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Dexys Midnight Runners’ Kevin Rowland Is ‘Disgusted’ That ‘Come On Eileen’ Played at Reform U.K. Conference

“I, Kevin Rowland (the son of Irish immigrants) and the main songwriter of ‘Come On Eileen,’ am disgusted to learn that Nigel Farage has used our Dexys Midnight Runners’ song."

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CurrentWire ranked this story 59.5 of 100 in the snapshot this page was rendered from.

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31.5 of 35
Source authority
14 of 20
Coverage breadth
4 of 20
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6.5 of 10
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Strongest signal: freshness, 31.5 of 35. How each signal is calculated.

Filed under Culture · International · News. Topics extracted from this report, with other live CurrentWire stories mentioning each: United Kingdom (17), Midnight Runners Kevin Rowland (none), Disgusted That Come (none), Eileen Played (none), Reform UK (none).

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