come on eileen

just fucking classic.



Come On Eileen - Dexy's Midnight Runners

Poor old Johnny Ray
Sounded sad upon the radio
He moved a million hearts in mono
Our mothers cried and sang along and who'd blame them?
Now you're grown, so grown, now I must say more than ever
Go toora loora toora loo rye aye
And we can sing just like our fathers ....

Come on Eileen! Well, I swear (what he means)
At this moment, you mean everything
With you in that dress, my thoughts I confess
Verge on dirty ......
Ah, come on Eileen!

These people round here wear beaten down eyes
Sunk in smoke dried faces
They're so resigned to what their fate is
But not us, no not us
We are far too young and clever
Go toora loora toora loo rye aye
Eileen, I'll sing this tune forever

Come on, Eileen, taloora aye
Go toora loora toora loo rye aye

hehehehe. excellent.

Has somebody been watching I Love the '80s?

Shit, apparently all this time I didn't know what he was saying in half of those lyrics! Makes me feel good and Irish everytime I hear this song.

Well, I can't honestly say that i'm a big fan of the song but damn what a gimmick they had with those overalls and stuff. Way to cash in on underprivleged culture.

I've often thought I might name my first born son Johnny Ray. It'd be an excellent name and I'd have an automatic lullaby to hum to him. It's just too perfect.

Richard Cheese:
Relax
Don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax
Don't do it
When you want... to...

COME ON EILEEN!

<rimshot>

that song is fucking great. it's got everything a song needs.

Great song. I am a sucker for the Save Ferris version too.

You mean the version that was not sung by No Doubt? Yeah me too

that first line "poor old jonny ray"...

you listen to him sing it, and know from there on out the song is going to be great (despite the wickedly abba'ish cheese intro). which by the way, abba, another great band.

Did anyone else take this thread topic as an imperative sentence?

I did. I don't think Eileen's coming back.

i forgot about their version!

I had never read the lyrics...that's pretty fucking cool.

Hmm i always sang it as

Come on Eileen! Well, I swear (on my knees)

I dont know what i was thinking, but i was picturing someone on their knees either praying or begging for something, or offering sexual favours.

Hey, I never was that good with lyrics.

The entire first two Dexy's Midnight Runners albums (COE came off album #2) are superb.

So there.

80s nerd.

Yes!! Searching For The Young Soul Rebels is a great record! Even better is The Bureau's sole LP, sometimes known as Only For Sheep. They were a band made up of mostly ex-Dexy's who mutinied against Kevin Rowland. Still not on CD, but worth the search...awesome....

cute song the video isn't bad either ....

I always listen to that song the morning after a night of excessive drinking.
Somehow it makes my world feel a little better

AARRRGHGHGHGGHGH GOD DAM 80's CRAP

i hate this song, i hate it, its like time warp, its awful you only hear it whenat office or other really lame partys where its only enteratinig when two sheets to the wind

awfull!

and anyone who listens to it when not pissed is odd and all

go back to the 80's stupid dungaree whereing mop top headed gits!

TheFuckOffKid and DrNecessitor are right on the money.

This band gets too much shit for having ONE big single when they had three - yeah three - good albums. Searching for the Young Soul Rebels was the bomb, all brass and paddy style circa 1980. Celtic Soul Brothers wasn't just ONE FUCKING SONG, and anyway that song was pretty good. And Don't stand Me Down was a weird departure, but - damn - it's good too.

i'll get my banjo...

has anyone seen the movie clerks??

*stands proudly with his man DrN, and Brother hack*

Let's not forget that their version of "Jackie Wilson Said" put Van's original in the shade.