Madness - Embarrassment - TOTP 1980

[@2001lextalionis]

As a Yank I have to say that I feel like I missed out on all the good times in London. But I did catch them twice in Manhattan. I really love this band

[@WRCSeb]

Best madness song this could also beat any modern song

[@TheJezzytgl]

Prob my favourite Madness song.

[@josei.pallardocalatayud1286]

Certainly

[@paully1969]

I don't wish to bore... but I shall say this... Suggs was always 'in character' meant every word he sung and come up with dance moves and body movements no one had ever seen at the time. I'll shut up now lol xxx

[@Greatest1979]

Paul , I know exactly what you mean. I'll always love Suggs (and the rest of Madness ofcourse) but I also love the 'old' Suggs best with that signature dance or body movements he had back in the early days. I understand it ofcourse we all get older and so does the band. Carl also couldn't stay 'Nutty Chas' forever.

[@paully1969]

a truly, truly ground breaking pop group. It smashed the music scene and genuinely created it's own unique sound. Madness are a truly British band and stand alone as peerless artists. Paully xxx

[@ZachJJames-hc1cf]

paul jardine bossman PJ, good shit.

[@stephenjerome4135]

My 2nd favourite Madness song behind Baggy Trousers. This was an awesome song.

[@amandaa5104]

A Great Tune From The 80's ....... Still Is 2019

[@kultshore7558]

2021 still a tune

[@amandaa5104]

@@kultshore7558 And always will be : )

[@joedexys]

Best madness single

[@kultshore7558]

100 percent

[@abumaor]

Better than My Girl?? No way.

[@jeee6835]

Always wondered how lee thompson felt playing the sax on this song knowing it was about his sister. Very emotional i bet.

[@WRCSeb]

He wrote the lyrics and he said “if I could turn back time I would rewrite the lyrics to not be as harsh towards my family but really I have no regrets”

[@kultshore7558]

23 years old here but im putting this as my all time favourite track

[@London1064]

Makes me feel old. I still play this now.

[@davidbeggs7330]

paul jardine ---- well said totally agree,was at a wedding last week and dj put this on,couldnt help myself 53yo acting like 13/14 again .and my m8s aswell,LOVE IT ;)

[@keithhutson5930]

How many knees paid the price next day?

[@williamcarroll2060]

my uncle was a mod and leader of mods with about 1000 mirrors 0n the lamdrta legend my uncle this song its like wine the older winé gets the better it is

[@claireprice9383]

My favourite song ever

[@dfstarborn]

Madness are the best most melodic band I've ever heard and they had such as nutty joyous presence.. They had 17 top 10's as they constantly and continually put out hit after hit after hit. They started to listen to the stupid critics near the end and started to get to serious which saw them fall down the charts but they had a great run and are still around today making decent music.

[@stephenroberts4579]

Quality madness of MADNESS love it.. Swansea Wales is here in 2020, timeless mush

[@joeszczechowski8333]

Ya just gotta love Madness !

[@seekenee]

sublime

[@paulmajor8865]

The 80s wouldn’t be complete without a madness hit

[@strachansdroneservices4870]

If anybody had said I would still be going to see them live 41 years on, I would have told them to get a grip .......... House of common, roundhouse and now the tour with squeeze!!

[@nicknickbloodynick]

I love you Mark Bedford

[@eyebrowes1886]

His mum was a teaching assistant at my primary school. True story.

[@briandavis8939]

First 🦻🏻 madness 1979 they broke up 1986 😭then they came back 🎉😀 still love em till the day I get even older

[@basketburger]

Great song 👍

[@paulwestlake1919]

such a great song

[@chrisedwards1333]

Respect for this song.

[@danielmarshall356]

A great great English band

[@OriginalSkaMan]

I was 13 happy days

[@Andrew-yb1uv]

I was 12 , so many good memories

[@dean6053]

i’m 14 right now, truly the best band ever

[@aleksanth5362]

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 1991 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@Nobby_Nobbs]

Thank yyou... Madness with double Bass :)

[@marcelosilvain2783]

For ever

[@alastairwest5200]

Madness were almost as world shattering as Elvis when he first appeared on the scene - almost...

[@kultshore7558]

there music will love longer

[@vordman]

@@kultshore7558 Agreed, I don't get Elvis at all. He just mimicked black artists of the time singing songs others had written for him. And after the 50s he was little more than a cabaret artist.

[@aleksanth5362]

Στην λευκη με αγαπη αλεξανδρος 19912

[@Hertfordshire247]

Is this the TOTP episode where Michael Hurl (TOTP executive producer) said to the group that they were an embarrassment to themselves and to the BBC as they were mucking around lol?

[@pascaljung598]

Les bonnes années

[@vordman]

The way they kept churning out the hits was positively Beatlesque.

[@kultshore7558]

WOW

[@neonh161]

Madness were just so cool weren't they?..

[@loyalsmith4096]

🎤

[@dskywalker3397]

Suggs a teenager.

[@strachansdroneservices4870]

Suggs struggling with the lip syncing bigtime! Far better live ;)

[@markgibbs7303]

4-1

[@mattinfullvision9598]

Congratulations Arsenal FC your an embarrassment

[@vordman]

...and a year later they're top of the league!