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The Prince
Madness Lyrics

Buster, he sold the heat with a rock-steady beat

An earthquake is erupting, but not in Orange street
A ghost-dance is preparing, You got to help us with your feet
If you're not in the mood to dance, step back, grab yourself a seat
This may not be uptown Jamaica, but we promise you a treat

Buster, bowl me over with your bogus dance, shuffle me off my feet
Even if I keep on runnin', I'll never get to Orange street

So I'll say there's nothin' left to say, for the man who set the beat
So I'll leave it up to you out there, to get him back on his feet

Buster, bowl me over with your bogus dance, shuffle me off my feet
Even if I'll keep on runnin', I'll never get to Orange Street

Bring back the
Who is the
We want the

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CATHAL JOSEPH SMYTH, CHRISTOPHER JOHN FOREMAN, DANIEL MARK WOODGATE, GRAHAM MCPHERSON, LEE THOMPSON, LEE JAY THOMPSON, MARK WILLIAM BEDFORD, MICHAEL BARSON

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Comments from YouTube:

yad nala

7y↑24

Oh I'm 13 again when i watch this. How brilliant were these younguns?

Dave Anderson

19w

It was my era I still love ska music

maurmi

28w

Me too!

Gary Ranford

43w

Me too, I remember hearing this for the first time on the wireless Lol... Classic Madness, at its best

pigeon lad

6y↑56

chas smash was and still is a mint dancer

Nathan Kent

I agree sir

Simon Bowles

14w

pigeon lad oooh yes

Gary May

33w↑1

JPowell1997 He danced great 79-81 then went nutty lost the aka touch

JPowell1997

1y↑1

He played the trumpet 🎺 too

Tricia Buchan

3y↑2

keepin the faith........

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Ashley Nunes

46w↑18

I keep seeing Suggs coming up my drive is that the first sign of madness?

Gary May

33w

Ashley Nunes very witty I nearly bust a blood vessel laughing.

trevor brown

28w↑9

aaaaaargh, this was 41 years ago. I feel so old now.

mrnovotny72

19w

aw man, put it in perspective - 41 years before this was released we had - , actually that's a bit too much perspective

65FALCONSG

8y↑7

From Texas and in my late 40's I still love those crazy British bands Madness and XTC.

John Jones

9y↑6

Chaz dancing is quality...

GerSnake Hughes

4y↑20

R.I.P. PRINCE BUSTER...SKA LEGEND 😔

TWOTONE SKA

4y↑20

Kempston youth club
Late 70's early 80's.
best days of my life...

Tim Rhodes

2y↑1

never get those days back Andy san

Lynnimod

4y↑2

Oh no, sorry I meant late 70's and early 80's my best years too, I'm up in Liverpool and the scene there, then was fantastic!

TWOTONE SKA

4y↑3

+Lynnimod
Bring back them days anytime.sad we had to get older.I still got all the vinyl records and play them all the time..Did I know you??

Lynnimod

4y↑2

Me too, it was fantastic.

neil brown

4y↑35

I was 15 now i`m well same numbers..

Damo8

I was fookin' 8!

Recognised a top tune even then, this and Newman's 'Are Friends Electric'.

Noble Chicken

neil brown "

harry hotspur

neil brown me as well, gone quick ain't it mate.

Wilf

3y↑2

well im screwed 55

John Neomaster

4y↑3

Me too!

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Ivor Biggun

7y↑19

classic , still so cool

Lexi J

7y↑2

After Bez there is Still Chas! Musician,singer,songwriter! One hell of a talented and nice guy.

Phil Longwell

4y↑10

RIP The Prince, aged 78.

Jeannie Harper

17w↑1

Love this even now it’s timeless

Ana Armalah

1w↑1

Jeannie Harper and pure happiness!

Dean Pill

4y↑15

RIP Prince Buster

Brian Davis

41w↑2

🏁🕶🎤Suggs 🕶🎤Chas 🕶🎸Chrisy boy 🕶🎷Lee 🕶🎸Bedders 🕶🎹Mike Barso 🕶🥁🥁Woody 🏁Madness 🏁🎶🎵🎤🎸🎷🎹🥁🎸😎🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

Kurtz

6y↑6

love this band, always look like they're having the craic.

Mindrolling

7w↑1

Don’t cut off the end of the song.

Ryan Smith

24w↑1

Correct me if i'm wrong, but were Madness officially only a six-piece outfit when this was released. Was Mr Smash not considered a full member until the next single, `One Step Beyond` ?

Cheryl Roberts

4y↑4

I bloody love madness! :-)

Bip Bippadotta

24w↑1

I was in Orange Street on Friday and thinking of all the happy memories that the music of my era has given me. Feel so lucky to have been 13 in 1979 !

Gary May

13w

TheWassupyall This song and performance is ska not comedy which it turned into .

TheWassupyall

24w

me too. finally saw madness a couple of years ago. it's just one big singalong. great show.

Lynnimod

2y↑2

I saw their first performance on TOTP in 1979 when I was 17, I thought "WOW", been hooked on them since that day . :)

1967spud Reloading Supplies Ltd

11y

that was top of the pops and i can remember thats the first i time i saw madness i have ben hooked ever since ...any bodt seen geoge, nice man george, agent on the corner

Timothy Man

4y↑3

RIP Prince Buster. Buster bowl me over with your bogus dance, shuffle me off my feet.

Bob Ryan

13w

This song just never gets old! Favourite madness track and made before I was born!

Gary May

13w

Bob Ryan me too loved chas dancing early eighties

Paul Batcheler

11w

Can't believe the audience was all just stood still lol probably thinking who's these nutters

Fabio

4y↑9

RIP Prince Buster :(

Carol Jones

4y↑10

RIP Prince Buster

Niall McDonagh

Could still kill that camera man for not catching enough of Chas Smash in his absolute element...

Ninja 12 Lawbreaker

15w

I met The Prince himself in about 2002 when he accompanied Buster bad manners visiting our club in croydon. I was the bouncer

Brian Davis

24w

The audience didn't know what hit them most be mods

BoleynBoy

The first record i ever spent my pocket monet on at the age of 10. Still love Madness all these years on.

Dave Kelly

31w

it cuts off about 20 seconds short of the end. damn

TootsMac Tait

8y↑1

It's actually a Madness original, about Prince Buster. Written by Lee Thompson

andrew blower

5y↑9

chas proper skinhead dancer,class

ihsaan95

4y↑3

Bring back the Prince, indeed.

slushpuppie19

4y↑14

RIP The Prince!!!

BoleynBoy

8y↑1

@007raad Prince Buster

bofursgun

7y↑1

Aaaaw, come on, don't go comparing Madness and The Specials. Both fucking great and timeless. Let's just leave it at that.

Camilo Vásquez

4y↑2

And He is gone :(

dez mercury

9y↑1

2 tone the best

Sharon Turner

6y↑11

Chas,what a mover !!!

Paul Shotter

26w

The prince by madness great music from them I like this song brings back memories of hearing this song

Thomas Johnston

43w

I was 6 when it was released loved it then and still love it now

steven ford

2y↑2

Wow i remember when this song 1st hit the charts.Man im getting old

thevideoGuy42

10y

@kingquaps thanks very much....heard this on the mainstream radio today... radio 2 on the BBC....still sounds great

steve anon

An Earthquake is Erupting As My Wife walks down the street... :)

007raad

who done the original??

gawzrocks

11y

Some of the people in the audience seem unappreciative of what they're seeing before them.

steve aston

7y↑1

buster bowl me over with your bogus dance shuffle me of my feet.even iff i kept on running i'd never get to orange street.,, totaly totaly awsome.

blooduhz

10y

success came quick for them. most of them was like 18 in this video. so young talented. wished i could be like them.

faustus t

At 1.45 guitarist gets sax player to stop pretending, :)

Kushprincess66

Love this..especially the guy dancing on stage...always loved suggs tho..even to this day

Shannan McBride

11y

Chassy Smash What A Mover Hey.. Pitty They Av To Get Old I Wish Carl Would Do The Dance Live On Stage Now Days Madness Are Brilliant Ska Ska Ska

wink 55

51w

Lennon loved these guys!

mcfctid2

15w

This was the best Ska/Reggae Madness did.

Julie Porter

27w

Loved madness and Chas Smash

gawzrocks

I still love this song, Chas Smash is the shiiieeeettt.

Mark Tiplady

2y↑1

Got me dancing the nutty dance for the next 3 years and was good at it fun times😎

Jeezasdave1

Madness when they were good, before they turned all commercial. They were good, but not a patch on the Specials

BlogBitch

@HammerHealedCD Same here! First (vinyl) album I ever bought.

gawzrocks

11y

This is one of the best Madness songs.

les attridge

wow lost youth loving this

scampben

@TheGogolgirl Too much too young, apparently

sierradelta07

12y

I agree, an early one and one of their best.

Simondo81

Bloody hell, Suggs was what, 18 here?? I only just found out he was born in 1961. Always thought he was older 😮😮

Simon Bowles

14w

You dont see thiis now days , bring back 2 tone , ska , bring back the prince

rdocb7

4y↑1

Made me wanna find The Prince?

Peaky_Blinder

long live prince buster, so good suggs it keeping the original ska tunes coming,,, top tune suggs

Lisa Chrystal

52w

40 years ago today

Sophie Jay

Me too! Still have the cassette tape :-)

Neil Turnbull

One word sums this up "Class".

Darren Hoggett

This single (Langer/Two Tone) version never did the track justice as the re-recorded version on the OSB album is far superior.

Yohnnn Verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrjew

@emmykaninchen the beat goes down on orange street

Lexi J

The other seven men in my marriage!

Pond Acres

36w

Thanks for posting, love this song!

pigeon lad

seen em live twice and suggs on his own and stood next to them in the bar carlyon bay st austle 1979 great times,love em

Mark Allgood

where all the nuttiness started....

Lupo de Lupis

46w

Bring back the
Who is the
We want the

Andy Bradford

4y↑1

lol Neil, only 2 years behind you

adventuresinbelieving

4y↑9

bring back the Prince (rip)

heledraku

11y

hehehe, part of any herd

peter K

@bloodywomble your a joke.

peter K

@fanzig0 or Africa.

Den Mcfc No 1 True Blue

YES ,YES I NEVER GET TO

mrmiles2011

One of their BEST!... Get back on your feet!...Love It!

Cheryl Fazackerley

i didnt kno wot the hell was goin on,but my mates did.then i bought their album.....whizz bang! madness 4ever!

MrAnonymouswolf

10y

amazing song

Arqabass

Look at Smash, the dancer... how cool can you be....

Mike Moore

Look at the zombies in the audience, its like dawn of the dead! How could you not move to that?

fred bloggs

7y↑1

i still think that dance is coooooollllll

Cheryl Fazackerley

aw ditto hammerhealedcd! then it showed me so many different genres of music from just 1 album..

alski1960

10y

@gawzrocks yeah defo fukin awesome song

michelle rudd

saw madness after 30 years and i still loved em xxxx

Sousaphony

@JodieMichaela17 im pretty sure they never really broke up

MegaTaurus777

4y↑1

the audience are a right bunch of stiffs!

fishy paw

7y↑1

Oi, who stole me pork pie 'at?

mark spencer

Poole arts center "79" red socks and loafers as the bouncers used to take the laces out of our DM's ,,,,happy dayzzzzzz

maz1960

2nd generation skins great KTF

Pintail68

8y↑1

Jesus probably looked like the sax player, but without the shades.

MegaGingerJo

hahahahahaha!!! Good old band dubbing :)

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