Ian Dury and The Blockheads – Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3 (Official HD Video)

“Reasons To Be Cheerful, Pt. 3” was released by Stiff Records in 1979 and reached number 3 in the UK singles chart.

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LYRICS:
(Why don’t you get back into bed, why don’t you get back into bed Why don’t you get back into bed, why don’t you get back into bed …)
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Some of Buddy Holly, the working folly, good golly Miss Molly and boats
Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet, jump back in the alley, add nanny goats
Eighteen-wheeler Scammels, Dominecker Camels, all other mammals plus equal votes
Seeing Piccadilly, Fanny Smith and Willy, being rather silly and porridge oats
A bit of grin and bear it, a bit of come and share it, you're welcome we can spare it, yellow socks
Too short to be haughty, too nutty to be naughty, going on forty, no electric shocks
The juice of the carrot, the smile of a parrot, a little drop of claret, anything that rocks
Elvis and Scotty, the days when I ain't spotty, sitting on the potty, curing smallpox

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Reasons to be cheerful, part three
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Health service glasses, gigolos and brasses, round or skinny bottoms
Taking Mum to Paris, lighting up the chalice, Wee Willy Harris
Bantu Stephen Biko, listening to Rico; Harpo, Groucho, Chico
Cheddar cheese and pickle, the Vincent motorsickle, slap and tickle
Woody Allen, Dali, Dmitri and Pasquale, Balabalabala and Volare
Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy, being in my nuddy
Saying okey dokey, sing-a-long-a Smokey, coming out of chokey
John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celentano, Bonar Colleano

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Reasons to be cheerful, part three
Reasons to be cheerful, part three
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[stehughes]

Iam now 60..This was All Part of Growing LOVE IT ❤ 😍

[helenstillburn]

The Blockheads, best backing group ever, bar none.

[andycole]

My god there is no one like this man or band anymore .

[justkidding]

I have really great memories of Ian, I was the assistant sound and light engineer at the Top Rank Birmingham in 1979, they were a great live band. It was great working with them. Happy Memories and great times. We were free in those days proper free.

[stevet]

The original rapper? But with brilliant musicians with him? Tight as!

[zetetick]

Ian Drury
Never not awesome!

Life passed him *a BIG ol' pile of lemons* - and 50 years later, we're ALL still enjoying his delicious sweet lemon-based beverages! \😸/

[bokehintheussr]

the most life affirming song... helps me in my depressed phases. This wonderful intelligent man and his lust for life will never cease to be an inspiration to me.

[willemschudspeer]

I (at the time a Dutch tourist in London) saw Ian Dury and his band when I was young and green, some time early in the '80s. My friend and I liked his hit record 'Hit me with your Rhythm Stick', so we bought the tickets. The venue - I can't quite remember what the name was, might have been a cinema, red seats - but it didn't take the band long to get the spectators standing on top of these seats, jumping up and down, moving to the music. Great experience, great time, great band. An unforgettable landmark.

[andycole]

We will never see the like of this kind of talent ever again

[timothygrayson]

This man did so much for disabled people and deserves recognition for his musical contribution to a sad period where I was lacking direction. Ta bro.

[sheilawells]

The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot. Love it.

[hyerculezaxkillis]

he was spitting bars better than half the rappers today

[geminirhythmspirit]

Flipping heck these guys, truly amazing, Ian Drury rapping way back when❤

[danieltaylor]

Strewth how much funk is there in these few minutes ?!?!?!?! What a band with Dury as the cherry on the cake

[Aljidom]

Incredible musicians Totally underrated wow 👌

[bsdgffishtuna]

from a different planet. thankfully ian visited us.

[tyroon]

The guitar solo at the end is probably the best ending to a song ever!!👏👏👏😍

[ruthdixon]

the NME dissed this as just a shopping list - but it's without doubt one of the best in pop history. fantastic sax solo.

[hifibrony]

The Blockheads were one of the truly brilliant and sadly underappreciated bands.  They had that great tight-as-a-duck's-arse but still loose quality that can't be faked or learned. You can either play like that or you can't.   Norman and Charley were one of the greatest rhythm sections ever.  Period.

[deanosaur]

The world is f**ked, but we've still got Reasons To Be Cheerful! 😎