Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Wake Up (Dicky Trisco Edit) by Gouranga published on 2017-05-12T11:40:11Z To coincide with Ian Dury's birthday @dicky-trisco has shared an edit of the great man's 1977 single 'Wake Up And Make Love With Me'. Dicky Trisco - 12th May 2017: "The first 45 single I ever bought was by Ian Dury and The Blockheads and was called ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’. I bought it in a newsagent store called John Menzies, which had a black weekly chart board with plastic letters on it that was updated by hand each week. I can’t really remember how I came across the track, or if it was just potluck. I probably heard it on Top of the Pops, or on the weekly chart show on the wireless as it used to be called back in those days. Anyway I bought it and to this day it is a song that I love and would be happy to hear any time, any place and it introduced me to the music of Ian Dury and The Blockheads. Ian Dury for me reflected what pop music and music in general was all about back then – a longing to be different and to make a difference. He was a fascinating character. My Dad said he looked like a bloody idiot, which only made me admire him more. When he performed he had a real edge and his singing style was more like someone talking, or at times even shouting in his own London accent rather than something shiny and polished. And you have remember these were the days of The Bee Gees, Barbara Streisand, Leif Garrett and other such highly manicured artists. He also had a tremendous amount of personal style with his hats, braces, rolled up trousers and boots. And it was all this difference literally rolled together as well as the great music he made alongside The Blockheads, which pulled me in as an admiring youth. And the music…I couldn’t quite explain it at the time. But it was unmistakably ‘New Wave’ although I wasn’t exactly sure what that meant either beyond a handful of artists I was into like Blondie, Talking Heads and The Specials. It was a bit ‘Punk’ and DIY for sure and that was definitely a good thing. But it also had the funk. The Blockheads were a groovy outfit of great musicians. Much later I discovered that Chaz Jankel of The Blockheads went on to make some excellent disco influenced solo productions and that these tracks plus songs by Ian Dury and The Blockheads were played by groundbreaking NYC DJs like Larry Levan in the Disco scene out there and graced the floors of seminal clubs like the Paradise Garage and The Loft. My musical journey from awkward youth to being a DJ myself had come full circle all thanks to Ian Dury and The Blockheads. Anyway I can’t say I am an expert on Ian Dury or The Blockheads to be honest. I love a lot of their music and it has now been with me my whole adult life while many other things have come and gone. In fact at one stage I used to buy any copy of ‘Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick’ on 45 that crossed my path. But the thing that seems of significance to me and that I wanted to share here with you is the DIY spirit and original style of those times. And they were great times! Acts like Ian Dury and The Blockheads did things differently and did it their own way and gained recognition for what they did via their music around the world. I salute them for that and it gives me, and I hope you, more than a few reasons to be cheerful. So as a tribute to the genius and spirit of Ian Dury and The Blockheads and as my own personal way of saying thanks for the influence it has had on my life, I would like to share this rework of one of my favourite tracks on this his birthday. THANKS IAN DURY AND THE BLOCKHEADS! Your music really has made me feel like a lucky bastard x " Genre Rock Comment by The Kk SUPER..👍 2024-04-25T20:43:48Z Comment by The Kk SUPER..👍 2024-04-25T20:43:43Z Comment by Ste Barrie where to DL . Class This !!!!!!!! 2023-04-05T14:51:14Z Comment by Funknige pure classic Brilliant Ian dury 2023-03-20T21:45:51Z Comment by Safari Pete Frisky... 2023-03-10T16:45:14Z Comment by Pepbass I'm lovin 'it 🙌🏼😎 2022-12-11T19:37:29Z Comment by Eduardo SG What a belter! Love it X 2022-11-23T04:03:06Z Comment by K I’m celibate, but I’ll listen to this til the end of time! 2022-02-06T19:35:58Z Comment by Revolution 519 (Mo Gruven) Fucking LOVE it !! 2021-12-12T05:25:19Z Comment by Ramin Love it!! 2021-11-13T01:22:52Z Comment by 4ND13S K4OS THEORY Bilaricky Dicky..... whatt a star he was and a genius 2021-10-11T17:47:14Z Comment by Ruslan Shirokov Cool track! 2021-09-27T22:26:46Z Comment by DL101 Presents: Sooo good. Respect! 2020-12-19T01:56:06Z Comment by monsieur.franc.berlin / Frank Struß All time nice track.... 2020-12-09T12:15:14Z Comment by Minask Brilliant 2020-03-11T19:59:27Z Comment by Rustee Absolute corker of an edit ❤️ 2020-01-18T03:21:15Z Comment by Tomas deLA Noche Every time I drop thi, the fun level in the crowd tips the charts. One of my favorite edits. A true Gem. 2019-07-23T21:46:48Z Comment by calyx :) 2019-02-13T22:07:08Z Comment by Alper Kenber funkyy 2018-04-16T20:31:27Z Comment by Cuzzin Andrew campy yet momentous. me likey. 2018-03-10T12:28:31Z Comment by Cuzzin Andrew dicky. long time fan and owner of most of the deviance vinyls. you have outdone yourself here sir. bring me a vinyl!!! super fun and firey! 2018-03-10T12:27:34Z Comment by Levi Mayer Top Notch 2018-03-07T09:27:26Z Comment by Lorenzo RIGO niiiiice !!! 2018-01-12T16:18:12Z Comment by AKIRA THE DON UUUGH this is amazing can't wait too play this in the club tonite AMEN 2018-01-11T01:18:49Z Comment by DamianMarz Is the devil!!! Bless! 2017-12-13T22:10:43Z Comment by BelyBob So good 2017-11-20T19:15:25Z Comment by DjKoMmit Bravo!!! 2017-10-18T17:39:04Z Comment by NIROSTA STEEL stellar work 2017-09-01T17:25:29Z