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Save Ferris - Come On Eileen (version 1)

Music Video
ArtistSave Ferris
SongCome On Eileen (version 1)
DirectorJason, Brendan
Genre-
IntroNo
OutroNo
Production Company1171 Production Group
LabelEpic Records
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Save Ferris turn their ska-punk cover of "Come On Eileen" into a playful road movie. The band piles into an RV and heads out on its first tour, with the trip unfolding through a mix of travel footage, backstage moments, live performance, and casual band antics. Monique Powell and her bandmates appear as an energetic, tightly bonded group, giving the video the feel of a homemade tour diary rather than a polished narrative. The result captures the excitement, exhaustion, and youthful disorder of life on the road.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video documents Save Ferris during their first tour, with the RV serving as both transportation and the central visual setting.
  • "Come On Eileen" was originally a self-released favorite in the band's Orange County scene. KROQ's Rodney Bingenheimer played the cover on his show, helping create the radio buzz that eventually led to the band's deal with Epic Records.
  • Monique Powell has said she first became attached to the original Dexys Midnight Runners song when she was eight years old. Her enthusiasm was a major reason Save Ferris recorded their ska version.
  • Save Ferris' recording was released on their 1997 debut album, "It Means Everything," and later issued as a single on October 20, 1997.
  • The cover became one of the band's signature recordings, helping establish Save Ferris alongside the prominent third-wave ska acts of the late 1990s.
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