
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
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Topics: Music
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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