Dexy's Midnight Runners were ...

[Andy in Sig]

Alan,

well done and thankyou! I've never heard of Ancient Heart but I shall now order the CD. I heard the song on the car radio and recognised as a sort of background tune which I'd heard many times before but never caught the lyrics, the main thing which sticks being the catchy horns riff. Was it perhaps a hit for somebody who covered it because Ancient Heart rings no bells whatsoever?

Now I realise it was by somebody called Tanita Takiram. Thanks again.

 

[TheDoctor]

Can I answer 'yes and no' ? 'Geno' I loved , and still do. 'One in ten' and 'the earth dies screaming' I remember as being good. 'Come on Eileen'...well, with all respect to other peoples taste I'd be quite happy never to hear that again.

 

[Andy in Sig]

The question on the poll should probably be "Do you think Kevin whotsit, the front man of DMR was a bit of a tit?" There would probably be a less even split of the vote then.

 

[Haitch]

'One in ten' and 'the earth dies screaming' I remember as being good.

Only because they were not by Dexy and his runners.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Isn't "The Earth Died Screaming" a Tom Waits song? Off Bone Machine?

 

[Fnaar]

Now I realise it was by somebody called Tanita Takiram. Thanks again.

Tanita Tickleyourbum, as Little and Large once said. Wasn't it done by the Pretenders? Or am I mixing it up? Anyway, looking at tanita's musicians, Helen O'Hara was, of course, a stalwart in Dexys! And Rod Argent went to my secondary school I inherited his school dictionary, doncha know! "Hold your head up" by Argent is a great song! Ooooh, I love musical connections.

 

[TheDoctor]

Can I answer 'yes and no' ? 'Geno' I loved , and still do. 'One in ten' and 'the earth dies screaming' I remember as being good. 'Come on Eileen'...well, with all respect to other peoples taste I'd be quite happy never to hear that again.

Only because they were not by Dexy and his runners.

*checks google*

oh noes! You're perfectly correct
In that case, can I change my vote?

*appalled at notion of liking UB40 songs*

 

[Jaded]

Cum on Eileen should have been banned.

 

[TheDoctor]

Cum on Eileen should have been banned.

Oh, is that how it was spelled? That puts a different,ermm, gloss on the song!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Come on Eileen is a great song, but it's been played to death. Still one of the few songs which is guaranteed to get me dancing at weddings though. And I can play it on the ukulele.

 

[biking_fox]

Generally I like their stuff. But There;s a couple of tracks where Kevin just goes off on a monlogue for minutes at a time. Not even singing. Really really bad,

 

[Disgruntled Goat]

In 1980 they couldn't be beaten for passion, integrity, soulfulness and style.

 

[Dave5N]

I'm taking names, you tasteless unappreciative philistine barstrads.

Chuffy, We may not even wait for the revolution to put you up against the wall.

(Ah! TRB, more faves)

 

[Renard]

Not forgetting the theme for Brush strokes

 

[Renard]

(Ah! TRB, more faves)

Sing if you're glad