Paul David Heaton (born May 9, 1962) is an English born singer and songwrit… Read Full Bio ↴Paul David Heaton (born May 9, 1962) is an English born singer and songwriter. He was a member of The Beautiful South, and a former member of indie band The Housemartins, who disbanded in 1988.
Paul Heaton formed The Housemartins in the early 1980s. The Housemartins released a number of singles and two studio albums, London 0 Hull 4 and The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death. Their most famous hit was an a-capella version of the Isley Brothers' Caravan of Love, which was a Christmas number one in the UK.
In 1988, Paul Heaton formed The Beautiful South from the ashes of The Housemartins. The Beautiful South released two top ten singles, Song for Whoever and You Keep It All In, which featured Irish singer Briana Corrigan on vocals. In 1989, the band released an album "Welcome to the Beautiful South" by which time Corrigan had joined the band as a full time member. The band's biggest success to date is the release of the single "A Little Time" in 1991. It reached number 1 on the charts. In 1993 the band released their third album, "0898 Beautiful South".
In 1994, Briana Corrigan left the band and a new female vocalist, Jacqui Abbott, was brought in. During the recording of the band's fourth album "Miaow", Heaton was increasingly irritated with the band and at one time told them to get their act together or he would leave. "Miaow" is some of Heaton's most depressing songwriting (only their fifth studio album, "Blue Is The Colour", is considered sadder). Heaton was going through a break-up with his girlfriend and other problems at the time. After the release of Miaow's third single, "Prettiest Eyes", the record company was worried about the band's sales, so they proposed a greatest hits release to save the band. Heaton hated the idea as he was trying to keep the band as far away from mainstream as possible, but nevertheless, "Carry on up the Charts" was released in December 1994 and it sold overwhelmingly, going platinum and becoming one of the biggest selling albums of all time in the UK.
The band returned to form a number one album, "Blue Is the Colour". Their sixth album, "Quench", also hit the top spot. In 2000, after the release of "Painting It Red", Jacqui Abbott left the band to care for her son. A second compilation album, "Solid Bronze", was released and two more studio albums with a new female vocalist, Alison Wheeler. The first, Gaze, became the first Beautiful South album to fail to reach the top 10, and the band were then dropped by Mercury Records.
The following year (2004), newly signed to Sony, they released the curiously named covers album Goldiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs, an eclectic album that featured the Beautiful South's unique take on a wide variety of tracks by the like of ELO, Blue Öyster Cult, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, S Club 7, and Rufus Wainwright. Again, despite considerable publicity and promotional TV appearances, the album failed to make the top 10.
2006 saw the release of yet another album of new material, "Superbi." Reviews were generally positive. "Superbi" has more of an alt-country sound (plenty of slide guitar, for example) than previous Beautiful South releases. The album maintains the band's trademark eccentricity, however, featuring a dobro on one song.
On the ITV documentary music series Faith & Music screened 29th October 2006, Paul talks openly and honestly about his atheism and his battle with alcoholism.
Heaton is the father of two daughters, although he has never married.
www.paulheatonmusic.co.uk
Paul Heaton formed The Housemartins in the early 1980s. The Housemartins released a number of singles and two studio albums, London 0 Hull 4 and The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death. Their most famous hit was an a-capella version of the Isley Brothers' Caravan of Love, which was a Christmas number one in the UK.
In 1988, Paul Heaton formed The Beautiful South from the ashes of The Housemartins. The Beautiful South released two top ten singles, Song for Whoever and You Keep It All In, which featured Irish singer Briana Corrigan on vocals. In 1989, the band released an album "Welcome to the Beautiful South" by which time Corrigan had joined the band as a full time member. The band's biggest success to date is the release of the single "A Little Time" in 1991. It reached number 1 on the charts. In 1993 the band released their third album, "0898 Beautiful South".
In 1994, Briana Corrigan left the band and a new female vocalist, Jacqui Abbott, was brought in. During the recording of the band's fourth album "Miaow", Heaton was increasingly irritated with the band and at one time told them to get their act together or he would leave. "Miaow" is some of Heaton's most depressing songwriting (only their fifth studio album, "Blue Is The Colour", is considered sadder). Heaton was going through a break-up with his girlfriend and other problems at the time. After the release of Miaow's third single, "Prettiest Eyes", the record company was worried about the band's sales, so they proposed a greatest hits release to save the band. Heaton hated the idea as he was trying to keep the band as far away from mainstream as possible, but nevertheless, "Carry on up the Charts" was released in December 1994 and it sold overwhelmingly, going platinum and becoming one of the biggest selling albums of all time in the UK.
The band returned to form a number one album, "Blue Is the Colour". Their sixth album, "Quench", also hit the top spot. In 2000, after the release of "Painting It Red", Jacqui Abbott left the band to care for her son. A second compilation album, "Solid Bronze", was released and two more studio albums with a new female vocalist, Alison Wheeler. The first, Gaze, became the first Beautiful South album to fail to reach the top 10, and the band were then dropped by Mercury Records.
The following year (2004), newly signed to Sony, they released the curiously named covers album Goldiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs, an eclectic album that featured the Beautiful South's unique take on a wide variety of tracks by the like of ELO, Blue Öyster Cult, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, S Club 7, and Rufus Wainwright. Again, despite considerable publicity and promotional TV appearances, the album failed to make the top 10.
2006 saw the release of yet another album of new material, "Superbi." Reviews were generally positive. "Superbi" has more of an alt-country sound (plenty of slide guitar, for example) than previous Beautiful South releases. The album maintains the band's trademark eccentricity, however, featuring a dobro on one song.
On the ITV documentary music series Faith & Music screened 29th October 2006, Paul talks openly and honestly about his atheism and his battle with alcoholism.
Heaton is the father of two daughters, although he has never married.
www.paulheatonmusic.co.uk
Good As Gold
Paul Heaton Lyrics
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A Story Told I still drive by that one house we broke into Just…
American Bang Gonna make you insane Oh Yeah Love you until the break of…
Antigoni Dark as night Hot as fire Up so close I can feel…
Bleach Sunshine come and do your shining You're welcome to come and…
Dala I am not that photo On my father’s mantle I won’t let…
Dolly Parton I'll agree that we may never own a mansion And the…
Dropkick Murphys You lift me up, you bring me down You make our…
Everyday People My friends say that I'm the lucky one 'Cause I found…
Frankie Ballard He can buy you nice things But I can make your…
Husky Loops Where are you from and where are you from And where…
Jack Moy & Glöden My super human strength is that I can drink and…
Kottonmouth Kings I snapped a load, watch it glow, glow, glow Looks so…
Mark Knopfler Beer and wine, waste of time What have you got handy? Got…
Martin Solveig Te ala te ala My baby, don't rush me, I know…
Melissa McClelland Who keeps track of things like that? Well, I do You better…
Moon Taxi You've got your eyes on the ceiling I've got my eyes…
Mortal Factor There’s an edge I’m standin’ A sharp edge Still standin’ Eve…
Natty Reeves My heart and your heart run a different race Oh what…
Petter & The Pix My super human strength is i can drink and drink…
Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton I'll agree that we may never own a mansion And the…
Steve Forest Can’t believe What’s happening I was hoping this was just…
Styles P Yeah Same shit I was thinkin' This that rare cloth Niggas y…
Talay Riley Hold on to your girl (2X) Sky,Talay 'wooh' Oh oh heave…
Tanaë Golden chains and foreign places Blessed in all the ways Dia…
The Apache Relay He watched her pack her bags she would soon be on…
The Beautiful South Don't know what I'm doing here I'll carry on regardless Got …
The Click Five Two birds taking flight One rest, the other guides them hom…
The Phantoms Can't knock me down cause I'm a fighter Can't lock me…
The Shindellas Toe tap, soul clap Bring that thing on back Whoa, make your…
THREE LAWS The sun is breaking through the clouds Winter is leaving us…
Tiga Tiala Tiala, My baby, don't rush me I know it's coming, but…
Wallace You don’t need an atlas I’ve got em up here I…
Young Decades So I find you here, alone in your car You tell…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Paul Heaton:
10 Lessons In Love You Keep 'em busy talking and they probably won't notice you…
A Cold One in the Fridge I shall never drink a beer in St Albans Neither will…
A Good Old Fashioned Town The nearer the border The higher they hoist the flag Like th…
A Little Samba 1, 2, 3 This is just a little samba With all the…
Acid Country The Polish beer, the Turkish kebabs English cider, the wicke…
Barstool Whilst other couples look for love In a love so obviously…
Chickasaw County Child Just outside of delta country Where the bitter weeds growin'…
D.I.Y Some girls lose their boys after years Some lose them right…
Deckchair Collapsed This deck chair collapsed this maybe or perhaps the route …
Even a Palm Tree I can't find you attractive Unless I've had drugs What about…
Everything Is Everything When hip hops selling perfume, boy bands selling grief, The …
Forever And Ever Amen You may think that I'm talking foolish You've heard that I'm…
Gluttony Fat was the ass that was sitting on the seat Wide…
God Bless Texas Good old Texas Lazy old days in the Amarillo haze in…
Gossip So envy, pride and the rest Had been breathing into…
Greed The journey to the hank that he made mice a…
House Party His abs they were a banging her So hard against the…
I Do In the 60s and the 70s Before we'd even met I took…
If If god comes down which he won't Half the do-gooders Will fi…
It's A Young Man's Game No corner shop no laundaurette No pound shop by the lights N…
Life of a Cat I wish I was a man of simple means Of nights…
Lipstick Vogue Don't say you love me when it's just a rumor Don't…
Little Red Rooster What should i compare thee to? That sun on winters day Tulip…
Lust The southside was silent except for the wind The one that…
Man's World For year after year we've stomached these views Starvation …
Me and the Farmer Me and the Farmer get on fine Through stormy weather and…
Mermaids And Slaves Baby lets drink and drive Baby lets drink and drive, Drink…
Mitch How can I turn this red cross, back into a…
Panther What separates that master race From the hopefuls and the bu…
Poems Poems Don't sit by river Aren't there to be picked up by…
Pride The mood in the stadia Was just like coronation Coronating …
Proceed With Care Don't be scared Of conversations that you've overheard Yes i…
Real Hope She wanted her face to be famous She dragged it…
Sloth Uh-huh Acedia kept his eye, on all things passing by From t…
The Austerity Of Love Got my vow, got my cor And he's waiting at the…
The Balcony As he taxes a draw on the 15th floor He can't…
The Ladder's Bottom Rung He offered money for her body Good money that's for sure Ove…
The Old Radio When segregation reigned It blared out Brother Ray When orig…
The Pub Quiz night replaced the blues night in 1983 blues night only…
The Ring from Your Hand When that builder cups his hand to other builders ear It…
This House This house needs a cat to kick Instead of poor old…
Valentine Valentine, won't you be my Valentine? And introduce your hea…
Welcome to the South Middlesbroughs, Edinburghs Boroughs of this land Come down s…
What Have We Become Some girls lose their boys after years Some lose them right…
Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further We may seem happy like everything's alright But from the ou…
Wrath That wicked hawk of debt Screwed up her brow and craned…
You Keep It All In You know your problem You keep it all in You…
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@CARLBARTER1
Don't know what I'm doing here
I'll carry on regardless
Got enough money for one more beer
I'll carry on regardless
Good as gold, but stupid as mud
He'll carry on regardless
They'll bleed his heart 'til there's no more blood
But carry on regardless
Carry on with laugh
Carry on with cry
Carry on with brown under moonlit sky
I want my love, my joy, my laugh, my smile, my needs
Not in the star signs
Or the palm that she reads
I want my sun-drenched, wind-swept Ingrid Bergman kiss
Not in the next life
I want it in this
I want it in this
Got one note to last all week
I'll carry on regardless
The hill to happiness is far too steep
I'll carry on regardless
Dried his mouth in the Memphis sun
He carried on regardless
Tried to smile and he bit his tongue
But carry on regardless
Carry on with work
Carry on with love
Carry on with cheering
Anything above
I want my love, my joy, my laugh, my smile, my needs
Not in the star signs
Or the palm that she reads
I want my sun-drenched, wind-swept Ingrid Bergman kiss
Not in the next life
I'll have it in this
I'll have it in this
I don't want silver, I just want gold
Carry on regardless
Bronze is for the sick and the old
But carry on regardless
I want my love, my joy, my laugh, my smile, my needs
Not in the star signs
Or the palm that she reads
I want my sun-drenched, wind-swept Ingrid Bergman kiss
Not in the next life
I'll have it in this
I'll have it in this
@gerardmackay8909
‘Sun drenched, windswept, Ingrid Bergman kiss’ such a gorgeous lyric
@edcool77
Beautiful South is; It's good feelings, fellow travelers, good friends, magic, fantasy, poem and a fairy tale turned into music
@bobmackey9591
Perfect description!
@declanfitzpatrick7690
So glad my parents listened and still listens to beautiful south long live beautiful south they had good taste and I will carry it on 💯💯💯💯💯💯
@97channel
Haven't heard this in well over twenty years, but my mind randomly started singing it to me and I had to immediately come here and remember how good it is. Straight into my music playlist, I'm not forgetting about it again.
@dadtalkx1589
Me too lol
@vincentvaga4542
Heard someone say “carry on regardless” today, instantly remembered this song, same as you, haven’t heard in 20 years, won’t forget it again
@bennyhill4228
Carry on regardless lol Merry Christmas
@bennyhill4228
My fav bit when the Elephant joins inn <3
@ramblingrob4693
My Dad always like this song