It was no commercial… it was an actual music-song-type song, of some hitherto unknown variety. Some kind of real estate insurance jingle? An Olde-England flavored ditty for Merry Maids? A public service announcement on quality family time from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints? But no, this jaunty little tune kept rollicking on and on past the :30 mark. What we had here was something foreign, in more ways than one.Īt first I thought it must be an advertisement. No arena rock guitar riffs or electronic synth beats to be found. This very peculiar song came blasting out, a torrent of pounding piano and bombastic brass and swirling strings. I was home alone after school, sitting at the kitchen table doing homework with the radio on. At the time my favorite band was Men at Work, and as a younger kid I was into Kiss and The B-52s. I can recall with great clarity when I first heard ”Our House,” as a wee lad of 13. But I have to admit, I wasn’t convinced to jump aboard the nutty train right away. Top 10 and served as the primary entry point for their American fans, myself included. (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Madness)Īfter cranking out hit after hit in the UK for about four years, Madness finally cracked the fickle American market in 1983 with “Our House.” That classic track took the band into the U.S.
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