The Beautiful South

I'm setting this up because I'm bored...

Oh, and because The Beautiful South are the greatest band on the planet and released some absolutely timeless classics during their 17 years together... unfortunately, they only ever got to the number 1 spot once and the number 2 spot twice- even though almost every single one of their singles was incredible.

So what's your favourite?

Personally, I actually can't decide between any of the options in this poll (including the "other" option :lol:

) because I love them all so much!

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

A Little Time, closely followed by Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud). Also, can't believe Song for Whoever didn't get a mention...

**Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:37 pm **Author:** flamedtresses **Post subject:**

i like them all. they come from hull and i have met paul heaton a few times.

hes a really nice downto earth guy

**Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:38 pm **Author:** redrum666 **Post subject:**

daniel4389 wrote:

A Little Time, closely followed by Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud). Also, can't believe Song for Whoever didn't get a mention...

It did!

I could hardly forget it, I sang it at my X-Factor audition :lol:

**Joined:** Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:36 pm **Warnings:** 0

Oh yeah...I'm clearly just blind. :oops:

(I sang Downtown at mine...)

**Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 6:23 pm **Warnings:** 0

Perfect 10 for me

**Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:52 pm **Author:** redrum666 **Post subject:**

daniel4389 wrote:

Oh yeah...I'm clearly just blind. :oops:

(I sang Downtown at mine...)

OMG, I love Downtown... I was torn between Song For Whoever and Think Twice... but someone sang Think Twice brilliantly just before my audition and got through so I ended up doing Song For Whoever instead- still failed miserably :lol:

I've narrowed my choice down to either A Little Time, Perfect Ten, Manchester or The Rose Of My Cologne now... Argh, they're all too good- why did they ever have to split?

**Posted:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 9:59 pm **Author:** Joel **Post subject:**

Absolutely 100% You Keep It All In!

**Posted:** Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:33 am **Author:** garylq **Post subject:**

'You Keep It All In' gets my vote too.

**Posted:** Sat Jun 21, 2008 10:04 am **Author:** matthew17 **Post subject:**

They're all good songs.

Although I liked 'your father and i' better than the others so I picked other.

**Joined:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:23 am **Warnings:** 0

A little time , closly by Rotterdam, Don't marry her, and dumb LOL

**Posted:** Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:00 pm **Author:** garylq **Post subject:**

'Happy Hour' by The Housemartins remains Paul Heatons greatest moment IMHO, it was maybe Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim)'s greatest moment too.

**Posted:** Sat Jun 21, 2008 5:11 pm **Author:** redrum666 **Post subject:**

garylq wrote:

'Happy Hour' by The Housemartins remains Paul Heatons greatest moment IMHO, it was maybe Norman Cook (aka Fatboy Slim)'s greatest moment too.

I've always been dodgy with The Housemartins myself- I think, although some of their songs ("Me And The Farmer" and "Build" in particular) are very good, I've always found the male/female duet element of The Beautiful South highly appealing and I think the lyrics of the TBS songs are far more poignant than those of The Housemartins.

I've also decided- I'm going to vote for A Little Time... mainly for Briana's part in it because Paul's- although brilliant- is too repetitive but her part (I absolutely adore the "I found a little couuurrraage, to call it off" line) is musical beauty.

**Joined:** Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:23 am **Warnings:** 0

One song thats not on the list which is IMO also very good is "Blackbird on a wire".

Yer Norman Cooks been about a bit - HouseMartins ,Freak Power and then Fatboy Slim lol.

**Joined:** Sat Mar 11, 2006 1:24 am **Warnings:** 0

My favourite Beautiful South songs are:

A Little Time
Don't Marry Her
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Dumb
Everybody’s Talkin'
Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud)
Perfect 10
Rotterdam (Or Anywhere)
Song For Whoever
You Keep It All In

**Posted:** Thu Jun 26, 2008 12:11 am **Author:** Duffer **Post subject:**

From the list, I'd go for My Book. Classy song and it's not every day Peter Beardsley gets to feature in the lyrics! Of all time, I'd go for I'll Sail This Ship Alone.

**Joined:** Thu May 15, 2008 10:25 am **Warnings:** 0

all equally *beep*

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