I think it says a little something about a band to have all three of their records considered as part of the 1,001 list.Dexys Midnight Runners existed for eight years, produced three albums, ran through 20 members and were probably responsible for the greatest pop single in the history of record music. I'll fight anyone to the death that doesn't believe "Come On Eileen" isn't the greatest single ever. To the death.
Dexys set their own standard. They're Irish and they're named after a drug. They wore overalls, work boots and wool hats. Their records bordered on Northern Soul, pop and traditional Irish folk music. They decided to attempt to be pretty unpopular and wound up pretty popular.
Too Rye Ay and Searching for the Young Soul Rebels were the Dexys' only hit records (two out of three ain't bad) and Don't Stand Me Down was a commercial failure after lead singer Kevin Rowland refused to release a single until it was far too late.
The band broke up and not bounce around a series of "comebacks" and rumors of comebacks.
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