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by Daniel Rachel.
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I'm
an Englishman with a foreign tan
I dance in the rain to Viva Espain
The flag of St George and the blood of the land I'm an Englishman abroad
Its
Madness to be in love with your own sex
Its Madness if you don't object
Madness to invite friends to drive our buses
To have mango chutney with a chicken madras's
Chips
and beans, sausage and mash, cheese on toast chips and peas
Eggs and beans, fish fingers, cauliflower cheese, chicken in a basket
Its
Madness to call us an island
When England and France are a tunnel apart
To think that we won a war on our feet
Today we press button to blow us all to smithereens
Musicians
Simon
Duckworth - Bass
Marc Olivier - Guitars, vocals
Daniel Rachel - Vocals
Rocco Webb - Drums, percussion
Production
Produced
and musically arranged by Marc Olivier
Recorded by Mikko Gordon at Kuu Studios, London
Assistant engineer - Ross Power
Mixed by Bartrum at Bob Lamb's Studio, Birmingham
I had been trying to write a song into the early
hours without inspiration. On the point of giving up, I looked up and
saw amongst my records a CD sleeve with the word, 'Madness' sticking out,
a cover of Ian Dury's 'My Old Man' This was the spark the song needed,
providing an opening line and a feel. Remixed from the original 7"
vinyl single version.
