"There Is Always Something There to Remind Me" is the final single released by British

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. An unfavourable account of

Paul Heaton Paul David Heaton (born 9 May 1962) is an English singer-songwriter. He was the lead singer and main lyricist of the Housemartins, who had commercial success in the UK and other European countries between 1985 and 1988, releasing several singl ...

's schooldays akin to

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' "The Headmaster Ritual", the non-album single was released in April 1988 as a 7" and a 12" and reached No. 35 in the singles chart. A video was made for the single featuring the band members dressed as school teachers. It was filmed at the

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. The single cover artwork was designed by Paul Warhurst, the bass player with The Gargoyles, another Hull-based band which has previously included Housemartins Hugh Whitaker and Ted Key. Warhurst died in 2003.

References

{{Authority control The Housemartins songs 1988 singles 1988 songs Go! Discs singles Songs about school Songs written by Paul Heaton Songs written by Stan Cullimore