40 Years Ago… everyone in the UK had “Our House” by Madness stuck in
their heads.
“Our House, in the middle of our street
Our House, was our castle and our keep
Our House, it was where we used to sleep” etc
A chorus like that could get stuck in your head for days!
Madness had previously been the best ska band in Britain but by
1982 they’d decided they’d prefer to be the MOST British band in Britain, singing
songs best enjoyed with a pint of lager, a steak & kidney pie, Yorkshire
pudding & spotted dick for dessert.
“Our House” was so British that even a teenage Damon Albarn may
have watched the video & thought “you don’t think you’re overdoing it a bit
there, do you guv?”
“Our House” is an 8
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