Songs Written by Lee Thompson - House of Fun, Embarrassment, the Prince, Nw5, Dust Devil, Uncle Sam, Lovestruck, Drip Fed Fred (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: House of Fun, Embarrassment, the Prince, Nw5, Dust Devil, Uncle Sam, Lovestruck, Drip Fed Fred. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "House of Fun" is a song by British ska/pop group Madness, credited to Mike Barson and Lee Thompson. It was released as a one-off single on April 30, 1982, and reached #1 in the UK charts, spending 9 weeks in the charts. The song was re-released in 1992, reaching #40. As of 2008, it is the band's only number one single in the UK. The song was originally recorded under the title "Chemist Facade," without the "Welcome to the House of Fun" chorus. However, while the song was being recorded, head of Stiff Records Dave Robinson demanded that the band add a chorus, to ensure the song was a hit. Upon hearing this, band member Mike Barson immediately wrote the "Welcome to the House of Fun" refrain on his piano. However, at this point, the song was already recorded, and the management decided not to re-record the whole song. Instead, the recording was edited, and the chorus instruments and vocals dubbed onto the recording. This proved to be difficult, mainly due to technical limitations at the time, and it resulted in the first part of the word "Welcome" being cut off. Due to this, the chorus seemed to begin "Elcome to the House of Fun," so lead singer Suggs was forced to overdub the word "Welcome." Although this proved to be a tough task, it was completed successfully. The introduction to the song."House of Fun" is composed in the key of D, written in common time. It is a pop song which moves at an upbeat 126 beats per minute. The song is written in simple verse-chorus form, ending with a repeating chorus fade out (NB: the original 7" release version/mix ends with a sudden keybo...http: //booksllc.net/?id=6794526