Menopausal Stoners Musical Influences: Ian Dury

I was thinking about Hippies today because of a post by Phil Polizatto on World Wide Hippies. World Wide Hippies is a growing organization I learned about through Social Media. Phil Polizatto wrote a book called Hunga Dunga: The Confessions of an Unapologetic Hippie . His article on World Wide Hippies sort of said, "Hippies of the World Unite" (Come Out! Come Out! Where ever you are).

Demographically speaking, Menopausal Stoners are a teensy bit younger than Original Hippies. The draft lottery was over a few years before the boys in our class would have had to register for the Draft. We were scared shitless, but we got out of Vietnam.

We didn't die in a nuclear war, either. I was absolutely convinced that we would all die in a nuclear war especially after Ronald Regan became president. We didn't, though. We played at Existential Nihilism and listened to Punks like Ian Dury.

Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll, From New Boots and Panties, 1977:



Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Is all my brain and body need
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Are very good indeed

Keep your silly ways or throw them out the window
The wisdom of your ways, I've been there and I know
Lots of other ways, what a jolly bad show
If all you ever do is business you don't like

Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Sex and drugs and rock and roll
Is very good indeed

Every bit of clothing ought to make you pretty
You can cut the clothing, grey is such a pity
I should wear the clothing of Mr. Walter Mitty
See my tailor, he's called Simon, I know it's going to fit

Here's a little piece of advice
You're quite welcome it is free
Don't do nothing that is cut price
You know what that'll make you be
They will try their tricky device
Trap you with the ordinary
Get your teeth into a small slice
The cake of liberty