Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes: I went to the club last night. They played The Twist, I did the Twist. They played Jump, I jumped. They played Come on Eileen, I got kicked out of the club.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Oh wow, I was around for the entire heavy rotation MTV and radio phase when this one was everywhere, and somehow I never heard that one. ...never forgetting it, either. 😁
Save Ferris cover this song, when they played it live they used to say... What's better than Grease on Olivia Newton John? Then just started playing it
That and Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck and I'm in the Mood for Dancing by the Nolans. That was on every disco when I grew up. Wedding, Birthday and even depending on the individual who passed funeral.
Thanx! I always thought it was just an Irish Lullaby, as in Bing Crosby. When I was a merchant mariner, we had a crewman who would get all homesick from time to time. He was from the small island nation Tuvalu. He was all lonely like on the fantail one night at sunset having a smoke, and I was afraid he might jump, so started singing "Tu va lu valu ra - Tu va lu ra Lye - Tu va lu valu ra is a South Sea lullaby..." and he got so emotional it kinda broke him, to where he was crying and hugging me - then snapped out of it and started laughing. He was all better after that - but it was so weird that I was hit with that thought to make a lullaby out of Tuvalu!
The song is about young love in the midst of a beat-down, depressed society. 'Poor Old Johnny Ray' was a throwback to how their parents had hope but soon lost hope and became 'beat down' and that he and Eileen won't succumb to the same thing.
Johnnie Ray was a musician , some say the father of rock . That’s a video of him getting off a plane . The whole dirty thought stuff is apparently about Catholic oppression as is Eileen . The name . I’m guessing they’re Irish lol
“Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” is an old Irish lullaby meaning “Goodbye for now. I’ll be seeing you”. It is used very informally as “goodbye”. The etymology of “toodle-doo” is unclear, but it may derive from “toddle (off)”.
I'm American born and raised. I've heard an informal "toodles" used. It's infrequent but used here. Means "good bye" I never thought about it, but it makes sense now.
You want to fill a dance floor? Play this and everyone will get up and give it all they have, especially during the chorus! He was right when he sang we'll sing the song for ever!
My mom's name was Eileen and our family is originally from Ireland, i played the song for her and she loved it... 😊 So much so that she learned to play along on the piano (she was a natural, played anything she liked by ear). Miss you, mom! 😊❤
Loving these older reactions. Can’t even estimate how many times I have sung this over the years. Usually drunk at the end of an evening. Banging party tune.
Kevin Rowland (leader of the group) was born in the Midlands between Wolverhampton and Birmingham - England. When they recorded this song they were living in Birmingham, although Kevin Rowland had lived for 3 years in Ireland previous to this, which obviously influenced his decision to record this . They had several top ten hits in the U.K and were a major force in the early 80's dance music scene, although I don't know if all the other UK hits were big in the USA. Dexy's changed their image a number of times - often with the release of a new record.
Yes, Johnny Ray was a star in the 50's. I remember when my mother told me about him. He was almost deaf and when he sang, it hurt that is why he griminess as he sings. Very talented he died in 1990 of Liver Failure, he was 63.
It is said the lyrics in the chorus are made up gibberish but sound a lot like "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral an Irish lullaby that translates to "Goodbye; I'll be seeing you" in Irish"
Yup. Young couple that grew up together, starting to explore love and physical affection. They tell each other that they're smarter than their parents, and that they'll escape the way of life they grew up in, though the singer admits that they're lying to themselves, and they are just following the same pattern as their parents and older generations, "singing the same songs". Its a mixture of the joy and hope of youth and the realization that nothing will really ever change. Johnny Ray is an American singer from just before Rock and Roll. He was noted for always singing about crying. Billy Idol references him in one of his songs too.
Man - the mosh pit was crazy for this in the early 80s. This is a sing-along classic in the UK, even though most people didn't and still don't know the words :)
Its about trying to get someone into bed in a romantic way & it was one of the biggest hits of the 80s. The band have an interesting history, nothing bad but a very changeable sound with every album almost a new sound & look. Classic stuff.
The Remix by the lead singer/writer/bandleader is actually worth your time. He has worked on this song, perfecting it for years. It's iconic, will always be a banger. #Gold Oh, and he got the girl!
I cannot scream loud enough that I love this 80s kick you're on lately! ❤❤❤ It's great to hear music from my childhood! I'll be 50 in January, NEVER believed Is make it this long, OR have two kids, yet here we are, jammin' out. "Too Shy" b6 Kajagoogoo needs to be next
Interestingly, when the band performed Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) on the British TV music show Top of the Pops, instead of a picture of Jackie Wilson, the American soul singer, the band performed in front of a photo of Jocky Wilson, a famous Scottish darts player at the time. 😊
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. While recruiting members for the new band, Kevin Rowland noted that "Anyone joining Dexys had to give up their job and rehearse all day long ... We had nothing to lose and felt that what we were doing was everything."
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After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom..
“Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” - Irish for “Goodbye; I'll be seeing you.” an Irish lullaby and the mother who planted it in her baby’s heart my dear departed mother would sing my to sleep with this Irish lullaby love mum. Peace out.
🇬🇧 This song was A HUGE HIT back in early 80s. Couldn't understand the lyrics back then, and today.... I still can't! But I don't care, this is guaranteed to fill that dancefloor (still). ❤🎼🎙️
My ex studied violin at the Birmingham School of Music. He livedin the same house as Helen, the violinist with Dexies . He always got the bus near his flat with Helen, but one day he was ill. Helen was at the bus stop, and Kevin Rowland was passing, saw her violin case, and tzlked her into performing that iconic part. Might have still been with my ex if he had been there first 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This song is TRUE because it is so universal. Guy and girl grow up together, lose touch, meet up later in life after they've grown up and he is into it/wants to get in her pants. This is a great "stalker song". A stalker song is a song where the singer (usually a dude) is trying to get the attention/ affection/ body of a person (usually a woman or girl) who probably doesn't actually have any interest in said singer. These are Irish singers and they would not be Gypsy, they would be Irish Travelers. Also, Johnnie Ray was a famous singer from back in the day (probably 1950s-60s).
The one-hit wonder. I remember driving my daughter to Jr. High, and we would crank this up and sing it at the top of our lungs for fun. Greetings from Seattle!
This group was definitely different. You have to remember this group came out when everybody was into New Wave, so a group that wore torn overalls and featured an accordion, fiddles and a banjo definitely stood out from the rest, which was exactly what they wanted to do.
I always laugh when i hear the lyrics go from, "My thoughts, I confess, verge on dirty," in the beginning, to "My thoughts, I confess, well, they're dirty," at the end. 😂
I lived exactly in that area at that time,Walworth /Elephant and Castle in beautiful south London. Nobody around there dressed like that! Great band, great song. Kevin Rowland is an interesting writer and worth a deeper listen.
Part of the song (Tu-la-rah-tu-la-rah) is about 200 years old portion of a Jersey, which is a bar song that would be sung by all in the bar. An example would be the old "99 Beers On The Wall" that would make the bar rounds. Very popular experience in the "Old World" of Europe.
Ireland. My aunt RIP told me about the old days in Ireland that on the weekends they would light a fire in the street and dance to their favorite music.
In Germany at that time there was no party, no disco evenings or New Year's Eve celebrations without this song. And you can still hear it regularly on nights like this today. Another band that also made music that sounds similar is called the J. Geils Band. They had many hits in the 70s and 80s and I would like to recommend 'Centerfold' and 'Freeze Frame!' There are a lot of other hits from these guys, but that's it for now. Keep it up, great reactions! Greetings from northern Germany 🇩🇪♥️
They're an English pop rock band from Birmingham.. such a great nostalgic song and later in the mid 90s it was covered by an American Ska band called Save Ferris which did an amazing job and definitely worth checking out.. it's one of those songs that the more you listen to it the more you love.. keep up the great work mate and greetings from Sydney Australia ✌️
That very beginning violin melody is an Irish folk song called "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms", before the beat kicks in. I've been a fan since this song came out in 1983, still have the album. This was their second album, and the first one is fantastic if you love that Stax, Fame, Northern Soul sound, which I do, lol! Kevin Rowland, lead singer, founder, songwriter, and driving force, is wildly creative, eccentric, and has written some amazing songs besides this one. There's one that came out around 10 or so years ago called Incapable of Love, with a female singer as well, and it's just epic! The video is a mini movie, and the song is fun, and girlie can SANG!
Oh wow, loved this! U saw Dexts in concert in Cornwall England in 1983 when i was 18! They are amazing, had amazing saxophone players 😊 absolutely classic 80s hit! The band are from Birmingham. You shoukd check out their sing Gino 😊
"Naked under their overalls"?? While playing instruments, dancing and singing? A story with photographs and memories? Music in a time and place? Gypsies? There's a whole world outside America and rap.
We sang the hook, sang the words we could pick out, mumbled the rest!!! This was amazing when it came out. I'm 55, and about 10 years ago I found the version that had the lyrics. First time I knew the words, but i watched the video until I had the lyrics down. Such a time machine for me!!
The Ska Cover by Save Ferris is totally worth watching is well. They don’t change up the lyrics overly much, much did a great job translating the “Roma” dance aesthetic into the mosh pit based Ska scene.
I was 14 when this came out and I always in my mind took it as she has now grown and he wants jiggy now lol. Nice 2 c younger generation our music listening to what my generation taped of the top 40 on the radio.
First Edition Lounge: Detroit: by Warren and Greenfield: probably 1996. Whole bar joined in and sang about 40% in. It was like a movie, and one of the coolest things I’ve seen happen. It just…happened… and it was awesome
If this was 40 years ago I was 35 and yeah it came as a shock to us to. Jonnie Ray , the man with the cry in his voice, my mums favourite. Thank you great reaction as always, you make me laugh
My Irish blood, English heart, gypsy heritage is absolutely pumping when I hear this.. I loved being a kid in the 80s.😂 Bruv, you should do, whole of the moon by the waterboys.. It's mine and the wife's first dance song..🙏🏻
They're still making music....yes they played instruments...they were of their time...they had their own style...and yes they had other hits....loved them myself ❤
Over in Killarney, many years ago My mother sang a song to me in tones so soft and low Just a simple little ditty in her good old Irish way And I'd give the world if I could hear that song of hers today Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral Too-ra-loo-ra-li Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral Hush now, don't you cry Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral Too-ra-loo-ra-li Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral That's an Irish lullaby Bing Crosby sings this beautifully.
Reminds me of one of my favorite jokes: I went to the club last night. They played The Twist, I did the Twist. They played Jump, I jumped. They played Come on Eileen, I got kicked out of the club.
Old ones are the best 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I haven't laughed that hard in a while. Thank you for sharing
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Oh wow, I was around for the entire heavy rotation MTV and radio phase when this one was everywhere, and somehow I never heard that one.
...never forgetting it, either. 😁
Save Ferris cover this song, when they played it live they used to say...
What's better than Grease on Olivia Newton John? Then just started playing it
This is a British standard and will always fill a dance floor without fail!
That and Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck and I'm in the Mood for Dancing by the Nolans. That was on every disco when I grew up. Wedding, Birthday and even depending on the individual who passed funeral.
And Dancing Queen by ABBA.
They are like gypsies. Another band of gypsies to try is Gogol Bordello. Also famous. Great Videos. One that comes to mine is Wanderlust King
Everytime ❤
yes! both awesome party songs
Even after about 40 years, I still have no idea what most of the lyrics are and I still don't care because it's fun and catchy
Glad someone else said!!! Like, WHAT???
The Irish lullaby "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral" translates to "goodbye; I'll be seeing you".
Thats exactly what i said. But were telling me i was wrong. My family in Ireland told me the meaning. Thank you
and in America, we say "Toodle- Loo"! for the same thing, or "goodbye" or "see you later".
It's not Irish language though but more a slang way of saying see you or goodbye.
My mother's mother sang that to her, my mother sang it to me, I sang it to my sons, and I sing it to my grandchildren. Generations of Tura-lura-lura.
Thanx! I always thought it was just an Irish Lullaby, as in Bing Crosby. When I was a merchant mariner, we had a crewman who would get all homesick from time to time. He was from the small island nation Tuvalu. He was all lonely like on the fantail one night at sunset having a smoke, and I was afraid he might jump, so started singing "Tu va lu valu ra - Tu va lu ra Lye - Tu va lu valu ra is a South Sea lullaby..." and he got so emotional it kinda broke him, to where he was crying and hugging me - then snapped out of it and started laughing. He was all better after that - but it was so weird that I was hit with that thought to make a lullaby out of Tuvalu!
It’s 2024 and this song is still a banger!
The song is about young love in the midst of a beat-down, depressed society. 'Poor Old Johnny Ray' was a throwback to how their parents had hope but soon lost hope and became 'beat down' and that he and Eileen won't succumb to the same thing.
Johnnie Ray was a musician , some say the father of rock . That’s a video of him getting off a plane .
The whole dirty thought stuff is apparently about Catholic oppression as is Eileen . The name .
I’m guessing they’re Irish lol
Also the girl getting snatched is a sister of a bananarama member . 😮
“Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” is an old Irish lullaby meaning “Goodbye for now. I’ll be seeing you”. It is used very informally as “goodbye”. The etymology of “toodle-doo” is unclear, but it may derive from “toddle (off)”.
My welsh father used to always say, 'toodle - loo', which is surely related. An informal 'goodbye'.
I'm American ( born in England) and every now and again say " toodle doo"...😁
I'm American born and raised. I've heard an informal "toodles" used. It's infrequent but used here. Means "good bye"
I never thought about it, but it makes sense now.
From French 'a toute a l'heure', meaning 'see you later'. I bloody ADORE this song, great memories! X
You want to fill a dance floor? Play this and everyone will get up and give it all they have, especially during the chorus! He was right when he sang we'll sing the song for ever!
My mom's name was Eileen and our family is originally from Ireland, i played the song for her and she loved it... 😊 So much so that she learned to play along on the piano (she was a natural, played anything she liked by ear). Miss you, mom! 😊❤
This hit number 1 in the US in April 1983. I slipped in between "Billie Jean" and "Beat It" from Michael.
We danced to it at prom that year.
It was #1 in the UK in 1982, the best-selling song of the year.
We never knew what they were saying either. :) But he was right about that humming this tune forever!
Loving these older reactions. Can’t even estimate how many times I have sung this over the years. Usually drunk at the end of an evening. Banging party tune.
Kevin Rowland (leader of the group) was born in the Midlands between Wolverhampton and Birmingham - England. When they recorded this song they were living in Birmingham, although Kevin Rowland had lived for 3 years in Ireland previous to this, which obviously influenced his decision to record this . They had several top ten hits in the U.K and were a major force in the early 80's dance music scene, although I don't know if all the other UK hits were big in the USA. Dexy's changed their image a number of times - often with the release of a new record.
Yes, Johnny Ray was a star in the 50's. I remember when my mother told me about him. He was almost deaf and when he sang, it hurt that is why he griminess as he sings. Very talented he died in 1990 of Liver Failure, he was 63.
When I listen to this song, and remember this band, I always start to think about the band 'Madness'. Such a good time in 80's music
YYYYEEESSSS! We love Madness! And The Jam, yeah?
I LOVE this song, the whole world does!!!
Hungarian here: True.
Yesss
This was easily one of the biggest songs of the 1980s and has been playing a whole lot ever since.
It is said the lyrics in the chorus are made up gibberish but sound a lot like "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral an Irish lullaby that translates to "Goodbye; I'll be seeing you" in Irish"
I said Ireland tg
Dewey's is an Irish band, and they are singing Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Raia
Johnnie Ray was a real person. A popular singer and songwriter in the 50s.
They did a great cover of Van Morrison’s “Jackie Wilson Said.” Also “Geno.”
Its one of the ultimate UK party songs lol - many men owe a lot to this song, I'll say that!
GENO GENO GENO GENO! 🎺✌🏻🏴
This is the correct answer. Of course the RamJam Inn was knocked down and they are rebuilding on the site.
Yup. Young couple that grew up together, starting to explore love and physical affection. They tell each other that they're smarter than their parents, and that they'll escape the way of life they grew up in, though the singer admits that they're lying to themselves, and they are just following the same pattern as their parents and older generations, "singing the same songs". Its a mixture of the joy and hope of youth and the realization that nothing will really ever change.
Johnny Ray is an American singer from just before Rock and Roll. He was noted for always singing about crying. Billy Idol references him in one of his songs too.
Man - the mosh pit was crazy for this in the early 80s. This is a sing-along classic in the UK, even though most people didn't and still don't know the words :)
Oh what memories! I remember dancing the night away to this New Year's Eve 1982. Where have all the years gone. Sigh........
Me too...with my girlfriend; her name... Eileen🙂
I love this song. It's in my happy playlist
Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)
Sung by Bing Crosby. Very old line
Yup, my mom used to sing the Irish lullaby Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral to me when I was a toddler. And she was 100% Italian!
I am Polish and German and my Irish best friend's grandmother taught us this,song when we were young to sing our bavy dolls to sleep...
Its about trying to get someone into bed in a romantic way & it was one of the biggest hits of the 80s. The band have an interesting history, nothing bad but a very changeable sound with every album almost a new sound & look. Classic stuff.
The Remix by the lead singer/writer/bandleader is actually worth your time. He has worked on this song, perfecting it for years. It's iconic, will always be a banger. #Gold Oh, and he got the girl!
Interesting! I'll have to look that one up.
I cannot scream loud enough that I love this 80s kick you're on lately! ❤❤❤ It's great to hear music from my childhood! I'll be 50 in January, NEVER believed Is make it this long, OR have two kids, yet here we are, jammin' out.
"Too Shy" b6 Kajagoogoo needs to be next
Don't you just LOVE IT when you find old brain tunes like that?!❤😂
I can tell you at the beginning Johnny Ray was an extremely popular American Singer in the early and mid 50’s 💖
Johnny Ray was a pioneer and precursor of rock n roll. He was born partially deaf and was discovered singing in black clubs in Detroit.
Watching form Australia, here is one for you - Madness - Our House
YES!!!! Or House of Fun
Yes yes yes!!
Yes!!!
Interestingly, when the band performed Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) on the British TV music show Top of the Pops, instead of a picture of Jackie Wilson, the American soul singer, the band performed in front of a photo of Jocky Wilson, a famous Scottish darts player at the time. 😊
That's funny! They also played this on The Young Ones.
This was one of the 80s biggest one hit wonders and it was a huge dance song
You should qualify that by adding "in the US". They had several charting singles in the UK & Ireland. There's a big world out there.
As had been said, not a one hit wonder at all.
Was lucky enough to be there 1st time round there hit "GENO" is brill to. ❤❤❤
They are from Birmingham in the UK.
A good ole dirty Irish song hits the top of the charts
British. Kevin Rowlands was from Wolverhampton.
Kevin Rowland's parents were from Ireland who moved to London.
I bought a pair of denim dungarees on the back of this 😂😂😂
Heard and danced to this song at every party ive ever been to for over 40 years...first time ive actually 'heard'/read the lyrics
The step dancing shows their ethnicity without a doubt! Love it.
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. While recruiting members for the new band, Kevin Rowland noted that "Anyone joining Dexys had to give up their job and rehearse all day long ... We had nothing to lose and felt that what we were doing was everything."
Fun Fact: Dexedrine was (maybe still is) used as an ADHD treatment in the early 1990s. It's also a VERY effective appetite suppressant.
Not only Northern Soul fans.
The energy the drug gave you is where the "Midnight Runners" came from.
@@MikePhillips-pl6ovI'll second that 😂
@TheLastGarou I used it daily in my early London Days in thev90s a friend, could acquire it from a dodgy Chemist😂😂😂
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I'm inspired.
Please spill some sugar about the bi-weekly stuff you mentioned.
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After I raised up to 325k trading with her I bought a new House and a car here in the states 🇺🇸🇺🇸 also paid for my son's surgery (Oscar). Glory to God.shalom..
A childhood favorite, still listening to it a couple of times a year. ❤️
This is one of those songs which is almost impossible not to sing along with.
“Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral” - Irish for “Goodbye; I'll be seeing you.” an Irish lullaby and the mother who planted it in her baby’s heart my dear departed mother would sing my to sleep with this Irish lullaby love mum. Peace out.
Lovely memory, lovely mom…
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This song was A HUGE HIT back in early 80s. Couldn't understand the lyrics back then, and today.... I still can't! But I don't care, this is guaranteed to fill that dancefloor (still). ❤🎼🎙️
One of the biggest one hit wonders in music history... Everyone, regardless of age has heard this song...
Don’t do Gino wrong 😂😊
NOT A 1 HIT WONDER
They had two UK number 1's and two other top 10's.
The 1st number one was another banger..."Geno"
@@johnpublicprofile6261 Don’t forget ’ Jocky Wilson said’😂😂😂
There are other countries in the world other than America.
@@keithrobshaw179 I always thought 'that song' should have been covered by Darts.
a great song celebrating youth.
You need to react to the "Safety Dance".
Oh yes!! That would be fun!
Yes!! Safety Dance!!
The video for Safety Dance, can you imagine BP's face watching that! He will think someone spiked his drink😂
@@tomferrante8002 😂😂
Totally great song. All of these songs take me back to growing up. Nuff said.
To hear it once, is to hear it in your head all day!
My ex studied violin at the Birmingham School of Music. He livedin the same house as Helen, the violinist with Dexies . He always got the bus near his flat with Helen, but one day he was ill. Helen was at the bus stop, and Kevin Rowland was passing, saw her violin case, and tzlked her into performing that iconic part. Might have still been with my ex if he had been there first 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
This song is TRUE because it is so universal. Guy and girl grow up together, lose touch, meet up later in life after they've grown up and he is into it/wants to get in her pants. This is a great "stalker song".
A stalker song is a song where the singer (usually a dude) is trying to get the attention/ affection/ body of a person (usually a woman or girl) who probably doesn't actually have any interest in said singer.
These are Irish singers and they would not be Gypsy, they would be Irish Travelers. Also, Johnnie Ray was a famous singer from back in the day (probably 1950s-60s).
Brilliant song to get people on the dance floor
This is my favorite Retro song of the 80s. Great Reaction !!!!
You know you have the right one when you watch what MTV vee-jays used to call "The Armpit Song"
Classic...I always imagine being at the fairgrounds about to get on the waltzers when hearing this.
Awesome song and reaction love you're reactions and channel
There are two versions of this song (also Save Ferris) and I love both, it's just so fun to listen to, I never get tired of hearing it.
The one-hit wonder. I remember driving my daughter to Jr. High, and we would crank this up and sing it at the top of our lungs for fun. Greetings from Seattle!
The video was filmed in Kennington, South London. They had another number one hit in the UK .. 'Geno'
This song is iconic, its been in movies and tv shows.
This group was definitely different. You have to remember this group came out when everybody was into New Wave, so a group that wore torn overalls and featured an accordion, fiddles and a banjo definitely stood out from the rest, which was exactly what they wanted to do.
MAN, this song takes me back. Playing video games in the arcade. This was one of the big songs of the time, along with Styx, Mr. Roboto. Love it!
This song stood out in the 80s because of the instruments. Almost Bluegrass in sound but faster.
I always laugh when i hear the lyrics go from, "My thoughts, I confess, verge on dirty," in the beginning, to "My thoughts, I confess, well, they're dirty," at the end. 😂
I lived exactly in that area at that time,Walworth /Elephant and Castle in beautiful south London. Nobody around there dressed like that! Great band, great song. Kevin Rowland is an interesting writer and worth a deeper listen.
Part of the song (Tu-la-rah-tu-la-rah) is about 200 years old portion of a Jersey, which is a bar song that would be sung by all in the bar. An example would be the old "99 Beers On The Wall" that would make the bar rounds. Very popular experience in the "Old World" of Europe.
Ireland. My aunt RIP told me about the old days in Ireland that on the weekends they would light a fire in the street and dance to their favorite music.
Ooooh this is an 80s classic and one of the best one hit wonders ever. People either love this song or hate it. Totally brings me
back to hs.
I never knew all of the words before. Thank you for the reaction.
In Germany at that time there was no party, no disco evenings or New Year's Eve celebrations without this song. And you can still hear it regularly on nights like this today.
Another band that also made music that sounds similar is called the J. Geils Band.
They had many hits in the 70s and 80s and I would like to recommend 'Centerfold' and 'Freeze Frame!'
There are a lot of other hits from these guys, but that's it for now.
Keep it up, great reactions!
Greetings from northern Germany 🇩🇪♥️
Love this song…..brings me right back to my senior year in HS!!
They're an English pop rock band from Birmingham.. such a great nostalgic song and later in the mid 90s it was covered by an American Ska band called Save Ferris which did an amazing job and definitely worth checking out.. it's one of those songs that the more you listen to it the more you love.. keep up the great work mate and greetings from Sydney Australia ✌️
That very beginning violin melody is an Irish folk song called "Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms", before the beat kicks in. I've been a fan since this song came out in 1983, still have the album. This was their second album, and the first one is fantastic if you love that Stax, Fame, Northern Soul sound, which I do, lol! Kevin Rowland, lead singer, founder, songwriter, and driving force, is wildly creative, eccentric, and has written some amazing songs besides this one. There's one that came out around 10 or so years ago called Incapable of Love, with a female singer as well, and it's just epic! The video is a mini movie, and the song is fun, and girlie can SANG!
Oh wow, loved this! U saw Dexts in concert in Cornwall England in 1983 when i was 18! They are amazing, had amazing saxophone players 😊 absolutely classic 80s hit!
The band are from Birmingham.
You shoukd check out their sing Gino 😊
There are so many good Songs on their Album - Searching for the young Soul Rebels
Years ago I remember MTV doing the greatest one hit wonders of all time and this came in at #1.
"Naked under their overalls"?? While playing instruments, dancing and singing? A story with photographs and memories? Music in a time and place? Gypsies? There's a whole world outside America and rap.
We sang the hook, sang the words we could pick out, mumbled the rest!!! This was amazing when it came out. I'm 55, and about 10 years ago I found the version that had the lyrics. First time I knew the words, but i watched the video until I had the lyrics down. Such a time machine for me!!
80s classic banger. I used to belt this out every time I heard it 😂Great reaction and Peace out ✌️ ☮️ 🙏
One of a kind greatness! I remember when this was all over the radio and loved it then and love it now, I STILL don’t know what they are saying! 😂
One of my late mother's favorites ❤and for that reason, so it will be mine 💕
The Ska Cover by Save Ferris is totally worth watching is well. They don’t change up the lyrics overly much, much did a great job translating the “Roma” dance aesthetic into the mosh pit based Ska scene.
Thank you BP, a great 2 albums by this band, thanks again 🙏🐊❤️🦉👍
Thank you so much for reacting to that song. It brings back good times and was always so fun. Instant good mood, when listening.🤩😍
I was 14 when this came out and I always in my mind took it as she has now grown and he wants jiggy now lol. Nice 2 c younger generation our music listening to what my generation taped of the top 40 on the radio.
Classic. A back catalogue of a musical genius
First Edition Lounge: Detroit: by Warren and Greenfield: probably 1996. Whole bar joined in and sang about 40% in. It was like a movie, and one of the coolest things I’ve seen happen. It just…happened… and it was awesome
From the day this song came out. I don’t know anyone who didn’t like it. It’s so catchy.
Wooow souvenir inoubliable nos belles années folles nostalgie excellent merci à vous BP je vous envoie un petit bonjour depuis la France 🙏💖
Such a catchy tune - won't be able to get it out of my head for a long time! 🎶
They're from the UK. My parents used to know a couple of the band members back in the 80s
If this was 40 years ago I was 35 and yeah it came as a shock to us to. Jonnie Ray , the man with the cry in his voice, my mums favourite. Thank you great reaction as always, you make me laugh
My Irish blood, English heart, gypsy heritage is absolutely pumping when I hear this..
I loved being a kid in the 80s.😂
Bruv, you should do, whole of the moon by the waterboys..
It's mine and the wife's first dance song..🙏🏻
They're still making music....yes they played instruments...they were of their time...they had their own style...and yes they had other hits....loved them myself ❤
A wedding is not a wedding in the UK unless this is played.......😂😂😂
Over in Killarney, many years ago
My mother sang a song to me in tones so soft and low
Just a simple little ditty in her good old Irish way
And I'd give the world if I could hear that song of hers today
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
Hush now, don't you cry
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
Too-ra-loo-ra-li
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral
That's an Irish lullaby
Bing Crosby sings this beautifully.
My Granny sang this to all of us while being rocked.💕