Song for Whoever

"Song For Whoever"
Single by The Beautiful South
from the album
Welcome to the Beautiful South
Format CD single, 7" single
Length 4:05
Label Go! Discs
Writer(s) Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray
Producer Mike Hedges, John Rowley
The Beautiful South singles chronology
"Song For Whoever"
(1989)		 "You Keep It All In"
(1989)

"Song for Whoever" is a song by The Beautiful South, written by band members Paul Heaton and David Rotheray. The first and highest-charting single from their debut album, Welcome to the Beautiful South, it peaked at number 2 in the UK charts in 1989.[1] Considered typical of the band's gently subversive, self-reflexive signature style[2], it is sung from the point of view of a cynical songwriter who romances women solely to get material for love songs.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray, all music composed by Paul Heaton, Dave Rotheray.

No. Title Length
1. "Song For Whoever (Single Version)"   4:05
2. "Straight In At 37"   4:28
3. "You And Your Big Ideas"   4:17

References

  1. ^ Chart Stats - The Beautiful South - Song for Whoever chartstats.com
  2. ^ 1000 Songs Everyone Must Hear, Part 1: Love, The Guardian, 2009-03-14, http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/table/2009/mar/14/love-1000-songs-everyone-must-hear, retrieved 2009-04-08 
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