Baggy Trousers
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"Baggy Trousers" is a 1980 ska/pop single by the British band Madness, celebrated for its nostalgic lyrics about school days and its energetic, bouncy rhythm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baggy Trousers canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Absolutely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | 2 Tone era ska revival ⓘ |
| chartPositionIreland | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSingles | 3 ⓘ |
| composer | Chris Foreman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBySingle | Embarrassment ⓘ |
| format |
12-inch single
ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
pop
ⓘ
ska ⓘ |
| hasBside | The Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersions | Yes ⓘ |
| includedIn | Madness compilation albums ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:46 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Graham McPherson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
audio streaming
ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
bouncy rhythm
ⓘ
up-tempo ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Stiff Records in-house team ⓘ |
| musicVideoFeature | flying saxophonist gag ⓘ |
| notableFor |
energetic ska-pop arrangement
ⓘ
nostalgic lyrics about school ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Absolutely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | British ⓘ |
| precededBySingle | Night Boat to Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alan Winstanley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clive Langer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1980 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Stiff Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-09-05 ⓘ |
| theme |
childhood nostalgia
ⓘ
school days ⓘ |
| writer |
Chris Foreman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graham McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1980 ⓘ |
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