Something Old:(Songs covered by Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners) Kevin Rowland's 1999 album 'My Beauty' demonstrated his gift for re-interpreting other people's songs and making them his own. Cover versions had always been a big part of the Dexys repertoire also - from Northern Soul classics to Slade and Status Quo...
Big Time Operator (Colton/Smith) Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band * (1966); Tommy James & The Shondells (1967) (Performed live by Dexys, 1979/80)
Breakin' Down The Walls of Heartache (Linzer/Randell) Johnny Johnson & The Bandwagon * (1968) (B-Side of "Geno", 1980, also featured on "V.B.O. Dexys")
Can't Help Falling In Love (Peretti/Creatore/Weiss) Elvis Presley * (1961) (Performed live by Dexys in 1985)
Concrete And Clay (Parker/Moeller) Unit Four Plus Two * (1965) (Kevin Rowland single and "My Beauty" Track, 1999)
The Greatest Love Of All (Masser/Creed) George Benson * (1977); Whitney Houston (1986) ("My Beauty" track, 1999)
Heartaches By The Number (Howard) Ray Price * (1959); Guy Mitchell (1959) ("The Wanderer" track, 1988)
Hold On, I'm Coming (Porter/Hayes) Sam & Dave * (1966); Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (1966) (Performed live by Dexys, 1979/80)
The Horse (James) Cliff Nobles & Co. * (1968); Booker T & The MGs (1969) (B-Side of "There There My Dear", 1980, also featured on "It Was Like This")
I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top (Fletcher/Flett) The Hollies * 1969 ("My Beauty" track, 1999, also featured as an instrumental version on the "Concrete And Clay" CD single)
I Gotta Hold On To My Love (Washington/Gage) Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band * (1967) (Incorporated into live performances of "Geno" as an instrumental introduction, 1979-83)
I'll Say Forever My Love (Dean/Weatherspoon/Bowden) Jimmy Ruffin * (1968) (Incorporated into "Reminisce Part Two" on "Don't Stand Me Down", 1985)
Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) (Morrison) Van Morrison * (1972) ("Too-Rye-Ay" track, single,1982)
Kathleen Mavourneen (Traditional) John McCormack (1927) (Performed live by Dexys,1985, studio version featured as B-Side of "Because of You", 1986)
Labelled With Love (Difford/Tilbrook) Squeeze * (1981) ("My Beauty" track, 1999, subtitled "I'll Stay With My Dreams")
The Long And Winding Road (Lennon/McCartney) The Beatles * (1970); Diana Ross (1970) ("My Beauty" track, 1999)
Marguerita Time(Rossi/Frost) Status Quo * (1983) (B-side of "This Is What She's Like", 1985, also featured on 1996 re-issue of "Too-Rye-Ay")
Merry Christmas, Everybody (Lea, Holder) Slade * (1973) (Performed by Dexys on an ITV Christmas special, 1982)
The More I See You (Hatch) Chris Montez * (1966) (Perfomed live by Kevin Rowland on a Jonathan Ross TV show, 1988)
Nightshift (Golde/Orange/Lambert) The Commodores * (1985) (Performed live by Dexys, 2003)
One Way Love (Russell/Meade) The Drifters * (1964); Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (1964) (B-Side of "Keep It Part Two", 1980, also featured on "V.B.O. Dexys" and "It Was Like This")
Rag Doll (Crewe/Gaudio) The Four Seasons * (1964) ("My Beauty" track, 1999)
Reflections Of My Life (Campbell) Marmalade * (1969) ("My Beauty" track, 1999)
Respect (Redding) Otis Redding * (1965); Aretha Franklin (1967) (Performed live by Dexys, 1979-85. Live version released as B-Side of "Let's Get This Straight" - 12" version, 1982, later featured on the 1996 re-issue of "Too-Rye-Ay" . Also recorded for a radio session, featured on "It Was Like This")
Something Old, Something New (Cook/Greenaway/Macaulay) The Fantastics * (1971) (Performed live by Dexys, 1985)
Soul Finger (King/Jones/Alexander/Caldwell/Cunningham/Cauley) The Bar-Kays * (1967) (B-Side of "Plan B", 1981, also featured on "V.B.O. Dexys" and "It Was Like This")
This Guy's In Love With You (Bacharach/David) Herb Alpert * (1968); Booker T & The MGs (1969) ("My Beauty" track, 1999)
Thunder Road (Springsteen) Bruce Sprinsteen * (1975) ("My Beauty" out-take, 1999, featured on promo copies of the album)
T.S.O.P. (Gamble/Huff) M.F.S.B. featuring The Tree Degrees * (1974) (B-side of "Jackie Wilson Said" 12", 1982, also featured on the 1996 re-issue of "Too-Rye-Ay")
The Way You Look Tonight (Kern) "Swing Time" * (1927) ("Don't Stand Me Down" out-take, 1984, released as B-Side of "Walk Away", 1988. Also featured on Creation re-issue of "Don't Stand Me Down")
You'll Never Walk Alone (Rodgers/Hammerstein) "Carousel" * (1945); Gerry & The Pacemakers (1963) ("My Beauty" track, 1999)
* denotes original version
Something New:(Cover versions of Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners songs) Perhaps unsurprisingly it is Dexys' biggest ever hit that has proved to be their most covered song. There have been many different attempts so far at covering 'Come On Eileen' - with varying degrees of success...
Come On Eileen (Rowland/Paterson/Adams) [Including] Black Lace (1993); Save Ferris (1997); Badly Drawn Boy, featuring Jools Holland (2003); "80's Baby" (lullaby version - 2003); Andy Leek & The Blue Angels (2003) See our Come On Eileen feature for the full and definitive list.
Something Old:(Songs covered by Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners) Kevin Rowland's 1999 album 'My Beauty' demonstrated his gift for re-interpreting other people's songs and making them his own. Cover versions had always been a big part of the Dexys repertoire also - from Northern Soul classics to Slade and Status Quo... 
Something New:(Cover versions of Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners songs) Perhaps unsurprisingly it is Dexys' biggest ever hit that has proved to be their most covered song. There have been many different attempts so far at covering 'Come On Eileen' - with varying degrees of success... 