The People Who Grinned Themselves to Deathby
The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death is the second and final studio album by The Housemartins. It was released in 1987, and produced three singles - "Five Get Over Excited" (#11 UK), "Me and the Farmer" (#15) and "Build" (#15 UK). The title song is about the British Royal Family, which found them gaining controversy in the tabloid papers similar to that of other bands such as the Sex Pistols…
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| Source | Rating |
|---|---|
| AllMusic (Jason Ankeny) | |
| Number One (Simon H. Duff – 3 October 1987) | |
| The Village Voice (Robert Christgau – 29 December 1987) |