Dury returned to recording in 1992 with the bus driver s prayer and other stories. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon. In 1989, he wrote the musical apples with mickey gallagher, and he also appeared in the stage production of the play. The words are apocryphal and have been around since 1960 at least. The album was released in the wake of the charttopping hit single hit me with your rhythm stick, and reached number two in the charts, behind abbas voulezvous.
Weve teamed up with thirteen london poets to bring poetiquette to all travellers across the network. Compra vinili, cd e altro di ian dury nel marketplace di discogs. 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. Provided to youtube by rhino bus drivers prayer ian dury apples. Join napster and access fulllength songs on your phone, computer or home audio device.
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. 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 lyrics 106 song lyrics sorted by album, including inbetweenies, lullaby for francies, my old man. Rocker ian durys parody of the lords prayer appears on london. In may 1998, dury announced that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 1995 and that the disease had spread to his liver. 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. Esplora tutte le pubblicazioni di ian dury su discogs. Ian dury and the blockheads what a waste official video duration. A metropolitan police officers version, entitled the laws prayer, has also been devised. Ian dury and the blockheads 1999 live at ronnie scotts full duration. Ian dury the studio albums collection releases discogs. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it.
The tour was a success, and stiff launched a concerted ian dury marketing campaign, resulting in the top ten hit what a waste, and the hit single hit me with your rhythm stick, which reached no. Ian dury freedom bus drivers prayer mercifulrelease. The other missing song london talking is missing, although credited as a title. This web site contains the classic lyrics from this classic ian dury album.
Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy. Ian dury and the blockheads bus drivers prayer lyrics. Dury returned to recording in 1992 with the bus drivers prayer and other stories. In may 1998, dury announced that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer in. The bus drivers prayer, also known as the busmans lords prayer, is a parody of the lords prayer that takes the bus driver around greater london while avoiding further destinations. 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. Even though the bus driver s prayer and other stories is named after the track, this is dury s first recording of the song. Below is a version predating dury s recording, with alternate versions given in the notes. Bus drivers prayer lyrics by ian dury and the blockheads. 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. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy. The bus drivers prayer and other stories ian dury songs. Listen to songs by ian dury on myspace, stream free online music by ian dury. The bus drivers prayer by ian dury, read by richard purnell.
I took out all the seats and away i went its a right old banger and the chassis bent its got a great big peace sign across the back and most of the windows have been. Bus drivers prayer lyrics by ian dury and the blockheads at lyrics on demand. May 01, 2012 ian dury freedom bus drivers prayer mercifulrelease. The bus drivers prayer the call up kilburn and the highroads. 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. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come. We will hear the wild birds sing their donegal song. Our father who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon give. Ian dury hit me with your rhythm stick official video duration. Dury used only those place names that refer to locations in london.
The voice of joey the budgie is, according to song by song, not ian dury, but chas. I took out all the seats and away i went it s a right old banger and the chassis bent it s got a great big peace sign across the back and most of the windows have been. Bus drivers prayer traditional, arranged and adapted by ian dury 0. Paroles officielles bus drivers prayer lyrics par ian dury. Bus drivers prayer paroles par ian dury lyrics et parole. Paroles officielles bus driver s prayer lyrics par ian dury. Jul 09, 2006 ian dury and the blockheads what a waste official video duration. I make no claim to the of the music or the artists visual appearances. 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. The song, which dury entitled the bus drivers prayer, describes a journey through the capital, stopping at locations from wimbledon to. Soundtracks top hits one hit wonders tv themes song quotes miscellaneous. 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. Bill haleys last words, dury, gallagher, rhysjones, 3.
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