The Madness was a short-lived ska band that was primarily made up for four members, lead vocalist Suggs, saxophonist Lee Thompson, guitarist Chris Foreman and vocalist Cathal Smyth.  (Various guest musicians filled in one drums and bass.)  As you can probably guess by the band’s lineup, The Madness was an off-shoot from the band, Madness.  Madness had temporarily broken up over creative differences so the four members of the band who were still on speaking terms formed a new group by adding a “The” to their old name.

The Madness released one self-titled album, from which I Pronounce You was the first single.  The song imagines the feelings of bride on the eve of her arranged marriage.  At the time that this video was released, Chris Thompson described it as being a video on which the band “tried to be serious.”  Of course, serious has always been a relative term when it comes to Madness.

The Madness broke up after their first album but, fortunately, all seven of the members of Madness would come back together in 1992 and the band is still going strong.  Their latest album is set to be released at the end of this week.

Enjoy!