Artist: Dexys Midnight Runners
LP: 7" single
Song: "The Celtic Soul Brothers"
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As I've mentioned before, I think it's a shame that Americans—North, Central, and South alike—have only ever heard of one song by this talented group of soulful barnyard ragamuffin Brits. As far as I can tell, aside from "Come On Eileen," which shot to the top of the charts all over the world, only one other Dexys Midnight Runners song was commercially released as a single in the USA. "The Celtic Soul Brothers," which Mercury Records tossed to the masses hot on the heels of "Come On Eileen," failed to repeat the former single's success, peaking only at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100. But I think it's a splendid ditty. How many other singles in 1983 featured a rollicking violin solo stuck somewhere in the middle?
[ Dexys Midnight Runners ]
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