"Embarrassment" is a single from 1980 by the British ska-pop band Madness . It was written by saxophonist Lee Thompson and took fourth place in the UK charts . In the Netherlands, it became a No. 2 listing and it along with " Baggy Trousers "the biggest hit for the nutty boys . The B-side "Crying Shame".
History [ edit ][]
The Motown -like "Embarrassment" was recorded in mid-1980 for the second album Absolutely . The text is about a white girl (Tracy Thompson's sister) that is disowned by her family because she has a daughter (Hailey) of a black boy. The video, which the band members an increasing / decreasing horn playing, was included in the concert hall Camden Music Machine. There were also playback appearances in television shows like Top of the Pops ; late January 1981 Madness came to the Netherlands to visit the Toppop studio and the new program TROS- Star Club . "Embarrassment" became a regular part of the repertoire and survived the serious phase Madness went through after 1981.
Radio 2 Top 2000 [ edit ][]
| Number (s) with markings
in the Radio 2 Top 2000 |
'99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embarrassment | - | 1251 | 1705 | 1218 | 1476 | 1590 | 1981 | - | - | - | 1517 | 1704 | - | 1704 | 1624 |
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