Dexy s Midnight Runners Geno TOTP 1980 HD

[@jack0609]

Underrated band I get so annoyed when I hear someone say that their only good song was Come on Eileen this is proof those statements are bullshit

[@jetttitus237]

this was a no. 1 in UK

[@minifuzz5]

One of the greatest pop songs ever to come out of the UK.Just stunning.

[@fargodavilleitnotd6729]

well underrated!

[@treble20]

Absolutely. A great song...and when you learn the lyrics it takes it to another level.

[@Steve...66....]

I’m 57 now, love all kinds of music over the years. This is one of only a handful that I never ever get tired of hearing. Every time I hear that ‘Geno Geno’ chant build up, then that awesome brass kicking in, the volume goes up. Love this song, absolute diamond.

[@user-mq6sj3lz1c]

Volume ALWAYS goes up to this one! Best Dexys song ever

[@gilliancourtney4701]

Always prefered this to Come on Eileen

[@DavidMartins1]

A million times over :)

[@davekennedy6315]

Both great songs and both will be remembered.

[@johnnyb6584]

Me too

[@davekennedy6315]

@Jonathan Bedford now that's made me feel proper old haha! I was only 8 when Eileen came out (where's all the time gone?)

[@philipmoore2110]

Me too

[@GinAtkins-qn9ji]

I ran up on this cool tune! May 19, 2024! Is anyone out there? If so, I Love You! 💓💓 ❤🎉🎉❤ Be Devine! ❤

[@sunnyday751]

May 29, 2024 🎷🎺

[@wightangel]

This song was so beautiful and soulful, that even now when I’m approaching 60, I still feel the same warmth every time I hear it.

[@jameschalloner1647]

what a fucking tune. chorus is one of the best ever. academic inspiration etc. goosebump shit

[@michaelfrazia4569]

couldn't agree more...it is like Rocky 1 level shit. I come back to it every so often..it literally lifts me up every time...I liked come on Eileen as a 2nd grader when it was out, but here in New York I dont remember hearing Geno...I actually decided to listen to it about 10 years ago as I was watching old top of the pops episodes and the song instantly struck a chord...how it wasn't a bigger hit in the states ill never know. ..the brass section is so uplifting when paired with that chorus . this guy wrote 2 incredible songs...

[@jameschalloner1647]

@@michaelfrazia4569 couldn't agree more mate. James Liverpool England. ( BEATLES LAND)

[@jjamo5]

Gino Gino Gino!!!!!! Fucking Classic!!!!

[@marknorris1381]

We all have our own opinions, but I think it's one of the greatest songs written/performed.

[@maro7997]

You couldn't have put it better it's just phenomenal ❤

[@paulnelson7324]

What a track. Just brilliant. Great to have been born in the 70s to have enjoyed these 80s classics. Oh gino

[@Stephen_Lafferty]

Friday June 28th, 2024 - I have just watched Dexy's perform 'Geno' at Glastonbury! It is still a great song and performance from Kevin Rowland forty-four years later!

[@mattstewart890]

I'm a Glastonbury steward team leader and was working that night. Only band I wanted to see! Doesn't matter, knowing that you enjoyed it does.

[@jumbo8996]

The whole school used to hum this before assembly as the head walked in. 11 years old, football stickers and Bazooka bubble gum, best days.

[@trevorstern9772]

Only two comments? Bloody hell this is one of the best songs of the 80s

[@UOcUKBoomy]

If it helps, it has never left my playlist (cassette, CD, USB stick.....)

[@annother3350]

It really is

[@davekennedy6315]

You are definitely not alone in your opinion of this incredible song!

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Totally Agree!!! 1980...1982...2022

[@lizzieball3795]

I agree!

[@duncanthornton-jones7108]

How can a bunch of lads come up with all this - look at them go

[@garythompson2692]

This track just takes me way back, builders were modernising houses in the northeast of England,81 can remember being played on builders radios, great times love you dexys

[@stellamaris5405]

☘️ Those were the days - when *TOTP was the highlight of everyone's week* ! Nobody used to miss it. Kids don't know how lucky they are to have everything at the tips of their fingers.. 😉

[@chipperjack8914]

Best days ever :)

[@dencameron3450]

@@chipperjack8914 Yeah we had a better time than the kids have today :)

[@opiumtrail7032]

But the music now is rubbish.

[@mikedemike5393]

YES AND KING CHARLES WHO GAVE A BOX OF CUBAN CIGARS TO jIMMY sAVILLE SAID''PEOPLE DON'T KNOW WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR THIS COUNTRY''.....???????????

[@redstar7292]

About the life changing experience of when young Kevin, bunked of school to see Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band in 1968.

[@craig7248]

I remember seeing this episode aged 11 and thinking it was the best song I'd ever heard and they were the coolest band I'd ever seen.

[@SmallerLives]

You were right.

[@grizcuz]

Felt exactly the same and I was the same age. I could get myself a black hat, but I knew I was gonna struggle to grow a pencil moustache at 11.

[@jamieplower8964]

Their best song - sublime 👌 Criminally underrated

[@choppergeeza]

I was 9 and remember this!....start of my music journey! Thanks dexys. X

[@grumpyoldman3458]

Not wrong.

[@claireozel4563]

Kevin Roland has the best voice ever. I feel His soul when he sings. What a voice 😍 👏

[@englishman1960]

The crying voice

[@youandwhosearmy6339]

Rowland

[@andrewshepherd1153]

Number one when I was born

[@jrobson67]

Genius! Birmingham's greatest export.

[@thavashgovender4345]

Wasn't Duran Duran from Birmingham ?

[@halcyon289]

Black Sabbath , The Move , ELO , Judas Priest , The Spencer Davis Group , Traffic , UB40 etc etc etc etc

[@js7617]

And Jeff lynn

[@Archi-Bald]

Kevin Rowland is a Wolverhampton chap and a big Wolves fan

[@final_mile_music9713]

Best mid-song time signature changes of all time.

[@daynatg6824]

Agreed!!!

[@elitrocco2299]

tempo

[@monsterjazzlicks]

The time signature remains quadruple. It is the 'feel' which switches between half and double.

[@monsterjazzlicks]

@@elitrocco2299 - Tempi.

[@juliejoannebevan6617]

The verse is in swung 4/4, the chorus in straight 4/4.

[@michaelmoore8371]

GOOD OLD DAYS AWESOME. 😊😀

[@donnakirk8504]

Much better than come on eileen this is proper music

[@jimdartouzos2127]

This Song is Freakin AWESOME

[@ASBOMAN]

What a fuckin tune

[@valeriecrawford9860]

I cannot think of ANY other frontman, or band like this one. True originals & let's not forget the Musicianship & all the instrumentation 😘

[@massagetherapyforinjuriesf8197]

i was born in the right generation!! Yeah baby!!

[@tinasmith3402]

Fantastic song one of my favorites

[@jordimateubartroli951]

You listen to this song and it makes you feel as if all is possible and everything will be right.

[@user-de1sw7xf3n]

Wicked song best evvva 😊

[@Bluenose-mx5ej]

I was 11 when this came out. Didn't realise at the time how lucky it was to grow up to such great music.

[@ka5269]

What a song. Packs a real punch.

[@starryian007]

“Before Jimmy’s Machine and the Rock Steady Rub” Awesome lyrics....no other words.

[@redstar7292]

They were the other bands on the bill with Gino Washington.

[@reddevil70]

God bless England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️👌

[@carolinereeve7927]

Brings back some good memories

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

This is (and always has been) beyond genius ... there simple are no words for how brilliant this song is .. the arrangement, the lyrics, the melody , the harmony ... the horn section et al It stands as a moment in our lives that may never be equalled for it's sheer ambivalence, nostalgic, bittersweet, wistful, tragicomic, rueful, melancholy, saudade, conflicted, and reflective

[@krisgater6891]

I remember back in the day when this came out.. seen them perform it in Cardiff and Bristol and London.. Three great gigs as gigs should be..even now all these years on..I love this song...❤ Brings back so many good times...

[@AP86777]

They are too good to be true. Such a dynamic band.

[@urbanflyman6389]

Well said! On another level these guys

[@1whamster]

This was my favourite song of my early youth, it reminds me of my first trip away from home without my family, it was #1 when we went to Butlins wth the school, we were about 10, it captures that magical time, the Fred Perry T shirts and Adidas Samba trainers and the school disco.. the cute girl in the corner you were too shy to ask for a dance so you sent a mate over to ask her for you… those were the days

[@ericmiller3708]

Dexy's best ensemble.

[@fredwaller3234]

Dexys and Geno local night club happy days

[@margaretflounders8510]

What on Earth happened to this amazing group of fantastic musicians?

[@limes194]

This song was the soundtrack of my 3 months stint in London in the summer of 1980. A young boy travelling to London alone to learn the language. I learnt a lot more. No worries on my mind. One of the best and most exiting times in my life.

[@TheMoisesgooner]

At the age of 8 I could not get this song out of my head!

[@pmartin267]

Insane how good this is...my preference over Come On Eileen. 👍

[@andrewdexter849]

Great single. Had a cover of breaking down the walls of heartache on the b-side. I played it to death.

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

Me too. Eileen is a great song though. Very well written and arranged. Bit prog for pop but it sold like God knows what.

[@leegray99]

One of my favs

[@ant6596]

Watched this I was nine... Best key change too this day... Awesome!?!!

[@mac1975]

Theme tune to my youth

[@reneecarter6702]

I didn’t realize Kevin has a lisp, and I think it’s so adorable ❤❤❤ Also I love that big Chi-Town styled brass sound 👌🏼

[@chuckyp64]

Back in '68 in a sweaty club Oh, Geno Before Jimmy's Machine and The Rocksteady Rub Oh, Geno On a night when flowers didn't suit my shoes After a week of flunkin' and bunkin' school With the lowest head in the crowd that night Just practicin' steps and keepin' outta the fights Academic inspiration You gave me none But you were Michael the lover The fighter that won But now just look at me As I'm looking down at you No, I'm not bein' flash It's what I'm built to do That man took the stage, his towel was swingin' high Oh, Geno This man was my bombers, my Dexy's, my high Oh, Geno The crowd they all hailed you And chanted your name But they never knew like we knew Me and you were the same And now you're all over Your song is so tame, brrrrr You fed me, you bred me I'll remember your name Academic inspiration You gave me none You were Michael the lover The fighter that won And now just look at me As I'm looking down at you No, I'm not bein' flash It's what I'm built to do Oh Geno, woah Geno Oh Geno, woah Geno

[@bettedavis1409]

Awesome ty!!

[@royferguson3909]

thank you , priceless

[@kevincassidy2008]

“As I’m looking down ON you”

[@kelelkai2873]

Thanks for that, I would defy anyone to understand what Mark is singing half the time , but how I loved this as a nipper, even though the words I sang were nothing like the song . Didn’t seem to matter .. heady days

[@kelelkai2873]

Meant Kevin not mark (friend of mine with the same surname)

[@samanthamckevitt9786]

Classic tune xxxxxxxx

[@1967SPAWN]

Brilliant, just brilliant.

[@debbiemccarthy3864]

Love this song Ohhh Genoooo 🥳

[@TristanandIsolt]

After listening to Come on Eileen I looked up this band and found out they had another #1 UK hit. My first time listening to it and it's pretty cool.

[@fruitopia6798]

Remarkably this song was virtually banned in Australia, after some early airplay a rumour circulated that some of the lyrics may have breached censorship regulations at the time, apparently the lines "flunkin n bunkin school" and "you fed me you bred me" were mistaken for something else. I bought the 45 which I still have today but the song failed to make the top 40, it was a big hit in UK but in Australia its one of those lost classics only few remember.

[@kwaichangcaine8234]

Loved these guys back in the day. I remember there was an Irish band called Tweed and they used to do some of their songs and they really had it down perfectly. I saw them in Ennis Co Clare when I was a young lad.

[@IhaveMy0pinion]

My teenage favourites❤

[@TCSC47]

We saw your actual real Geno Washington way back in 1967 (as best as I can remember!), at the Birmingham Town Hall and then Summerfield Teacher Training college, Kidderminster. Then to bring back memories we saw him at Cox's Yard, Stratford upon Avon in the late 00's. Brilliant high energy Geno with a high energy band. Sadly I think there is only one utube of him that I could find. Also sadly, Cox's Yard is no longer a band venue but just a bog standard steakbar. Saw some brilliant bands there in the day. Always been grateful to Dexy and co for paying homage to something from our youth. Rock on all!

[@tazmaniandevil1503]

The dirtiest song in the worls is a banger, but folk under estimate Kevin's genius and contribution to music. This is a prime example of hitting the right tune at the right time.

[@paulojorgemoura3308]

Sinpáticos. Fazem lembra-me quando era mais novo

[@littleitalyblogspot]

A classic

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Fantastic Song...all BEFORE the next Blockbuster #ComeOnEileen 2 years later.....Wish I was 20 again in 1980.....now 59 in 2020!!!

[@brianvernon9418]

Same here, 60 this November, absolutely fantastic time for music back in the day. 👍👍🍺🍺

[@claudethesilentman7841]

@@brianvernon9418 Happy Birthday if it’s today or 29th November-1st November 👍🏻👍🏻

[@brianvernon9418]

@@claudethesilentman7841 was 60 on 10th November 👍👍

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Back in October 2021 Love ❤️ this Song...

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Now 63 on the 21st…Dad & Mom said I was brought home on Christmas Eve and put under the tree❤

[@mickrussell74]

the greatest song of1980 pure genius, always prefered this song

[@bettedavis1409]

This is my all time favourite song❤

[@MysticMia]

Memories of mosney holiday camp and the week I was down there with the family never off the floor to this dungarees and pixie boots was about 10 or 11

[@markspark1864]

Yes many times better than come on Eileen. The brass section in this song is fantastic

[@edgarbraintree4370]

I think they’re both equally great, just two different beasts. Apples to oranges

[@TristanandIsolt]

My first time listening to it and it's pretty great, but NOT better than Come on Eileen.

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

That horn section makes you wish you'd gone to a grammar school that taught instruments!

[@johnbailey4375]

Brilliant.

[@Steve...66....]

Serious fucking Tuneage

[@andycuthbert2763]

Remember being 12 years of age when this came out. Such a good era for music. Loved it then n love it now. Whole albums a classic.

[@BattleMatt]

This man was my bombers, my dexies, my high. Oh yes.

[@mods-qo4pr]

What a band! Best 7" single I ever bought. Not least because the B side is "Breaking down the walls of heartache" with a young Mick Talbot on the Hammond! Two amazing songs on one record.

[@englishman1960]

I loved the crying voice of Kevin Rowland

[@paulelverud2850]

Aces, just Aces. Good times these were.

[@matthewbaxter9005]

Always gets me going.

[@joblogs7818]

so much better than Come on Eileen. Love this song

[@samwagstaff6689]

Winner of the Best and least likely song ever to be number 1 Still searching for the young soul rebels. 👊🏿 ktf

[@sergiomendez2353]

These guys are no one hit wonders they had a great music and style. Britain in the late 70's and in early 80's release great music that was new wave and ska bands. I grew up with these great music as a kid.

[@jonblazeinc]

No way 1 hit wonders they had 2 number ones and few other hit top 10

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Love ❤️ this #Song

[@catherinegarrard9241]

Bloody brilliant

[@bigboyoz]

Great song. Great memories of 1980!!

[@mannbrand]

De aca salieron los fabulosos cadillacs! Vicentico sos un chorro!

[@alanoneill3065]

They were fantastic live

[@fredhasenlust8633]

Waren das noch Zeiten,geiler Song.Waren wir jung super Zeit!

[@rachelbrown7682]

Tune

[@lucapasseroni6371]

bellissima

[@danielcox-gonzalez7430]

It’s like two songs in one. Great

[@albertozaliani2174]

i remember my car burning in Holland.... i have just saved one thing ..... the Searching for the young rebels LP , the only thing important !!!!!!

[@antwig1]

Has to be a candidate for the greatest British 7" single *ever* (and I say that as someone who normally listens to Slayer!)

[@joshjacobs6276]

Shout out to Geno Smith

[@999bluesandtwos]

It's great to have a song dedicated to the Great Geno Washington, front man to the Ram Jam Band, just brilliant

[@jack0609]

Still waiting for Dexy by Geno Washington

[@Loy365]

Classic

[@theaweavers8576]

Geno and the ram jams xxxx amarilla girl

[@alanwhit8770]

Very rare ... great song.

[@brianmckevitt6108]

Just heard this song all those years not knowing it , brilliant it would be no1 in charts now so so good 😊

[@thepinkyprincesspoetc.a.5767]

Fantastic Song2020

[@davidhoward2487]

Sheer brilliance!

[@basketburger]

One of the best songs ever 🔥🔥

[@joedexys]

Brilliant

[@kaczorek73]

Anyone who likes this Dexys classic, should check out Geno Washington's phenomenal track "Michael (the lover)". That's what inspired the line in the chorus ("You were Michael the lover").

[@EtakehOh]

Finally did. That's some great stuff.

[@thefurrybastard1964]

Their first and arguably their best.