Dexy's Midnight Runners were ...

[Rhythm Thief]

I thought this would be the only way to sort out the argument currently raging in another thread. Vote, people.

 

[Fnaar]

The best band ever, in the history of the whole universe of music, especially on 1st and 3rd albums, but even on the 2nd even though I don't play it that much anymore.

 

[Paulus]

Didn't really listen to their music much at all. I hope most of it is better than Come on Eileen.

 

[rich p]

Didn't really listen to their music much at all. I hope most of it is better than Come on Eileen.

I didn't realise they'd sung anything else!

 

[Fnaar]

I didn't realise they'd sung anything else!

Oh, people, people, people... (hangs head sadly)
There is so much more.....

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Buy the album where they're all dressed as City types on the cover. Can't remember the title but it's probably the best album ever that was also a commercial flop.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

"What's She Like?" is one of the best songs in the world.

 

[Fnaar]

Dont Stand Me Down.
Best album ever.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Dont Stand Me Down.
Best album ever.

That's the one. Thanks.

 

[Fnaar]

Not that I'm a dexys obsessive or nuffink, but today is the anniversary of the death of Vincent Crane, pianist on "DSMD" album (see above)

 

[rich p]

Oh, people, people, people... (hangs head sadly)
There is so much more.....

Were they better than Matt Monro or Val Doonican or Donald Peers?

 

[Fnaar]

Val Doonican takes some beating (apparently)

 

[Andy in Sig]

I suppose this thread will do as well as any other. I'm after finding out who did a song which had a line in it along the lines of:

There's plenty of love and hate by the fireside

or similar. It did occur to me that it might have been by Dexy's knobheads or poss the beautiful south or a third party. Anybody know?

 

[Fnaar]

Dexy's knobheads

 

[Haitch]

Andy, is it this one? (Perfectly safe, BTW)