This Is What She's Like
The twelve-minute centrepiece of Don't Stand Me Down.
Dexys Midnight Runners, from Don't Stand Me Down (1985)
- Written by
- Billy Adams, Helen O'Hara, Kevin Rowland
- Released
- 1985
- Length
- 12:23
- Album
- Don't Stand Me Down
The second track on Don't Stand Me Down runs to 12:23 and is credited to Adams, O'Hara and Rowland. An edited version was released as a single in November 1985 and missed the charts, even though Rowland had refused publicity for the record. Rowland said the words and melodies came to him as he was going to sleep. Paterson called it three separate symphonies, and live it can run to 22 minutes. It is a love song that also holds a list of grievances against the English upper classes. The Little Nibble named in the intro was one of the cafes where the band held meetings.
More songs by Dexys Midnight Runners
Come On Eileen, Geno, There, There, My Dear, Dance Stance, Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile), The Celtic Soul Brothers (More, Please, Thank You)
Sources
- Don't Stand Me Down, Wikipedia
- Both Sides Now: Dexys interview, Clash (2016-06-17)
- 'We were always hard workers': Kevin Rowland and Big Jim Paterson on their favourite Dexys songs, The Guardian (2014-10-16)
- Dexys Midnight Runners: Don't Stand Me Down (master), Discogs