Reasons To Be Cheerful
Ian Dury, Ian Dury & the Blockheads
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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 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 Why don't you get back into bed Why don't you get back into bed Reasons to be cheerful part 3 1 2 3 Summer, Buddy Holly, the working folly Good golly Miss Molly and boats Hammersmith Palais, the Bolshoi Ballet Jump back in the alley and nanny goats 18-wheeler Scammels, Domenecker 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 40 - no electric shocks The juice of the carrot, the smile of the parrot A little drop of claret - anything that rocks Elvis and Scotty, days when I ain't spotty, Sitting on the potty - curing smallpox Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 1 2 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Health service glasses Gigolos and brasses Round or skinny bottoms Take your 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, Dimitri and Pasquale Balabalabala and Volare Something nice to study, phoning up a buddy Being in my nuddy Saying hokey-dokey, Sing Along With Smokey Coming out of chokey John Coltrane's soprano, Adi Celentano Bonar Colleano Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 1 2 3 Yes yes Dear dear Perhaps next year Or maybe even never In which case Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 1 2 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3 1 2 3 Reasons to be cheerful part 3
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Written by: CHARLES JEREMY JANKEL, DAVID STANLEY PAYNE, IAN ROBINS DURY, STANLEY PAYNE DAVID
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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13 facts about this song
Release Information"Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3" was released as a single by Ian Dury in 1979.
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Chart SuccessThe song reached number three on the UK Singles Chart in July 1979, which was the singer's highest-charting single in the UK.
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Backing BandThe song is credited to Ian Dury and the Blockheads, his regular backing band.
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Romantic ConnectionThe song was written by Ian Dury and his longtime songwriting partner, Chaz Jankel, for the album "See for Yourself."
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Song Inspiration"Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3" was reportedly one hundred percent improvisation done in one take after Dury and Jankel were stuck in a traffic jam on the way to the recording studio. It's a list of positive aspects of life, from the simple to the complex.
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Song CompositionThe song is known for its energetic and groove-driven funk tune, which was popular during the late 1970s.
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Music VideoA music video was released for the song, it shows Dury and the band playing the song in the middle of what appears to be a traffic jam.
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Cultural ImpactThe song has entered the British lexicon and has been referenced in several UK TV shows, such as "The Royle Family" and "Doctor Who".
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Continued RecognitionIn 2018, the song's title was used as a title for a musical about Ian Dury and The Blockheads.
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Live PerformancesThe song was a staple of Ian Dury’s live performances, and it's sometimes played as the set closer as the song's upbeat nature often leaves the audience on a high note.
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TributeAfter Dury's death in 2000, the song has been played as a tribute to him on a number of occasions.
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Proliferation of CoversNumerous artists, including Robbie Williams and Fatboy Slim, have either referenced or directly covered "Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3" in their own works.
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Unique Song StructureAlthough titled as 'Part 3', there are no 'Part 1' or 'Part 2'. This unpredictability and eccentricity is part of what made Dury and the Blockheads' music unique.
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