What other songs and artists do you think changed music? Let me know below!

@MichaelDisney

3 жыл бұрын

Heaven 17 - Penthouse and Pavement (with those session bass solos) Stranglers - (the Martin Rushent stuff) Eurythmics - Touch (another great bass session) Great vid - thanks a bunch.

@xxhank

3 жыл бұрын

Birthday by The Sugarcubes or New Rose by The Damned

@Tido-Dito

3 жыл бұрын

The Cure - The Caterpillar. This song set the standard (music , clothing , style) for New Wave music in the 80s.

@Jonhilsea

3 жыл бұрын

Great video again. I've got two choices for you Warren. Tubeway Army's Are 'Friends' Electric ? and Paul Hardcastle's 19. Keep up your great work.

@Mr.A_LDN

3 жыл бұрын

Prince 'When Doves Cry' A number one with no bass... And didn't need it either. Brilliant

The emotion you express at the end is very moving. Thank you for letting down your guard and moreso for not reshooting without the welling up. The respect you hold for this song is abundantly evident. Great video.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Such a beautiful and movng tribute to Ian Dury and his amazing band. Thank you Warren!

@Producelikeapro

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

2024, 50 year old American, just discovering this song for the first time, and I'm just floored by these guys. Thanks for the passionate, deep dive into their history. Fascinating.

Omg l love Ian Dury. He was brilliant. My mother is 87, she has Alzheimer’s, but she STILL goes around singing this and I Wanna Be Straight. It can be hilariously inappropriate but she knows EXACTLY what she’s singing, she always admired Ian’s talent and guts. We were blessed with him:) Edit: Warren, thank you for this beautiful episode, you did this with, as ever, a lot of feeling and class. Big hug from Australia🤗 Sharing this far and wide.

One of the best bass lines of all time

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed Jerry!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@Daz Nelson YES! I saw Norman play with Wilco Johnson at the Stars and Stripes in Carlisle! It was AMAZING!

@DaveyMulholland

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Carlisle eh? Are you a fellow Cumbrian?

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@DaveyMulholland I lived in Carlisle from ‘83-86 and played in club bands. It was an amazing time

@pit2ryan3

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry abbott - He also played in some Clash records...

“This is the power of music you do something truly amazing, something truly incredible, It breaks down all barriers and all stereotypes” My hats off to you as well @Warren Huart

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul, that really means a lot! I just watched it again with my friend got very emotional!

@paulb6630

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro It's clearly heartfelt and moved me as well.

@neilloughran4437

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Really great Warren - I was feeling it myself...

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@paulb6630 thanks ever so much! I only did one take of the video, Clayton, who edited this did a wonderful job! About half way through I started to well up.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@neilloughran4437 thanks ever so much! That really means a lot!

"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" is one of the most important tracks in musical history. Ian Dury Is Legend status

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!

There ain't half been some clever bastards, and Ian was one of the cleverest. Brilliant episode, and very touching. Thanks Warren.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

'Lucky Bleeder, Lucky Bleeder!' Ian was one of kind, one of best of best, I cried when I found he had died, such a huge part of my musical development!

@GRAHAMAUS

3 жыл бұрын

Arrgh!! Just made the same point, then saw yours, haha. Great minds...

@louismiddleton1931

3 жыл бұрын

I also believe the Blockheads are one of the most underrated bands ever. Very tight and very clever. Great band. The highroads, in all their incarnations were awesome too.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@GRAHAMAUS haha indeed! Thanks ever so much

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@louismiddleton1931 amazing band!!

"Shall I mourn your decline with some Thunderbird Wine and a black handkerchief.... Miss you, Ian Dury.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Sweet Gene Vincent!! I miss him too!

"I have to say.." that's about the part when I choked too. He wasn't a singer, he was a poet fronting a band. Hit me with your rhythm stick was a hit over Christmas and I'll never forget that year.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly Mark! Thanks ever so much!

@Rjhs001

3 жыл бұрын

I remember walking into a small, dark nightclub with my mates and that song was playing. I already knew it of course but that song in that place at that time is an event I will never forget.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@Rjhs001 that’s wonderful! Thanks ever so much for sharing

@tan319

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for paying tribute to and highlighting such a great track and group of originals.

@tonyzed6831

3 жыл бұрын

He was another Jim Morrison... but funnier and more real. A funky punky Morrison.

Hey, German dude here. I discovered Mr. Dury when I was 16 in 1984. My favorite song of his is Superman's Big Sister. I miss him so much.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for the great comment

I understand why you feel so emotional about Ian as I do as well..I distinctly remember first hearing this song in the back of my mums hillman estate in Walthamstow when it was first released..I was 8 years old..the memory remains for me and so does my love for Ian and the blockheads wonderful music..

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

He was an incredible talent indeed! Yes, he really affected me as well.

@outtathyme5679

3 жыл бұрын

Ian was really special

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@outtathyme5679 Yes! He was!!

@wellspringsltd.6539

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Ian and Chaz informed so much of my youth and Nrw Boots, DIY etc.. remain on my turntable 40 plus years later.

@rosemary_rose0

2 жыл бұрын

young ian dury fan here, 16 and i cannot express how fucking great this mans lyrics were, an inspiration for me in my writing when i write lyrics. The best lyricist ever in many ways, especially his lesser known 80s albums "Your eyes are focused on a screen of your own choosing, Your mind is busy with distractions of its own, my imminent departure is the flavour of the evening, you leant me a welcome i paid interest on the loan" Excerpt from "Lonely (Town)" one of his forgotten greats.

What a band they were! And what a sad loss, at far too young an age, Ian Dury was.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

I agree 100%!!

Saw him live at the apollo in Manchester in 1980 on my 18th birthday. Stunning, chaotic, funky circus of a show.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That’s incredible! I wish I got to see him live!

New Boots and Panties is one of my all time favorite albums. Saw Ian in concert, opened for Lou Reed. I thought Ian was better than Lou that night. RIP Ian. You are missed.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Envious of that incredible show!

@toejoe9105

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Most of the crowd in that small theatre didn't understand the music of Ian Drury and the Blockheads. They wanted to see Lou Reed, (as did I). But I had already fallen in love with New Boots and Panties. Ian cemented his legendary status for me that night. What a talent. What a band.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed to both! Amazing talent and amazing band! Great memory!

Brilliant! This era of music (76-81) was magical... Ian Dury, The Police, Blondie, Joe Jackson, etc... so much diversity going on with the mixture of styles.

@mariodriessen9740

3 жыл бұрын

Blondie was American though.

@neilloughran4437

3 жыл бұрын

@@mariodriessen9740 yeah true! I've corrected the original post!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, such an amazing time!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@fvefve12 agreed 100%!

@wolfgangfalck1250

3 жыл бұрын

Then there is German Band Ideal from that time, a shame I was only (8-13) years old at the time. On the other hand it helped that such music existed when one had to suffer through some of the bad mainstream 80's Music that is so overhyped nowadays. Another German Band that changed music was called TRIO. Listen to them live they were great.

"There ain't half been some clever bastards!" - Ian Drury was one for sure

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

‘Lucky bleeders lucky bleeders’ haha yes! Certainly was!!

@danielhoskins4690

3 жыл бұрын

God that song reminds me of my grandad. I really love it.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@danielhoskins4690 haha thanks!

This was the first record I ever bought on my own I was 11years old, it’s still my favourite song, god bless you Ian and them great blockheads

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing! Huge fan

As a fan of jazz, rock, and punk, I now understand why this song tickled that spot in my brain. Thank you Warren. The Stranglers deserve a mention hear.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they do! On the list!! Many thanks

I'm a 48 year old American and never heard of this artist or the music here and I thought I knew everything. It was good to learn about something new to me

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That means a lot! Ian was so incredible!

For me the bass line makes this song, I’m a little surprised it wasn’t written around it. Every now and then I try and nail the bass line, but it’s tough to do justice. The blockheads were a great band - so tight. “Punk attitude with extraordinary musicianship”- couldn’t agree more

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, everything that makes music great!

@davidcollins5891

3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant episode and an iconic song. Such a brilliant inventive bass line, I use it all the time for a 16th note workout and still can’t do it justice. It’s just perfect for the song, pure genius

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidcollins5891 Thanks ever so much for sharing that!

Seen the Blockheads a number of times alas after Ian died...met Norman, Chas and Mickey. Norman is the best bass player I've ever seen! Bass and man as one... astonishing player

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

I was super nervous meeting Norman when I saw him with Wilko in the early/mid '80s! Huge talent!

@stuartcarswell2815

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro he's so down to Earth wouldn't let us go until HE bought us a round!...a bonafide Legend ❤️

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@stuartcarswell2815 wow! That's amazing!

What a singer with his special own character.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

As a small kid, I saw Ian Dury and The Blockheads on the main stage at Glastonbury in the early 80s and I remember everyone going wild for this track. Still one of my favourite live music experiences after all these years

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing Jethro!

Thanks for this Warren, I also got emotional listening to you talk about how important this song was. It changed my life, I was six years old when it was released and one of my earliest memories is lying next to the radio and smiling at the line, "Hit me with your rhythm stick, its nice to be a lunatic." That was the day I fell in love with pop music.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for your great comment! I really appreciate it!

Ian & The Blockheads were absolutely unique! Well done!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! Agreed!

Ian Dury was certainly one of the best songwriters of all time. His lyrics were original and intelligent. The music was interesting. A fantastic mix of various styles. One of my favorites!

I'm off to see The Blockheads live tonight and this popped into my feed. Wonderful to see how much it meant to you. This song has been with me my whole life and tonight I hope to meet the icon that is Norman Watt-Roy - nobody does Bass Face like him.

@freddysquirenaranjo4859

3 ай бұрын

Coolio, hoz woz the Gig!

I love this song. It was the first single I bought as a kid. Ian Dury was way cool. You brought tears to my eyes...Thank you.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing that!

One of the greatest rhythm sections to ever grace the stage. Unique songwriting and Ian was a brilliant front man.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Very well said!!

@bruffie

2 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro Thanks for doing this. Ian Dury was very special. I write and record so I've subscribed to your channel. Some fascinating insights to the production process. Cheers.

In '78 or so, I was on a company training course in Walthamstow (of all places!), and in the pub at lunch time there was Ian and others sitting just opposite. After a while they all left, and I drank the remains of Ian's pint of beer (just under a half as I recall); and that is my claim to fame. Emotions indeed!

I remember when I first heard this song on the radio and it was a case of "ooh, I've gotta have this". Got on a bus and grabbed myself a copy from Selectadisc on Market Street (Nottingham) and I still have it in my collection. I was also lucky enough to see them perform it live at the the original Madstock (Madness reunion gig) at Finsbury Park, August 9th 1992. After the Blockheads left the stage, John Lydon somehow snuck his way onto the stage, grabbed the mic and proclaimed very loudly, "you've seen the best, now drag on the rest!". Brave, considering 38,000 Madness fans were standing a few feet away, but everyone laughed and cheered, and I think even Madness themselves would happily concede the statement was inarguably true. They all loved and respected Ian enormously.

Ian deserves every little bit of the praise, he's long and forgotten for the new generations, they've got no fck'n clue what they're missing out on !

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

We are doing our best my friend!!

Nice piece Warren. Ian Dury was not only a legend but decent human being too, self-effacing, humble and unique. I was a fan while I was at school in the late 70's & was lucky enough to see him live in '99 while I was working in Dubai. He really enjoyed himself on stage & the audience really fed off that too. Great night, great guy & someone we lost too soon.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, amazing human being and incredibly talent!

I was born in 1971 and this band was a part of my musical tapestry growing up in London. It wasn't until much later in life that I learned of Mr. Dury's disability and it's strange but having not heard their music for years I am only now really appreciating the virtuosity of the players. The writing and lyrical delivery of Ian Dury is like no-one else I've ever heard, in a band that was exceptional in a number of ways. Big up to the Blockheads and rest in peace Ian Dury, an original diamond geezer. The Universe broke the mould after making you man. We feel you Warren.

Damn you!!! You also had me going there at the end!! We were all very lucky to have had Ian Dury among us.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!

Love the honesty and emotion. Glad you left it in.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Sam!

I was born in 1960, so my music favourite was 1970, onward. But I’ve only recently found a real passion for Ian and the Blockheads. I’m glad I saved it and can now relish in its incredible ness

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

Ian Dury - one of the best! In late '79 I was lucky enough to interview him for my fanzine.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That's amazing Paul!

@publicspeakingconfidence

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro I was 18 at the time and yes it was amazing :-) Still have the recording, but rather faint

@freddysquirenaranjo4859

3 ай бұрын

Post it fella@@publicspeakingconfidence

I had the pleasure of working with Norman Watt-Roy when he was with Wilko Johnson in the 80s. He is a beast. His energy live was insane. He always came off the stage looking like he just stepped out of the shower. The only thing I remember about that time that was more impressive was Wilko himself. Playing live, he broke a string. He carried on playing the song. Pulled a new string out of his pocket and replaced the broken one without stopping. Tuned the guitar once the song finished and carried on with the show. Legend? Definitely. Magician? Maybe.

All us fans of Ian and the bands music get a bit emotional when recalling how that music infected and inspired us to keep making music. Good call Warren, bless you.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly! Agreed 100%!!

@inin725

3 жыл бұрын

It's strange but Ian' death affected me more than any other musician. Probably because he's been in my life longer than most, and he was such an unassuming guy. Miss him like a best friend.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@inin725 thanks ever so much for sharing that

Norman is not of this world, seen him play numerous times, brilliant!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Master musician!

@ajw9533

3 жыл бұрын

I saw him a few years ago gigging with Wilko Johnson and a much younger drummer. They exhausted the poor drummer. Brilliant gig.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@ajw9533 yes, I saw Wilko and Norman play in '83 or '84 at the Stars and Stripes in Carlisle! Great gig!

Ian was one of rock n rolls true British characters !! god bless you Ian and thanks for the tears ... Andy x

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Thanks Andy for the great comment

He lives as long as people remember and enjoy him and his music. I was young then and loved it, I still love it now. You have helped me remember Ian and your touching tribute was very special. Thank you.

Wonderful to see the Blockheads get some recognition. Absolute killer band :). I can vividly remember the first time I heard the sax solo on reasons to be cheerful and I was hooked...

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Stas!

The producer said it was a terrible mix, and was listing things he thought were wrong with it.. i just hear a great song, as most of us do.. the saxophone on this song always stood out to me..another element that makes this song unique. Very Roland Kirk.. music is a powerful thing... all the best Warren

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Riddell!

@wbertie2604

3 жыл бұрын

A few years before Jack Lancaster of Blodwyn Pig used to do the double sax thing, following on from Kirk. But on this, it's the dirty, punk-jazz cousin. When I first heard the song it was like being hit over the head with a stick as it was so unexpected yet so incredibly brilliant. Such a rawness and energy. I'd also say I am not actually a huge fan of Ian Dury and the Blockheads overall musically, but a huge fan of the can-do, devil-may-care, go-and-do-it attitude that Dury brought to the world. Personally I think he probably had a not insignificant influence SOCIALLY on a generation maybe almost as much as a musical one.

@riddellthomas2185

3 жыл бұрын

@@wbertie2604 From John Lyndon to Madness to Robbie Williams.. quite a cross section of people to have influenced

@wbertie2604

3 жыл бұрын

@@riddellthomas2185 Lydon and Madness I can understand as they were contemporaries, but good to see that his legacy was wider reaching. In the early 1980s there was a lot of what I'd describe as punk attitude TV with a message of physical issues not being and impediment to creative expression and living a rich life (which should go without saying, but didn't back then). It's hard to think that Dury wasn't an influence.

I was blessed to see Ian and the Blockheads way down here in Adelaide South Australia, it was a really special gig. Although he was drinking heavily during the gig, he smashed a bottle over his his head collapsed and a couple of Rastas come running out, helped him to his feet and Ian literally hanging off the mike stand continued. I've seen tons of bands, roadied for and in played bands, but this gig is burned into my memory

The Blockheads created one of the coolest guitar lick ever on S&D&R&R. Thanks for highlighting this tune.

Warren, thank you so much for this emotional tribute to Ian Dury. I loved Ian and his cool music in my youth, but unfortunately lost him from my musical sight until a few years ago. Now, as an older person, all I see is the brilliance, diversity and poetry of his lyricism. It not infrequently brings tears of joy and pleasure to my eyes when I hear his varied, multi-layered music, with the bitter certainty that he is no longer with us.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment! I really appreciate it

The last 2 minutes of the video: this is why we love Warren Huart! Thank you so much for what you're doing! As always i've learned a lot from your videos and got a new bassline for my to do list. ;)

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That means a lot! I could only film one take, Clayton did an amazing job of making the edit flow!

It is the power of music!!!! Long live Ian! Today it wouldnt be possible for Ian Dury to reach the success he reached in the 70ies. At that time, it wouldnt have been possible, in spite of his talent, to have reached that level of mainstream success in other countries apart from england and uk. So, cheers to the pirates of the north! Keep the great music coming. A punk of the south....

It's a rich tribute to the diversity of the popular-music landscape of the time, that I recall visiting The Record Shop in Kingston-u-Thames and returning with New Boots and Panties, The Kick Inside and Never Mind the Bollox. I was still a school-kid and that cleaned me out such that I had to walk back to Chessington because I couldn't afford the bus-fair home! What a haul though! Happy Days!

@petesawchuk

3 жыл бұрын

That was one hell of a day at the record shop!

@jeffblack5024

3 жыл бұрын

1979 was the most eclectic year ever. We’re never see its like again. Post-punk, disco, ska, reggae and nascent electronica all jostling for attention. There was literally a ‘what the hell is that’ moment every week.

Norman & Charlie Charles, what a rhythm section

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Amazing!

@WalterSobchak1000

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Warren for featuring one of my favourite bands, Ian was a lyrical genius

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@WalterSobchak1000 agreed! Complete and utter lyrical genius!

20:47 - geezus, that welling of emotion. Maybe it's just the hangover talking but oof, that got me in the feels. So great to see such a genuinely passionate presenter.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That’s very kind of you to say. He was a one of a kind artist!

That was the first single I ever bought at the young age of 8. What good taste I had! Oh yes, and the B-side - 'There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards', can you imagine how embarrassing that was for a boy to listen to? A swear word! I still love listening to 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' now and can appreciate the musicianship. There are so many sounds going on. It's like a conversation.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Haha yes! I had it too!!

I remember Ian miming into a beer bottle at a Christmas party in Barbados to the gold New Boots and Panties album. Wonderful memories of a wonderful man. ‘What’s the haps ‘ Ian ? as he once said to me.

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing that Kevin!

I loved this track, the Blockheads being one of the best bands in London in their day. RIP Ian.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! RIP Ian

Respect for a true original artist and to yourself for unabashed emotional appreciation for Ian Dury. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

It was truly amazing

Really glad l found this video. We saw Ian Drury in Paris at the Bataclan in the late 90s. He performed with style and panache and the crowd loved him. A memorable concert.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! That’s amazing

You described perfectly today why I loved this man/band so much in the past!!! Thank you from Berlin/Germany. Musicality and attitude... ;-)

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! I’m glad to be able to help! Beautiful Berlin! I was supposed to be there last year but we had to postpone for obvious reasons

In these strange lonely days of lockdown here in Italy, I have this song in my walking playing list. I go out every night, right before curfew, and listen to some great music. When this song starts, I find myself hopping, trying to keep the bass pace, which is hilarious. Thank you for this video, it was very much appreciated, sorry for my limited English. Love ❤️

Ironically, so different from everything else at the time, but simultaneously a combination of everything else at the time. Does that make sense?!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That makes absolute perfect sense to me and I agree completely!

Agree one of the greats taken away so young Hit Me still gets played and enjoyed by everyone every time you hear it one of the great 80's songs that will be forever Ian Dury what a champion proves that a disability has no affect on talent

First heard the new boots & panties album in 1981when I was about 9 years old, sitting in my dads best friends car (scimitar gte) outside a pub In Eltham south London while they had a lunchtime session...loved it then and still love it now.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That’s a great time to have discovered it! Fantastic album

Wow, this episode really got to you deep down didn't it! That moment when you said you were a fan, I totally felt that, and your whole attitude and demeanour changed to one filled with joyful excitement and enthusiasm, I could feed off that I really could, and then you broke down, I almost broke down with you, Ian Dury, an artist that gets doesn't so much geet under your skin but gets in to your soul. R.I.P. Ian, thanks for the music, amd thanks for the memories.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

Worked with quite a few Stiff artists but sadly never met Ian. Did however have the pleasure of working with the Blockheads. Incredible musicians. Thanks for a great episode Warren.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Aldo! Very cool! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

Ian Dury And The Blockheads came to my college in the late 70s so I was able to see them and was totally flabbergasted by their performance. What a band! New Boots And Panties was such a great album but when Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick came out everybody that was into Dury was once again totally blown away. There's so much going on with ear-candy galore. A real burner that never gets old!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! An absolute masterpiece!

Not just a breakdown of a great song, but also a tribute to a unique talent - niceness.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! Yes, I'm a huge fan!

Great video, I loved Tony Franklin breaking down Norman Watt-Roy's amazing bass parts.

Really great work!! Ian Dury seems to be a little underrated nowadays, nice to see a great edited video about him and his music

@Producelikeapro

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much. Yes, I’m a huge fan

First concert I ever saw, as a tender 13 year old. It was in Paris in the early 80s. It was sublime and the band was astonishing. For clarity, I'm Australian, it was pure luck that I was even in Paris when Dury was (I was only in Paris for a week), and that my mother had a friend in Paris who was going, and was willing to take me.

oh my! when you got tearful...i wanted to join in...i understand..what a TOTAL JOY Ian and his friends gave us...

As an American, I only thought of this song as a novelty number and didn’t know it was “serious music from an important band.” I was, of course, a preschooler when it came out, so my frame of reference is obviously at issue here too, but I appreciate the back story!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Andrew!

@simonelcomb5485

3 жыл бұрын

Andrew, please listen to more of their music as they/he were magnificent! I was very lucky to have seen them several times in 1977 as well when Wilco Johnson joined the Blockheads...... so good!

@zorktxandnand3774

3 жыл бұрын

Well it is just a silly funny song... And Ian Dury and the blockheads show that humour is a serious matter.

Thank you for this, Warren. I grew up in Georgia (USA) and was in college in the late ‘70s. I worked part time for a guy who introduced me to a lot of musical artists. One was Ian Dury. I bought the New Boots album and loved the wordplay of the lyrics, especially Clevor Trevor and Billericay Dickie. Years later, with the internet, I was not only able to learn about his background (and I learned even more in your video) but I was also able to learn the meaning of some of the lyrics that are distinctly British. As an airline pilot (recently retired) when I flew to the UK I would strike up a conversation with people there about Ian. Here in the states, however, I haven’t known anybody that is aware him and his music (other than my old boss who passed away years ago). I’m glad you’re spreading the word!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much for your wonderful comment Charles!! I really appreciate it

I had the great pleasure of seeing them live in May '78 at the Ipswich Gaumont. I remember the old boy on the door asking us who the band were as he hadn't seen anything like it since the Beatles. He said people were trying to get into the theatre through the air vents and all sorts! Without doubt the best live band performance I have ever seen; ending the show with 'Sex and drugs and rock and roll' and Ian throwing handfuls of badges out into the audience. Each had either 'sex and', 'drugs and', 'rock and' or 'roll and' written on it.

You hear musicians described as 'artists' quite often, but most of the time they're just musicians. Ian Dury was an artist. The Blockheads stuff is diverse musically but it has a contiguous feel to it. That feel is Ian Dury. It is his dark humour, his intellect, his joy and sorrow. When I'm tinkering with something or on a long drive, I often go through their entire back catalogue in one go and I'm left with a certain feeling. The kind of thing you get when you watch a good film. It's a sort of melancholy tinged with hope. I think all that was best about Britain was in Ian Dury, and when he died, I think our country may have died along with him. The nostalgia I get when I listen to Reasons to be chearful etc. is based on the very words he uses. Memories of a time when Britons were all like Ian Dury. Aware of the horror of absolute reality, but irrepressibly cheerful despite all the odds. Ian Dury. God bless him.

@ytrichardsenior

3 жыл бұрын

When people say, who do you wish you'd seen live. I think I will always answer, The Blockheads, with Ian Dury, in 1979.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Extremely well said! Thanks ever so much for sharing your wonderful insight

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

I agree, that would have been such an amazing show!

Like a musical time machine, all I have to do is hear the track and I'm back in 1979

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Me too! I’m a little kid again!

I was listening to this on headphones while doing some chores here, Warren’s final consolations made me emotional as well (so I wasn’t surprised when he was too at the end..) blessed the power of art and music!

the promo video for Rhythm Stick was filmed at Birmingham Odeon Theatre UK over 2 days. I worked on it. Dury was a lovely bloke. Always had time for a chat. It took a lot of patience to film stuff like this. Take after re-take stopping often for a make-up check on Dury and to spray him with fake sweat. Great times, great song. Thanks for this review.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much for sharing that! That must have been amazing to be around and what a wonderful memory to have and be able to share! Thanks ever so much

You had me crying at the end too. Love this song. I was 19 when it came out and it blew me away.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much

One of the best bass lines as Gerry Abbott says, but surely also one of the best "backing" bands of all times.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

One of the best bands ever!!

I found the final minutes of this quite emotional, as evidently you did too. Thank you for not editing it out, it makes this video rather special and personal.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! That really means a lot

It was a big hit in Germany too! Cheers and thank you Ian, wherever you are !!!

One of my greatest Musical regrets In life was not going to see these guys when they played in Newcastle (Australia) in the very early 80s. Rhythm stick was such a stand out unusual song at the time . Even today. I played it for my son a few months ago. He was mesmerized by that sound. It’s one of those recordings you listen to and think “ how the hell do play that?!”

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I can imagine that would have been an amazing show!!

It's my late Dad's birthday today - had he still been alive he would have been 93! (But he snuffed it at 76) My point is that this was a great way to end the day. Thank you, Warren. I've watched many of your 'Songs That Changed Music' videos and this is the first time I have seen you being so powerfully moved by an artist, despite your effusive enthusiasm for all the others you cite. I myself am 59, so was in my late teens when Ian Dury emerged ranting into the twilight of the 70s. I loved him - still do - and honour and respect both his accomplishments and memory. Nice one, Warren.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much Malcolm! I lost my father a few years ago as well and I full relate to you. It’s really important for me to feature music I’m passionate about! I know if I picked songs that massive viewer potential that would be ‘better’ for the channel. However, like you, music has to move me and everything about Ian Dury hits me hard, from the incredible music to his incredible story!

@malcolmharris5277

3 жыл бұрын

And I thought I was the last extant Brit to say, "Thanks ever so much' :) - I use that phrase most days and rarely answer with anything less than 'marvellous', when asked how I am - how bland to depend on 'fine'! Incidentally, I reckon the production story of Bat Out Of Hell merits one of your insightful analyses. The album and track came out of nowhere and the combination of formerly B-character, unlikely-looking actor/vocalist, rock-operetta chordal, piano-based composer, and headmaster-strict, exquisitely-fussy producer must surely combine to deserve fifteen minutes or so of your unique promotional prowess. Thank *you* ever so much for your continuing energy in creating and publishing these delicious vignettes, Warren - I wish you continuing effervescent delight in being alive.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmharris5277 thanks ever so much my friend! Just the use of 'extant' in itself proves our point! Yes, agreed 'Bat Out Of Hell' is a huge one indeed to discuss!

@martysmith7803

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro "Today on Songs That Changed Music: 'The Thong Song' by Cisqo! Viewer response to our 'Macarena' video was so huge, we had to follow up!"

Nice one! I saw him live in Dublin, sadly on his final tour - he was magnificent . I play his music often , you learn alot from an Ian dury album .

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100%!

This is a very special record for me - came out when I was a kid and I could wait for it to come on Top Of The Pops so I could get a load of Dury's menacing mug and his ACTUAL RHYTHM STICK as I saw it back then.... Even the album cover was fascinating to me. Still revisit the album regularly and it's magic everytime ...

Good to see the power of his music still brings up those emotions, which is the true power of music and the greatest expression of the artists talent. The musicianship of the band is incredible, Clever Trevor is my Ian Dury and the Blockheads permanent listen.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed 100% Stephen! Incredible band!

Man, I didn't expect you to get teary at the end there just as I was getting teary. All I want for my birthday is another birthday, bless you Ian wherever you are.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Terry!

As a 24 yr old who’s grown up listening to the band thanks to my dad, I can’t stress how much of an influence Ian and the band have had on me. Still see the Blockheads play at least once a year and they’re just as good as they have ever been.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much for sharing that Matt!

This song takes me back to my pre-teen days in the 70's. This turned my first ever drab school disco turned into an epiphany. I've never heard anything like it before, or ever since. It's still one of my best favourite songs. I'll have this played at my funeral, just to make me smile one last time.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! Yes, I was very young, however it was really important

@nondompom

3 жыл бұрын

@@Producelikeapro I fully understand the emotion in your voice at the end of this brilliant KZread clip. Some songs have this affect, other songs have that certain pull on your personal strings. This song had it all.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate the compliment, Ian deserves as much promotion as we can give him!! A huge talent

Tears well warranted...We have been so lucky to have been alive to witness a flowering of some wonderful, immortal performers and to have them move us and enchant us with their words and music. The seventies was a rare decade, capturing and encapsulating a rapid flow of styles and imagery, and Ian Dury was a true one-of-a-kind right there in the middle of it, focusing extraordinary musicians around him to create a magical fusion of sounds. Loved you guys, thanks for the memory Warren, for breaking it down and showing us exactly how great Ian Dury and the Blockheads were (and still are!) and why

I feel slighted by life. I have never heard any of this until now. I'm listening. I'm loving it. It's twisted, weird, and ridiculously good. Thank you, Warren.

@ncmartinez_his

3 жыл бұрын

Bobby - don't feel bad. Ian Dury flew under the radar for a lot of people. It was groovy, funky music for geeky kids like me that loved the obscure lyrics like, "Einstein can't be classed as witless He claimed atoms were the littlest When you did a bit of splitlingness Frightened everybody shitless"

@TheeRocker

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a U.S. thing it seems... I've never heard it, I was around and into music before that time.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

I understand Bobby! Ian never got his due in the US! However, we can help change that!

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheeRocker indeed

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

@@ncmartinez_his haha genius!!

Beautiful sir , we were watching this here in Norway holding back the tears with you

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much!

Ah mate, losing it with you there at the end. I never got to see Ian in the early days, but stood in the crowd at the Glastonbury Festival in 1999 watching Bjorn Again and waiting for him to come on, only to then hear that his appearence was cancelled due to the illness which eventually took him. Absolutely gutted to miss him, and then lose him. A star. Thanks for this video.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much! He was a one of kind artist!

I remember seeing Ian Dury & The Blockheads live in a small city an hour outside of Oslo, Norway in '79 or maybe '80. It was a small music festival, and I think we went only to see IA&TB. It was really cool. I still play the from time to time, at its just as good.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

That's amazing Arnljot! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

Authoritative, insightful and moving. The best of the series so far.

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks ever so much Gray!

I love the powerful sign off here, Warren shows his true passion for the unique power of music with the emotional ending

@Producelikeapro

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks my friend. I’m a huge fan!

When he said, Disablement cuts across barriers of class and creed, I thought So does music, it cuts through everything He truly was and is a inspiration. Thanks for this amazing post 😃 Cheers 🎼🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘