THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.
104-Dexys Midnight Runners-Geno.
1980-Number 1 single.
Best Bit-At 2.39.Iv’e never been the greatest fan of Brass Band music but if it all sounded like this,convert me quick.
Dexys Midnight Runners(see also best songs 913) were formed in Birmingham in 1978,they have been through several personal changes with Kevin Rowland being the only constant,they split in 1986 but reformed in 2003.The bands name was derived from Dexedrine which was commonly used as a recreational drug among Northern Soul fans to give them energy to dance all night.
‘Geno’ was co-written by band members Kevin Rowland,supplying the lyrics and Kevin Archer,music,I would urge you to listen to a song called ‘One and Only Man’ by Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band,you will see were Archer got the idea for the melody.
The song is a tribute to Soul singer Geno Washington.In 1968 at the age of fifteen Rowland skipped school to be the youngest member of his crowd at a Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band concert.The gig left a lasting impression on him and when this song became a hit in 1980 it made Geno Washington far more famous than he was in his heyday in the 1960’s.
‘Academic inspiration you gave me none,but you were Michael the lover the fighter that won.’
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