Old Enough to Forget

Back in '82 it was either "Come on Eileen" or "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" that were poisoning the radio and making youth group dances insufferable. Although if I was to be honest, Dexys Midnight Runners were pretty cool, but it wasn't rock. Over the decades I've softened to the point where I will even give Culture Club a pass. They ended up being a lot more than a one hit wonder. On the other hand, Dexys were relegated to the one hit pile. But man, what a hit. Here I am over forty years later with the album blaring in the background. I wanted to hear the entire album, but I picked it up for one song. When it was released an awful lot of people only bought the single and eschewed the album, apparently, as it went gold in a number of markets. Oddly, for a song that went #1 in the US, the album and the single didn't sell enough to make the RIAA database. That must suck. "What single?" you ask ... really, you're going to make me say it?...