DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - Geno - 1980

[PsychoNorth]

been looking for this for ages i thought it was the specials, its shit being 21 lol

[anxresi]

Indeed, this p*sses on Eileen from a very great height indeed..

[thislazylife]

@damosanchez: I wholeheartedly agree with you, by far Geno is the superior song.

[adam88356]

damosanchex you aint alone my freind.

[TheJohnny6788]

plan b was good but their words in songs was brill the tunes the beat their freshness in their time unique

[dairyUA]

How cool are Mr Trombones sunglasses!

[cmikex2]

The Whole Album "Searching for the Young Soul Rebels" was great.Much better than" Come on Eileen".

[anpr1984]

Am I the only one who cannot understand what the hell he is singing in the verses ? !!

Other than that its great,far batter than "Eileen". Just about remenber it when it was originally released.

[Islamisbad1]

School discos, red braces, fred perry t shirts, tonics, Those were the days.

[wellermanjack]

you gotta have a look at these boys from london a ska n mod band a modern day madness, p45 band !

[lovepogues]

BASS PLAYER FEMALE IS CAIT O RIORDAN FRON THE POGUES

[rebelcounty77]

@lovepogues i was about t go to bed there until i saw your comment.no it is not.lunatic!

[Seantroll]

this song is about the singer geno washington check him out

[karlitos993]

buena. no sólo tenian common eillen. Fue su época de explendor.

[leothelion75]

tis had me hooked before come on eileen brill

[fiona1ification]

does any1 else think that theres some difference in kevin rowland when he had short hair n went to what i can only describe as a perm ? good band though!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gbanks70]

Seven people are lacking harmonic inspiration.

[107adc]

genius! am 16 again donkey jacket and monkey boots!!!!!!!!!!

[thighmister]

Wait... so Dexy's Midnight Runners had more than one song...?

[Neurodisco77]

@thighmister

Yes

[ritsaert11]

retro... still not beaten

[wden01]

Rowland's transvestite phase beats this anyday

[freqeist]

@wden01 ha ha ..no.

[charliechicpea]

great vid fantastic tune,awsome horns,way hey I'm 14 again..........didn't we look like nobs dancing like that

[LaterzMcGhee]

@charliechicpea its much better to act like a nob and not care than to try to act cool

[pantherdash]

Young Soul Rebels bound for The Flapper, Kingston Row, Birmingham for the celebration of Dexys Midnight Runners, 30th anniversary special event, on Saturday 17 July are in for a treat.

Hosted by Gavin Martin and featuring Paolo Hewitt, the event will reach a climax with a live set from Stone Foundation who will be joined onstage by original band members!!!

Tickets selling fast! Please contact me for further info!

[MrJosecarlosdarocha]

@pantherdash i bought the vynil "searching for the young..."when he came out the first time, i´m 43 and i´m from o´porto, portugal, and he still is one of the best albuns ever made, you know that feeling when you listen to something and you understand that that is it ! shit, this album is just great since the begining to the end!!

[KEpS29i0]

love the miming at 2:35. their cheeks dont even move for the whole passage.

everyone did it on TOTP, thats why it wasnt worth watching.

[klausicornfield]

i shiver like a mouse!

[PaulaMcEwan]

Geno

[timbrownson]

That's how you connect to a song. Brilliant performance and I'd like some of what the guy in the goggles was on please.

[cheekyhamsta]

This seems to have been a live performance. Well done boys (belatedly)!

[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.

[BiffFrog]

Took me right back to my Youth :-)

[britzkenny62]

totp in 1979 was'nt it 1980 was too late for totp??

[p1ngu45]

Dance Stance was their debut single

[gingenroses]

my dad used to live on the same street as these guys when they were starting out and had a place together :P

[dojj1968]

One of the greatest debut singles of all time.

Say what you like about Kevin Rowland, but have respect for his ability to write songs that will played for years and years

[incawill]

magic...

[evertonio]

Academic inspiration... you gave me none. How good is that line ?

[cheekyhamsta]

@evertonio "Academic inspiration, you gave me none" - LOL (you're right mate)

Reading the lyrics to this song, I'm not even sure if it's a tribute to Geno Washington or a dig at him. Anyway, it's a great song with some of the most enigmatic lyrics of all time...

[Neurodisco77]

@cheekyhamsta

I think it's a tribute, because Kevin Rowland (and the whole Dexys at a point, I'm not sure)

used to consider experience (particularly street experiences) a good school for life,

surely better than an academy

[jrr72xmen]

Sound a lot like Robert Smith from The Cure.

[jacknewton95]

if it sounds very similar to the cure, especially that of come on eileen, I used to think that was the cure, but I realized they were the Dexys

[Asqarath]

Best breakdown in the history of music :D

[APublicDomain]

You've just made me spit my tea out laughing!!! I don't know if you're right or not, it's one of my favourites for sure.... But it's a great comment mate.

[normanmod]

I bought the LP and it was when I was 18 and I had a pot to piss in )Goodjob&goodMoney)yeh still got the music on cd and its still great to hear every now and then brings back memorys.

[Sawyerbabe1968]

I remember rushing out to buy this single when I didnt have a pot to piss in, it made me broke but it was worth it, I love this song so much

[bassatnight]

Soul Boys Rule!

[marquee6]

I agree damosanchex, I will go further and say the whole album "Searching for the Young Soul Rebels" is the best they put out.

[damosanchex]

I might be the only person to say this, but I prefer this to Come on Eileen.

[eliotalanis]

yes you are

[GoweExile]

@damosanchex Seconded!!

[dodgydave1313]

back in 68 in a sweaty club, oh geno. before jimmy's 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. well now just look at me as i'm looking down on you. i'm not being flash, it's what i'm built to do

[simnebrael]

This was Dexy's at their best!!!

[rodochrous]

dexy's midnight runners suck :)

[bestbass42]

KEVIN ROWLAND,Wolverhamptons Favourite son and deadicated Wolves fan!!!! NICE ONE.

[brize9224]

STEVE BULL is Wolverhamptons favorite son!!!!!

[evertonio]

every word mate. just concentrate and you'll get it.

[project404]

2:07 - sublime!

[LORDGODSIRALEXFERGIE]

This song is a tribute to geno washington, who had a hit in the 60's with 'michael the lover'. Its on youtube - check it out. You will see where the inspiration for this song comes from!

[jules361970]

i love this song but does anyone one know what hes sayin??

[deadInf3rno]

ive got no idea

[Stones1664]

Google it, over 500 characters so can't fit it all in here.... :)

[VL1302]

Indeed much better than "Eileen". Classic!

[64lorna]

i love this song

[The1982Channel]

Brilliant song!

[superretrochick1]

One of the best songs of the 80s. Much better than Come On Eileen. Classic song.

[mfactor88]

sad all the yob fm radios stations in Australia only play comeon eileen/same for soft cell...try TORCH its superb. this is still ska as far as me and my skin/mod/rudeboy mates thought in the 80s :)

[lartenroolz]

This is really good quality sound so good one.

God I love this song.

[Ophiuchus123456789]

Everytime I listen to this song, the next day in work I can't help but go "hmmmmhmmmhmmhmhhmhhmmhmmmhmhm

Woooooooooooooaaaaahhhhh GENO-OH!"

and I have to do an impression of the trumpet part too.

[mrsjax]

Fab, fab, fab. Doesn't Kev look smart? One of my fav albums (the things before MP3 thingymebobs). Thanks for posting.

[bjcm591111]

great song

[slagmilkcard]

This is about Geno Washington, a US Soul singer the band admired. Washington was a major performer in the UK and played with Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd. As Dexys Midnight Runners hit the big time, Washington's career faded - that's what the song is about

[BritishNoblePerson]

Geno Washington was great, but everyone seems to forget the Awesome RAM JAM BAND that backed him and also gave him his chance in the UK, he'd never have got no where without them.

[STONESBOY74]

come on its a classic every one must love it `a ace song to sup my beer with

[zilla30mins]

where is he now? ...

[TheBlokeNextDoor]

Is the Little Nibble still there in Bearwood?

[TheMerseyman]

Is that Mr. Bean singing?

[alreetcharlie]

This song should be classed as ska

[bobgreen623]

THE HORNS!!!! THE HORNS!!!!

[sameoldfitup2008]

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[MrGibbleChip]

worryingly that's true,

[DreamedOfHugeSpiders]

wow, was this 1980? thought it was later. now i'm older and understand a little more about music, i realise how good this band was. great hook!

[blooker09]

Is this like the DAvid Byrne of Europe?

[PaulRDS]

Good one! ....... considering David Byrne comes from Dumbarton, Scotland

[HouseofCommons]

LOL, crystalwolf — ska[t] GINO — Governor In Name Only — yep that'd be Sayrah Palin, yeh?

Brill.

And a brill tune.

Big up UK Lady for the tip! Serwus. [cheers in Polish]

Those not in the know, check out themudflats. net

Don't say I didn't warn you./

[lillylilic]

saw this group first time round........... if they did it again id pay again!!!!!!!!!!

[cniknak]

Most Excellent. Saw these guys live at Wolverhampton Poly Student Union round about 1980 - awesome performance, and I remember being blown away by them. Almost thirty years on, I've just discovered this video and it sends a chill down my spine. Thanks for posting!

[raphaelmaraki]

loved this song and the album,we had some great times then

[frogmonster12]

This song never cracked the Top 40 in Australia, the lyrics were considered 'controversial', maybe the greatest song never to reach #1, but I still remember going to the record store after school in 1979 to buy the 45, still plays just as good today.

[monkey25782]

CHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON

[shishkooler]

superb horn section - great live version

[jonahstevenson]

kev is magic

[snowbelle74]

kev looks about 16 here!but he was actually in his late 20s.Prefer him with a tash for some reason

[dimert]

christ they sound like they're actually playing it too, on totp!! respect :D

[PAULSAX]

GREAT SONG !!!!

[FuriousWank]

Magic

[kramer2088]

Actually they returned to form with their 3rd album. Nothing like this but nothing like anything else you will hear, and with rollands amazin voice and lyrics!

[andykopgod]

Always liked this song, live version is awsome.

[sreymind]

Around this time Dexys were cool and it was cool to be a fan, then they went all dungarees and fiddles and if you still liked them it was best to downplay it.

[ADAMUCHI]

a bit late but.. shit Kevin, even the "cross dressing " was better than the dungarees !!

[theface79]

The word "dungarees" sounds like "kangoroos", and for good reason. Yes, it wasn´t a sharp turn, look-wise. But - incredible horns to be heard here; bloody blow you away. The first album stays the best, in my opinion, only thing missing on it is Plan B.

[Zzz80]

Fantastic. Love these Look Hear clips.

[seandoyle66]

Great Days......top drawer Tune....just a shem they will be known for that piece of shit Come On Eileen.....brrrrrrrrrrrr

[fireblade929]

i agree, they should have kept the brass, and the dockers look.

[rachelle073]

This is on my all time favourite list.

Such a great track.

I remember the time.

Was in London that Chrissy Lennon died.

[Japlick]

Wow what an honour to be the 1st to comment on this! Fucking great song/version, and i still can't understand a word of what he's saying...

[bryntheskin]

Back in '68 in a sweaty club Oh, Geno Before Jimmy's Machine and The Rocksteady Rub Oh-oh-oh Geno-o On a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes After a week of flunkin' and bunkin' school The lowest head in the crowd that night Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights Academic inspiration, you gave me none But you were Michael the lover The fighter that won But now just look at me I'm looking down at you No, Im not bein flash Its what Im built to do

[rtg159]

yeah yeah somebody can copy the words from the album cover.

[bryntheskin]

Someone wanted 'em...'JACKLIP'? something like that...I think it's only polite...

[bryntheskin]

That man took the stage, his towel was swingin' high

Oh Geno

This man was my bombers, my Dexy's, my high

Oh-oh-oh Geno-o

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, brrrrr

You fed me, you bred me, I'll remember your name