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There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards

Ian Dury & the Blockheads

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  1. Released on Repertoire Records, also Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Fire Brigade (The Move) and You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Lou Rawls)

  2. Written by Ian Dury, also Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Wake Up and Make Love With Me (Ian Dury) and Sweet Gene Vincent (Ian Dury)

  3. Part of Do It Yourself, also Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Inbetweenies and I Want to Be Straight

  4. Written by Chaz Jankel, also Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick, Wake Up and Make Love With Me (Ian Dury) and Sweet Gene Vincent (Ian Dury)

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Written by
Chaz Jankel and Ian Dury
Performed by
Charley Charles, Chaz Jankel, Davey Payne, Ian Dury, John Turnbull and Norman Watt-Roy
Part of
Do It Yourself
Released on
Repertoire Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Charley Charles

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Charley Charles

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Chaz Jankel

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Chaz Jankel

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Davey Payne

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Davey Payne

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Ian Dury

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Ian Dury

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by John Turnbull

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by John Turnbull

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Norman Watt-Roy

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was performed by Norman Watt-Roy

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was written by Chaz Jankel

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was written by Chaz Jankel

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was written by Ian Dury

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was written by Ian Dury

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards is part of the release Do It Yourself

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards is part of the release Do It Yourself

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Repertoire Records is the label of the song There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards

    Repertoire Records is the label of the song There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was released on 1978-11-23

    There Ain’t Half Been Some Clever Bastards was released on 1978-11-23

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026