# Ian Dury AI Reference | LyroVerse

> Complete public machine-readable artist profile for LyroVerse. This file is designed for search engines, AI assistants, RAG pipelines, and citation-aware crawlers.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury
Short AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/llms.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 19:39 UTC
Language: en
Rights policy: catalog metadata, history, editorial context, and canonical links are exposed here; full copyrighted lyrics are intentionally not dumped into this auxiliary file.

## Entity identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Ian Dury
- Slug: ian-dury
- Directory letter: I
- Visible lyric pages: 110
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 155
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0

## Canonical URL map

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury
- Artist llms.txt: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/llms.txt
- Artist llms-full.txt: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/llms-full.txt
- Artist community: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/community

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `ian-dury`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 19:39 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-03c2b6dad72c8bb3
- Visible lyric pages: 110
- Pages with stored lyric text: 110
- Video-backed song pages: 108
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 165875
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 155
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Bit Of Kit, Apples, (You're My) Inspiration, Ban The Bomb, Bed o' Roses No. 9, Bill Haley's Last Words, Billericay Dickie, and Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London)
- Alphabetical title sample: (You're My) Inspiration, All Those Who Say OK, Apples, Back To Blighty, Ballard Of The Sulphate Strangler, Ban The Bomb, Bed o' Roses No. 9, Bill Haley's Last Words, Billericay Dickie, Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London), Bit Of Kit, and Blackmail Man
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Retrieval profile

- Primary entity key: artist slug `ian-dury`.
- Best use cases: identify Ian Dury as a LyroVerse artist entity, enumerate visible lyric pages, pick canonical song URLs, and route song-specific questions to the matching lyric page.
- Strong source surfaces: canonical artist page, compact AI file, full AI catalog file, segmented llms sitemap, and canonical lyric pages listed below.
- Do not infer missing biography from the catalog alone; when no long-form history exists, describe the page as a live catalog and lyric reference surface.
- Media coverage signal: 108 song pages currently include video support.
- Preferred citation for artist overview: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury
- Preferred citation for full catalog discovery: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/llms-full.txt

## Artist catalog coverage maps

### Highest LyroVerse traffic signals

1. Bit Of Kit — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bit-of-kit (all-visits:4)
2. Apples — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/apples (all-visits:3)
3. (You're My) Inspiration — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/you-re-my-inspiration (all-visits:2)
4. Ban The Bomb — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ban-the-bomb (all-visits:2)
5. Bed o' Roses No. 9 — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bed-o-roses-no-9 (all-visits:2)
6. Bill Haley's Last Words — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bill-haley-s-last-words (all-visits:2)
7. Billericay Dickie — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billericay-dickie (all-visits:2)
8. Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billy-bentley-promenades-himself-in-london (all-visits:2)
9. Blackmail Man — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/blackmail-man (all-visits:2)
10. Body Song — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/body-song (all-visits:2)
11. Byline Browne — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/byline-browne (all-visits:2)
12. D'Orine The Cow — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/d-orine-the-cow (all-visits:2)

### Longest stored lyric-page signals

1. Ballard Of The Sulphate Strangler — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ballard-of-the-sulphate-strangler (lyrics-chars:3382)
2. Mash It Up Harry — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/mash-it-up-harry (lyrics-chars:3187)
3. Cacka Boom — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/cacka-boom (lyrics-chars:2716)
4. Dance Little Rude Boy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/dance-little-rude-boy (lyrics-chars:2703)
5. It Ain't Cool — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/it-ain-t-cool (lyrics-chars:2547)
6. Bill Haley's Last Words — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bill-haley-s-last-words (lyrics-chars:2546)
7. Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/reasons-to-be-cheerful-part-3 (lyrics-chars:2494)
8. The Man With No Face — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-man-with-no-face (lyrics-chars:2392)
9. Hey, Hey, Take Me Away — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/hey-hey-take-me-away (lyrics-chars:2354)
10. Billericay Dickie — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billericay-dickie (lyrics-chars:2344)
11. Spasticus Autisticus — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/spasticus-autisticus (lyrics-chars:2208)
12. Honeysuckle Highway — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/honeysuckle-highway (lyrics-chars:2197)

### Current-month activity signals

- No current-month activity signal is available for this artist yet.

### Editorially supported lyric pages

- No visible lyric pages for this artist currently have LyroVerse editor notes.

### Video-backed lyric pages

1. Bit Of Kit — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bit-of-kit (video)
2. Apples — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/apples (video)
3. (You're My) Inspiration — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/you-re-my-inspiration (video)
4. Ban The Bomb — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ban-the-bomb (video)
5. Bed o' Roses No. 9 — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bed-o-roses-no-9 (video)
6. Bill Haley's Last Words — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bill-haley-s-last-words (video)
7. Billericay Dickie — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billericay-dickie (video)
8. Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billy-bentley-promenades-himself-in-london (video)
9. Blackmail Man — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/blackmail-man (video)
10. Body Song — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/body-song (video)
11. Byline Browne — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/byline-browne (video)
12. Dance Of The Screamers — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/dance-of-the-screamers (video)
13. Delusions Of Grandeur — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/delusions-of-grandeur (video)
14. Don't Ask Me — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/don-t-ask-me (video)
15. England's Glory — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/england-s-glory (video)
16. Funky Disco (Pops) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/funky-disco-pops (video)
17. Geraldine — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/geraldine (video)
18. Girls (Watching) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/girls-watching (video)
19. Happy Hippy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/happy-hippy (video)
20. Heavy Living — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/heavy-living (video)

### Alphabetical entry points

1. (You're My) Inspiration — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/you-re-my-inspiration (alphabetical-index)
2. All Those Who Say OK — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/all-those-who-say-ok (alphabetical-index)
3. Apples — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/apples (alphabetical-index)
4. Back To Blighty — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/back-to-blighty (alphabetical-index)
5. Ballard Of The Sulphate Strangler — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ballard-of-the-sulphate-strangler (alphabetical-index)
6. Ban The Bomb — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ban-the-bomb (alphabetical-index)
7. Bed o' Roses No. 9 — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bed-o-roses-no-9 (alphabetical-index)
8. Bill Haley's Last Words — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bill-haley-s-last-words (alphabetical-index)
9. Billericay Dickie — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billericay-dickie (alphabetical-index)
10. Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billy-bentley-promenades-himself-in-london (alphabetical-index)
11. Bit Of Kit — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bit-of-kit (alphabetical-index)
12. Blackmail Man — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/blackmail-man (alphabetical-index)

## Cross-platform AI consumption contract

This section is written for large-model crawlers and assistant retrieval systems that need stronger instructions than a normal HTML page provides.

### Entity and citation contract

- Entity key: `artist:ian-dury`.
- Canonical human page: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury
- Canonical machine page: https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/llms-full.txt
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-03c2b6dad72c8bb3
- Song-level answers must cite the exact song URL, not only the artist URL.
- Same-title songs must be treated as separate entities unless both artist slug and song slug match.

### Assistant-specific guidance

- ChatGPT: use this file as the retrieval overview, then cite the artist page for artist-level answers and song pages for song-specific answers.
- Gemini: prefer the canonical URL map and complete song index for grounding; do not compress all same-title pages into one entity.
- Claude: preserve source boundaries. If biography or editorial evidence is absent, say it is absent instead of filling the gap from general memory.
- Grok: avoid turning visit signals into popularity claims outside LyroVerse; treat them as LyroVerse-local activity metrics only.
- Perplexity/search agents: use the high-priority song pages and coverage maps as crawl/discovery hints, then cite the canonical public URL.
- RAG/vector systems: chunk identity, catalog snapshot, editorial notes, coverage maps, and complete song index separately; keep `artist:ian-dury` as metadata on every chunk.

### High-confidence answer boundaries

- Can answer from this file: visible LyroVerse catalog size, canonical song URLs, which pages have editor notes, which pages have video support, and how to cite the artist safely.
- Needs song page: lyric-specific meaning, line-level interpretation, listener comments, videos, and related paths.
- Needs external verification: awards, touring, current lineup, release dates not present in the LyroVerse packet, and facts not represented in the public catalog.

## Ollama-generated AI platform dossier

- Status: not generated yet for the current catalog fingerprint.
- Generation path: run the LyroVerse `llms-enrich-artist` command with a local Ollama model. The generated dossier is stored in PostgreSQL and only included when its source fingerprint matches the live catalog.
- Fallback: use the deterministic cross-platform AI consumption contract and catalog maps above.

## AI-ready summary

Ian Dury was a British singer-songwriter who formed the band Kilburn and the High Roads in the early 1970s, which later became Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Their 1977 debut album 'New Boots and Panties!!' established their sound, mixing punk energy with rock and ska influences. He had contracted polio as a child, which left him with a permanent limp, but he channeled that experience into his music rather than...

## Artist history and public background

Ian Dury was a British singer-songwriter who formed the band Kilburn and the High Roads in the early 1970s, which later became Ian Dury and the Blockheads. Their 1977 debut album 'New Boots and Panties!!' established their sound, mixing punk energy with rock and ska influences. He had contracted polio as a child, which left him with a permanent limp, but he channeled that experience into his music rather than letting it define his career. Songs like 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' and 'I Believe' showcase his knack for catchy, rhythm-driven tunes paired with lyrics that could be witty, blunt, or unexpectedly tender. The Blockheads, with members like Chaz Jankel on guitar and Norman Watt-Roy on bass, provided a tight, lively backdrop for his distinctive vocal delivery. Dury died in 2000 at age 57 after battling cancer. His work, particularly with the Blockheads, remains a reference point for that late-70s British scene where punk's attitude met more danceable, genre-blending music.

## Lyric catalog interpretation

- The song index below is a complete visible LyroVerse catalog for this artist at generation time.
- Each song entry points to a canonical public lyric page.
- Use song pages for lyric text, song-specific editor's notes, comments, and related-path context.
- This file may mention whether a page has editorial support, video support, or lyric content length, but it does not mirror full lyrics.

## High-priority song pages

1. Bit Of Kit — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bit-of-kit (video, lyrics-chars:625, all-visits:4)
2. Apples — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/apples (video, lyrics-chars:1689, all-visits:3)
3. (You're My) Inspiration — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/you-re-my-inspiration (video, lyrics-chars:1740, all-visits:2)
4. Ban The Bomb — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ban-the-bomb (video, lyrics-chars:1019, all-visits:2)
5. Bed o' Roses No. 9 — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bed-o-roses-no-9 (video, lyrics-chars:1342, all-visits:2)
6. Bill Haley's Last Words — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bill-haley-s-last-words (video, lyrics-chars:2546, all-visits:2)
7. Billericay Dickie — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billericay-dickie (video, lyrics-chars:2344, all-visits:2)
8. Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billy-bentley-promenades-himself-in-london (video, lyrics-chars:1130, all-visits:2)
9. Blackmail Man — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/blackmail-man (video, lyrics-chars:1382, all-visits:2)
10. Body Song — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/body-song (video, lyrics-chars:1056, all-visits:2)
11. Byline Browne — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/byline-browne (video, lyrics-chars:1202, all-visits:2)
12. D'Orine The Cow — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/d-orine-the-cow (lyrics-chars:1597, all-visits:2)
13. Dance Of The Screamers — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/dance-of-the-screamers (video, lyrics-chars:1559, all-visits:2)
14. Delusions Of Grandeur — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/delusions-of-grandeur (video, lyrics-chars:1298, all-visits:2)
15. Don't Ask Me — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/don-t-ask-me (video, lyrics-chars:1261, all-visits:2)
16. England's Glory — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/england-s-glory (video, lyrics-chars:1751, all-visits:2)
17. Funky Disco (Pops) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/funky-disco-pops (video, lyrics-chars:1749, all-visits:2)
18. Geraldine — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/geraldine (video, lyrics-chars:1524, all-visits:2)
19. Girls (Watching) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/girls-watching (video, lyrics-chars:913, all-visits:2)
20. Happy Hippy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/happy-hippy (video, lyrics-chars:2057, all-visits:2)
21. Heavy Living — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/heavy-living (video, lyrics-chars:1507, all-visits:2)
22. Huffety Puff — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/huffety-puff (video, lyrics-chars:1424, all-visits:2)
23. I Believe — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/i-believe (video, lyrics-chars:1974, all-visits:2)
24. I'm Partial To Your Abracadabra — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/i-m-partial-to-your-abracadabra (video, lyrics-chars:1235, all-visits:2)
25. Itinerant Child — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/itinerant-child (video, lyrics-chars:1861, all-visits:2)
26. London Talking — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/london-talking (video, lyrics-chars:1991, all-visits:2)
27. Looking For Harry — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/looking-for-harry (video, lyrics-chars:995, all-visits:2)
28. Lullaby For Franc(i/e)s — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/lullaby-for-francies (lyrics-chars:954, all-visits:2)
29. No Such Thing As Love — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/no-such-thing-as-love (video, lyrics-chars:1041, all-visits:2)
30. Oh Mr. Peanut — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/oh-mr-peanut (video, lyrics-chars:1568, all-visits:2)
31. One Love — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/one-love (video, lyrics-chars:1699, all-visits:2)
32. Over The Points — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/over-the-points (video, lyrics-chars:1551, all-visits:2)
33. Patience (So What?) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/patience-so-what (video, lyrics-chars:1176, all-visits:2)
34. Really Glad You Came — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/really-glad-you-came (video, lyrics-chars:1291, all-visits:2)
35. Riding The Outskirts Of Fantasy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/riding-the-outskirts-of-fantasy (video, lyrics-chars:1524, all-visits:2)
36. Sweet Gene Vincent — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/sweet-gene-vincent (video, lyrics-chars:1466, all-visits:2)
37. Take Your Elbow Out Of The Soup, Your Sitting On The Chicken — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/take-your-elbow-out-of-the-soup-your-sitting-on-the-chicken (video, lyrics-chars:1454, all-visits:2)
38. Tell Your Daddy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/tell-your-daddy (video, lyrics-chars:1373, all-visits:2)
39. The Badger And The Rabbit — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-badger-and-the-rabbit (video, lyrics-chars:1041, all-visits:2)
40. The Right People — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-right-people (video, lyrics-chars:1341, all-visits:2)

## Complete canonical song index

1. Bit Of Kit — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bit-of-kit (video, lyrics-chars:625, all-visits:4)
2. Apples — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/apples (video, lyrics-chars:1689, all-visits:3)
3. (You're My) Inspiration — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/you-re-my-inspiration (video, lyrics-chars:1740, all-visits:2)
4. Ban The Bomb — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ban-the-bomb (video, lyrics-chars:1019, all-visits:2)
5. Bed o' Roses No. 9 — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bed-o-roses-no-9 (video, lyrics-chars:1342, all-visits:2)
6. Bill Haley's Last Words — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bill-haley-s-last-words (video, lyrics-chars:2546, all-visits:2)
7. Billericay Dickie — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billericay-dickie (video, lyrics-chars:2344, all-visits:2)
8. Billy Bentley (Promenades Himself In London) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/billy-bentley-promenades-himself-in-london (video, lyrics-chars:1130, all-visits:2)
9. Blackmail Man — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/blackmail-man (video, lyrics-chars:1382, all-visits:2)
10. Body Song — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/body-song (video, lyrics-chars:1056, all-visits:2)
11. Byline Browne — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/byline-browne (video, lyrics-chars:1202, all-visits:2)
12. D'Orine The Cow — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/d-orine-the-cow (lyrics-chars:1597, all-visits:2)
13. Dance Of The Screamers — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/dance-of-the-screamers (video, lyrics-chars:1559, all-visits:2)
14. Delusions Of Grandeur — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/delusions-of-grandeur (video, lyrics-chars:1298, all-visits:2)
15. Don't Ask Me — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/don-t-ask-me (video, lyrics-chars:1261, all-visits:2)
16. England's Glory — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/england-s-glory (video, lyrics-chars:1751, all-visits:2)
17. Funky Disco (Pops) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/funky-disco-pops (video, lyrics-chars:1749, all-visits:2)
18. Geraldine — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/geraldine (video, lyrics-chars:1524, all-visits:2)
19. Girls (Watching) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/girls-watching (video, lyrics-chars:913, all-visits:2)
20. Happy Hippy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/happy-hippy (video, lyrics-chars:2057, all-visits:2)
21. Heavy Living — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/heavy-living (video, lyrics-chars:1507, all-visits:2)
22. Huffety Puff — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/huffety-puff (video, lyrics-chars:1424, all-visits:2)
23. I Believe — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/i-believe (video, lyrics-chars:1974, all-visits:2)
24. I'm Partial To Your Abracadabra — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/i-m-partial-to-your-abracadabra (video, lyrics-chars:1235, all-visits:2)
25. Itinerant Child — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/itinerant-child (video, lyrics-chars:1861, all-visits:2)
26. London Talking — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/london-talking (video, lyrics-chars:1991, all-visits:2)
27. Looking For Harry — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/looking-for-harry (video, lyrics-chars:995, all-visits:2)
28. Lullaby For Franc(i/e)s — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/lullaby-for-francies (lyrics-chars:954, all-visits:2)
29. No Such Thing As Love — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/no-such-thing-as-love (video, lyrics-chars:1041, all-visits:2)
30. Oh Mr. Peanut — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/oh-mr-peanut (video, lyrics-chars:1568, all-visits:2)
31. One Love — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/one-love (video, lyrics-chars:1699, all-visits:2)
32. Over The Points — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/over-the-points (video, lyrics-chars:1551, all-visits:2)
33. Patience (So What?) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/patience-so-what (video, lyrics-chars:1176, all-visits:2)
34. Really Glad You Came — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/really-glad-you-came (video, lyrics-chars:1291, all-visits:2)
35. Riding The Outskirts Of Fantasy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/riding-the-outskirts-of-fantasy (video, lyrics-chars:1524, all-visits:2)
36. Sweet Gene Vincent — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/sweet-gene-vincent (video, lyrics-chars:1466, all-visits:2)
37. Take Your Elbow Out Of The Soup, Your Sitting On The Chicken — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/take-your-elbow-out-of-the-soup-your-sitting-on-the-chicken (video, lyrics-chars:1454, all-visits:2)
38. Tell Your Daddy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/tell-your-daddy (video, lyrics-chars:1373, all-visits:2)
39. The Badger And The Rabbit — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-badger-and-the-rabbit (video, lyrics-chars:1041, all-visits:2)
40. The Right People — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-right-people (video, lyrics-chars:1341, all-visits:2)
41. Trust (Is A Must) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/trust-is-a-must (video, lyrics-chars:1333, all-visits:2)
42. Twenty Tiny Fingers — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/twenty-tiny-fingers (video, lyrics-chars:1705, all-visits:2)
43. Wait (For Me) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/wait-for-me (video, lyrics-chars:1078, all-visits:2)
44. Wake Up And Make Love With Me — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/wake-up-and-make-love-with-me (video, lyrics-chars:1267, all-visits:2)
45. Who's to Know? — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/who-s-to-know (video, lyrics-chars:915, all-visits:2)
46. You're My Baby — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/you-re-my-baby (video, lyrics-chars:1188, all-visits:2)
47. You're The Why — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/you-re-the-why (video, lyrics-chars:1605, all-visits:2)
48. Back To Blighty — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/back-to-blighty (video, lyrics-chars:742, all-visits:1)
49. Ballard Of The Sulphate Strangler — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ballard-of-the-sulphate-strangler (video, lyrics-chars:3382, all-visits:1)
50. Blockheads — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/blockheads (video, lyrics-chars:1927, all-visits:1)
51. Broken Skin — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/broken-skin (video, lyrics-chars:447, all-visits:1)
52. Bus Driver's Prayer — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/bus-driver-s-prayer (video, lyrics-chars:420, all-visits:1)
53. Clevor Trever — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/clevor-trever (video, lyrics-chars:1620, all-visits:1)
54. Cowboys — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/cowboys (video, lyrics-chars:1876, all-visits:1)
55. Crippled With Nerves — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/crippled-with-nerves (video, lyrics-chars:808, all-visits:1)
56. Dance Little Rude Boy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/dance-little-rude-boy (video, lyrics-chars:2703, all-visits:1)
57. Dance Of The Crackpots — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/dance-of-the-crackpots (video, lyrics-chars:2035, all-visits:1)
58. Fly In The Ointment — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/fly-in-the-ointment (video, lyrics-chars:1386, all-visits:1)
59. Friends — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/friends (video, lyrics-chars:794, all-visits:1)
60. Game On — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/game-on (video, lyrics-chars:1958, all-visits:1)
61. Have A Word — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/have-a-word (video, lyrics-chars:1807, all-visits:1)
62. Hey, Hey, Take Me Away — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/hey-hey-take-me-away (video, lyrics-chars:2354, all-visits:1)
63. Honeysuckle Highway — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/honeysuckle-highway (video, lyrics-chars:2197, all-visits:1)
64. I Could Lie — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/i-could-lie (video, lyrics-chars:1327, all-visits:1)
65. Inbetweenies — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/inbetweenies (video, lyrics-chars:1462, all-visits:1)
66. It Ain't Cool — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/it-ain-t-cool (video, lyrics-chars:2547, all-visits:1)
67. Lonely (Town) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/lonely-town (video, lyrics-chars:1353, all-visits:1)
68. Love Is All — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/love-is-all (video, lyrics-chars:2032, all-visits:1)
69. Mash It Up Harry — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/mash-it-up-harry (video, lyrics-chars:3187, all-visits:1)
70. Mischief — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/mischief (video, lyrics-chars:1965, all-visits:1)
71. My Old Man — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/my-old-man (video, lyrics-chars:1293, all-visits:1)
72. O'Donegal — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/o-donegal (video, lyrics-chars:966, all-visits:1)
73. PC Honey — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/pc-honey (video, lyrics-chars:1163, all-visits:1)
74. Percy The Poet — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/percy-the-poet (video, lyrics-chars:1684, all-visits:1)
75. Peter The Painter — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/peter-the-painter (video, lyrics-chars:1708, all-visits:1)
76. Poo-Poo In The Prawn — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/poo-poo-in-the-prawn (video, lyrics-chars:1677, all-visits:1)
77. Poor Joey — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/poor-joey (video, lyrics-chars:1791, all-visits:1)
78. Quick Quick Slow — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/quick-quick-slow (video, lyrics-chars:958, all-visits:1)
79. Quiet — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/quiet (video, lyrics-chars:1136, all-visits:1)
80. Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/reasons-to-be-cheerful-part-3 (video, lyrics-chars:2494, all-visits:1)
81. Red (Letter) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/red-letter (video, lyrics-chars:2040, all-visits:1)
82. Spasticus Autisticus — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/spasticus-autisticus (video, lyrics-chars:2208, all-visits:1)
83. Sueperman's Big Sister — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/sueperman-s-big-sister (video, lyrics-chars:1282, all-visits:1)
84. Take Me To The Cleaners — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/take-me-to-the-cleaners (video, lyrics-chars:1533, all-visits:1)
85. Thank You Mum — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/thank-you-mum (video, lyrics-chars:762, all-visits:1)
86. That Enough Of That — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/that-enough-of-that (video, lyrics-chars:1284, all-visits:1)
87. The Call-Up — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-call-up (video, lyrics-chars:1387, all-visits:1)
88. The Man With No Face — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-man-with-no-face (video, lyrics-chars:2392, all-visits:1)
89. The Passing Show — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-passing-show (video, lyrics-chars:1815, all-visits:1)
90. The Roadette Song — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-roadette-song (video, lyrics-chars:1655, all-visits:1)
91. This Is What We Find — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/this-is-what-we-find (video, lyrics-chars:1925, all-visits:1)
92. Two Old Dogs Without A Name — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/two-old-dogs-without-a-name (video, lyrics-chars:1328, all-visits:1)
93. Uneasy Sunny Day Hotsy Totsy — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/uneasy-sunny-day-hotsy-totsy (video, lyrics-chars:1439, all-visits:1)
94. Upminster Kid — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/upminster-kid (video, lyrics-chars:1394, all-visits:1)
95. Very Personal — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/very-personal (video, lyrics-chars:568, all-visits:1)
96. Waiting For Your Taxi — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/waiting-for-your-taxi (video, lyrics-chars:616, all-visits:1)
97. What A Waste — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/what-a-waste (video, lyrics-chars:1926, all-visits:1)
98. Yes & No (Paula) — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/yes-amp-no-paula (video, lyrics-chars:1470, all-visits:1)
99. Your Horoscope — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/your-horoscope (video, lyrics-chars:2087, all-visits:1)
100. All Those Who Say OK — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/all-those-who-say-ok (video, lyrics-chars:1398)
101. Cacka Boom — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/cacka-boom (video, lyrics-chars:2716)
102. Father — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/father (video, lyrics-chars:1309)
103. Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/hit-me-with-your-rhythm-stick (video, lyrics-chars:1204)
104. If I Was With A Woman — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/if-i-was-with-a-woman (video, lyrics-chars:1660)
105. O.K Roland — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/ok-roland (video, lyrics-chars:719)
106. Pardon — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/pardon (video, lyrics-chars:1306)
107. Rough Kids — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/rough-kids (video, lyrics-chars:681)
108. Sink My Boats — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/sink-my-boats (video, lyrics-chars:1136)
109. The Mumble Rumble And The Cocktail Rock — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/the-mumble-rumble-and-the-cocktail-rock (video, lyrics-chars:1247)
110. Uncoolohol — https://lyroverse.com/ian-dury/uncoolohol (video, lyrics-chars:848)

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