UPaul Heaton (vocalist futhi bandleader) idlulela edolobheni lase Hull (UK) futhi isebenzisa isikhangiso esilandelayo kulo lonke idolobha: “trombonist ngifuna buskers”. Isitshudeni eside sezibalo zasekolishi, UStan cullimore (isigingci), uyiphendula.
Bayishaya cishe ngaso leso sikhathi futhi, benganakile, bebevele bedlala umculo ezitaladini njenge-duo, bejabulisa abantu abaningi njengoba bedlula ngaphansi kwegama lika Abakwa-Housemartins, okufanayo okuzalwa ngengqondo ye- Paul lapho ebhekisela ngokuqinisekile endimeni ethile yombhali wakhe owayemthanda ngaleso sikhathi, UPeter tinniswood.
Kamuva zazizofaka Ukhiye weTed (bassist) futhi ngizobajoyina cishe ngokushesha Hugh whittaker (umshayi wesigubhu, obezothathwa indawo yakhe ngaphambi kokuqoshwa kwe-albhamu yesibili UDave hemingway), zombili zivela eqenjini lendawo AbakwaGargoyles.
Ngakho-ke bazoqala ukuvela kwezinye izinhlelo zethelevishini bese bebeka isiginesha yabo kokunye ukuhlanganiswa: Ingqikithi ethi “usuku lokuhlaba umkhosi"Ufakwe ku-albhamu emnyama Ehleka yonke indlela eya ebhange futhi yadonsela ukunaka kwenganekwane UJohn uyaxebuka, yena lowo obengabamema ukuthi basakaze uhlelo lwakhe.
Ngokuqashelwa okuthile ngabalaleli bomsakazo ngokusebenza kwabo kuwo nokubuyekezwa okuhle abakutholile, basayine ilebula I-Go Discs! phakathi 1985.
Ngalesi sikhathi nangemva kokuqopha owokuqala engashadile (“usuku lokuhlaba umkhosi"), Key umemezela ukuthi uyahamba: Uthathelwa isikhundla ngumngane wakhe kusukela ezinsukwini zaseyunivesithi zika Paul, UNorman Cook.
Kuthiwa ukudlala bukhoma kweqembu bekungumbukwane onikezwe indlela eyingqayizivele nenenjabulo yokuhumusha izingoma, kanye nomthelela ophawulekayo womculo wokholo emidlalweni yabo ye-cappella.
Ekuqaleni 1986 badedela ongashadile wabo wesibili, "izimvu", Futhi ngoJuni wangonyaka ofanayo owesithathu,"ihora elijabulisayo", Namuhla i-pop classic yangempela, ebihambisana nevidiyo emnandi futhi ithengiswe 2Amakhophi angama-50000 ukuba ngusaziwayo# 3 i-UK), Kweqiwe kuphela ezinhlwini zesikhathi sika- Madonna y Wham!. Impumelelo ibisiqala ukubamamatheka futhi bezosizakala ngayo ...
The Housemartins - Kuhlala kunokuthile lapho okungikhumbuza
(UCesar Pinto)