The Housemartins-The people who grinned themselves to death

[bluesbhoystu]

met these guys in the queens hotel in hul ,im from glasgow anti facist all the way .red flag flying high ,short memory u lot power to the people and tam sheridans livin proof ,only torys -wasps going to jail are for screwing expensises

[gefcardz]

The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, the best song title ever. Slack jaws of the world make way for the real winners

[crazycrows1]

I don't know much about England's politics, but I do know this is an awesome band.

[djleesamuel]

I really hear aloud the messages in this song - in the 80's we had hard times and The Housemartins lyrics hit on the Nations blindness to the powers above that kept the working classes down i.e. the Government and Monarchy. It's music for people who have been there and felt it........they hit the message home in the song - still nothing has changed 25 years on - lots of people still living in squalor who just can't get ahead in life.

[modette69er]

I have never grinned:)

[bluesbhoystu]

fantastic band ,total socialists ,a favorite of some of the soccer holi boys also

[bluesbhoystu]

fantastic band ,total socialists

[MrThisnameworks]

Totaly agree m8 SELFISH CUNTS HATE THE LOT 

[ronnyroundhead]

"even when their kids were starving, they all thought the queen was charming"- RICH BITCH, FUCK THE QUEEN. FUCK THE ROYAL FAMILEY hate them love the housemartins and T.B.S

[hermokeskus]

I love this band for various reasons. One of my all time favourites.

[BosGuyBlog]

I've loved this band for what seems like forever.... not sure why it took me so long to post this video on my blog.

[dclarke535]

P D Heaton rocks!!!

[davidoran123]

Great stuff...over twenty years old and about England. Wish people in the USA would give it a listen today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ken1Moore]

@davidoran123 I'm in the US of A and have been a Housemartins fan since the 80's

[davidoran123]

This is over twenty years old., but keep watching,,,Amerika is about to grin itself to death.

[CabaretChris]

@mtaylor848 - Absolutely - I don't know who would think it's about Thatcher. The chorus even mentions the Queen!!

And I'm with you on emulating the French in that respect : )

[gesoline]

One of the BEST bands ever, EVER (if not the best..).

[bullybass1]

The 80's was the worst period of British pop music except for The Smiths, James and The Housemartins.

[Supersweetguy]

@bullybass1 That's not true. Why would you say that?

[anycolonyyoulike]

@bullybass1 And joy division, echo and the bunnymen, the happy mondays, new order, the pogues, that's all I can think of off the top of my head, but I'm sure your still right.

[bullybass1]

@anycolonyyoulike I agree that there were some decent hangovers from the Punk thing "Unknown Pleasures" being one of the all time greatest albums, Bunnymen, Cure & Banshees were still doing decent stuff. I always thought of the Happy Mondays more of a 90's band, even if they did release their first ep in 1985! Pogues, bloody brilliant but hardly pop!

[Kat151]

I love this. Probably the minor chords in the verse, but when I hear it I think 'hmm, it sounds like it's time to get up and do something'

[vasbakos2005]

@Kat151 I absolutely love your thought. that's exactly how I feel.

[kdj29]

the wheat is but shaff, but my hair is curly and I hope fifi is happy.

[tammas2000]

@mtaylor848 : Oh, it's about Thatch all right, but it changes perspective and gets a bit surreal: starts off sounding like the Falkland islanders and moves on to other Thatch "victims" then on to her as a victim.

[bettyswollex]

@tammas2000 Its about Republicanism over Monarchy

[Supersweetguy]

I have the video. Thanks!!!

[romansandals]

I loved this whole album so much!

The 80's were such a great time for music...

[Supersweetguy]

Another song that should be posted by The Housemartins is Fun, Fun, Fun. Anybody remember this song?

[samoaisola]

@Supersweetguy Think you mean the song " Five get over excited ".They start indeed with "fun,fun,fun.."

[scallyhunter]

great band. like the smiths, but not so miserable :)

[JASCOL29]

quality ........

[edition38]

i love this song one of there best

[MrFALKO7]

GREAT BAND !

WITH BEST WISHES FROM krefeld/germany !!!

[Staffyno1]

Excellent band, well ahead of their time.

I thought Stan was just brilliant and Pauls lyrics, well they were just what was needed at the time

[mercantileBastard]

This would be a great cover for someone as we slide into another batch of Tory years! Cameron is like a hybrid of the worst of Thatcher and Blair!

[101tommyboy]

this song made me trip so much i was on gas at the time long live the 80s 20 years on still love it brings back so good times

[fabriziopiludu]

A DRAMATIC song!

Tatcher's years had been BESTIAL!

[Tsgarlin]

Long Live Thatcher! The greatest Prime Minister ever!!

[nickyfann]

Thatcher was evil.

Blair and Brown are more evil.

[brendan101]

What an awesome band! Completely underrated IMHO.

[Chicababe32]

fuckin ace

[markusa]

they should reform.

[bhern74]

new wave, wuhuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu. the glorious days gone by

[TalkALotMore]

Thanks a lot! - I've been waiting months for this classic from their later period to be posted. "Choose Jesus, choose Marx, choose life" (Or something to that effect, following the statement about not trying to join a party you are not invited to in the Hull 4, London 0 notes.)

[strangers07]

Take Jesus, Take Marx, Take Hope.

"Dont gatecrash a house party full of lawyers, burn the house to the ground"

:P

[marklp1]

Do you think Norman Cook sold out???

[Monkfish05]

Its called "The people who grinned themselves to death", cheers ive lost me tape of this.

Now excuse me while i die of a Laughgasm.