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 – ...

Kevin Rowland, frontman of Dexys Midnight Runners — now known as Dexys — joins Yahoo Entertainment’s Lyndsey Parker to talk about how his conservative upbringing informed the 1982 hit “Come on Eileen” ...

Dexy's Midnight Runners released their hit song Come On Eileen on June 26, 1982. It reached No. 1 on the charts in the UK, US and Australia -- but it wasn't the band's only No. 1 hit (Geno was a chart ...

(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 ...

These one-hit wonders from the 1980s hit No. 1 on at least one chart, proving that the underdog always has a chance at ...

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.” ...

The single Come on Eileen, allegedly inspired by a true story, became a smash hit for the British band, which unfortunately broke up just three years after the release of the song.