Madness - One Better Day
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- From Madness's 1984 album, Keep Moving, One Better Day spent 7 weeks in the UK Chart and peaked at number 18. The song was the last Madness single ever released by Stiff Records.
This self-funded video was filmed mainly in Arlington Road in Camden and, more specifically, Arlington House, a homeless refuge which appears in the first line of the song. A bittersweet track about hope and despair, the video sees the band members depicted mainly as homeless people and features Suggs dancing with his "homeless" wife, Bette Bright.
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Listening to this after nearly 40 years, the best Madness ever did.......
Criminally underrated
Great phrase ‘Criminally underrated’ never heard it before!
@@johnmc3862 How have you not, where you from Canada?
How is it?
How come the entire world doesn't recognise this as absolutely the greatest song ever!?
It should definitely be in the top 10 of 80s tracks.
I do...
Even a stopped clock tells the right time twice a day so I see Suggs + co are dorks but their song is diamond, it captures the older poor london which is trying to be thrown out on its ear.
Coz of one step beyond,nightboat to Cairo, Bed and Breakfast man,Baggy Trousers etc,so many to choose from
I do!
The homeless woman in the video is actaully Sugg's wife Anne... This is Madness' most reflective song. So beautiful ! A trip down all the locations of my childhood.
Suggs photobombed us outside a pub in London a couple of years ago. After he'd walked off with his mates I decided I couldn't let the moment pass so chased him down the road and started singing the chorus to this, and he joined in.
Fast forward to 15th June this year and I saw them play Kenwood House in London. He announced to the crowd they would play one they rarely did live, and then this started!
I swear he did it for me....
Thanks for sharing this.
As a Berliner, I never has the chance to met them.
But hej, we got David Bowie, Nick Cave and Depeche Mode not bad at all. ;)
CooL !
Haha a spot on👍
My fav madness song
Great story
Classic song one of my favourite songs 😎....
A song that sadly still has even greater relevance today - thank you Madness for caring enough to highlight homelessness
Sad but so true, Tories are SCUM!!
This has got to be the most accomplished pop song of all time . The Beatles would be in envy of such a complete masterpiece.
I agree completely.
Spot on mate 👌
Well, they were only four.
And a little earlier.
But this is certainly masterpiece, of course!
The Beatles never recorded one song that could come close to any song by Madness. I consider it a crime to mention them in the same comment.
@@gregward5328
Well, you're entitled to your opinion, in the mean time keep taking your medication!
This one REALLY makes my eyes water.
I assume I'm not the only one...........................?
We all get to that point where we can only get by on the memories. I say all but some don't. No, it's not just you
I grew up with this and still rank it as my favourite Madness track. I can watch it fine until about 3:58 and then, for some reason I just go. Every time!
@@dicky466 him dancing with his wife was a good touch
marvinc999 "Aye m8t" Aww n favour!!!
Nope, you not alone...me too..
So many people yet to discover one of the best British bands. Never get tired of the sound of madness. Nutty boys forever!
Leonie cheetham You're right. I myself only linked them to "Our House" for my whole life (YOB 1985). Barely 2 nights ago did I discover all these other fantastic tunes of theirs. And here I wrongly thought they were 1 hit wonders :/
+Moonlight * you didn't even know about Baggy Trousers?
+discreditor *laughs sheepishly* No... Please forgive my embarrassing ignorance. I just heard that song too recently. Here in the US, the TV & radio just cram Our House down our throats. And in the Rockabilly scene, it's only One Step Beyond. Frankly, I'm a tad sick of those 2 songs, so hearing all these magnificent different songs is a relief. Is/was Baggy Trousers popular?
+Moonlight * Baggy Trousers was the song that made me sit up and take notice of Madness back in the day. It's just had a re lease of life in adverts, which was interesting but destroyed the whole rhythm of the original song, which is a frantic homage to (British) schooldays (of the 70s-my era).
+discreditor How funny. That very song is the one that appealed to me rightaway (the 4th song I heard from Madness). The difference between us is that I'm 30 years late in hearing it. I've been missing out too long; The "re lease of life in adverts", are you referring to the Stella Artois commercial? I had to look it up, cuz they don't air it in the US.
wow that takes me back, good times and no smart phones
This is one of the best songs of the 80's
Of all time, too.
It really is
What I love about Madness is that they embrace all kinds of madness, from happy to sad... and this song is definitely a brilliant description of a particular kind of sad madness.
This was the group that made me, defined me as a person, gave ma an identity. Living in thatchers britain just left school in '82 the skinhead/flat-top the crombie, (which I still have :) ) the D'M's an the fred perry and trilby hat.... God I LOVE 2tone/ska/reggae music... I so wish it was 1982 again :)
+Allan Fada Don't we all :-) so free, looked the part, top music and top bands
Definately Darren, I cant describe what it was about the 80's that was so unique, but it was amazing and I wish it was all still here.
+Allan Fada and me ska rules
+joe power im 52 wish i25 back in bristol in the two tone days where does the time go //
It flies mate, it flies...
The feeling of ariving when youve got nothing left to loose...WOW
I gew up listening to Madness, bad manners, the specials.... That was such a glorious time... Ska forever
Madness have an art of making a song dark, dreary and low to upbeat, happy and joyfull ... They have a few songs like it, masterful in evoking so much emotions out out of one piece of music. Outstanding.
My favourite Madness song, still amazing after all the years.
very under-rated song of Madness
Couldn't agree more Sean. Top tune. Beautiful in fact.
Yes it's one of my fave's from a band who've yet do do a bad song and I personally don't think it's possible.
Beautiful song of those who have nothing but feelings.
Sean Flanagan so so agreee
Definitely quite melancholic
Songwriting on the level of The Kinks. Super.
Such an emotive and massively under-rated track,it`s just perfection
Definitely an underrated Madness song! Very sad lyrics!
There’s always hope as long as there’s madness!
true reflection of Britain though
By far and away their best song in my humble opinion
Your humble opinion would be correct.
The melody is just glorious. Fantastic tune
WOW !!! I just discovered this song like a month ago and I was a teenager in the 80's. How the hell is it that this song was never released as a single in North America at the time ????? This is one of the greatest songs ever written !!! OMG how did this pass the world bye ?? ... what a tragedy : (
It was note the "official video' you just missed it you must've been playing out lol you've found it now thought eh 😉
@@slyestfox935's 30 Years late but YES !! ...I loved the Ska and New Romantic bands from the 80's but a lot got by me. Heartbreaking I did know this at the time. I was a DJ in the 80s.
I Love the chorus of this song so much it hurts sometimes, but it always makes me happy to sing along with.
That is exactly how I feel :-)
indeed has a sad happy feel to it
I love the piano
The chorus melody is, I think deliberately optimistic in contrast to the verses 🇬🇧
One of their best songs
My absolute favourite Madness track ever. Sublime, haunting masterpiece.
This has definitely grown, over the years, to be my favourite Madness song. It's been echoing around my head so much lately that I had to go and stand outside Arlington House yesterday to set it to rest.
Their best. Brings tears to my eyes.
Camden has canged alot since this video was made.
I lived there in the early eighties
and remember suggs and the boys playing in a bar called the Dublin castle. Also the specials and many other great bands played there. Around the corner was Arlington House a beautiful building built by Lord Rowton for working
men mostly Irish.and that's
What this great song is
about..🎷🎷🎷
There's a recent vid of them playing in the Dublin Castle here in youtub.
Declan McGowan interestin facts pal, Niva knew aww that, a live n Dublin am from Glasgow Scotland, also used tae live n London n the 90s, felt us Scottish an Irish wur Not liked by ALot of folks, narrow minded ppl if yi ask me but, Not All Londoners are so negative I'm sure but !. Love n Light n all thing's bright a say, All in favour Say 'AYE Pls' !...
Also lived in Camden in the early 80's over the road from the Edinboro Castle in Mornington Terrace.The Dublin Castle was a regular haunt.Arlington House then was pretty run down and in a bad state of repair.It improved when the Council took it over in the mid 80's
@@paulfrewzy7374 aye
Madness's finest in my opinion.
I love this song so much. Every time I hear it the hairs on my arms stand up...
what a song! still love it as much as decades ago.
This track always cuts to the core.
My favourite Madness song. Really liked their later stuff with its more mature, laid back vibe. Unfortunately the public were less interested than they had been previously.
I prefer their ska side but soul is great too
The public are idiots and basically a bunch of morons...this is their, Madness', finest moment...and the public can go shove their stupid heads up their Thatcher-voting arses...you get what you deserve, eventually...it might have taken 40 years but what goes round etc etc...
As well as the last single on Stiff,this song was the last in their long run of one major or major-ish hit after another,which ran for almost 5 years from The Prince in the early autumn of 1979 to the summer of 1984. Bittersweet it certainly is. I thought Arlington House (not having seen the printed lyrics sounded like "Babington House" or something to me) must have been some kind of accomodation for down-and-out people in London,so I thank the notes above for confirming that. I noticed a growing number of people sleeping rough from about the autumn of 1984 as the effects of Thatcherism started to really bite,sadly.
What a song what a band and how good is Lee on saxophone
When you hear all the garbage that is today's music....I so appreciate being an 80s child...madness were just so brilliant...hit after hit ..iconic...never be bettered
Didn't care for them back then - 30+ years later, happy to admit I was wrong!
Brilliant song. Never gets old.
I've been homeless off and on since 2020 however I loved this song as a younger man when I never imagined that I would be homeless now listening to it pulls hard on my heart strings ! NUTTY BOYS RULE 😊
Random fact, this is Gwen Stefani's favourite Madness song. Love this song.
Leah Higgz ... love your detail
Me too
It's a fantastic song along with many, I still can't pinpoint an absolute favourite.
Another random fact. That's suggs's wife in the video
This is such a beautiful song ...
Totally
Classic .not well known
One of my favourite madness songs! Can’t believe how little people know this it’s great 👍 🏴🇬🇧
Beautiful song from Madness, showed the depth of the band and a hint of the longevity they'd achieve up to the present day through a broad repertoire.
Beautiful, touching and timeless ...THANK YOU MADNESS
Brilliant song, best band ever.. Hit after hit, after hit and oh what melodies they carried.. They made amazing videos because they were full of ideas and never boring.. The funniest band every as they always uplifted my spirits everytime they came on TOTP's
"The feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to lose." The song mirrors a sad life well lived if they both end on that note.
Your not wrong mate, probably the must underated band in British music, have grown up listening to them from the age of 13 now 56 and when feeling shite they always cheer me up absolutely 💯 legends 😀 👍
I'm 56 years old too. Had never heard of this and other Madness songs until last night!
Aye bruv... the 'real Nutty Boys we were...👍🏴
more hits then the stones
@@pierricclot6544 Yip, they have... 👍🏴
Seeing them live is like having one big party with people you have just meet, you just can't stop smiling and don't want it to end, just endless joy and you see it on everyone's face
I'm sure many of you already know this, but Arlington House is still very much a working hostel that supports people who are homeless and/or from disadvantaged backgrounds to find secure permanent housing and gain stability as well as supporting small businesses and social enterprises. It operates as a not-for-profit business and invests all profits back into it's mission and supporting its vulnerable residents.
It's songs like One Better Day where Madness really show their heart. If ever there was a song that was worthy of a re-release or being covered by a young contemporary artist or band, then this would definitely be it! Having owned the video tape of Devine Madness, this song got played a lot in my house. But it is a crying shame that the song has gone relatively under the radar when even now it has so much to offer. A few other similarly great songs that I feel deserve a listen would be 'Yesterday's Men', which always felt on a par with 'One Better Day' and plays off of the same sensitivities. Michael Caine, because it's bloody brilliant and could not sound overplayed no matter how many times you play it, and also worth mentioning that the bad tracked down the man, the legend that is Michael Caine to his hotel room and pleaded with him to record a brief introduction to the song, and since MC's daughter was a huge fan of the band he couldn't refuse, and the famous "My name is...." catchphrase was born. Sweetest Girl is another song that rarely gets a mention, and is one of the few cover songs that the band released, and they reinvented it. I would love them to play '4am' again as I saw them perform it in 1999/2000 but haven't heard it played since, and it's such a brilliant and thought provoking song.
Beautiful song!!! That´s why these guys are one of the best bands ever... They can easily play ska songs like baggy trousers, nightboat to cairo, house of fun but they also can play great soul songs like one better day and yesterday´s men
I am sixty ....I feel like crying hearing all those triggered memories.....thank you guys.....
Still a young man 👍
Just the best of Madness and the 80's
Loved how they could do both reflective emotional songs and the fun light hearted stuff! Btw Arlington house is a hostel for the homeless.
Soltanto i più grandi e talentuosi riescono sia far ridere che far piangere 😊 ... 👍e adesso mi ascolto questa band in duetto con Amy Winehouse .... forever ska
Oh vielen Dank für die Erklärung. Als Berlinerin konnte ich nicht wissen, was das "Arlington house" ist.
These wonderful songs by the Madness once helped me a lot to get out of a protracted depression when I was still a naive student and lived away from home. In the middle of a cold Russian February, I found myself homeless, and distant relatives took me in temporarily. Although I didn’t understand the lyrics, I felt this positive wave with a little sadness! Oh, how they helped me! Thank you Madness! God bless you all! From Russia with love.❤
I love that the part of the lyrics that is spoken by the poor unfortunates is the most upbeat part of the song. Life is just what you make it.
I ❤ 2 tone so I have to listen to Madness!
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams
Gawd, I loved this song so much. I had the DJ play it at my brothers wedding back in the day. One of the best songs they ever wrote!
Sitting in a subway listening to this song.
It's hard to critique a song like this, it's brilliant in so many ways. Beautiful, touching, very pleasing to listen to. I at times listen to it back to back many times.
Fantastic track. (and Suggs & the wife inc.)
A superbly crafted song.
This has such a beatiful melody
One of my favourite madness songs
One Of The Greatest Songs Ever
Was in arlington Rd today. Sang this. One of my favourite songs ever. Love you Suggs.
Surrounded by his past , what a line, that's pure poetry. Such pathos & truth as we are all surrounded by our past!! & As we round the bend to see the final furlong, it's best to cut yourself some slack!! Say what needs to be said to atone to family & friends, but remember to err is human or so someone much smarter than myself said & enjoy the time we have because nobody gives you the timetable of life, so try & make the best of it & don't put off doing things that need to be done today, because unfortunately you never know if there's going to be a tomorrow. There endith the lesson from a man who's race is nearly run , so do your best & be kind. PEACE AND LOVE TO EVERYONE ❤❤.
The feeling of arrival / when there’s nothing left to lose…. 👌
What a song this is. class
Always gives me goosebumps this song ... 😎🇬🇧
the feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to lose
Great song, I love putting this on a jukebox and watching the reaction. It just grabs people.
This is madness at their best and that is saying something,beautiful song about an ongoing subject,
They created some really poignant work. Very socially aware. An absolute blessing to the music industry.
Beautiful track.
One of my favourite songs and I don't understand why it was not a number one!
Walking round you sometimes hear the sunshine
Beating down in time with the rhythm of your shoes
seeing those words written just made me realise how beautiful they are!
The feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to loose
“The feeling of arriving when you’ve nothing left to lose”, damn that lyric is so damn accurate.
My favourite Madness song.
Its frightening how long ago 1984 is now. I was only a kid at the time but it still seems like yesterday. In this video it could be 1954.
This song is a real gem...
A real masterpiece, a fantastic band !
I was a kid in high school in Oregon when Madness had some good songs on the radio. I never bought their album so I hadn’t heard this song until now. It’s incredibly good!
Always makes me cry. Beautiful.
Love ya Suggs
For me, their best song. Better than Bed & Breakfast Man? Just. Sadder.
Absolutely genius, but sadly madness have never been given the praise they truly deserve, 🙏 thanks for always putting a smile on my my face lads love ya
Love them as much now as I did when they first started. Never stop listening to them and watch the videos.
They had the nutty image yet their music had depth emotion and meaning at times. I always liked this song
It’s difficult to pin point a favorite song, theirs always another just about to drop,I loved this when I was a lad, and I love still one of their best!
Got to admit - one of my all time madness favs!! See you at Sincil on Friday nutty boys
They are so unpredictable, they are unique.
Gran Tema de Madness!! Recuerdos de “Nostalgia” en Doble 9 !! La Radio Rock en Lima!! Saludos desde Lima Peru !! 🇵🇪
In 2017 I came to Ibiza.. it was the best week i had for so long, i never wanted to leave. The last night in my hotel this was playing on a Spanish radio station.. i used to sob when i heard it when we got home. I live in ibiza now and this song will always be special to me. It has nothing to do with anything lyric wise but it will always remind me of this beautiful place… ❤❤❤❤❤
Was just listening to Suggs' 'love letter to London' on the R4. What a love letter to Camden this song is and to all those who have "the feeling of arriving when you've nothing left to lose".
this and yesterdays men show their more soulfull side
best madness song
My Fave Madness tune.. Got into them in 82. Very good indeed
Day time music has no social comment,what planet these people live on.madness were brave putting g what they did on singles...love them for that, and great music...they are a unique band..love them.wish I saw them back in the day,consider yourself blessed if you did....did they play in ireland?...
The xylophone really makes this one pop.
Blast from the past folks..thanks so much for playing Madness songs
I love them all .stay well and safe 😘🙏💕🤗