DISCOGRAPHY SONG LYRICS, VIDEOS & FAN REVIEWS

Don’t Quote Me On That

Don’t Quote Me On That

"Don't Quote Me On That" was a commentary on press coverage which had tried to paint the band as racists who supported the National Front (NF). Some of the band's shows had been disrupted by skinhead violence, and, in a 1979 NME interview.
Samantha

Samantha

C’est La Vie

C’est La Vie

Madness has done it again! While it may not be a US number one, it has earned a spot on the B List on Radio 2. From the Act 1 introduction to the newly minted saxophone intro, "C'est La Vie" will have you hooked from the start. Lee's classic ...
Madness (Is All in the Mind)

Madness (Is All in the Mind)

Johnny The Horse

Johnny The Horse

My Girl 2

My Girl 2

Mike: My wife is from the former Yugoslavia, where they use the phrase "Da" for "yes" So the opening to 'My Girl 2', with everyone shouting "Oui oui, si si, ja ja, da da!" is some chap being very enthusiastic about his girlfriend, so ...
So Alive

So Alive

Mike: My wife loved 'So Alive' very much as a demo. I like that song, it's heartfelt. Even though we were having some difficulties, at the same time, creatively, Cathal was in a good place and was writing some really good stuff.
Close Escape

Close Escape

The song "Close Escape" picks up where its predecessor "In The Middle Of The Night" left off. The story depicts a perverse individual who derives pleasure from making unsolicited calls to women and asking them about their underwear.
Whistle in the Dark

Whistle in the Dark

Promises Promises

Promises Promises

Mumbo Jumbo

Mumbo Jumbo

No Money

No Money

Shadow on the House

Shadow on the House

You Keep Me Hanging On

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 ...
Mr. Apples

Mr. Apples

Misery

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, ...
Grandslam

Grandslam

Love Really Hurts

Love Really Hurts

Embarrassment

Embarrassment

'Embarrassment' dealt with an altogether more serious issue. Lee Thompson's 17-year-old sister Tracy had become pregnant with a mixed-race child, which caused consternation among some of the family's friends, relatives and neighbours, who ...
Dreader Than Dread

Dreader Than Dread

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