Junto com o Specials, o Madness foi uma das primeiras bandas ska a trabalhar com o estilo no final dos anos 70 e começo dos 80. Com o sucesso, o grupo passou a incorporar outros elementos ao som, coisas mais ligadas à soul music e pop. Chegou ao sucesso nos Estados Unidos apenas em 1983, mas já era um dos grupos mais conhecidos na Inglaterra, influenciando uma geração de músicos e sendo considerado um dos grupos mais amados do Reino Unido durante a década de 80.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
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[Intro] BA#G#F BA#G#
[Verse 1] FG# Naughty boys in nasty schools, head-masters breaking all the rules, A#BA#G# Having fun and playing fools, smashing up the woodwork tools. FG# All the teachers in the pub, passing 'round the ready-rub, A#BA#G# Trying not to think of when the lunch-time bell will ring a-gain.
[Chorus 1] A#A#mFFm Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad? A#A#mCBC All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules. A#A#mFFm Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad. A#A#mCB Trying different ways, to make a difference to...
[Verse 2] A#G#FG# The head-master's had enough today, all the kids have gone away, A#BA#G# Gone to fight with next-door's school; every term that is the rule. FG# Sits alone and bends his cane; same old backsides again, A#BA#G# All the small ones tell tall tales, walking home and squashing snails.
[Chorus 2] A#A#mFFm Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad? A#A#mCBC All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules. A#A#mFFm Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad. A#A#mCC# (Dm) Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days.
[Interlude] DmEmDmBm x3 DmEmDmBA#AG#
[Verse 3] FG# Lots of girls and lots of boys, lots of smells and lots of noise. A#BA#G# Playing football in the park, kicking pushbikes after dark. FG# Baggy trousers, dirty shirt, pulling hair and eating dirt, A#BA#G# Teacher comes to break it up; back of the 'ead with a plastic cup.
[Chorus 3] A#A#mFFm Oh what fun we had, but, did it really turn out bad? A#A#mCBC All I learnt at school, was how to bend not break the rules. A#A#mFFm Oh what fun we had, but at the time it seemed so bad. A#A#mCC# (Dm) Trying different ways, to make a difference to the days.