John Dowie

John Dowie

post-punk comedy UK Post punk punk

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About John Dowie

John Dowie (born 1950 in Birmingham) is a British comedian, musician, and writer. He began performing stand-up comedy in 1969 Dowie was among the inaugural acts on Tony Wilson's legendary Factory Records label. In 1978 he contributed three comedic songs to the very first Factory music release, A Factory Sample, along with Joy Division, The Durutti Column, and Cabaret Voltaire. In 1981 a seven-inch single followed, the Martin Hannett-produced It's Hard to be an Egg, which Dowie described as a flop.

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Top Tracks

1

It's Hard to be an Egg

4.0K plays

2

Acne

2.6K plays

3

Idiot

2.1K plays

4

Hitler's Liver

2.1K plays

5

I'ts Hard To Be An Egg

1.6K plays

6

British Tourist (I Hate the Dutch)

958 plays

7

British Tourist

805 plays

8

Naked Noolies in the Moonlight

257 plays

9

I Don't Want to be Your Amputee

663 plays

10

Time Warp

213 plays

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