Welcome to March!
Fluff me, we are fair marching through this year!
We are going back to my Silver Chronicles post of a few weeks ago My Soundtrack for the 80s my favourite decade
Quite a self-explanatory title and it is my inspiration for the next few posts on ttt!
If you know me I love my horn section and of course sax so they would have been awesome to see!
However they are pretty cool although I admit like many musicians I preferred their earlier stuff before they hit the bigtime!
It is Tuesday and that of course means that it's #ttt or #threetunetuesday and so it's time to share some tunes with you!
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Dexys Midnight Runners were formed in Birmingham in 1978 by Kevin Rowland and Kevin "Al" Archer. The name "Dexys" comes from Dexedrine, a type of amphetamine popular on the Northern Soul scene for helping people dance all night, hence00 the "Midnight Runners".
The band was famous for being incredibly disciplined. This was because Rowland was a fluffing stickler for some things!
He did not allow drinking before shows and he made them adopt a group exercise regime.
They went through many line-up changes. This 1980 line-up is very different from the 1982 one of the Come on Eileen era, because Rowland was a perfectionist with a very specific vision for their sound.
In 1980 they weren't just a pop band ~ they were a group of "soul rebels" who brought the energy of punk to the brass-heavy sound of Motown and Stax.
All three of these tunes are from their debut album Searching for the Young Soul Rebels which was released in July 1980.
Here are three tracks from that legendary 1980 release for this week's #ttt
This was the band鈥檚 massive Number 1 hit in 1980. It鈥檚 a tribute to the soul singer Geno Washington. The song is famous for its powerful brass section and Kevin Rowland's distinctive vocal style. It perfectly captures the band's obsession with 1960s soul music.
Released as a single in June 1980, this track is a fast-paced, horn-heavy masterpiece. It鈥檚 written as a letter to someone who is acting "cool" but has no real substance. The ending of the song, where the music drops away and Kevin Rowland sings passionately about soul music, is iconic Dexys.
This is a high-energy cover of a Northern Soul classic originally by Chuck Wood. It shows exactly where the band鈥檚 roots were. It wasn't a lead single in 1980, but it is one of the standout tracks on the album that defined their live sound during that period.
Which was your favourite tune? Or have you never heard of them?
Note: The 3 YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.
I wish that you all have a brilliant happy fun and terrific Tuesday until we meet again enjoy your tunes 馃幎馃幍馃幎
The images were were created by AI and Rafiki in InLeo from my prompts as 
and ramblings are also from me with some assistance from gemini, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.
