The Way You Look Tonight - Dexys Midnight Runners

And odd version of the standard THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT, sung by Kevin Rowland as only he can do (check out the last verses). Dexys Midnight Runners at "DON´T STAND ME DOWN" era.

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Music

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• dexys
• midnight
• runners
• dont
• stand
• down
• kevin
• rowland
• way
• you
• look
• tonight

[RJPaulista]

"Já ia me esquecendo...Obrigado,Joshua65­,por postar!Obrigado,YouTube,por proporcionar!"

[joshua65]

@RJPaulista

Não há de quê. Além de COME ON EILEEN e GENO, há mais coisas boas do Dexys.

Veja que legal o comentário do Mick Bolton no início, ele participou da gravação da música.

[mickbolton1]

This sounds even better when you know how it was made. I was Dexys' pianist at the time. During a break from recording some of us were fooling around at the piano playing some old songs when Kevin came back into the studio. He said 'do you know this?' and started singing this song. We all joined in and at the end he said 'OK let's just do it!' and we just did! - first take, unrehearsed. All the more remarkable as everything else we did was so meticulously arranged and rehearsed.

[stigjig]

great thing about rowlands, he is never afraid to be different

[SpikevsDracula]

@davidizod Yeah straight up man. Whilst Too Rye Aye feature many a great track, and was the album that initiated my devotion for Dexy's, since then I have come to love some of their older stuff, especially the Young Soul Rebels stuff which features many of my favourites.

[antmelder]

If anyone's still looking for it, This wonderful track is on the re-released version of the Don't Stand Me Down album. Can't wait for the new album in 2012. Go on Kev!

[Neurodisco77]

@davidizod

I like Too-Rye-Ay, but you are not wrong. Some song are less effective than others.

But Celtic Soul Brothers, Old, This last wild waltz, the Plan B/I'll Show you medley

are great tracks and still rock

[Neurodisco77]

@mickbolton1

A great recollection.

An Italian owner of the original album

[davidizod]

@mickbolton1 Thanks, Mick for your reply.  It's not on the album is it? I have always had an interest in all things Dexy's: I was good mates with Pete Williams at one time and still see him from time to time. I think 'Don't stand me Down' is a great album. On the 2003 tour (which Pete was on) I think the stuff from 'Rebels' and 'Don't Stand..' stood up much better than anything from the Too Rye Aye album that I think is massively over rated.

[mickbolton1]

@davidizod It was recorded in Sep1984, during the making of the Don't Stand Me Down album. It's amazing to read all the great comments about this track - I never even thought it would be released as we just recorded it on the spur of the moment. I think it sounds better every time I hear it. You can hear all the individual players just improvising and enjoying a freedom they didn't often get in the studio! There's more about this track and the making of the album on my website.

[davidizod]

@mickbolton1 When was this made Mick?

[celticsoulbrother]

...even though he is Irish!!!