Music Video of the Day: The Prince by Madness (2022, directed by Dave Robinson)


Yesterday, I shared the first music video for Madness’s first single, The Prince, which was just the band performing the song on Top of the Pops in 1979.  That video didn’t have Madness’s signature nuttiness so, over 40 years later, the band released a new, official video for the song.

This video is made up for footage that was taken from 1981 Madness film, Take It or Leave It and it features the band in the studio, on stage, and generally having a good time.  The film was directed by Dave Robinson, who was the president of Stiff Records and who directed all of Madness’s early music videos.

Enjoy!

Music Video of the Day: The Prince by Madness (1979, directed by ????)


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!