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The Beautiful South

Active: 1989–1992

PopRock

10

Releases

4

Active Years

About The 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

1989
3 releases
single

SONG FOR WHOEVER

Documented across 11 weeks

single

YOU KEEP IT ALL IN

Documented across 8 weeks

single

I'LL SAIL THIS SHIP ALONE

Documented across 8 weeks

1990
2 releases
single

A LITTLE TIME

Documented across 13 weeks

single

MY BOOK

Documented across 5 weeks

1991
1 release
single

LET LOVE SPEAK UP ITSELF

Documented across 3 weeks

1992
4 releases
single

OLD RED EYES IS BACK

Documented across 6 weeks

single

WE ARE EACH OTHER

Documented across 3 weeks

single

BELL BOTTOMED TEAR

Documented across 5 weeks

single

36D

Documented across 2 weeks

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