Madness - Cardiac Arrest Reaction

[@bareakon]

In the music video, instead of ending on the heart attack, the main character gets up and cheerily sings along with another repeat of the chorus.

[@EdwardGregoryNYC]

Madness was so much fun live. Thanks for diving deeper on them. It looks like they had to lip sync, so they just had fun and didn't even try to look like they were singing into the mic. Much better than pretending.

[@liveitup67]

Their videos were a lot of fun to watch, and the video for ''Cardiac Arrest'' was no exception. We used to jump around when a Madness video came on either Countdown or Sounds. It was pretty exciting when they came to Australia in 1982 and having them be guests on Countdown. Not fun seeing Countdown kids groping them while they attempted to perform ''House Of Fun''. Somebody should have told them that it was a bad idea to wear shorts in front of us. The distance between audience and band in this video is a good idea.

[@colrhodes377]

You would have been good with my brother and his mates 😊

[@liveitup67]

@@colrhodes377 What do you mean by that, Col?

[@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83]

@@colrhodes377 Col.. Mind your manners, and don't speak like that to my sister.

[@colrhodes377]

@@liveitup67 Massive Madness fans. They would have been dancing away with you guys

[@colrhodes377]

@@I_was_a_Countdown_Kid-75-83🤔???????

[@pflynn581]

It's about the day to day stresses of life that can lead to an early grave.

[@kenlikes5920]

Such a good tune… ☺️ Let’s do something else from the 80s… ‘It Bites - Calling All The Heroes’ … probably one of the most energetic songs of the time… 💯 Thanks for reading… Cheers, Jason (Bond.)

[@heathcornbeef]

Kia ora hello guys. hay when Strummer was a toddler and worked out how to use the dvd player he was either playing Thomas the tank engine The Clash rude boy movie (i think because he kept hearing his name) and MADNESS live he loved that dvd until it was unplayable. Moana my ex wife used to sit the computer speakers on her tummy and play ska reggae and punkrock to all three of our boys throughout her whole pregnancy and they came out loving music

[@didierchapelot5671]

I has asked for too 😁 You forgot me. This is my favorite Madness song.

[@hanierfamily]

We're sorry. We hate when we miss people.

[@richhorton8898]

Lee or Chaz wrote of this one travelling to work one day on the London underground watching a guy collapse and die of a heart attack giving out a strong stay stress free message!

[@Greatest1979]

It was Chas/Carl/Cathal who wrote the lyrics and who had witnessed the guy collapse on the Tube.

[@TrickyTone873]

Chas wrote it about his dad as he did years later with You're Wonderful

[@seanchris8290]

Excellent reaction as usual.

[@scottmacdonald1826]

Good one guys. They were such a great band. When you look up "ska" in the dictionary, Madness starts playing.

[@heathcornbeef]

He's SCARY but sweet as if you don't piss him off

[@CHRISANDREOU4199]

Who?

[@heathcornbeef]

@@CHRISANDREOU4199 MY friend GOON he's an old very grumpy skinhead used to be an asshole when he was younger but saw through his shitty attitude and he's now just grumpy

[@140cabins]

Oh, that's unusual, they're miming to the album version. If this was to promote the single, I'd expect them to be miming to the single version, I wonder why they did this, then?

[@kevinchester0533]

The official video for this is well worth a watch, it's perfect for the song. This song broke the streak of top ten songs thanks to the BBC banning it after a week.

[@140cabins]

But surely the rule was that when the BBC banned your song, it immedaitely went to number one...

[@kevinchester0533]

Sadly not, highest new entry, highest climber then banned due to the subject coinciding with real life.

[@TrickyTone873]

BBC didn't actually ban it because they performed it on Top of The Pops but Radio 1 didn't put it on their airplay list although a few DJs (who were fans of he band) still played it. Everyone had bought the LP with it on which perhaps didn't help sales.

[@marcharley6465]

This song is from the period in which the band decided to move beyond their ska roots and into more traditional pop music. As time went on, they would mature both musically and lyrically whilst always creating interesting and entertaining material.

[@heathcornbeef]

I've seen so many of the GREAT SKA bands THE SKATALITES THE SPECIALS THE BEAT BAD MANNERS THE SELECTOR STRANGER COLE!!!! THE AGGROLITES AND......... BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN MADNESS 😭

[@colrhodes377]

I almost had a heart attack when I saw you doing this

[@kevint8887]

You should have watched the official video like you normally do for Madness. Much more fun and explains the song. Love your content.

[@Richarddraper]

Madness are so much fun and there's a great band underneath the silliness. Take my advice and get a bike to ride to work. Gets rid of the stress of the journey and gets some exercise in as well.

[@Sandy-dd4le]

Oh Woody, you look like you haven't started shaving yet!

[@heathcornbeef]

Does my friend GOON get automatic entry into the Goonies 😊 he's called GOON FOR A GOOD REASON

[@hanierfamily]

Only if he joins our channel. :)

[@heathcornbeef]

@@hanierfamily he lives in the middle of nowhere and doesn't get internet or cell phone coverage (not a caveman but close)

[@69Phuket]

Madness...The very name says it all! :/ ;o :) 90 minutes on a bus? You guys should move...Seriously!

[@hanierfamily]

Wouldn't that be nice. But who can afford that?

[@martinmartin1363]

We are living in a Godless society and revolves around material wealth and values, and morals become a figment of the imagination in fact reality becomes an illusion an endless nightmare that ends in madness and death.

[@togs0762]

Is that you Steve Hitcham?

[@kevint8887]

Best Madness song by far is One Better Day. Check it out please.

[@SuziQ499]

I love your content I have a request if you get time can you please review Riot by the Dead Kennedys one of my all-time favourite songs its on the Plastic Surgery Disasters album , Thank you take care and you wont regret hearing it.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

I’m TOTALLY on board with that !!!! I’ve asked for this myself too … first time I heard it I was BLOWN AWAY by the music but ESPECIALLY the lyrics … “ tomorrow your homeless … tonight its a blast “.. respect for a great call ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

Hmphhh.. I replied all excitedly ,agreeing effusively with your choice .. and it’s disappeared !!!!! Ffs 🤦‍♂️… sigh , 4th time this week … deep breath !! I TOTALLY AGREE with your choice , I’ve asked for it myself too , the musics fantastic but the lyrics are even better … “ tomorrow your homeless .. tonight it’s a blast “.. respect for this call ✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

😳….. and NOW it’s reappeared ! 🤷‍♂️ What’s going on ? .. I assure you I’m NOT a stalker .. 🤣 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@SuziQ499]

@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering haha np

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@SuziQ499 🤣✊ 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@fredbettesworth5397]

try the tourist - i only want to be with you

[@hanierfamily]

We did a comparison between the Tourists and Dusty Springfield on our 'Who Did It Better' series. It was fascinating.

[@fredbettesworth5397]

@@hanierfamily cool, i missed that. Ill look it up

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

No getting away with the fact that Madness had a number of catchy hits during their career and indeed were popular at home and abroad , I couldn’t stand them however , they were far too much like “ professional cockneys “ and fair play to Suggs for having the career he’s had with his awful singing voice and clunky movements on stage . I’m much more convinced of him nowadays as a presenter on tv rather than a frontman . 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TrickyTone873]

How to tell us you are clueless with out saying I am clueless.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@TrickyTone873 you opinion is of supreme indifference to me .. yawn 🥱 …. As your hero Micheal Jackson once said “Beat it “..🖕 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@vincentc1454]

Professional cockneys? Let me tell you something. Singing in his own accent is the most honest thing you can do and did not do them any favours because most people don’t like that. If ever there was a band who were not contrived its Madness. Their Self-deprecation and absence of bravado is why they never made it in the US.

[@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering]

@@vincentc1454 NO .. don’t bother “ telling me something “ ! Happy to listen to your view on the track/band .. but don’t have a go at my opinion ok ! My opinion is mines and you don’t get to explain why I’m wrong .. cos there is no right or wrong , just opinions .. 👀 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@TheCheshireCat2190]

Worst thing ya did was stopping the video in the middle of the song🙄🙄

[@hanierfamily]

Sorry but if we don't pause it may get blocked