Provided to youtube by rhino bus drivers prayer ian dury apples. Rocker ian durys parody of the lords prayer appears on london. 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. 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. Weve teamed up with thirteen london poets to bring poetiquette to all travellers across the network. The bus drivers prayer by ian dury, read by richard purnell.
Dury returned to recording in 1992 with the bus drivers prayer and other stories. Esplora tutte le pubblicazioni di ian dury su discogs. Jul 09, 2006 ian dury and the blockheads what a waste official video duration. The song, which dury entitled the bus drivers prayer, describes a journey through the capital, stopping at locations from wimbledon to. Ian dury lyrics 106 song lyrics sorted by album, including inbetweenies, lullaby for francies, my old man. Ian dury and the blockheads what a waste official video duration. Even though the bus driver s prayer and other stories is named after the track, this is dury s first recording of the song. Listen to songs by ian dury on myspace, stream free online music by ian dury. 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. Our father who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon. The other missing song london talking is missing, although credited as a title. The voice of joey the budgie is, according to song by song, not ian dury, but chas. Bus drivers prayer lyrics by ian dury and the blockheads.
Bus drivers prayer traditional, arranged and adapted by ian dury 0. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it. A metropolitan police officers version, entitled the laws prayer, has also been devised. Bus drivers prayer paroles par ian dury lyrics et parole. 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. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come. 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.
Ian dury and the blockheads bus drivers prayer lyrics. The words are apocryphal and have been around since 1960 at least. Paroles officielles bus drivers prayer lyrics par ian dury. 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. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy. Below is a version predating dury s recording, with alternate versions given in the notes. In may 1998, dury announced that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer in. 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.
Compra vinili, cd e altro di ian dury nel marketplace di discogs. Ian dury freedom bus drivers prayer mercifulrelease. Paroles officielles bus driver s prayer lyrics par ian dury. Dury used only those place names that refer to locations in london.
In 1989, he wrote the musical apples with mickey gallagher, and he also appeared in the stage production of the play. 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. Our father who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy wimbledon in erith as it is in hendon give. Bill haleys last words, dury, gallagher, rhysjones, 3. Bus drivers prayer lyrics by ian dury and the blockheads at lyrics on demand. The bus drivers prayer the call up kilburn and the highroads. 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. Dury returned to recording in 1992 with the bus driver s prayer and other stories. Ian dury freedom bus driver s prayer mercifulrelease. In may 1998, dury announced that he had been diagnosed with colon cancer in 1995 and that the disease had spread to his liver. Read or print original bus driver s prayer lyrics 2020 updated. The bus drivers prayer and other stories ian dury songs. This web site contains the classic lyrics from this classic ian dury album. 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. Our father, who art in hendon harrow road be thy name thy kingston come thy. 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. May 01, 2012 ian dury freedom bus drivers prayer mercifulrelease. Soundtracks top hits one hit wonders tv themes song quotes miscellaneous. I make no claim to the of the music or the artists visual appearances.