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The story behind Come On Eileen – and there was no Eileen

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Published 14:11 17 Dec 2022 GMT

The story behind Come On Eileen – and there was no Eileen

The track was released 40 years ago, but you can still hear it blaring out at your local boozer

Jake Massey

Jake Massey

Featured Image Credit: Dexys and Dexys Midnight Runners Official/YouTube

Topics: Music

Jake Massey
Jake Massey

Jake Massey is a journalist at LADbible. He graduated from Newcastle University, where he learnt a bit about media and a lot about living without heating. After spending a few years in Australia and New Zealand, Jake secured a role at an obscure radio station in Norwich, inadvertently becoming a real-life Alan Partridge in the process. From there, Jake became a reporter at the Eastern Daily Press. Jake enjoys playing football, listening to music and writing about himself in the third person.

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