DISCOGRAPHY SONG LYRICS, VIDEOS & FAN REVIEWS
Period
- All
- 1979-1980 (One Step Beyond)
- 1980-1981 (Absolutely)
- 1981-1982 (Madness 7)
- 1982-1983 (The Rise and Fall)
- 1983-1984 (Keep Moving)
- 1984-1988 (Mad Not Mad)
- 1988-1999 (The Madness)
- 1999-2005 (Wonderful)
- 2005-2009 (The Dangermen Sessions)
- 2009-2012 (The Liberty Of Norton Folgate)
- 2012-2016 (Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da)
- 2016-2023 (Can't Touch Us Now)
- 2023... (Theatre Of The Absurd Presents C’est La Vie)
Another Version of Me
Razor Blade Alley
Bands on the Two Tone Label had a following of skinheads. If you judged solely by the song title, "Razor Blade Alley," you might assume it was about mindless violence or football hooliganism.
Misery
Chris: 'Misery' was Cathal again. I said, "Oh, we should get a barbershop quartet on this". And so we got this barbershop quartet to sing on the choruses, and they were really good. They recently got in touch with me, because one of them died, ...
Vietnam
When Dawn Arrives
Rain
Lee: Though Bruce Ruffin's version was plushly produced, the 'nursery rhyme' middle 8 always annoyed us so this was replaced by a James Bond feel with a dodgy sax solo over her. Trumpeter Simon Wilcox played a slurred, almost drunk-sounding ...
Chipmunks Are Go!
We did it as an encore, all at the front of the stage,” says Mark, and it’s this that sends shivers down his rhythm pal’s spine. “I had absolutely no love for this whatsoever,” says Woody.
Pam the Hawk
The Prince (2-Tone Version)
Based loosely on Prince Busters 'Earthquake'* this track was taken from a session recorded at the tiny Pathway Studios in Highbury, London. The other 2 tracks recorded were the b side, Madness, and a version of My Girl (with Barso on vocals) ...
Dreader Than Dread
My Girl
Elvis Costello, a former Stiff artist, unwittingly provided the musical backbone for “My Girl.” Mike Barson had gone along to the first Stiff Records package tour, which featured Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Nick Lowe, Larry Wallis, Wreckless ...
Mad Not Mad
If I Go Mad
The track is a magnificent piece of music that should have been the first single. Originally debuted during the lockdown in the one-off show "The Get Up!" in late 2022, it quickly stood out. Suggs' vocal delivery is flawless, likely because he ...
How Can I Tell You
Chris: 'How Can I Tell You' was a Cathal song, but Suggs had something to do with the lyrics. I reggae'd it up a bit and did quite a good riff in the chorus.
Nutty Theme
We didn’t want to be ‘ska’ but to have our own sound,” says Suggs. Both he and Chris say that the “Steptoe & Son” theme was at the front of their minds here, too, along with “Billy Bentley,” a Kilburn & the High Roads song.
Shame and Scandal
Mike: A complicated tale of matrimonial misadventure penned on the island by none other than Sir Lancelot himself.
A Town With No Name
Written by Chris Foreman, who was then the king of B-sides, A Town With No Name was the B-side to the single 'Shut Up' and drew inspiration from the lawless settings of classic Spaghetti Western films. The latter's dramatic and haunting ...
The Wizard
Grandslam
You Keep Me Hanging On
Mark: People always say, I remember where I was and what I was doing, when I first heard that song. For me, *You Keep Me Hanging On', by The Supremes, is just one of those songs. 1967. Sitting in the kitchen, eating porridge, getting ready to ...
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