the undertones - my perfect cousin '80

[reelspecialmadness]

He moves like Suggs xD

[johnbarry1965]

His mother bought him a Synthesizer, got the Human League into advise her!!!

[WistfulDog]

Some horrid boy called Bieber has nicked Feargal's iconic hair style

[somonelse666]

@WistfulDog J.B should be sued for slander - he ruins their image by associating Feargal with him

[lukeisombard2002]

I've got several cousins ones a millionaire and lives in Phoinex ! who first introduced me to this style of music (he also had The Stranglers Rattus Norvegicus painted on his bedroom ceiling (how jealous was I)

[1690arnie]

fenian scum

[TheDundalk68]

PRODDY BASTARD RANGERS CUNTT.

DUNDALK...'#]

FIGHT BACK YA CUNTS....

[jedlad31]

@TheDundalk68 im on my way.....btw...great song

[WoodRatGirl]

Pmsl @ freddiezgay!

[currypot1965]

ive got a cousin.

[hexRQP]

He's got a fur-lined sheepskin jacket! my mom said it cost a packet!

[YoungEvelington]

I love this song... because my dad usedd to listen to them when i was little. So it got drilled in to my head, hehe.

[hmrto]

"Got the Human League in to advise her" Awesome. "Male Model" was another great burn on fancy boys.

[Theochineh]

cause he flicked a kick, and i didn't know

[gabbag5]

0:57 look at guitarist smile

[Theochineh]

it's great cause it's such a funny song, and so relatable to

[Kieronoldham]

French Connection UK the Rangers shirt....

The best song eer written.......

[kickstartkid]

Is that an Everton Jersey?

[biddymagee]

doubt its a rangers one...!

[sarahbo26]

It's a chelsea top

[BozTheBass]

Maybe the Scotland shirt of the time

[DCFC91]

more than likely

[Meese42]

"He thinks that I am a cabbage, 'cos I hate University Challenge"

Lyrics so close to my youth.

Still one of my fave tracks ever!

Thanks for posting!

[Aragon2k8]

If the undertones were starting out now they would be huge. This is an unreal song.

[Lumpy63]

Wow, I actually saw these guys in 1980 at

Detroit's old Punch & Judy Theater, they had a

hot local band called Attack, warm up, but this

song, for whatever reason, I remember.

[dommywaddle]

I love the line, 'he'll never be left on the shelf 'cause Kevin, he's in love with himself.' Says it all.

[willyjonwilly]

This song includes the best lyric ever written:

'He always beat me at Subuteo

'cos he flicked to kick, and I didn't know'

i think billy shakespeare would have liked that one

[randompoison]

lool freddies comment is hilarious!! ahahaha

[freddiezgay]

Hey - that's weird - I also have a cousin called Kevin - he was just like that, but now he is a smack-head, so who is fucking perfect now then, eh- Kevin you total cunt!

[leonaofficial]

@freddiezgay I`ve got a cousin called Freddie Gay . He`s a total twat . I hope he doesnt read this . Oh shit it`s you . Sorry cousin .

[mankchester9]

see the bass player grin behind fergals head,just goes to show how down to earth they were.

[spacejockeycyrano]

I bought this as a 7" single in the first week of release, 1980? I was 17. My workmate thought it was dumb but he was 37 and preferred UB40's "Food for Thought" which came out about the same time. "He thinks that I'm a cabbage coz I hate University Challenge" Class.

[creamofcardstv]

you can tell he really means those words

[metalchik67]

if you like these guys check out the band stiff little fingers, one of the best things to come out of Ulster!! God save the Queen!!!

[privatemandella]

yeah stiff little fingers are awesome

[megaforcemedia]

Sounds exactly like the record but it doesn't look like they're lipsynching.

[Kewball46]

my names kevin ;]

[metalchik67]

o dear!!!!

[lakeakero]

We've all known a "Kevin"

[jasonkrick]

you are not kiddin' brutha!!!

my nemesis cousin was 'raymond'!

raymond was faster, stronger, graduated university first, got married first etc etc etc.

well, kevin is now fat, bald and on the verge of divorce stuck as a nobody in middle management always on the verge of being layed off or fired.

me? i have a higher degree than him, make more money than him in a great profession, still tall and slender with a full head of hair...and oh, am married to a wife who i adore and who adores me!

[uffegoncalves]

O meu primo zé, queria ser como ele é

[ripkurt777]

it doesnt sound the same coz paul macloon is way better

[cavejim]

can someone post 'smarter than you'

its quality undertones and i really need t hear it again after the decks broke in my house

plz plz plz

[pol777POL]

i know his cousin too! wee fart! ha ha

[kdehead]

great punk band those undertones lads. considering the shit that was going on in northern ireland at the time they had every right to be fucking angry and punkish. and good on them too. great great band.

[54ford]

80s were cool

[Kammler03]

THANX FOR THAT !!!

[deadkennedy1]

its scotlands 1978 argentina world cup strip :)

[Gorgiewave]

Does anybody know what the football strip is? Not Derry City or Northern Ireland. Looks like i could be Scotland or Ipswich Town? Any ideas?

[quazoid]

ipswich sounds a good bet..or it could be the dukla prague away kit.!!!

ps..i was at love street the day the gorgie wave started..i was one of the first ten to do it..nar nar.

[Gorgiewave]

Are you on kickback? When was the game? When I read "I was at Love Street the day..." my heart missed a beat because of you-know-what.

[quazoid]

i've posted a couple of times on kickback, but not into it that much.

i don't understand what you mean by "you know what"..unless it's because of the gorgie wave !!

[alancarter9]

wrong band thats half man half biscuit

[quazoid]

i know that. he wants to know the team the strip is.

[Gorgiewave]

I meant 3 May 1986. St Mirren 0-5 Celtic.

Dundee 2-0 Hearts

[quazoid]

that day doesn't exist it's a figment off your imagination.

i was referring top your name "gorgiewave" i was at love street on the first day of the season after the world cup in mexico, thats where the gorgie wave started.

I TRAVELLED THROUGH ON MY OWN THAT DAY TO MEET A COUPLE OF ST MIRREN FANS I MET IN SPAIN DURING THE SUMMER OF 86.

[WELSHIE56]

brilliant!

[mikejaz2]

I just saw the Waco Brothers do a FAB cover of "Teenage Kicks", which made me miss the Undertones all the more. I salute you, lads! Ye may be gone, but will always be loved!

[punkfrog77]

bring it all back? it never fucking went away! WOOOOOOO!

[innit27]

their best song of many

[sheeda66]

ferdal and the lads are emtex ... dublin punks salute derry

[heckmacbuff]

He flicked the kicks and I didn't know. Love it!

[Smokey1t]

My cousin Kevin, hated me playing this song when he came to our house. It still makes me chuckle.

[spitfiremcguire]

Thanks for posting - absolutely fucking magic - great live version

[colinyung]

They dont write lyrics like this anymore!!

[DrGolfJam]

Happy Days ... Happy Days! No longer fell middle aged! Brings it all back!!

[onevision88]

Superb.

[stinkygomer]

FANTASTIC!.Brings it all back! :)

[zurichowl]

My first record, and still sounds brilliant

[powerful100]

FANTASTIC. Love SUEEZE too.

[myperfectcousin]

hi to nofmonterey....sorry pal but they don't need fergal

[nofmonterey]

your right. They sounded great with the new singer. I just like to see bands with the original singer if they're still alive!

[bilsthorpe]

the greatest band ever and still doing it and still as good

[apmccreanor]

This is THE BEST SONG EVER, thanks for posting.

[dawnrun911]

Yeah screw U2, there are/were alot better Irish bands.

[mydeafcat]

Couldn't agree more!!!!

[casino78]

I agree with cloonmore - I ran out to buy the undertones and U2 didn't exist as far as I was concerned

[spaceotter]

I remember hearing this on Peel, and rushing out to buy it. I remember watching the TV show in 1980! Ageless. Ta!!

[cloonmore]

The all time greatest Irish band. Screw U2.

[MartynWyatt]

Gods!

[Jeaneathean]

Fantastic clip! Thanks. Saw them on the 1980 tour. Never heard such a racket from such scruffy looking kids!

[nofmonterey]

I saw them in California on their tour last year. EXCELLENT! Even the new songs were great. Too bad they couldn't get Feargal, but whatever happened runs deep I guess.

[DeeoThinker]

Has there been any explanation why Feargal did rejoin with the others? I can imagine a few reasons, just like to see it verbalized. (And of course, nobody here even KNOWS who the Undertones are, so news on them is zilch in the States).

[koroezkurdia]

AY, THE UNDERTONES!

[scovitch65]

You know it sum41stillwaiting!

[sum41stillwaiting]

Brill,these guys were a great band but very underated.Reunion without Feargal is just stupid.

[nicemanpat]

awesome, the worst dressed punk band but the most talented. Ban their reunion plan without feargal, fuck off

[salubrious]

Fucking brilliant!!

[dreedle]

The greatest band of all time - and guess what - they're from up the road! MAGNIFICENT!!