# The Housemartins

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The Housemartins in HitMasters: 29 songs as collectible cards. Most popular: “Build”. 3 releases in the catalog. Free to collect as cards in HitMasters.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tracks | 29 |
| YouTube Music subscribers | 24,800 |
| YouTube Music | [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCMPT34O5YMHomITiORjeRVg](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCMPT34O5YMHomITiORjeRVg) |

## About

The Housemartins were an English indie rock group formed in Hull in 1983. They released two studio albums, London 0 Hull 4 and The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, and the compilation album Now That's What I Call Quite Good, all of which went top-ten in the UK. The band also achieved six UK top-twenty singles, including an a cappella cover version of "Caravan of Love" which reached number one in the UK in December 1986. Many of their lyrics conveyed a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band. The original members were singer Paul Heaton, guitarist Stan Cullimore, drummer Hugh Whitaker, and bassist Ted Key, with Norman Cook replacing Key in 1985 and Dave Hemingway replacing Whitaker in 1987. After breaking up in 1988, Heaton and Hemingway formed the Beautiful South, Cullimore became an author of children's books and Cook became an electronic dance music DJ and producer, founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman, and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim.

Text: Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Hou), CC BY-SA license.

## Most popular songs

- [Build – The Housemartins (Gold Record)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-build-yybBx5twAEY)
- [Caravan of Love – The Housemartins (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-caravan-of-love-PHWdANTyLNc)
- [Happy Hour – The Housemartins (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-happy-hour-uVMq2OqPbNU)
- [Me And The Farmer – The Housemartins (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-me-and-the-farmer-2PYKZlP0I60)
- [Bow Down – The Housemartins (B-Side)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-bow-down-Fu3GlEDdYWc)
- [Sheep – The Housemartins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-sheep-bG9TrlNxlYY)
- [The Light Is Always Green – The Housemartins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-the-light-is-always-green-zZfWq4p6NoA)
- [The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death – The Housemartins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-the-people-who-grinned-themselves-to-death-N2bx-aG9HhM)
- [Flag Day – The Housemartins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-flag-day-o8-vLAdRf5k)
- [Get up off Our Knees – The Housemartins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-get-up-off-our-knees-89sPfWWK7dg)
- [I'll Be Your Shelter (Just Like a Shelter) – The Housemartins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-ill-be-your-shelter-just-like-a-shelter-s1NtrXhfBrA)
- [Five Get Over Excited – The Housemartins (Demo)](https://hit-masters.com/en/tracks/the-housemartins-five-get-over-excited-BxL8Gm84f-w)

## Releases

- [The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death (1987)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-housemartins-the-people-who-grinned-themselves-to-death-MPREb_sHBSLzWgKh3)
- [London 0 Hull 4 (1986)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-housemartins-london-0-hull-4-MPREb_GImS2ZiraTg)
- [Caravan of Love (1986)](https://hit-masters.com/en/albums/the-housemartins-caravan-of-love-MPREb_ViN6lfHiMjH)

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