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The Housemartins
Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore started busking together in Hull before a demo
tape of theirs came to the attention of the record label Go Discs, prompting the
duo to form the band The Housemartins, which eventually settled into their
popular line-up featuring Norman Cook, Dave Hemingway and Hugh Whitaker.
Championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, their acerbic, left-wing lyrics were
wrapped up in bright pop arrangements which found mainstream success in 1986
with the UK Top 3 single Happy Hour. The band's biggest hit, however, came that
Christmas when their enlightened, unaccompani...
Happy HourThe Housemartins
SheepThe Housemartins
I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)The Housemartins
Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
Flag DayThe Housemartins
Happy HourThe Housemartins
London O Hull 4
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SheepThe Housemartins
London O Hull 4
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I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)The Housemartins
London O Hull 4
Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
Now That's What I Call Quite Good
Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
Rattlesnakes
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Flag DayThe Housemartins
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