Dexys Midnight Runners

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Years Active
1978 – present (48 years)
Founded In
Birmingham, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Dexys Midnight Runners were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Founded in 1978 by former singer of the Killjoys, Kevin Rowland, and guitarist Kevin "Al" Archer, in Birmingham (United Kingdom), the band were unique in that musically, they seemed best suited to the budding /Skinhead Revival scene in the… read more
Dexys Midnight Runners were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with Engla… read more
Dexys Midnight Runners were a British and band who achieved their major success in the early to mid 1980s. The word Dexys in this case, comes from a colloquialism of dextroamphetamine, a type of amphetamine diet pill that was a popular 'upper' drug with England's Northern Soul scene in the 1960s. Founded in 1978 by former si… read more

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1 Play track Too Rye Ay Come on Eileen
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 35,999 listeners
2 Play track Fetenhits - Real Classics Vol. 1 Come On Eileen - Single Edit
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3 Play track Geno - 2000 Remaster Geno - 2000 Remaster
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4 Play track Too Rye Ay Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
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5 Play track Dexys Midnight Runners The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)
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6 My Life In England Pt. 1 My Life In England Pt. 1
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7 Play track Come On Eileen - As It Should Have Sounded 2022 Come On Eileen - As It Should Have Sounded 2022
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8 Play track Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - 2000 Remaster Tell Me When My Light Turns Green - 2000 Remaster
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9 Play track Seven Days Too Long - 2000 Remaster Seven Days Too Long - 2000 Remaster
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10 Play track There There My Dear - 2000 Remaster There There My Dear - 2000 Remaster
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 138 listeners

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Albums

  1. 989,708 listeners

    22 Jul 1982 · 15 tracks

    Too Rye Ay
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  2. 248,912 listeners

    1 Jan 2009 · 2 tracks

    Come On Eileen / Dubious
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  3. 190,781 listeners

    Aug 1982 · 36 tracks

    Too Rye Ay (Deluxe Edition)
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  4. 100,147 listeners

    Jul 1980 · 11 tracks

    Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
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