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The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974. [12] The band members were five friends from Creggan and the Bogside, who originally drew inspiration from such artists as the Beatles, Small Faces and Lindisfarne [13] and who decided in part to form their own band due to both their common interest in music and the fact that—because of the Troubles—many entertainment venues in the ...
The Undertones "Here Comes the Summer" 34 — — "You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!)" 32 25 — Non-album single "My Perfect Cousin" 1980 9 9 —
The Undertones is the 1979 debut album by the Undertones. The album was recorded at Eden Studios in Acton, West London in January 1979 and was released in May that year. [ 5 ] The original release included just one single release: " Jimmy Jimmy " and an album version of " Here Comes the Summer ", which was never released as a single.
"Teenage Kicks" is the debut single by Northern Irish punk rock band the Undertones. Written in the summer of 1977 by J.J. O'Neill, the band's rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter, the song was recorded on 15 June 1978 and initially released that September on independent Belfast record label Good Vibrations, [6] before the band signed to Sire Records on 2 October 1978.
Sharkey's solo work was significantly different to the post-punk offerings of The Undertones. His best-known solo material is the 1985 UK chart-topping single penned by Lone Justice frontwoman Maria McKee, "A Good Heart", which went to No. 1 in several countries including the UK in late 1985.
The greatest rock albums innovate, melodically. Kid A on the other hand, throwing the choruses out with the “rockist” bathwater, is one of those rare seismic cultural touchstones that’s a ...
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"Jimmy Jimmy" is a Top 20 punk rock song originally written and recorded by Northern Irish band the Undertones in the spring of 1979. The song was written by the band's main songwriter, John O'Neill, [1] it was the Undertones' third single and was released on 20 April 1979, reaching number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, making "Jimmy Jimmy" the Undertones' first Top 20 single.