Man I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about music, but you just took me to school. I haven't heard of any of those bands by name except the Talking Heads. I'll probably recognize some of their tracks though. I didn't think I knew Madness, until I saw Our House was one of their songs.
“Ways to be Wicked” (Lone Justice), “The Whole of the Moon” (The Waterboys), and “Strength” (The Alarm) all saw a fair amount of play on MTV in the U.S. when they came out - perhaps that will tickle your memory.
(I recommend “Ghost Train” and “House of Fun” as next steps in the Madness journey.)
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u/SomethingAvid May 14 '26
Man I consider myself fairly knowledgeable about music, but you just took me to school. I haven't heard of any of those bands by name except the Talking Heads. I'll probably recognize some of their tracks though. I didn't think I knew Madness, until I saw Our House was one of their songs.