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10 Tough Questions about Madness

Anyone who enjoyed music in the 80s will know and probably love the music of Madness. So can you identify the track from the lyrics?

A multiple-choice quiz by JenPenWen. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
JenPenWen

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
362,328

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. 'Mother has to iron his shirt then she sends the kids to school. Sends them off with a small kiss. She's the one they're going to miss in lots of ways.'

Which Madness song? Hint

My Girl

The Sun And The Rain

Our House

House Of Fun

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Pack of party poppers that pop in the night. A toothbrush and hairspray plastic grin. Miss Clay on all corners has just walked in.'

Which Madness song? Hint

House Of Fun

Grey Day

It Must Be Love

Wings Of A Dove

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Question 3 of 10

3. 'When I get home it's late at night. I'm black and bloody from my life. I haven't time to wash my hands. Cuts will only sting me through my dreams.'

Which Madness record? Hint

Grey Day

Weary Day

Bedsitter

Cloud Number Nine

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Question 4 of 10

4. 'Think of seven letters begin and end in C. Like a big American card but misspelt with a D. I wish this bus would get a move on driver's taking his time.'

Which Madness song? Hint

Don't Worry

Cardiac Arrest

Tomorrow's Just Another Day

One Step Beyond

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Question 5 of 10

5. 'Lots of girls and lots of boys. Lots of smells and lots of noise. Playing football in the park. Kicking push bikes after dark.'

Which Madness song? Hint

Baggy Trousers

Bad Boys

School Days

Our School

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Question 6 of 10

6. 'Received a letter just the other day. Don't seem they wanna know you no more. They've laid it down given you their score. Within the first two lines it bluntly read.'

Which Madness song? Hint

Michael Caine

Mad Not Mad

Embarrassment

Shut Up

7. 'I've got a wife and three kids you know. They'll tell you I'm straight well at least I think so. I'm as honest as the day is long. The longer the daylight the less I do wrong.'

Which Madness song? Hint

The Prince

Girl Why Don't You

Shut Up

Waiting For (The Ghost Train)

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Question 8 of 10

8. 'Trying hard I thought I'd done my best. All my life I can't get no rest. Some who've closed the door before. Say I can't carry on no more.'

Which Madness song? Hint

The Wings Of A Dove

Uncle Sam

The Sun And The Rain

Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)

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Question 9 of 10

9. 'Been on the telephone call for an hour. We hardly said a word. I tried and tried but I could not be heard. Why can't I explain? Why do I feel this pain?'

Which Madness song? Hint

House Of Fun

It Must Be Love

My Girl

Sweetest Girl

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Question 10 of 10

10. '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.'

Which Madness song? Hint

One Step Beyond

The Prince

The Return Of The Los Palmas 7

They Harder They Come

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 'Mother has to iron his shirt then she sends the kids to school. Sends them off with a small kiss. She's the one they're going to miss in lots of ways.' Which Madness song?

Answer: Our House

Released in 1982 and reached five in the UK charts, 'Our House'. The song was written by band members Chris Foreman and Chas Smash.

2. 'Pack of party poppers that pop in the night. A toothbrush and hairspray plastic grin. Miss Clay on all corners has just walked in.' Which Madness song?

Answer: House Of Fun

'House Of Fun', released in 1982, was their first and only number one hit and spent nine weeks in the charts. Written by Lee Thompson and Mike Barson, it is about a young lad coming of age and trying to buy condoms, using slang for condoms and getting misunderstood by the chemist and sent to 'The House Of Fun'.

3. 'When I get home it's late at night. I'm black and bloody from my life. I haven't time to wash my hands. Cuts will only sting me through my dreams.' Which Madness record?

Answer: Grey Day

'Grey Day' was released in 1981; it spent ten weeks in the UK charts and peaked at number four. It was written by band member Mike Barson before the band were famous.

4. 'Think of seven letters begin and end in C. Like a big American card but misspelt with a D. I wish this bus would get a move on driver's taking his time.' Which Madness song?

Answer: Cardiac Arrest

'Cardiac Arrest', released in 1982, spent ten weeks in the charts and peaked at 14. The song was written by band members Chris Foreman and Chas Smash, and it basically sums up a man who works and worries so hard he ends up with a heart attack (cardiac arrest).

It was not given much airplay due to the reference to heart attacks and maybe that's why it did not make the top ten (personally it is my favourite -- so cleverly written).

5. 'Lots of girls and lots of boys. Lots of smells and lots of noise. Playing football in the park. Kicking push bikes after dark.' Which Madness song?

Answer: Baggy Trousers

'Baggy Trousers', released in 1980, spent 20 weeks in the UK charts peaking at number three. The song was written by band members Suggs and Chris Foreman. The video showed Lee Thompson flying through the air whilst doing his solo saxophone part; this was done by using wires from a crane.

6. 'Received a letter just the other day. Don't seem they wanna know you no more. They've laid it down given you their score. Within the first two lines it bluntly read.' Which Madness song?

Answer: Embarrassment

'Embarrassment' was released from their second album 'Absolutely' in 1980. It was written by band member Lee Thompson and spent 12 weeks in the UK singles charts peaking at number four. The song was about an experience that happened in band member Lee's life.

Answer: Shut Up

'Shut Up' was a song written by band members Suggs and Chris Foreman, and strangely they never used the lyrics shut up in the song. The song was released in 1981; it spent nine weeks in the UK charts and peaked at seven.

8. 'Trying hard I thought I'd done my best. All my life I can't get no rest. Some who've closed the door before. Say I can't carry on no more.' Which Madness song?

Answer: Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)

'Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)' was released in 1983 and spent nine weeks in the UK top forty peaking at eight. The song was written by Mike Barson and Chas Smash and features on their album 'Rise And Fall'.

9. 'Been on the telephone call for an hour. We hardly said a word. I tried and tried but I could not be heard. Why can't I explain? Why do I feel this pain?' Which Madness song?

Answer: My Girl

Released in 1980 'My Girl' was the last hit from their first album 'One Step Beyond'. It was written by band member Mike Barson about a girlfriend he had at the time.

10. '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.' Which Madness song?

Answer: The Prince

Released in 1979 'Prince' was the first single released by Madness, it stayed in the charts for eleven weeks peaking at number sixteen. It was written by band member Lee Thompson and was a tribute to Prince Buster who majorly influenced the band. The video for this record is a Madness appearance on 'Top Of The Pops'; the group bought the rights for the video.

Source: Author JenPenWen

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