39. Dexy's Midnight Runners

 

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Kevin Rowland's soul/folk hybrid were successful in the first half of the 1980s.

 

ALL MUSIC GUIDE BIOGRAPHY

 

Key Studio Album: Too-Rye-Ay (1982)

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Key Compiliation: Vault: Let's Make This Precious: The Best Of (2003)

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Career Defining Song:

Come On Eileen (1982 UK#1; 1983 USA#1)

Some Other Key Songs:

 

Geno (1980 UK#1)

 

There There My Dear (1980 UK#7)

 

Jackie Wilson Said (1982 UK#5 - that legendary TOTP appearance)

 

This Is What She's Like (1985 did not chart)

 

Were any of you fans of the maverick Celtic minstrels outfit (and I'm not thinking of his album cover to his 1999 solo "My Beauty" covers album) or not?

I really liked them in their first persona with "Geno" a brilliant song. Wasn't sure about their celtic outfits, the old dungarees :lol: but I did like Come on Eileen when it first came out, a bit overplayed now. Jackie Wilson( not Jocky :rofl: ) was a good track though.

i cant believe theres no mention of the brilliant, critically acclaimed , cited as one of the most influencial albums of the 80's .... 'searching for the young soul rebels'. forget 'to rye aye' its rubbish in comparison, and the whole 'celtic' thing was sell out pop. 'come on eileen' might have been a good pop song, as was 'jackie wilson says', but tracks off 'searching for the young soul rebels' were the best. 'there there my dear' , 'geno' , 'burn it down ' (dance stance)

were brilliant ground breaking tracks ...... just wait until i post '1980' tomorrow! ;)

Am surpirsed they are not higher up in the list

 

Geno I still listen to tons on my MP3 player even now and Come On Eilleen is great after a few drinks

Am surpirsed they are not higher up in the list

 

Geno I still listen to tons on my MP3 player even now and Come On Eilleen is great after a few drinks

 

erm, its in alphabetical order m8! :lol:

LOL good point :rofl:

 

Total blonde moment :o