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If you have found this website I assume that you may already know something of Kevin Rowland and Dexys Midnight Runners but if you came here by mistake or if you have only recently converted to the new soul vision then here is a quick re-cap of the story so far.... It all began back in July 1978 when Kevin Rowland and Kevin Archer (later forced to change his name to Al after Rowland said "there's only room for one Kevin in this band") quit their second division Birmingham punk outfit, The Killjoys. While everyone else was busy starting the New Romantic movement Rowland and Archer looked to the 1960s soul icons for their inspiration and decided to form an eight piece soul band. The name came from the amphetamine of choice for the Northern Soul scene - dexedri More... (Submit New Dexy's Midnight Runners Lyrics) (Submit New Dexy's Midnight Runners Lyrics) Drug Reference | Reviewer: Max ------ About the song Come On Eileen performed by Dexy's Midnight Runners I'm not sure if there's a drug reference in the song, but there the band's name is a drug reference. "Dexys" is an abbreviation for a drug called Dexedrine. This drug gives the user enough energy to run all night, hence the rest of their name (ironically, the band had a no-drug policy). shhhh | Reviewer: nonya ------ About the song Come On Eileen performed by Dexy's Midnight Runners love this song its so fun i love punk and ska and metal its my little secret that i like to dance to this song and have a girly moment my name | Reviewer: Aileen ------ About the song Come On Eileen performed by Dexy's Midnight Runners it is always fun to listen to this song, but the only problem is that its my name, but mine is spelt Aileen (with an A), and EVERYONE pronounces it and spells it wrong. arghhh! its pretty funny though. "Drug Reference" | Reviewer: Anonymous ------ About the song Come On Eileen performed by Dexy's Midnight Runners Never heard of any. Just another song about a guy singing about a girl. wtf | Reviewer: rachel ------ About the song Come On Eileen performed by Dexy's Midnight Runners i'm looking to see if anyone knows the "drug reference" for this song and there is no help. google is letting me down. wtf. let me know if you know. woot! | Reviewer: alex ------ About the song Come On Eileen performed by Dexy's Midnight Runners haha i love this song! its so great to shout at the top of your lungs while dancin around... rather poorly too. You could review the artist/band Dexy's Midnight Runners in Biography page You could review Dexy's Midnight Runners album by visiting Albums page and selecting an album You could review Dexy's Midnight Runners song by clicking the song which you like | | ||||||||||
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