…and I love them in the songs they write and sing, which is why I’m totally and utterly bummed to hear that the Beautiful South have decided to call it a day “due to musical similarities.”
Funny how it used to be that, for the longest time, you had to explain to folks that “it’s the guy from the Housemartins.” Not in the UK, of course; the Beautiful South became virtual household names there, and remain so, even if their chart fortunes have been declining as of late. And nowadays, telling someone here that “it’s the guy from the Housemartins” will get you an even blanker look that the one you’ll get just from mentioning the Beautiful South in the first place.
Anyway, you probably figured that the subject line borrowed from one of their lyrics, and you’re right: it’s from their very first UK hit, “Song for Whoever.” Go ahead and watch the video for it, won’t you…?
And once you’re done with that, go ahead and enjoy the video for “Manchester,” the first single from their most recent album, Superbi:
Man, I’m gonna miss those blokes…
