Man, that guy on the sax can wail. They're all good, but he's incredible right here.

@EM-yk1dw

8 ай бұрын

Lee Thompson

@damiandaniele1448

2 ай бұрын

Estoy de acuerdo

@garycrosby7346

8 күн бұрын

Take it you've not seen em before. Brill

One on the great things about the Old Grey Whistle Test was that the programme didn't care who you were or how big a star you were it was the same for everyone. No miming, no fancy tricks from a mixing desk, no audience just get up and play and show us how good you are.

the greatest ska song of all the time

@steveduncan9256

Жыл бұрын

Listen to toots and the maytals before you say anything else

I ❤ this song, always have, always will. There's something deliciously sinister about it

One of the greatest 70s rock n roll tracks ever written stunning... How can you not move! Buddy holly if he wS here would love this

I remember watching this back in the day. I had a small black and white telly in my room and used to watch OGWT and the late night horror flicks on ITV. just as long as I didn't wake the old man up, then he would re-enact a horror flick in the house complete with real blood. 1979, I was 18. I liked Madness, despite riding a motorcycle and having long hair. I also remember watching Meatloaf Bat Out Of Hell, and sitting on the edge of my bed by the end, amazed that anything could be so theatrical. great times.

@mjwchapman

Жыл бұрын

yeah all my friends were rockers. my two favourite bands were madness and ac/dc. and they still are!

the utterly breathtaking performance... Created their own 'sound and genre'... An amazing British band x

@SadbillNomates

9 күн бұрын

They were/are brilliant but they didn't create the genre.

Pure class! The early Madness were streets ahead of all the other Ska bands. Reminds me of the cold, dark, violent streets of Wolverhampton in the late 70s early 80s where a musical 'tribe' would be lurking in the shadows around every street corner...

This is utterly fantastic.

Thank you so much for sharing this most essential piece of historic Madness.

I’m 1979 when I was 17/18z. I was obsessed with madness the album posters you name in . Now in 2022 I’m still obsessed with them (in a good way) and I still have a crush on mike, Suggs and chas

Love this rendition of the song.

MADNESS - THE KINGS OF THE SKA !

I think this is the best version yet!

They were fit, non-stop dancing!

I can't believe I've never seen this. I thought I'd seen all the early OGWT Magnificent

What a gem :)

This is incredible! Wow. Just wow! 😮

Amazing to think that Chas wasnt actually an official member of the band at this point. Dave Robinson made sure that was rectified pretty soon after this clip.

Fantastic

Just watched this twice and going in for a third time. Awsome...

Brilliant.

Having a Grey day? Get this on full blast(headphones on,respect to the neighbours),get up and dance just like Chas- the Original Bez. Feeling better, I thought so.

Thanks. Great footage!

Perfection! 😅👍🙃🤪

Absolutely marvellous 😃👍

Chas at his early best.

@3vimages471

3 жыл бұрын

The dancer right? Love it.

@garymay799

3 жыл бұрын

@@3vimages471 Chas Smash brilliant 79 -80 proper unique then madness went pop kids loved them .Ska music originally first song on Top of the pops “The Prince “loved his dance straight away .

Gorgeous suggs xx

Legendary Madness❤

Early Madness gig were dangerous places to be at. I was at one at Erics in Liverpool in 79 or 80 and it was murder.

@stevebell9645

9 ай бұрын

People won't get it I went along with my elder brothers and cousin to see the Specials in 1980 I was only 13 far too young Bloody terrifying it was like scene from Agincourt!!

@JeromekJerome1972

4 ай бұрын

Saw the Specials 30th Anniversary gig in Brighton and they had to stop a few times because of aggro. Everyone was well into their 40s by then so God knows what it must have been like originally

And the rest is history 🙏

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Clear n LOUD! 👌

Thank you

Rancid ripped this off with evils my friend 😂

No dislikes says it all.

@napalmedyourdad4870

2 жыл бұрын

Not really now that yt *removed dislikes :( but still really good music and deserves to have no dislikes.

@edwardcollett5415

2 жыл бұрын

Have they though?

Fez'tastic...

Shut up, listen and danceee

Absolutely electric compared to the video-version

Suggs 4 life.

🇧🇷✌🏻

Fuck yes.

Is he the same sax player as in the original official video clip?

How cool was that :D

Fantastic