Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (No.16)
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"Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll" was written by Ian Dury and Chas Jankel in 1977. The single did not chart, selling only around 19,000 copies (a small amount for a single in 1977) but it won critical acclaim.
Although the single was banned by the BBC, a number of Radio 1 DJs, including Annie Nightingale and John Peel, continued to promote the record by playing the B-side "Razzle In My Pocket"
The title of the song became part of the English language, and was later used in many other song lyrics.