HQ - Dexys Midnight Runners - Geno - TOTP 1980

[fooman65]

magnificent

[djharg1]

why did wolves fans sing this?

[spegangles]

back in '68 in a sweaty club!! outstanding!

[AnAutumnsDay]

This band had everything going for it , great name , great songs , however the image they chose to identify themselves with to the public in the video "Come on Eileen" and also the picture of Jocky Wilson ( darts player) instead of Jackie Wilson on TOTP plus the stories in the papers about Kevin Rowlands wanting cosmetic surgery to make him better looking?? I believe killed any popularity off with the public, that their musical talent should have given them! They should have been huge!

[danlikesmusicalot]

i love this song and all but these comments about how music is dead kinda annoy me, if you think there is no good music out there then you're just not searching hard enough.

anyways that's irrelevent, this has to be one of the best songs of all time

[DLPBurke]

@danlikesmusicalot The music out there is not as good as what it was, and that includes todays indy bands who all sound alike and have no real identity.

[danlikesmusicalot]

@DLPBurke each to their own i suppose, but i still think lots of newer artists are making really interesting and exciting music under the radar of the "mainstream"

[DLPBurke]

@danlikesmusicalot What you just said is a lousy excuse.

[BobbyeHorner03]

Dowwnload the audio from this tune at speedyconversion doht cohm.

[jayrox40]

the real deal with passion that todays groups and singers don't have!

[terceiraxxi]

Someone , try to sold me The EP vinil -Geno for 100 Euros WTF,i still found some vinil in old stores with prices between 4 and 9 euros !!!sometimes is dificult to found the old price in "escudos "hehehe

[asd36f]

Beanies were compulsory headgear for trumpet and trombone players in English ska bands of the early 80's :-)

[nikolaitheterrible]

Having been a teenager in the late 70s and early 80s I can say they were a great time. Less stress, more fun and more importantly more icons than can be mustered today. The icons back then were not created, they were born with their talents.

[Feisty1967]

I love this music, but it doesnt help the hurt I feel from the people who rejected me.

[jayrox40]

@Feisty1967 I know exactly what you mean.

[aboled]

I love early 80's music. where is the time machine?:-)

[DrKuurus]

its sure good but 'there there my dear' is better :)

[TheKenfig]

Wish I could go back to 1980 again to enjoy all the fun of back then aged 17 ; world was much better than this fucked up 2011

[saralouist]

Loved this song growing up...met a beautiful girl...heard it together one night...she cried...asked "why so sad"???...she explained that she lost her father to leukemia when she was just 9... his name was GINO...this was a very special song to her...I knew right then - this was the girl I was destined to spend my whole life with... 16 years and 2 kids later - we're still together...still in love... and this is still our song. R.I.P. Gino Morgan... thank you for giving Sara to me xxx

[cmikex2]

From Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

Great album.

Are there any more songs from the album on you tube?

[CanTake8]

It cracks me up to see U.S. bands still trying to emulate Dexys' groove, but failing to realize it's not artifice or costume, everyone on this stage is into the music. Still love Dexys!

[LTmumph]

The bestest tune ever (nearly).

[watcher18893]

And Ireland has scored a try

[DirtyDog3]

Someone hurry up and invent me a time machine, 2010 is boring. Set the clock to 1980 plz.

[womenworship1]

@DirtyDog3 im working on a time machine let you know when tickets will be on sale

[tonyt581]

@DirtyDog3 Make your self your own band and go for it ; Dirty dog, You know wheres it's at !

[manweller1]

@DirtyDog3 I often think the same thing. Hate this current time.

[tina6581]

@DirtyDog3 You wouldn’t have like it mate. I was there. Apart from the pop and art it was all shit. We spent most of the time waiting for the US and USSR to kicking off ww3. There was high unemployment, strike, riots and a fat cat bankers blow you mate I’m alright attitude. On top of all that we had a war and terrorist bombs going off all over the place. Not much different to now except the kids today expect to growup wile we just expected to blowup. Ho and 1 PC per 1250 kids at school.

[plenty2see]

BRIT MUSIC IS DEAD ITS ALL idol and that tard who runs xfactor

[Feisty1967]

@plenty2Agreed.

[ieatspiders77]

@plenty2see british music isn't dead it's just very very ill.

[plenty2see]

@ieatspiders77 ok so your waiting for a cure.. goodluck.. but the prognosis is not good..

[gp93xx]

@plenty2see Brit music is still alive and kicking, you just need to filter the crap, look hard on youtube and you'll find it.

[Rhaspun]

There's like a organized madness to their music. The blending of many different sounds.

[davidtennantaddict13]

I had always thought this group was a one hit wonder. Then, I heard this on the Ashes to Ashes soundtrack, and I love it! I think it's better than "Come on Eileen".

[TheFleurieuLA]

They were so effing cool. The music, the look...

[susiewop]

I bloody love this song.

[flaxonx3]

Isn't it great to see that there was once a time when you didn't have to be a moron or an imbecile to be in the music business.

[robharding1957]

one of the all time greats of any decade  wonderful music arrangement with great vocals,,

[RorketMBA]

Max, you bastard, where's my wine?!?!?!?

[gussethunters]

Would this be classed as British Northern Soul. One of my fav. songs of all time.

[nylonTS]

I knew there manage Paul Burton well RIP Paul you will be missed

[nathanzworld]

The begining always comes into my head when I hear a car horn... I can't help it and start singing this all day :)

[bananasplitsable]

My friends and me were skinheads but still loved this song!

[duderoo1975]

Its a dedication to Geno Washington of the Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band.

[Brogansbabe]

This gives me goosebumps, reminds me of long summers, without games comsoles, sitting on the school field just chillin...class

[MrFargus65]

great song

[wolvesboy66]

Kevins best moment. Part of the "MOD" revival post Quadrophenia. From a great album. I was only thirteen when I heard it. What a great year along with Madness, UB40 and of course all Two Tone Bands.

[mozdickson]

@wolvesboy66 so right, was a pathway beyond punk for many of us

[b6en]

never heard of this at all

but I do remember Eileen

don't like either one

[charliechicpea]

fantastic horns,such a shame they got some dungeries and a violin,it all went down hill after that

[baldy1]

AN ORIGIONAL BAND PURE CLASS REMEMBER THEM ON THE TUBE MANY YEARS AGO... LOCHEE CELTIC SOUL BROTHERES... DICKY BHOY HAIL,HAIL

[baldy1]

classic

[asd36f]

Kevin Rowland before he lost the plot!

[Nickyootoob]

30 years ago this was Number 1 in the UK charts. I cannot imagine anything like this getting to No. 1 these days...

[petefromearth]

er.... those aren't trumpets!

great song. i've been humming this for 2 days after hearing it on the radio. now i'm off to ebay to buy the album!

[Appreciationsociety]

Simply love trumpets! Pure and unadulterated joy :-)

[jps5446]

The lead singer looks a bit like Jez Bird out of the Lambrettas... anyways great song

[DavidG5434]

All mimed as always. Note the Cymbals falling over during this performance.

[birdandthe]

@CYMRUTUBE cancer is better than eileen ( and this)

[birdandthe]

i dont live in iceland,  thats a joke . dexys were for morons.

[jcmfan4ever]

I saw DMR in Groningen, The Netherlands, 1979. Fantastic, will never forget that incredible concert!

[Sarlucean]

Happy days :-)

[briky71]

top of the pops crowd going crazy

;)

[lukianzio]

Couldn't agree more every party you go to they play Eileen and this classic gets overlooked. It knocks the spots off Eileen any day!!

[birdandthe]

@CYMRUTUBE NOT SAYING MUCH IS IT?

[birdandthe]

THE ORIGINAL CHAVS

[TheMightOfTheEnglish]

@birdandthe the original chavs ??? how do you work that out

[birdandthe]

@TheMightOfTheEnglish woolie hats instead of hoods.

[birdandthe]

@TheMightOfTheEnglish DUUUUUURR...... DIS IS BETTAH DUN EILEEN.............. DUH. THEYRE BOTH SHITE. MUSIC FOR NUMBSKULLS......... ONLY DIFFERENCE IS DONKEY JACKETS FOR GENO AND ROMPER SUITS FOR EILEEN . SAYS IT ALL

[TheMightOfTheEnglish]

@birdandthe well whats your music then ,in that huge centre of culture and music , iceland , bjork whatever her name is lol,, seaching for the young soul rebels, the first album by dexys was brilliant , after that yes your right they were shite ,, early 80s there were no such thing as chavs,

[cheekyhamsta]

Daveyjarvis365 - Thanks for posting the lyrics to this song. I always liked it but didn't have a clue what he was singing. Even now, reading the lyrics I can see I had no chance whatsoever of understanding the song with the way he articulates the words

[pantherdash]

On 17 July 2010 there will be a gathering in Birmingham to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the release of 'Searching for the young soul rebels'.

Original band members will be present as will friends and associates of that time, live music, images and spoken word are all planned to make this event extra special and a fitting celebration of arguably one of the greatest debut album's of all time.

Message me for further info.

[jamiewoolcock]

in memory of one of my best mates nutty 1980

[gasjkh2]

Just a pure 80's classic. Remember strutting my funky stuff on many a blood stained dance floor in the 80's to Dexy's.

Simply a pure music era to grow up in - thanks for posting!

Quality band!

[BiffFrog]

Took me right back to my youth

Thank's for posting

[n0gar]

Is Kevin like mixed with Congolese or something?

[tigerboy1966]

He means it man, KR is in another place.

[unionchap]

I think the lyrics quoted by daveyjarvis365 are correct. Its what it says on the back of my album i think? Been a long time since I fished it out though! I like tits though!

[unionchap]

Yep, its towel swinging high, just looked,(first time in years).,amongst my specials,beat,madness,bad manners Lp,s

[gary3640]

his guitar was swingin high not his towel you fuckin tit

[destinycamel]

@gary3640 it was his towel you pranit!!!

[serafinobolletta]

this was better than com on eileen i agree...

first lp of dexy's was brilliant!

[kirkwallboy]

This was a supreme few minutes. First LP was alarmingly life changing stuff. The next LP was a transition, containing old and new. It is also a very fine thing, if you forget the daft gypsy promotional antics, and forgive the shadow of Eileen, which is good, but too much sugar in it. The final LP was a masterpiece of understatement, a body swerve away from any form of trying to capitalise on previous success. A slow burner of at thing, I'm still trying to fathoming it's depths 25 years later.

[Viperuk80]

This was the day u was born ,.. 2nd May 1980

[MerseysideAlice]

well agree with you.  My favourite of theirs.

[michaelclarke18]

Really great track.

[anker1968]

Not a gay thing at all mate, Michael the lover was a single by Geno Washington. Saw Geno 2 years ago with the Ram jam band Fu**in awesome

My Bombers My Dexys my High was session album by Geno aswell

[oldshot]

I thought this was a tribute to Geno Washington. Why the Gay thing?

[gogcheto1985]

I'm called Geno and at first I was amazed, but than I realise it's a gay song so....

[secondontheleft]

... a gay song?

[JJmacd]

Aah yes, a cracking little number with the most unintelligible lyrics of all time.

hyperdermic insulation Lynne Kayleigh one

[daveyjarvis365]

Geno Pt 1.

Back in 68, in a sweaty club, oh geno, avoid Jimmys machine and the rocksteady rub, oh geno, on a night when flowers didnt suit my shoes, after a week of flunking and bunking school, the lowest head in the crowd that night, just practising steps and keeping out of the fights.

Academic inspiration, you gave me none, you were Michael the Lover, the fighter that won, so now just look at me as I'm a looking down on you, no i'm not being flash, it's what i'm built to do.

[66deenick]

@daveyjarvis365 I remember borrowing the vinyl album about 25 years ago and seem to remember it had slightly different lyrics on the jacket - "my golden arrow" instead of "Michael the lover". It was a long time ago; I could be suffering from bad memory! Does anyone have the original vinyl? This song is an icon in my life and I never tire of it, the first pop song I heard on the radio when I arrived in the UK aged 14...

[daveyjarvis365]

Geno Pt 2

That man took to the stage, his towel was swinging high, oh geno, this man was my bombers, my dexys, my high, oh geno,

and the crowd they all hailed you and chanted your name, but they never knew like we knew me and you were the same, and now you're all over, your song is so tame, you fed me, you bred me, I remember your name....

[davewhittno1]

ahhh memories massive lad tune

[polkymon]

the boy has some nose on him

[n3crophobic]

lol

[clemzzz]

oh yes , lets forget what a great song this is ,and comment on his nose... doh ! you must be about 11 and only used to stale modernmusic which is picked purely on singers ability to have 6 pack or nice tits ! x

[jagara1]

I agree - I grew up with this music and the eighties were a fantastic time to be around (musically speaking).

[fionz71]

@clemzzz Ha ha, great comeback comment!

[Excretia]

@clemzzz it's a classic song, I don't pay attention to others' comments...but you drew attention to his nose when I hadn't noticed the bloody thing! Shurrup and don't mention Kevin's nose, it's not nice anyway ( the comment, not his nose).

[cetieel]

former wine taster me thinks with a schnoz like that

[snowstormcan]

@polkymon There's nothing exceptional about his nose. He's looking up towards the heavens during the majority of this performance, which gives an unflattering view, but were you to look at him straight on, his nose would look plain.

[darados]

you never stop mod

[dandreboy]

Great shame they went from Mod to the Hick scene!

[honzanoel]

The best intro ever!!!

[detmolddave]

one of the best intros ever

[trotsky1961]

reminds me of norwich away 1980

[trotsky1961]

reminds me of great yarmouth 1980

[Themayorofnantes]

Fucking AWESOME

[pickletmoor]

best dexys song "dance stance"

[mystoermerwithme]

7 Days Too Long.

[bestbass42]

WOLVERHAMPTONS FAVOURITE SON!!!

[eemjmm]

I pre-date them --but love everything they did --had one album a 100 years ago on which every track was great---including 'that's all there ever is' -you must be xxxxxxx joking! Old now so forget album name --but GREAT!

[UKSazzy67]

When this song came out, me and my friends thought they were a 'Mod' group, but they kept banging on about Soul music. Me and my friends were Mods and we identified Dexys as being part of the movement. Mind you, we were only 12 at the time!

[TheBillfer]

@UKSazzy67 best 1

[Coleshill1]

yes, much better !!

[mfactor88]

why the farq do aussie yob/bogan fm radio stations ONLY play come on eileen....this song was/is a 1000 times better

[learntospell]

Check out the bass player - John Edwards, now with Status Quo

[BigBedunga]

The bass player here is Pete Williams,Rhino Edwards joined DMR later...1982 I think.

[flash1182]

Come on Eileen was number one on the day I was born but i prefer this.

[onlylovecanbreakyou]

i love ska

[onlylovecanbreakyou]

bell in has changed now . i liked it b4

[Moonraker1974]

Great band and great sound ! !

Reminds me of being at primary school,

(about six years old). The country in recession, strikes, redundancies, high unemployment.

And now, 29 years on......Same old, same old !

[Beatmyguest001]

love it.

[pme96]

And the crowd goes mental........its like a fucking dentists waiting room.

[Muddy194]

this song is a legend haha

[droopydoo]

What a big nose he has

[conDoin07]

i love this song

[Cazzandrablue]

This one holds bittersweet memories of when first left home and went to work and live in a new City. This song was heard in all the pubs, great song. Best loud!!

[lewis72]

Hmm. Milton Keynes? That's a new city.

[Cazzandrablue]

Mine was Nottingham, a new City to me at the time, in fact my first City lol - still here now.

-x-

[onlylovecanbreakyou]

let me guess rock city ..

NOTTINGHAM

[Cazzandrablue]

No I never went there although my sons have been since.

It was Mortimers Cavern, I used to work there a couple of nights a week, some pub which wasn`t far from Rock City. xx

[onlylovecanbreakyou]

yeah i know whare u mean .. dont think its there n e more .. GOOD SONG

[Cazzandrablue]

No its gone now I am sure but it was a bit of a student dive and it played very loud music. I worked as a Secretary from 9-5 and had bar jobs at night. I also worked at the Bell Inn a couple of times a week.

[olemuckspreader]

Great song, lots of memories... shame I couldn't understand a word of it!!!

[cottageorgan]

This was the first single I ever bought from Smiths records in Bangor N.Ireland at the tender age of ten..hold on..no it was the second, the first was a re-release of Green Onions by Booker T and the MG's. Anyway this song gave me chills and still does. I remember it coming on in the car driving to school and I had tears of excitement in my eyes and my spine was on fire. The bit were Kevin goes Drrrr...I thought it was the coolest sound even though I didn't understand it. my gateway record!

[modsheff1]

Here here! great taste in music!

[marianexiop]

i looooooooooove this!

[merthyrliam2]

tidy one of my dads favorite songs

nerdy looking singer though

[dojj1968]

There are three number ones of the eighties that remain in my opinion peerless in their own way.

This one, Too Shy and West End Girls.

For debut songs each band must be very proud of what they achieved.

The 80's were about art and talent first, paycheck second

[marksoutof10]

Justa little 'FYI' - In the case of Dexys Midnight Runners, 'Geno' was not their debut single. They (only just) got into the top 40 before that with 'Dance Stance' (re-titled on the 'Young Soul Rebels' album as 'Burn It Down').

[stenchwart]

wats with that stupid machine in the corners that flashes the light u will notice it in genesis and vapours performance to

[rhodezy92]

fucking class song and class band

and thats coming from a 16 year old ;)

[CrinkleCutBeatroot]

That's terrible language for a 16 year old :P

[rhodezy92]

haha terribly sorry ;)

[lillylilic]

got to say one of the best ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mixandmatch09]

this was the first record i brought.stiil a great song 29 years on

[94z07]

This is the direction Chicago should have gone in instead of the over produced synthesizer garbage from the poisonous David Foster.

Too bad I didn't even know about this song until way after Eileen...

These guys were solid.

[bcfc1875chick]

the best one they did ...much better than come on eileen ..

[TheGodParticle]

great times...

[ajgalligan]

Lovely stuff!

[Clemburke1111]

loved it!