Madness : Johnny The Horse

[sonofafraggedbitch]

The maddest group in all the world; look what you've done to me :')

[BunnieLover98]

Madness has always been my favourite band - and everyone in my family knows the songs in 'Divine Madness'. It's the band I've grown up with and I still love it now.

God, I love ska.

[eddiebear100]

Madness may be older but they are still doing great music and this is one hell of a good song.

[NeedleHitsTheGroove]

Possibly The Nutty Boy's finest 7" since the Work, Rest & Play EP almost 30 years earlier. Absolutely (ahem) wonderful. (#44??? Shame on you, British music buying public). See you guys at Madlins in November.

[Thebluebridgetroll]

Blinding. simply put

[FoxXonfor]

RIP johnny

[thespinner1112]

GENIUS song!!!!!!!!!

[pastramiinator]

Comments should be disabled no-one could post a comment worthy of this song

[deadrebel2]

count us in we all were like this

[Mr1974simo]

I'll remember his name all my day's!!! WOOOOHH!!!!

[Jodie1995sox]

dududududu can you remember his name?

[Stroija]

@Jodie1995sox Was it... Ronny?

[Jodie1995sox]

@Stroija Im not sure :/ Thought it was johnny! Not sure! Dont quote me!

[TheCGIMaster]

@Jodie1995sox

Eh yes you forgot the WOOH! xD

[alextw13jf]

Genius, genius, bloody genius!!!

[Mssaltedpopcorn]

DO YOU REMEMBER HIS NAME

[FoxXonfor]

@Mssaltedpopcorn is it...horse?

[rowanland]

madness by name, mad by nature!

[floridapmi]

Madness always puts a smile on my face when i watch them perform.

[alpp08]

johnny looks like fat steven gerrard



[mrhuse38]

@alpp08 shut the fuck up 

[MrWeekendoff]

@alpp08 best youtube comment ever!

[ystme]

これだけ聴いたら寝よう。

(Posted by Youtube Stream for iPhone (yst.me) on behalf of ahhachan at twitter)

[harrifer3000]

What does it mean that he 'started out standing on corners and talking out loud'?

[KevTheImpaler]

@harrifer3000 I think it means he was a wino.

[Reginaldesq]

@harrifer3000 I thinik it means that he developed mental problems, much like the people you see in some cities preaching in the street or just shouting or talking to themselves.

[Mr1974simo]

feckin brilliaaaaant!!!!!!!!!!!

[LochyMacleod]

is it just or does he look like Steven Gerrard at the end ?

[MrWeekendoff]

@LochyMacleod one of the best comments I've ever seen on youtube! brilliant.

[LochyMacleod]

@MrWeekendoff all in a days work :)

[maderic7]

Tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuune! Classic.

"Kicked to death" True.

[dionysos984]

johnny the horse was kicked to death

he died for entertainment...

will you remember his name?...

[burnt62]

Fantastic !

[Knockrocker]

spohiescot you telling me they aint already?, thats already an insult

[Jerryvanv2]

suggs is the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[modsheff1]

fuckin tune!!!!

[sophiescot]

Brit Award Is a must in 2011,or its a disgrace

[ashguy6]

it was a mista that seid will in a live consat wich was being recorded

i think + they got it mixed up WITH THE LAST LINE

[ashguy6]

it was a mista that seid will in a live consat wich was being recorded

i think

[ErnestoRafel]

i love this

[spartanucp656l]

Quality song........ Quality band...... Long live The Nutty Boys!!!!

[bakooi]

Does anyone why the opening line was changed? On the album it's "Johnny the Horse GOT KICKED TO DEATH - He died for entertainment..."

[burlone76]

@bakooi you're ritght man!

[burlone76]

@bakooi On wikipedia: "There is also a 'radio edit' of the single, where the line "Johnny the Horse was kicked to death, he died for entertainment" is replaced by the line "Johnny the Horse, who passed this way, he died for entertainment "."

[tommymartin2001]

jonnys friend looks like rick astly

[Leekduck]

it sounds like it was about his grandad or something

[wackydan74]

The next time my boss calls me into his office I'm going to do the dance Suggs does at 2.07 - 2.13. That should fucken piss him off.

[MrNextbigthing87]

can n e one give the reason to why they edited the 'kicked to death' lyric at the beginning but not the end?

[itsthunderkid]

i do believe I have found my new favorite song

[Lasermannen]

True legends!

[Verminator92]

2:30 he looks like a fat steven gerrard...........

[HilaryMG]

This is differant....but I love it, Madness do fantastic videos, well done lads!

[1996bambi]

my old man loves madness roun his 20's he looked just like the main singa lmao this song always remids me of him x

[dinkydean1967]

i whent to school with suggs

[damiankerr]

@dinkydean1967

 Magic!!

[damiankerr]

When I feel low, I play Madness. They cheer me up every time. Magic group...magic song!!! : -)

[stickmandxxd]

Best song in the world! :D the lyrics are so meaningful

[MissMushington]

Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo-Woo;)xx<3<3<3 Lovee Thiis Songg, Andd I'm Only 13xx

[oongi96]

@MissMushington same here ! haha

[leamingtonlad]

I LOVE THIS SONG 2

[RangerYorki]

It is music like this that will live for ever. This will always be a bit of Bittish history and I will listen to this till the day I die

[elmudopy]

buenisimaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­!!!!!!!!

[suizidalforlife]

I LOVE THIS ALBUM!

[TeaTimePhilosopher]

Brilliant ...... yet sad. I wonder where Johnny is now.

[alpp08]

i swear jonny the horse is a fat steven gerrard!

[d1spen]

You can't help but sing along to madness - it always makes it one better day - love 'em

[TheSameDonkey]

I really wonder how they manage to make such a tragic tale sound so jolly.

[TheNAGAMAGA]

Great song!

[snoozyeyg]

i love madness

[dayo1075]

it sounds fucked up pop to me

[sootylum]

madness.....simply the best.

[Mortimore008]

Powerful song by the nutty boys. Best band ever tbh!

[TheBMW320cabrio]

Ah it's recent instead...how much we grew up , nice

[weecoby3]

Bryner, McQueen, Dexter,Coburn,Vaughn, Bronson and Bucholz .....were quite simply the second best Magnificent Seven of all time .......Doodla doot doot doot ..doodla doot doot doot ...Ooooh!

[d1spen]

@weecoby3 - just gotta love the "doodla doot doot doot

[123plum1908]

Oi !

I LOVE  Madness !!!

Oi !

[dnbjunkie2008]

is this about a bloke called johnny who took horse, screwed up n died? hmm

[siboobooboo]

@dnbjunkie2008 no. it isn't

[Bonoerra]

Definatly One Of Madness"s Best EVER Songs!!..LOVE It

[Medyshel]

I don't know exactly why, but this song...it's special

[ParrotsTardis]

Best Album tbh, what album is it called that this is one?

[maikeruu]

@ParrotsTardis

Wonderful.

[stickmandxxd]

wonderful

[madamebarso7]

the lovely Mike Barson without sunglasses now thats a rare one!!

[derlaute]

wunderbar

[ianinoz69]

Why are the lyrics at the start of the video "Johnny the Horse he passed this way, he died for entertainment"? when on the original track they are "Johnny the Horse GOT KICKED TO DEATH, he died for entertainment"?

[skellaway]

They would'nt be able to play the video on TV with the "Johnny the horse GOT KICKED TO DEATH" lyrics. Damn censorship!

[dnbjunkie2008]

they say it at the end tho...

[mrjoe551]

@ianinoz69 because the song is about a two tramps and one of them got kicked to death by some thugs

[DaveRob9]

I can't understand how this song didn't do better in the UK charts???? It sounds like classic early Madness!!!

Still Brill Though!

[PatrioticandProud73]

This song is FANTASTIC!!

[multilingokris1980]

madness are one of the best

[kurtian1]

grandissimi

[sazzarooneyjones8]

what a tune!! Madness you have it again and wierd to see all the boys without sunglasses!

[watsiemufc2010]

fookin legends

[LordJonnyCharlie]

As good as any of the late Barso tunes in my opinion!

[jdohe]

Barson is 51 and very much alive.

[LordJonnyCharlie]

Haha yeah I know that but I meant the later tunes before he left the band (then returned later!)

[prezzonified]

Top group, top song........enough said!

[weecoby3]

Pure fucking magic. It's just not the same at Christmas without seein' the boys live in Glasgow!

[bardens]

best madness song eva!

[DressSmartLookHard]

Saw them do this in Manchester last night! Fucking top tune! God bless ya Madness and all nutty boys!

[Wilholme]

the played it in birmingham and it was awseome. never thought i'd get to hear it live :D

nice one lads!

[HarvsPenzance]

I never know whether to laugh or cry with Madness... Quite often, it's both at once. Oh, Madness; you are glorious, God Bless Ya!

[Passant78]

@HarvsPenzance You are fucking right! - Sorry for my german accent :-)

[nettyj112233]

madness are already in the hall of fame

[LambrettaLad91]

Am i right in thinking there is another version with slightly different lyrics, ommiting the "kicked to death" line?

[JurrahWattsGrimes]

Yes

I guess they changed the lyric for the single release.

Not sure why.

[bardens]

the best madness song of all time

[mrjoe551]

i have to its lovestruck

[mrjoe551]

i read this song is about a tramp who was beaten to death trying to sleep in a empty building (i think it was the keybordist)

[mrjoe551]

i mean the keybordist knew the tramp

[WrongRoadRailways]

yeah that's right, but the trumpet player Chas Smash new the tramp.

[Liam1979Wood]

album is called wonderful

[ChelseaAllTheWay13]

My old boy just pegged it. Song reminds me of him. Timeless spot on. Madness quality. Nuff said.

[ParrotsTardis]

What CD/Album is this on?

[lennonfan93]

I think its on wonderful

[WellSuspect]

This is ten years old! Wonderful anyone?

A dedication to the homeless. Many of whom are mentally ill and at the mercy of dangerous city streets If recall correctly,some of the proceeds went to charity. 'SHELTA' I think.

[MistaSpookie]

Ten years?! Hasn't aged a bit... Timeless.

[bluheadted]

One of the greatest bands for the past 30 years. They should be in the rock and roll hall of fame.

[phatspud]

believe me. madness will make it into the hall of fame well before they finish recording material

[HAYveku]

@phatspud

i've heard the guy on the sax is on a zoomerfam though :(

[elsoda]

is this new stuff? in any case...AMAZING!!! yes...i am RUDE forever!!

[Gorkamur]

What a pity , It's not possible to put ten stars ? :)

[AGEPIGI]

El mejor grupo de Ska que e oido nunca!

[rossmcl177]

class,

[mickcbcfc]

ska 4 life. madness 4 ever.

[zer77o]

what a brilliant band.

[kronoscosmicthrone]

They changed the intro and not the ending whats up with that?

[Derozer81]

madness.. what else

ska for life

cheers from Italy... stay rude!

[HarvsPenzance]

They've still got it, bless them. Madness - Seven of the best,

[bambygyrl]

it's amazing ♥

[shizzlepie]

2:33 Steven Gerrard in 5 years time

[LilCrazyKim]

Glad I'm not the only one who thought that!

[Fritztoons]

They know about life! Great!

[danlloyd29]

fantastic song

[sirchunkalot]

is this from wonderful?

[karamotchev]

Yes!!!

[charliez61]

So good

[ArchLord101]

Yes

[susme101]

EXCELENT!!!!!!!

[officialMAsha]

suggs! <3

[jamaicaska38]

madness sea del 76 o del 09 son muy buenos son los magos del ska...

[nuttyboy11]

With TLONF doing so well..Lets hope 'Wonderful' gets its reward, as i regard it in the same mould...... JTH, DDF & Lovestruck are genius.....

[Superduperminime]

DDF? Or DFF? Drip Fed Fred Yes?

[nuttyboy11]

Yes...lol pressed the d twice instead of the f.... :-D

[Superduperminime]

glad im not the only one :-D

[sevaxtian]

oh yeah! he was kicked to death!

i love madness

[prettypinkflowers]

isn't the normal version "Johnny the Horse was *kicked to death*, he died for entertainment"? just wondering xD

[97channel]

prettypinkflowers - There were two versions. The one that goes *he passed this way* was the gentler version for daytime radio / MTV etc.

Although this video ends with the *kicked to death* lyrics, so I'd assume that this must've been put together using both versions.

[MadnessDixie]

2 versions

[kaalilulli]

johnny the horse is agay, kill him.

[bradley2brad2]

no johnny the horse was a tramp and in my view he rocks

[MADNESSRULE2K8]

YEP JOHNNY D HORSE IS A EGOND

[Superduperminime]

johnny is actually is actually a song. so get over that one.

[Elreydelacolina1]

Muy bueno muy bueno

[dkuk2000]

Carl Smyth explained that "The song Johnny the Horse was inspired by a couple of tramps who I used to see often sitting and drinking cheap booze on a wall locally. One day one of them was crying and, after asking him what was the problem, he told me that his friend had been beaten and killed whilst trying to sleep in an empty building

[adder133]

good song. based on a real guy

[bradley2brad2]

i love ska all together its the best kind of music ever ohhh and samarchist they are comeing to australia !=p

[creepycooper]

Good comment youngster my son says the same, i've seen Madness and lots of other SKA artists loads of times PURE BRILLIANTZ, check out Return of the los palmos 7, and some brill B sides like In the city and shadow on the house.

[creepycooper]

I reckon this was one of their best tracks ever, if you listen to them every thing is always in perfect time, for untrained musicians the quality speaks for it's self really, but the main writer was always the great Mike Barson(keys), very talented and a legend. CLASS.

[bradley2brad2]

remember who's name?

[samarchist]

wish they'd come to bloody australia

[stolp34]

They're here in March/April

[deekay35]

have to agree with Mortimore008.Madness are the business live.

[Mortimore008]

Madness and queen are the best bands that have ever been in great britain!!!! Long live them!!!!!!!

[MadnessFreak647]

im listening to random madness vids and they're all great. Top Notch!

тнαикѕ fσя ρσѕтιиg!

[johnmichaellevesley]

the pic before the vid the man on it looks like paul jewell lmfao!!!

[cjpowerdcfc]

lmfao thought i recognised that face

we've got Nigel Clough now tho thank god paul jewell was useless

[MADNESSRULE2K8]

love woody funny face

[hoadmaback]

Quite a deep song this one of theirs.

[Riboflavine12]

Great band, good song. They changed 'kicked to death' to 'passed this way' for the video, haha I guess it was too brutal or something.

[hoadmaback]

It does say he was kicked to death on this video....

[Riboflavine12]

hey you're right, at the end he says it. Wonder why they changed it in the beginning then, or did they?

[tobarrr]

haha, i heard it and was about to post a comment saying that they cut out the kicked to death part but decided to wait till the end only to discover they left it in.