I think the following song may very well be my favourite song ever. I love it so much that once when it came on at RUMOURS INTERNATIONAL I ran from the “back bar” (because it was at the back of the big shed that we called a nightclub) all the way to the dancefloor and in my excitement managed to get a chair leg caught in my shoe strap and dragged it all the way. Like 40 metres through a crowded nightclub.
26 years after it was Number One I still get all overwhelmed with excitement when I hear it. I still want to put my hands behind my back and stomp out the tune.
I even found a bit of trivia out, the “Eileen” as featured in the video (and on the record sleeve) is Maire Fahey, sister of Siobhan Fahey, who we all remember from Bananarama.
And when did people stop playing tea chests? I seem to remember them as a big feature of our bush dances in primary school.
Bring back the tea chest!
Toooo Raaa Looooo Raaaa
First a Rick Astley post, then some obscure Bananarama reference.
It just gets better and better round these parts.
God I remember this song, starting to show our age isn’t it?!
Is this the closest the banjo ever came to being cool?
Billiy Connolly and Kermit, both cool banjo players!
Out of all the cover songs that any bands did that i’ve ever played in, this one got pretty much the biggest reaction. People love it!
thanks much, dude