So glad you reacted to that. I think I was probably one of the people who requested it. 2021 and it's still played in bars in the UK. It just makes everyone get up and dance. Happy song. Thanks for reacting to this one.
I was 13 going on 14 when this was released back in 82. It reached number one in the United States, and it was their second number one hit here in the UK, following 1980's "Geno".
The smile on Asia's face when the song started says it all about this song...just plain old fun music! Too-ra-loo-ra means goodbye and be seeing you later in the Gaelic (Irish) tongue
this song was number one in australia when i was growing up . the only other song i can remember of theirs was a song called Geno. which was around the time of ska music from england.bands like madness.
Dexys midnight runners are named after dexedrine, an amphetamine mods used to take here in the UK in the 60s(they were actually prescribed as a diet pill back then) . The pills kept you up and awake all night, hence you were a dexys midnight runner lol
Jaz, you may be correct, though my uncle always told me that he was a midnight runner because he was paid, as a teenager, to run the drug around the nightclubs of Birmingham in the 70s , as was kevin rowland……guess the truth is out there somewhere..!
In the early 1970s in Britain there was a music trend called Northern Soul, which was basically a lot of obscure 1960s Detroit soul singles imported from the US that had failed to hit the charts there, but became club hits in the UK - like the original of Tainted Love. Dexy's came out of the late 70s punk scene, but switched to a Northern Soul-inspired sound and then fused that with their Irish/Celtic folk heritage - Van Morrison had done something similar a decade earlier.
Unless you were there it's difficult to describe just how big this song was in the UK in '82 - IT WAS EVERYWHERE ! Every radio station , every pop programme , every party - EVERYWHERE !
Classic early 80s british hit, lead singer from Birmingham, England. Early 80s was a melting pot of styles in britain. Try “Vienna” by ultravox, “ sound of the crowd” by human league and “one step beyond” by madness for a range of different sounds
Best wedding song EVER! Gets everyone on the dance floor! Your mum and grandma included! When it slows down, who does the leg kick!!! Think I kicked a shoe into my brother’s best man’s face! 🤣 Love when Americans are introduced to classic British tracks. Subscribed 🏴😂❣️
I remember requesting this in the first One Hit Wonder Reaction night 😂. Without the lyrics it's hard to understand his accent. Awesome song though and great reaction Asia and BJ. Too-Ra-Loo-Rye-Aye!!!!!!!!❤️ it...
Reminds me of the old joke: My buddy asked why I looked down, told him I had a bad night at the club. They played do the twist, I did the twist, they played do the hustle, I did the hustle, they played come on Eileen, I got kicked out.
This song incorporates a lot of beats from different bands in the 60's. It is standard song that is played at all of our family get-togethers, My mother-in-law is a 90 year old lass named Eileen who will get up and rock with the rest of us when this song is played. Tremendous energy in this song. When we play this at family weddings, parties, Crawfish boils and more - the parties energy hits a whole new level. Clan Buckley can close a bar with this song.
They are a great band from Birmingham here in England. I'm an old Brummie one for a good old sing song. Please Pllease check out Eivør - Falling Free (Live at the Old Theater in Torshavn) She is excellent thank you both.If you do I will share it with loads of Eivor fans.
Y'all would have *way* more fun with these '80's tunes if you can find the original video! This was in heavy rotation on MTV when I was a teen. You guys are great!
As an old person, I suggest checking out their original music video. The band is from Birmingham, a rough working class town in northern England. Some of the guys are on the street corner playing the song, and a couple of the young women are walking by, pushing a pram (UK word for a baby buggy). The over-message is also a commentary for young unplanned pregnancy and the pressures for young women who have the ultimate responsibility for the act once the male's ardor is cooled, so to speak. At this time was done, and still too often in too many neighborhoods today, birth control and family planning is not readily available enough.
I will never compare U.S.A's hood to the hood I lived in Montreal when I was young which I'm 46 now. But I know as a fact that back then, you were listening music from your community mostly. Back then, where I lived, you were white, black or Italian. No blending or just and I write just a bit blending. Hooray that finally, anyone can appreciate any kind of music from who ever you are, I don't love it, I admire it, always great reactions @ Asia and BJ
In an interview the lead singer admitted twenty years later, the title of the song is literal. I always thought so. He talks about how she looks in that dress. Then says his thoughts are on the verge of dirty. Absolutely, are. Just honest. Looks like Asia may have figured it out. Most don’t.
Half my family is from Northern Spain. The dictatorship had just ended and European and American music was starting to be played in bars. This tune poured out of them. Little old dudes with black berets bopping their heads and swaying. Childhood memories.
@@alanrabbitte2123 Like most diaspora people with Irish heritage growing up with boomer parents or older, they probably got the Irish-American created lullaby sung to them. My Irish gran used to sing it to me and I thought it was Irish, never stopping to wonder why they'd say "its an Irish lullaby" in an Irish lullaby until years later. You can find a version of it on here by Bing Crosby. There's more authentic Irish musical nods in this track. "Courtin' in the Kitchen" has a bunch of Too-ra-loo-rye-ay and Too-ra-loo-ra-laddies in it.
In their home country they definitely were NOT one hit wonders, this wasn't even their 1st number one hit. The huge hit "Geno" reached #1 two years before and had a completely different instrument mix being focused on brass instruments instead of violins. BTW It is a tribute to American R&B singer 'Geno Washington'. Definitely worth its own reaction. They also had numerous top 20 UK hits.
the sheer amount of beer and hard liquor that has been spilled on the floor or over other people whilst pubs and clubs full of people singing and dancing to this tune is just amazing... and it still happens today.
Appreciate you Asia and BJ in introducing this music to a new generation. Great work! This band was truly outside the box in so many ways. Being from the UK. specifically Birmingham England ..this band created a very progressive POP sound using Birmingham or English blues influences , and Celtic folk music , combined into an unmistakable sound. The lead singer Kevin Rowland , had one of the most unique, vocal styles I have ever heard..he sounded very much like a Very congested Bob Dylan. But oddly , it was a satisfying , and even cleansing sound. The other uniqueness of this band , is that they did not use conventional instruments. Not a single electric guitar , electric bass, NO synths, no electronics other than the microphones on their Banjos, ukuleles, acoustic guitars, large stand up concerto bass (Orchestral type) . Bongos , accordions and other outside the box instrumentation. They were really a delight to listen to , and a breath of fresh air in the POP music scene of the late 70's through today . (They are still jammin today).
@@barrycohen311 You're not too far off. The song is meant to be a criticism of guilt that many Catholics experience as a result of the way the Church preached morality for quite a long time.
Kevin Rowland called what Dexy's did Celtic Soul Music and it uses Irish folk music. It didn't last long but this song went to no. ! on the Billboard pop chart. Check out the video to this song.
As a Yank, visiting the UK for the first or second time in the late 90s, Gerry Rafferty's Baker St came on the sound system, and the entire club I was in went wild, freaked out, and I was like WTF? lol
So glad you reacted to that. I think I was probably one of the people who requested it. 2021 and it's still played in bars in the UK. It just makes everyone get up and dance. Happy song. Thanks for reacting to this one.
I was definitely born in the wrong decade.
@@mollie3484 I probably was too. But then, probably like all decades better than the one I was born into :)
I must be the only individual in the UK & Ireland that can't stand this song, or DMNR as a band. I love The Pogues though. Great band.
This song still gets people out on the dance floors. I love this song.
Forty years later, still catchy as hell.... a real mishmash of instruments, vocals, timing, melodies. Love it!
Tooraloora is a traditional and typical Irish lullaby. The lead singer had Irish heritage, and with this he is honouring it
I was 13 going on 14 when this was released back in 82.
It reached number one in the United States, and it was their second number one hit here in the UK, following 1980's "Geno".
The smile on Asia's face when the song started says it all about this song...just plain old fun music! Too-ra-loo-ra means goodbye and be seeing you later in the Gaelic (Irish) tongue
this song was number one in australia when i was growing up .
the only other song i can remember of theirs was a song called Geno.
which was around the time of ska music from england.bands like madness.
" toora loo rye ay" is a folk music thing and follows the line "sing just like our fathers".
Dexys midnight runners are named after dexedrine, an amphetamine mods used to take here in the UK in the 60s(they were actually prescribed as a diet pill back then) . The pills kept you up and awake all night, hence you were a dexys midnight runner lol
Jaz, you may be correct, though my uncle always told me that he was a midnight runner because he was paid, as a teenager, to run the drug around the nightclubs of Birmingham in the 70s , as was kevin rowland……guess the truth is out there somewhere..!
@@tonynash1782 it's probably both lol, though dexys is certainly dexedrine
I never knew this! I'm totally going to impress my dad with this factoid. Thanks:)
@@jpeopolis ha! No problem, though the dad comment made me feel old lol
@@swfcocs1 Nooo! My dad has got like 15 years on you! You're not old. :)
I so love this song I'm glad you guys are doing this video for the first time I love songs like this
Love this song, brings back memories of Roller skating in the 80s!
In the early 1970s in Britain there was a music trend called Northern Soul, which was basically a lot of obscure 1960s Detroit soul singles imported from the US that had failed to hit the charts there, but became club hits in the UK - like the original of Tainted Love. Dexy's came out of the late 70s punk scene, but switched to a Northern Soul-inspired sound and then fused that with their Irish/Celtic folk heritage - Van Morrison had done something similar a decade earlier.
Seriously fun and happy song. So much wonderful energy.
Unless you were there it's difficult to describe just how big this song was in the UK in '82 - IT WAS EVERYWHERE ! Every radio station , every pop programme , every party - EVERYWHERE !
it was classified as the number one song of that year "1982" in the UK
came out when I was in second grade..loved it then and it just never gets old
The UK really made the best music in the 80s/90s its just unmatched
This was a good 80's song... you would also enjoy Neneh Cherry with Buffalo Stance....
Love this song.
This song was a staple to any college party with a DJ. I love it!
Was a HUGE hit here in South Africa in the 80s..played on every Radio station, shopping malls.. For many years this one stayed as a favourite on radio
Also hugely popular here in Australia...
Classic early 80s british hit, lead singer from Birmingham, England.
Early 80s was a melting pot of styles in britain.
Try “Vienna” by ultravox, “ sound of the crowd” by human league and “one step beyond” by madness for a range of different sounds
Was big hit in US too
@@mic1240 huge!!
Madness! ❤
Kevin Rowlands was born in Wolverhampton not Birmingham. Two different cities.
Best wedding song EVER! Gets everyone on the dance floor! Your mum and grandma included! When it slows down, who does the leg kick!!! Think I kicked a shoe into my brother’s best man’s face! 🤣 Love when Americans are introduced to classic British tracks. Subscribed 🏴😂❣️
What a great song! It was huge when it first came out.
MTV made them famous.
Asia you are beautiful! I love your reaction! You have the best smile EVER! 😎
First few times I heard this song I really thought he sang I’m gonna jump this jewel forever!
I love this song and loved dancing to it back in the day, as a side note people who love it, should check out the Sugarland cover, it’s great too.
I remember requesting this in the first One Hit Wonder Reaction night 😂. Without the lyrics it's hard to understand his accent. Awesome song though and great reaction Asia and BJ. Too-Ra-Loo-Rye-Aye!!!!!!!!❤️ it...
Listen to their other hit ‘Geno’
Reminds me of the old joke:
My buddy asked why I looked down, told him I had a bad night at the club. They played do the twist, I did the twist, they played do the hustle, I did the hustle, they played come on Eileen, I got kicked out.
Lol I’m gonna have to steal that joke.
This song incorporates a lot of beats from different bands in the 60's. It is standard song that is played at all of our family get-togethers, My mother-in-law is a 90 year old lass named Eileen who will get up and rock with the rest of us when this song is played. Tremendous energy in this song.
When we play this at family weddings, parties, Crawfish boils and more - the parties energy hits a whole new level. Clan Buckley can close a bar with this song.
☘️This song has been played to death at nightclubs & sang by drunks at weddings the length & breadth of Ireland where I live 🇮🇪👍😀
It's a Clan Buckley family standard.
Aww I was looking forward to seeing your reaction to the Music Video. It goes so well with the song and I love the 80s UK vibe it has.
I been listening to this song since I was 15 , and only now to I know he sings , verge on dirty .
They are a great band from Birmingham here in England. I'm an old Brummie one for a good old sing song. Please Pllease check out Eivør - Falling Free (Live at the Old Theater in Torshavn) She is excellent thank you both.If you do I will share it with loads of Eivor fans.
Played at every party in the UK back then,no one knew the words of course but everyone bounced to it.
The whole album is worth hearing.
One of the best party songs ever.
Definitely check out the live version of ‘There there, my dear.’ It’s ace!
Brilliant song.
Y'all would have *way* more fun with these '80's tunes if you can find the original video!
This was in heavy rotation on MTV when I was a teen.
You guys are great!
school disco,s a brings back memories all those years ago
I needed this - thanks 👍
The genre you are looking for is NEW WAVE, very big in the 80's
Makes me emotional.
WORLD PARTY "ALL COME TRUE" & "SHIP OF FOOLS"
Really needed the video on this one! Then it be a party!!!
Impossible to be in a bad mood hearing that song again.
God blessed us Irish, cause he made so many.
Ah memories..used to jam this in Trinidad too
You two are hysterical 🤣
As an old person, I suggest checking out their original music video. The band is from Birmingham, a rough working class town in northern England. Some of the guys are on the street corner playing the song, and a couple of the young women are walking by, pushing a pram (UK word for a baby buggy). The over-message is also a commentary for young unplanned pregnancy and the pressures for young women who have the ultimate responsibility for the act once the male's ardor is cooled, so to speak. At this time was done, and still too often in too many neighborhoods today, birth control and family planning is not readily available enough.
I will never compare U.S.A's hood to the hood I lived in Montreal when I was young which I'm 46 now. But I know as a fact that back then, you were listening music from your community mostly. Back then, where I lived, you were white, black or Italian. No blending or just and I write just a bit blending. Hooray that finally, anyone can appreciate any kind of music from who ever you are, I don't love it, I admire it, always great reactions @ Asia and BJ
great reaction, insighful thoughts, im impressed , best asia is when your eyes look like they are about to fall out
Geno is another iconic track of theirs
Y'all really should watch the official video. Fun to watch..
Should had watch the Video and got the full experience of this British song
You'd love 'Hit me with your rhythm stick' by Ian Drury and the Blockheads. From about the same time and similar vibe.
YES!!!!!!!!
You should listen to the B side, 'wipe off Eileen'
Classic 💪💪
THE PAYOLAS "EYES OF A STRANGER"
great british band
Great soul influenced irish band Kevin Rowland on lead vocals
English band
@@floominggonzo283 The song though is influenced by the Irish descent of some of the band members though.
That was a thoughtful and smart reaction. Get stuck in UK music. You won't regret it.
Fun time song👍👍
99% of everyone familiar with this song watching this video: Ohhhhhhhh. So THAT'S the words.
You need to watch the official video for the story behind the song
There‘s a video of this song. You should review that as well…it will make more sense. Cheers
the official video makes the song better
YEAH!!!!!!! lol
Nobody makes as good fighting and drinking songs as the Irish!
They called it Celtic Soul.
Should react to the actual music videos. Back in the 80s the music video added so much to the song.
Still a dance floor filler in the UK, checkout Geno by the same band
Dexys midnight runners was slang for drugs used in the all night northern soul clubs
Have you ever read the book 'Death on the Cliffs' by Eileen Dover?
Better with the video
Check out their song Gino🙏🏼
In an interview the lead singer admitted twenty years later, the title of the song is literal. I always thought so. He talks about how she looks in that dress. Then says his thoughts are on the verge of dirty. Absolutely, are. Just honest. Looks like Asia may have figured it out. Most don’t.
Please react to Hot Cherie by Hardline.
Best song ever, maybe I'm biased
😀💃💃💃♥️♥️♥️♥️
Im irish some folk thinks the hook is gibberish its not its Gaelic
Not it's not, they're English they're singing with a Brummie accent
Review Geno by Dexys please
Newfie Rock
“Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Rai” is a famous Irish lullaby, so there’s some history to that phrase.
Not just harmonies.
Half my family is from Northern Spain. The dictatorship had just ended and European and American music was starting to be played in bars. This tune poured out of them. Little old dudes with black berets bopping their heads and swaying. Childhood memories.
@@alanrabbitte2123 Like most diaspora people with Irish heritage growing up with boomer parents or older, they probably got the Irish-American created lullaby sung to them. My Irish gran used to sing it to me and I thought it was Irish, never stopping to wonder why they'd say "its an Irish lullaby" in an Irish lullaby until years later. You can find a version of it on here by Bing Crosby. There's more authentic Irish musical nods in this track. "Courtin' in the Kitchen" has a bunch of Too-ra-loo-rye-ay and Too-ra-loo-ra-laddies in it.
@@kevintipcorn6787 I have a Frank Sinatra album with Too-Ra-Loo-Ra on it. I was sang the lullaby and I sang it to my kids.
Man. This reminds me of my parents dancing like nutters in the mid 80's. Great party song.
In their home country they definitely were NOT one hit wonders, this wasn't even their 1st number one hit. The huge hit "Geno" reached #1 two years before and had a completely different instrument mix being focused on brass instruments instead of violins. BTW It is a tribute to American R&B singer 'Geno Washington'. Definitely worth its own reaction.
They also had numerous top 20 UK hits.
the sheer amount of beer and hard liquor that has been spilled on the floor or over other people whilst pubs and clubs full of people singing and dancing to this tune is just amazing... and it still happens today.
This is one of those songs that while you listen, you need to also see the original video in order to experience it in its entirety.
No. 1 in the UK for ages... big big hit!!
This song always makes want to dance especially when it slow then speeds up get you hyped ♥️
We danced a million miles to this!! Love it!
I love this song but it definitely wasn't easy being named Aileen (sounds the same but spelled differently) at that time.
Come on Aileen! 😍
@@rossmacintosh5652 Better than My Bonnie!!!!!
@@bonniebickett4520 Bonnie is a beautiful name! Nobody sings about my name. 😥 Ross?
Aileen I just remembered another great 'Aileen' song. Check out Canadian performer Sam Robert's song 'Don't Walk Away Eileen'. It is great!
@@rossmacintosh5652 Thank you. I'll do that.
Appreciate you Asia and BJ in introducing this music to a new generation. Great work!
This band was truly outside the box in so many ways. Being from the UK. specifically Birmingham England ..this band created a very progressive POP sound using Birmingham or English blues influences , and Celtic folk music , combined into an unmistakable sound. The lead singer Kevin Rowland , had one of the most unique, vocal styles I have ever heard..he sounded very much like a Very congested Bob Dylan. But oddly , it was a satisfying , and even cleansing sound. The other uniqueness of this band , is that they did not use conventional instruments. Not a single electric guitar , electric bass, NO synths, no electronics other than the microphones on their Banjos, ukuleles, acoustic guitars, large stand up concerto bass (Orchestral type) . Bongos , accordions and other outside the box instrumentation. They were really a delight to listen to , and a breath of fresh air in the POP music scene of the late 70's through today . (They are still jammin today).
LoL the greatest 1 hit wonders in the world!!!! This song was so fun!!
Such a great song…. “SAVING FERRIS” did a ska remake….. it’s the bees knees
Yeah, I love the Save Ferris version.
He is begging Eileen to give him a "shot." He wants the dress off...he wants to make sweet, sweet love. That's what this song is about.
But Eileen is a good Catholic girl, so she demands a Church marriage before she gives out...
HaHa
@@barrycohen311 You're not too far off. The song is meant to be a criticism of guilt that many Catholics experience as a result of the way the Church preached morality for quite a long time.
Kevin Rowland called what Dexy's did Celtic Soul Music and it uses Irish folk music. It didn't last long but this song went to no. ! on the Billboard pop chart. Check out the video to this song.
Great one-hit wonder in the US. They had several hits in the UK, and Ireland
As others have mentioned, a fantastic sing-along in the pubs in the U.K.
As a Yank, visiting the UK for the first or second time in the late 90s, Gerry Rafferty's Baker St came on the sound system, and the entire club I was in went wild, freaked out, and I was like WTF? lol
But, it's an Irish song?