"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" is a song and single by Ian Dury & The Blockheads, first released November 23, 1978 and was first released on the 7" single BUY 38 Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick / There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards by Stiff Records. It went to number 1 on the UK popular music charts in January 1979, and is the band's most successful single ever. It also was named best single of 1979 in the Pazz & Jop poll. Its lyrics mix various locations across the world and a number of phrases in non-English languages (including French and Ge… read more
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" is a song and single by Ian Dury & The Blockheads, first released November 23, 1978 and was first relea… read more
"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" is a song and single by Ian Dury & The Blockheads, first released November 23, 1978 and was first released on the 7" single BUY 38 Hit … read more
Ian Dury and the Blockheads was one of the most popular groups of the New Wave era in the U.K. in the 70s and early 80s. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences; these included funk, jazz, rock and roll, soul, and reggae, not to mention leader Ian Dury's love of music hall. Dury's lyrics were a unique combination of lyrical poetry, word play, acute observation of British everyday life, and scatalogical humour. As the Blockheads, the band continued to play after Dury's untimely death in 2000. The band started when frontman Dury (born in Upmins… read more
Ian Dury and the Blockheads was one of the most popular groups of the New Wave era in the U.K. in the 70s and early 80s. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences; t… read more
Ian Dury and the Blockheads was one of the most popular groups of the New Wave era in the U.K. in the 70s and early 80s. Their eclectic sound was drawn from their many musical influences; these included funk, jazz, rock and roll, soul,… read more
