The Beautiful South - Blackbird on the Wire

[268DrGadget]

A great song full of emotions. Taken from an outstanding album.

[Woodlander65]

Lovely Song.

[lewishowell1]

fuck tim burton

[uclrichard]

blue is the colour is possibly the most genuinely depessing album i've ever heard...it really is...but it's a masterpiece of gloom, failure, negation and addictive solitude...heaton only sings three songs on the album...his voice is racked with pain and booze...a terribly sad record - but a deeply honest one....perhaps too honest by half.

[Veee8]

Very well articulated uclrichard - dark like Tim Burton...surprised Paul never wrote musical scores for movies...I'm sure he could do it, and maybe that is yet to come.

[adiguburke]

I concur :-)

[SassyJ64]

@uclrichard but that is its genius… the ruthless honesty.



[django1972]

Love this song. As one who grew up in Hull, I can't think of music that brings me warmer thoughts than the HM and BS. Saw them perform in LA a few years ago, one their last performances together. They were ace.

[pkthedude]

Will never forget Grafton St x peace x

[omahatmbgfan]

thanks putting this up. in the usa it is hard to find housemartins and TBS stuff, so we thank all from across the pond that give us more

[rangersguy68]

great song memories come floodin back cheers for posting

[pkthedude]

Beautiful South - Hull's finest

[musicalglenn]

nice one mike!

[cueshark]

I remember this song. From Blue is the Colour. It's one of those BS songs which grows on you more and more as you listen. Thanks Mike for posting this vid :<

[pauldkelly99]

thanks man.... this brings back heaps of memories!