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4 unusual facts about The Beautiful South


Outremont Theatre

Musicians who have performed at the Outremont Theatre include: Pauline Julien, Louise Forestier, Félix Leclerc, Diane Dufresne, as Paul Piché, Richard Séguin and The Beautiful South.

Till I Can't Take It Anymore

In 2004, The Beautiful South included a faster tempo version of the song on their covers album, Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs.

Tom Jans

He is perhaps best known for his song "Lovin' Arms" (also known as "Loving Arms"), which has been performed and recorded by dozens of artists and bands, including Elvis Presley, Dobie Gray, Dixie Chicks, Natalie Cole, Kris Kristofferson, Olivia Newton-John, Petula Clark, Jon English, Rita Coolidge, Livingston Taylor, Etta James, Jody Miller and The Beautiful South.

We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed

The CD release also contains a 32-page booklet which, in addition to liner notes and lyrics, also includes drawings and poems from Jason Lytle of Grandaddy, Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu, Zac Pennington of Parenthetical Girls, Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls, and Paul Heaton of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, among others.


Blades Business Crew

A notable former member of the Blades Business Crew is former Housemartins and Beautiful South front man, Paul Heaton.

Michael Sowa

He was the cover artist for several albums, including two covers for The Beautiful South's Miaow and for their single "Everybody's Talkin'."

Mike Pattenden

He is also the author of Last Orders at the Liars' Bar, the official biography of The Beautiful South, and Stay Sonic, a book giving background history for the Sega character Sonic the Hedgehog.

Portstewart

Briana Corrigan was vocalist with The Beautiful South and the lead female vocalist on a number one single in 1990, "A Little Time".


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Alison Wheeler

After working on Hemingway's as yet unreleased solo album, Hemingway promised a recommendation to the Beautiful South's driving force, Paul Heaton, since a new album was in the making, despite the unexpected departure of former band member Jacqui Abbott.

Briana Corrigan

The decision was prompted partly by a desire to record and promote her own material (which she felt was not getting enough exposure in The Beautiful South), and partly by ethical disagreements with some of Heaton's lyrics, particularly songs such as "36D", which criticized British glamour models and the industry that employed them.

Dave Hemingway

After the Housemartins disbanded, he and Housemartins founder Paul Heaton put together the Beautiful South from its ashes, featuring roadie and bassist Sean Welch.

David Rotheray

Whilst studying for a PhD at Hull University, living on Grafton Street in Hull, Rotheray met Paul Heaton who formed the Beautiful south and they began writing songs together.

How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?

According to the book Last Orders at the Liars Bar: the Official Story of the Beautiful South, "How Long's A Tear Take To Dry?" was originally to be called "She Bangs the Buns" due to its chord structure reminiscent of Manchester's The Stone Roses.