Beautiful South
Active: 1994–2006
24
Releases
13
Active Years
About Beautiful South
If you never knew you could bop your head to lighthearted songs about murder, well, welcome to The Beautiful South.
After politically minded indie pop British outfit The Housemartins went their separate ways in 1988, vocalist Paul Heaton and drummer Dave Hemingway formed The Beautiful South, the name being a glib nod to Southern England from a band with Northern roots.
Their first single—a deeply cynical love song called \
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Complete Discography
GOOD AS GOLD
Documented across 6 weeks
EVERYBODY'S TALKIN'
Documented across 8 weeks
PRETTIEST EYES
Documented across 3 weeks
ONE LAST LOVE SONG
Documented across 9 weeks
PRETENDERS TO THE THRONE
Documented across 7 weeks
ROTTERDAM
Documented across 9 weeks
DON'T MARRY HER
Documented across 10 weeks
BLACKBIRD ON THE WIRE
Documented across 9 weeks
LIARS' BAR
Documented across 2 weeks
PERFECT 10
Documented across 13 weeks
DUMB
Documented across 9 weeks
HOW LONG'S A TEAR TAKE TO DRY?
Documented across 6 weeks
THE TABLE
Documented across 2 weeks
CLOSER THAN MOST
Documented across 9 weeks
THE RIVER/JUST CHECKIN'
Documented across 1 week
THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL
Documented across 2 weeks
Let Go With The Flow
Documented across 1 week
JUST A FEW THINGS THAT I AIN'T
Documented across 2 weeks
LET GO WITH THE FLOW
Documented across 2 weeks
LIVIN' THING
Documented across 2 weeks
THIS OLD SKIN
Documented across 2 weeks
THIS WILL BE OUR YEAR
Documented across 2 weeks
MANCHESTER
Documented across 3 weeks
THE ROSE OF MY COLOGNE
Documented across 1 week