Kevin Rowland

Valentine’s Day With KEVIN ROWLAND & DEXYS And Their Magnifcent Love Ballad ‘MY SUBMISSION’

Posted on by JL

14 February 2026

I guess lots of people only know DEXYS (previously named Dexys Midnight Runners) from their giant 1982 hit Come On Eileen (more than 806 million streams on Spotify), but the now 72-year-old mastermind Kevin Rowland has done so much more in his 52 years in the music biz.

The most recent Dexys album The Feminine Divine, came out in 2023. A masterly crafted record featuring a song called MY SUBMISSION, one of the best love ballads I ever heard.

Happy Valentine.

[Verse 1]
And I will worship and adore
In every way
And I will do as you will

[Chorus]
Oh I’m yours
I crave your smile
And I always will
You, you, you are everything
You, you, you are my world
And I, I will give you all you want and more, so please

[Verse 2]
Now you own me
I’m trusting all to you
I’m scared, but I’m excited
You could disown me if you choose
And leave me completely alone
I’m trusting all to you
You have the power now
I hope you will look after me and I will be your pet, to do with as you will

[Chorus]
Oh, I’m yours
I crave your smile
And I, always will
You, you, you are everything
You, you, you are my world
And I, I, I’ll dedicate my life to serving you

Happy 70 To DEXYS Maestro KEVIN ROWLAND – To Celebrate Here’s His New Masterstroke Ballad ‘SUBMISSION’

Posted on by JL

17 August 2023

KEVIN ROWLAND was born in Wednesfield, Wolverhampton, UK. Happy 70 to the magnificent voice/songsmith of Dexys Midnight Runners, later shortened to Dexys.

They formed in 1978 and got their first triumph with the 1980 soul-infused
debut LP Searching For The Soul Rebels featuring No 1 hit Geno.

Two years later they gained massive attention with their 2nd longplayer Too Rye Ay
with million-seller single Come On Eileen which topped the US and UK charts. More than
553 million streams on Spotify so far.

Now, after 45 (!) years, several line-ups and several hiatuses Dexys released (only)
their 6th album, the highly entertaining and feel-good full-length The Feminine Divine.

To celebrate Rowland‘s 70 birthday, I’m not going to play one of the golden oldies.
Instead, I’ll spin (for the umpteenth time) the new goosebumps masterstroke balled
off the new LP, named MY SUBMISSION. I listened to it at least once a day since it came
out as a single at the end of last month. Here we go for the 6th spin of this festive day.

Pure diamond.

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