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"Happy Hour" is a 1986 single by British indie rock band The Housemartins. It was the third single from the album London 0 Hull 4 and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. Vocalist Paul Heaton had been working on the lyrics for some time, with the song originally being called "French England". It was completed on 22 January 1986, the same day "Me and the Farmer" was written. Guitarist Stan Cullimore had a chord progression planned for the verses, but wanted to finish the song quickly in order to go and buy some cakes, so he reused the same chords for the chorus and a quick demo was recorded, the whole process taking less than ten minutes.

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  • Happy Hour (The Housemartins song) (en)
  • Happy Hour (The Housemartins) (nl)
  • Happy Hour (canção) (pt)
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  • Happy Hour is een single van de Britse alternatieve-rockband The Housemartins. Het is afkomstig van het album . Het geldt als een van de bekendste nummers van The Housemartins. De single behaalde de derde positie in de UK Singles Chart. In België stond het nummer 3 weken in de Ultratop. (nl)
  • "Happy Hour" is a 1986 single by British indie rock band The Housemartins. It was the third single from the album London 0 Hull 4 and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. Vocalist Paul Heaton had been working on the lyrics for some time, with the song originally being called "French England". It was completed on 22 January 1986, the same day "Me and the Farmer" was written. Guitarist Stan Cullimore had a chord progression planned for the verses, but wanted to finish the song quickly in order to go and buy some cakes, so he reused the same chords for the chorus and a quick demo was recorded, the whole process taking less than ten minutes. (en)
  • Happy Hour é uma canção de 1986, lançada no álbum London 0 Hull 4, pela extinta banda inglesa The Housemartins. Chegou a número três no UK Singles Chart. Primeiro grande hit da banda, mas ficou na parada de singles durante 13 semanas, e chegou na semana de 28 de junho de 1986. A canção também teve a exposição sobre os Estados Unidos de várias rádios de faculdades. Rolling Stone disse que a canção é "decepcionante" a letra "martelo longe na hipocrisia e machismo de novos tipos de negócios britânica em movimento". (pt)
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  • "Happy Hour" is a 1986 single by British indie rock band The Housemartins. It was the third single from the album London 0 Hull 4 and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. Vocalist Paul Heaton had been working on the lyrics for some time, with the song originally being called "French England". It was completed on 22 January 1986, the same day "Me and the Farmer" was written. Guitarist Stan Cullimore had a chord progression planned for the verses, but wanted to finish the song quickly in order to go and buy some cakes, so he reused the same chords for the chorus and a quick demo was recorded, the whole process taking less than ten minutes. The band's first big hit, it stayed on the singles chart for 13 weeks, peaking in the week of 28 June 1986. The song also enjoyed exposure on United States college radio. Rolling Stone noted that despite "irrepressibly giddy music hooks", the song's "sobering" lyrics "hammer away at the hypocrisy and sexism of young British business types on the move." On their 1992 album, Gordon, the Barenaked Ladies paid tribute to this song by breaking into it at the end of the song "Hello City". The video for the song, set in a pub, featured animated plasticine figures of the band members. Comedian Phill Jupitus makes an appearance in the music video, reading a newspaper. It was filmed in The Star in St John's Wood. (en)
  • Happy Hour is een single van de Britse alternatieve-rockband The Housemartins. Het is afkomstig van het album . Het geldt als een van de bekendste nummers van The Housemartins. De single behaalde de derde positie in de UK Singles Chart. In België stond het nummer 3 weken in de Ultratop. (nl)
  • Happy Hour é uma canção de 1986, lançada no álbum London 0 Hull 4, pela extinta banda inglesa The Housemartins. Chegou a número três no UK Singles Chart. Primeiro grande hit da banda, mas ficou na parada de singles durante 13 semanas, e chegou na semana de 28 de junho de 1986. A canção também teve a exposição sobre os Estados Unidos de várias rádios de faculdades. Rolling Stone disse que a canção é "decepcionante" a letra "martelo longe na hipocrisia e machismo de novos tipos de negócios britânica em movimento". Em 1992, o álbum Gordon, de Barenaked Ladies homenagem esta canção, quebrando no final da canção "Hello City". (pt)
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