* 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.
Girls Don't Like It
The Undertones Lyrics
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Yeah I don't go for him do you ?
Here comes Eddie in a brand new car
Driving like that he won't get far
Kissing in the back seat all the way home
You can't do that if you're on your own
But what else can you do if the girls don't like it
Says he doesn't have nowhere else to go
Just a TV switched up really loud
Know what I mean it becomes part of the crowd
But what else can you do if the girls don't like it
If the girls want to know what were gonna do know
Always up to things they're not supposed to allow
Leading us on telling no
Making us stop instead of letting us go
But what else can you do if the girls don't like it
The lyrics of The Undertones' song "Girls Don't Like It" are about Eddie, who drives a brand new car and tries to impress girls with his flashy driving, but he doesn't seem to be successful in his attempts. The song highlights the frustration felt by the male characters who are unable to impress or attract women, and the idea that their attempts to do so lead to reckless behavior and empty pursuits. The lines "Kissing in the back seat all the way home / You can't do that if you're on your own" suggest a desire for companionship and intimacy, but the characters seem to be misguided in their attempts to achieve it.
The chorus, "But what else can you do if the girls don't like it," is repeated throughout the song and represents a sense of resignation and defeat. The characters seem to be caught in a cycle of trying to impress girls, only to be rejected, and they're left with a sense of unease and dissatisfaction. The final lines, "Leading us on telling no / Making us stop instead of letting us go," suggest that the girls are teasing and manipulating the male characters, further adding to their feelings of frustration and confusion.
Overall, the lyrics of "Girls Don't Like It" are a commentary on the complex dynamics of attraction and the societal pressures that can lead to reckless behavior in pursuit of it.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey wasn't Eddie driving that car?
Did you see Eddie driving that car?
Yeah I don't go for him do you ?
I'm not interested in him, are you?
Here comes Eddie in a brand new car
Look, Eddie has a new car.
Driving like that he won't get far
If he keeps driving recklessly like that, he'll get into trouble.
Kissing in the back seat all the way home
They were making out in the back seat on the way home.
You can't do that if you're on your own
You can't do that if you're alone in the car.
But what else can you do if the girls don't like it
But what else can we do if girls don't approve of our behavior?
Says he doesn't have nowhere else to go
He says he has nowhere else to go.
No late night movies now on radio
There are no more late-night movies on the radio.
Just a TV switched up really loud
Only a TV turned up really loud.
Know what I mean it becomes part of the crowd
You know what I mean, it blends in with everything else.
But what else can you do if the girls don't like it
But what else can we do if girls don't approve of our behavior?
If the girls want to know what were gonna do know
If girls want to know about our plans.
Always up to things they're not supposed to allow
Girls always try to control what we can or cannot do.
Leading us on telling no
They tease us and say no without any intention of changing their minds.
Making us stop instead of letting us go
They make us stop doing things instead of letting us do what we want.
But what else can you do if the girls don't like it
But what else can we do if girls don't approve of our behavior?
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: JOHN JOSEPH O'NEILL
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@stevewilson9479
what a great band & song.. my heart say
@bartbunt2441
Punk rock from Derry, Northern Ireland
@nilsthomas97
Nice
@johnbarry1965
Lena Lovich on the intro!!!!
@wayne_twentyfive
I love Lene Lovich .. but had no idea that she was in the intro .. Was she the first or second voice we hear ?
@marshmallowbudgie
#Eddy
@purplegarfield1357
What's this song about?
@bonniebianco5918
It's about 2 minutes and 19 seconds.
@trinityjay8893
i dont know, but the girls dont like it
@FFM0594
Trying to undo bra straps etc.