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The Housemartins — Happy Hour
Album: London 0, Hull 4
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Released: 1986
Length: 2:19
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It's happy hour again
I think I might be happy if I wasn't out with them
And they're happy, it's a lovely place to be
Happy that the fire is real, the barman is a she

Where the haircuts smile
And the meaning of style
Is a night out with the boss
Where you win or you lose
And it's them who choose
And if you don't win then you've lost

What a good place to be
Don't believe it
'Cause they speak a different language
And it's never really happened to me (it's happy hour again)
Don't believe it, oh no
'Cause it's never really happened to me (it's happy hour again)

It's another night out with the boss
Following in footsteps overgrown with moss
And he tells me that women grow on trees
And if you catch them right they will land upon their knees

Where they open all their wallets
And they close all their minds
And they love to buy you all a drink
And as we ask all the questions
And you take all your clothes off
And back to the kitchen sink

What a good place to be
Don't believe it
'Cause they speak a different language
And it's never really happened to me (it's happy hour again)
Don't believe it, oh no
'Cause it's never really happened to me (it's happy hour again)

What a good place to be
Don't believe it
'Cause they speak a different language
And it's never really happened to me
Don't believe it, oh no
'Cause it's never really happened to me (it's happy hour again)
Don't believe it, don't believe it (it's happy hour again)
Don't believe it
It's happy hour again, and again, and again
It's happy hour again, and again, and again
It's happy hour again, and again, and again
It's happy hour again
Comments (44)add comment
The Irish thing must have made Bill think "Drinking Songs". Like it =.7
Posted 15 years ago by HarrO    [ Reply ]
As a Londoner with my roots in Hull - I love this song{#Dancingbanana}
Posted 15 years ago by canoeist    [ Reply ]
Yay, Housemartins are the best!
Posted 16 years ago by holborne    [ Reply ]
Thank You RP !

 Forgot all about these guys.

All smiles now!


Posted 16 years ago by GINRUSH    [ Reply ]
Now Playing:

The Housemartins - Happy Hour
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
The Pogues - I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
Elton John - Where To Now St. Peter

Well at least it takes a good nine months to come around again?


Posted 16 years ago by MrClean    [ Reply ]
Holy crap, it's been at least a gazillion years since I heard this song! Excuse me while I go do a happy dance...
Posted 16 years ago by sabige    [ Reply ]
jennywho wrote:
AHEM... The Pogues are IRISH. Blasphemy!! BTW... they just played the exact same set again....
Irish --- > Scottish ---- > English Maybe the Alarm are next
Posted 16 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
cbrandtbuffalo wrote:
Thought this was The Beautiful South for a minute, but this is pre-beautiful south.
Same guys - The Beautiful South rose from The Housemartins' ashes: (click here) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beautiful_South
Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
grusso wrote:
Looks like we are on auto pilot this morning! (Nov 25, 2007) The Housemartins - Happy Hour The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Pogues - I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
And again...........isn't it great?
Posted 16 years ago by ThirdRail_33    [ Reply ]
AHEM... The Pogues are IRISH. Blasphemy!! BTW... they just played the exact same set again.... prickelpit96 wrote:
Bill's gonna kick me out if my job this morning with this 'British' set...
Posted 17 years ago by jennywho    [ Reply ]
catsoup wrote:
Cool. A BNL tribute band. (I mean, this is so close to "Hello City", that I have trouble believing it's a co-incidence.)
Posted 17 years ago by AliGator    [ Reply ]
Looks like we are on auto pilot this morning! (Nov 25, 2007) The Housemartins - Happy Hour The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) The Pogues - I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
Posted 17 years ago by grusso    [ Reply ]
the smiths / adam ant / fine young cannibals
Posted 17 years ago by Glockman45    [ Reply ]
11:58 pm - The Housemartins - Happy Hour 11:54 pm - The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) 11:51 pm - The Pogues - I'm a Man You Don't Meet Every Day
OMFG.... Bill's gonna kick me out if my job this morning with this 'British' set... Can't say how many times I listened to THIS album when it came out. Must be millions...
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
ProfessorFrink wrote:
... Now, the Housemartins' "Happy Hour". Too ... many ... groovy ... tunes. Can't ... get ... work ... done ...
Man, I love this album! Gotta say, 'Happy Hour' seemed a little fast, though ...
Posted 17 years ago by hallogallo    [ Reply ]
It'd be hard for a song to follow The Proclaimer's 500 miles... but this one is a good choice!
Posted 17 years ago by luckywhitegirl    [ Reply ]
"Where to Now St. Peter." The Pogues. The Proclaimers. Now, the Housemartins' "Happy Hour". Too ... many ... groovy ... tunes. Can't ... get ... work ... done ...
Posted 17 years ago by ProfessorFrink    [ Reply ]
Brimmy wrote:
Ok is this a Barenaked Ladies cover? Or did the Barenaked Ladies cover the Housemartins? Still a great song.
Ya so I guess I should have taken the time to read the everyone elses posts...
Posted 17 years ago by Brimmy    [ Reply ]
catsoup wrote:
Cool. A BNL tribute band. (I mean, this is so close to "Hello City", that I have trouble believing it's a co-incidence.)
SAD. Learn your music people! BNL would be the HOUSEMARTIN tribute band! Housemartins predate BNL and come from another continent.
Posted 17 years ago by trollboy    [ Reply ]
Brimmy wrote:
Ok is this a Barenaked Ladies cover? Or did the Barenaked Ladies cover the Housemartins? Still a great song.
The latter. And, yes it is.
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
Yay! The Housemartins! Note to self: upload "Reverend's revenge" from this album, one of my favourite short/simple/smiling instrumentals.
Posted 17 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
Ok is this a Barenaked Ladies cover? Or did the Barenaked Ladies cover the Housemartins? Still a great song.
Posted 17 years ago by Brimmy    [ Reply ]
foof2010 wrote:
This was sampled by BNL for Hello City. Fun song.
I'm a big BNL fan, so this song always throws me off at first until I realize what's up. ;) Good stuff though, fun and bouncy!
Posted 17 years ago by canadave    [ Reply ]
sukilau wrote:
if I had a million dollars.....
Whoa...No kidding. I thought it was the Barenaked Ladies...Not a good sign at all batman...
Posted 17 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
foof2010 wrote:
This was sampled by BNL for Hello City. Fun song.
It's funny that some of the people on the board thought it was a BNL song. All the BNL-haters who think they're little more than a novelty band would gain something by listening to The Housemartins whose often-humorous pop songs were obviously an inspiration them. This is just a wonderful and jaunty li'l gem.
Posted 17 years ago by TJOpootertoot    [ Reply ]
if I had a million dollars.....
Posted 17 years ago by sukilau    [ Reply ]
Heard this for the first time on RP, and now it's heavily featured in my personal rotation. Love it.
Posted 17 years ago by meydele    [ Reply ]
Great song from a great album. Always reminds me of the lovely Colleen.....
Posted 17 years ago by Johnny_Wave    [ Reply ]
TTTU! I love this song and was hoping someone would upload it :)
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
This was sampled by BNL for Hello City. Fun song.
Posted 17 years ago by foof2010    [ Reply ]
The Housemartins! I remember this song well, gleefully happy with a funny video. And then you listen to the lyrics. Fun fact: Paul Heaton went on and formed the Beautiful South, Norman Cook became a DJ/producer under a plethora of names, of which Fatboy Slim might be the most well known... and Hugh Whitaker tried to murder his business partner with an axe.
Posted 17 years ago by Darkmatter    [ Reply ]
Bare Naked Ladies if I'm not mistaken. This predates the BNL's by quite a few years. One of the original members was Paul Cook, aka Fatboy Slim.
Posted 17 years ago by hizzoner    [ Reply ]
The Housemartins were around long before Barenaked Ladies. zaknafein wrote:
Is this a bnl cover, or does it just sound a lot like a bnl song?
Posted 17 years ago by KermitDfrog    [ Reply ]
buckskin wrote:
OK I'm thick ? bnl ?
Bare Naked Ladies.
Posted 17 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
Cool. A BNL tribute band. (I mean, this is so close to "Hello City", that I have trouble believing it's a co-incidence.)
Posted 17 years ago by catsoup    [ Reply ]
zaknafein wrote:
Is this a bnl cover, or does it just sound a lot like a bnl song?
OK I'm thick ? bnl ?
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
Thought this was The Beautiful South for a minute, but this is pre-beautiful south.
Posted 17 years ago by cbrandtbuffalo    [ Reply ]
Ah, thank you for playing this.
Posted 17 years ago by shakylegs    [ Reply ]
Is this a bnl cover, or does it just sound a lot like a bnl song?
Posted 17 years ago by zaknafein    [ Reply ]
Woo-hoo! An 'Ull presence on RP - that's got to be a first. This lot are one of the two things that people know about 'Ull, the other being the bridge (which San Francisco built a pale imitation of ;-) ). You can always tell an 'Ull person - just ask them to order you a white wine and soda (in 'Ullspeak: "whaht whahn 'n serder").
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Paul Heaton when he had some credability before Beautiful South
Posted 17 years ago by lord_love_rocket    [ Reply ]
Ask & ye shall receive...
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
Hmm, sounds happy... And their band name really should have an additional "i" towards the end.
Posted 17 years ago by FeydBaron    [ Reply ]
I can not believe this has not been played before...
Posted 17 years ago by dogpound    [ Reply ]