The Beautiful South

Track N.9 from "Welcome To The Bautiful South" (1989 - Go!disc) (Heaton/Rotheray)

I wasn't sure if it was Marx or Hitler

That was in this year

I hadn't been to Brighton for a while

So it wasn't too clear

So imagine my surprise

When I opened my eyes

To find it was the Liberals who

Were hip to sloganeer

I'm out tonight and can't decide

Between Soviet hip or British pride (2)

So help me out, so help me out

Blackpool help me out,

So Scarborough pull me through

So help me out

They wore enamel badges of

David Steel on their sleeves

And "nuclear power no thanks",

"Not sure" and "yes please!"

And their faces were two fold

And their teeth they were gold

And they wore their pinstripe suits

With a rip at the knee

I'm out tonight and can't decide

Between Soviet hip or British pride (2)

So help me out, so help me out

Blackpool help me out,

So Scarborough pull me through

So help me out

* Paul Heaton - vocals

* Dave Hemingway - vocals

* Dave Rotheray - guitar

* Sean Welch - bass

* Dave Stead - drums

Comments

9 years ago

thesouluniversal

One of the few albums I actually bought when I was too young to mention, they were always all gems with Beautiful South

10 years ago

LetsPlayMitLeonie

I saw this album amidst the hundreds of CDs my mum has, and I grabbed it because I liked the front picture so much. I didn't regret it.

11 years ago

Huhnkie Lee

beautiful south, beautiful song

11 years ago

Brontophile

I have been Jonesing for "Straight in at 37" and no one has uploaded. "So help me out..." Please. :)

12 years ago

tagq2

If every LD supporter had heard and understood this tune, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in today.

13 years ago

fabtrain

thanks for your comment. (it's a great and underrated album...)

13 years ago

amtrotec2

Interesting ... reminds me of something (This sound is very familiar to me). Thanks!

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