Songs of Dexys Midnight Runners Come On Eileen ▶ Come On Eileen ▶ Come On Eileen ▶ Soul Finger ▶ Come On Eileen ▶ Come On Eileen ▶ Geno - 2000 Remaster ▶ Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) ▶ Come On Eileen ▶ The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Ple...
some songs just 4 mark"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"Written by Steven Patrick Morrissey (as S. Morrissey) and Johnny Marr (as J. Marr)Performed by ClayhillPublished by Universal Music Publishing Ltd / Warner Chappell Music LtdTaken from the mini album 'Clayhill' out no...
Dexys Midnight Runners, ‘Come On Eileen’ 1983 Dexys Midnight Runners Brian Cooke/Redferns/Getty Images Kevin Rowland and crew trotted out of the U.K. to score this Celtsploitation banger, with Irish fiddles blazing and “too-rye-aye” chants. They went right to one-hit-wonder heaven in...
With its infectious blend of pop, Celtic folk, and new wave, Dexys Midnight Runners' "Come On Eileen" became an instant classic in the 80s. The song's upbeat melody and joyous refrains won over audiences, making it a chart-topping hit and etching it into pop culture memory. Today, "Co...
Originally released on the Factory Benelux offshoot partly formed by Ian Curtis’s girlfriend Annik Honoré, "Shack Up" came out in the same year (1980) as Dexys Midnight Runners’ "Geno" and resembles the bloodless flip side to Kevin Rowland’s unwavering passion. ACR singer Simon Topping ...
Dexys Midnight Runners 20 6 votes Forefathers Dan Fogelberg 21 6 votes New York's Not My Home Jim Croce 22 10 votes Hometown Glory Adele 23 15 votes Heart Full of Pride Gimp Fist 24 11 votes Pride Saliva 25 8 votes Stars Simply Red ...
Dexys Midnight Runners – Come On Eileen Wild Cherry – Play That Funky Music The Village People – Y.M.C.A. The Clash Should I Stay or Should I Go? Cyndi Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl Chumbawamba – Tubthumping ...
Hall & Oates' single began 1983 at No. 1. The year was filled with superstars like Jackson andLionel Richieand new artists who finally caught their big break, likeEurythmicsand Dexys Midnight Runners. We take a chronological look below at 1983's No. 1 Hit Songs: Where are the Artists Now...
For years, Kevin Rowland, frontman for Dexys Midnight Runners, claimed “Come on Eileen” was inspired by his first serious girlfriend. “I was about 14 or 15 and sex came into it and our relationship had always been so clean,” he once toldMelody Maker. “It seemed at the time to ge...
For years, Kevin Rowland, frontman for Dexys Midnight Runners, claimed “Come on Eileen” was inspired by his first serious girlfriend. “I was about 14 or 15 and sex came into it and our relationship had always been so clean,” he once toldMelody Maker. “It seemed at the time to ge...