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 – ...

Four decades ago, soulful British post-punks Dexys Midnight Runners, now simply known as Dexys, became unlikely pop superstars when their skiffle-inflected banjo jam “Come On Eileen” went to No. 1 in ...

To most of the world, Dexys Midnight Runners are the definition of a one-hit wonder. In reality, however, they achieved significantly more success in their homeland. The British band is best known for ...

As part of NPR's series One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs, musician Ted Leo says the British band known for "Come On Eileen" has more to offer... Forget Eileen: Ted Leo On The Unsung Greatness Of ...

Four decades ago, soulful British post-punks Dexys Midnight Runners, now simply known as Dexys, became unlikely pop superstars when their skiffle-inflected banjo jam “Come On Eileen” went to No. 1 in ...

(CBS 11) - If you are into 80s pop/rock music, you know about Dexys Midnight Runners. This band is British, originally from Birmingham, England. They formed in 1978 and were active through 1986, then ...

Formed in Birmingham, England in 1978, Dexys Midnight Runners (now Dexys), pulled their name from the drug Dexedrine, which was used as a “pep pill” by the 1960s. The second half of the band’s name ...

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.” ...

More than 40 years since the release of Dexys’ 1980 debut, Searching for the Young Soul Rebels, and breakthrough, Too-Rye-Ay, in 1982, which featured the band’s No. 1 hit “Come on Eileen,” Rowland ...

This week, Morning Edition begins a series called One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs. Each segment focuses on a musician or band whose career in the United States is defined by a single monster hit, ...