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Dury was born in harrow in may 1942 not essex as he would claim early on in his music career, and contracted polio when he was seven years old. Bpm for hit me with your rhythm stick by ian dury songbpm. Hit me with your rhythm stick guitar tab by ian dury and the blockheads with free online tab player. In the deserts of sudan and the gardens of japan from milan to yucatan every woman, every man hit me, hit me je tadore, ich liebe dich.
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