Talk:Dexys Midnight Runners/Archive 1

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There's no apostrophe in Dexys Midnight Runners.


 * I have addressed this, by moving the page and explicitly noting this in the first sentence. I assume the band got the apostrophisation wrong, and when they signed to EMI the format must have stuck like that.-Ashley Pomeroy 11:25, 23 Mar 2005 (UTC)
 * The name's spelt with an apostrophe on Don't Stand Me Down. Also, on a number of releases they're billed as 'Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners'. 86.0.203.120 19:15, 28 November 2006 (UTC)


 * It's Dexys as it refers to dexedrine, hence Midnight Runners.


 * All the CD's I've seen have an apostrophe. Elfred (talk) 07:00, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Their first five singles all use the apostrophe in the band's name on the label. (The first *three* singles use it on the cover and label both.) Thereafter, the apostrophe wanders in and out of the band's name, with some singles using it, others not. As for albums? Apostrophe on the first one, no apostrophe on the second. And no apostrophe on the *original* issue of the third...but on the artist-overseen "Director's Cut" reissue version? There's an apostrophe.

Only now that they are "Dexys" does the apostrophe seem to be definitively gone. But during the "Midnight Runners" years? The band's name absolutely used the apostrophe during their earliest years of UK success, and maybe about half the time overall. 70.54.140.168 (talk) 04:35, 17 March 2016 (UTC)
 * You're correct that all of the EMI singles and the first three EMI picture sleeves (until "Keep It Part 2") use an apostrophe, as does the "Director's Cut" of "Don't Stand Me Down" on EMI. The Mercury records generally do not, but the picture sleeves for "Because of You" do.  But I didn't figure anyone except for a small number of hard-core fans cared, and I didn't have a good citation discussing it, so I left the inconsistency out of the article.  Do you think it's significant enough to add in some fashion? - AyaK (talk) 23:21, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

The band's name doesn't have an apostrophe in. If it appeared with an apostrophe it's likely down to a record company error. --Michig (talk) 06:40, 23 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Has had one, now gone .--Egghead06 (talk) 06:59, 23 March 2016 (UTC)

Jackie Wilson
I wonder if there should be mention of their infamous Top of the Pops appearance: They were performing Jackie Wilson Said but a picture of the Scots darts player Jockie Wilson was displayed on the screen behind them by someone who didn't know who Jackie Wilson was.
 * This was apparently at the behest of the band: something of an injoke 86.0.203.120

Interesting factoid -- article-ready?
I've known for awhile now that Dexys Midnight Runners were one of the musical artists from Birmingham that took advantage of the free rehearsal space provided by local NuRo nightclub the Rum Runner. Is this bit of trivia meaty enough to be included in the main article space, or would it be best left off? (Krushsister 17:18, 3 March 2007 (UTC))


 * As the lady said, back in the days when Dexys reigned supreme, Where's The Beef?
 * In other words, no, I'm afraid it's not very interesting. It's in the Rum Runner article, and that's good enough.
 * --63.25.5.94 (talk) 21:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)
 * --63.25.5.94 (talk) 21:03, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Befuddled by Big Train reference.
From the "In The Media" section:

Kevin Rowland was "created" as a sort of Frankenstein's monster in the TV show "Big Train"

This probably makes sense to those who are familiar with the show (I've never even heard of it). For the rest of us, we could use some exposition on that one sentence. What does this mean, exactly? If it can't be explained withot telling the reader "Look, just go read the 'Big Train' article", then it should be taken out. --63.25.21.131 (talk) 07:56, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Midnight Runners
Is there a source for The "midnight runners" referred to the energy the Dexedrine gave, enabling one to dance all night? I understood (from an interview in Sounds c. 1980) it referred to the diarrhoeal side-effect of Dexedrine. 86.29.114.118 (talk) 08:26, 5 July 2011 (UTC)

"Former members"
Should be edited, continuously, to indicate which former members are DECEASED. Just that one word entry and year, at the end of the years, as in (deceased 20__). Every reader will want to know that, in reference to the former members.

Starhistory22 (talk) 00:12, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

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Name and aliases in infobox
The article is titled "Dexys Midnight Runners", which is probably fair enough as that's the name they're best known by. Until recently, the infobox was previously headed "Dexys" (the band's current name) and had "Dexys Midnight Runners" as an alias. Then someone deleted "Dexys Midnight Runners", which I reverted, otherwise the band's best-known name would be wholly absent from the infobox. Now the alias been changed to "Dexys" so the infobox has "Dexys" as the band's name at the top, and as an alias, and no mention of the band's best-known name anywhere. The fundamental problem is that the infobox is (with some justification) using the band's current name, whereas the title is (rightly IMO) using the more familiar former name. Not sure what the solution is, but the current situation doesn't make much sense. Probably the solution of least surprise is to have "Dexys Midnight Runners" at the top of the infobox and "Dexys" as an alias. Any objections? Dave.Dunford (talk) 19:14, 22 September 2016 (UTC)
 * The solution of least surprise makes sense to me. DonIago (talk) 19:33, 22 September 2016 (UTC)
 * The name at the top of the infobox should match the article title, so yes, I agree. While we're at it, 'The Emerald Express' should be removed as it isn't an alias, it was the name given to the fiddle players on a couple of the singles.--Michig (talk) 19:41, 22 September 2016 (UTC)

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