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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
Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
We're Not Going BackThe Housemartins
SheepThe Housemartins
Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)The Housemartins
Happy HourThe Housemartins
London O Hull 4
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Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
Now That's What I Call Quite Good
We're Not Going BackThe Housemartins
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
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SheepThe Housemartins
London O Hull 4
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Caravan of LoveThe Housemartins
Rattlesnakes
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I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like A Shelter)The Housemartins
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