Aug052025

Dexys Midnight Runners

Dexys Midnight Runners - the name consistently spelled without an apostrophe - was a British post-punk and Northern Soul 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 Read more on Last.fm

Track: The Occasional Flicker

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Come on Eileen
8207278
2Come On Eileen - Single Edit
739484
3Geno - 2000 Remaster
185418
4Geno
143784
5Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)
126374
6The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)
94114
7Let's Make This Precious
54762
8Plan B
42033
9Old
34037
10Show Me
31160

Other Album Releases:

The Feminine Divine + Dexys Classics: Live!
The Feminine Divine
Too-Rye-Ay (As It Should Have Sounded 2022)
Live At The Royal Court Liverpool 2003
The Projected Passion Revue
Don't Stand Me Down
Too Rye Ay
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
Dance With Me (Dutch Uncles Remix)
My Submission

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