Dexys Midnight Runners are an English pop band led by Kevin Rowland whose biggest hits include "Come on Eileen" and "Geno"; both of which peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and the former topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1983.
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- The 2017 Sesame Street viral video, "Sesame Street Presents the 80s," spoofs "Come on Eileen" as "Count to Nineteen," sung by Count von Count and backed by various dancing numbers. The Count's outfit references Dexys "New York dock worker" look from the song's music video.