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Madness

My Girl

1979 · via Madness

Madness’ 1979 recording of “My Girl” is the earliest release on file. Mike Barson of Madness is credited as its writer. Also recorded by Pet Shop Boys (released 2009), Элизиум (released 2013) and Top of the Poppers (released 1980), among 39 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Madness – My Girl
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Barson wrote it for his own band, and years later Pet Shop Boys picked it up and made it theirs. Start with the Madness original, then hear how well it travels.

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Credited writer: Mike Barson.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1979.

Other recordings on file · first release year

39 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Madness first recorded Mike Barson's song "My Girl." Which act, decades later, recorded their own version of it?Pet Shop Boys
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