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The Beautiful South is tagged as: pop, british, britpop, indie, alternative

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. This set-up helped to characterise the bittersweet kitchen sink dramas played out in Heaton’s often-barbed songs.
The band’s music might sound like bubbly, catchy, lightweight pop but Heaton’s sour, savage and amusing worldview on everything and anything (alcoholism, religion, sex, politics and, mostly, the down side of relationships) is always lurking beneath the surface of the quirky melodies. The tastes and smells of the local pub are never far away either, with the band gaining a reputation for boozing. The band’s first album was Welcome To The Beautiful South (1989) and spawned the hits Song For Whoever and You Keep It All In. The release of 1990’s Choke album saw the band claim its only Number 1 hit to date, A Little Time. 0898 followed in 1992, with hits includ...
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Top 10 The Beautiful South Songs
A Little Time
Song For Whoever
Don't Marry Her
You Keep It All In
Perfect 10
Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)
Old Red Eyes Is Back
Everybody's Talkin'
I'll Sail This Ship Alone
Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud)
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Top 10 The Beautiful South Albums
Blue Is The Colour
Quench
Welcome To The Beautiful South
Carry On Up The Charts
Choke
Miaow
Solid Bronze: Great Hits
Carry On Up The Charts: The Best Of The Beautiful South
Golddiggas, Headnodders & Pholk Songs
Painting It Red
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