OMG!!!! IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS - HIT ME WITH YOUR RHYTHM STICK (REACTION)

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[@PjRjHj]

Shout out to Norman Watt-Roy for one of the greatest Basslines in popular music.

[@captainswing4487]

100%

[@OtherMike5000]

Imagine your driving in your car….you look in your rear view mirror….and you see that sweet *BASSLINE* coming at you top speed!!! *WHAT DO YOU DO?!?!*

[@TheDavejmcknight]

I completely agree 👍

[@colindebourg9012]

Doesnt he play with Wilco Johnson now ?

[@john0691]

His work with wilko Johnson was outstanding.

[@martinjordan6747]

Ian Dury was great ..he had a hard life 1st catching polio from a swimming pool then cancer which took his life..never be another ian Dury..

[@nealesmith3529]

Amen

[@douglas3286]

Seriously is that why his arms were so skinny?

[@1969JohnnyM]

@@douglas3286 Yes, there's an episode of Parkinson were he had to use the stage wall to walk to the interviewee's seat. Its on youtube Parkinson - Ian Drury.

[@pault1964]

One half of his body dragged the other half

[@jj-oc2sy]

The blockheads were a great live band

[@andyjordan79]

I'm not sure what's more enjoyable to watch,the genius of ian dury,or the traumatised innocents listening to it for the first time.brilliant

[@erict956]

Ian was a poet nothing less and the Blockheads were tighter than tight. Ian always had to use a stick to walk due to polio so he would stumble about on stage continually holding on to the microphone stand so he wouldn't fall over but the audience just thought that he was just feeling the music. At it's essence his delivery was born of the 70's pub rock which was a precursor to British Punk as they felt big bands had lost sight of their roots and what the fans wanted so they advocated a back to basics style. Many great act's came out of this style Elvis Costelo, Dr Feelgood, The Stranglers, The Meteors, Joe Strummer of the Clash and of course Ian Dury. Pub rock was primarily a London and Essex scene but bizarrely it was also huge in Central Scotland (where I'm from) so we got to hear and see bands you would normally only see in London as word got out that people in Edinburgh, Falkirk, Stirling and Glasgow got it.

[@PassportToPimlico]

To follow up this they could go with more Ian Dury or fellow pub rockers, Dr Feelgood.

[@erict956]

@@PassportToPimlico Milk and Alcohol is an absolute must

[@manuman27]

Good to see and hear some classic Ian Dury on here. A unique wordsmith and musician. Try wake up and make love to me... If you dare.

[@PassportToPimlico]

@@erict956 And what about this! kzbin.info/www/bejne/faupYXR7icmFfJo

[@johnmoran8421]

The GREAT Ian Dury And The Blockheads! It's so cool to see today's youngsters appreciating great bands from the past. I saw them once and they were magnificent. Good post Eric T.

[@AndersonDawesWasRight]

They were a surprising band. They look like a basic 3 chord punk band, but their musical skill was off the charts.

[@craigedwards2940]

Ian Dury was crazy, but a very creative and talented crazy, as were the Blockheads.

[@deanmaynard8256]

A well loved personality in the English music scene - he never let his disability stop him from rocking out!

[@philmckenna5709]

Luv the anecdote about him gettin' headbutted by Omar Sharif though! Random af 👹

[@marlecmarine5393]

Ian Drury and the Blockheads, brilliant British band, saw them live several times and they always delivered. Ian Drury was quite badly disabled and would often struggle on stage to stay up right while performing with great passion. He was a great poet performer and larger than life personality. this world needs people like him, so sad he is gone.

[@MrYorkiepudd]

This song just is my childhood in the UK in the 70's ... Ian was so underrated ....

[@MrTele57]

He was adored 😊

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

By us Cockney boys defo....@@MrTele57

[@canihavesome2591]

In Richmond Park in London there is a park bench there in memory of Ian - on which you can sit and plug in to it to hear his music !!!

[@paulqueripel3493]

The original was vandalised and the solar powered MP3 player stopped working. It now has plates with QR codes for your phone.

[@waterboy6888]

Look forward to finding that bench 😎

[@unknownmale6343]

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[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

The funky bass player is one of Britain's finest. - Norman Watt-Roy

[@larryfroot]

The album "New Boots and Panties" by Ian and the Blockheads is a masterpiece.

[@grahamboffey457]

But a bit sweary. Played in front of my parents as a teenager 😱

[@gc7820]

In the dock of Tiger Bay… love the reference to Cardiff in this. Mr Dury was an often unsung genius in his lyrics

[@Whippy99]

So many happy memories of the late 70s and early 80s from this song. Rest in Peace Ian Dury. A true original.

[@freddysquirenaranjo4859]

Snap great era punk, funk, new wave, ska, my goodness how lucky we were!

[@marypenebaker898]

Okay. You haven't stumped me once with a song and a band I've never heard until now. Are you kidding me? I've got to listen to everything they do now. Thank you

[@dapdapbamban]

Four months later, I bet your a big Blockheads fan by now?

[@misterbonzoid5623]

Pure England. Unbelievably brilliant live in the 70s.

[@scottbecom8335]

Stiff Records had an incredible stable of musicians in the late 70s. Basically the soundtrack of my college years.

[@Retrostar619]

Reasons to be cheerful part 3 is worth a listen.

[@stephenwalton7288]

Listen to his son Baxter Dury too.hes fantastic

[@richardperrett5380]

Ian Dury was a really fascinating guy. There’s a biopic on him called Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll where he’s played by ANdy Serkis

[@kaikito2348]

Crap, crap film. So sayeth a Dury fan.

[@chrisfell5109]

Have to see that!!

[@thewomble1509]

@@chrisfell5109 Don't bother, it's crap. If you can find it , watch "On My Life", a BBC doc that Dury made not long before he died. It gives a real insight into his personality and is straight from the horses mouth.

[@chrisfell5109]

@@thewomble1509 cheers mate

[@thewomble1509]

@@chrisfell5109 No probs.

[@zibbezabba2491]

A timeless pop masterpiece.

[@martinmyers8329]

Ian Dury was a great character and the blockheads were fantastic musicians, reasons to be cheerful part 3 is another great track .loved your reaction

[@rickb.4168]

Still one of the greatest bass lines ever.

[@garytate8284]

Agreed! He said he thought he was being paid by the note!

[@wilks6]

Bassist, Norman Roy-Watt was once quoted as saying he "thought he was being paid by the note" when they recorded this monster hit.

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Same fast- guitarist Albert Lee

[@gary0768]

Do they not say this song had the record for the most bass notes

[@unknownmale6343]

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[@raymartin7172]

I had the privilege of seeing them live several times. When he got animated, Ian often fell over on stage. A roadie would rush on and pick him up. A genius, and a great loss to the world.

[@777petew]

He looks rough and ready, but his heart was all there. He was a poet who moved me with much of his work. I recall going into Woolworths when I bought his album Sex and Drugs and Rock n Roll. The manager served me and gave me such a dirty look. He had no idea of the musical quality and the excellent lyrics.

[@emellemc]

This cheered me up no end simply because you looked so happy and into the music. More power to you and keep your rythem sticks flailing.

[@matt01506]

"Music is a natural high" Absolutely. It is the ultimate drug nothing can lift you and evoke emotions like good music.

[@derekferguson2328]

One of the best bands I have ever seen. The bass player Norman Watt Roy was sensational.

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

Ian Dury was an icon - and when he says "hit me with your rhythm stick, he ain't just talking about the rhythm, he wants the stick!

[@charliegeorge9393]

Kudos to you for doing this, very much a Londoncentric, Quirky Poetic brilliance, I was 8 years old when I first heard this - living far away from London - still amazing!

[@bonniecrickle7499]

Same here. Sang the chorus so much my mother threatened to hit me with a regular stick.

[@mana3735]

Ian Dury...what a character. He was left disabled by Polio when he was a child....but he was one of the coolest men to ever grace rock and roll.

[@lolalilolily]

Reasons to be cheerful part 3 is my favorite. They're something else 🔥 Another artist with great partyvibes is Kid Creole and The Coconuts. Annie, I'm not your Daddy is their biggest hit

[@josephschembri]

I agree Reasons to be cheerful part 3 is a great song, but I can't find prt 1 and 2. 😂 😂 😂

[@donnajean3202]

Endicott was also a big Kid Creole and the Coconuts song and so was Stool Pigeon.

[@Sarvasaha]

I'm fond of Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole & the coconuts, and Ian Dury & the.... - Reasons to be cheerful part 3

[@unknownmale6343]

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[@raytrusty8618]

Cheers to you 2 for digger that much deeper.........The British music scene in the late 70's early 80's was amazing...check out Elvis Costello "Pump it up!"

[@thomasgoodisson8877]

First time I saw him in tally ho pub in Kentish Town come on stage on crutches. He was a talented artist as well,rip my friend

[@toplad73]

One of the best songs of all time.. period!!!!

[@isobelhill9940]

Amazing - thanks for playing Ian Drury - great musician - great guy overcame a lot in his life - great passion🙂

[@darenwright1071]

Absolutely brilliant and hear that monster bass.

[@paulhooker6346]

All I can say is this band was a music education, unique. and mind blowing. Try his song ,clever trevor. Great reactions guys 😎❤

[@pigknickers2975]

Greetings you lovely people from sunny London! I've loved this since 78, Ian was a London legend. The best group in Britain at the time. Going to watch that again now :) X

[@Isleofskye]

Great Reaction to Ian,Guys:)

[@jono.pom-downunder]

I love his Noddy song and there ain't 'arf been some clever bastards. Ian was a singer, songwriter, producer, mentor ,manager, actor, film producer, screen writer, disability advocate. And is missed by so many for so many reasons 😎

[@d.brionebey9711]

Dear wonderful folks ! All his stuff is dope !!!!!! There is so much more !!!! RIP IAN DURY !

[@spritbong5285]

Correct superb Bass work 10/10

[@barbararees604]

Loved this song, makes you really go off on the dance floor, great party song.

[@martinstark7229]

So happy you guys have discovered Ian Dury. Reasons to be Cheerful Part 3 is another one of his hits worth checking out.

[@sonicart1808]

That bass line is beyond amazing.......loved your reaction!

[@kennymcleod3016]

My favourite track of his is 'There ain't half been some clever bastards' lyrically fantastic

[@davehopkin9502]

His most memorable work was "Spasticus Austisticus" which he wrote as a protest against International Year of the Disabled, it caused contraversy (which he intended) with lyrics like ""I dribble when I piddle 'cos my middle is a riddle".....

[@trespire]

My parents did not approve of me liking "Hit me with your rhythm sticks". But the jazzy beat just drew me in like a magnet.

[@steve55sogood16]

What a singer, what a band! R.I.P. Ian.

[@andy301261]

So much great music from that group, I was lucky to see them a few times. There was great controversy about his song spasticus autisticus which the radio stations would only play after 9pm, but in the end was played at the 2012 Paralympics Rest in peace Ian and Charley Charles

[@markbarber7839]

1978 no less. RIP Ian !

[@rogerbarrett8744]

The Blockheads arguably the best backing band of the time, certainly my favourite still

[@kimcutts6153]

Well, that was a blast from the past!!! I haven't heard that song in a long long time. And tbh, when it was released I didn't like it. But I really enjoyed watching you enjoying it. And not even half way through the song, I was singing along and bouncing in my seat. Thank you for that. ❤💙🎵🎙💃😎

[@angelachicken4141]

God, I LOVED Ian Dury and the Blockheads. His lyricism from MY OLD MAN to SEX AND DRUGS AND ROCK AND ROLL, or I WANNA BE STRAIGHT. And Norman was a beast.

[@stevegreen5552]

I remember when this came out. I'd never heard his work before. It's the only time I've said, "this should be a number one record" and I was proved right. Still rocks and pumps excitement. Love the unusual sudden ending too. I even bought the single (I bought albums usually).

[@shaun-hoppy]

You helped make my day by feeling for Ian Dury, as listening to him is more of a sensation than a sound, keep up the good work

[@traherne6726]

Love this group, please check out “I wanna be straight” by them. Enjoyed.

[@onimacleod]

I swear I am so glad my boy Ian is getting recognition...he deserves more

[@Paul-dv4dr]

Glad you enjoyed it! I was 14 when this came out - 58 now! Can you imagine a song like this being written today?

[@1011moz]

Glad to see someone react to Iain Dury. He had some great songs..

[@victordevonshire807]

New Boots and Panties. By Ian Dury. One of the greatest albums ever. 🤠❤👌🙏

[@Yowza78]

Wake Up and Make Love to Me is a great song by Ian Drury.

[@robertharriman7267]

The band were absolutely phenomenal musicians and Dury was one of the most charismatic front men of all time and one of the very finest poets His use of humour and righteous anger in spreading a positive message are pretty much unmatched. Lovely to see people enjoying them for the first time, well worth exploring their entire catalogue.

[@russellsearch7925]

Haha your expressions guys were priceless. This went to number 1 in England if I am not mistaken. Great vibe to this tune.

[@OtherMike5000]

Imagine your driving in your car….you look in your rear view mirror….and you see that *BASSLINE* coming at you top speed!!! *WHAT DO YOU DO?!?!*

[@mrjasontopping]

Glad you liked it. Classic, unique British music.

[@ignatiuskhan]

You guys are so funny, finding out about the soundtrack of my (long) life.

[@maxwellportlock2119]

You gotta do "What a Waste" you can get well into Ian Dury and the Blockheads with that one .

[@brxee]

Clever Trevor.

[@GRTVO]

It was a massive hit in the late 70s/80s. It was played constantly. I loved it. Also loved your reaction. Subscribed.

[@pinknanum4308]

Takes me back to my childhood. Love the facial reactions, literally crying with laughter.

[@caros4734]

RIP the late great Ian Dury.

[@kahlodiego5299]

In 1981 I used to call WNEW every night and request this song. They would put it on right away.

[@jeanpierre.durrant]

I can remember when I first heard this! I was about 6, or 7. Nobody in my family wanted to get hit with anything, so I found it hilarious that someone wanted to be hit & the method they demanded was a stick!! 😂😂🤣

[@timwilmot6433]

A Rabbit hole to go down for sure. You will lover these guys. Wake Up and Make Love to me and Sueperman's Big Sister and Billericay Dickie. great songs.

[@robertoc2485]

Shawn and Mel digging the groove 😆😆 of this classic. Great to watch 👌😊♥️

[@jadepixie2719]

You guys should react to Ian Dury and the Blockheads song “Wake Up and make love with me” live at Ronnie Scott’s. It’s a sad but incredibly funny video, the music is quite good too. Heck you guys can watch any of Ian & the Blockheads’ music because it’s so interesting and funny and rewatch able.

[@zenadavis6069]

I’d forgotten how brilliant this song was. Thank you both, you’ve made my day ❤️😊

[@helenmckeetaylor9409]

It's so so cool to see you guys diggin' what i was diggin' over 40 years ago 😎😆

[@DemonWarp65]

The subversive lyrics, energy and visuals of punk. The smooth, hip instrumentals of jazz funk. This is the very definition of cool.

[@garyb5998]

Omg 😎 🙏 😂 finally you and the KZbin universe have discovered Ian and the Blockheads 😍😎🙏

[@jamesconnell1531]

I was 8 years old when I first heard this 44 years ago and it still makes the hair on the back of my head stand up. Fuckin tune

[@adam872]

That bass line is one of the best in recorded history

[@spoonerfive]

Both of your jaws dropped and stayed that way until the sax break. So funny!

[@jayzeebeezee7442]

Great tune, great band, and a great man. Ian will be sorely missed by us all who loved his poetry and music.

[@davidmillar3993]

A great artist, who actually had polio, try his "Sex & drugs & rock & roll" 🙂

[@surlechapeau]

and "Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3" !

[@kaikito2348]

NOT ONLY POLIO. HE WAS FOND OF OTHER MINTS, TOO.

[@pinkstarphoenix6182]

Great choice!

[@charliegeorge9393]

@@kaikito2348 behave lol

[@dirtydawg448]

Norman watt Roy’s base line is just fantastic and the mixing of this record is second to none

[@kathyg8510]

I saw Ian Drury and the Blockheads in Paris in 1979. The best concert ever.

[@misterbonzoid5623]

Greatest gig I ever saw. Blockheads 1978 Essex University Stiff Tour. Up against the stage in the middle. Unbelievable musicians, energy and politics rolled up into one ecstatic ball. I spent the afternoon playing pinball and drinking beer with two of the band.

[@shonagriffiths8907]

He is ace. Try Sweet Gene Vincent next. Thanks for reviewing this.

[@jkj10]

Timeless classic. If you can’t groove to this you must be either deaf or dead.

[@bobblowhard8823]

Everything I learned about geography came from this song.

[@extracaliber432]

Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll!

[@1011moz]

My Old Man.

[@sdev2749]

I was a teenager when this song first came out - you have no idea just how popular it was in Australia

[@trubblebubble1]

This came out when I was around 10 years old - It was the second thing that inspired my interest of music after Adam and the Ants. I was away on a school trip to Aviemore (which was the best equivalent of snow-bound activities in the 80's) at the time.

[@HornetFez]

One of the most influential and diverse talents ever. Ian Dury is truly missed.

[@diogenesagogo]

Check out his first album, New Boots & Panties. It's a bang-to-rights masterpiece.

[@fnordianslippers]

Absolutely every single song they did is fantastic. I never had the good fortune to see Ian perform in the flesh, but I did manage to see the Blockheads perform a few years ago, and they were superb.

[@bobtis]

This man was a genius. Thank you for doing this song.. RIP Ian

[@dixiefallas7799]

The bass player Norman Watt Roy is a friend of mine! What a fantastic band.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧

[@AndrewCraner-vb7mm]

Dury was class never forgot where he came from he called his home cat shit mansions so talented

[@thesoupdragon112]

Fantastic reaction, you 2 were mouth open catching flys 🪰 halfway thru that. Love it