Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick by Ian Dury and The Blockheads was a UK number 1 hit on Saturday, January 27, 1979 spending 1 week(s) at the top of the UK charts. According to biographer Richard Balls, the line "It's nice to be a lunatic" was probably inspired by a caustic remark from a lecturer in his days at Walthamstow Art College. Dury gave the completed lyrics to his songwriting partner Chas (Chaz) Jankel in the autumn of 1978; apart from the apparent suggestiveness of the title and the lyrical content, the song has an excellent bass line, and an innovative saxophone solo by Davey Payne - who actually played two saxophones at once!
Who sang Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick?
Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick was performed by Ian Dury and The Blockheads
What year did Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick get to the UK number 1 spot?
Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick first became a UK number 1 on Saturday, January 27, 1979
How long was Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick at number 1 in the UK?
Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick spent 1 week(s) at number 1 in the UK.