The Mad Song
Air Date
1st November 1987
The Mad Song is from the fourth series of Spitting Image . It's a parody of Michael Jackson 's song and music video "Bad ". It pokes fun at his facelifts, his voice and the rumor that he slept inside a special room to refrain from aging.
Prologue See: The Mad Song/Prologue
Song
(perfuse Breathing and inhaling, fart, three whipping head turns)
(Michael ):
Sorry
(Hand whip!)
Owe!
I'm bigger than Bruce , Sexier than Madonna !
But people are saying, That my brain's a goner!
I can out-sing Prince , I can out-dance Astaire!
But still people wonder, If I'm really all there?
Well' For a couple of years, I've been reclusive , But now the proof is quite conclusive!
I'M MAD! (Mad !) MAD! (Mad!) Owe!
I'm completely round the bend! Wow!
I'M MAD! (Mad!) MAD! (Mad!)
A hamster's my best friend!
I'm off my head, I've lost my marbles, I live forever, in plastic bubbles ! (cough!)
And as for the bits they cut off of me...
They're now recording their own LP !
(Chorus):
He's mad, he's mad! Wow!
Back To Scene
(Jackson):
I got fruit-cake in the brain!
(Chorus):
I'm mad, (Mad!) Mad! (Mad!)
(Jackson):
I make Reagan look quite sane!
At the age of three, I made so much lolly! Wow!
It's not surprising I've gone off my trolley!
I live with puppets ! I'm off the rails! (Whoo Whoo!)
I'm even barnier than the Prince of Wales !
(Michael):
Who's mad?!
(Chorus):
Who's mad?
(Michael):
Who's mad?!
(Chorus):
Who's mad?
(Michael):
Who's mad?!
(Surgeon):
You are, Mr. Jackson.
(Jackson):
Now I'm bad, (Bad) it's bad
I guess you heard the news.
I'm mad, (Bad!) I'm bad (Bad!) Cuss white men can't sing the blues...
I'm bad, (mm-hmm) I'm mad, (Yes) and I'm sad, (mm-hmm)
I'm not much good anymore...
(Surgeon):
Yes, jolly good, come along now Mr. Jackson.
(Jackson):
Now I'm mad.
(Surgeon):
Yes, of course you are!
(Jackson):
I'm Mickey Mouse!
(Surgeon):
Yes, you certainly do sound like him, don't you?
mm-hmm-mm... Join me and my... Audio fades out.
Michael and Surgeon walk off into the four-ground.
Gallery Navigation
Spitting Image Song Guide
Classic
Series 1 The Cheese Protest Song • I'm Perfect • The Underwear Protest Song • Just A Prince Who Can't Say No • The Grantham Anthem • Don’t Fancy That John • The Fat Song • What Torvill Does With Dean • Da Do Run Ron • You Got My Name Tag • Close Your Eyes • MacGregor's • Every Bomb You Make
Series 2 WAR • We're Wets • Black Moustache • You Couldn’t Meet A Nicer Bloke Than God • Clean Rugby Songs • The Invisible Man • We'll Go Go Go All The Way To Mexico • Teeth, Lips, Hair, Botty • Our Time Is Gone • I've Never Met a Nice South African • Interface Lead • Big Busters • Problems • Bonnie Scotland • Born To Teach Woodwork • Anteater Song • Deck of Cards
Series 3 We're Scared of Bob • The Ronnie Reagan Song • Repetition • Steve Interesting Davis • Jerusalem Hymn • Aisles of Sainsbury's • We Got Beards • The Chicken Song • Our Generation • Hello, You Must Be Going • To All the Girls I've Snogged Before • Hey George • Royal Sing-A-Long • Baby I'm Yours • Making Nice Curtains • Lessons • 1st Atheist Tabernacle Choir • Weird • Santa Claus Is On The Dole
Series 4 Mad • Goodbye • Coke is the Pits • Condoms • Nobody Knows What I'm On About • Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud • We Are The Royal Family
Series 5 We’ve Got A Lovely Bunch Of Swiming Pools • Commons of House • The Youth Rap • When Will I? • Kylie Minogue • Putting Out The Ritz • Please Cry For Me, Filipinos • Not Quite Free • It Really Doesn't Matter • Last Night At The Yobs • Estate Agent Song • Prince Andrew Sea Shanty • My Way
Series 6 I'm Sure Livin' Since I Died • We're the Has-Beens • Blues at Ten • Safe Viewing • We've Ruined the World • Our God
Series 7 Green Fever • California Reagans • Every Time We Say Goodbye • Apart-Aid • Dawn of a New Age • When You're 65 • Keepin' On Rockin' • All Things Nice and Lucrative
Series 8 Go Now • Shabby Endings • Private Transplant Mart • The Jails Are Packed • We All Hate Jeremy Beadle • Sick As A Moon • M25 • The Bland Song • Harry Secombe
Series 9 I'm Queen • Cry, Gazza, Cry • Walk On By • We're Guilty • The Christmas Singles • It's All For Charity • Loadsanotes
Series 10 Life The American Way • I Cocked It Up Again! • We're Going Bald • Thank God For Actors • You Need Arms • You Just Can't Hate John Major
Series 11 My Willy Is Tiny • Essex Is Crap • Everyone Goes To The Toilet • That's Where It Is • Don't Knock The Police Force • Schools Out Of Teachers • Charles and Di and Friends • We Were Only Obeying Orders
Series 12 Implausible • Everything's Coming Up Roses • Sod Off Paul • We Wish We Were Black • Nobody's Doing it Now • Why Can't The World Be Like Hello • Lonesome Charlie Windsor • The Kuwaiti Song • For The Times They Aren't-A Changing
Series 13 Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now • Our House • The Leader of Iraq • There's No Business, Like No Business • It's Not Unusual • We're Glad Not To Be Gay • Thank U Tory Voters
Series 14 Tomorrow • Kill the Pigs • Modern Christmas Carols • Non, je ne regrette rien • No Lyrics • I Will Survive • Let's Blow the Whole World Up • We shall not be there • Hey Good Lookin' • Whiny Crappy People • My Brother • Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better) • Are You Getting Old or Are We Shite • You’ll Never Walk Alone
Series 15 Shabba Man • (How the Hell) Do We Get Away With It • The Good Bit • Ike Turner Blues • Sex Machine • Prat Out of Hell
Series 16 Should I Stay Or Should I Go • A Night at the Opera • Singing Bjollocks • Looking Bloody Stupid • Big Deal • When You're Royal And In Love • It's All Gone Horribly Wrong
Series 17 My Name is Naomi • Tune • Baby It's Cack • Charles' Life • You Can't Get Rid of Me
Series 18 Haven't You Heard This Song Before? • I've Got No Money • Showbiz People • Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand) • We're Alright • You Make Me Want To Spit
Specials We're Useless • Tomorrow Belongs To Me • Perry Como (song) • Hey Ronnie • Who Will Buy? • Food, Dangerous Food • Reviewing The Situation • Send In The Troops • America! • Talk To The Liberals • Pinstripe Wizard • Always Look On The Bright Side of Life • Politically Correct Terrance Chants
Unused
Ayatollah Song • The Singing Detective Song
