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"It's Going to Happen!" was performed on Top of the Pops on 7 May 1981, shortly after one of the hunger strikers, Bobby Sands, died. [5] To mark his death, Damian O'Neill performed the song on Top of the Pops wearing a black armband. [6] [7] [8] The Undertones also performed the song on the 21 May 1981 edition of Top of the Pops. [9]
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 — Hypnotised "Wednesday Week" 11 — — "It's Going to Happen!" 1981 18 10 49 Positive Touch "Julie Ocean" 41 30 — "When Saturday Comes" [B] — — — "Beautiful Friend" 1982 ...
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 ...
"Wednesday Week" is the seventh single released by the Undertones. [2] The song was written in December 1979 by the band's rhythm guitarist and principal songwriter, John O' Neill, [3] during a Christmas break the band had taken while recording their second album, Hypnotised.
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.
Bradley formed The Undertones in 1976. Their first single, " Teenage Kicks ", went gold in the UK, and is also best known for being the most favoured song by late Disc Jockey John Peel . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Subsequent songs charted averagely in comparison, and the band had their highest charted song in 1980, with " My Perfect Cousin ", going to number ...
Hypnotised is a 1980 album released by the Undertones.The album, the second of four released by the band, was recorded at Wisseloord Studios in the Netherlands in December 1979, and at Eden Studios in London in January 1980, with the majority of the songs to appear on the album being written between March and December 1979. [2]
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.