I quite like this idea of discovering an artist and doing four or five of their songs back to back. I am a fan!

"It Must be Love" actually dates back to the 1970s. The song was originally recorded and written by the English singer Labi Siffre in 1972 - and released as a single that same year. The Labi Siffre original peaked at Number 14 on the UK Singles Chart in January of 1972 - however the song failed to chart in the US. It was also featured on his 1972 album "Crying Laughing Loving Lying". Madness's version was originally issued as a standalone single in late-1981, peaking at number 4, and spending 12 weeks on the UK Singles Chart. It also appeared on their UK number one compilation album "Complete Madness" the following year. It has also appeared on many other Madness compilation albums since that 1982 release. In 1983, the Madness version peaked at number 33 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Chart. One interesting fact about the Madness version of "It Must be Love" is that Labi Siffre makes a cameo appearance (as a violin player) in the accompanying music video for their release. And you're right about the Reggae vibe of this song. Madness specialise in Two-tone, Ska & Reggae music - usually mixed with elements of Pop music.

"Two-Tone" was a second wave "Ska" movement, where UK artists were picking up on racial equality, and rebel music from Jamaica. See: The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat, Bad Manners, The English Beat, and The BodySnatchers. Jamaican, "Ska", was a forerunner of Reggae, in the 50's, and 60's. You would trip, to see Bob Marley with short hair, and a suit and tie, but that's how it went down, back then. Look up: Toots & The Maytals, Desmond Dekker & The Aces, Blues Busters, The Ethiopians, Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, The Skatalites, and Millie Small. In the 90's, came "Third- Wave", a decidedly more Punk, and "Oi", type sound, that took the Rude Boy/Rude Girl, rebellious spices, and blended in some more immediacy, and whimsy. Try: Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Operation Ivy, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Goldfinger, Save Ferris, The Aquabats, Sublime, and No Doubt.

My girl India is back!!! I remember this band back in the 80's.

British ska, sooo good to see you back❤️

Yo yo yo india great to have you back and a great choice of band to come back to, Madness are one of my favourite bands of all time. Another 3 great songs from madness are House of fun Baggy trousers Love struck Also you say you were having trouble describing the genre of this song, it's called 2 tone, a genre of British popular music of the late 1970s and early 1980s that fused traditional Jamaican ska music with elements of punk rock and new wave music. Its name derives from 2 Tone Records

Such an awesome band, one of my favourites ❤️

They had a style alright. I think This one was always a little different to their usual vibe, maybe that's why this one sticks out for you. They are such a great band, so much energy and fun, I love them so much. The idea of doing back to back songs by the same artist/s is gold, not many people doing that, I'm here for it.

So glad you are back, I love your reactions!

Try the Ska band The Specials. A Message to you, Rudy.

Glad to find this run of Madness. It makes perfect sense! Would also recommend, 'Bed and Breakfast Man.' Cheers, and thank you. It must be 'One Step Beyond' for me, as my introduction back in the day to their ska-infused fun. Purely sentimental, iow. All great, witty, musical presentations, a treasured memory easy to conjure anytime in these "everything-all-the-time" times.

It must be telepathy, i was just thinking, where is India, and THERE YOU ARE 👊😁 THANKS GIRL Madness is FUN I needed that Hello from the Netherlands 😉👊👍🌷

I must say it is good to see you again doing music videos! I like how you are discovering Madness this way too! Enjoyed all of your reactions to Madness! ☮💕

Labi Sifre who wrote this song is the guy on the end of the string section who smiles into the camera in the video, it was huge hit for him in the early 1970's, as for the video Madness were all about fun and having a laugh but think the UK has different sense of humour that doesn't always translate across the atlantic

I really like the madness of Madness , the 1 step beyong is iconic!

I’ve missed you! So good to see you back ❤️

I like this back to back reactions to the same band

This is a cover of the Labi Siffre song from the 1970s, he's also in the video miming playing the violin and showing his face at the end. Not my favourite Madness song.

I love Madness... if you want more, can't stop movin with the groove, may I suggest: 1; "House of Fun", 2; "Baggy Trousers", or 3; "Bed and Breakfast Man",

Glad your back!!!! Ive missed your reactions 🙂

this is my favourite song by madness, even though it's just a cover. it never fails to make me smile.

I loved Madness one of the best SKA BANDS there was 👍

British music was amazing back then. We had bands like Madness, The Jam, The Specials and UB40. Thanks for the Madness triple play India. x

You wait 7 months for 1 Madness , then 3 come at once !!!!!

Great to see you back. Great track i love madness they are in the SKA genre in the Uk. The Specials Message to you is a great ska tune

The Madness tune I responded to best on first hearing was "Baggy Trousers". Maybe because the video reminded me of my north London roots. India: to see how much the Nutty Boys were loved in the UK, look at this discography en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madness_discography "One Step Beyond" comes from their love of Prince Buster and ska. Here's the original from1964 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9ubjdCaq7Hen5s.html

Madness are a great bunch of lads, fun and with a collection of amazing songs. legends in the UK.

I love the commentary you give with your videos. It's awesome to see reaction videos where the presenter actually pays attention to what they are watching and actually says something of substance. You've definitely gotten a new subscriber.

ONE of MANY songs from the 80s i LOVE ! :) Our house is GOOD too ! ;)

Nice too see you back!

One Step Beyond is great on a night out when you’ve had a few drinks lol I grew up with this band so can’t remember the first song I heard of theirs, I was a baby myself lol. They get their name from an old Prince Buster song called Madness. You should check him out, old school reggae legend. He did the original version of One Step Beyond.

Madness is always fun, you can't hardly go wrong with them, and the videos never fail to entertain. They're like ReggaexThe BeatlesxThe Monkees. Watch more delightful Madness: Lovestruck, Cardiac Arrest, Night Train to Cairo, etc. They have a Ska sound. If you like Ska, check out The Specials; Message to You Rudie, Pressure Drop, Ghost Town.

Iam glad you back. I like this. Okay it's got that thur back feeling.

Good to have you back. 🥰

When i was very young and didn't understand different music genres i never gave this song any attention but when i got older i realized this song is an absolute masterpiece!!

HURRAH!!!! INDIA IS BACK!!! I have missed you so much young lady, my favourite music reactor. Love Madness and always love your reactions, now all I need is to work out how to get a request or two reacted to. Can you tell me how to do it and how much it will cost.

great to see you back.

This is one of the UKs best songs btw, it's one of our staple songs. It's loved by everyone here!

I love Madness and can't choose which I like more! It depends on my mood. I suggest you also check out "Take It or Leave It", "Swan Lake", "Shut Up", "Grey Day", "Missing You", "Sign of the Times", "House of Fun", "Return of the Los Palmas 7", and "Tomorrow's Just Another Day".

Love this band/love this song! Great choice! 😎💙

Glad u are back. Sure do miss ur take on music videos

takes me back to my youth this...great band...great tunes

Hi! You are back! I don't know how I found your channel but you got me into watching "reaction" videos.

love them singing this one it really gets a crowd singing along brilliant review👍

good to see you back young lady

nice to see you back x

Welcome back hun

Your back 🙂🙂 Hello from England 👍

Awesome 😉

This was the song for the first dance at my pal's wedding. It's lovely :)

The first words of the song is "I never thought I'd miss you half as much as I do." You can interpret it as you want. Maybe they are just not seeing each other for hours or days. That can be tough enough when you are in love. Or perhaps it's permanent, as their outfits hint at, and suddenly it became a sad song. It's still one of my favorites from Madness.

India, welcome to the beautiful world of Ska! and of course once again....the 80's!!

Madness was a Ska band, Ska is a very specific style of music, but so worth checking out. !!

Labi Siffre did the original in 1970. He makes a Cameo appearance in this vid.

Ohhhh! So happy you are doing this. My high school days. I had a boy who used to sing this to me on the bus. One day, a few older folks ( could have been 20-80 to my 14/15 year old eyes) joined in harmonizing with him. And a bus lady said "Sweetie, you should give him a chance. He's trying to say he would like to take you out.". 😳 Um what??? No, he just likes music. 😂 I did give him a chance we dated on and off for 5 years.

ONE STEP BEYOND!!!!

I know this is a cover but I like this version. Madness just has a way of bringing their own cool style to it.

Huge in the UK over 30 albums to their credit and still draw an audience 🎸🎶

Yes! Multiple songs by a single artist is a great idea!

The video was needed to cater for the 16 year olds that were Madness fans back then - I was 16 at that time. This version of the original Labi Siffre song was actually really well done. Trouble is 16 year old kids like me couldn't even spell the original composers name! and as for soppy love songs [ Yuk } hence the silly video. Re-react without the video - just the vibe and its a very respectful heart felt rendition by 'Sugs' the lead singer. I never liked most of their songs but this one is my favourite

Madness usually do happy sounding Ska/Rock Steady music (= those 2 styles were the ancestors of Reggea)...this one "It must be Love" was one of their more melancolic ones (cover version of Labi Siffre). One Step Beyond = pure dance floor tune (cover version of Ska Legend Prince Buster) Recommandations : "My Girl", "Nightboat to Cairo", "Baggy Trousers", "The Prince (=was their debut single), "Bed and Breakfast man", "Shut up", "Cardiac Arrest", "Swan Lake" (=instrumental dance floor tune, Ska interpretation of the world famous classical music theatre ballet tune composed by Tschaikovsky) Other british Ska bands I loved back in the 80ties and still love today .."The Specials", "The Beat"(in the US market they were named "The English Beat"),

They were a huge band in the uk in the 80s. There are loads of good songs but try “my girl” - it’s quite lovely really and written when they were so young 🥰

The first music video by Madness that I wveer watched on MTV was "One Step Beyond". But the music video for ""It Must Be Love" showed the music industry that the group could do more than just Ska songs and instrumentals. They showed that they could do some good, meaningful songwriting.

They were huge in the UK from 1979-1984.

My brother died in Kavos in Corfu & I’ve got it on my phone, i think about him everyday but that song does get me. Good track, bless his heart ❤️

Labi Siffri who wrote this song and Something Inside So Strong made a cameo appearance as one of the violinist.

Great song.

Yeah you right this song is a jam!! Our House by them is great too! This song surprised me! What was up with the grave tho? 😂

Madness is awesome!

The Black guy smiling at the end is Labi Siffre,who wrote the song and did the original in 1972.

Take five out and check out one of their all time greats. Wings of a Dove

I love this song from Madness and was originally done by Labi Siffri, he appears at the very end of video playing the violin.

Like all of those Madness songs. Psst... it's, "One Step BEYOND." The Boomtown Rats, "I Don't Like Mondays." ✌️💋🌹

the song title is in fact "One Step Beyond"

I recommend their tracks Night Boat To Cairo & Baggy Trousers & My Girl 🤔🎶🎷😎🤩🙌👍

I certainly know of the band but don't remember this song, India. So a new one for me.

Hi Indie ,noticed you listening to Brit songs ,I would be intrigued by your reaction to Kate Bushes, Wuthering Heights!

And the original writer/singer, Labi Siffre is in the video at the end. The one who took the sunglasses off.

House of fun ,baggy trousers and the videos are brilliant

Jazzy reggae........SKA 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿♥️

Grave i always thought maybe it was like till death do us part . ( im in love till i die ? )

I love the original version from the early 1970's .

One Step Beyond Was Great Growing Up At House Party's That Got Everyone United On The Dance Floor Speaking Of "House Party" Hope You React To The Film Soon Hope You Keep The Ska Vibe Going Love Madness

'til death do us part' is the reason for the grave.

One step beyond ,not behind .

Baggy Trousers and Night Train To Cairo are bangers by Madness as well! If you like saxaphone solos, check out I Know What Boys Like by The Waitresses.

They came from the two tone influenced like other groups bad manners and English beat and special

ONE STEP BEYOND!!!!! Try "House of Fun", "Cardiac Arrest" or "Driving in my Car".

Love your reactions and personality. I wish you would give Lovestruck a go from this very Madness group as well.

Kind a like this slow reggae beat ! Horns are so good! The music is way better than the text!. Apparently everyone singing about love which is a bit boring!. But a great production

It must be love,

🙏⚘💛⚘🙏

find wings of a dove by them, great song.

Sometimes a love is lost before you realised what yo had... 😭

Noice! Misic is called Ska.

Madness - My Girl

it was a cover/homage to the original by Labi Sifri

You should check out the original song written and sung by Labi Siffre, much better in my opinion.

I Apologise for spelling your name wrong; I meant India! Yes, Kate Bush has a one in a million voice; you will never hear a similar voice from anyone!

You will like - My Girls Mad At Me by madness.. also Baggy Trousers..