Dury returned to recording in 1992 with the bus driver s prayer and other stories. My other crave is the fabulously titled poopoo in the prawn where if you go swimming in the seus. The record covers a diverse range of musical styles reflecting dury s influences and background in pub rock, taking in funk, disco, british music hall and early rock and roll, courtesy of dury s musical hero gene vincent. Paroles officielles bus drivers prayer lyrics par ian dury. Despite being recorded after the successful live reunion of ian dury and the blockheads, inspired by the death of their drummer charley charles, the album is not a blockheads record. Ian dury the bus driver s prayer and other stories disc 1 ian dury the bus driver s prayer and other stories disc 2 ian dury reasons to be cheerful cd1. Bbc radio 6 music reasons to be cheerful ian dury and the. Bus drivers prayer paroles par ian dury lyrics et parole. Our father who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon. Ian dury the bus drivers prayer and other stories disc 1 ian dury the bus drivers prayer and other stories disc 2 ian dury reasons to be cheerful cd1. Below is a version predating dury s recording, with alternate versions given in the notes. Ian dury timeline featuring albums and other highlights. Ian dury lyrics 106 song lyrics sorted by album, including inbetweenies, lullaby for francies, my old man.
Arista won the rights to distribute durys stiff recordings in the u. Lyrics to bus driver s prayer by ian dury from the reasons to be cheerful. Picking up where apples left off it even includes that records the bus drivers prayer, a clever cockney rewrite of the lords prayer, as the title track the bus drivers prayer and other stories is an engaging collection of character sketches and stories from ian dury. All of the band, however, except bassist norman wattroy, appear on the album. Picking up where apples left off it even includes that record s the bus driver s prayer, a clever cockney rewrite of the lord s prayer, as the title track the bus driver s prayer and other stories is an engaging collection of character sketches and stories from ian dury. Song information for odonegal ian dury on allmusic. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy. Ian dury the bus drivers prayer lyrics songmeanings. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Download hit me with your rhythm stick mp3 reasons to be. Durys oftenoverlooked gem, the bus drivers prayer was originally issued on the demon label in 1992. I make no claim to the of the music or the artists visual appearances. Ian dury reasons to be cheerful the best of ian dury 2005.
The bus drivers prayer and other stories ian dury songs. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it. Listen to songs by ian dury on myspace, stream free online music by ian dury. Download sex and drugs and rock n roll mp3 reasons to. Bill haleys last words, dury, gallagher, rhysjones, 3. A metropolitan police officers version, entitled the laws prayer, has also been devised. Picking up where apples left off it even includes that records the bus driver s prayer, a clever cockney rewrite of the lords prayer, as the title track the bus driver s prayer and other stories is an engaging collection of character sketches and stories from ian dury. Shop the bus drivers prayer and other stories 2cd deluxe edition. Ian robins dury 12 may 1942 27 march 2000 was an english rock and roll singer, lyricist, bandleader, artist, and actor who initially rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. Dury returned to recording in 1992 with the bus drivers prayer and other stories. Read or print original bus driver s prayer lyrics 2020 updated. The bus drivers prayer and other stories 2cd deluxe edition. In 1989, he wrote the musical apples with mickey gallagher, and he also appeared in the stage production of the play. The reunion was so successful that further shows followed over the next two years, and several members of the band collaborated on dury s 1993 album, the bus driver s prayer and other stories.
Recorded from the tv programme the way they were which was extracts taken from so it goes tv show. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy. Nov 24, 2019 new boots and panties is the debut album by ian dury, released in the uk on stiff records on 30 september 1977. The best of ian dury the bus drivers prayer lyrics the bus drivers prayer is found on the album reasons to be cheerful. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon.
Dury used only those place names that refer to locations in london. Our father who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon give us this day our berkhampstead and forgive us our westminsters as we forgive those who westminster against us lead us not into temple station but deliver us from ealing for thine is the kingston the purley. He was the lead singer of ian dury and the blockheads and before that of kilburn and the high roads. The album may lack strong hooks and melodies, yet dury diehards will find that his wry observations are just as. Oct 24, 2017 bus drivers prayer traditional, arranged and adapted by ian dury 0. Reasons to be cheerful ian dury and the blockheads. Our father who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon give us this day our berkhampstead and. Ian robins dury was an english singersongwriter and actor who rose to fame during the late 1970s, during the punk and new wave era of rock music. The best of ian dury the bus driver s prayer lyrics the bus driver s prayer is found on the album reasons to be cheerful. Ian dury had unexpectedly become a superstar in britain, and american record companies were suddenly very interested in him.
Bus drivers prayer traditional, arranged and adapted by ian dury 0. The purpose of this site is purely to encourage the sales of ian dury and the blockhead records and allow fans to appreciate. A return to form after the albums without the blockheads, these fourteen songs saw ian reunited with mickey gallagher, chaz jankel, davey payne and john turnbull, along with new collaborator, guitarist merlin rhysjones. In may 1998, dury announced that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 1995 and that the disease had spread to his liver. Lyrics to bus drivers prayer by ian dury from the reasons to be cheerful. Mar 27, 2000 the reunion was so successful that further shows followed over the next two years, and several members of the band collaborated on dury s 1993 album, the bus driver s prayer and other stories. Bbc radio 6 music reasons to be cheerful ian dury and. Our father who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon give. The reunion was so successful that further shows followed over the next two years, and several members of the band collaborated on durys 1993 album, the. New boots and panties is the debut album by ian dury, released in the uk on stiff records on 30 september 1977. May 01, 2012 recorded from the tv programme the way they were which was extracts taken from so it goes tv show. The best of ian dury album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Hit me with your rhythm stick and reasons to be cheerful, part 3, all reached the top ten of the uk singles chart, and their success kept the album in the. We currently dont have any genres associated with this song.
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