Madness

[onthebusesfan]

Madness are an English ska band from Camden Town, London, that formed in 1976 band continue to perform with their most recognised line-up of seven members, although their line-up has varied slightly over the years. They were one of the most prominent bands of the late-1970s 2 Tone ska revival

WHO LOVES MADNESS

[sf1378]

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Loved them as a kid - still do - 'It Must Be Love' is my favourite....they did a wonderful Sekonda ad years back too...

[shilton dipper]

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love madness............love all their songs........can't pick a fav

[Sly]

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While staying America earlier this year one of the adverts over there used "It Must Be Love". I sang it to the missus and it totally took her off guard. She thought I was making the words up after the advert had finished. Madness obviously wasn't big in the USA. It makes me proud to be British when something like that happens.

I also did the skank at one of the meet up parties we had. Another thing lost on the Americans. They loved it, although watching Americans varying from 5 years old to pensionable trying to skank to Lady Gaga was pretty surreal. I guess trying to imitate something that is so deep rooted in somebody else's culture just makes you look foolish.

My favourite song is One Step Beyond. I just love it. In fact, I'm going to dig through my collection now and listen to it now.

[Richard1978]

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I've liked Madness for almost as long as I can remember.

Not sure what my favourite song by them is, but Baggy Trousers, House Of Fun, Our House, It Must Be Love, One Step Beyond, & Waiting For The Ghost Train are among the best.

One good thing about them is how many of their songs work on more than one level, some songs I never realised had a deeper meaning until hearing about it in an interview.

In some ways they were the yin to The Specials yang.

[onthebusesfan]

Your top 10 madness songs

MY FAVORITES ARE

One Step Beyond

My Girl

OUR HOUSE
Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
It Must Be Love
House of Fun
Wings Of A Dove
Embarrassment
Baggy Trousers
Cardiac Arrest

[darren]

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yes my girl, our hous,e and it must be love our my faves.

never knew who did these songs until now.

[victorbrunswick]

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My Favorites:
Driving In My Car
Night Boat To Cairo

[sf1378]

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'Meet up parties' Sly? Whats that about?

[Sly]

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Meeting prospective family in law. When a foreign exotic comes into the family everyone wants to take a look.

[Paulos]

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I've been to see them Live 2 out the last three years as they seem to tour just before Xmas quite routinely now, would be going this December but just as I went to book my ticket my wife politely reminded me that we were going to be away on holiday .

If you haven't seen them but have always liked them, go and do it before it's too late, they are still brilliant live and 6 out of 7 original members only Bedders on bass missing, (but the new bassist looks a bit like him from a distance!). The atmosphere at their live shows is so good, my fave live tracks (well all of them) but they usually start with "One step beyond" and finish with "Night boat to Cairo" both cracking tracks.

They have a new album out soon.

Charge of the mad brigade tour this autumn/winter.

[darren]

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never knew madness did driving in my car.

one i do like.

My Favorites:
Driving In My Car
Night Boat To Cairo

[onthebusesfan]

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[onthebusesfan]

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Another Good one

[onthebusesfan]

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