In this months issue of Uncut Magazine they have put together the top 100 singles that changed your life: No 81: Madness, House of Fun Always regarded by the more pompus indie rock fan as your little brother's sort of band, Madness nonetheless evolved from their ska beginnings into a nifty Britpop band of cartoon inventiveness whom only the utterly churlish could fail to be charmed by. No more so than on "House of Fun", oddly the magnificient seven's only Number One single. All gawk and squiggles, and originally entitled "Chemist's Facade", it's about the excruciating embarrassment faced by a youngster trying to buy his first pack of johnnies. "House of Fun" is an Only Fools and Horses style scenario which strikes into a deeper truth: the trauma that comes with the liberty of adulthood. "Welcome to the lion's den..." Uncut Magazine Fiona ____________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie - ______________________________________________________________ Visit the Total Madness Mailing List website for: latest news, madmeet info, list charter, games, and more ... http://members.xoom.com/totalmadmail/ Contact the TMML Moderators at: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and in the message body put: unsubscribe total-madness
