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Dexys Midnight Runners

One and done The 10 biggest one-hit wonders in pop music history

One and done: The 10 biggest one-hit wonders in pop music history

Flash in the pan.

Callum MacHattie
May 7, 2026
Dexys Midnight Runners - Kevin Rowland - 2026 -

Dexys Midnight Runners announce 2026 UK and Ireland tour

They will return to the stage in October.

Rachael Pimblett
Mar 25, 2026
The Oxfordshire recording studio that Dexys Midnight Runners held ransom

The Oxfordshire recording studio that Dexys Midnight Runners held ransom

Demands needed to be met.

Reuben Cross
Mar 8, 2026
Joan Jett - 1980s - Musician

The only artists who out-sold Joan Jett in 1982

A strange year for music.

Kelly Murphy
Aug 28, 2025

Dexys’ Kevin Rowland regrets calling David Bowie “a pale imitation” of Bryan Ferry

He made the remarks in 1983.

Joe Taysom
Jun 16, 2023

Is Dexys Midnight Runners’ ‘Come on Eileen’ about a paedophile?

The dark reality.

Tom Taylor
Jan 6, 2023

The song that ruined the career of Dexys Midnight Runners

It spelled the end of the band.

Joe Taysom
Nov 19, 2022

The Story Behind The Song: The truth behind ‘Come On Eileen’

“Kevin [Rowland] ruled the group with a rod of iron.”

Aimee Ferrier
Nov 12, 2022

Primal Scream and Dexys release new song to aid railway workers

Union.

Thomas Coll
Nov 2, 2022
New Cyndi Lauper documentary ‘Let the Canary Sing' announced

How Dexy’s Midnight Runners inspired Cyndi Lauper’s biggest hit

An ’80s anthem.

Sam Kemp
Jun 22, 2022

Far Out Meets: Kevin Rowland, the endlessly creative frontman of Dexys Midnight Runners

An in-depth interview.

Eoghan Lyng
Aug 23, 2020
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