I AM PAUL HEATON POLL

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Poll Results

OptionVotes
Beautiful South - Song For Whoever 6
Housemartins - Caravan Of Love 5
Beautiful South - Bell Bottomed Tear 3
Housemartins - Five Get Over Excited 3
Housemartins - Build 3
Housemartins - Happy Hour 2
Beautiful South - We Are Each Other 2
Housemartins - Me And The Farmer 2
Housemartins - Think For A Minute 2
Beautiful South - Prettiest Eyes 1
Beautiful South - Good As Gold 1
Beautiful South - Don't Marry Her 1
Beautiful South - Old Red Eyes Is Back 1
Beautiful South - I'll Sail This Ship Alone 1
Beautiful South - Livin' Thing 0
Beautiful South - Just A Few Things That I Ain't 0
Beautiful South - Closer Than Most 0
Beautiful South - How Long's A Tear Take To Dry? 0
Beautiful South - Dumb 0
Beautiful South - Perfect 10 0
Beautiful South - Blackbird On The Wire 0
Housemartins There Is Always Something There To Remind Me Apr 1988 0
Beautiful South - Rotterdam 0
Beautiful South - Pretenders To The Throne 0
Beautiful South - One Last Love Song 0
Beautiful South - You Keep It All In 0
Beautiful South - Everybody's Talkin' 0
Beautiful South - A Little Time 0
Beautiful South - This Will Be Our Year0


Dom Passantino, Sunday, 26 August 2007 09:36 (eighteen years ago)

One in six people in the UK have at one point voted in a Paul Heaton poll.

Dom Passantino, Sunday, 26 August 2007 09:41 (eighteen years ago)

Where's bloody "Liar's Bar"?

DavidM, Sunday, 26 August 2007 09:42 (eighteen years ago)

Top 40 singles only, bruv

Dom Passantino, Sunday, 26 August 2007 10:07 (eighteen years ago)

The appropriate choice would probably be a Housemartins instrumental or B-side, bruv.

King Boy Pato, Sunday, 26 August 2007 10:28 (eighteen years ago)

Now Wilson's carked it, Heaton is Official #1 Bitter Northerner in the nation.

Dom Passantino, Sunday, 26 August 2007 10:29 (eighteen years ago)

I voted "Song for Whoever", just ahead of "Caravan of Love". Bruv.

Dom Passantino, Sunday, 26 August 2007 10:29 (eighteen years ago)

You should have included all singles so I could vote for "Flag Day". Or "36D".

King Boy Pato, Sunday, 26 August 2007 10:34 (eighteen years ago)

For 'best' out of this lot it's between "Build", "Prettiest Eyes", "Old Red Eyes Is Back", "One Last Love Song" and "Bell Bottomed Tear". I'll go for the latter.

DavidM, Sunday, 26 August 2007 12:15 (eighteen years ago)

song for whoever should shit this in

electricsound, Sunday, 26 August 2007 12:25 (eighteen years ago)

^^^ this

Dom Passantino, Sunday, 26 August 2007 12:25 (eighteen years ago)

I voted for it.

energy flash gordon, Sunday, 26 August 2007 14:50 (eighteen years ago)

I had no idea "Song For Whoever" was so popular, probably because I'm in the US. But it's my choice too.

Euler, Sunday, 26 August 2007 16:35 (eighteen years ago)

sophomore year of college one of my friends (a square-headed republican from new jersey) got drunk, put on headphones, and sang along with "caravan of love" at the top of his lungs around 11 p.m. on a weeknight, landing himself in some kind of administrative trouble for disturbing designated dorm quiet time. so i voted for that. "song for whoever" is good too.

tipsy mothra, Sunday, 26 August 2007 22:06 (eighteen years ago)

"Think For a Minute". Beautiful. Absolutely Beautiful.

Whoever votes for something by Beatiful South is crazy.

Geir Hongro, Sunday, 26 August 2007 22:40 (eighteen years ago)

Did he die? Any reference here?

Geir Hongro, Sunday, 26 August 2007 22:42 (eighteen years ago)

As a proud socialist, he killed himself upon hearing of the passing of Fidel Castro.

Dom Passantino, Sunday, 26 August 2007 22:55 (eighteen years ago)

Oh, I guess it was as a result of hearing Paul McCartney was dead. He had a heart for quality pop after all.

Geir Hongro, Sunday, 26 August 2007 22:58 (eighteen years ago)

He was murdered for being a Super Bi.

King Boy Pato, Monday, 27 August 2007 10:38 (eighteen years ago)

"build". i'm not sure if i'm going to wish i'd voted for "you keep it all in" at some point before this closes.

grimly fiendish, Monday, 27 August 2007 12:27 (eighteen years ago)

British Steely Dan, better than Belle and Sebastian.

acrobat, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 08:37 (eighteen years ago)

There's about four threads in that.

Dom Passantino, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 08:46 (eighteen years ago)

He's like Eminem in his quality to absolute shit ratio. Everything this side of Good as Gold is awful, other side that a mix of fantastic and mediocre.

acrobat, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 08:51 (eighteen years ago)

It's a stain on this once proud nation that 'Let Love Speak Up Itself' failed to make the Top 40.

Take a long, hard look at yourselves.

Matthew H, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 08:52 (eighteen years ago)

Woah ilx has done this before

The answer is (nearly, kinda) Steely Dan.
-- Doktor Faustus (noodle vague), Thursday, 11 May 2006 07:03 (1 year ago) Bookmark Link

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what a strange thing to type
-- RJG (RJG), Thursday, 11 May 2006 07:09 (1 year ago) Bookmark Link

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Analogy: glossy accessible pop surface/mean-spirited despairing cynical lyrics.
-- Doktor Faustus (noodle vague), Thursday, 11 May 2006 07:12 (1 year ago) Bookmark Link

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Problem with analogy: BS not noted studio perfectionists. BS drug of choice booze. SD had at least 1 hit in the UK. SD didn't have maudlin pub C&W phase to my knowledge.
Their best records scratch a similar pleasure centre in my brain tho.

-- Doktor Faustus (noodle vague), Thursday, 11 May 2006 07:15 (1 year ago) Bookmark Link

The Beautiful South is to England as _____ is to America?

acrobat, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 08:59 (eighteen years ago)

"We are Each Other" vs "Me and the Farmer"

"Build" shouldn't count bcz the backing vocals blow him away.

Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 14:56 (eighteen years ago)

He IS the backing vocals.

Matthew H, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 15:21 (eighteen years ago)

"A house where we can a house stay"? No way.

Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 16:51 (eighteen years ago)

fuck, a house where we can stay

Dr Morbius, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 16:51 (eighteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

ILX System, Tuesday, 28 August 2007 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

"This Will Be Our Year" shouldn't actually be in the running, given that he didn't write it or perform on it or anything.

Toss up between "Old Red Eyes Is Back" and "Bell Bottomed Tear". Former just shades it because of the middle eight.

William Bloody Swygart, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 00:20 (eighteen years ago)

"A house where we can a house stay"? No way.

Yeah, ok, I got it the wrong way round.

Matthew H, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 13:01 (eighteen years ago)

Out of loyalty to my screen name, I almost voted for "Old Red Eyes Is Back," but I ended up going with "Song For Whoever"- "I love you from the bottom of my pencil case"

James Redd and the Blecchs, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 13:24 (eighteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

ILX System, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 23:01 (eighteen years ago)

Congratulations to The Beautiful South and all their fans on a tremendous achievement.

Dom Passantino, Wednesday, 29 August 2007 23:12 (eighteen years ago)

Hmm. A close finish, I thought. Then realized that any competition with about 20 voters and 20 options can produce such results. Still, HM's were robbed.

paulhw, Thursday, 30 August 2007 00:28 (eighteen years ago)

Carry on regardless.

James Redd and the Blecchs, Thursday, 30 August 2007 01:51 (eighteen years ago)

Beautiful South - Perfect 10 0

I'm certainly shocked.

Dom Passantino, Thursday, 30 August 2007 10:23 (eighteen years ago)

Beautiful South - You Keep It All In 0
Beautiful South - A Little Time 0

;_;

electricsound, Thursday, 30 August 2007 11:01 (eighteen years ago)

They're all winners. Right?

(Can't believe "My Book" never reached the top 40 though)

DavidM, Thursday, 30 August 2007 14:17 (eighteen years ago)

Those five people that voted for Caravan of Love are cunts. Or were around back in 1886 when Jocky Wilson beat it to the Xmas No. 1.

King Boy Pato, Friday, 31 August 2007 10:18 (eighteen years ago)

one month passes...

What a good place to be...

Dom Passantino, Monday, 22 October 2007 09:47 (eighteen years ago)

DON'T BELIEVE IT!

Mark G, Monday, 22 October 2007 09:49 (eighteen years ago)

The boy can drink.

Noodle Vague, Monday, 22 October 2007 09:50 (eighteen years ago)

eight months pass...

Paul Heaton has a solo album, listening it right now, and seems better than most of the Beautiful South stuff I've heard.

zeus, Thursday, 10 July 2008 15:57 (seventeen years ago)

They're only red from all the things I should have said...

Mark G, Thursday, 10 July 2008 16:00 (seventeen years ago)

I think I might've voted for "Build".

Mrs V told me the solo album ain't all that.

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 10 July 2008 16:07 (seventeen years ago)

He was on the Daily Politics yesterday and tore Ken Clarke and Tessa Jowell to bits/

Billy Dods, Thursday, 10 July 2008 16:29 (seventeen years ago)

I probably would have voted "Happy Hour" due to insane nostalgia.

HI DERE, Thursday, 10 July 2008 16:30 (seventeen years ago)

He was on the Daily Politics yesterday and tore Ken Clarke and Tessa Jowell to bits/

Still got fond memories of his first Question Time appearance when he advocated blowing up the House of Lords.

To be fair I'm pretty sure our Hannah could take Tessa Jowell.

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 10 July 2008 16:33 (seventeen years ago)

You can see that here, btw.

William Bloody Swygart, Thursday, 10 July 2008 19:32 (seventeen years ago)

He was in the Blades Business Crew(Christian Branch) you know? DON'T MESS!!!

Fer Ark, Thursday, 10 July 2008 19:36 (seventeen years ago)

Alright for Heaton- earning his millions on the back of Hull with his dreary ballads and then fucking off to lids to preach socialism and secular living .

Fer Ark, Thursday, 10 July 2008 19:40 (seventeen years ago)

He looks really fit and well there :)

Noodle Vague, Thursday, 10 July 2008 19:46 (seventeen years ago)

He really does!

energy flash gordon, Thursday, 10 July 2008 22:38 (seventeen years ago)

two months pass...

"Song For Whoever" has to be, what, top 5 songs ever?

Carrie Bradshaw Layfield (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:09 (seventeen years ago)

Not in my top 5 BS songs, prolly, good as it is.

Scowly D (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:20 (seventeen years ago)

shit I love you guys but I can't ever tell if you're being sarcastic. But "Song for Whoever" really is great.

Bushwick Bill Clinton (Euler), Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:29 (seventeen years ago)

No sarcasm, me and Carrie represent, ooh, 50 percent? of ILX's Beautiful South afficianados.

Scowly D (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:30 (seventeen years ago)

nah man I'm with you, I weep like a baby to that first album.

Bushwick Bill Clinton (Euler), Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:33 (seventeen years ago)

'Old Red Eyes' is excellent

From back in the day, stumbling about Mainbrace. Back when he was drinking

Fer Ark, Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:33 (seventeen years ago)

Guy who claims to be Old Red in the "Pumpkin" video lives 10 doors down from me.

Scowly D (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 14 September 2008 22:35 (seventeen years ago)

one month passes...

Their cover of "Don't Fear The Reaper" is nice.

Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Thursday, 13 November 2008 13:07 (seventeen years ago)

If they sold less records, they could be on one of Tom Middleton's fantastic compilations of cover versions performed in a slightly different genre to the one they were originally recorded in.

Peter "One Dart" Manley (The stickman from the hilarious 'xkcd' comics), Thursday, 13 November 2008 13:08 (seventeen years ago)

I prefer their "Don't Stop Moving" myself, but both are pretty class.

Their version of "Ciao!", on the other hand, is abysmal.

William Bloody Swygart, Thursday, 13 November 2008 13:21 (seventeen years ago)

They used to rock the shit out of "You Should Be Dancing", live.

Good Luck, Lewis J! (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 13 November 2008 13:35 (seventeen years ago)

In the early days TBS used to end their gigs with a cover of "Fame". It was pretty fierce.

DavidM, Thursday, 13 November 2008 17:07 (seventeen years ago)

seven years pass...

this bbc documentary from 2000 is v good, "Paul's Gang"

https://youtu.be/nHmxBmXPBFg

Blackbird On The Wire + There Is Always Something There To Remind Me each deserved at least one vote. I think that Perfect 10 would probably be my go to choice for this thread: SONGS YOU HATE (by artists you love)
god bless Rollercoaster by B*Witched from keeping it from getting to #1

soref, Saturday, 14 May 2016 03:19 (nine years ago)

this film about The Housemartins from the Whistle Test is nice as well

https://youtu.be/coKdXK-ZwhA

soref, Saturday, 14 May 2016 03:26 (nine years ago)


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