Mike Barson from Madness goes back to his parental home and tells about the first Madness-days. A short documentary by Top 2000 a gogo (Dutch Public TV) from 2014.
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@ticnatz4 жыл бұрын
'One Step Beyond'....1979? Where was I living back then? Missouri I think. Yeah, your stuff made it all the way to the backwoods of Missouri. Be proud my son....
@lincoln3x75 жыл бұрын
Love these English bands of the 70s and 80s. Right off the street, the kids next door... humble and fun.
@callithowiseeit58064 жыл бұрын
Fooled you too huh? Don't let the Mockney accent fool you mate it's all bollocks
@bipbong29063 жыл бұрын
@@callithowiseeit5806 wot
@MarkGelderland2 жыл бұрын
@@callithowiseeit5806 It is? wow, fooled me
@RoofLight004 жыл бұрын
Mike's hilarious grimaces and facial expressions made the Madness video's for me. Bloody genius.
@londonroulette4 жыл бұрын
Got to be one if not the best British 80s Pop group. You know they caused a small earthquake at one of their concerts, fact. So many good tunes and memories.
@drey84 жыл бұрын
I WAS THERE!!!
@nervo63214 жыл бұрын
Humble guy....he was a far more crucial part of Madness than he lets on .....
@drexlspivey58282 жыл бұрын
He was entirely the driving force, Madness is 100% his band, most musicians just have fun playing in a band but there's always one member who wants to keep driving it to be a success and that was him
@DukesMusic84 Жыл бұрын
This band is awesome, it's like 20 guys onstage and Suggs standing there looking cool AF. See them live if you can.
@EAB1771 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing little documentary. Loved it!!!
@Muza-ix8ik4 жыл бұрын
One Step Beyond was the first record I purchased aged 9 years old, great times:)
@alfbittner64895 жыл бұрын
Night boat's my ringtone, now I know Mike did the writing cool. When I heard My girl, That's when I knew Madness had to be in my collection, Then SKA became a way of life.
@djmatthewsofficial5 жыл бұрын
Madness, one of my favorite groups ever. I bought all there albums, never did that with any other group :)
@a.j.figliolini77715 жыл бұрын
I first went to Egypt on a Night Boat (to Port Said) and that song kept running through my head. It was fantastic.
@Steinstra-vj7wl4 жыл бұрын
Big part of my wonderful youth. Thanks very much, Madness = a PARTY Band (from the Netherlands)
@Fearyourown3 жыл бұрын
The mighty Mike Barson absolute legend and glue of the band
@matthewstokes16085 жыл бұрын
Excellent stuff it was too.... Many thanks for the background tracks to some amazing adolescent memories. My girl, indeed...
@NAIVADA2 жыл бұрын
no joke, those kiddies were all pretty darn excellent musicians!
@markm80904 жыл бұрын
Only found this channel yesterday and it's awesome!
@tarantulagirl4 жыл бұрын
Barso gets bad press from some Madness fans, because he appeared to bully other members of the band in the early days, but he was focused on the job and the driving force that got the others serious. He’s the reason they had the musicality and fame. Without Barso there would be no Madness, he may have been demanding, impatient and pig-headed but every successful band (from the days when talent mattered, of course) needs that kind of engine.
@juliofc564 жыл бұрын
Tarantulas Fun Mike was the most competent of the musician s a great pianist, lovely band!
@11matt11 Жыл бұрын
I honestly have never heard a Madness fan dislike Mike. Without his drive, the band not only doesn't churn out the amazing hits, it probably doesn't exist at all. He just wanted a bunch of non serious boys to take the band seriously, because at a certain point, when they started get a huge following at Dublin Castle, he knew they could make something of the group. They were a bunch of Nutty Boys. They needed some discipline. When you hear how their song writing became like a German football team, Mike was right all along. Anybody criticizing Mike, really doesn't get Madness, and are not smart enough to realize no strong Mike, no amazing music group that changed so many lives.
@jamescanzoneri1698 Жыл бұрын
Same could be said of Jerry Dammers. Both knew what they wanted out of their bands, and both were clearly-focused and driven.
@Arfabiscuit4 жыл бұрын
I bought my first record from that shop 1973 can't believe it's still there . we moved from crouch end to Kentish town haha brilliant .
@OrbvsTomarvm4 жыл бұрын
one of the best bands ever.
@laurencevanhelsuwe30525 жыл бұрын
Love those kinds of stories..
@timothyclaffey91383 жыл бұрын
Spent some great times in that house with Mike's brother Ben also a keyboards wiz, working on songs for our band. I remember Mike there, taking it all in. Ben went on to play in Kate Bush's band.
@eightiesmusic19846 ай бұрын
What was Mike Barson like?
@timothyclaffey91386 ай бұрын
He was the classic younger brother who admired his older brother and wanted to be just like him. Really nice kid and a good player though different in style. Had a lot of energy where Ben was more laid back. @@eightiesmusic1984
@g.j.koster19863 жыл бұрын
Not just fun and honest music, but genius aswell. Best times ever.
@artybarty45435 жыл бұрын
Wow, Park Avenue South? I've always loved madness and didn't realise they began in a road that I know well. That's Hornsey really, not crouch end. One of my best friends at Junior school in the 70's lived down there. Expensive houses down there, even in those days, would be a couple of million now.
@davidsanderson59184 жыл бұрын
Just read the autobiogrqohy. They all moved at least once so in Barso's case I reckon he was here first then moved to Crouch End after. On second thoughts that might be bollocks. Forget that then. :)
@g2macs4 жыл бұрын
Never a super-fan but we all loved the vids....cheered you right up.
@MattScottMusic5 жыл бұрын
That’s the level of competence I aspire to!
@denonhd85 жыл бұрын
“It was a great time for music....” Yups. Speaking of which, there’s a documentary on 2Tone, that someone uploaded to YT. Great stuff! Takes me back.
@hennyverheij59695 жыл бұрын
Amazing band!
@thapthoptheep20762 жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated piano/keyboard players to ever exist, this man is the reason I wanted to learn the keys - legend.
@delakota5554 жыл бұрын
They had a great sound and it was really captured on the recordings.
@danfossard45376 жыл бұрын
I wonder if that chap knew that Madness began their musical career in his house? He certainly does now.
@markfryer98805 жыл бұрын
Ah they would have pre arranged the visit, they just like to make out that they just rocked up to the front door and were let in.
@optimisticwhovian17265 жыл бұрын
I don't think he had a bloody clue who he was lol Its not like when Paul McCartney comes calling.
@robertdegroot83023 жыл бұрын
@@markfryer9880 Nah, it was spontaneous. Otherwise he would have brought his mom beforehand.
@145inA5 жыл бұрын
Just about competent is good enough for me!
@hebneh5 жыл бұрын
It certainly doesn't seem like a very long time ago that Madness was popular, and of course I still picture all the members looking the way they did in their music videos...which obviously they do not.
@orsonkaart18535 жыл бұрын
Saw Mr Barson bounce a large pork pie off the head of someone in the front of the crowd at Bridlington Spa ! This was 1980 ish, great live band!
@natalietilsley96443 жыл бұрын
Brilliant boys pure madness our house would be a perfect song for the lockdown wouldn't it?
@DigitalvideotoolsOrg6 жыл бұрын
They were quite young
@JoeRivermanSongwriter4 жыл бұрын
First band I saw live. Christmas Eve at Hammersmith Odeon. 1979. The support was a mime artist with balloons.
@JoeRivermanSongwriter4 жыл бұрын
@StocktonNative 209 Brilliant.
@Blurbblurb4 жыл бұрын
Mine too but a year later on the 23rd followed by Orange Cardigans at the Rock Garden. I was 12 and danced for hours
@darranlargey3904 жыл бұрын
Best one yet.
@LeighDWYC4 жыл бұрын
If I close my eyes I could swear it’s Sean Lock
@WiggyVideos134 жыл бұрын
Madness, probably one of the most important bands of all time :)
@fishguy9114 жыл бұрын
That could have been an hour longer.
@turdferguson72644 жыл бұрын
Definitely. I was just getting in to it.
@r.huiskamp23682 күн бұрын
The tv program promotes the top 2000 hit list which is broadcast on Dutch radio between Xmas and New Year’s Day. These short documentaries highlight a particular song/band. And yes, always compact but not too cursory imho.
@Aragorn.Strider5 жыл бұрын
Absolutely Madness
@spookybaba4 жыл бұрын
Always had time for Barson, and Chas Smash 👍
@MyTubeSVp4 жыл бұрын
The 70’s music wasn’t bad, but bands like Madness MADE the 80’s !
@reuireuiop03 жыл бұрын
Madness is kinda like the Kinks of the second Ska era, coming up first with them Ska hits and then those time witness stuff like Our House and My Girl, every inch as meaningful as Dead End Street or Waterloo Sunset. Bring on that plaque !!
@Dave_Sisson11 ай бұрын
Sir Ray Davies was only knighted on the 50th anniversary of Waterloo Sunset being released. So Barso probably has to wait another 6 years before he gets his plaque and title.
@kickbiker79205 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Brilliant band .....
@pamelamanriquez73974 ай бұрын
Eran tan jóvenes ❤
@camilalook41684 жыл бұрын
Sky Channel video clips on the English tv.. the eighties, what a time!!!
@piscesman745 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@RonWylie-gk5lc4 жыл бұрын
Never a fan of the band but this was very interesting, Mike appears really down to earth and realistic, I did love the humor of the band though, they were unique
@abrahamjackson60194 жыл бұрын
I want my MTV ! Our house was in rotation alot....
@nallekarhu7994 Жыл бұрын
Fascinating
@dounowhoiam25005 жыл бұрын
Nope! OSB was the 2nd single. First came The Prince and the 3rd was My Girl. Last single of the OSB album was Nightboat to Cairo, which was the leadtrack on the Work, Rest & Play EP.
@theonlyantony4 жыл бұрын
The Prince was their first single.
@markfryer98805 жыл бұрын
What, no mention of Baggy Trousers!
@dounowhoiam25005 жыл бұрын
Baggy Trousers isn't on OSB but the 2nd album Absolutely, that's why.
@thesuncollective1475 Жыл бұрын
Holy Moly ..I totally know Crouch End ..Forgot they were from North London
@TrickyTone8737 ай бұрын
Find it amazing that he didn't know My Girl came after OSB. Especially as he wrote it! Was a while ago I guess.
@theonlyantony5 жыл бұрын
I bought 'The Prince' on 2 Tone. Surely that was their first single
@StratsRUs2 жыл бұрын
The Specials had the edge .Madness were great at pop and pop covers.
@EdVanMeyer2 жыл бұрын
They are great. he should have signed the LPin the shop!
@koont6665 жыл бұрын
Is old Mike on the gear ?
@TheFokker034 жыл бұрын
one of the 'nutty boys'
@johnnyjabsco19994 жыл бұрын
3:07 That poor woman is thinking 'Get the fuck out of my way !'
@JC-zw9vs2 жыл бұрын
Big thanks to Dammers!
@rickshearer5 жыл бұрын
enjoyable and memorable, yeah?😉
@mikewazowski3504 жыл бұрын
Madness is one of two groups to play on the top of Buckingham Palace
@garysmith63984 жыл бұрын
The guy that owns the house didnt seem impressed, did he know who madness were lol I'd have been over the moon
@labrador_wow_wow4 жыл бұрын
He's probably writing to the council asking for a blue plaque thinking that'll be another 50 grand on the value of his house.
@johnnyjabsco19994 жыл бұрын
1:38 One step beyond was not their first single?? The Prince was their first.
@LeighDWYC4 жыл бұрын
Blue plaque for Thurston Moore 5:48.... I wonder what it reads
@Shred_The_Weapon4 жыл бұрын
Oh okay, so when a local act to my Hudson Valley roots titled Perfect Thyroid did their own take on the Hawaii 5-0 theme, they were really covering Madness?
@tedkay_music5 жыл бұрын
nice
@jimmyriddle731613 күн бұрын
A very middle class house, Barso
@mikebaptiste45664 жыл бұрын
79’ WTF !! lol damm getting old.
@sofiaplatini11482 жыл бұрын
Still fit
@mozdickson5 жыл бұрын
cracking! Baron and his madcap buddies have been so Special (gedit?) to us - such a Beat (?) yeah? We Selected them and it wasn't such Bad Manners to find a way out of our punk nihilism.. all the way from Nieu Zeeland
@tonyb97354 жыл бұрын
Baggy Trousers didn't even get a mention!
@LFOVCF3 жыл бұрын
I'm 53, and if Madness is played, I HAVE to dance!! I will nearly kill myself, but it's bloody worth it!
@roybennett92842 жыл бұрын
No doubt should do some I'd to see Gwen dance like that
@ArieVisker3 жыл бұрын
Ask to anyone what is the sound of the 80's ?. 9 Out of 10 times Madness will come out of it.
@danielfisch3893 жыл бұрын
John Lennon said he loved Madness. Sadly he died too soon to hear their 80s stuff
@terencecooper6655 жыл бұрын
Wrong. My girl was after one step.
@optimisticwhovian17265 жыл бұрын
Wish there was another ska revival, it was fun music and Madness were the zenith of that movement. Now all you get its try hard pseudo rap music.
@nasskhan45435 жыл бұрын
Start one then.
@optimisticwhovian17265 жыл бұрын
Im a bit old for that sort of thing Im afraid. @@nasskhan4543
@luisortizszimmerframe69334 жыл бұрын
The Specials were the true pioneers of that genre, Madness followed them...
@skabuoy4 жыл бұрын
You should know where to look. There has been a third Ska wave (second Ska revival) in the second half of the 80s with bands like Mr Review (Netherlands), the Trojans (UK), the Toasters (USA), el Bosso & die Ping-Pongs (Germany), and many, many, many, MANY more. Three of those four (not Mr Review) are still playing 30+ years on. All four have had an impact in some way, shape or form. In the first half of the 90s Skapunk kicked off commercially in the USA for a couple of years. Ever since the late 80s, Ska-bands are still around in vast numbers. In Germany alone there's like a small dozen Ska-festivals every year with line-ups varying from the foundation artists that were around during the first Ska wave in the 60s, up to the most recent bands. London has its own London International Ska Festival. Major (Reggae) festivals like Sierra Nevada World Music Festival (USA), Summerjam (Germany) and Reggae Geel (Belgium) include ska acts in their line-ups. If all you hear is hard pseudo rap music, you're in a bubble, and it's the wrong bubble. Every area has its own Ska scene nowadays, from Argentina to Japan.
@frieswijk2 жыл бұрын
@@nasskhan4543 I did try; kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f813h5mh0q-7qaM.html