The Unlikely Afterlife of ‘Come On Eileen’
As Dexys Midnight Runners release their seventh album, the story of how their enduring 1982 classic nearly went unreleased as a single.
By PAOLO HEWITT
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Paolo Hewitt was a music features writer for the New Musical Express and Melody Maker and now co-presents the podcast “But We All Shine On.”
As Dexys Midnight Runners release their seventh album, the story of how their enduring 1982 classic nearly went unreleased as a single.
By PAOLO HEWITT
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The co-author of a biography of a cult 1970s footballer explains how, despite playing only a few seasons in the lower divisions, his character and charisma have made him a legend.
By PAOLO HEWITT
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Oasis had the songs, style, and attitude — but they never quite learned how to live forever as rock ’n’ roll stars.
By PAOLO HEWITT
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The Fab Four’s first visit to Hamburg, debut US tour, final commercial concert, and crossing of Abbey Road? All those epochal events happened this month.
By PAOLO HEWITT
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Paul McCartney’s continued success on the Billboard album charts shows that the musical revolution begun in 1964 never really ended.
By PAOLO HEWITT
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The singer brought light to our writer when he was surrounded by darkness, though this went unmentioned when they later met.
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After bonding with ‘The Boss’ in France and Sweden, our writer penned a damning review of ‘Nebraska,’ a choice that would prove consequential.
By PAOLO HEWITT
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