"Come On Eileen" is my new Happy Playlist Song! Vocal ANALYSIS of Dexy's Midnight Runners.

The start of the chorus is probably inspired by "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" from the American musical Tin Pan Alley. Wikipedia will have that.

There are a lot of Irish elements in this song both instrumentally and lyrically in this song from a Northern English band. The Irish have used a lot of violin traditionally, the source of many places in the US that have a lot of fiddle music." There were a fair number of Irish in the North and they either influenced this band or were a genealogical heritage of some band members.

Please watch the video. I guarantee that the next time you hear it you will dance like they do :D one of the best songs of my teen years.

"Too-Rye-Ay" also features prominently in Vagabond of the Western World by Thin Lizzy.

This was a one-hit wonder. As blackthorn5709 says, it was played over and over and not just in the UK.

This song is used in the movie The perks of being a wallflower, maybe that's where you have heard it before.

You really should watch the video it's really good. This song is a dance floor filler at every party in the UK.

You must watch the video now! It’s a lot of fun too

I just can't help thinking about the joy you have bringing these discoveries home to your family.

The tradition of painting barns red originated from European farmers who used a linseed oil mixture with added blood or rust for protection. This practice was brought to the United States by settlers, and red paint became popular due to its affordability and protective qualities.

Quit interrupting every five seconds!

This song is like a hyperlink to my childhood. I remember this playing on my big brother's HiFi while he and my older sister sat me down at the computer desk and showed me how to play Commander Keen. I literally cannot hear this song without that memory playing in my head

Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” — Irish for “Goodbye; I'll be seeing you.

Kevin's voice is like a mix of Van Morrison and Jackie Wilson.

Definitely gotta check out Slice Of Heaven by Dave Dobbyn if you like some overly optimistic happy 80's pop songs. They're New Zealand rock royalty

You should review dexys gino and the b side version of breaking down the walls of heartache ❤

Please review "Our House"

I've never heard the outro before

This song makes me think of another song for some reason. "Our House" by Madness. Can you review that one? Another request: "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell. Background vocals by Michael Jackson.

Much better with the video to get the true song feel

Please, analize Al Jareau's version Take Five Song.

I'ts not home on the range, it's gaudeamus igitur, a college graduation song.

"We are far too young and clever"

I live my life by this mantra.

Strange Advance - We Run

Save Ferris cover of this.

Love this song and it is a HAPPY SONG. Plus that is my middle name😊

Uou should listen to necer been any reason by Head East

One of my favorite happy, feel good, good dance songs in the 80’s. Definitely my jam. Go 80’s! lol.

Good luck trying to learn the lyrics to this classic song. :)

From what I’ve read and watched, Kevin’s style is of that of a soul singer, specifically Van Morrison. DMR’s first two UK hits were in a more traditional soul style with a horn section et all.

One of the few songs that I love the original and* the cover by another (Save Ferris) band. Both make me smile

The sudden realization on her face when the chorus hit is absolutely priceless! 🤑

Other "feel-good" songs, that I love on par with this one is DB Boulevard - "Point of View" or Sunzet with...actually every song from their "Sunzation" album. After winter and spring, when it get real warm again, I always put that CD on and listen to it for a few days in a row. It's really uplifting!

No one knows the words, except 'we are far too young and clever'

Hoedown? No, it is Irish. Elizabeth, I think the word you are looking for in describing Kevin's vocal is "edgy". His parents were Irish and he lived in Ireland for a part of his childhood before moving to England. He put those Irish lullaby lyrics to make it eclectic. The song begins like an anthem and builds up steam to get to the nuts and bolts of the song (and Eileen). You sounded surprised by the word "dirty" as his thoughts are "dirty". C'mom Elizabeth, he wants to have sex with Eileen. He repeats the words, "You mean everything" in an attempt to convince Eileen to have sex with him. He's a horndog. Eileen is not a real girl but his idea of what a British woman is like in Kevin's mind. “Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-rye-ay” — Irish (Celtic?) for “Goodbye; I'll be seeing you.” The interesting part of this song is the bridge where the tempo slows way down and gradually picks up speed to full tempo as his passion for Eileen is building. Counter to other groups of this time that were heavy on electric guitars and synthesizers, this song features four violins and a banjo. One other song that promately featured a banjo in rock music is Sweet City Woman by The Stampeders.

That outro sounds like an older Kevin Rowland so the version of the song that you played might have been a remaster. "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms" is a popular song written by the Irish poet Thomas Moore, setting new lyrics to a traditional Irish air that can be traced back into the 18th century.

The band's name was derived from Dexedrine, a brand of dextroamphetamine used as a recreational drug among Northern soul fans to give them energy to dance all night

I think you should really check out Violent Femmes - Blister in the Sun. The dance floor always went wild when it was played. We all got lower and lower on the soft parts and jumped real high when it returned for a crazy floor of dancing. Such fun memories!!

Right back to 7th grade. American, i had just turned 13. My 17 yo sister had to explain the song to me😂😂😂😂. Good times! The sunday it hit #1 was a monster blizzard in my part of Wisconsin. The last of the year. March blizzards are the worst. Mom and Dad were clueless😂😂😂

I was told and believe the song is about the kinda language lovers make up when doing it. Not quite words.......but almost. With screams and moans😂😂and 😂

Would like to see you compare this to the Save Ferris cover

OMG I love this dam song..

The too loo ray yay is part of an Irish lullaby my grandmother used to sing to me

If you want an insane Kevin Rowland experience, look up the video of his cover of ‘Concrete and Clay’; the song is great, but the video is…really something else haha.

Remember the fiddle at the very beginning, ties into the spoken part at the end.

Watch and listen to the live version of this song by Sugarland with Sara Barielles! Takes it to another level.

In the 1980s, “Believe Me .....” (the violin intro here) was musak in hotel and office lifts all the Far East,

The singer and writer Kevin Rowland has quite a strong Birmingham (UK) accent (similar to Jeff Lynn and Ozzy Osbourne) and for some reason, their sung words can sometimes be hard to hear Properly (to my ear anyway)

Dexy’s had a Hstrict physical fitness regime and no drinking before playing to help keep them sharp.

The ending is a translation of the line

This song has Celtic influences and some lyrics inspiration probably comes from the 1913 "Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral" song (later made famous by Bing Crosby.... That's An Irish Lullaby) of the Tin Pan Alley musical Shameen Dhu.