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Van Morrison wrote this. It's a tribute to Jackie Wilson, a Soul singer from Detroit famous for hit songs like "Lonely Teardrops" and "Reet Petite." Wilson died in 1984 at age 49.
In what seems to have been a practical joke on the part of the props men, on the famous British Pop show Top of the Pops in 1982, the band were performing this in front of a huge picture of portly Scottish (now sadly departed) darts player Jocky Wilson. (thanks, me - Belfast, Ireland)
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Barry - Some stats for you - Dexys had 9 UK Top 40 hits 1980-86 of which 4 were top 10 and 2 were no 1 (Geno was no 1 in 1980). Hardly one hit wonders even though their chart success was erratic! In the US they were one hit wonders.
- ross, Leicester, United Kingdom
Why is this not listed as a Van Morrison song? His original is so much better.
- Scott, Boston, MA
Barry - what rubbish! Are you really saying that the only songs worth listening to are those that make the top 40? If so, boy are you missing out on a shedload of fantastic music. Personally I often think the other way round - if a song is very popular, it probably isn't actually that good, in other words too easy on the ear. Obviously not true in all cases, but it's certainly not true to say that only songs that hit the chart are good songs.
- Colin, Bradford, England
The Top of the Pops "Jocky Wilson" picture was actually a genuine mistake on the part of the prop team, who incorrectly assumed the song referred to the dart player when they heard the title.
- Shobu, Trenton, NJ
A note to Barry and many others: there are a lot fewer one-hit wonders than believed to be. Two songs on any chart up to #200 and no more one-hit wonder.
(Humor understood though - the criterion of which you spoke would produce a few more, huh.)
- Brian, Meriden, CT
Van's version appropriately captured some of the raw emotion and soul of Jackie's best song "Higher and Higher." Van's tribute to Jackie was not all that unfittingly found on his spiritual and reflective St. Dominic's Preview.
- Brian, Meriden, CT
I had NO idea that Dexy and the Runners actually had another song!! Not only does the term "one hit wonder" mean they only had one song in the top 40 but it also means they had only one song worth listening to.
- Barry, New York, NC
Dexy's perform this on the English cult sitcom "The Young Ones." I believe the episode is "BOMB." The band performs in the bathroom of the heroes' dilapidated flat. Like most of the musical guests on the show their presence is barely explained or acknowledged. If you have not seen this show, it's perfect for when you have run out of Monty Python episodes to watch.
- craig, madison, WI