Oh yes, great song!
Bah,
In my day the videos only had a string of numbers ranging between one and zero scolling across the screen.
I’ll have to also note that I really liked the sound/style of Come on Eileen. Did any other song since ever capture that particular kind of sound/style ?
We have the makings of a great playlist here…TRM (lover of all things Eighties)
May not be an official one-hit wonder, though. I think Murray Head may have also charted with a single from Jesus Christ, Superstar.
How about Murray Head doing a cover version of Come On Eilleen? Or is that going *too *far?
By my count, Dexy’s had two number ones and six singles in the top 20. Hardly one-hit wonders. Next you’ll be telling me that The Beatles’ debut was on the Ed Sullivan Show and World War II started in 1941.
If you think Dexy’s had only one hit, you are really missing out. Checkout Geno and Let’s Get This Straight at the very least.
Pet peeve of mine. Sorry.
Sunglasses at Night?
Safety Dance?
May I complete the Canadian hat-trick with “Fantasy,” by Aldo Nova?
I vote for Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves. I can’t help but sing along with that one.
Mine too. I Melt With You was so Totally Eighties.
Diet Dr. Pepper all over the keyboard. Thanks for making my afternoon!
(And I bet your ex really must have a thing for Eileen…) 
Technically two songs, but The Kings - The Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide
Moon Martin - Rolene (1979, but close enough…)
Youtube blocked from work, so no guarantee on the links…
I don’t think so. That was one of the things about it that made it distinctive, the fact that it seemingly invented a particular sound out of thin air, for that song only. There are a few other one-hit wonders that are in this category (not that they sound alike, that they sound unlike any other songs.) Along Comes Mary by The Association is one example that I can think of. The Night Chicago Died is another.
Homer: Lisa, did you see the Grammys?
Lisa: You beat Dexy’s Midnight Runners.
Homer: Well, you haven’t heard the last of them.
I think I’d be torn between Take on Me by Aha and Don’t You Forget About Me by Simple Minds, even though I think their single Alive and Kicking may have had moderate success as well, disqualifying them.
Dead or Alive’s You Spin Me Round (like a record) and Flock of Seagulls’s I Ran would get honorable mentions from me.
Love that song by the Kings. But a lot of people I know have never even heard of it.
Musically, I’d suggest that the 80s started on August 1, 1981.
You have to caveat that, though, by indicating what nation’s singles chart you’re using. DMR had one U.S. Billboard Top 40 single.
I get my kicks above the waistline, Sunshine.
99 Luftballoons - Nena
True - Spandau Ballet
I think the kevlaw clause also applies to A-Ha. They had other songs, such as the dramatic “The Sun Always Shines on TV”, which was an even bigger hit in the UK than “Take On Me”.
Nitpick: far from a one-hit wonder; that wasn’t even the Association’s biggest hit. “Cherish,” “Windy,” and “Never My Love” were huge.
Anyway, I vote for “She Blinded Me with Science.”
Oh yes, great song! 