when faced with a hinderance
the brave mountainier
turns and walks back into the wind
but my hesitation
in strange hemisphere
makes me quit before I begin
intrepid explorer
his reason extremes
persues the unknwo we perefect aplone
behaves like a trooper
who brags and blasphemes
tell the truth, I wanna go home
back to blighty
back to blighty
back to blighty
back to blighty
the poor navagator
the siren that calls
he’s not a warning of coming distressed
although you’re a chamer
the prospect appals
going back to my former address
back to blighty
back to blighty
back to blighty
back to blighty
there is a green hill far away....
Ian Dury e i Blockheads sono un gruppo musicale britannico attivo tra gli anni '70 e '80. Fondato da Ian Dury, cantante, musicista e poeta, il gruppo è noto per la sua musica ska-punk con influenze di rockabilly e cabaret. Dury, nato a Harrow nel 1942, ha subito un'infanzia segnata da una poliomielite che gli ha causato una paralisi permanente alla gamba destra. Questo evento ha profondamente influenzato il suo percorso artistico, alimentando la sua ironia e la sua capacità di raccontare storie dal punto di vista di chi è diverso. I Blockheads, con Chaz Jankel al pianoforte e Mickey Gallagher all'organo, hanno accompagnato Dury in un viaggio musicale che ha attraversato temi sociali, politici e personali con una vena di umorismo nero e una grande energia live. Tra i loro album più importanti ricordiamo *New Boots and Panties*** (1977), *Do It Yourself* (1979) e *Laughter* (1980). I brani più celebri del gruppo includono *Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick*, *Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3* e *Wake Up and Make Love with Me*. Ian Dury è morto nel 2000 a causa di un tumore al pancreas. La sua eredità musicale continua ad ispirare artisti e fan in tutto il mondo.
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