Which British group was formed by former members of 'The Housemartins', Paul Heaton and David Hemingway?
Paul Heaton Hemingway on drums. Shortly afterwards the Housemartins split up. The Housemartins' lyrics were a mixture of Marxist politics and Christianity (the inner sleeve of "London 0 Hull 4" contained the message "Take Jesus – Take Marx – Take Hope"). In 1988, Heaton formed the Beautiful South from the ashes of the Housemartins. It had Dave Rotheray on lead guitar, former Housemartins roadie Sean Welch on bass, David Stead on drums and Housemartins former drummer Dave Hemingway, now in the role of joint lead singer and frontman. The writing partnership of Heaton and Rotheray proved very successful. The Beautiful South released
The Housemartins The Housemartins The Housemartins were an English indie rock band formed in Hull who were active in the 1980s, and charted three top ten albums and six top twenty singles in the UK. Many of their lyrics were a mixture of socialist politics and Christianity, reflecting the beliefs of the band (the back cover of "London 0 Hull 4" contained the message, "Take Jesus – Take Marx – Take Hope"). The group's a cappella cover version of "Caravan of Love" (originally by Isley-Jasper-Isley) was a UK Number 1 single in December 1986. After breaking up in 1988, Paul Heaton and