Ian Dury and the Blockheads performing ‘Spasticus Autisticus’ for the Australian TV show, Countdown (1981). The song was released as a single and featured on Ian’s second solo album, Lord Upminster (Polydor, Sept ‘81). ‘Spasticus Autisticus’ was Ian’s response to the United Nations International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP 1981), which he found patronising and insensitive. The controversial song received little airplay from radio stations, but has since become a cult hit and featured in the o

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