There's something very heart wrenching when Mike is singing it now. It doesn't detract from the single. If anything it adds to it. But his voice feels as if he's a little broken as he sings at the piano. Just beautiful.

Too easy to overlook the musicality of Madness. Genuinely superbly crafted songs.

Love Madness, this was my dads favourite Madness tune, looking back, I'm smiling, he would do this funny dance to it and as a teenager I would cringe. Love you dad and miss you. 1933-2009

Beautiful. Mike expresses his love through his fingertips. What a lovely and eloquent description 👑☀️✨✨🙂

One step beyond Madness was the second album I bought when I was a kid, Absolutely Madness was the first. I still go to the occasional ska gig in Melbourne and sometimes local bands play a cover of My Girl, so it's great to hear Mike Barson (and his ex) tell the story behind this song.

Brilliant lyrics! Have always loved this song.

I was nineteen, Ive still got the single !

Love this channel and this one is great. Kersten really brings it to life and demonstrates the whole ethos of the song and the man/ woman dynamic.

Poets of a generation. Classic tune.

Always found it a touching song. From the time I was a teenager.

as a kid, that videoclip with that flying saxophone player got my mind blown. still remember that moment till today!

3:12 Beautiful. We all used to use those photo booths for that didn't we?

"I could not be heard", beginning to see the inspiration for that line at 5:30

Brilliant song

Their best single imho. Drum beat is the nuts. Mike was the coolest member for me too. First major gig I ever saw was Madness, Christmas Eve, Hammersmith Odeon, 1979.

How often do you get to hear about the point of view of the person the song is about? Nice video!

Lovely song most people can relate to.

Even to this day I can relate to this song...I just couldn't tell her I loved her.

One of the greatest songs of the 80s, and there was a lot.

Classic. Madness makes me miss home (England)

I related very much to it back then, and I still do to this day. Though I understand both points of view now.

This made me smile!

What a great song! Mike is a national treasure, I wonder what he is writing about now? Thank you for uploading this.

'Men are locked up in themselves and they can't express themselves'. That's a blanket statement if ever I heard one and it's funny because 90% of the singer / song writers on this series are men expressing themselves very well thank you. Less of the prosaic stereotypes would be appreciated.

Nailed it!

The young version of the singer looks like Biff Tannen from Back To The Future

It's Biff Tannen! Never heard the song before.

I'd say they both are NOT on the same page. He says his co worker chit chat inspired the song. Ex gf says she was the muse who inspired the song. Lol Props to them both!!

GOLD

Love it......I’m with you on the ‘girls want to talk a bit’ comment Mike 🤔😩

That girl has inspired me now,Im going to open a pie shop..

We where all shocked when this single was released. We feared that the tough aggressive Ska band had gone soft and all lovey dovey. They were right, they went on to be a brilliant band.

WOW!

*True Story* ... Madness...... the only band on earth to have triggered a *_earthquake_* alert! Seriously, look it up. Madstock was epic!

Some of these are really fascinating. I'd love to hear the story of Sit Down by James, Oasis' Don't Look Back In Anger

1000* Madness were the tops....+ still are

Wow, I really loved this song before but hearing the story from the songwriter’s mouth I now feel a heavy connection. I really need to learn to communicate better, especially to women in general. Such insecurity!

It’s youth...

nice!

This is madness ~/~

Funny guy✨

Monsieur Barso: "Yeeeah"

Well he ain't wrong.....

girlfriends obsession with "talking" it's mind-bugling. a guy likes to chill and have an interesting conversation about something he's passionate. if he's not talking, it's because you are to shallow and talk about stupid stuff all day. for a guy, shallow talk means wasted time and he prefers to stay online to browse interesting stuff or watch an interesting film, documentary or a match on TV. as a girl, you will be amazed how much a guy thinks about the future house or some add-on to the house. guys thinking is mainly constructive and not just passing time like girls do.

LMFAO!!!!! JUST TALK!

I think Mike is lucky to have gotten away from that one

Christ, he must wake up each morning and thank his lucky stars that he’s no longer attached to this entitled she-beast.

Look at her today. FFS.

omg that song sucks.