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Fun Music Information -> Blockheads
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Band Name Origins:
- Ian Dury's backing group was still unnamed when they recorded the "New Boots And Panties" album, which featured the song "Blockheads". Drummer Charley Charles commented on the line, "shoes like dead pigs' noses", saying that his shoes looked like that, so he himself must be a blockhead. This inspired Dury to sing "we're all blockheads too" towards the end of the song, and then to name his expanded touring group after it. I'm sorry but I don't know where the factory story comes from. Submitted by: neptunevsmars
- the guys were working in a factory packing childrens clothes. the conveyor belt would always breakdown and one of the team was sent to replace the block headers that braced the belt. as it was always breaking down the guys got the name the blockheads. when they turned pro the name stuck. Submitted by: suzy quatro
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name |
| "Pro-Lifers," Blockheads | "Off With Their Heads," Soulfly |
