<![CDATA[Madness, a ska band, saw great success with their song "Our House", which they used prominent string parts throughout, which makes them not a ska band but an orchestra with a backbeat.]]>Madness, a ska band, saw great success with their song "Our House", which they used prominent string parts throughout, which makes them not a ska band but an orchestra with a backbeat. They're basically the Boston Pops of ska.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/b57ba1a7-1477-4c17-a8a5-6d7b1e6dc724/madness-a-ska-band-saw-great-success-with-their-song-our-house-which-they-used-prominent-string-parts-throughout-which-makes-them-not-a-ska-band-but-an-orchestra-with-a-backbeat.RSS for NodeThu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:45 GMTSun, 15 Mar 2026 12:11:04 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Madness, a ska band, saw great success with their song "Our House", which they used prominent string parts throughout, which makes them not a ska band but an orchestra with a backbeat. on Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:29:30 GMT]]>@djsundog Oh come on, Eileen, Billy Corgan is gonna disarm you for that take

Thinking of all the weird Muzak inspired stuff from ‘More Specials’ like “International Jet Set” and “Stereotype”. Lots of experimentation in Second Wave Ska and I am very much here for it

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