Dexys Midnight Runners-Dance stance

[jdmotion]

Hey who gets the money from the ads next to the video?

[takeanotefromme]

I'm from Queens,NYC which is a queer thing to say but with all the locals here I just wanted to say that I think these guys are hell, pure and total. Total Macks looking for a falling leaf to spit on. I wish I was exposed to this much earlier. As an adult it's like do I cut work tomorrow and try and hold down the nearest bodega?

[GeraldineMcK]

Saw them at tiffs in Cov spittle from brass section hard to bare on the front row x

[YouMyWifeNowDave]

I like those thick warm saxophones

[SteveResin]

shut your fucking mouth til you know the truth

[brianjamesmulligan]

Add Kevin o brien to the list cricket hero

[brianjamesmulligan]

Ireland top cricket too

[kevcification]

class,pure class.

[theTankDepot]

Is that Geoffrey Blythe on the sax??

[dermot51]

The LP version is even better "Big Jimmy, (yeah) Al , for God sake burn it down"...

[67roko]

dexy's, the kids of today don't know what their missing. i feel sorry for them.

[67roko]

dexy's the kids of today don't know what their missing. i feel sorry for them.

[cofpaddy]

Never heard about (Oscar Wilde), don't want know about (and Brendan Behan), don't think about (Shaun O'Casey), don't care about (George Bernard Shaw), oh (Samuel Beckett), won't talk about (Gene O'Neil), won't know about (Edna O'Brian), won't think about (Laurence Sterne)

[leekc586]

Excellent band. Great song.

[jkar1973]

Top blue eyed soul. so unfair that only "Eileen" is still famous...

[glengal]

anyone able to put up their version of The Horse - absolute classic, cheers

[jmedia1]

@glengal Thanx for the IDEA!

[zengintepe]

@glengal Just upped it, sorry about vid - my first attempt!!

[mansonalive]

mi banda favorita , dexys es lo maximo , saludos desde mexico ¡¡¡

[ezandycle]

Great ska influenced tune. Nice memories of an uncensored live version WBCN in Boston used to play in the early 80's.

[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.

[robapperley]

@pantherdash can you tell me where the dexys event is taking place,and what time it all starts-cant believe its been 30yrs. thanks.

[ThatFelicitygirl]

I don't yet fully understand the meaning......

[devilskitchen08]

the bassist pete willams is a top bloke he taught me music when i was drama college big up the brummie lads lol

[vikkibib1]

pure class x

[mimkyodar]

I like Burn It Down better... This version just lacks punch.... Still Dexys are an awesome band and this album is just CLASSIC!

[realtwinlord]

so true mimkyodar,a lazy slomotion version of a powerful tune.kevin's an irish poet to compete with yeats.don't stand me down is the best album ever made.

[Fioneenacockeen]

@dermot51 So true

[bingoace]

This is a great song. Brings back memories. Should have been a hit. Classic tune. Bring back the 80s. Puts today's depressing pop drivel to shame

[sirmuttley]

This should have been a much bigger hit than it actually was, it only reached No. 40 in the UK charts. IMHO it was a stronger song than Geno

[possumy]

@sirmuttley

[JohnnyJ66]

Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the greatest album of all time. Fact. Keep on running.

[blockline]

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels is one of the greatest albums ever.That MK 1 Dexys look still looks great.

"Big Jimmy,Al,For Gods sake,Burn It Down"

Superb

[miiawh]

loved Plan B ,what a tune !

[Write16]

A great song from a great band, though I admit to preferring the earlier stuff with the horns to the later records with more strings (I play the saxophone myself, which must have something to do with it).

[carefreecrow]

" ... BIG JIMMY.... "

[Austin24468]

This song was written as an answer to the anti - Irish feeling that was protrayed by some parts of the British media. Rowland quotes the names of several noted Irish authors to counteract the myth that Irish people were thick. Rowland was actually born in Ireland before his family emigrated to Coventry when he was a small child. A classic song!

[GILLYRUTH]

I think they first lived in Harrow on the hill,in Middlesex.

[bestbass42]

WRONG-WRONG-WRONG!!!!! Kevin Rowland was born in Subby Lane,Wednesfield,Wolverhampton­.His family moved to Ireland when he was young,then Scotland and later the London area.They moved to Birmingham in his teens.Hes a dedicated Wolves fan-he was even a Hooligan in the 70s!-he has written several songs about his love of Wolves,the latest being MY LIFE IN ENGLAND.Check Wiki.

[bestbass42]

Mate you dont know what your on about,Rowland was born in Stuby Lane,Wednesfield,Wolverhampton­.His family emigrated to Ireland when he was young,then Scotland and then ended up in London when he was 9 where he got into lots of fights because of his Midlands accent.They then moved back to the Midlands-Birmingham,he has NO ascociation with Coventry at all.Check Wiki-get your facts right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bestbass42]

PRICK!!!

[dansgod]

To bad this song never got to the US.Maybe the tragic thing they became wouldnt have happened!

[scooteracid]

iv still got the 7"single..

[fozzmeister1]

I remember watching this for the first time on TOTP 30 years ago. I think Kevin Archer broke a string on his guitar during this performance. One of my all time favorite Dexy's songs, especially this version of their debut single. Great posting.

[shadow3pne]

wow, this was a rarity on vinyl, great piece of pop history here, many thanks.

[electrobooty]

superb band in all incarnations

[Trude1974]

we used to giggle at this big bloke carrying a trombone case around at Banff Academy in the early 70'......Big Jim Paterson of Dexy's no less....fools that we were...much much respect Big Jim

[tbjdiamonddog]

Big Jimmy, yeh ohfor gods sake 'burn it down'

ledgends

[SpikevsDracula]

@Trude1974 I love Big Jim! He's awesome, I love how Kev mentions him in a few of his songs as well, especially when he talks about how Big Jim has respect, how he plays the trombone and he feels it, he really feels it within, and then you hear Jimmy's (scouser?) accent saying "I've got respect... I've got respect... I've got respect!"

[SpikevsDracula]

@SpikevsDracula Agh! In Respect sorry. That's the single Respect I'm talkin' about.

[renegade0renegade]

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[rahhoor]

reflections

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[hedgeanie]

One of Dexy's best. Pure magic. Come on Kevin!!

[unionchap]

This must be the No:1 dexy's true hit, before thay made it big style? Remember the dance/march!