THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
387-The Housemartins-Happy Hour.
1986-Number 3 single.
Best Bit-At 2.16.Replace the vocals of Paul Heaton for those of Morrissey and it wouldn’t be quite as happier hour.
The Housemartins were compared by many to The Smiths,however The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr was not impressed.He complained that ‘Happy Hour was a complete rip off of ‘I Want The One I Cant Have,’and they’ve nicked others too.’…
The song is a humorous but scathing look at life in the working man’s world,which involved most evenings down the local pub.A ‘Happy Hour’ is a promotional tool used by public houses when they discount their prices.
The memorable video for the song was set in a pub featuring animated Plasticine figures of band members.It was filmed in The Star Public House in St. Johns Wood,London.
‘And they’re happy it’s a lovely place to be,happy that the fire is real the barman is a she.’
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