Fact #159324
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Short story:
Dance Stance, the first hit by Dexys Midnight Runners, peaks at No40 in the UK singles chart.
Full article:
Charlie Reid (Proclaimers) : In 1980, in Britain, the Irish were despised. Now everyone's proud of that culture. Dexys led the way by championing Irish culture on Dance Stance.
Craig Reid (Proclaimers) : As Scotsmen, that national identity thing was really important to us. In terms of what he was willing to sing about and believing in his own records, no one has influenced us as much as Kevin Rowland.
(Interview in The Guardian, 24 August, 2007)
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Craig Reid (Proclaimers) : As Scotsmen, that national identity thing was really important to us. In terms of what he was willing to sing about and believing in his own records, no one has influenced us as much as Kevin Rowland.
(Interview in The Guardian, 24 August, 2007)