Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott - The Austerity Of Love Lyrics
Got my wow, got my core
And he's waiting at the door for me
Making things secure for me
When I return
And it fits me like a glove
And it's dripping from above
Like a candle, it burns
Old brown bear and honey bee
Pass me by and wink at me
Realise that what I got
Is too much for one honey pot
Sugar is the centre of the honeycomb
Got my schmaltz, got my cheese
Got me down on my knees
Got me begging you please
The obesity of love
The propensity (of love)
The depravity (of love)
The austerity (of love)
Of love...
Got my saccharine, my sweet
And it's next to me on seat
And everything I eat seems to
Taste so damn sour
Got my praise, got my prayer
And it's getting everywhere
Like your God isn't there for me
Just this higher power
Old March hare and kangaroo
Tip their hats and 'How'd you do?'
Recognise it in my stride
Love is skipping by my side
Sugar is the centre of the honeycomb
Sweeter still, the heart that actually owns my own
Got my schmaltz, got my cheese
Got me down on my knees
Got me begging you please
The obesity of love
The propensity (of love)
The depravity (of love)
The austerity (of love)
Of love...
Pitcher plant and Venus trap
Give me five and slap my back
They can tell just from my smile
I'll be staying for a while
Sugar is the centre of the honeycomb
Sweeter still, the heart that actually owns my own
Got my schmaltz, got my cheese
Got me down on my knees
Got me begging you please
The obesity of love
The propensity (of love)
The depravity (of love)
The austerity (of love)
Of love...
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Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott The Austerity Of Love Comments
Fantastic - I love it
why do these songs not make number 1... seriously stormzy and tinchy walker and little steps are better than this!!....I think not
Please keep making new music Paul, see ya on tour ✊
saw them live at stockport FC best gig ever.. always loved paul heaton as im a kid of the 80s and mmmm Jacqui abbott does it for me! oh and her voice is on the level of angels x
Bloody perfect again so amazing guys stud the test of time and beyond brilliant both of you, followed housemartins gutted Beautiful South split Paul ou did it alone and thank you Jackie you came together your music is so amazing dont stop please
Another brilliant track from the A1 team! Thank you one and all ....
I love Jacqui
Fab xxxxx love from Caroline Hull xxxxx
Pure class
Simply amazing.. Thank you!
I fu*king hate these two nonentities. Made nothing but shit music.
2019 anybody...
The best underrated songwriter of all time.
" underrated ", the most overused word of all time!
Jacqui is an absolute FOX....!
Damn right! she just gets better!
MOAN-day MOURN-ing ?
They go together so well.
She’s better on her own
Beautiful south my all time band just bought the new album love this tune Paul Heaton you cant half sing mate x 🎤 🎵
Great Britain, great! You can be so proud of having such good musicians like Paul&Jacqui, Pet Shop Boys, New Order, Oasis, OMD, Beautiful South, Human League and so on. I regulary fly to concerts. I hope, i will be welcome on your island after Brexit. Andre from germany
Don't forget Jedward
Nice wee bit of ska at the beginning 😀
My 6 year old likes this great song, very catchy.
Past this now; the time of poverty and austerity, where people still had enough to help each other. It is over. Now, people need food reduced to 10 pence or they have to skip dive. Tried that in my local town Salisbury recently?
pure class
Ótima música, contagiante e ótima letra.... como de costume, os acompanho desde The Housemartins e The Beautiful South
I don’t think Paul Heaton has ever written a bad song. What a genius!
I saw them live in Southend, Essex last year............brilliant, brilliant they are so good together. Come back again .........please.
brilliant JC4PM
Such a beautiful video and song
Jacqui's voice is brilliant as always and Paul continues to write superb songs. Love this
I just love this track,happy and up-beat.
I just love Jacqui Abbott
Heaton would give McCartney a run for his money for the title of best song writer ever.
Jacqui Abbott has the most beautiful female voice I ever heard.
Would love to meet them someday.
Was just thinking that to myself ten minutes ago
J's good. But she's no Briana.
I wonder could they perform in the Eurovision Song contest?
They would surely win
There's nothing! They,,,,,Can't sing! Great!!
Love it, the ska touches the northern soul feel but most of all Mr Heaton and Ms Abbott.
Absolutely love this tune X
Nice, well sung, well written. Political message on austerity somewhat lost.
this is a tune and a pair of chanters
did i make that up
Does it say, got my cheese????? My dad says it does but.?
Yes it does 😜
Got my schmaltz got my cheese 😁😁
typical paul Heaton. .catchy n quality
Music Brilliant both of them BRILLIANT
Great to see you guys back 😄 love you both and good luck xxxx
bunch of shit mate
Genuinely makes me depressed having to hear this excuse for music... Heard it on the radio at work about 20 times in a week and was waking up in the morning dreading going to work and having to hear it again
What a waste of time.
Why isn't the album released in Australia had to buy it on iTunes would love the cd
Groovy! He should've said, 'obesity.'
I love all there music from beautiful south till this ..brilliant love it xx
Mr Heaton is a legend
love the new album
absolutely fantastic, tr!y to get a band together ,just like you.,s....love Clive.
I heard this song on the radio this morning and I have searched you tube for it. It is such a catchy tune I have had it in my head all day. Im away to listen to the rest on here. xx
What station?
Very catchy and agree with other comments that they do get better
nice mellow tune with a hint of reggae love it they just get better
PAUL HEATON FROM HULL CITY
my faverout artists of all time. can't wait to next see you both
nice to heer a Hammond C3 organ in tune this is alot different form there last song called DIY much slower.
Total crap! Please retire!
Master Bates88 don’t talk about yourself like that
I thought they sang "the obesity of love". Ha
+TheMightyKinkle
Propensity, obesity, depravity.
+Clive Bindley Clive you persist in commenting on my favourite videos hahaha another silly comment - well done u hahahaha
+Alan Greenwood
I think it's you that looks silly.
Those are 3 words from the lyrics of this song.
Tell you what though, you tell me your favourite videos and I'll be sure not to
put any " silly " comments on them.
+Alan Greenwood
Well somebody went strangely quiet, wonder why?
Hahahaha :-)
'And even when their kids were starving, they all thought the Queen was charming,' - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death by The Housemartins.
I love it love it love it,They always sing about big knobs hehe
i LOVE THIS SONG, MY NEIGHBOURS WILL LIKE IT TOO AFTER I HAVE PLAYED IT A FEW MORE TIMES
lol ,absolutely love this track!! i have liked the beautiful south since day one.This is just a very refreshing feel good track.Great track and a great video too.
Fabulous
Lovely song, reminds me the video of Malcolm McClaren Double Dutch :)
amazing what a band so glad their back
love her voice and she's still well fit!
sunking25 so true!!!
what a brill song thanks to radio 2
Just love this video, makes me smile.
Really love this song, and it has had a lot of coverage on the radio, I can't understand why it's not a hit in the charts.
Smashing song beautifully sung.
ife been enbaresedso meny times
a cross between AINT GOT NO(I GOT LIFE) nina simone and"FIDO" song from the KIO-RA advert years ago i be ya dog ..haha jamaican erli ska ..FEEL GOOD song well done .AND ska is coming back FACT
This is such a good song :)
A brilliant song again from this pair,what talent,and I cant stop humming it,had me looking up a couple of words to confirm what they mean,and theyre spot on for this song.cant wait to hear what other gems are on the album,gona get it SAP.
I love this song!!
Great to hear these two again, nice and bouncy... great work !!
I wonder what rymes with jack spratt mabe
soft **** ?
+Its Fatality - Destiny Videos
You've told me I reply to everyone's comments and that you've seen my name at all of them.
Do you actually know what you're talking about?
I'm bored of this now..only reply if you're a total idiot.
+Its Fatality - Destiny Videos
Ever tried reading your own comments.
."why are u just creepily replying to everyone's comments?"
Note the word " everyone's ".
And me replying to 3 comments doesn't make me a stalker.
Thanks for proving what a total idiot you are.
+Its Fatality - Destiny Videos
You don't, you get dumber by the second.
Doesn't matter where it was, you said it..FACT!
+Its Fatality - Destiny Videos s
Enough is enough, this pointless argument ends here and now as far as I'm concerned.
+Ian Mair The 3.50 vid/song ''Heatongrad.''
If I hear this song one more time on a YouTube ad. It's so bloody annoying
Paul Heaton - Musical Genius - Jacqui Abbott - amazing voice - together? Brilliant!
You're a muppet.
These guys get better and better...!!
Love this tune. 💏
That's how to write a song!
god, that voice. you could tell from the housemartin days that his voice was gold. no one like him.
+1chipchap
Not just one voice on the song..Jacqui sings great too.
thats very true, both lovely voices.
I love this music and the video is very good too, I love how all the woman have meat on their bones and have proper women's figure, so very attractive! I am sooo jealous, I'm just a scrawny thing :(((
+Rosie Shaw i dont know whether this interests you but i've learnt that sitting in front of the modern flat screen tv's make one age, and they shrink you (take the meat off your bones). The sun has recently published the following which kind of backs what i and many others experience: smartphones-and-laptops-could-be-worse-for-your-skin-than-the-sun
@sunfromabove
Oh yes, I've always known that looking at screens too long were bad for you and yet people are inventing more of the damn things; like iphones, ipads,kindles and people are giving them to young children! I never have agreed with this. I also always knew that flat screen TVs are worse for you then normal TV screens so I was loath to get one but sadly I had no choice since our old TV broke.
+Rosie Shaw New vid/single - ''Man Is the Biggest Witch of All,'' - on YT now. [Yep.Should be BITCH]
1:50 - PAU$£ - what DICKHEAD$ we are............ becoming !
I liked Paul Heaton more when I found out he's an avid collector of crisp packets.
I knew he was a mad crisp addict....! But he collects packets ? Mad random that.
Another great tune from the excellent Paul and Jacqui
this song cheers me up ;)
Brill lets have more
Heard this on Radio 2 as record of the week whilst driving down the M1 this morning and loved it
Loved it !! Go to christmas. Smile....................................................
Love the POSITIVE subliminals {1:50} And DON'T forget their 3.10 video ''REAL HOPE.''
fantastic x
Loved it! Album pre-ordered! :)
Apart from the liquidator sample and " I've got freedom, life" steal. Its a good tune! Wish ska would come back
+Treacle w12
Bring back the Prince...rude boys!
Excellent song. And isn't Croydon looking lovely too?
PAUSE at 1:50 ... are WE peasants ?
Please get this more air time. Yous need to get this and more like it back in the charts.
+Dark Holder noo!!!!!! I've heard it on the radio at work so many times it has actually made me want to quit my job
Paul & jaq your musical marriage is pure bliss
to my excited ear-drum's my love for you is
emeasurable , my thought's of you define bige
Great tune, cool video
+Doug Watson Checkout the 'Making of,'' [Behind the scenes] vid. All profits [artists+director at least - maybe NOT record company !] went to Local causes.
brill !!