Madness - Embarrassment

[HogbenPeter]

I originally had the compilation of Complete Madness in a gatefold sleeve with this track on it. My favourite track on it was this.

[bubbles199348]

he wrote this song whilst listening(in the other room) to his parents argue with his sister who had just got pregnant ..... getting pregnant young was not looked upon as

well as it is today

[waldron76]

@bubbles199348 More specifically, it was the reaction to Lee Thompson's sister becoming pregnant with a black man's child. So it's reflective of the racial tensions of the era.

[DisturbedRetards]

1 person is an embarassment and a living endorsment...

[tossit2emraw]

I'm an embarrassment, and so bloody fucking glad...

[garyw930]

May I recommend the book 'A Concise Guide To Eighties' Music' by Karl Vorderman. The author is a big fan of this track.

[Vectaa1996]

i downloaded all the madness songs on one disc and just blasted them out on my steroe with all doors and windows open i know im only 15 but i belive this is one best band in england

[ec123456789able]

i always liked this song, i have finally found it :)

[24werty]

@scott4fliss i agree  A LOT

[1978hellyeah]

fuckin love dis song

[DizzyKitsune]

have loved this song since i was a kid, couldn't believe it when i found out what it's about

[scott4fliss]

This reminds me of the england football team there an embarrassment !

[GlengarryGlennBeck]

awesome

[emoth100]

I love madness even though i may not seem like I do. This is my 2nd favorite song. My fave is Baggy trousers but still I love this one!!! ^-^ Thnx for uploading!!!

[lanaisanangel]

Mine n my boyfriends fave song by madness :D x

[Shonkyboi]

far too good for thick cunts

[fir3f0x09]

lol ur right there

[sLiPkNoTaReGrEaT]

The first verse relates to me and my dad

[CaptainChevalle]

Genius

[olli810]

best song of them... good memories! :o)

[MadnessFreak647]

this is my best song ever that lived on this planet. so catchy too!

No commitment, you're an embarrassment,

Yes, an embarrassment, a living endorsement,

the intention that you have booked,

was an intention that was over heard of.

They say, stay away,

dont want you home today,

Keep away from our door,

dont come 'round here no more.

[addicted2rezyevil]

absoo brill m8 and by the way i aint noo chavv!

[GeneralZod1966]

this was the 2nd madness single that i bought in 1980. i remember buying a trilby hat from dunn & co in dalston & putting a white ribbon on it & a pair of black loafers. i wish i had got the crombie, oh well never mind, those were the days when i was young & carefree

[marleyite]

This song was about the personal response of Madness saxophonist Lee Thompson to the news that his younger sister was impregnated by ....shock !!! horror!!! A black man.

[MontegroElephante]

This is about the response of Lee Thompson's RELATIVES to the news that his sister's having a mixed race baby. The last line on the song is Lee's scathing comeback to those relatives.

[azalea66]

Was this about a mixed race relationship?

[FCA1991]

Why wasnt this ever released in the U.S?? THIS IS AWESOME!!

[MontegroElephante]

It was released on the album "Absolutely" in the U.S.

[FCA1991]

Ah, thanks.

[nk52wln]

lol i never knew i would get so many views for someone like me thankyou so much for watching and commenting you have all inspired me :):):)

[filmmakerkenny]

@nk52wln with gd song lik this off coruse youll get lots of views its my fav madness song

[MadnotMad79]

Absolutely  :)

[neildixon08]

hiiya there, which madness songs do you have ecaxtly? i luv madness,cud u plz send me them via email? thanks

[nk52wln]

i would if i had your email lol :S any songs u want i can get :) hapy to h

[markfoot]

@neildixon08 Just buy the best the cd. They're worth it.

[WHUFC71]

what memory's i have of madness in the 80;s

[eric2fisher]

Brilliant, thank you so much for posting this

[leigh2602]

Thanks for postin I love madness!!!