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Mike Barson (21 Apr 1958 - )

Male Person - United Kingdom

Relationships (2)

Member Of

  1. Madness (1976 - 1984) original, background vocals, keyboard, vibraphone, piano
  2. Madness (1992) original, background vocals, keyboard, vibraphone, piano

On Recordings (50)

Arranged

  1. Swan Lake 2:36 Madness (19 Oct 1979)

Instruments

  1. Mummy’s Boy 2:23 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  2. Bed and Breakfast Man 2:33 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  3. Tarzan’s Nuts 2:24 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  4. Night Boat to Cairo 3:31 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  5. Rockin’ in A♭ 2:29 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  6. Believe Me 2:28 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  7. Land of Hope & Glory 2:57 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  8. Swan Lake 2:36 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  9. One Step Beyond 2:19 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  10. My Girl 2:44 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  11. In the Middle of the Night 3:01 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  12. Razor Blade Alley 2:42 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  13. Madness 2:38 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  14. Chipmunks Are Go! 0:51 Madness (19 Oct 1979) keyboard
  15. Stepping Into Line 2:38 Madness (1988) keyboard
  16. My Old Man 3:13 Madness (2001) keyboard
  17. This Road (feat. Suggs) 3:37 Audio Bullys (31 Oct 2005) piano
  18. Soul Denying 5:13 Madness (28 Oct 2016) Rhodes piano, mellotron
  19. Whistle in the Dark 3:32 Madness (28 Oct 2016) glockenspiel, musical saw, guitar
  20. Herbert 3:57 Madness (28 Oct 2016) celesta, mellotron
  21. Pam the Hawk 4:37 Madness (28 Oct 2016) Wurlitzer electric piano
  22. You Are My Everything 4:09 Madness (28 Oct 2016) glockenspiel
  23. I Believe 3:44 Madness (28 Oct 2016) Wurlitzer electric piano, harpsichord
  24. C’est la vie 3:10 Madness (27 Sep 2023) keyboard
  25. What on Earth Is It (You Take Me For?) 3:07 Madness (27 Sep 2023) keyboard
  26. Is There Anybody Out There? 3:22 Madness (27 Sep 2023) keyboard
  27. Fin.: “Ladies and Gentlemen…” 0:13 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard
  28. Act One: “Surrounded on All Sides…” 0:10 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard
  29. The Law According to Dr. Kippah 5:35 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard
  30. Theatre of the Absurd 4:13 Madness (17 Nov 2023) crotales, piano
  31. Act Three: “The Situation Deteriorates…” 0:20 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard
  32. Act Two “The Damsel in Distress…” 0:12 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard
  33. Baby Burglar 4:05 Madness (17 Nov 2023) Wurlitzer electric piano, electronic organ, piano
  34. Epilogue: “And So Ladies and Gentlemen…” 0:17 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard
  35. Prologue: “Mr Beckett Sir…” 0:11 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard
  36. Lockdown and Frack Off 3:12 Madness (17 Nov 2023) keyboard

Vocals

  1. My Girl (Mike Barson / demo version) 2:29 Madness (16 Jan 1981) lead vocals
  2. Herbert 3:57 Madness (28 Oct 2016) background vocals

Programming

  1. If I Go Mad 4:36 Madness (27 Sep 2023) organ, marimba, piano
  2. Theatre of the Absurd 4:13 Madness (17 Nov 2023)
  3. Baby Burglar 4:05 Madness (17 Nov 2023)

Arranged

  1. Soul Denying 5:13 Madness (28 Oct 2016) strings
  2. Herbert 3:57 Madness (28 Oct 2016) brass, strings
  3. You Are My Everything 4:09 Madness (28 Oct 2016) strings
  4. I Believe 3:44 Madness (28 Oct 2016) brass
  5. Whistle in the Dark 3:32 Madness (28 Oct 2016) strings
  6. Theatre of the Absurd 4:13 Madness (17 Nov 2023) strings
  7. Baby Burglar 4:05 Madness (17 Nov 2023) horn

Orchestrated

  1. Theatre of the Absurd 4:13 Madness (17 Nov 2023)

Works (100)

Wrote

  1. I Believe
  2. Herbert
  3. Pam the Hawk
  4. Soul Denying
  5. Whistle in the Dark
  6. If You Think There's Something
  7. Never Ask Twice (aka Airplane)
  8. Take It or Leave It
  9. Shadow of Fear
  10. You Said
  11. Return of the Los Palmas 7
  12. Sign of the Times
  13. Missing You
  14. Tomorrow’s Dream
  15. Pac‐a‐Mac
  16. Promises Promises
  17. When Dawn Arrives
  18. Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)
  19. Mr Speaker Gets the Word
  20. Tiptoes
  21. Are You Coming (With Me)
  22. March of the Gherkins
  23. Brand New Beat
  24. Victoria Gardens
  25. Samantha
  26. 4am
  27. Drip Fed Fred
  28. Lovestruck
  29. On the Town
  30. Bingo
  31. Idiot Child
  32. NW5
  33. The Liberty of Norton Folgate
  34. Rise and Fall
  35. In the City
  36. On the Beat Pete
  37. In the Rain
  38. Night Boat to Cairo
  39. The Young and the Old
  40. Don't Quote Me on That
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Composed

  1. Believe Me
  2. Tarzan's Nuts
  3. Mistakes
  4. Bed and Breakfast Man
  5. My Girl
  6. You Are My Everything
  7. Embarrassment
  8. C’est la vie
  9. Hour of Need
  10. Beginners 101
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Links (7)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/mike_barson

Wikipedia

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Barson

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/375427

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000406622

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1948916

Social Networking

  1. https://www.facebook.com/groups/115372338476908

Myspace

  1. https://myspace.com/mikebarson