Spasticus Autisticus
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| "Spasticus Autisticus" | |
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| Single by Ian Dury | |
| from the album Lord Upminster | |
| B-side | 'Instrumental Version' |
| Released | 1981 (U.K.) |
| Format | 7" single |
| Recorded | April/May 1981, Compass Point Studios, Bahamas |
| Genre | Punk/Rock |
| Length | 5:00 |
| Writer(s) | Ian Dury / Chas Jankel |
"Spasticus Autisticus" is a song written by Ian Dury and co-written by Chaz Jankel, released both as a single and on the album Lord Upminster.
[edit] Criticism and history
"Spasticus Autisticus" was written in 1981 for the International Year of Disabled Persons. It was a cross between a battle cry and an appeal for understanding. Quote: "Hello to you out there in normal land. You may not comprehend my tale or understand!"
The lyric was deliberately provocative, as the word Spastic, a name for sufferers of cerebral palsy, was becoming taboo in Britain, due to its use as a derogatory term. Dury was himself disabled from polio, but the BBC deemed it offensive to polite sensibilities and denied it airplay.
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