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
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It's six a.m. and even Big Ben
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Is trying to get his head down for a kip
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But no sooner is it down
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And then it's on with dressing gown
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For this city very rarely loses grip
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But I have a friend who's never up by ten
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He's fast asleep with mouth open wide
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He's lost a lot of jobs, but he's won a lot of friends
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And he says to me, he cannot tell the time
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[Verse 2]
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It's seven a.m. and we're coughing up the phlegm
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Spitting out the taste of night before
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And we'll vomit and we'll choke
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Just to climb their tatty rope
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Well this city has its charm and its claw
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And he'll blame his clock
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Or he'll say he's lost his socks
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And they'll tell you that he's been bitten by a snake
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His excuses are an art
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From the bottom of his heart
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And he thinks of them whenever he awakes
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[Verse 3]
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It's eight a.m. we're on the road again
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Racing for a placing at the top
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And it says green for go
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For the people in the know
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But for the others all it says is red for stop
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It's cold and it's damp
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And they've dug him a grave
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And the ten fifteen merchant's still in bed
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And scrawled upon the headboard
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For the whole wide world to see is
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"Died In The Arms Of Big Ted"
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[Chorus]
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[Verse 1]
Dm Bb F C
It's six a.m. and even Big Ben
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Is trying to get his head down for a kip
Dm Bb
But no sooner is it down
F C
And then it's on with dressing gown
Dm Bb F C
For this city very rarely loses grip
F C Bb C
But I have a friend who's never up by ten
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He's fast asleep with mouth open wide
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He's lost a lot of jobs, but he's won a lot of friends
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And he says to me, he cannot tell the time
[Chorus]
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[Verse 2]
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It's seven a.m. and we're coughing up the phlegm
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Spitting out the taste of night before
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And we'll vomit and we'll choke
F C
Just to climb their tatty rope
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Well this city has its charm and its claw
F C
And he'll blame his clock
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Or he'll say he's lost his socks
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And they'll tell you that he's been bitten by a snake
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His excuses are an art
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From the bottom of his heart
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And he thinks of them whenever he awakes
[Chorus]
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[Verse 3]
Dm Bb F C
It's eight a.m. we're on the road again
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Racing for a placing at the top
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And it says green for go
F C
For the people in the know
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But for the others all it says is red for stop
[Bridge]
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F C
It's cold and it's damp
Bb C
And they've dug him a grave
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And the ten fifteen merchant's still in bed
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And scrawled upon the headboard
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For the whole wide world to see is
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"Died In The Arms Of Big Ted"
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[Chorus]
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The Belle Game
The Belle Stars
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