Lee ‘Kid’ Thompson One Man’s Madness // Film, DVD, ans 2CD soundtrack
LEE THOMPSON ONE MAN’S MADNESS
2CD OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK RELEASED 1ST JUNE VIA BMG
In a career spanning 40 years, Lee ‘Kix’ Thompson has become a key songwriter in Madness and a firm favourite with fans around the world. The band’s ability to push boundaries with their thrilling and comical videos has become stuff of legend, with Lee taking a firm interest in their exploits on film, including suggesting hanging on a harness from a crane whilst flying through the air in the ‘Baggy Trousers’ video. This was later re-enacted when Lee took to the air while playing a red, white, and blue-coloured saxophone in the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Gaining notoriety as a graffiti artist with future Madness keyboardist Mike Barson in the mid-1970s, Lee formed Madness with Mike Barson and Chris Foreman in 1976, writing the band’s debut single, ‘The Prince’, before going on to write and co-write numerous hits for the band including ‘Embarrassment’, ‘House of Fun’, and ‘Uncle Sam’. His experience as a petty criminal and serving time in a youth detention centre inspired his lyrics for ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ and ‘One’s Second’s Thoughtlessness’.
After Madness disbanded in 1986, Thompson joined forces with ‘Chrissy Boy’ and the pair formed Crunch! with Lee co-writing ‘Magic Carpet’ with Suggs, originally intended to be included on a Madness album. In 2011, Lee began performing with The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra and released one album entitled ‘The Benevolence of Sister Mary Ignatius’, which included the track ’Bangarang’, featuring Dawn Penn and Sharon Shannon.
“The whole experience in the making of this Mocu has been a sheer joy. Miming along to all the characters was slightly tongue twisting, however with the director’s patience and perseverance we got there eventually. Casually construed, carefully nurtured, how it should be. Jeff makes a fantastic Cappuccino and his wife was most patient with my array of props, wigs and slap. Thank you to all involved, you’ve made a happy man very old!”, says Lee.
CD1.
01. Title Music / House Of Fun
02. House Of Fun (Opera intro) – Thommosina Leigh
03. A word about Lee
04. House Of Fun – Madness
05. NW5 (Opera intro) – Thommosina Leigh
06. NW5 – Madness
07. A word about chemistry
08. Night Boat To Cairo – Madness
09. Deceives The Eye – Madness
10. My Girl – Madness
11. Rockin’ In Ab – Madness
12. England’s Glory (Demo) – Ian Dury
13. Razor Blade Alley – Madness
14. A word from Suggs and Chas
15. The Prince – Madness
16. One Step Beyond – Madness
17. Swan Lake – Madness
18. A good spell in the army
19. Land Of Hope & Glory – Madness
20. A sartorial word
21. Baggy Trousers – Madness
22. A word about positivity
23. Embarrassment (Opera intro) – Thommosina Leigh
24. Embarrassment – Madness
25. Return Of The Los Palmas 7 – Madness
26. Tomorrow’s (Just Another Day) – Madness
CD2.
01. A word about the law
02. It’s OK I’m A Policeman – Crunch!
03. A flying word
04. Magic Carpet – Crunch!
05. A word about kleptomania
06. Shut Up – Madness
07. A lovely word
08. It Must Be Love – Madness
09. Overdone – Madness
10. A word about a lamppost
11. Lovestruck (Opera intro) – Thommosina Leigh
12. Lovestruck – Madness
13. Johnny The Horse – Madness
14. Drip Fed Fred – Madness
15. A devillish word
16. Dust Devil – Madness
17. A sticky frog
18. Wings Of A Dove – Madness
19. A word about perseverence
20. Whistle In the Dark – Madness
21. Madness – Madness
22. Yesterday’s Men – Madness
23. Michael Caine – Madness
24. Bangarang – The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra
25. Sit Down & Wonder – Lee Thompson
26. Bite The Bullet – The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra
27. Wicker Man – The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra
28. Birthday Girl – Crunch!
Cinema’s so far confirmed to screen ‘One Man’s Madness’:
Tue 22nd May LONDON Showcase Bluewater (with Q&A with Lee and Jeff Baynes)
Wed 23rd May READING Showcase
Wed 23rd May SOUTHAMPTON Showcase
Wed 23rd May NOTTINGHAM Showcase
Wed 23rd May DERBY Showcase
Wed 23rd May LEICESTER Showcase
Wed 23rd May PETERBOROUGH Showcase
Wed 23rd May LEEDS Showcase
Wed 23rd May COVENTRY Showcase
Wed 23rd May BRISTOL Showcase
Mon 28th May SOUTHEND Southend Film Festival
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