Few pop songs evoke such an overwhelming, immediate rush of pure joy more than Dexys Midnight Runners’ No. 1 hit “Come On Eileen.” In the world of 1982 pop radio, there was simply nothing like it – ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four decades ago, soulful British post-punks Dexys Midnight Runners, now simply known as Dexys, became unlikely pop superstars ...

With the launch of MTV in 1981, British bands swept into the U.S. with bright and edgy pop. Among the groups that had immediate success was Dexys Midnight Runners, with the hit “Come On Eileen.” ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. Sometime around 2016, Kevin Rowland, the driving force behind the ...

Context is a funny thing. In the UK, Dexys Midnight Runners were a troubled institution -- a chaotic young band who couldn't stop breaking apart and reforming and who still managed to tap into some ...

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