Jamie T: Haven’t I Heard This Somewhere Before?

Let me make something clear, I have just watched Jamie T do “Sheila” on the Jonathan Ross Show and it was great. It is new and exciting, but I couldn’t help thinking it reminded me of something. In the 1970′s Ian Dury produced a style of music very similar, he spoke the lyrics rather than sung them and spoke of real life. I guess the closest to it was “Billericay Dickie” which you can see here. Jamie T wasn’t even born and I would love to know if he’s ever heard Dury and what he thinks of him. Musicians have always been influenced conciously and sub-conciously this is  musical evolution and I love it.