This week's vid comes to us by yet another band that was hugely popular in its native England but was never considered more than a one-hit wonder to most of America. I don't know what's wrong with Americans...consistently passing up bands like The Jam, Blur, Pulp and Supergrass for the likes of Asia, Hootie and the Blowfish, Creed and Matchbox 20. I guess you could say we passed up Madness in favor of American ska band The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (who I have no problem with), although the Bosstones only broke big about 10 years after Madness' "Our House" became a Top 10 mega-hit.
This cover of Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love" was the only other Madness tune to crack the American Top 40, making it to #33 in 1983, the year after "Our House" was released. Enjoy.
This cover of Labi Siffre's "It Must Be Love" was the only other Madness tune to crack the American Top 40, making it to #33 in 1983, the year after "Our House" was released. Enjoy.
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Billboard chart geek alert: As a heads up, "It Must Be Love" didn't hit the U.S. top 40 until 1983. Although it was a hit in the UK in 1981, in the U.S. it was released as the follow up to "Our House".