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Thread #172197   Message #4167306
Posted By: GUEST,Nick Dow
10-Mar-23 - 07:48 PM
Thread Name: Discussion: Ian Dury
Subject: RE: Discussion: Ian Dury
A couple of lines (sorry) missing from B/Dickie.

Oh, Golly Oh Gosh come and lie on the couch,
With a nice bit of posh from Burnham on Crouch,
My given name is Dickie
I come from Billericay,
And I ain't a slouch.

I still think Plaistow Patricia is the most harrowing song he wrote, none of the joy of living in 'Wake up and make love with me' or the sheer love of words and innuendo in 'Rhythm Stick. Then there's that bass line! Inspired (here I go again)