It seems so funny to have Dexy's described 'one hit wonders'. Here in the UK they were Top 40 regulars for 7 years, with 9 top 40 hits and 2 number one's!

MTV in its early years gets a lot of credit for introducing songs and groups like this to the USA

You cannot understand how big this song and video were in real time. 11-year-old me, fresh off getting MTV, sang and emulated this a thousand times.

This song was so MASSIVE when it came out. Hard to describe how much it was. Those overalls were awesome.

Such a catchy iconic 80s song....still love it 🎉

It was a huge hit in the 80s...i was so lucky to grow up as a teenager from the early 80s onwards. So many hits, so many great artists and groups. Buying Vinyl records what days. The UK was blessed with so many great Artists and groups from this decade.

You can sing anytime you want, you are adorable 😍

Loved this song ! Always hit the dance floor at the club when this came on . So did almost everybody in the club . Thanks for this react

Your love for this song is adorable. It is such a great tune!

Indeed it's infectious..That beat is undeniable. It just grabs you and pulls you in.

I love that someone your age lives this song. I remember falling in love with it when it came out. Was so sad they really didn’t do much after this. They had a minor follow up hit called “Jackie Wilson Said” from this same debut album

Shot straight to #1 in the UK. Infectious as all hell.

Hey Angela great reaction! Wasn't a big fan of the song when I was a kid. Now it's very nostalgic and catchy. Watching this video at 4 AM now a song will be stuck in my head all day thank you lol!😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

Great reaction. Congratulations. 👏

Definitely one of the catchiest songs ever recorded!

Angela, if this KZfaq gig doesn't work out you can always be a choreographer. Adorable and entertaining.

Back in the 80’s I hated this song, but now I love it because it’s so nostalgic and I love and miss the fun cool 80’s, I was in my 20’s the whole decade , it was a blast. I didn’t want the 80’s to end cause I knew things would change, and they did…

Songs do pretty 🤩

Had numerous hits in the UK. Dance Stance, Geno, There There My Dear, Jackie Wilson Said. Their first album 'Searching For The Young Soul Rebels' is a banger

My Wife Loves this song and plays it to "death"! Catchy tune!Cool reaction 🎶🔥♥️🎉

Hey, I love your reaction and your funny dance. Of course! Good hit from the 80s.

Great video thank you Angela, this band had two number ones and a further 6 top 20 hits here in the UK.

This song still holds up…👍🏻👍🏻

This has always been one of my favorite songs, it's just so catchy

It's a classic "Irish Pub" Rock song! It was great with "Our House" and "Where everybody knows your name".

I was 5 when this came out. I was dancing around the room to it

What a banger.

Angela you are an angel sent straight from heaven.🎉

I love this song. And I always dance like you. And I'm from Spain. It's the best song

Worked with a girl named Eileen. She. HATED. This. Song! Guys thought they were being funny, using it to hit on her. Met her several years later, married with a couple of kids, and I asked her about the song. She grinned real big, told her boyfriend she had ONE rule about music: NEVER play this song, LOL!!!

Great pic. This song actually hit #1 in 1983. It knocked Billy Jean by Michael Jackson out of the #1 spot then Beat It by Michael Jackson knocked Come on Eileen out of the #1 spot.

You some of the best reactions....it's great to see how you have fun listening to the music.

Brings back some memories Angela! There were so many one hit wonders back then. Keep up the great work.

LOVE YOUR COOL DANCE MOVES

A perfection

The Royal Philharmonic Orquestra was a one hit wonder of the 80s, reaching number 10. Probably not many people remember that little ditty. I never hear about that song anymore.

It was a great time to be alive. College was fun... no one cared about politics. It was all about meeting people, learning and partying. 👍🏾

Definitely brings back memories from MTV…another 1 hit wonder that I love…..as much as your grooving 😉💃🏾❤️☮️🙏🏻

I love your videos!

Totally agree.

LOVE YOUR DANCING

I remember seeing the band at a club right after this came out. They were so excited just to be in the US.

You're an OUTSTANDING chairdancer! Professionally trained?? 😅😅😅

You really enjoyed that. Good on'ya.

Love this tune

Still a favorite of mine

Aww, this one was so much fun. Thanks. Excuse me i have let the recliner go on this one.

Oh yes, I remember this song, it was a fun song

Its just FUN

I was in college when this came out. I liked it too.

Fun song.

I have 1 hit wonder song to suggest. It's by a group called Re-flex and the song is The Politics of Dancing.

This song always puts a smile on my face!

Loved this song when I 1st saw the video on MTV back in the day. I think that I have the 45 (RPM record) of it. 👍👍👍👍👍

I worked with a one legged waitress at IHOP named Eileen 😁

I just noticed I like the new intro

Angela you love music like I love music

Real music with lyrics,words of emotions cant beat old school Day one Ataahua wahine mairi from Aotearoa new Zealand

This joke is better verbally I went to a party last night They played Jump, so I jumped They played I ran, so I ran They played come on Eileen, I got arrested

What a great hosts so cute

I loved this song when it was a hit in America in the 80s. Thanks so much for bringing back the memories. Watching it on MTV l’d heard the group was from Scotland and figured the video was filmed on some street somewhere in Scotland. Little did I know that many years later I’d be buying a house on that road (Hayles Street) just a few streets over from Elephant & Castle in Southeast London. So no it wasn’t filmed in Scotland. That corner where they’re bopping in front of the shops is where Hayles Street ends at Brook Drive. It was the last place I lived in England after moving to Holland as part of a career change. I didn’t learn it had been filmed there until a couple of years before I moved away in 2018.

From Belfast Ireland,, The Adventures "Broken Land"...Nuff Said.

I wouldn't, no make that I couldn't trade anything for that decade of my life. Here's a suggestion: Slade, Run Run Away

Oh Angela can you imagine being in a disco/club and this came on..the floor would just fill up we'd all sing along and do the dance moves that the brilliant Kevin Rowland did.. its still a mega banger after all these yrs..he still looks the same..less hair 🤣 but still stylish dressed and a cracking voice..just so you know they had a few more hits..not quite as big as this but still number ones..Geno..about Geno Washinton and Jackie Wilson said to name just 2..going to listen to pass the dutchie another fantastic hit🇬🇧💞✝️🙏🎶🎵🪕🎻

they were the only album i ever bought at 17 years old and it brought back a lot of memories thanks for that great reaction angela brilliant dancing sat down and miming to it another one hit wonder from the 80s was booker newbury the 3rd called lovetown i would love it if u reacted to that one love ur reactions best on youtube by far keep it up mike from england

This is one of my favorites when it was released. So GLAD you also enjoyed! Suggest 'Back When My Hair Was Short' - Gunhill Road from 1973.

Most played 80’s song of all time… Classic!!!

should take listen to their first LP, searching for the young soul rebels.

Still on my playlist in 2024.

one of the best 1 hit wonders!

One of your amazing reactions, loved it Angela,X

For a second I was dancing with Angela groving with the song then I realized I was not.

What a performance, Dexy's weren't bad either

I always thought this song reminds me of an old song by The Monkees, off of their first album the song was called Saturday's Child? As a teenager in the 80s I could enjoy Come On Eileen and I had my older brother's Monkees records from the 60s as well. I used to jam to this song at full blast.

Angela mentions THE U.S. charts. Please Listen! :)

Banger! 😎🔥🤘🎸

Yes, great song!

Great track.

I don't think it's just uplifting and danceable. It's also a deeply nostalgic and bittersweet song. Not to mention naughty! Overall, it's one of the greatest songs of the 80s and just about as good as music can get.

This is a great song but their previous UK number one Geno is even better in my opinion.

This song to me always goes along with Tainted Love by Soft Cell

How many times the djs used to curse this song when they started stamping on the dance floor at the chorus(vinyl days) and the needle started jumping everywhere .

In Scoland in 1985, could not avoid this song

One of the most fabulous one hit wonders of the 80's was The Politics Of Dancing by ReFlex!!! Play it, you'll LOVE it!

They weren't from Ireland but from Birmingham England. Great reaction all the same. Fun group.

In the 1940s my teenage Bobby soxer mom waited for hours to see Johnny Ray.

Duran-Duran, Thompson Twins, Simple Minds, Petshop Boys, Double, Wham, Phil Collins and Genesis among the many British Artists that filled the Music Charts across the US during the 1980's.

This is a catchy tune. Like Puttin on the Ritz.

Great pop song..You should do Save Ferris version of this.

Big, big hit on MTV back in the day when MTV was all the rage for kids back then 😊

I just like watching Angela dance.

Not sing along? Impossible! I started singing with the fiddle as soon as the drums came in.

I Wanna Be a Cowboy (1986) by Boys Don't Cry.

The video about started a fashion trend of girls in bibs. Totally see why.

FYI....I'm seeing some popular reactors being shut down recently for copyright issues. Not sure how you can protect yourself and your content....Love your channel and would hate to see it go

Any song that gets Angela dancing I'm good with

Another one of that list could be That's the Way (I Like It) by KC and the Sunshine Band.

They were definitely NOT a 1 hit wonder in other countries

Man, as a teenager the sort of British Madonna look….mmmm! Overalls and no shirt? Top drip. And every once in a while you need a pop song with too rah loo rah eyy

Wasn't a 1 hit wonder they had more hits and are still performing and recording today