Driving in My Car

"Driving in My Car" is a single from 1982 of the British ska-pop band Madness . It was written by pianist Mike Barson and took fifth place in the British charts.

History [ edit ]
"Driving in My Car" (a response to the success of the Ford Taunus ) was released on July 24, 1982 as the successor of the no. 1 hit " House of Fun ". To good use there is a humorous video clip in which the band members for car mechanics play alswel take place in an old Morris Minor with the registration MAD7. Along the way they come Fun Boy Three (ie, the former singer of The Specials ) against which, however, do not have to rely on a lift.

On the B-side is "Animal Farm", a remix of "Tomorrow's Dream" that for the album Seven was recorded. The 12-inch contains a bicycle version of "Driving in My Car" ("Riding on My Bike"), sung by saxophonist Lee Thompson who also ventured to the flute.

The song was played during the recent tour of Japan where madness was seen in commercials for the Honda City . In 1983 there were the music of "Driving in My Car" created two new commercials (domestically) to promote the Turbo and High Roof variants. Second vocalist Carl Smyth made ​​the announcement with a Japanese accent and then the band choir sang a custom text;

We've been driving in our car (Honda City, City)

It takes us here, it takes us far (Honda City, City)

We bought it in Tokyo (Honda City, City)

From a man from Muroran (Honda City, City)

It was made ​​in '83

In a Honda factory

It says on the City by

In May 1985 the video was finally shown on Dutch television in the Veronica program 100 Years Car. Madness was working on a new album, one in which there was no room for songs like "Driving in My Car".