Abode Chester Michael Caines Cafe Bar & Grill

at , Chester , CH1 2 United Kingdom

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<p>"<b>Michael Caine</b>" is a song by British band <a href="/pages/w/112297878786210">Madness</a>, released on 30 January 1984 as the first single from their album <i><a href="/pages/w/531494270248131">Keep Moving</a></i>. The song was written by <a href="/pages/w/103846632987832">Carl Smyth</a> and <a href="/pages/w/106100426088095">Daniel Woodgate</a>, and featured Smyth on lead vocals in place of usual Madness vocalist <a href="/pages/w/107809899248357">Suggs</a>. "Michael Caine" spent 8 weeks in British charts, peaking at number 11.</p><p>The song is about an informer during the troubles in Northern Ireland. It is named after English actor <a href="/pages/w/108206082534837">Michael Caine</a> and includes his vocal samples, recorded specifically for this song. When he was first approached to appear on the record, he initially turned the band down, but his daughter on hearing this made him change his mind, telling him how popular they were. The song's hook, a repeated sample of Caine giving his name, recalls his role in the 1960s spy film <i><a href="/pages/w/103487416358778">The Ipcress File</a></i>, in which his character, <a href="/pages/w/136534656369820">Harry Palmer</a>, repeats his name while trying to stay sane under torture.</p><p>The German synthpop band <a href="/pages/w/112102048806253">And One</a> recorded a cover of the song on their album <i><a href="/pages/w/216423311732923">9.9.99 9uhr</a></i>.</p><h2>Music video</h2><p>The music video was also based on Michael Caine's film <i><a href="/pages/w/103487416358778">The IPCRESS File</a></i> and featured a light bulb being shot as seen in the title sequence from the television spy series <a href="/pages/w/111864285497430">Callan</a>. The video took longer to complete than usual, due to being shot on 35mm film as opposed to 16mm. As a result, <a href="/pages/w/111992962151626">Mike Barson</a> is absent for much of the video. Barson had a plane to catch, and could not stay for the whole filming session. The video was more serious than most Madness videos up to that point.</p>

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Abode Chester Michael Caines Cafe Bar & Grill is Chester based place and this enity listed in Local Business category. CH1 2.