Miaow

chronology
Miaow
Studio album by The Beautiful South
Publication ; (s)	March 1994
admission	Fall 1993
Label (s)	Go! Discs
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Alternative rock
Title (number)	12
running time	54:19
occupation	Singing : Paul Heaton ; Singing: Dave Hemingway ; Singing: Jacqui Abbott; Guitar : Dave Rotheray; Bass : Sean Welch; Drum : Dave Stead;
production	Jon Kelly, The Beautiful South

Miaow (English for meow ) is a music album by the British pop band The Beautiful South from 1994.

background

The 54-minute album is assigned to alternative rock and was recorded in autumn 1993. It was released on the Go! Discs and contains twelve songs, three of which made it into the UK singles charts: Good As Gold at number 23, Everybody's Talkin ' at number 12, and Prettiest Eyes at number 37.

Most of the lyrics were written by Dave Rotheray and Paul Heaton , like most of the band's other albums. You describe a depressed moment in Heaton's life.

Because of the songs Mini-Correct and Worthless Lie , the singer Briana Corrigan decided to leave the band. She was replaced by Jacqui Abbott after the album .

The cover shows four dogs sitting in a boat exposed in a body of water with high waves. A different image was originally intended to be used.

In the UK , the album reached number six in the charts.

Soundtrack

Paul Heaton,
a songwriter and singer

The lyrics were written by Paul Heaton and Dave Rotheray , except for Everybody's Talkin ' , which was written by Fred Neil .

Track	title	Length (in min.)
1.	Hold On to What?	6:28
2.	Good As Gold (Stupid As Mud)	3:50
3.	Especially for you	3:49
4th	Everybody's talkin '	2:38
5.	Prettiest Eyes	4:10
6th	Worthless Lie	6:40
7th	Hooligans Don't Fall in Love	4:46
8th.	Hidden jukebox	3:26
9.	Hold Me Close (Underground)	5:28
10.	Tattoo	4:42
11.	Mini-Correct	3:48
12.	Poppy	4:29

content

Hold On to What?: The song is about a woman who had given everything for 20 years, but in the end had nothing left. She then asks a driver about stilts to get to the top. Sixty years later, the man is sitting in a park where the woman died.
Good as gold: In Good as Gold , the singer describes that he wants to remain independent and continue as has happened until then, but still intends to achieve his goals.
Especially for you: In Especially For You , the listener is addressed directly by the musicians. He should only buy the music when he is lonely. In the further course the listener is persuaded that the song is only intended for him.
Everybody's talkin ': Everybody's Talkin ' is about a person who walks across the beach and sea towards the sun on a beautiful summer day and, when you want to address this person, he or she does not understand people and does not listen.
Prettiest Eyes: The lyrics are about four different lines of different things and their consequences: The first line ends after a bottle of wine, the second when you have to sleep under a bus shelter, the third is a bet and the last line is noises in the night.
Hooligans Don't Fall in Love: In Hooligans Do not Fall In Love it comes to various groups that are envious of others and therefore you do evil, to love rather than others.
Worthless Lie: Worthless Lie is about a man who is in love with a woman whom he often meets. When they made an appointment, an accident happened and the woman died in front of his eyes.
Hidden jukebox: The song is about the general freedom of thought and prejudice against minorities. The message is conveyed that the jukebox recommends that everyone sing with this message alone.
Hold Me Close (Underground): The piece is about the habits of certain groups of people or cultures, so-called “undergrounds”. Ultimately, the song leads to the fact that one wishes to be held by one's "underground".
Tattoo: The song is about a sad person who wants to get a tattoo but doesn't know the motive. However, the tattoo artist is impatient and demands to know what to tattoo. Ultimately, the party cannot decide and is tattooed with the word "bastard".
Mini-Correct: Mini-Correct is about the little things that men are often told how to behave. The singer always counteracts this with an answer.
Poppy: The song is about a soldier in World War I who has to do everything the general orders him to do. He watches everything on video and comfortably gives the soldier instructions.