Ian Dury and the Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll

[@kerkyradh]

Ian Dury? Songwriting genius. The Blockheads? One of the best live bands ever. What a combo....

[@CoalMiningPolak]

Quitting drugs for a bit, this is a fitting theme. Band is tight as hell in this performance!

[@rautateemu]

Maybe world most tight ass band and performance.

[@BritishKelp]

Great song, never gets old. May Ian RIP, he was taken to soon.

[@burtonontrent1]

Best version of this ......brilliant

[@jackoboymm]

Ian dury, all i can say is "legend"

[@andytinch]

This is the concert that started my lifelong appreciation of Ian Dury and the Blockheads. There is so much energy here, utter brilliance, perfection. I taped this of the radio using an old fashioned tape recorder and microphone gizmo. Still got the recording to this day. Now where can I get the rest of this concert??? Somebody help please... Thanks for posting, it brought back many memories to me.

[@ilikezappa]

What a fucking great band he had behind him.

[@tomski787]

Britain's answer to the mothers of invention…superb. Hurry back, Ian, we miss you!

[@freeseedfilms]

Beautiful / Raw. The combination of the band and Ian made this traveling funk circus something you couldn't take your eyes and ears off. R.I.P Ian and Charlie Charles

[@BassLinezzz]

In my opinion this is the best version of this song.

[@andrew80s]

Simply fantastic. So much talent in Ian and the Blockheads. Very, very tight - quality.

[@OppiSkyPilot]

Bloody brilliant so glad i had grown up with his music his LP's are still the best out there today punk sex and drugs and rock "N' roll

[@cameronpatrickscott]

What a performance, on fire!

[@AlbertoSilvioOrtega]

Obra de arte .....IAN ...DONDE ESTES ABRAZO ...Y QUE BANDA ...DESDE ARGENTINA ❤

[@Sizombie73]

Seeing and hearing Andy Serkis as Uncle Ian has brought home how much I miss the ol' geezer. Andy should get the BAFTA, Oscar and every other award going, truly magnificent performance in a truly brilliant film. I saw Ian Dury about 25 times and he was one of the best and the Blockheads are the greatest live band EVER! Bless this beautiful man and his beautiful band(s).

[@friternator70]

Fuck what a tight sound, proper musicians

[@joekovacs7995]

saw them in Kilburn when they were Kilburn and the High Roads very entertaining. Met Ian a few years later when he was backing a stage production at the Lyric Hammersmith, he was a jolly nice chap even while he flirted with my girlfriend!

[@TheExcelsior1]

Wonderful band. Saw them just before Ian died. Excellent. Just excellent.

[@avinavideos]

Creative, groovy and witty. Very few people can have all that at once.

[@laudarevsonhunt]

Just watched it 3 times in a row

[@Parashyy]

The intro is Great, the Bridge too This Song is soo fantastic

[@tet1963]

Saw Ian and the Blockheads at Southampton Gaumont in 1980, brilliant, absolute nutter!

[@spotswoodthenewt]

Pub Rock baby! Long live Ian Dury & the Blockheads. More fun than a bag a superballs standing one story above the mall ice skating rink. How can you not like this tune? Thank You, Jtdrock!

[@malcolmbryant]

Super ultra tight funk-punk. With lyrics from out of the blue.

[@thicky7ern]

great band great songs new boots and panties is a must have album...r.i.p.Ian you ARE missed mate...

[@wadwabbit]

Got dragged out for a dance at a hippy party, this was the song that was playing,...never forgot it, now i SEE why,..Dury was smoooth, always has been,always will be,RIP bloke, you rocked my world that night..

[@Christoffski]

I don't understand how anyone can not appreciate this.

[@brattslapper]

Wow I was there.. Saw this concert 3 times. Tightest band ever. RIP Ian. We won't forget you...

[@EffemeyJon]

An Essex boy if I remember.......well sorted!

[@MrPinkStrat]

What a Fantastic Band this was... Tight as it gets

[@pardalysbleu2504]

What a crazy life ! thanx Ian for giving us all this

[@BryanAJParry]

I love the faces Dury pulls; what a great performer!!

[@jackkoffin1]

This is one of the coolest performances I've ever seen. Makes me proud of my half British heritage.

[@lagerandwine]

I`ve seen a million vids on utube, commented on a thousand sometimes provocative, but this is the best. I`m a dead hard bastard who fights anyone, but this reduces me to tears. (dont tell no one)

[@clintonplaza]

The Yacht Club,Speakers out on 32! Used to work with a guy(Richie S)who would hitchhike down to NYC to see Ian Dury whenever he was there! Cool clip but it all seems like 500 years ago,and still sounds good,REAL GOOD!

[@mancavemusician]

Classic......the bass playing on this is sublime. Seriously underrated because of all the hype with the pistols at that time.

[@eyelivehere]

Charley Charles...RIP...one one of the best drummers around.

[@dnavid]

yup Serkis really pulled off a brilliant performance and truly brought Ian back to life. Lucky me I saw the Kilburns a few times before leaving old England, you fink the Block'eads were sumfing? Watching Davey's bow-tie light up whilst standing under Ian's nose at Dingwall's is still a cherished memory.

[@phillace]

give it some ian, we still miss you mate,easily the greatest band to come out of the punk era what a band thank you so much for posting.

[@albertostanghellini8684]

This is really great, funky, pop, reggae, rock..Long live to the '70.

[@2HB2HB]

I wa lucky enough to see Ian Dury and the Blockheads in concert twice, Rip Ian, you were great.

[@funkinmyeye]

blockheads have to be one of the best backing bands ever, or the attractions, but blockheads will forever take the biscuit. top performance.

[@rotgut]

I love ian and the blocks, they were ahead of the times, always a great groove, R.I.P. IAN, your still tops!

[@chutees]

How could anyone not like this? Honestly?

[@tet1963]

Went to see Ian and the Blockheads at Southampton Gaumont in 1978 or 79, my second ever gig! He did a great intro - very rude! Great gig they were a great band.

[@WillFlyGuitar]

Saw this on TV in '78 - videod it and lost the video! Just demonstrates what a great band the Blockheads were (and are) - tho' in this concert they were temporarily without their sax player. Dury was at his best here - saw them in Brighton in '78 at the old Top Rank Suite - fantastic!

[@MainStreetMonochrome]

uncanny performance - acting out being in thrall of S,D&R&R> left me enthralled with him. I loved his stuff for the last 30 years - I had no idea how good he was

[@Apus100]

REST in PIECE, IAN!!! Miss his lyrics....

[@Apus100]

IAN - Glory forever...that comes from a HOUSE Fanatic!!! Ever Ever...Clever!!!

[@smythe0001]

what a fantastic clip. the band are smokin, what a groove! impossible to believe it's more than 30 years ago, i must be an old bastard after all.

[@DesJosephjivebunny09]

This was my favourite song in 1978. COOL

[@vulvasonic]

Ian Dury was THE MAN, but his Blockheads were so unbelievably good!

[@DAVEYBOND007]

No this is what a Band should sound like, Very Tight! What Class. R.I.P Ian a True Legend.

[@ErikSteevens]

aww wot a magical performance !!!!

[@leiposuctie]

never knew there was such a thing as a bowlhat, trenchcoat and mullet combo... this guy is fucking epic goodness

[@haggis95]

Still got my T Shirt from when he came to Manchester in 1977!

[@Ninamarjaana]

Ian...you were great! I'm so sorry about your cancer..but this song lives forever :) RIP , Ian

[@allanfresco01]

This song rocks man! gr8 performers 2. rip ian dury

[@marybird1960]

Great seeing the guys. Knew Charlie Charles well, and Norm was/ is cool too ! Went to Ian`s funeral, we lost a brilliant bloke losing Ian.

[@Z1cky]

The key change on the chorus is what I love.

[@cymraes111]

Totally feckin brilliant - best version i've seen on t'net. Love the two guitarists who kinda sound like a muppet type thing - is it just me?!! LOL

[@Peppo.]

The Charles Bukosky of music! IanDury meeean!

[@queerfish79]

Forget Elvis. Ian Dury the master. 1977 best year ever.

[@napalmnacey]

That is brilliant. What a fantastic band, not a beat out of place. That drummer is awesome! And I'm drooling in envy over that ARP. I want oooone! I have access to an Odyssey but it doesn't play more than one note :(

[@WellWhoKnows]

The Blockheads and Phill were amazing in Chalkwell today! RIP Ian

[@clintonplaza]

Many moons ago Richie Sabitino used to hitchhike down to the city to see these guys then come back and brag about KILLER the show was! The years roll on by. Thx 4 posting this classic clip.

[@Reint25]

Thanks for the info! The Blockheads were such a great backing band. They could play all those styles, funk, jazz, punk, etc. Dury couldn't go wrong with The Blockheads. :)

[@4skinmasseure]

A true musical gem, in a room full of 'ratners' diamonds.

[@bylindawyatt]

A proper gentleman and assurred me (once in a back alley, but never mind that...) that we will all be safe.

[@AdvanTuil]

How can 84 ppl unlike this ??

[@jerryjerry5164]

The 80s will always shine bright on me. The best times of my life

[@mbogucci1]

Yeah, 1977 was the best year of the 80's.

[@Kuvinlaw]

A true performer and thank g-d he was never big in the U.S. He remained true to the art!!!

[@lwplwp]

Just look how much fun his band is having....Great gig..

[@QENZORE11]

found a tape in 1985 and big fan ever since.... anyone else the same?

[@theCrazyDirector246]

Grande Ian!!! Ke Kasini alle nostre feste pazze ballando questo pezzo... uahooooo!!!!!!!!!!!! Dove siete Amici...????????????

[@frunkie2]

Well if you play the Ramblin' track it's unmistakeable! I thought it cropped up in one of the biographies but I certainly heard Dury tell the tale. Massive Blockheads fan, first saw them in Edinburgh with Matumbi and Matchbox, must have been 77 or 78.

[@SoulamSee]

One of the best rocks songs ever.

[@Nandyfull1987]

tivARAM E JÁ PARTIRAM .e o prazer de ver este sr actuar em PORTUGAL .ERA EU UMA JOVEM COMPLETAMENTE LOUCA....SAUDADES DE TODOD QUE ME ACONPANHARAM,E ´PARTIRAM HÁ MAIS DEV 20 ANOS FOI APARTIR DE 87......

[@kezzer2]

The bizzzzz.ID was so cool,nice post,enjoyed it.Thanks.

[@ssurfcity]

The night DJ at WLPL in B-more used to play this every night...Sweet!

[@frunkie2]

Cheers! I'll check that out. Nice to talk to a fellow Blockheads fan.

[@videomove]

Awesome! The band really is on fire

[@bunnyfish714]

this is pure classic rock greatness

[@drummachine101]

this is awesome. much better than real recording i think.

[@friternator70]

The bands rhythm and timing is Perfect!!

[@umoflaherty]

just seen the film. watched the vid of this gig beforehand. nice upload!

[@fant9m]

11 Years today since this legend died.

[@frunkie2]

Couple of people have asked me about this as I was a young music fan/journalist at the time. The riff was nicked from Charlie Haden's bass solo on Ornette Coleman's 1959 track Ramblin'. Dury never denied that and even apologised for it to Haden himself (Dury was a huge Coleman fan). Haden just laughed and admitted HE had stolen it from a Cajun fiddle player. Aerosmith perhaps did the same.

[@helpuhelpme]

I saw them at the coocoo's nest or maybe it was yubies in costa mesa in the early early 80s or maybe it was somewhere else anyway, thanks for the memories.

[@andrew80s]

Extreme quality. RIP Ian.

[@hellomynameisscen]

I love Dury's attitude.. Especially him leading the crowd into a singalong and then just standing there looking at them XD

[@pollyleetie]

This brings back memories!

[@IanDuryVideos]

What a great vid!

[@beg919]

I LOVE this song! I grew up hearing it in Cleveland !

[@frunkie2]

Yep, that's John. The complete left to right, starting with the keys is Mickey Gallagher, Chaz (who also doubled on keys live) Charley Charles (drums) Norman Watt-Roy (bass) and John Turnbull (guitar). They normally had sax player Davey Payne with them. Sadly Charley, Ian and Ian's first wife Betty (a talented artist) were all taken by cancer. The Blockheads still play live and are absolutely amazing!

[@1950boots]

Great Stuff!

[@ludovica36]

phenomenal :)

[@nosnilor]

god bless ian dury, a truly great ltricist.

[@patriciastellanova504]

ian dury looks like he *created* the 'pervy old man' archetype in this video! what a talented man. he is missed!