Finally, finally, FINALLY...saw Madness live for the first time ever in Los Angeles last night! It was October 1981. A classmate in my radio communications class at Pasadena City College let me borrow her "One Step Beyond" album because I asked her a couple days before, "Who's Madness?" My life was changed with the first "Hey you!" The gods were truly smiling down at me. I was here and got a recommendation for "It Must Be Love" from New Year's 2018. I watched it, scrolled down to comment, saw the Upcoming Shows section. It took a second to register. "Wait...that's tomorrow night." I clicked the ticket link...not sold out. As a matter of fact, two tickets together, front row center, Club level at the TH-cam Theatre. Zoom with the girlfriend, share the news. She says, "I really want to go." Purchase. Find out later Berlin and the Untouchables are the opening artists. A night I will never forget...didn't want it to end.
I saw them at Sziget festival in 2009. And they played Portsmouth in 2013 and 2017. Took my wife in 2013, who wondered why we were going to see Madness. She didn't wonder for very long.
Saw them last night and it was one of the greatest concert experiences, possibly the best I have ever had! Music that makes everyone lose their inhibitions and dance! It was just joyous!
Naughty boys in nasty schools Headmaster's breaking all the rules Having fun and playing fools Smashing up the woodwork tools All the teachers in the pub Passing 'round the ready-rub Trying not to think of when The lunchtime bell will ring again Oh, what fun we had But did it really turn out bad All I learnt at school Was how to bend, not break the rules Oh, what fun we had But at the time it seemed so bad Trying different ways To make a difference to the head Master’s had enough today All the kids have gone away Gone to fight with next door's school Every term, that is the rule Sits alone and bends his cane Same old backsides again All the small ones tell tall tales Walking home and squashing snails Oh, what fun we had But did it really turn out bad All I learnt at school Was how to bend, not break the rules Oh, what fun we had But at the time it seemed so bad Trying different ways To make a difference to the days Lots of girls and lots of boys Lots of smells and lots of noise Playing football in the park Kicking pushbikes after dark Baggy trousers, dirty shirt Pulling hair and eating dirt Teacher comes to break it up Back of the 'ead with a plastic cup Oh, what fun we had But did it really turn out bad All I learnt at school Was how to bend, not break the rules Oh, what fun we had But at the time it seemed so bad Trying different ways To make a difference to the days Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
Amazing they can appeal to todays youth Shows how bad todays music is, that youth can be energised by people old enough to be there gran dads The youth of today do not know what music is
One of my earliest memories is watching Madness play at glasto on the telly with my Dad
Should be illegal to have that much fun for so long and get paid out if it😂love madness
Cant wait to see them this year. Hoping and praying for a flying Mr Pharmacist 🙏
They even got the flying saxophonist 😂😂
I still remember this song back in 1980 . . . still sounds great today as it did then!!
Madness have always been great!!
Finally, finally, FINALLY...saw Madness live for the first time ever in Los Angeles last night! It was October 1981. A classmate in my radio communications class at Pasadena City College let me borrow her "One Step Beyond" album because I asked her a couple days before, "Who's Madness?" My life was changed with the first "Hey you!" The gods were truly smiling down at me. I was here and got a recommendation for "It Must Be Love" from New Year's 2018. I watched it, scrolled down to comment, saw the Upcoming Shows section. It took a second to register. "Wait...that's tomorrow night." I clicked the ticket link...not sold out. As a matter of fact, two tickets together, front row center, Club level at the TH-cam Theatre. Zoom with the girlfriend, share the news. She says, "I really want to go." Purchase. Find out later Berlin and the Untouchables are the opening artists. A night I will never forget...didn't want it to end.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
I saw them at Sziget festival in 2009.
And they played Portsmouth in 2013 and 2017.
Took my wife in 2013, who wondered why we were going to see Madness.
She didn't wonder for very long.
In the doctors office:
So Mr. Thompson explain to me again how exactly this saxophone mouthpiece got lodged so far up your nose
I love how they added the flyingman
remember listening to madness years and years ago
1979 till december 2024 and still the best ska band... they have always been ONE STEP BEYOND
still mad, ...love it 🎷
When 50 yo people've got much more fire than 20 years younger ones
Absolutely
I love it when that happens
True
they can't feel it... how could they?
These guys are wine
Just a wonderful crowd of nutty boys and girls utter joy watching this video
Been to over 20 gigs coming up to another madness outdoor gig 9th June.cant wait.madness are awesome
I miss you Madness
A lot
Wow increíble banda la verdad amooooo
Go Lee go! What a nutty boy
Love madness
I love 「Our House」until now!
I think I might be a bit crazy for saying this, but I wish I could have this much energy!!
These were the days. Great tunes. No issues. Peace on Earth. No inflation. Cancer didn't exist. And on & on...
Not really true though lee mate
Cancer did exist at that time
¡Leyendas!
What a nice UK performance Love From Russia! 🇷🇺🤝🏼🇬🇧
Brasil também ouve Madness 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Bril!. Been a Madness fan from their start!. My Grand daughter wants me to teach her Ska dancing! 🤣 I'm 55 plus!.🤣
Saw them last night and it was one of the greatest concert experiences, possibly the best I have ever had! Music that makes everyone lose their inhibitions and dance! It was just joyous!
In Margate?
@@jjyoofoo Plymouth
❤❤❤ Madness rules
iconic
Ska.ska ska ska!❤️❤️❤️
I love this song
Que locura más entretenida de los Madness💯
Awesome 👏
this is fire
55 años y aún activo con el slam
Love it!
THE SKA KINGS!!!!
grandi sempre!!
It's good work if you can get it!! ❤️😎
I love madness I do
Madness!
I wish sumpin' great like them would come along again.
But, nah.
There's only just the one Madness!
This song is a Fxxing Tank
Wow que bien que suena .
A bailar.
Still luv Madness
Haaaaaaave it wallllllllllop
My ex loves songs from Madness and it use to Drive me Mad but after things ended I liked Madness Songs
👏👏🥰
I remember being on a mini bus in my last year of junior school heading for another school to beat them at football with this playing
🌏☮️🎼🕺🏻👏🏻
World peace music man clap
I imagine it would be hard to blow whilst your getting your nads stretched. Kudos to the nutty sax player
only Madness can cause earthquake..
I was there great
POV: you're making school lunches at a concert.
I first though, this is cool, then I realised I was 3 when this gig happened, bro I'm a baby
Ah look at that crowd before smartphones took over the world. The last great generation
How to uk
Naughty boys in nasty schools
Headmaster's breaking all the rules
Having fun and playing fools
Smashing up the woodwork tools
All the teachers in the pub
Passing 'round the ready-rub
Trying not to think of when
The lunchtime bell will ring again
Oh, what fun we had
But did it really turn out bad
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend,
not break the rules
Oh, what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to the head
Master’s had enough today
All the kids have gone away
Gone to fight with next door's school
Every term, that is the rule
Sits alone and bends his cane
Same old backsides again
All the small ones tell tall tales
Walking home and squashing snails
Oh, what fun we had
But did it really turn out bad
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend, not break the rules
Oh, what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to the days
Lots of girls and lots of boys
Lots of smells and lots of noise
Playing football in the park
Kicking pushbikes after dark
Baggy trousers, dirty shirt
Pulling hair and eating dirt
Teacher comes to break it up
Back of the 'ead with a plastic cup
Oh, what fun we had
But did it really turn out bad
All I learnt at school
Was how to bend, not break the rules
Oh, what fun we had
But at the time it seemed so bad
Trying different ways
To make a difference to the days
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
Baggy trousers, baggy trousers, baggy trousers
essa música é tão q i become an english man, mate!
🇬🇧⚡🌪️
🇦🇱 here
Ska's kings
BREXT MEANS BREXT
Where's the airborne sax player?
When Chas Smash was still in the group 😢
Allora è vero che sta volando dal 1980!ahahahah
Amazing they can appeal to todays youth
Shows how bad todays music is, that youth can be energised by people old enough to be there gran dads
The youth of today do not know what music is
If only they had a Mad-osh-Pitt this song is perfect for doing that lol
Episch.
Who is the other guy ruining sugg's vocals?
Yahaha wahyuu
You couldn't get a more British group.
Esto le ganó a la guitarra de LoLo
What's with this mix? Can barely hear the bass, and the vocals are way too high
typically the case when re-mixed. I'm sure the live mix was fine.
Highibyg
Brexit means brexit 🍻
pure brexit
Proper Brexit song 🍺🍻
Brexit means brexit
Propa brexit gezzer tune
The saxophonist should have practiced more "Circe du Soleil" before performing above the stage ....
Brexit tackles
This is a really rough billy Joel eh ? Like the no name brand?
are you serious
Billy Joel is the no name brand of Madness
madness are a national treasure
Im pretty sure baggy trousers was released before we didn't start the fire
A bit slow are ya?
Well that is an embarrassment,Suggs singing like he’s running out of breath and Lee struggling above, not a good memory of Madness.