BILLERICAY DICKIE - LIVE - with Peter Cook
Ian Dury + the Blockheads - Plaistow Patricia
A lawless brat from a council flat
A little bit of this and a little bit of that
Dirty tricks
From the Mile End Road
To the Matchstick, Beacontree
Pulling strokes and taking liberties
She liked it best when she went up West
You can go to hell with your well, well, well
Who said good things always come in threes
Reds and yellows, purples, blues and greens
She turned the corner before she turned fifteen
She got into a mess on the NHS
It runs down your arms and settles in your palms
Keep your eyeballs white and keep your needle clean
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Her tits had dropped, her arse was getting spread
She'd lost some teeth, she'd nearly lost the thread
She did some smack with a Chinese chap
An affair began with Charlie Chan
Well that was just before she really lost her head
Now she owns a showroom down the Mile End Road
And her outer garments are the latest mode
There's a Siamese cat in the council flat
The finest grains for my lady's veins
And when it's out of order, she goes away for a bit
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Plaistow Patricia
Go on girl!
MANIC DEPRESSION - IAN DURY
Published on May 5, 2012
Ian Dury
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Dury performing in 1978
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ian Robins Dury |
Born | 12 May 1942 Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK |
Died | 27 March 2000 (aged 57) Upminster, London, England |
Genres | Rock and roll revival, pub rock, new wave, punk rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor |
Instruments | Vocals, drums |
Years active | 1970–2000 |
Labels | Dawn, Stiff, Polydor, Demon, Ronnie Harris |
Associated acts | Kilburn and the High Roads, The Blockheads |
Website | |
Audio sample | |
"Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick"
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Contents
[hide]Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
Kilburn and the High Roads[edit]
The Blockheads[edit]
Roger Daltrey[edit]
Spasticus Autisticus[edit]
And thank the Creator you're not in the state I'm in
So long have I been languished on the shelf
I must give all proceedings to myself
Acting and other activities[edit]
Illness and death[edit]
Legacy[edit]
Discography[edit]
- New Boots and Panties!! (1977)
- Do It Yourself (1979)
- Laughter (1980)
- Lord Upminster (1981)
- 4,000 Weeks' Holiday (1984)
- Apples (1989)
- The Bus Driver's Prayer & Other Stories (1992)
- Mr. Love Pants (1998)
- Ten More Turnips From The Tip (2002)
Acting credits[edit]
Year | Title | Role |
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1984 | Deus Ex Machina | The Fertiliser (Voice) |
1985 | Number One | Teddy Bryant |
1986 | Pirates | Meat Hook |
King of the Ghetto | Sammy | |
Rocinante | Jester | |
1987 | O Paradeisos anoigei me antikleidi | Acrobat |
Hearts of Fire | Bones | |
1988 | The Raggedy Rawney | Weazel |
Brennende Betten | Harry Winfield | |
The Voice | Kowalski | |
1989 | The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover | Terry Fitch |
Bearskin: An Urban Fairytale | Charlie | |
1990 | The Rainbow Thief | Bartender |
After Midnight | Harry | |
1992 | Split Second | Jay Jay |
1994 | Skallagrigg | Rendle |
1995 | Judge Dredd | Geiger |
1996 | Different for Girls | Recovery Agent |
The Crow: City of Angels | Noah | |
1998 | Underground | Rat's Dad |
References[edit]
- ^ Balls, Richard (2000). Sex & Drugs & Rock'N'Roll: The Life of Ian Dury(1st ed.). London: Omnibus Press. pp. 14–16. ISBN 0-7119-8644-4.
- ^ Richard Balls (1942-05-12). "Dury, Ian Robins (1942-2000), popular singer, songwriter, and actor : Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - oi". Oxfordindex.oup.com. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- ^ Balls, Richard (2000), pp. 16–24
- ^ Balls, Richard (2000) pp. 30–35
- ^ "BBC – Radio 4 Desert Island Discs – Ian Dury – broadcast 31 March 1996".
- ^ "UEL History". Archived from the original on 31 August 2011.
- ^ Balls, Richard (2000) pp. 56
- ^ ICA, Fantasy and Figuration, exhibition cat., London, 1967, Tate Archive (London) ref. LON-INS (S.C.)
- ^ ab c d "Ian Dury – a brief biography". www.iandury.com. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ Birch, W. (2011), Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography, p.73
- ^ "Criminalising squatters will hurt British pop music". Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
- ^ Harris M. Berger, Michael Thomas Carroll, Global pop, local language, page 223. Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2003, ISBN 1-57806-536-4. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ ab c Technical Direct (UK) Ltd. "Mickey Gallagher interview, October 2008". Demonmusicgroup.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ Barney Bubbles' obituary. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ ab c d "Blockheads official website". Theblockheads.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ George McKay (2009) '"Crippled with nerves": popular music and polio, with particular reference to Ian Dury'. Popular Music 28:3, 341–365.
- ^ Paul Willemen. "Obituary: Eduardo Guedes | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
- ^ Balls, Richard (2000) pp. 264–6
- ^ ab Denselow, Robin, "Ian Dury dies of cancer" Guardian.co.uk, 27 March 2000
- ^ Ross, Deborah, "Ian Dury: Great sense of tumour"Independent.co.uk, 17 August 1998
- ^ [1]
- ^ Paul Du Noyer (29 September 2012). "an Dury: Ambivalent Recollections". pauldunoyer.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Geldof Falsely Reports Dury Death". MTV News. 27 August 1998. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ "Monuments in Richmond Park". The Royal Parks. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
- ^ Trevor Hartley (27 August 2010). "The Ian Dury Musical Bench in Richmond Park". UK Travel Blog. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "Leicester Square Theatre, 6 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BX". Leicestersquaretheatre.com. Archived from the original on 24 January 2009. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ "Reasons to be Cheerful". Graeae Theatre Company. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
Further reading[edit]
- Guinness Book of British Hit Singles 7th Edition
- George McKay (2009). '"Crippled with nerves": popular music and polio, with particular reference to Ian Dury'. Popular Music vol. 28:3, pp. 341–365.
- George McKay (2013) Shakin' All Over: Popular Music and Disability. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.
- Will Birch (2011), Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography, Pan Publishing, ISBN 978-033051148-3
External links[edit]
![]() | Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ian Dury. |
- Ian Dury – official site
- theblockheads.com: The Blockheads' Biography
- theblockheads.com: The Blockheads' Discography
- Jools Holland biography of Ian Dury at the Wayback Machine (archived 28 June 2003)
- BBC News website report on Dury's funeral
- BBC Music artist biography
- Dury's obituary in The Times
- BBC iPlayer Desert Island Discs, 31 March 1996