Talk:Dexys Midnight Runners

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Someone want to de-link all these terms that will NEVER EVER show up as real articles?? --Dante Alighieri

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There's no apostrophe in Dexys Midnight Runners.

I have addressed this, by moving the page and explicitly noting this in the first sentence. I assume the band got the apostrophisation wrong, and when they signed to EMI the format must have stuck like that.-Ashley Pomeroy 11:25, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The name's spelt with an apostrophe on Don't Stand Me Down. Also, on a number of releases they're billed as 'Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners'. 86.0.203.120 19:15, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

It's Dexys as it refers to dexedrine, hence Midnight Runners.

All the CD's I've seen have an apostrophe. Elfred (talk) 07:00, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

I wonder if there should be mention of their infamous Top of the Pops appearance: They were performing Jackie Wilson Said but a picture of the Scots darts player Jockie Wilson was displayed on the screen behind them by someone who didn't know who Jackie Wilson was.

This was apparently at the behest of the band: something of an injoke 86.0.203.120

[edit] Interesting factoid -- article-ready?

I've known for awhile now that Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the musical artists from Birmingham that took advantage of the free rehearsal space provided by local NuRo nightclub the Rum Runner. Is this bit of trivia meaty enough to be included in the main article space, or would it be best left off? (Krushsister 17:18, 3 March 2007 (UTC))

As the lady said, back in the days when Dexys reigned supreme, Where's The Beef?

In other words, no, I'm afraid it's not very interesting. It's in the Rum Runner article, and that's good enough.

--63.25.5.94 (talk) 21:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Befuddled by Big Train reference.

From the "In The Media" section:

Kevin Rowland was "created" as a sort of Frankenstein's monster in the TV show "Big Train"

This probably makes sense to those who are familiar with the show (I've never even heard of it). For the rest of us, we could use some exposition on that one sentence. What does this mean, exactly? If it can't be explained withot telling the reader "Look, just go read the 'Big Train' article", then it should be taken out. --63.25.21.131 (talk) 07:56, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

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Is there a source for The "midnight runners" referred to the energy the Dexedrine gave, enabling one to dance all night? I understood (from an interview in Sounds c. 1980) it referred to the diarrhoeal side-effect of Dexedrine. 86.29.114.118 (talk) 08:26, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

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