Our first music video of the day for 2024 is also the first video to be released for Madness’s first single, The Prince. This song was a tribute to Jamaican ska performer Prince Buster and it was a big enough hit that it led to Madness signing with Stiff Records and releasing a cover of Prince Buster as their second single, One Step Beyond.
(The band’s name was even taken from a Prince Buster song.)
Though the band did not have the resources to shoot an official video for the song, they did perform the song on Top of the Pops and they thought enough of how it was filmed that they subsequently purchased the rights to the performance. The performance was often used as a promo for the band, making it technically Madness’s first music video.
Enjoy!
Through the Shattered Lens 