Fun Music Information -> Ian Dury

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Music Quotes:

There are a couple of ways to avoid death, one of them is to be magnificent, this is my favourite way.'
Submitted by: Berend Dubbe
Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll

In Glasgow, a kid climbed up the toilet pipe, stuck his hand into the dressing room window and shouted 'Touch me! Touch me!' so I answered him, 'Go fuck yourself, I'm not the Pope!'

but I didn't.

So place your hard-earned peanuts in my tin
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
- from his (BBC) banned 'Spasticus Autisticus'

I got good enough [at art] to realise I wasn't going to be very good.

I haven't shaken my fists at the moon.

I was a painter for seven years, a successful illustrator for two years and now I'm a rock 'n' roll singer. I still feel I'm doing the same thing but I'm not painting with paints

I'm charismatic and I'm not ashamed about my physical appearance, even good-looking people have got a weakness. My weakness is so obvious that there's no point in worrying about it. Luckily I'm quite interesting to look at. I know 'cos I painted myself as an art student about 500 times.

The Stax and Motown labels and Max Miller, with a lot of television thrown in. (describing his influences)

I can't stand his music. (on turning down an offer from Andrew Lloyd Webber to provide the lyrics for Cats)

A love affair with Nina in the back of my Cortina
A seasoned-up hyena couldn't have been more obscener

- Ian Dury (1942-2000)

Submitted by: LucidLupin

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name
Song & Band Name
Comments & Submittor Name
"Wake Up And Make Love With Me""Who Are You?," The Whoneptunevsmars

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Sex & Rugs & Rock 'N' Roll" originally "Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll"
Nora Aaron

Add a Letter To a Song Title:

"Treasons To Be Cheerful" originally "Reasons To Be Cheerful"
If we must have treason, make it cheerful!
Amy Grunt

Change a Letter In a Song Title:

"Seasons To Be Cheerful" originally "Reasons To Be Cheerful"
As in joyful holidays
Lou Quilson
"Sex & Drums & Rock 'N' Roll" originally "Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll"
Drums would make sense in context of the title.
Carolee
"Sax & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll" originally "Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll"
Carolee
"Hex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll" originally "Sex & Drugs & Rock 'N' Roll"
Carolee

Duets Not Yet Performed:

First Band/Song Name
Second Band/Song Name
New Song Name
Submittor
Mama Tried
   Merle Haggard
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
   Ian Dury
Mama Tried Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
crazydon
Addicted To Love
   Robert Palmer
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
   Ian Dury
Addicted to Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
crazydon

Misheard Lyrics:

"Reasons To Be Cheerful"
Misheard Lyrics:
Why don't you get back in Tibet?
Original Lyrics:
Why don't you get back into bed?
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick"
Misheard Lyrics:
Je t'adore, ich liebe dich.
Original Lyrics:
Shut that door, ich liebe dich.

Nonsensical Lyrics:

"In-Betweenies"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Who would have thought?
With a capital nought!
Why They're Nonsensical:
There is no such thing as a capital nought, nought is just nought. Just anything to rhyme with 'Who would have thought?'
Submitted by: Fred Jones
"Clevor Trevor"
The Nonsensical Lyrics:
Knock me down with a feather!
Why They're Nonsensical:
I'm pretty sure a feather would be far too light to knock someone down.
Submitted by: Tarquin

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Sweet Gene Vincent"
The Lyrics:
Sweet Gene Vincent
There's nowhere left to hide
With lazy skin and ash tray eyes
A perforated pride
Who They Mention:
Gene Vincent
Submitted by: Jim Annison
 

Songs That Are Banned:

"Spasticus Autisticus"
Banned in 1981, the International Year of Disabled People, even though it was written to be a positive message for those with disabilities; Ian Dury had suffered from polio himself.
Submitted by: dxman

Band Name Spoonerisms:

Dee 'N' Yuri originally "Ian Dury"
Submitted by: Lou Quilson
An Diury originally "Ian Dury"
Changes gender!
Submitted by: dxman

Performers with Handicaps:

"Paralysis"
Ian Dury caught poliomyelitis as child and was partially paralyzed on his right leg. He was a handicapped people's activist.
Submitted by: Susanna Viljanen

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