The Undertones
The Undertones are a Northern Irish punk band formed in Derry, Northern Ire… Read Full Bio ↴The Undertones are a Northern Irish punk band formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1975. The original band consisted of:

* Feargal Sharkey (lead vocals),
* John O'Neill (guitar),
* Damian O'Neill (guitar, keyboards and vocals),
* Michael Bradley (bass and vocals), and
* Billy Doherty (drums).

John O'Neill was the original main song writer, with his brother Damian and Mickey Bradley writing in various solo & combined variations for most of the remainder.

Sharkey's power pop tenor was distinctive, and the band regarded a tight ensemble. By 1977 they were performing their own three-chord pop punk material influenced by Nuggets-type material and Ramones, and in 1978 released their debut four-song EP Teenage Kicks on Good Vibrations. It became a hit with support from DJ John Peel, who considered that EP's title song (Teenage Kicks) his all-time favourite. The song has been covered by many including boyband Busted (at the 2003 Brit Awards), American group The Raconteurs, Swedish band [aritst]Sahara Hotnights and French band Nouvelle Vague.

The original band released four studio albums:

* The Undertones (1979)
* Hypnotised (1980)
* Positive Touch (1981)
* The Sin Of Pride (1983).

Falling sales linked to their changing musical direction and tensions within the band, leading to their split in 1983. A compilation album titled All Wrapped Up featured a woman dressed in lunch meats wrapped in clear plastic on the (non band approved) cover. Several other compilations including the superb BBC sessions CD Listening In (named after a song on their first album) (2004) exist.

The O'Neill brothers went on to form That Petrol Emotion. The Undertones reconvened in 1999, initially to play a few shows in their hometown of Londonderry, replacing singer Feargal Sharkey with a similarly warbling new recruit, Paul McLoone. Since this time, the band has continued to play a small number of gigs each year in various places around the world.

The band have also released two further studio albums:

* Get What You Need (2003)
* Dig Yourself Deep (2007)

NOTE: There is another band with this name - The Undertones, a subset of the University of Notre Dame Glee Club who sing a capella arrangements of popular songs. For more information on these guys, check out www.nd.edu/~utones.
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The Undertones Lyrics


05 Teenage Kicks Are teenage dreams so hard to beat? Everytime she walks dow…
Beautiful Friend Here comes a strangest reflection Throwing a shadow on the …
Before the Worst It's been a while since the two of us talked About…
Billy If you say no It would break my heart in…
Billy's Third If you say no It would break my heart in…
Bittersweet I used to cry I used to cry alone Watch my face…
Boy Wonder Boy Wonder never wants to grow up 'cause with some competiti…
Boys Will Be Boys Boys - John's gone he's left on a bus Will be…
Bye Bye Baby Blue She looks a part of yesterdays modern girl Another lover cau…
Casbah Rock Now it won't take long Now before you know If you're not…
Chain Of Love Every night when the light has gone I can see you…
Conscious It makes me wonder How to read your understanding It makes m…
Crisis of Mine What's wrong with us little girl I'm safe in our own…



Emergency Cases Everybody hates an emergency case ah ha Everybody hates an e…
Everything You Say Is Right What you said was the truth In the end there's only…
Fairly In The Money Now Tommy always said he would make it one day Lead singer…
Family Entertainment So you think you're so clever never in doubt But I've…
Fascination Sitting in a fun pub Nothing every gets done Then someone op…
Forever Paradise A strange feeling's got a hold of me Forever paradise Seve…
Get Over You Dressed like Thatcher, you must be livin' in a different…
Girl Like You Hey wasn't Eddie driving that car ? Yeah I don't go…
Girls Don’t Like It Hey wasn't Eddie driving that car ? Yeah I don't go…
Girls That Don't Talk Caroline's dancing Catina's at home You get up every morning…
Girlsthat Don't Talk Caroline's dancing Catina's at home You get up every morni…
Got To Have You Back Got to have you back I need you A jealous lie…
Hannah Doot Lets sit down and talk about your life Hannah Doot -…
Hard Luck Hey - hey - hey You come up to me Saying that…
Here Comes The Rain Oh baby baby what can I do You know you drive…
His Goodlooking Girlfriend He's never been more popular since he met Marie He never…
Hypnotised I was out on own My friends weren't there Just about to…
I Can Only Dream If you really saw the only girl I know I have…
I Don't Know I got a postcard from my Majorca She's now in love…
I Don't Wanna See I don't want to see you again I don't want to…
I Dont Wanna See You Again I don't want to see you again I don't want to…
I Gotta Getta Cause when she's in she knows she's never alone They'd alway…
I Know A Girl I know a girl I know that she knows about me She…
I Told You So I wake up in the morning I've been looking for a…
It's Going To Happen Happens all the time Its going to happen - happen -…
It’s going to happen Happens all the time Its going to happen - happen -…
Jimmy Jimmy Little mummy's boy He wasn't very old Though he was very sma…
Julie Ocean So sad to see you've got silver She's gonna break your…
Jump Boys Jump boys are crazy they don't have no sense Never getting…
Kiss In The Dark There's a kiss in the dark Someone speaks Its a start Starts…
Let's Talk About Girls You wanna know why I lost you? You wanna know what's…
Life's Too Easy From the other side of the wall You don't have to…
Like That Its the end of the rainbow Its the end of us…
Listening In I was sitting on my own No one rang so I…
Love Before Romance She sends me underground When it shard to take the strain …
Love Parade But you're not the guilty one I'll go back and pick…
Luxury If I was having such a good time It wasn't really…
Male Model When I was young I never wanted toys Things like that…
Mars Bars I need a Mars Bar Hey raid the Spar To help me…
More Songs About Chocolate & Girls It's not that urgent Wanting some attention Our teenage drea…
More Songs About Chocolate and Girls Our teenage dreams are surely worth a mention Cos here's mo…
My Perfect Cousin Now, I've got a cousin called Kevin He's sure to go…
My Perfect Cousins Now I've got a cousin called Kevin He's sure to go…
Nine Times Out of Ten One day in the week's enough Nine times out of ten What…
One Way Love She's got so hard to talk to Though he can't forget…
Really Really I really really love her It wasn't hard to do I really…
Romeo and Juliet Finding a job tomorrow morning, Got a little something I wan…
Runaround She doesn't know what she's feeling inside She'll never get …
Save Me Now I have cried a river since the day you…
See That Girl I wake up screaming in the middle of something wrong I'm…
She Can Only Say No I got to find a way to face the day Got…
Sigh & Explode How can I know that a woman spells danger How can…
Sigh and Explode How can I know that a woman spells danger How can…
Smarter Than U I'm a little intellectual Some one who knows it all I could…
So Close If its a fact some thing won't ever change Will your…
Soul Seven in a library of fools Where spectators hang their sense Its …
Tear Proof She's a girl in a million And does what a million…
Tearproof She's a girl in a million And does what a million…
Teenage Kicks A teenage dream's so hard to beat Every time she walks…
The Love Parade But you're not the guilty one I'll go back and pick…
The Positive Touch She can't slow down manic depression Everybody gets bored o…
The Sin of Pride The sin of pride keeps me from walking away -…
The Way Girls Talk I never kissed a girl before Too shy to go outside…
The Ways Girls Talk Caroline's dancing Catina's at home You get up every morni…
There Goes Norman Oh watch a man - there goes Norman He'll get you…
Thrill Me Do you remember I used to say all the sweetest…
Top 20 Talking on the telephone The boys won't leave the girls alo…
Top Twenty Talking on the telephone The boys won't leave the girls alon…
Touch She can't slow down maniac depression Everybody gets called …
True Confessions Don't look so surprised You've been telling me lies True - t…
Turning Blue Heavenly eyes That smiled on me A tender kiss that had to…
Under The Boardwalk When the suns comes up And melts the tar up on…
Untouchable I can't deny these foolish hands of mine Have towed me…
Valentine's Treatment If hate's a pleasure Then the well meaning isn't meant Val…
Wednesday Week Here she comes to say good night I'll get no sleep…
What's With Terry We begin the sad tale when Terry was young When Enid…
What’s With Terry We begin the sad tale when Terry was young When Enid…
When Saturday Comes Hear your mother on the telephone Partying people happy peop…
Whiz Kids A financial romance Got what you wanted took your chance S…
Whizz Kids A financial romance Got what you wanted took your chance So …
Window Shopping For New Clothes Intuition tells me About the kind of clothes I should wear …
Wrong Way I think I like it the wrong way When every day…
You Sound So Close If its a fact some thing won't ever change Will your…
You Stand So Close If its a fact some thing won't ever change Will your…
You're Welcome Sad girls - Such an unusual attraction Sad girls - Home…
You've Got My Number You've got my number Why don't you use it You know my…
You’re Welcome Sad girls - Such an unusual attraction Sad girls - Home…
You’ve Got My Number You've got my number Why don't you use it You know my…


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