The Housemartins (Paul Heaton & Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim) interview, Ireland 1986
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- Taking time out from some Irish tour dates, The Housemartins are on the Saturday morning programme ‘Borderline’.
Formed in 1984, Hull band The Housemartins are guitarist Stan Cullimore, singer Paul Heaton, bass player Norman Cook and drummer Hugh Whitaker. The four-piece released their debut album ‘London 0 Hull 4’ in June 1986 and reached No 3 in the UK Singles Chart with their third single ‘Happy Hour’. The group recently released their fourth single, ‘Think for a Minute’.
The Housemartins opened their ‘Think for a Minute’ European tour at the Bridge Hotel in Waterford on 16 October 1986. The following day they were guests on Dave Fanning’s show on RTÉ Radio 2 (now RTÉ 2fm) and also played a concert at the Olympic Ballroom in Dublin. The Irish leg of the tour continues with dates at Horans in Tralee and Queens University in Belfast.
From his vantage point on the Olympic Ballroom stage, Stan Cullimore saw lots of pushing up the front. In spite of the boisterous audience, Paul Heaton enjoyed the show,
It was good, it was a bit wild but it was a good laugh.
The Housemartins musical style ranges from up-tempo tunes to gospel-style a cappella numbers. Many of their songs contain social comments but they do not write overtly political songs. Paul Heaton considers they are socialists but,
We don’t affiliate ourselves with anything really cos I think it can alienate people.
In spite of the success of album and single sales Stan Cullimore is still waiting to see an improvement in his finances,
Were told that these enormous cheques are in the post, but they’ve been in the post for about 18 months now.
There is pressure for The Housemartins to release a second album. However Paul Heaton and Stan Cullimore have not had an opportunity to write new songs,
That’s the main pressure, just forging the time, you know, to actually write.
The Housemartins’ second album ‘The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death’ was released in September 1987.
‘Borderline’ was a Saturday morning teenage programme that covered music, fashion and film. It was first broadcast on 11 October 1986.
This episode of ‘Borderline’ was broadcast on 18 October 1986. The presenters are Ronan Johnston and Aonghus McAnally. - บันเทิง
I was at that gig in The Olympic Ballroom.. Great gig. Got to see Paul play an intimate gig in Cavan Townhall a few years ago, another great gig.
A young Fätboy Slim & The Beautiful South main man Paul Heaton. Housemartins were a great band.
This is a classic example of a stuck up RTE presenter, comfortable in his "premium" position on the only channel in the country, McAnally (a failed musician, the worst kind), unable to converse respectfully with a working class band from the North East of England. McAnally trying to "slag them off" to appear cool and "with it" comes across as an arrogant, vain, condescending tone deaf snob. He's still at RTE to this day. Says it all really about the nepotism in that organisation.
RTE is an abysmal excuse for a TV station....presenters are fucking hacks especially when tasked with interviewing real talent from overseas...
Music snobs are unbearable....Dave Fanning is the arch Irish music snob.
@@jimbobjimjim6500 biggest fucking charlatan in Irish broadcasting
Couldnt agree more with you man.Brilliant band with a twat trying to degrade them.Hope mcAnally knew eventually what a dose he was.He is a "sheep" being led by donkeys.
So good to just listen to open conversations about anything, without seeing people getting offended like they do today, or feeling like you can't talk about this or that topic. Man I miss these 80s days.
The days when the guest sat there and listened to the interviewer stroke their own ego. Na you're alright!
Am just going through a phase of putting on the Housemartins and the Beautiful South all the time.
Thoughts and prayers…
youtube: ''Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - Still.'' a lyric video in support of Sands UK
the housemartins were great, loved the beautiful south too...stan at the end looks like an old mate of mine.
Paul Heaton’s songwriting improved quickly and dramatically when he broke up The Housemartins.
Heaton & Abbot @ St. Annes recently was the best gig I have seen in a long time! Shtars all of them!
A great video allowing me to reflect on this band and the times we would listen to them.
Ooo it’s Norman cook!
push the tempo!!
This interviewer is one massive ego! The other dude in the denim was chill and should have done the interview. Jus sayin! 👊
Angus McInally
He’s a wanker… sorry was a wanker
They dumped the ugly one before their second album, bur they then made the fatal mistake of replacing him with a bloke that was better-looking than the rest of them put together.
Wise decision. Hugh Whittaker’s a wrong’un. His slapped-arse countenance looks more fitting on the bloke working the deep fat at the local fish ‘n’ chips...a deadweight who was doing the band no good commercially....pub-quality drummer...not meant for the big leagues, I mean look whose sitting beside him....oh and did I forget to add that he almost killed a guy with an axe? Dave Hemingway actually went on to form Beautiful South with Paul...so not a bad investment in the end...
But not being judgey of course I'm sure you look like Elvis Presley and drum like ginger Rogers..........well you cast the first stone