One of the Britain's most iconic bands ever, the Nutty Boys themselves, MADNESS, perform their classic 'Our House' alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra from the BBC's legendary Maida Vale Studios
I’m almost 58 now and I remember hearing this song in my teens and realizing that one day I’d be grown up and having similar wistful memories of my young life. It made me cherish that time more than I otherwise would have. And I’m grateful for that today.
I hope this doesn't sound too strange. but this is the first song that I thought of as being cinematic. I can visualize this I see this song it's like it's a movie or a teleplay and the artist being older and slowed down with a symphony behind them makes it even more poignant and nostalgic this is beautiful. thank you madness thank you. as an old dude now they grew up in the '80s and the '70s these songs have so much more filling, now then then as a kid it just sounded good as a middle-aged man with grown children and grandchildren you feel it You've lived it my favorite line in this song was our house was our castle and our keep. That's the house I grew up in. thank you
The 80s spoiled us…Proof! Fantastic rendition of the real sound of the 80s. As good as MJ, Madonna and Prince were, and many others, it’s the undertone sound of the decade that truly defined the 80s. Madness, Eurythmics, Big Country, Talking Heads, The Smiths, Siouxsie, The Cramps and so many bands I have not the time or space to include. That’s the same with the music from every era. It’s the music that’s not always on heavy rotation but should be. Every musical generation has the underpinning that is different from every other generation. Many mega selling pop songs can be swapped from generation to generation. And that’s fantastic. Good music is always good music, no matter how old it is. But the music that might go down as New Wave, Alt, punk or just flat out bizarre ( Art Of Noise )is what powered the 80s. It was the complete diversity in music. And whether or not we admitted it to our friends, we loved most of it. The 80s spoiled us…
The change of key for the Strings outro just works so well. Amazing sound - reminds me of Madness at Kenwood House when they played an entire gig with a full orchestra. Recorded for a DVD release - sadly never released!
