Biography:
The Beautiful South were a British pop group formed in 1989, from the ashes of Hull, England group The Housemartins. The band was put together by lead singer, Paul Heaton, and drummer, Dave Hemingway. They were joined by Sean Welch (Bass), Dave Stead (Drums) and Dave Rotheray (Guitar). Rotheray also co-writes the songs with Heaton.
In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists.
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Other songs:
- 10000 Feet
- 101 Man
- 36D
- A Little Blue
- A Little Piece Of Advice
- A Little Time
- A Piece Of Sky
- Bell
- Blackbird On The Wire
- Blitzkrieg Bop
- Closer Than Most
- Domino Man
- Dont Marry Her
- Dont Stop Moving
- Dream A Little Dream
- Dumb
- Especially For You
- Everybodys Talkin
- Foundations
- Frank And Delores
- From Under The Covers
- Good As Gold
- How Longs A Tear Take To Dry
- I Cant Put My Finger On It
- I Love You But Youre Boring
- I Think The Answers Yes
- Ill Sail This Ship Alone
- Im Your Number One Fan
- Les Yeux Ouverts Open Eyes
- Let Love Speak For Itself
- Let Love Speak Up Itself
- Life Vs The Lifeless
- Look What I Found In My Beer
- Love Is
- Manchester
- Masculine Eclipse
- Mirror
- Mothers Pride
- Number One Fan
- Oh Blackpool
- Old Red Eyes Is Back
- One Last Love Song
- Perfect 10
- Poppy
- Pretenders To The Throne
- Prettiest Eyes
- Property Quiz
- Rose Of My Cologne
- Rotterdam
- Shouldve Kept My Eyes Shut
- Shouldve Kepy My Eyes Shut
- Something That You Said
- Song For Whoever
- Tattoo
- The Last Waltz
- The Rocking Chair
- The Root Of All Evil
- The Slide
- The Sound Of North America
- The Table
- This Old Skin
- Tonight I Fancy Myself
- Tupperware Queen
- We Are Each Other
- When Im 84
- When The Romance Is Dead
- Window Shopping For Blinds
- Woman In The Wall
- You Keep It All In
- You Play Glockenspiel Ill Play Drums
- Your Father And I
- Youre Only Jealous
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
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I wasn't sure if it was Marx or Hitler that was in this year
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I hadn't been to Brighton for a while so it wasn't too clear
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So imagine my surprise when I opened my eyes
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To find it was the Liberals who were hip to sloganeer
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I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
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I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
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So help me out, so help me out
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Blackpool help me out, Scarborough pull me through
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So help me out
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They wore enamel badges of David Steel on their sleeves
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And nuclear power no thanks, not sure and yes please
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And their faces were two fold and their teeth they were gold
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And they wore their pinstripe suits With a rip at the knee
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I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
Ab Dm Cm F
I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
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F Eb Ab F Eb Ab
So help me out, so help me out
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Blackpool help me out, Scarborough pull me through
F Eb Ab
So help me out
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I wasn't sure if it was Marx or Hitler that was in this year
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I hadn't been to Brighton for a while so it wasn't too clear
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So imagine my surprise when I opened my eyes
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To find it was the Liberals who were hip to sloganeer
[Pre-Chorus]
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I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
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I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
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So help me out, so help me out
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Blackpool help me out, Scarborough pull me through
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So help me out
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Ab Dm Cm F
They wore enamel badges of David Steel on their sleeves
Ab Dm Cm F
And nuclear power no thanks, not sure and yes please
Ab Dm Cm F
And their faces were two fold and their teeth they were gold
Ab Dm Cm F
And they wore their pinstripe suits With a rip at the knee
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Dm Cm F
I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
Ab Dm Cm F
I'm out tonight and can't decide between Soviet hip or British pride
[Chorus]
F Eb Ab F Eb Ab
So help me out, so help me out
Eb Ab Eb Ab
Blackpool help me out, Scarborough pull me through
F Eb Ab
So help me out
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