Ian Dury: Spasticus Autisticus | Song-Factsheet

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Song «Spasticus Autisticus» von Ian Dury.

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1981 08 (Single), 1981 09 (Album)
Label: Polydor POSP 285, Polydor POLD 5042
Songwriter Ian Dury & Chas Jankel
Produktion: Ian Dury & Chas Jankel & Steven Stanley
Genre: Alternativerock - Poprock - NewWave

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Ian Dury schrieb diesen Song als Protest gegen das «1981 – International Year of Disabled Persons». Er hielt die Aktion bevormundend und schrieb diesen zynischen Song, der wiederum von der BBC zensuriert wurde. Ian Dury erlitt als Kind Polio.

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Ian Dury
Ian Dury
Chas Jankel
Ian Dury
Chas Jankel
Steven Stanley

Lyrics

I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I wibble when I piddle Cos my middle is a riddle I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I dribble when I nibble And I quibble when I scribble Hello to you out there in Normal Land You may not comprehend my tale or understand As I crawl past your window give me lucky looks You can read my body but you'll never read my books I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm knobbled on the cobbles Cos I hobble when I wobble Swim! So place your hard-earned peanuts in my tin And thank the Creator you're not in the state I'm in So long have I been languished on the shelf I must give all proceedings to myself I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus, I'm spasticus I'm spasticus autisticus 54 appliances in leather and elastic 100 000 thank yous from 27 spastics Spasticus, spasticus Spasticus autisticus Spasticus, spasticus Spasticus autisticus Spasticus, spasticus Spasticus autisticus Widdling, griddling, skittling, diddling Fiddling, diddling, widdling, diddling spasticus I'm spasticus, spasticus Spasticus autisticus Spasticus, spasticus Spasticus autisticus Spasticus, spasticus Spasticus autisticus Spasticus, spasticus Spasticus autisticus I'm spasticus! I'm spasticus! I'm spasticus! I'm spasticus! I'm spasticus! I'm spasticus! I'm spasticus! Spasticus!