In The Beautiful South, Heaton shared the lead singer's role with Hemingway and female singer Briana Corrigan to create a trio of lead vocalists. This set-up helped to characterise the bittersweet kitchen sink dramas played out in Heaton's often-barbed songs.
The band's music might sound like bubbly, catchy, lightweight pop but Heaton's sour, savage and amusing worldview on everything and anything (alcoholism, religion, sex, politics and, mostly, the down side of relationships) is always lurking beneath the surface of the quirky melodies. The tastes and smells of the local pub are never far away either, with the band gaining a reputation for boozing. The band's first album was Welcome to the Beautiful South (1989) and spawned the hits Song For Whoever and You Keep It All In. The release of 1990's Choke album saw the band claim its only Number 1 hit to date, A Little Time. 0898 followed in 1992, with hits including Old Red Eyes Is Back.
In 1994, after Corrigan quit the band when she saw Paul's lyrics for the forthcoming album Miaow, St Helens supermarket shelf-stacker, Jacqui Abbott, was brought on board to fill in. Heaton had heard her sing at an after show party in St Helens and remembered her vocal talents.
Jacqui's first album with the band was Miaow in 1994. Hits included Good as Gold (Stupid as Mud) and a cover of Fred Neil's Everybody's Talking, previously popularised by Harry Nilsson. The end of that year saw the release of Carry on up the Charts, a "best of" compilation consisting of the singles to date plus new track One Last Love Song. The album was massively successful and it is said that 1 in 7 homes in the UK owns a copy.
Blue Is the Colour (1996), Quench (1998) and Painting It Red (2000) followed with varying success. Jacqui also quit the band in 2000. After a second Greatest Hits album Solid Bronze in 2001, they recorded Gaze in 2003 with yet another female vocalist, Alison 'Lady' Wheeler. Wheeler was still in place for 2004's Golddiggas, Headnodders and Pholk Songs, an album of unusually arranged cover versions including Livin' Thing, You're The One That I Want, Don't Fear The Reaper and I'm Stone In Love With You. In 2006 the band released their tenth studio album, Superbi.
The band broke up in January 2007, releasing the statement: "The Beautiful South have split up due to musical similarities. The band would like to thank everyone for their 19 wonderful years in music."
Former members of the group have since played Beautiful South songs together as 'New Beautiful South' and more recently 'The South'.
In 2007, Mercury Records released Soup: The Best of The Housemartins and The Beautiful South, a compilation album containing 7 hit singles by The Housemartins ("The Housemartins Condensed") and 15 tracks The Beautiful South ("Cream of The Beautiful South").
Let Go With The Flow
The Beautiful South Lyrics
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Used to be a super-swot
And the clothes he thinks look retro
Are more 'Land That Time Forgot'
And if he knows where he was standing
When J.F.K was shot
Chances are though time's passed him by
He's still standing within yards of that spot
So if your hangover feels like the dart board
Whilst the Christians hit bulls-eye
And paranoia that self-employer
Is following in heavy disguise
Off goes intelligence to join high tide
To drift with all the things we let go
Only tidal wave could possibly save
All we let go with the flow
Let go with the flow
Books we may have written, we don't know
Let go with the flow
Some enchanted city we wont go
He who used to float like a butterfly once
Is floating like a glorious moth
And the flygirls you hung around with then
Are lucky if they even take off
Dresses and skirts you thought were in
Everyone a dust-rag or dishcloth
Like every flat beer that they serve around here
We all start life as fabulous froth
So why do you work yourself that hard
When you don't even like the job?
Why do you hate the small-time thief
When it's your own time you'll always rob?
Off goes intelligence to join high tide
To drift with all the things we let go
Only tidal wave could possibly save
All we let go with the flow
Let go with the flow
Books we may have written, we don't know
Let go with the flow
Some enchanted city we wont go
The Beautiful South’s song “Let Go With The Flow” is a commentary on the nature of life and how sometimes it’s better to just go with the flow rather than constantly try to control everything around us. The first verse speaks to the idea that people change over time and that what may have once been considered “uncool” can suddenly become fashionable again. The person the singer is singing about used to be a nerd, but has now transformed into a “super fly guy” who is into retro clothing. The second part of the verse speaks to the idea that some people get stuck in certain moments in time and can’t seem to get beyond them. The person the singer is singing about may know the exact spot where JFK was shot, but it’s as if time has stopped for him and he hasn’t moved beyond that point.
The second verse continues with the idea that people change over time and sometimes for the worse. The person who used to be able to “float like a butterfly” is now floating like a moth, which is not nearly as impressive. The third part of the verse speaks to the idea that what was once considered fashionable can quickly become outdated, just as beer that was once frothy and fantastic soon becomes flat and unappetizing. The chorus then comes in, encouraging people to let go and not hold on too tightly to the things of the past, whether it be books we haven’t written, or a city we always dreamed of visiting but never actually go to. Instead, we should let go and let ourselves be carried by the flow of life.
Line by Line Meaning
The super fly guy that you're courtin' now
The attractive man you're pursuing at the moment
Used to be a super-swot
He was previously very studious and intellectual
And the clothes he thinks look retro
The outfits he deems old-fashioned or vintage
Are more 'Land That Time Forgot'
Are more outdated and unfashionable than he realizes
And if he knows where he was standin'
And if he remembers his exact location
When J.F.K was shot
At the time of John F. Kennedy's assassination
Chances are though time's passed him by
Despite the years that have gone by, he hasn't really moved on
He's still standing within yards of that spot
He's still in the same mental and emotional space as he was then
So if your hangover feels like the dart board
If you're feeling beaten down and aimless
Whilst the Christians hit bulls-eye
While some people seem to have their lives figured out
And paranoia that self-employer
And fear that you're not where you're meant to be
Is following in heavy disguise
Is lurking beneath the surface
Off goes intelligence to join high tide
Your intellectual faculties fade away
To drift with all the things we let go
To blend in with all the things we've released into the world
Only tidal wave could possibly save
Only a massive change could rescue us
All we let go with the flow
All the things we've surrendered to the course of life
Let go with the flow
Relax and let things happen as they may
Books we may have written, we don't know
The stories we could have told, left untold
Some enchanted city we won't go
Someplace mystical or magical we'll never experience
He who used to float like a butterfly once
The man who used to be light and carefree
Is floatin' like a glorious moth
Is still somewhat beautiful but no longer free
And the fly girls you hung around with then
And the attractive women you spent time with in the past
Are lucky if they even take off
Are struggling to move forward in their own lives
Dresses and skirts you thought were in
The fashionable clothes you used to admire
Everyone a dust-rag or dishcloth
All of them now as useless as cleaning rags
Like every flat beer that they serve around here
Like the same disappointing experience you have over and over
We all start life as fabulous froth
We all begin with excitement and potential
So why do you work yourself that hard
Why do you push yourself so much
When you don't even like the job?
When you don't even enjoy the work you're doing?
Why do you hate the small-time thief
Why do you despise those who have less than you
When it's your own time, you'll always rob?
When you're always wasting your own time?
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bill gates
this is amazing, fair play for posting
Helena Bright
BRILLIANT SONG 💖🐾🐾🐬🦋🌳🌳🌳🦋🦋🐌🐞🌎
Carol Stott
I loved this song so much that I HAD to get it on my mobile phone!
finefatfly
Lyrics...so clever...so...clever...brain...imploding...
Charlie Chambers
What a song
MusicKey
Beautiful. :)
Gulsen K
Let s go with the flow...akisina birakk huzur seni bulsun ...
JUICE
çok haklısın gardaşım
demonsheets
That’s eggg!
Aziz Limonu
im watch this 2018