While the British all-male band—with their handcrafted blend of ska rhythms and Beatles-esque melodies—may not have resonated with the queer community in the 1980s quite as strongly as the era’s synthesizer-driven emo-pop acts, they did help gay singer-songwriter Labi Siffre reap a veritable windfall in royalties that decade thanks to their cover of "It Must Be Love." Furthermore, the Pet Shop Boys—friends of Madness—reinterpreted the band's early hit "My Girl" in their own inimitable style in 2008.