My girl - Madness

'My girl' first made its way into the Madness's set when they were performing as The Invaders. The first performance of the song came in July 1978, when it was still titled 'New song'. Mike Barson, who wrote the song about his girlfriend at the time, originally performed lead vocals and even sang on the demo for the song. However, Suggs took over the vocal duties before long, and sang the album version of the song.

The single reached number 3 in the UK singles chart in 1980. Last year, the Pet Shop Boys released a cover version of the song on their latest EP 'Christmas'.

My collection: 7" single no. 4724
Found: Velvet Vinyl Outlet, Leiden, March 13, 2010
Cost: 1 euro
Tracks: 'My girl' / 'Stepping into line'