Madness - Bed and Breakfast Man

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[@leemorson2453]

This is song is dedicated to a friend called Graham Burns .he asked if he could stop at mine for a few days in 83 I was 14 he was only 15 as his family just left one day and left him behind (shocking) he didn’t leave until 6 months later when he was old enough to get his own place . He was my bed and breakfast man

[@deanrussell2224]

Do you know what happened to him?

[@leemorson2453]

@@deanrussell2224 I certainly do he moved away from the village(couldn’t bring himself to stay after what happened ) got himself a flat and a job found himself a girlfriend now he’s happily married with 5 kids and a few grandkids but because we stood by him when his family deserted him he named his first 2 sons after me and my brother .Graham Burns is a legend and will always be my bed and breakfast man.❤️

[@deanrussell2224]

@@leemorson2453 that’s really brilliant and thank you for responding - nice that he’s had a good outcome thank you

[@leemorson2453]

@@deanrussell2224 No thank you mate for wanting to know how it turned out for Graham ,you are a good person and maybe it’s because you share the same name as my brother and one of Graham’s son’s .Thanks again Dean

[@deanrussell2224]

@@leemorson2453 thank you and I’m sure he will always be appreciative- good people never get the recognition they deserve but then good people never shout about either 👍

[@rustybuffalo5198]

I set up a account just so I could comment how good this song is. It’s amazing

[@madzyboy7111]

@Ruben C it's the thought that counts

[@djcouncilestateboy]

just posted this aswell on facebook x

[@lewreee1564]

It's underated isn't it.

[@gbjanuary]

Rusty Buffalo yes it is 😁⭐️

[@joexploud]

Kchu

[@katharine8054]

I played this on the jukebox at darts last night and I got some strange looks, what an absolute banging tune #2022

[@br3adsh3d42]

i agree mate cracking tune

[@padraigsisk4057]

Their stand out song.

[@dewoune]

lol fuk em , classic tune

[@indramatic]

reading this makes me happy

[@DavinoClarencino]

Clearly they aren't a cultured bunch then

[@stephenwebber2721]

This is one of my favourite Madness songs. Often overlooked, I think the saxophone playing by Lee Thompson really makes this track special, it sets the tone and rhythm for the mood of the song.

[@ryanlafferty5815]

it's my favourite...... the sax playing is phenomenal, but the entire track, the organ, and even the vocal timing, everything absolutely nailed down to the point where I think this should be their most famous work..... instead of our house/baggy trousers etc

[@kynykos]

I can't get over how fucking good is this.

[@adinocc2042]

SOOOOOOOOOO GOOD!

[@funnulnum4960]

always good

[@greatestytcommentator]

How did such young lads write such incredibly complex, simple, original masterpieces?

[@labrat1807]

I love these guys as much as The Clash, The Jam, The Specials and Only Fools and Horses all rolled into one. I'm never more proud to be a Londoner than when watching a Madness video. One Step Beyond for the national anthem?

[@chriscronin7952]

Me too.

[@56squadron]

As much as I love them and that idea, Tenpole Tudor and Swords of a Thousand Men might be a better choice.

[@samanthaamos]

That’s made me smile

[@Robert.Oppenhaimer]

😂😂🇬🇧👍Cheers from Croatia 🇭🇷🇬🇧

[@bob4analog]

Straight up, mate!

[@terrynorman3480]

Classic songs and bands don’t age - this one is as brilliant now as it was when it was first released

[@GreasyFilms-qc1xo]

The guy with the glasses dancing makes me very happy. Top tune.

[@l.salisbury1253]

This is USA calling... and this was the first Madness song I'd heard. Off the LP "The Last Stiff Compilation" (1980). Madness were in great company- that album also featured The Cure, Modettes, Wreckless Eric, Dexy's Midnight Runners, the Chords, JC Clark, Cockney Rejects, the Damned and even Motorhead!

[@marklloyd4087]

The amount of times I would listen to madness and pretend to play the keyboard, great days great music, 52 years old NOW, when the wife isn't in the house, I still pretend 😂😂😂👍😎

[@Mortthemoose]

Haha....just do it anyway!! 🤓🤪😎🤪🎹🎹🎹

[@christinemacleod6771]

Love fuckin madness Vinny as well

[@ryanlafferty5815]

madness are one of the most underrated bands in music history, and they still made a fair few quid, the music was transcendental

[@ryanlafferty5815]

@@tonyrobertson1085 I mean the genius of their actual music is often overlooked, nothing to do with their popularity.....the fkin teletubbies were "on the tele" too....does that put them on par with them?...what an idiotic comment

[@confusedbadger6275]

Far from underrated, they were massive in the 80's

[@busterkeatonsbriefs]

Discovering the music of Madness was the best thing to ever happen to me.

[@joallen1979]

Rocked west runton pavilion back in the day

[@LouiseHaydon-eg2vq]

Being brought up in care I was that bed and breakfast girl now I have the most beautiful family we can all stop the cycle of this happening to our young x

[@gdsuperstar5657]

brought the album , in 79 . played it non stop ..... brilliant. became a Mod , had the scooter , the lot . 42 years later , still a mod , still got a scooter and still listening !

[@seamusegan7127]

We r the mods we r the mods we r we r we r the mods

[@frankie3041]

Best dancing by a keyboard player in musical history!

[@williamcurtin5692]

I was in London a few years back with my GF and her North Londoner med school friend who was playing tour guide and took us by the childhood home of the Davies brothers (The Kinks are my all-time faves), She mentioned that North London had produced more than its share of great music and asked 'You've heard of Madness?" Whereupon I did the ska long step (or whatever it's called), deepened my voice and intoned "One step beyonnnnnd". She damn near fell over laughing, and then took us by several of the Madness homes. Some of us Yanks did get the memo on these guys, too few sad to say. That green box set with the booklet and all the videos has got to be one of the greatest collections ever. Any time I need a good laugh, I check out used car salesman Suggs or flying Lee.

[@stuartrichardson6928]

Here’s a true story for you William. I was out with Lee (Thompson) and some others on our scooters (Lambretta’s, Vespa’s ) a year or so ago. We stopped on our way back at a Tesco’s on the north circ near Finchley. We are topping up with juice while Lee goes into Tesco’s to buy a sandwich. While he’s in there he bumps into Ray Davies doing a shop! It was so bloody random and nobody batted an eyelid…

[@williamcurtin5692]

Cool. If I were to ever meet Sir Ray (who'd a thunk) I don't know whether I'd be struck mute or babble.

[@timg5tm941]

Quite often people think of Madness as a piece of mad fun and for their really big singles. This track is a superb album track and shows how talented and crafted their sound is.

[@andrewpink601]

My 8 year old knows all the words and cant stop dancing in the living room to this!!!!!! LONG LIVE MADNESS

[@tylerturner2445]

I had a friend who fitted the role of this song,hope he is doing good wherever he is,makes this song more enjoyable

[@davesaunders59]

My sister brought me this on cassette. I unplugged my tape player for my Spectrum and played it over and over again till my mum went nuts. Happy days....

[@jonblazeinc]

@Stephen haha yes I'm old enough to remember those computers... Sinclair spectrum with the monochrome graphics. My brother used to own a commodore vic 20 in the 80s that's first games computer I had a bash on

[@sailorhms]

When I was a teen, after much deliberation, I decided this was my favourite Madness song...took me yonks to come to a conclusion, so many to choose from. Yeah, there is a dissonance in Mike's solo.

[@Djimee_Andrax]

Alan Wright And that makes it even better !!

[@slushpuppie19]

It's certainly a contender!!! Dunno how you could choose 😋

[@TNJX]

If there is it's to make it sound more 'mad' - but it sounds great to me

[@shredguitarob]

I love these guys so much. It's like we all want to be them and just let our stupid out. They manage to do so and look totally cool!

[@davinatandy3521]

Why do I love this song so much? Makes me feel young again every time I hear it.Thanks Nutty Boys xxx

[@goodlife6145]

They were great days, the late 70s. I remember them with huge affection. We need this spirit back.

[@mrangry1960]

Best bit of my life was 75 to 80. Loved that era so much

[@ChazL93]

I grew up with all these! Love them so much! Seen them twice and I'm only 24! Anyone who doesn't like them or hasn't heard of them, then guess what? It's your loss!!! X

[@thregar]

The days when a song was as long as it needed to be and no more. My favourite Madness song!

[@robleary3353]

Bril!... 55 and can still A: remeber all the lyrics to this one and B: can still Ska dance!. 🤣 and C: My grand daughter loves their early stuff and is getting me to teach her!. Nuff said!. 🙂

[@mikepalm6452]

This song just sum's up the country time, place and feelings at the time...."Real history"

[@edwardgraham8854]

53 and still feel young in the head they were the days at the YMCA disco youth club and school disco it take me right back there we love madness 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@Mortthemoose]

Me too Mum and dad didn't have a car, so I would cycle 3 miles to a youth club, in the nearest village hall. I think it was that youth club that introduced me to Madness, and the other Ska groups. I'm 57 now, and still love Madness.

[@oakashthorn5714]

Bloody hell we were a much happier country back then... how did badness come so fast.!

[@admiralackbar9307]

It all disappeared along with the Kings Road.

[@jimholloway615]

Maybe you were just much younger then...

[@WorldCupWillie]

1980s The miners strike, Liverpool, Tottenham Riots, The Troubles in Northern Ireland, Maggie Thatcher. High unemployment, football hooligan, racist police fitting people up. Good times

[@torreymckee5844]

Evil colonial legacy finally catching up, huh

[@70mustang302]

Leftists

[@vincenthill8303]

What a track, and what a bassline, nice one Bedders!

[@eyebrowes1886]

Great bass player It must be love and our house have amazing bass lines.

[@roger5159]

Reminds me of walking up Spring Bank in Hull in the early 1980's wearing two tone trousers and a Pork Pie Hat with my mates who just loved Madness 😃

[@a.champagne6238]

Song is about the band's manager John Hasler.

[@billmckay3943]

I always heard it was about Ian Stuart

[@a.champagne6238]

​@@billmckay3943Chris Forman explained the meaning of the song to Uncut Magazine. Online rumors being deliberately spread to try and tie the two bands together. The only connection was that Suggs roadied for Skrewdriver back when they were just another bandwagon punk band.

[@Noactualdirection]

I played this album so much as a nipper that it was as thin as tracing paper in the end. Bloody brilliant from start to finish. In the pub about seven firty....

[@Tchild2]

When I was a Mormon Missionary, I would break the rules of no music listening for Madness.

[@Zatoichi242]

Hopefully just on P-day

[@Mortthemoose]

😅👍

[@hardtohandleweddingbandent8653]

Far too many Ms for me.

[@adinocc2042]

Rock on!

[@Mortthemoose]

Really! Haha Good choice!

[@jcmc9115]

this song is just CRAZY and i am french I LOVE IT who is listening that in 2020 ????

[@arthurbaker978]

I'm Russian and this is my favourite Madness song since 1980's !!

[@shotbro4998]

Serbian and I love em!

[@markwest5216]

peace to you from u.k

[@patrickfitzgerald409]

A truly, uniquely, brilliantly English band.

[@alexmeza2606]

Honduran here; Love it, the power of music.

[@edgarnugent907]

so much fun so, much madness...

[@Dukey39]

Madness, Specials, The Beat, Selecter etc..those were the days!

[@dennisbergendorfii5440]

I like that they always look like they're having just a BIT too much fun at this...

[@RoyalAlloyRider]

The hotel signs at the beginning - It was a quality b&b if it had both hot AND cold running water ! Although back then it was a share bathroom on the landing, no ensuites !!!

[@gazmur07]

I bought the ‘one step beyond’ album in 1996- I nearly wore it out I played it so much.

[@dark_mf0691]

I love them why can’t music be like this now

[@revol148]

0:03 Argyle square in King's cross if anyone's interested - the Devon hotel is still there minus the hanging sign

[@djh29971]

There was very little on the first LP that wasn't single material, this being no exception. 'Bed & Breakfast Man' was slated to be the first Stiff 7" after their debut Two-Tone offering, but Dave Robinson wisely put out an elongated rough mix of 'One Step Beyond' under everyone's noses instead. The rest as they say, was history.

[@petermaguire6840]

Madness prob number one band to come out of England since 80s. Brought up on there music by my uncles respect from a Dublin man🎶👌👌💯

[@jnkacme5756]

love the bassline

[@JadeJones-if4be]

Had a mate like this. Loved him.

[@SophieRoua]

Their songs are always so weird in a good way. If this even makes sense. Gotta love Madness!

[@engl4nd3r24]

This is one of my favourite Madness songs ..😀🇬🇧

[@forresttafft8942]

Thats real music! I miss it in this times. Madness is wonderfull .

[@carlesq.]

Hello my name is Carl im 47 its Sunday 8:18pm and I'm smoking joints and drinking beer and listening to Madness on youtube great stuff hope you all enjoying

[@AnimalsMatterMorally]

GREAT song and an OUTSTANDING video ! Love Barzo and Chas in this especially !

[@shanecollier7952]

Growing up with madness's music was great a few years back now.. Still skankin to it to this day.. Classic music. Great times back then..My favy track. Peace..

[@laurendluvs2rock]

I was a huge admirer of this band during the late '70s and early '80s in the British ska invasion. Have about 4 of their albums been to dozens of concerts in New York. Love them after 40 years!

[@lesastapleton2441]

Reminds me of my bro I lost he loved madness

[@alboyfats]

One of my fav madness tracks

[@StevenFordrockabillycat]

Great track reminds me of one of my buddies.

[@davidwilliamson9462]

Holy moly. What a tune.

[@Michael5678910]

One of their best songs!

[@Ryan-White2010]

To have fun and look cool is not easy (madness)

[@devilboy7072]

I am 11 and love madness

[@geoffwalsh7371]

Cool, I love madness too and I'm 47 and have been a fan since I was 8.

[@conorcoleman1743]

@Yogurt Hoers I'm a fetus but I hate them

[@lauralee5722]

I was 11 and loved Madness too

[@evabailey3007]

Jeremy nonce🤣

[@wd4020]

@@Jeremy-ql1or oH OKAY THEN

[@andynixon2820]

I've known this song for more than 40 years and never seen this video before .

[@Dagreenberg68]

How could you not love madness!

[@grutzwurst8229]

Classic Madness Song...Fantastic...👌

[@Bishbashboshboshbosh]

Their best tune. And they have a lot of great tunes.

[@HD-gn7xr]

I don’t know if he was joking or not but about a month ago my dad said he wanted this song played at his funeral. He died unexpectedly last week. Now I have to play it 😂 good job it’s amazing.

[@Djimee_Andrax]

Mike Barson is incredible :o

[@maryhinge5853]

All geezers have been this man

[@NorthernFella]

Just love them, especially the dancing.

[@garyconstant4234]

Takes me back to Hastings 1980 me and my mate Pete. One of the best times of my life

[@littlewig200]

Big love for hastings

[@Gabrielendil]

Well there's a man I know At least I used to years ago I didn't really mind He used to come round all the time Of course he had to be fed I had to give him a bed He used to kip on my sofa They used to call him a loafer I've heard he's changed a lot since then But some of his ways he just can't mend. Till the other day When he'd offer to pay He didn't like his bed He earned all he'd ever had He didn't have no shame He was a master at his game He never showed his head He was the bed and breakfast man Oh he was he was the bed and breakfast man

[@robschofield749]

He didn’t like his dad, not bed and “he never showed his hand” not head

[@manweller1]

Thank you for posting this I think I was about 10 when this came out

[@vajdaveronika]

I was singing this song all day.

[@aghbriantoch]

I was 13 and bought my first grey suit in thrift store. My second was a purple weeks later.

[@Greatest1979]

They should have released this as a single back in '79.

[@jaccosr]

Yeah, would've been a big hit.

[@lexij8069]

Greatest1979 YESSSS!

[@gradprutsers7467]

Waar komen joden toch vandaan?

[@themodster68]

Haha Lee Kix walking off then coming back again! Class!

[@EllieKimber]

Love this song. One of my faves ever

[@christophermorrison3667]

They were so good. And had so much fun x

[@celiammc1411]

Loveeee this music!!!!!

[@angelaanderson6321]

Madness is awesome!!!!!!😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@fireyflower6643]

cant be beat

[@sijag68]

that crazy big letter M done in a funky way, what could be better.? Keep going Suggs

[@VincentComet-l8e]

Great track! It's amusing how the Sax player's instrument is getting progressively bigger throughout the performance...

[@ChristianBryce-uc8fo]

THIS SONG JUST HITS DIFFERENT

[@deplorabled1695]

England and the UK was mired in all sorts of economic difficulty when I left in 1983. But I tell you what; they were a united people, determined, fierce; neighbourly and proud. Now?

[@patcom1013]

DD - be honest, too much immigration.

[@jimholloway615]

United? Miners strike?

[@deplorabled1695]

@@jimholloway615 UK as a country is worse now than it was in 1983. Despite the political divides the Tories and the working class had at least one or two things in common.... they were patriotic and loved England. When you rip apart the communal identity of a nation it spirals into insecurity, lack of self-belief and is undermined terminally. We've lost our way.

[@blitzkriegazteca642]

Now they all bend over while North Africans and Middle Easterners invade their island.

[@YAUUN]

United? 83 was just before the Miner's Strike, when Murdoch and Thatcher managed to convince half the country the miners were violent shifless thugs, and Maggie was in the middle of sabotaging the countries industrial base just to spite Labour.

[@nalle1977]

Madness was, is and will forever be my all time favorite band!

[@markfrance6393]

A real FAVOURITE!

[@HarryHopkins-fv3li]

Mike barson and boys cant be beaten

[@ianblack7006]

I love the way Lee walks off mid flow 1:34 ( like he needs a shit ) ha ha he’s cool as

[@joeblockley9695]

It's now 2:55am but I cant stop listening to these songs!!!!!

[@michaelsaunders6923]

Where does the sax player wander off to?

[@tonynesbit9673]

Their best song

[@MessiMystro]

Its a shame that music isnt still like this. Unfortunately, i grew up with all this modern music.

[@SueMead]

oh, be fair. There's always great music being made and although this is brilliant, it's not the end of the wonderful. It's just a different kind-of great, is all.

[@MrCh00by3]

You are totally right - just look who you became. A Barca fan.

[@SueMead]

MrCzubaJ Pray tell.., are you responding to my post, MrCzubaJ? If so, what's 'Barca'?

[@pauldunneska]

Sue Mead all music nowadays is copying music from before,nothing new.

[@pauldunneska]

MrFr are you talking about Barcelona?

[@tonykichenside8443]

One of my favourite Madness track’s,good day’s to grow up back then,

[@edcampion3998]

When music was fun

[@TheRudegrrrl]

Chas and Barso can come rock out with me anytime! So crazy- LOVE LOVE LOVE this!

[@markp6313]

He who thumbs down Madness songs truly has no soul.....

[@danielfisch389]

… And no humour…

[@leandroarguello2244]

the word you are looking for is dislike xd

[@deadlift65]

And should have no thumbs :-)

[@kenricnarbrough8191]

the bed n breakfast man dun it

[@gingermaniac5484]

Rude and childish yet with no hint of rude boy tsk tsk Still wish KZbin didn’t remove the dislikes tho ( ._.)

[@kimbingham6540]

If there was a TV show about a bed and breakfast man (who is a superhero) that song would fit the intro and it will be something for everyone to see on Netflix.

[@londonroulette]

I’ve got the album ‘Complete Madness’ from start to finish every track GOLD !!

[@dylanan2614]

just awesome loved madness my childhood ahhhhhhh i wanna go back

[@1967graeme]

one of the best from, one of the best. keep the faith.

[@isaacbridle8685]

Who else is listening in 2021

[@JETJOOBOY]

Best BassLine EVER!