The difference is technoly & production. Prince Buster, is definitely slower, but is aimed at a different generation. Madness layered sounds, & faster tempo. Growing up with Madness they will get my vote, but Prince Buster, deserves credit for being one of the original sounds of Jamaica.
The shot of them coming out of the barbers shop Alex's was in Leeds at the top of Water Lane. It is now demolished & replaced by the tall building nicknamed The Dalek.
I was 16 when the Madness version hit the charts in 1979. They blew me away. So different from the prevalent Punk, new wave and disco around at the time.
Taking in that Prince Buster recorded on outdated equipment compared to madness, was self producing and is a pioneer of reggae music, i must go with him. But i really love the madness version to
I really like prince buster and he is the original but for me madness is the best because I grew up hearing their version and when this comes on and me and my mates are having a good few pints it turns into a beer rain party and everyone is having it big time!
Unfair to compare the artist who built it with the artist who took it for a ride. Madness, Specials, Selecter was music of my youth & it introduced me to Jamaican Ska which I LO❤️E! 80’s Ska & 60’s Ska are both dear to my heart
Love Madness ! .. They took a song with a good riff and a good basic rhythm and made it into a classic piece of fun, dancey, joyful ska .. Kudos to the influential Prince Buster for his inspiration and originality, but for me Madness wins by a mile .. The video is absolutely fantastic too !
Its not a case of which is better, its the that they are complimentary, they are both brilliant. Madness are great fans of people like Prince Buster and his ilk and is more of a tribute than a cover.
I discovered this song through Madness, and love it. But the PB version has more variations in the sax. It’s a difficult decision, but the little bit more fun in the Madness version makes me go for Madness
I grew up listening to 2tone but over the years I’ve delved into the original songs and 2tone influences and they both stand alone , both fantastic genres
Always Madness, if you have chance you should check out Ren and his music. his song Hi Ren is probably one of the biggest masterpieces I have ever heard also money game pt 3. Those videos are epic. He has a brilliant catalogue of his music that you can easily get lost in. He’s Welsh but recently has returned to the uk from Canada where he was having treatment. There’s also a lot of great music from the band that he played with called The big Push but has also sung with other amazing artists. He’s extremely happy for reactions and will help if any trouble comes your way if you post anything. He’s a diamond and I have noticed anyone that reacts to him gets tons of followers and when he recommends music the artist does, skinner brothers went from under 4000 to over 6000 overnight.
Madness all the way for me. I still can’t understand how the U.K. Ska/Mod Revival scene didn’t make it in the commercial way in the US as it did in Europe. So many amazing bands and music. Loads of US bands and musicians found the music and were influenced by it, just never seemed to make it to the radio? Check out Madness’s version of Must Be Love, the song was originally by Labi Siffre who appears in the madness video as one of the violin players at the end, he takes off his shades and smiles at the camera. Mark Bedfords bass line on It Must Be Love is beautiful and understated but just makes the song for me.
It's either this song, or their verison of "Madness", that actually had Prince Buster saying he did actually think the Madness version was better. As it happens, this apparently was just a short intro they did at their gigs. It was only when they went to record the album that they and the producer decided to do it as a full song.
I was one of those kids in the early 80s… My parents came from Jamaica with the original 7 inch blue beat records in their suitcases. When our English friends came round and heard these tracks been played by my dad… Completely blew their minds. The members of madness grew up in this hot bed of multiculturalism in Birmingham and this is the basis of all their music. Yes… The Madness version is fast and frenzied and quite exciting but we cannot deny the fact that Prince Buster is , As my dad always used to remind us, the perpetrator, the originator, and The instigator,
Madness were in North London... The pub in the video is the famous rock venue Hope and Anchor in Islington... Same interactions with carribean community though. The original is the original.. Kudos for that. Recording and production on the Madness version is better due to technology developments. Both are brilliant It's like Seals and Crofts "Summer Breeze" versus Isley Brothers cover... Both equally good
Madness recorded a Spanish language vocal that was used for the Spanish release of the single! Their version remains quite true to the original but personally i prefer the more organic sound of the Prince Buster version. Also worth a comparison is Prince Buster and Madness's version of Madness. The original version was aimed at Lee Perry who was another prolific producer at the time to which he retorted with a 45 called Mad Head. Rival producers/artists did this often in 60's Jamaica 😁
Prince Buster was Ska music, Madness was Reggie, as was UB40, I went from a Tamla Motown freak, to a full blown Skinhead Tonic Mohair wearing Mod, over night, Britain's music was influenced, by so many, I still love Sitar played by either Father or Daughter Shankar
As long as Prince Buster wasn’t actively abusing Scots folk on his recording then he was gonna win for me as Madness quite literally suck Donkey Balls IMHO . PB recording is 💯 authentic and hence has to be the winner 🏆 👍🏴
Kia Ora brother although i totally disagree with you about Madness. Prince Buster still wins for this stinky old punkrocker you can't beat that original sound it's just MAGICAL 😍 MUSICAL PERFECTION IT'S ONE STEP BEYOND ✌️🤘👍
@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Strummer and i spent the day planting vegetables in the large raised box garden Strummer built a few months ago we've been filling it with compost and soil and now it's going to be productive. And best of all we got to hang out together giving each other a bit of stick he's a cheeky bugger a laugh and also bigger than me so what can i do about it?😜
The Madness version is a soundtrack to my teens and early twenties where the challenge was to dance as hard as you could for the full duration. It is was always a floor filler. Hadn’t heard the original before, nice and chilled.
The original has two horns - there's the main horn with the melody and a high horn doing rhythmic ornaments. The bass, piano and guitars are all very low in the mix so only the horns, percussion and mouth noises are in the foreground. Madness only use one horn, but the have a much fuller sound from the guitars and keys. Plus they used reverb to fill out the sound. To be honest I wouldn't like to choose between them..
I’m laughing my socks off here, how anyone can even compare Madness to Prince Buster is beyond me. The musicianship alone is on a different level…many of Prince Buster records were also backed by the Skatalites which included on trombone Don Drummond considered one of the greatest trombone players that ever lived….period.
Hard to chuse which one is the best ska. Ps is it true that youve had policial roits in C anada lately? How the F can anyone annoy Canadians that much? The coolest people in the world? Keep on! Greetings from Jonas Gothenburg Sweden.
I think Prince Buster would have liked the Madness cover of his song. Without the original Madness is not inspired! I like both. I can listen to the warmth of Prince Busters version much more, many more times.
Different vibes altogether. The Madness version has more of a punk spirit to it. I like both but Prince Buster has it for me. Imagine if Prince Buster had the recording facilities that Madness had.
@@deadwretched Ha ha, bigger than the specials? Do your research, they were kicked off before they'd had a hit. Research Suggs! In the words of the great Chuck D, ' Don't believe the hype.'.
The Madness version is certainly a more "Fun" interpretation , the video clearly shows they're not taking themselves seriously, the choreography is designed to put a smile on the viewer's face . My dear late dad would have (did ) a silly dance to this - he was a professional musician - so I think he caught the vibe straight away . I don't think he'd have done that with the PB version . That is still very cool though....
Mondo Rock - Come Said The Boy (1983) (AU) (Extended Video Version) Refreshed Video This song was Mondo Rock's biggest hit in Australia. It'll attract a lot of attention. I think you need to do this one soon.
The UK ska revival bands brought a punky energy to their music compared to the more laid back original ska. A potential WDIB comparison for you is Smokey Robinson's "Tears of a clown" and ska cover version by The Beat.
The difference between the two is production and plenty of bass including the comical version of madness , buster version is set in the early sixties where the production was more tamer for that time. It was also the B side for the al copone a side which in respect should have been a a single at the time but it is what it is.
Buster recorded hundreds of songs, many of which are crap, but some are brilliant. A few in the latter category are : Time longer than rope, Al Capone, Enjoy Yourself, Madness, 30 Pieces of Silver, Rough Rider, Wreck a Pum Pum, Whine or Grine, Pum Pum A Go Kill Ya.
As Americans You may not understand British history, our previous Empire countries, could come to Britain post WWII to help rebuild Britain, Jamaican culture bought there music, But check out the British Indian music Bhangra, if you like a beat
The only reason Madness did a cover is because they loved Prince Buster and obviously his music. There isn't a better version, only the original and the tribute version.
A suggestion for a new feature..... Same title, different song. I'll start the suggestions off with Simple man. Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company. Who did it better should stay, but change Friday favourites and Canadian content.
Well id certainly ask C n C to give it some thought , freshen the channel up , I’ve mentioned it a few times but Chris and Cynthia have totally ignored me hoping I’d go away 😅.. there’s nothing wrong with change tbh. Eclectic beard ( Alan ) had a root n branch refresher on his channel due to work life balance and falling views , King Boomer brought his wife in and has admitted his audience was chiefly UK so is tailoring his content to mirror that . C n C we are allies , not detractors, please bear that in mind . ✊ 👍🏴
The PB version is ideal for the heat of Jamaica, but in the UK we need something a bit faster to keep warm: ua-cam.com/video/ZZy1h75QW50/v-deo.htmlsi=JpvubgYmnvI06FFL
All music has its origins in older stuff ask any musician who has had a hit, no offence but you both look like those nodding dolls people have on their dash boards.
Buster for authenticity; Madness for the punk influence that Two Tone gave. It's not a competition: enjoy both!
@@robertmarlow255 Thank you Robert well said 👍✊🤘✌️
The difference is technoly & production. Prince Buster, is definitely slower, but is aimed at a different generation. Madness layered sounds, & faster tempo. Growing up with Madness they will get my vote, but Prince Buster, deserves credit for being one of the original sounds of Jamaica.
The shot of them coming out of the barbers shop Alex's was in Leeds at the top of Water Lane. It is now demolished & replaced by the tall building nicknamed The Dalek.
You have to give props to the original but madness took it and smashed it out the park!
I was 16 when the Madness version hit the charts in 1979. They blew me away. So different from the prevalent Punk, new wave and disco around at the time.
Taking in that Prince Buster recorded on outdated equipment compared to madness, was self producing and is a pioneer of reggae music, i must go with him. But i really love the madness version to
Buster for me, always has been, always will be. Plus, Buster has the awesome Al Capone on the other side.
I really like prince buster and he is the original but for me madness is the best because I grew up hearing their version and when this comes on and me and my mates are having a good few pints it turns into a beer rain party and everyone is having it big time!
Unfair to compare the artist who built it with the artist who took it for a ride.
Madness, Specials, Selecter was music of my youth & it introduced me to Jamaican Ska which I LO❤️E!
80’s Ska & 60’s Ska are both dear to my heart
Love the introduction & Madness 😠 get my vote 🗳. ONE STEP BEYOND !!
I am a big fan of Madness, and prefer their version, but am pleasantly surprised by Prince Buster. Very nice!
Remember dancing to Prince Buster back in the day great time had
Madness by FAR!!!!
The band Madness was named after Prince Buster's tune Madness. Madness did the cover version of Madness by Prince Buster.
not to forget "The Prince" by Madness is a tribute to Prince Buster.
Madness are okay but Prince Buster is one step beyond.
Madness bring me joy
Love Madness ! .. They took a song with a good riff and a good basic rhythm and made it into a classic piece of fun, dancey, joyful ska .. Kudos to the influential Prince Buster for his inspiration and originality, but for me Madness wins by a mile .. The video is absolutely fantastic too !
Its not a case of which is better, its the that they are complimentary, they are both brilliant. Madness are great fans of people like Prince Buster and his ilk and is more of a tribute than a cover.
I’ve been a fan of Madness since their debut came out. I finally saw them on May 29, they opened with this song.
I discovered this song through Madness, and love it. But the PB version has more variations in the sax. It’s a difficult decision, but the little bit more fun in the Madness version makes me go for Madness
I grew up listening to 2tone but over the years I’ve delved into the original songs and 2tone influences and they both stand alone , both fantastic genres
Love both ,both are great
Madness for me. Especially with all that quality Truckin'
Prince buster all day ✨
Always Madness, if you have chance you should check out Ren and his music. his song Hi Ren is probably one of the biggest masterpieces I have ever heard also money game pt 3. Those videos are epic.
He has a brilliant catalogue of his music that you can easily get lost in.
He’s Welsh but recently has returned to the uk from Canada where he was having treatment.
There’s also a lot of great music from the band that he played with called The big Push but has also sung with other amazing artists.
He’s extremely happy for reactions and will help if any trouble comes your way if you post anything.
He’s a diamond and I have noticed anyone that reacts to him gets tons of followers and when he recommends music the artist does, skinner brothers went from under 4000 to over 6000 overnight.
Madness all the way for me. I still can’t understand how the U.K. Ska/Mod Revival scene didn’t make it in the commercial way in the US as it did in Europe. So many amazing bands and music. Loads of US bands and musicians found the music and were influenced by it, just never seemed to make it to the radio?
Check out Madness’s version of Must Be Love, the song was originally by Labi Siffre who appears in the madness video as one of the violin players at the end, he takes off his shades and smiles at the camera.
Mark Bedfords bass line on It Must Be Love is beautiful and understated but just makes the song for me.
Madness FTW. Agreed, their up tempo version flowed much better.
Madness 💯 I loved the two tone music of the late 70s and 80s.
@@Dingo-x kia ora Dingo from sheepshagistain Aotearoa New Zealand
my mate freddie is the guy dancing in the madness video
Both brilliant 🙂🤷♂️
The sound design of the Prince Buster version is something I would kill for. Madness is very good, but Prince Buster is much better.
It's either this song, or their verison of "Madness", that actually had Prince Buster saying he did actually think the Madness version was better. As it happens, this apparently was just a short intro they did at their gigs. It was only when they went to record the album that they and the producer decided to do it as a full song.
I was one of those kids in the early 80s… My parents came from Jamaica with the original 7 inch blue beat records in their suitcases. When our English friends came round and heard these tracks been played by my dad… Completely blew their minds. The members of madness grew up in this hot bed of multiculturalism in Birmingham and this is the basis of all their music.
Yes… The Madness version is fast and frenzied and quite exciting but we cannot deny the fact that Prince Buster is , As my dad always used to remind us, the perpetrator, the originator, and The instigator,
Madness were in North London... The pub in the video is the famous rock venue Hope and Anchor in Islington... Same interactions with carribean community though.
The original is the original.. Kudos for that.
Recording and production on the Madness version is better due to technology developments.
Both are brilliant
It's like Seals and Crofts "Summer Breeze" versus Isley Brothers
cover... Both equally good
@@martinjackman2943 sorry I slipped into UB40 mode 🤣
Madness recorded a Spanish language vocal that was used for the Spanish release of the single! Their version remains quite true to the original but personally i prefer the more organic sound of the Prince Buster version. Also worth a comparison is Prince Buster and Madness's version of Madness. The original version was aimed at Lee Perry who was another prolific producer at the time to which he retorted with a 45 called Mad Head. Rival producers/artists did this often in 60's Jamaica 😁
Didn't know anything about Prince Buster. Interesting to compare the two versions.
MADNESS FOR A GOOD UPBEAT OFFBEAT TIME🥈.
BUT PRINCE BUSTER FOR CHILLING OUT.
PRINCE BUSTER 🥇👍🤘✌️
Chillin' vs Frenetic. Beach Bar vs dance club. Both great.
That's a great way of putting it 👍
great stuff guys, thanks :D... try Madness - Night Boat To Cairo
Prince Buster was Ska music, Madness was Reggie, as was UB40, I went from a Tamla Motown freak, to a full blown Skinhead Tonic Mohair wearing Mod, over night, Britain's music was influenced, by so many, I still love Sitar played by either Father or Daughter Shankar
Who is Reggie?
As long as Prince Buster wasn’t actively abusing Scots folk on his recording then he was gonna win for me as Madness quite literally suck Donkey Balls IMHO .
PB recording is 💯 authentic and hence has to be the winner 🏆
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@@colrhodes377😀👍
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Kia Ora brother although i totally disagree with you about Madness. Prince Buster still wins for this stinky old punkrocker you can't beat that original sound it's just MAGICAL 😍 MUSICAL PERFECTION IT'S ONE STEP BEYOND ✌️🤘👍
@@heathcornbeef 😃
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@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering Strummer and i spent the day planting vegetables in the large raised box garden Strummer built a few months ago we've been filling it with compost and soil and now it's going to be productive. And best of all we got to hang out together giving each other a bit of stick he's a cheeky bugger a laugh and also bigger than me so what can i do about it?😜
Madness even though Buster stole the heat .
It has to be Madness for me. It reminds me of growing up and friends I no longer see.
The Madness version is a soundtrack to my teens and early twenties where the challenge was to dance as hard as you could for the full duration. It is was always a floor filler. Hadn’t heard the original before, nice and chilled.
Madness for the win!
Night boat to Cairo is a belter too!
The original has two horns - there's the main horn with the melody and a high horn doing rhythmic ornaments. The bass, piano and guitars are all very low in the mix so only the horns, percussion and mouth noises are in the foreground. Madness only use one horn, but the have a much fuller sound from the guitars and keys. Plus they used reverb to fill out the sound. To be honest I wouldn't like to choose between them..
Prince Buster and Suggs did a duet on the Jools Holland show which is worth a watch
For me it's the original by Prince Buster, it has the authentic sound, the cover by Madness is okay but for me it doesn't touch the original.
How about doing Papa was a Rolling fStone for Who Did It Better the original The Undisputed Truth v The Temptations or Slash
Love both versions... but, yeah... the Madness version is undeniable. Brighter, faster... more modern sounding. Cheers!
No Contest ! Tis Madness !!
@@quercus8833 Why ?
I’m laughing my socks off here, how anyone can even compare Madness to Prince Buster is beyond me. The musicianship alone is on a different level…many of Prince Buster records were also backed by the Skatalites which included on trombone Don Drummond considered one of the greatest trombone players that ever lived….period.
Hard to chuse which one is the best ska. Ps is it true that youve had policial roits in C anada lately? How the F can anyone annoy Canadians that much? The coolest people in the world? Keep on! Greetings from Jonas Gothenburg Sweden.
I think Prince Buster would have liked the Madness cover of his song. Without the original Madness is not inspired! I like both. I can listen to the warmth of Prince Busters version much more, many more times.
Different vibes altogether. The Madness version has more of a punk spirit to it. I like both but Prince Buster has it for me. Imagine if Prince Buster had the recording facilities that Madness had.
This one is not bad just a bit slow but i have to go with Madness because there the band i know and love great Band good reaction
Madness gives me gladness.
The question no one asks is why where madness kicked off 2 tone? I think we know!
They got too big for a small record company
@@deadwretched Ha ha, bigger than the specials? Do your research, they were kicked off before they'd had a hit. Research Suggs! In the words of the great Chuck D, ' Don't believe the hype.'.
That's not even a question. Prince Buster. Obviously.
The Madness version is certainly a more "Fun" interpretation , the video clearly shows they're not taking themselves seriously, the choreography is designed to put a smile on the viewer's face . My dear late dad would have (did ) a silly dance to this - he was a professional musician - so I think he caught the vibe straight away . I don't think he'd have done that with the PB version . That is still very cool though....
Madness took a great sound and vastly improved it.
Mondo Rock - Come Said The Boy (1983) (AU) (Extended Video Version) Refreshed Video
This song was Mondo Rock's biggest hit in Australia. It'll attract a lot of attention.
I think you need to do this one soon.
The guy in the bed looks like a teenage Nick Frost.
The UK ska revival bands brought a punky energy to their music compared to the more laid back original ska. A potential WDIB comparison for you is Smokey Robinson's "Tears of a clown" and ska cover version by The Beat.
The difference between the two is production and plenty of bass including the comical version of madness , buster version is set in the early sixties where the production was more tamer for that time.
It was also the B side for the al copone a side which in respect should have been a a single at the time but it is what it is.
Both grt. One follows on from the uddr
Madness
good old SKA
Prince Buster gets my vote on this one!
madness is so much better in every way.
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Where's Pribe Buster's Ten Commandments?
@@Ashleigh50 AL CAPONE must be the best
Buster recorded hundreds of songs, many of which are crap, but some are brilliant. A few in the latter category are : Time longer than rope, Al Capone, Enjoy Yourself, Madness, 30 Pieces of Silver, Rough Rider, Wreck a Pum Pum, Whine or Grine, Pum Pum A Go Kill Ya.
Prince Buster if you really love Ska
As Americans You may not understand British history, our previous Empire countries, could come to Britain post WWII to help rebuild Britain, Jamaican culture bought there music, But check out the British Indian music Bhangra, if you like a beat
The only reason Madness did a cover is because they loved Prince Buster and obviously his music. There isn't a better version, only the original and the tribute version.
the original rudeboy big up prince buster
Prince Buster.
Prince Buster is the original and best. Madness did well...but...
A suggestion for a new feature..... Same title, different song. I'll start the suggestions off with Simple man. Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company.
Who did it better should stay, but change Friday favourites and Canadian content.
Well id certainly ask C n C to give it some thought , freshen the channel up , I’ve mentioned it a few times but Chris and Cynthia have totally ignored me hoping I’d go away 😅..
there’s nothing wrong with change tbh. Eclectic beard ( Alan ) had a root n branch refresher on his channel due to work life balance and falling views , King Boomer brought his wife in and has admitted his audience was chiefly UK so is tailoring his content to mirror that . C n C we are allies , not detractors, please bear that in mind . ✊
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@@jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering 👍👍👍👍👍👍🏴☠️🇬🇧🏴
Eclectic beard Alan with the HEARTIEST LAUGH ON EARTH?
He's a nice fella 👍
@@heathcornbeef yup that’s him Heath reacting to Still Game and rolling around laughing
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Deffo Prince Buster, it's a much cooler sound.
Much as Madness are Fun, the Sound of the Original is far Better. Prince Buster also does the Original of "Madness".
Aww def sir 👌
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Clive Langer asked for this
The PB version is ideal for the heat of Jamaica, but in the UK we need something a bit faster to keep warm:
ua-cam.com/video/ZZy1h75QW50/v-deo.htmlsi=JpvubgYmnvI06FFL
I love the Madness version but the original is far better. Real Ska. It has to be Prince Buster
You can’t re create the authentic Jamaican studio sound.Prince buster by a musical mile.
Check out driving in my car by madness
I'm not a fan of either. However, I'll give Madness the win.,
To me madness are a novelty act, ( wings of a fkn dove ?) cmon eh yer haying a longneck, PB says me 🏴✌️
@JamesDickson-vs5of Madness became much more mainstream in the 80's & had many chart hits.
@@davidellis5141 like Adam and his ants and the status quo, started well then faded, can't blame them really go where the market is 🏴✌️
Still going strong today.
@@JamesDickson-vs5ofmoney talks , respect walks James 🤷♂️
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Wings of a dove? Why oh why did you have to remind me of that 💩?!. 🤢🤮
Horns???
@@kimholland9316 Sorry. Saxophone.
late 70s brit ska was influenced by punk as well as Jamaican ska.
All music has its origins in older stuff ask any musician who has had a hit, no offence but you both look like those nodding dolls people have on their dash boards.
LOL 🤣🤣
Prince Buster hands down
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Stupid question!
Both crap
Madness
Madness