'On The Beat Pete' is a lively and energetic ska song crafted by Lee Thompson. The song follows the life of a local police officer, Pete, as he goes about his day. With a playful nod to the style of Ian Dury, the song's lyrics list various ...
Solid Gone
Smyth’s Fifties rock’n’roll pastiche, ‘Solid Gone’, possibly motivated by a rock’n’roll rockabilly revival which saw the likes of Matchbox following acts such as Rocky Sharpe & The Replays into the UK charts. Within a month of the release of ...
Take It or Leave It
'Take It Or Leave It' was inspired by the name of a Roxy Music track and set to quirky music presumably inspired by Sixties spy films. Mike Barson mentioned that writing it was mainly a poetic expression of my continuing mental state, though I ...
Shadow of Fear
"Shadow Of Fear" is a song that reflects the fear and paranoia of living in London, whether it is real or just imagined. "Not Home Today" is another track with a reggae influence and talks about how people make excuses to cover up the fact that ...
Disappear
"Disappear" is a track composed by Suggs and Bedders for the Madness album "Absolutely". It is considered to be their most melodic creation and has a Motown-inspired sound. The song begins with a beautiful piano melody from Barson and ...
Overdone
Lee reflects on his relationship with his mother, acknowledging the difficulties that came with it. He caused her a lot of stress in his younger years, but eventually found a passion for playing the saxophone and became quite skilled.
In the Rain
'In The Rain' was initially relegated to the 12-inch single of 'My Girl' as an 'otherwise unavailble track' but was an overlooked gem, 'In The Rain', which shared much of the same air of pathos as the A-side with its tale of being jilted on a ...
You Said
Suggs says that my memory could be more precise with many songs he wrote with Mike. From what I recall, this tune was written by Mike in the days when we rehearsed in the disused dentist surgery in Finchley. Mike had the title and some of the ...
The Return of the Los Palmas 7
Clive Langer has revealed that with every album, Madness was asked by Dave Robinson to record an instrumental. Following the success of their hit song 'One Step Beyond', he encouraged the band to create more instrumentals. 'Night Boat To Cairo' ...
Madness, By Lee
Check out this six-track compilation EP available on all major streaming services. Listen to some Madness songs written by El Thommo, from the original 1979 The Prince to the classics Embarrassment and the number one Single House of Fun from ...
Catalogue Number: 4099964 029208
Madness, By Chrissy Boy
Check out this six-track compilation EP available on all major streaming services and listen to some of the Madness songs written by Chrissy Boy from the 1980 single Baggy Trousers to Run For Your Life from the 2023 album The Theater of the ...
Catalogue Number: 4099964 029215
Madness, By Woody
Check out this six-track compilation EP available on all major streaming services and listen to some of the Madness songs written by Daniel Woodgate from the classic 1980 single The Return of the Los Palmas 7 to Circus Freaks from the 2012 ...
Catalogue Number: 4099964 029222
Madness, By Mark
Check out this five-track compilation EP available on all major streaming services and listen to some of the Madness songs written by Mark Bedford from the classic 1980 single The Return of the Los Palmas 7 to One Better Day from the 1984 album ...
Madness, By Woody (Revised)
Check out this six-track compilation EP available on all major streaming services and listen to some of the Madness songs written by Daniel Woodgate from the classic 1980 single The Return of the Los Palmas 7 to Circus Freaks from the 2012 ...
Catalogue Number: 4099964 029222
Embarrassment EP
Apart from ‘Baggy Trousers’, ‘Embarrassment’ was the only Madness single not to be released on 12” in the ‘80s. RSD 2024 will give the classic Motown-inspired hit the 12” treatment as part of a six track EP, which features the original 7” mix ...
