Rock ‘n’ Roll Rabbit Hole: Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ “Come On Eileen”

Rock 'n' Roll Rabbit Hole Podcast
Written By Kevin Gibson

Too-rye-ay, we're back again with Episode 2 of Season 2 of Rock 'n' Roll Rabbit Hole. In this episode, Butch and Kevin dig into a 1980s classic, "Come on Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners. We discuss the song's meaning, the band's background and the impact it made when it shot up the charts in 1982-83. Among the points covered:

  • Beer of the Week: Falls City English Style Pale Ale (we also tasted a bit of Limestone Branch rye, a local barrel pick)

  • Kevin Rowland was a difficult guy to deal with

  • Dexys actually had a previous hit in the UK

  • The band's first US single did nothing

  • Once "Eileen" fell off the charts, the band would never crack the US Top 40 again.

  • Is it the greatest one-hit wonder of all-time? Is there one?

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Kevin Gibson

Writer/author based in Louisville, Ky.

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