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Oh It reached number one in the United States, and it was their second number one hit in the UK, following 1980's "Geno". "In fact she was composite, to make a point about Catholic repression. Come on Eileen! Now I must say more than ever [5] It was ranked number eighteen on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '80s"[6] and was named as Britain's best selling single of 1982.[7]. Thetitular “Eileen” was someone Rowland began dating in real-life when he was 13years’ of age. And we can sing just like our fathers "Come on Eileen" prevented Michael Jackson from having back-to-back number one hits in the US: "Billie Jean" was the number one single the previous seven weeks, while "Beat It" was the number one song the ensuing three. With Jackie Howe, Felix Malcolm Still, Mercedes Grower, Stephen Taylor. We gonna sing just like our fathers. 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