and this is my favourite Top of the Pops performance

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Fri May 30, 2008 7:15 pm

It's Mr.Groovey's favourite aswell!!!! :laugh:

Mister Ed · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:52 am

From the same year same programme , just shows class shows through!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:54 pm

Madness....One of THE best selling Singles bands....ever!!!! :grin:

Can't say much more to that!!!! :grin:

verbalkint · **Joined:** Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:08 pm **Posts:** 3135

AAAAAAARGH

how could you ?

Fancy putting a Cliff Richard video on without any warning

It has took me months to get over waking up with wired for sound in my head and having flash backs to Cliff in his leggings roller skating about

Thanks very much rage

Loid Haw-Haw of Sussex · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:30 pm

Honest person you elvis saying you liked scritti polliti , what next on this board ... all you poolie's saying Elton john did bring out a few decent ballads clappp

GroovyCrimes · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:07 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

I've always looked upon them as being a band for 9-year olds, no better than Steps or S Club etc.

"Lets make some quips about Condoms, cor blimey guv'nor"

Like Ian & The Blockheads without the Humour or the musicianship to carry it off.

I fully agree clappp

They also gave the school bullies an excuse to get onto the dancefloor at the discos too.
I was once at a disco in Billingham Forum & got the DJ to play a Splodgenessabounds song with a very similar intro to 'one step beyond' all of the so called "rude boys" got up ready to dance,then sat back down again rather sheepishly when they realised it was the wrong song.4 of us punks then got up & mooned at them,they immediately got back up & kicked our heads in but it was worth it :grin:

Mutley & myself pretty much agree 99 times out of 100 when it comes to music,but Madness is the one band we have agreed to disagree :laugh:

Spender · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:40 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

Nobodys Hero wrote:

Oh my god. The Lunatics have escaped again. :laugh:

Mr Elvisc.......you say it was music for kids.........well.......the reason I put the thread up was that when this song was out I was 12, or 13.

It was great for me then. You compare that to what 12 year olds have now.

Green Day? Scouting For Girls? The Hoosiers? My Chemical Romance?.........

At least they SOUND young! Madness....they found a Prince Buster LP when they were failing as The Invaders or whatever they were called, Polydor dropped them, 2-Tone came along.

"I know, let's have a good old Cockerney Knees-Up. Hey, You! Don't watch that etc..."

Utter, utter BILGE.

Those are all very sweary bands like........and anyway, Green Day had been going five years before the 12 year olds were born, which is a bit of an unfair disadvantage....these 12 year olds were only six when My Chemical Romance broke....makes you hanker for the Spice Girls in them terms...... :grin:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Mon Jun 02, 2008 10:30 pm

Madness were/are a FUN Band who didn't take themselves seriously and people who can't see that need to have a sit down and a long think!!!! :roll:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Tue Jun 03, 2008 1:01 pm

ElvisAintDead wrote:

MutleyRules wrote:

Madness were/are a FUN Band who didn't take themselves seriously and people who can't see that need to have a sit down and a long think!!!! :roll:

They may well have been a "Fun" band Mut, but they certainly weren't FUNNY.

"I Like Driving In My Car/It's Not Quite a JAG-U-AR" banghead

And which James Last LP did they get that fabulous instrumental, "Return Of The Los Palmas 7" from then?

A few quips about condoms and a daft dance does not maketh a funny act sir.

Their best 2 songs, "The Prince" and "Madness" were both cover versions, and both appeared on their first 45!

Ian Dury was funny, Madness were cack.

Groovy??? rolfl

Fair enough....Madness - Not Funny....Elvis Costello - One of the most Boring Musicians ever to set foot on Earth!!!! :grin:

and this is my favourite Top of the Pops performance

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