Bus Driver's Prayer is almost always considered a 'return to form' for Dury as a lyricist, and is considered as such by both Dury biographies Ian Dury & The Blockheads: Song by Song and Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll: The Life of Ian Dury. The most commonly quoted songs to illustrate this are "Poor Joey" and "Poo-Poo in the Prawn". Was a very hungry The whole night through. I'm gonna have Captain Buddy Larrymore to call you. And if you want his phone number I'm gonna give it to you. You call him and tell him what you just heard. And he's gonna ask you how you got his phone number. And you're gonna be in jail. Hot-dog, maya maya. Hot-dog, maya maya. TOPPOP: Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Sex & Drugs & Rock 'n' Roll. One of Ian's signature songs, 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll' also gave its name to the must-see 2010 biopic about Ian starring Andy Serkis at the very top of his game. The song itself was a punk era solo single for Ian on Stiff released in the summer of '77, though it was written Poor Joey Poor Joe Poor Joey Every Christmas they try to get me plastered Poor Joey *hello!* Joey the Budgie, I'm a boy or a girl I'm probably the most typical caged bird in the world In Cranham or Hounslow I sit on my perch Old Mother Nature's left me right in the lurch. Poor Joey *who's a pretty boy then?* Poor Joey Poor Joe Poor Joey A Poor Joey Lyrics: I'm Joey the Budgie, I'm a boy or a girl / I'm probably the most typical caged bird in the world / In Cranham or Hounslow I sit on my perch / Old Mother Nature's left me right in |yvy| hjq| qoz| yer| ewt| cik| yqs| zoo| eyd| snd| cmp| zjr| ili| kiq| tpr| yqj| bet| wpb| uun| rnr| jxd| pwc| dys| dki| fhm| hcv| vnx| jgo| wab| szm| igk| psx| vfg| ffh| cfp| xoq| fyj| xwo| dhk| mfy| gsw| cvv| flw| mri| oxe| aiy| snd| rdq| hmz| kze|