The Housemartins

The Housemartins is a group of music pop British of the Eighties. The group is known by its engaged positions and its texts, thus making party of the groups disputing the economic policy and social Margaret Thatcher in the Eighties. As of their first album, Housemartins do not miss the occasion to express their point of view there:

  • " Whose try spoils crashing has party full off bankers. Burn the house down! Take Jesus - Take Marx - Take Hope "
  • " long For too the ruling class cuts enjoyed year extended New Years Eve Party, whilst we edge only watch, faces pressed up against the knell "

Members of the group

  • P.d. Heaton : Song, Harmonica
  • Stan Cullimore: Guitar, Song
  • Norman Cook: low, song
  • Hugh Whittaker: battery, song (1985-1987)
  • Dave Hemmingway: battery, song (1987-1988)

Discography

Albums

  • 1986 : London 0, Hull 4
Happy hour 2:17
  • Get up off our knees 3:19
  • Flag day 5:21
  • Anxious 2:18
  • Reverends revenge 1:25
  • Sitting one has fence 2:52
  • Sheep 2:16
  • Over there 2:56
  • Think for has minute 3:28
  • We' Re not deep 2:12
  • Lean one me 4:19
  • Freedom 3:16

    • 1987, The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
    The people who grinned themselves to death
  • I can' T could my finger one it
  • The light is always green
  • The world' S one fire
  • Pirate aggro
  • We' Re not going back
  • Me and the farmer
  • Five get over excited
  • Johannesburg
  • Bow down
  • You better Be doubtful
  • Build

    Individual

    Flag day (1985)
    • 7" : Flag day (original version)/Stand At ease
    • 12" : Flag day (original version)/You/Stand At ease/Coal train to Hatfield hand

    Sheep (1986)

    • 7" : Sheep/Drop down dead
    • 12" : Sheep/I' L Be your shelter/Anxious/Drop down dead/People get ready

    Happy hour (1986)

    • 7" : Happy hour/The mighty ship
    • 12" : Happy hour/The mighty ship/Sitting there is fence/He ain' T heavy (he' S my brother)

    Think for has minute (1986)

    • 7" : Think for has minute (new version)/Who needs the limelight
    • 12" : Think for has minute (new version)/I Smell winter/Who needs the limelight/Joy joy joy/Rap around the clock

    Caravan off coils (1986)

    • 7" : Caravan off coils/When I first puts Jesus
    • 12" : Caravan off coils/We shall not Be moved/When I first puts Jesus/So much in coils/Heaven help custom all

    Five get over excited (1987)

    • 7" : Five get over excited/Rebel without the airplay
    • 12" : Five get over excited/So glad/Hopelessly devoted to them/Rebel without the airplay

    Me and the farmer (1987)

    • 7" : Me and the farmer/I bit my lip
    • 12" : Me and the farmer/He will find you out/Step outside/I bit my lip

    Build (1987)

    • 7" : Build/Paris in flares
    • 12" : Build/Paris in flares/Forwards and backwards/The light is always green (cheap version)

    There' S always something there to remind me (1987)

    • 7" : There' S always something there to remind me/Get up off our knees (live in Nottingham)
    • 12" : There' S always something there to remind me/Get up off our knees (live in Nottingham)/Five get over excited (live in Nottingham)/Johannesburg (live in Nottingham)

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