In 1985, Norman Cookâs friend Paul Heaton (who also penned the name Norman as he said he looked like a âNormanâ) had formed a guitar band called The Housemartins. Their bassist Ted Key left on the eve of their first national tour, so Cook agreed to move to Hull to join them. The band soon had a hit single with âHappy Hourâ, and their two albums, London 0 Hull 4 and The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death, peaked in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart.