The Beautiful South shaped out of the ashes of the Housemartins in 1989. The Housemartins had a dower northern name – they came from Hull – therefore founders Paul Heaton and David Hemmingway sardonically came up with their new name and accessorial some additional jazzy and R&B sleek tunes to their humourous dark humour.
'Song for Whoever' (1989) was a second United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland success, therefore the band worked on to record their debut album 'Welcome to the attractive South'. The band needed the initial album sleeve showing a self-destructive lady with a gun in her mouth however Go Discs Records over dominated them and therefore the album was well reviewed.
The bitter duet between the feisty Irish Briana Corrigan and author took the band to No one. Admitting to his would like to subvert optimistic love songs, Heaton wrote ironies, rows and fights into his lyrics. The song was supported by a unforgettable video that won the simplest Music Video award at the 1991 BRIT Awards.
Heaton's most cutting lyrics thus far were in "My Book" including a uproarious relevance the athlete Peter Beardsley and caused Jazzie B. of Soul II Soul to sue for the slight use of the "Back To Reality" refrain.
Heaton’s lyrics drove Corrigan to go away the band when she determined lyrics concerning topless models in page three tabloids control too several interpretations.
Jacqueline Abbott joined the band for its fourth album 'Miaow'. She additionally quit in 1999 shortly when the discharge of 'Quench'.
