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Paul David Heaton (born 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter.
Heaton was a member of The Housemartins, who had success with the singles "Happy Hour" and the number-one "Caravan of Love" in 1986 before disbanding in 1988. He then became a member of The Beautiful South, whose debut single and album was released in 1989 to commercial success and continued with a series of hits throughout the 1990s, including the number-one single "A Little Time". They disbanded in 2007. He subsequently pursued a solo career, which produced three albums, and in 2014 he released What Have We Become?, a well-received collaboration with former Beautiful South vocalist Jacqui Abbott.
British newspaper The Guardian has described Heaton as "one of our finest songwriters: his music reveals an exuberant ear for melody, his lyrics a keen eye and a brilliant wit".AllMusic said: "The warm, mellifluous voice of Paul Heaton often masks the jagged satirical content of his lyrics."
Paul David Heaton was born on the Wirral on 9 May 1962 to parents Doris and Horace Heaton. Heaton has two older brothers Mark Heaton and Adrian Heaton. At the age of four his family relocated to Sheffield. While living in Sheffield, Heaton became interested in football, and while his elder brothers elected to watch Sheffield Wednesday, Heaton chose to support Sheffield United. After moving to Sheffield, Heaton's father took a job in management and Heaton described his childhood as being "fairly middle class, although you wouldn't know it given the schools I went to and the friends I had".
Paul Heaton, Jacqui Abbott - I Don't See Them (Official Video)
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott perform on the BBC Introducing stage at Glastonbury Festival 2014
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott Acoustic Hotel Football - Full
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - The Austerity Of Love
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott - Live At T In The Park 2015
Paul Heaton, Jacqui Abbott - (Man Is) The Biggest Witch Of All
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott - Islands IN The Stream
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - Loving Arms
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - D.I.Y
Paul Heaton Jacqui Abbot BBC Breakfast 2015
baby lets drink and drive
baby lets drink and drive,
drink till the convosation turns pink
and drive to the over side
baby lets look and learn
baby lets look and learn
look till i set the feelings take hole
and learn when the river is burned
lets all out of first died of and suffer from pain
for you for dream a bucklear or deam must genius can jump off and say
oh lets drive of a cliff or maybe a rift maybe a rift cursed of the car from spain oh lets put out to sea poor you and poor me, poor you and poor me the racks of mermaids and slaves
baby lets duck and dive
baby lets duck and dive
i duck till i made a change in our life
and dive to the over side
baby lets hit and run
baby lets hit and run
hit till you see the split in my lip and run like the wind to the sun
oh lets rap up in motion to serious potion the grediants a good way to die take tragic mustake and crash in to lake