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 – ...

Four decades ago, soulful British post-punks Dexys Midnight Runners, now simply known as Dexys, became unlikely pop superstars when their skiffle-inflected banjo jam “Come On Eileen” went to No. 1 in ...

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” ...

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

As part of NPR's series One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs, musician Ted Leo says the British band known for "Come On Eileen" has more to offer... Forget Eileen: Ted Leo On The Unsung Greatness Of ...

(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 ...

To most of the world, Dexys Midnight Runners are the definition of a one-hit wonder. In reality, however, they achieved significantly more success in their homeland. The British band is best known for ...

Last year, Ted Leo played a St. Patrick’s Day show at Brooklyn’s Bell House where he led a Dexys Midnight Runners tribute act called Too-Rye-Ay. While the that show was certainly fun, Dexys are not a ...

Sara Evans makes several unexpected song choices on her upcoming covers album Copy That, which includes versions of tunes from the Wallflowers, the Pretenders, and Hank Williams. One of her most ...

This week, Morning Edition begins a series called One-Hit Wonders / Second-Best Songs. Each segment focuses on a musician or band whose career in the United States is defined by a single monster hit, ...