To think The Beautiful South...

[RuudVanWrinkleBreath]

were...bloody amazing!?

AIBU to think this band might be the most underrated band in the UK...EVER!?

I have just blasted out their greatest hits whilst wrapping presents and had a nostalgic sing-along. So many wonderfully written songs, great singers too. Criminally underrated in my opinion.

AIBU?

They do….this is MN remember…..most people just come online to be argumentative or talk shite

It was the lyrics she wasn't happy with, not his attitude in general. And tbf, they have since all acknowledged that in 36D, for example, they should have only targeted the industry that exploited the women rather than criticising the women themselves. So some self awareness, and most people grow up a bit as they get older and maybe reflect on what they could have done better.

"Every penny don't fit the slot!" I love them!

36D - a song about the porn industry - how ‘twee’ 😉

I love them. I'm originally from Hull and Paul was always lovely when he came into the restaurant I worked in. They were my first ever gig age 15. Really love their music.

Thank you @RuudVanWrinkleBreath I have just put them on Spotify. Forgotten how much I love them . As a student I wore out my copy of Choke.

I feel like you could only think Beautiful South lyrics were twee if you're either not listening to them or not hearing the irony in them? I get not liking the music, and I can see why you'd object to the lyrics on other grounds (as mentioned upthread, 36D is unpleasant, though clearly not twee) but I can't think of one that is mawkish?

I adore them. I have one of the Song for whoever names, love the song. Rotterdam is my favourite.

I like them especially Song For Whoever (I Love You From the Bottom of My Pencil Case). Classic.

I'd be interested to know if there's much of a north/South divide in whether people like them or not.

I love Beautiful South-took me right back.

Also loved the Housemartins and Deacon Blue-so evocative of a time in my life which is lovely to look back on!

Love and South

I belt this one out when I hear it…’the freedom that you wanted back, it’s yours for good, I hope you’re glad.,,’

This!!!

I've known that song all these years (can remember hearing it in shops (Woolworths near the pick n mix section sticks in my memory) when it came out when I was 10 without focusing so much on all the lyrics) and didn't know about that little twist..just checked the lyrics. Very clever.

I adore Paul Heston, his lyrics are beautiful and so clever!

One thing about them is you can always hear the lyrics. Maybe the objections are based on that kind of lyric led music? DH always says he doesn't care about lyrics (but likes lyricy bands!)

I love Deacon Blue too. I only recently learnt they were 'sipping on raki'. I thought it was 'slipping down rapids'. It being a ship and all.

All these comments for the LOVE and HATE I totally agree with both!

As a tween and teen I was excruciatingly embarrassed by my parents’ love for them. I found them so earnest and self-righteous.

As an adult I love how their lyrics deviate so
much from usual pop content. There was one about a Victorian child making and selling paper flowers and dying of the cold, a dying/dead alcoholic that really rounds out his character, a song from the POV of a table…

Their songs remind me of Simon Armitage’s poetry, in all of its sixth-formy political glory. I guess they are a bit of a guilty pleasure for me.

I love them. Song for Whoever has possibly the most breathtakingly cynical lyrics of any pop song ever written but I'm a hard bitten old moo, so it resonates 😁

Yes, probably quite Simon Armitage - y. Good shout.

I loved Bell Bottomed Tear

I also like 10000 Maniacs, REM and Martin Stephenson and the Daintees, whilst we are reminiscing.

I had all these on DVDs in a car I wrote off and lost them .

I love, love, love the words to this song

Now you're older and I look at your face
Every wrinkle is so easy to place
And I only write them down just in case
That you die
Let's take a look at these crows feet, just look
Sitting on the prettiest eyes
Sixty 25th of Decembers
Fifty-nine 4th of Julys
Not through the age or the failure, children
Not through the hate or despise
Take a good look at these crows feet
Sitting on the prettiest eyes

Artificial Flowers
Old Red Eyes Is Back
The Table (not a very inventive title 😂)

all great lyrics

The bloke who isn't Paul Heston always reminds me of Neil from the Office