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The Housemartins will reform if The Smiths get back together.
The 'Caravan of Love' hitmakers - who split in 1988 after five years together - famously had a pact never to reunite, but have now slightly relaxed their stance safe in the knowledge their strict criteria is unlikely to be met.
Former bassist Norman Cook, aka Fatboy Slim, said: " We've changed it to, 'We'll only reform if The Smiths reform first and they won't reform until the royal family abdicates', so I think we're safe on that one."
Norman is now best known for his DJing but admits it has taken until now for his 13-year-old son Woody to be impressed by his work.
He said: "He's just beginning to realise now he's 13 that his dad does have a cool job."
And the 50-year-old star - who also has four-year-old daughter Nelly with wife Zoe Ball - is hopeful his son could one day follow in his musical footsteps.
He added in a radio interview: "He's just got a bass off his godfather, so obviously that's a tradition in the family I'd like to continue. Bass players traditionally are the most well grounded, intelligent members. And they get the best chicks. Always."

Kasabian's Serge Pizzorno admits he doesn't know any of Metallica's music.
The 'Eez-eh' hitmakers will be headlining the Glastonbury festival alongside Arcade Fire and the legendary heavy metal band next week and they think the group are a "controversial" booking.
Serge said: "Metallica, they're massive. I'm being entirely honest with you, I don't really know their tunes but they're massive.
"They've been doing it for a long time, so they'll have a few tricks up their sleeves. It's been quite a controversial choice but I think that can also work in your favour. I've met Lars [Ulrich], the drummer. He came to a show of ours in San Francisco and was a lovely chap, so I wish him all the best."
However, the band - also made up of Tom Meighan, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews - have been checking out Arcade Fire and are a fan of their album 'Reflektor'.
Serge told NME magazine: "I've only seen little bits of pictures and stuff but they seem like their live show is interesting. They seem like a great band for a Friday night."

Cheryl Cole's new album will be called 'Only Human'.
The 30-year-old pop star, who recently unveiled 'Crazy Stupid Love' as the lead single from her fourth studio album, has confirmed her new record's title and a November release date.
Cheryl says the title is a reminder to herself that she is a "normal" person following a crazy two years which saw her release her third album 'A Million Lights', perform a nationwide arena tour, reunite with Girls Aloud for a greatest hits tour and announce her return to TV talent show, 'The X Factor'.
Appearing on 'The Graham Norton Show' - which airs on BBC One tonight (20.06.14) - she explained: "I was exhausted, I'd had a solo tour and then toured with Girls Aloud so I took a year off to be with my family. It was the first time off I'd had in 10 years - it was a normal time."
Cheryl is set for another busy year as she has just begun filming auditions for the new series of 'X Factor' and will release 'Crazy Stupid Love' next month. In addition to her musical and TV endeavours, the starlet will also have her own fragrance in shops this summer.
Previously talking about the months ahead, she said: "The perfume launch in August and the album launch in November. I'm so busy at the moment, I'm just taking things one day at a time."

Lily Allen would swap Christmas for Glastonbury.
The 29-year-old singer, who has been to the music festival at Worthy Farm every year except one, can't wait to perform at the famous event for the fourth time next week after the release of her new album 'Sheezus'.
Speaking to DJ Nick Grimshaw on Radio 1's Breakfast Show, she said: "I go in hard. I was six-weeks-old the first time I went. I mean I would trade Christmas for Glastonbury.
"I didn't go once. But yeah I've been every year, even when I was preggers."
Lily is joined on the bill by headliners Arcade Fire, Kasbaian and Metallica, along with Ed Sheeran, Dolly Parton and other big name artists.
The main stage holds a special place in Lily's heart, because it's where she first started romancing her husband Sam Cooper when she performed and the pair now have two children, Ethel, two, and Marnie, 16 months.
She said: "I've only ever played on the Pyramid Stage, but it's a nice story though because the last time I played it and Sam, my husband, we got together that night! And now it's five years later and we have two children.
"We'd known each other since I was a teenager, but we decided we fancied each other on the night I played Glastonbury last."
The 'Hard Out Here' singer also revealed her father, actor Keith Allen, is a Glastonbury veteran and has already set up camp at the site in Somerset, even though the event doesn't start until Wednesday (25.06.14).
She said: "My dad's been there for a week, yeah he's setting up. He's taking a hot tub. Yes! He's quite funny.
"I'm a bit worried though because when my dad goes down to Glastonbury a month before it starts, I'm sort of worried about what sort of state he's going to be in by the time I get there."

Kasabian want to play a gig on Mount Everest.
The Leicester band, who are performing a huge homecoming concert tomorrow (21.06.14) before headlining Glastonbury next week, want to reach even greater heights by being the first act to perform on the mountain.
Singer Tom Meighan told the Daily Star newspaper: "We can only top headlining Glastonbury by being the absolute top of the pops and aiming big.
"We should do a gig up Mount Everest, that'd be immense. We'd love to headline Wembley Stadium too.
"We could sell Wembley out. It'd be fantastic to have a massive a show as we could in the capital."
The 'Eez-eh' band, also made up of guitarist Serge Pizzorno, Chris Edwards and Ian Matthews, have just hit the number one spot with their new album '48:13' and they admit they've argued recently over the World Cup, with Serge supporting Italy and Tom rooting for England.
They now watch matches apart after Italy beat England 2-1 last Saturday (14.06.14).
Tom said: "We watched it in a hotel in Poland before a gig and Serge had to change rooms.
"Serge was meant to be in the room next to mine, but he went: 'No chance!' and moved to a different floor.
"He knew I'd have been knocking on his door the whole match, winding him up."
Meanwhile, the band insist they have no plans to record a soccer song because they don't think any band could record a better song than 'The Lightening Seeds' anthem, which was released in 1996.
Tom said: "You can't beat Three Lions, so why try? That was a one-off moment when Britpop was buzzing and Euro '96 was held in England."
The band will perform tomorrow at Victoria Park in Leicester with a DJ support set from Rudimental, before headlining Glastonbury along with Arcade Fire and Metallica.

Gerry Goffin has died aged 75.
The songwriter, who penned worldwide hits such as 'The Loco-Motion' and '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' with ex-wife Carole King, passed away at his home in Los Angeles from natural causes on Wednesday (18.06.14).
Carole paid tribute to her former husband and lyrical partner in a statement, saying: "Gerry Goffin was my first love. He had a profound impact on my life and the rest of the world. Gerry was a good man and a dynamic force, whose words and creative influence will resonate for generations to come.
"His legacy to me is our two daughters, four grandchildren, and our songs that have touched millions and millions of people, as well as a lifelong friendship. He will be missed by his wonderful wife Michele, his devoted manager, Christine Russell, his five children, and six grandchildren.
"His words expressed what so many people were feeling but didn't know how to say. If you want to join his loved ones in honouring him, look at the names of the songwriters under the titles of songs. Among the titles associated with me, you'll often find Gerry's name next to mine."
Gerry and Carole wed in 1959, when he was 20 and she was 17, and began songwriting together, penning hits such as 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow?' for The Shirelles and 'Pleasant Valley Sunday' for The Monkees.
The couple divorced in 1968 and Gerry later married Michele Goffin, who survives him.
After splitting from Carole both professionally and personally, the songwriter continued to enjoy success by co-writing songs such as 'Saving All My Love for You', which performed by the late Whitney Houston.

Metallica will release a new song today (20.06.14) ahead of their headline set at Glastonbury festival.
The 'Enter Sandman' band, who will be the first heavy metal act to top the bill at Worthy Farm next week, have released 'Lords of Summer - First Pass Version' via Blackened Recordings, which the group first debuted in March at a concert at Parque Simon Bolivar in Bogotá, Colombia.
The new recording clocks in at eight minutes and 20 seconds and recalls the group's thrashier '80s offerings, with a fiery solo from lead guitarist Kirk Hammett.
The band's drummer Lars Ulrich told Rolling Stone that the song is "fairly representative of where our creative head space is at right now."
It is not yet known if the track, which is their first new material in six years, will be included on Metallica's next album, the follow-up to 2008's 'Death Magnetic' album.
Footage shot by a member of the audience in Colombia saw the song posted online and it was shared between fans before Metallica put out a "garage demo version".
A post on the band's official Facebook page in March revealed the group's plan to unveil a new track.
A picture of all four members of the band - frontman James Hetfield, plus Rob Trujillo, Lars and Kirk - was accompanied by the caption: "Working out the kinks in the new song that we'll be debuting in South America in a couple days."
Earlier this year, Metallica guitarist Kirk said that the band "have to" start working on their next album.
When asked if the record would likely be released next year, Kirk replied: "I'm f***ing up for it, man."

Ed Sheeran was "wary" of working with Pharrell Williams.
The 23-year-old singer's recent single 'Sing' was produced and co-written by the 'Happy' hitmaker, and it required a different way of working for the British star.
Ed explained: "Working with Pharrell was a different way of writing a song for me. It was completely new but a good way of writing.
"He brought in the bass, hook and the drums and then I wrote all the top line.
"I was wary at first but now I am really happy about that song."
Some of Ed's new album 'x' - which is pronounced 'multiply' - was produced by the legendary Rick Rubin and the 'Drunk' star was determined to "impress" when the producer first expressed an interest in working with him.
He added in an interview with The Sun newspaper: "Rick came in late. He came to gigs and expressed an interest but it was only in August when he invited me around his house in Malibu. I had my guitar with me and he asked me to play and I work best in those situations where you want to impress. He reassessed where I was with the album and came on board.
"He took all the bulls**t away and made me play all the songs as live and kept the raw element to the album."

Nicole Scherzinger is adamant she doesn't have to "worry" about One Direction.
The former 'X Factor' judge, who has supported the band - made up of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson - since they found fame on the talent show, insists she is not concerned after a video emerged of Louis and Zayn smoking a marijuana-laced cigarette.
The stunning singer told MTV: "The last thing I need to be worrying about One Direction, okay! They are just fine. Those boys are floating on cloud nine, they have got everything in the world, they've taken over," adding, "I think they're just fine. I think they have it under control."
The 35-year-old former Pussycat Doll joked that she's still "waiting for a cheque" after helping to form the band on 'The X Factor' and she now finds herself buying their merchandise.
She said: "I find myself in the store buying their bags for my nieces! Can I get some free bags, please. The last thing I need to be concerned about is One Direction. I think they'll be just fine."
The band have been in Sweden this month on their 'Where We Are' Tour and are set to release their fourth album later this year, the follow-up to 'Min
Meanwhile, Nicole also praised McBusted, who have written with One Direction, and said if the Pussycat Dolls could have been part of a supergroup, they would have joined forces with Led Zeppelin.