ Dickie. We need another Ian

@ianwebb3496 Ай бұрын

I'm another Ian!! Oh, wait, that's not quite what you had in mind; sorry.

@elenasancho6074 Ай бұрын

Listen to Ian Dury also: Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3. Also very funny.

@surlechapeau Ай бұрын

add in his "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" !!!

@MrJimithee Ай бұрын

I love "My Old Man" buy Ian Dury... Quite different in tone, it's actually a little moving... But it has an equally FUNKY bass line!

@gordondafoe3516 Ай бұрын

Alba's, the image was all stage. They were well grounded people during "day yo day" life.

@runningsuperska Ай бұрын

His son Baxter Dury is a musician, too. He's got a good song called, I'm Not Your Dog.

@tomhogan9046 Ай бұрын

Ian was a great Gene Vincent fan with his recording of sweet Gene Vincent

@patrickmaloney6440 Ай бұрын

What a band, and what a poet he was... amazing...

@naebodyknows7016 Ай бұрын

Gotta love Ian Dury, he once got punched in the face by Omar Shariff !!!! I mean how cool is that.

@Robert-wn2cw Ай бұрын

Saw Ian and the boys live a few times back in the day, and they always put on a great show. Ian didn't care what other people thought and you can see that in the lyrics of his songs. New boots and panties is a great album. You should check it out. Thanks guys.

@MrSteveishere Ай бұрын

I love this tune, when I was a teenager back in the 70's I worked at a cabinet makers and we would have the radio on all day, when this tune came on some of the old lads that worked there would say " he needs bloody hitting ", every old tune holds a memory...

@MerchantOfAlba Ай бұрын

Such a great memory 😍

@robertobrien5709 Ай бұрын

People like Ian and the group Madness made me form and choose my life's motto , Better to be mad than sad.

@loungejay8555 Ай бұрын

I'm sure the bass player was being paid by the note!

@justinwilton4603 Ай бұрын

His son Baxter dury is putting out some pretty damn good music :)

@michaelatkinson8291 Ай бұрын

When Rush drummer Neil Peart spent some time in London in the early 1970's trying to make it in the music business, he auditioned for a few bands. I remember he wrote that one audition he attended, the band had a singer who was partially disabled. Could this have been Ian Dury & the Blockheads ? Peart didn't make it in London & ended up working in a shop in Carnaby Street before heading back to Canada where he was more successful in his next audition for an up & coming band called Rush. It's funny how things work out sometimes.........

@MerchantOfAlba Ай бұрын

Oh, thanks for sharing ☺️

@Howie57 Ай бұрын

Have met JohnnyT a number of times

@BrianM0OAB Ай бұрын

Passed away 24 years ago RIP.

@williamking1554 Ай бұрын

fantastic talented band

@richardhargrave6082 Ай бұрын

Ian Drury was a one off genius. The Blockheads are one of the tightest bands ever and they're still going Ian's son Baxter, is also a singer songwriter, a chip off the old block in many ways

@brewstergallery Ай бұрын

Ned from Spain saying thank you guys for posting this great, humorous and wicked song by a phenomenal band and their fearless leader. Other songs that I love by him and them, Wake Up Make Love to Me, My Old Man, Sex n Drugs n Rock n Roll, If I was With A Woman, What a Waste, Clever Trevor, Aint Half Been Some Clever Bastards, Razzle in My Pocket and many more.

@dbking4194 Ай бұрын

His lyrics are kind of everyday man in the street but with great humour that has a kind of unique poetry. His song lyrics are so clever but kind of child-like. He wrote songs like “The ain’t half been some clever bastards”, “ The razzle in my pocket” (about stealing a porn magazine from a shop when he was younger) and “Reasons to be cheerful”.

@Moz1011 Ай бұрын

So many great songs from them.

@derekharley7343 Ай бұрын

There is a live version of this. It is amazing.

@stevemorris6855 Ай бұрын

Bought this as a present and never gave it. Still in it's paper bag.

@andywatts8654 Ай бұрын

Try their song “wake up and make love to me’

@dalemcmillan7231 Ай бұрын

Cool! Love it!❤

@leehallam9365 Ай бұрын

I think it's just about the international language of music. Ian is a unique performer, and he definately care what people thought. You must check out Reasons To Be Cheerful. That's my favourite of theirs.

@simondobbs4480 Ай бұрын

I think it is about sex

@z0n0ph0ne Ай бұрын

Many thanks for playing and reacting to this, Im glad you had fun with it. Ian and the Blockheads were certainly a force to be reckoned with, sadly he is no longer with us. Music is so enjoyable because there is such a variety of styles and genres which evoke so many emotions. Its great to watch the reactions of someone hearing something for the first time. Back to my collection to find something else interesting for you. Best wishes. Jim

@MerchantOfAlba Ай бұрын

It is always a great fun discovering new artist. And Ian and The Blockheads put us in such a great mood. Thank you kindly. Love and peace from Romania 💚

@z0n0ph0ne Ай бұрын

@@MerchantOfAlba By the way there was a famous jazz musician, I think his name was Roland Kirk who's speciality was to play two saxophones at the same time.🙂👍

@AP-gb3eh Ай бұрын

Great Fun

@ericj166 Ай бұрын

Ian Dury and the Blockheads - simply brilliant album "New Boots & Panties."

@deckofcards87 Ай бұрын

Hello. I don't know if you lovely folks have covered Lou Reed yet ..aka the King of New York. Either Lou's solo career or ANYTHING by The Velvet Underground is a must.

@iainsmith2434 Ай бұрын

No.1 must listen is Sex and Drugs and RocknRoll by Ian Drury and Blockheads.

@ChasBeauregarde Ай бұрын

Great Choice!!

@neilmccarthy5102 Ай бұрын

No - no deeper meaning … just the world over - let’s get hit by the rhythm stick!

@MerchantOfAlba Ай бұрын

Amazing 😍

@reggawardle4874 Ай бұрын

Left and centre of the punk revolution, which lasted 15 years..🤪

@bobm7359 Ай бұрын

He died before his first child was born, he never was able to hold or even see it. He sarcastically thanked god for this in a interview. He also had a song called "Spasticus Autisticus" about his ailment, and caught a lot of flak from the then existing PC brigade...

@bobm7359 Ай бұрын

@@mick6721 from a comment below the studio version of "Spasticus Autisticus" Ian’s own words about this song: “I’d written this in the Year Of The Disabled”. I was going to start a band called Spastic & The Autistics, because the word ‘spastic’ is a swear word. There was that girl group Bananarama who used to talk about “Spazz Dancing”. Their ignorance is their own affair. I wanted to do something for the Year Of The Disabled so I wrote ‘Spasticus Autisticus’ knowing it would be unacceptable to the BBC. They banned it as they did ‘Wake Up And Make Love To Me’ and ‘ Sex And Drugs And Rock And Roll’. They actually don’t BAN it. They just don’t play it. Apparently you could only play it after dark, with written permission. I did about 140 interviews related to the song that year. It was a war cry for my brothers and sisters who are disabled. Only a spastic could understand that. It’s not describing a condition. It’s just being spirited” The video itself is at : kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3zRc5qAfJ50bqcsi=3YiicX8ripmvzh5X (Indeed there was no major PC brigade then, but still there was one, even if not major)