Of all the sublime experiences this world has to offer, screaming ‘COME ON, EILEEN!’ on a dance floor has to be among the most transcendent and unifying. Even if you’re filled with dread on the ...
Few pop songs evoke such an overwhelming, immediate rush of pure joy more than Dexys Midnight Runners’ No. 1 hit “Come On Eileen.” In the world of 1982 pop radio, there was simply nothing like it – ...
There is something about early '80s songs that have the power to transport us to a simpler, more care-free and wild time: In 1981, the first space shuttle, Columbia, was launched, the Cold War was ...