My Perfect Cousin may have been a top ten hit. But this is my favourite Undertones song.
@staffsyeoman9 жыл бұрын
Supreme masters of the sub-three minute masterpiece. Turn up, get it done, make the point - superbly - get out. Perfection
@chessmentor633 жыл бұрын
The Lemonheads were pretty damn good at it on "It's a Shame About Ray"
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
they are a poor version of....The Derry Girls.....in fact....The Derry Girls....are AWAY better entettainment.....so AT LEAST WE AINT DEPENDANT ON DANA & THE TONES...and Roma Downdy....!
@susanplank19762 жыл бұрын
Im 58 yrs.old (and in the US), and I never heard of them till 2022! Im so amazed at their pop songcraft. Such catchy, skillful songs!
@alexluckes6563 Жыл бұрын
snap ish lol
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
they are CRAP.... ITS DAVID CASSIDY AND THE BAY CITY UNDERTONES. It certainly wasnt punk. SLF...was true to the spirit Punk Rock....Undertones were teeny bopper romantic Taylor Swift balladeers....they WEREN'T ....punk rock. TRUTH IS.....The Undertones....WOULD HAVE MADE BANK OFF BLOODY SUNDAY....and if THEY REALLY GAVE A CRAP.....about THEIR OWN reputation THEY SHOULD PUBLICALLY SHAME U2. BUT....The Undertones....ARE SCARED LITTLE GIRLS.....ARENCHAS ALL...! ! ! if you got any stones....fellas....CALL OUT U2 FOR MAKING $$$£££€€€ off Bloody Sunday...AND IF YOU WONT.....I ASK EVERYONE....EVERYONE... TO BURN THEIR UNDERTONES & U2 RECORDS...ALBUMS....POSTERS.....ALL OF IT. I WOULD RATHER BUY 50 SINEAD O'CONNOR ALBUMS....cause she STOOD UP FOR RIGHTS....and got SHUNNED FOR IT ...BY THE WORLD. TRU DAT. SHAME ON THE WORLD. THE UNDERTONES ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH MY REALITY....of the 70' s in Derry. ( scuse my opinion) they werent ON THE BUS TO THE STRANGLERS...IN PORTRUSH....OR ON THE BUS TO THE RAMONES IN BELFAST.....THEY DIDNT OPEN FOR IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS...IN DERRY....IN '78....WHY NOT....IF THEY WERE THAT *** GREAT***.....why werent the opening for The Ramones.....The Ramones..was....true punk teenager stuff...NOT THE UNDERTONES.. The Buzzcocks....Orgasm Addict....thats punk...but the Undertones...PLEASE....go listen to some HORSLIPS....or Val fckin Doonigan...not....!
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
SEE.....POP....ITS POP.....cause pop gotta find a comfy chair and go
@anthonymaylett582310 ай бұрын
Irish band brillant fergel sharkey lead singer and sang a good heart on his own
@paulk1112 жыл бұрын
this video was filmed out the back of Bath Pavilion. They played there that night and I was lucky enough to see them😊. There was one song they played, it was so loud I didn't recognize it; of course I later realized that the song was Teenage Kicks🤣
@rampageclover97882 жыл бұрын
What a dump...could have picked a better place to film the video. They made an effort with My Perfect Cousin
@dukeoffuzz677 жыл бұрын
one of the greatest pop songs ever wrote. fantastic guitar hook.
@mcrulen2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful👏
@brunster6415 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories - haven't seen or heard this in years. Thanks for posting
@TheLordtone11 жыл бұрын
My all time favourite song. The first 7 inch i ever bought, and my god did dad give me a kicking for it!! Going to be played at my funeral this year, shame dad cant here it again then........
@Cruithneach2 жыл бұрын
I've just read your post, pal. I guess you won't be able to respond, but it would be lovely if you could
@shemanic112 жыл бұрын
I too EXPERIENCED the 60's culture to the full, & still DJ with vinyl from then thro to the 80s, this is one I play often
@user-nt8wc5tg8s Жыл бұрын
My favourite Undertones song, what a beauty
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
me myself....more of a Buzzcocks....Orgasm Addict fan...or Boredom....stuff like that...but...Undertones...nah....and...I used to hangout with them....Billy and Feargal...and Mickey....and Linus McLaughlin....we opened for the Undertones in Derry...in '78. I played in a band called Professor Rat and The Clems...but....we broke up. Then I was a spotlight operator for Ian Dury and The Blockheads..then...I ended up in America. My video work has been on Vans Warped Tour. .And I got to work with a few cool people....and bands....actors...but....I miss Derry. I grew up.in Derry
@melgrant7404Ай бұрын
@@fergusodoherty-gy7wtalways the bridesmaid never the bride.
@johnbarry196511 жыл бұрын
Absolutely adore them and cherish their albums. Their run of singles was phenomenal!!!!
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
CAUSE THEY WERE HANGING OUT WITH Sir JIMMY SAVILLE......AND HE LIKED LITTLE BOIZ LIKE THEM....or didnt you hear..?
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
i'd rather listen to Val Doonigan
@philroberts11037 жыл бұрын
Lovely memories of this single. Straight off the hovercraft from Calais bombing along the M20 and this belting out and I'm the only one on the coach singing along that July morning. I'd seen the Undertones two months earlier on their Hynotised tour - power pop perfection.
@loungerenownrecords12 жыл бұрын
The Undertones were in the zone!!! I had the pleasure of meeting some of them backstage after a performance of their's at the Keystone club in Berkeley,California,USA in 1980.
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
Horslips
@cabbage167311 жыл бұрын
brilliant song great irish band
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
.......its ......HORSLIPS......ALL DAY LONG.....BETTER IRISH ROCK.....THAN THE TONES........BETTER......PLEASE....TONES.....ARE NOT......ARE NOT....IN ANY LEAGUE....THAT CONTAINS....THIN LIZZY....HORLIPS....SLF.....PRETTY BOY FLOYD AND THE GEMS....POGUES....INDIANS......MARTINA MC BRIDE... .the undertones.....are Derry Version of .The Bay City Rollers....and The Partridge Family.....thats the undertones
@barryturner12314 жыл бұрын
There's just a beautiful simplicity to this song, I think I'll always love it no matter how many music trends we go through...
@Georgia455811 жыл бұрын
i know but Wednesday week he did love me and now its like 'it never happened at all'....great tune xxx
@littlejohnnyturtle87705 жыл бұрын
Is there a bigger fan of the Undertones than me out there? John O'Neill is a legend.
@Scotty-P12 жыл бұрын
It's SO then, it's SO NOW, it's brilliant!!!
@tyronerodgers11 жыл бұрын
Really loving this song right now. Only discovered it last week after watching the latest BBC doc on them. 33 years later! (I was also born just before it came out)
@Dr0wsy12 жыл бұрын
2 minutes and 14 seconds of pure class - so simple!
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
of pure shite
@TheLeeb197213 жыл бұрын
John Peel had class in raving on how good these guys were. just so beautiful guitar playing ,and Feargal's voice just class.
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
his warbling voice....makes him sound like Jimmy Saville was giving him a blow job during recording sessions ....Oh MY PERFECT JIMMY....WHAT I CANT GET HE'LL GIMME.......
@ianrourke618210 жыл бұрын
The first 7" single I ever bought, and still play it now...Class!!!
@rafaelwillems32448 жыл бұрын
R&R & melody. Nothing beats the Undertones!
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
HORSLIPS
@navroful7 жыл бұрын
Never heard anyone say this is the greatest Undertones song. And they should. Cos it is.
@johnbarry196511 жыл бұрын
Derry's finest recorded 13 singles and they are absolutely wondrous!!!!!!!
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
SLF everyday...any day....all day. The Undertones Foul Derry Air ( ha ha )
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
F the tones.....HOW FAMOUS ARE.THEY.....at least I made it into an Oscar winning production.....NEVER HEAR THEIR MUSIC IN MOVIES.....AT LEAST.....they're on You Tube.....CAUSE I WOULDNT BUY...their....Celine Dione style ....taylor swift immitating.....bs.....ha ha ha ha haha h
@softladification6 жыл бұрын
There's a Beatles 'Revolver' era vibe to this number. Excellent.
@johnstairs4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic song.This was Dave Lee Travis song of the week on Radio One.
@kentishtowncowboy10 жыл бұрын
Wednesday Week she loved me, Wednesday Week never happened at all. Absolutely true.
@anonUK9 жыл бұрын
This is a very late-1960s chord progression, but obviously played much faster than the records of 10 years before. I think early 90s Mancunian bands such as the Stone Roses probably owe a lot to this.
@marjancc9 жыл бұрын
+anonUK Punk pretty much "evolved" from 60's garage rock and psych rock like 13th floor elevators.
@anonUK9 жыл бұрын
Marjan Crncec I think there was more of a "back to basics" approach in punk- a return to 50's rock'n'roll, but with more attitude and a DIY ethos. There are more than 3 chords in this song and a melody. This isn't punk.
@marjancc9 жыл бұрын
anonUK "There are more than 3 chords in this song" Check almost any sex pistols song, the damned, chelsead, slaughter and the dogs, vibrators, clash, dead boys, dictators etc... There is more then just 3 chords and they also don't use only chords they also use unison bends, double stops and shit like that. The idea of 3 chord punk was a myth created by "Punk" magazine in the 70's not to mention the same magazine was basicly telling you how to play 3 chords and how you should start your own band and those chords were OPEN chords not power or barre chords that punks used let alone blues boogie style I know I still have the zine. Ramones did play 3 chords but really rally fast and those were barre which are hard as shit for a beginner. So no punk uses more then just 3 chords from classic to hardcore I know I did extensive research on this sure you can find many punk bands that used 3 chord approach but they are nowhere near the pistols or dead boys or some other top punk bands that pioneered the sound.
@anonUK7 жыл бұрын
Marjan Crncec Through Iggy Pop and the New York Dolls, of course.
@alexluckes6563 Жыл бұрын
omg see below comment how can i not have found this great song in 43 years (58)
@skaterclarke13 жыл бұрын
thats just a fantastic, warm song that takes me back to my youth, I don't think it gets any better than this!
@ianmcgregorhart93547 жыл бұрын
Sadly this better than the pop music today which lacks variety.
@RECKANOWHERE12 жыл бұрын
Great band
@megaforcemedia12 жыл бұрын
Feargal does some great singing here.
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
See I was worried....cause he came back with ( Sharkey) that warble in his voice after hanging out with Sir Jimmy Saville....I was worried...Jimmy Saville... had you know....gotten to him....down there....cause...that would give me a warble in my voice...f ing jimmy saville...he needs laid along side Jeff f ing Epstein...bastards.
@acehitman112 жыл бұрын
Ireland's finest! nuff sed :D rock on da tones!
@michaellindsay17935 жыл бұрын
Magic
@MrSkid197010 жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL!
@basketburger5 ай бұрын
Incredible
@bibsteenson12 жыл бұрын
Stunning new wave classic, the lyrics mean so much to be and the tune is simple melodic pleasure. Love the video which cost 15 Bob to make.
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
its pop JUNK.....its TAYLOR SWIFT DERRY STYLE....but it AINT punk....and it NEW WAVE....YOU TELING ME....THEY CANT.EVEN COME CLOSE....TO .NEW WAVE.....GARY NEWMAN...THE CARS...YOU DONT KNOW MUSIC even Costelllo.....with the suit and tie was NEW WAVE...DO YOU EVEN SEE.....Sham 69 in the Undertones..NO....SHAM.....WERE PUNK...DAMNED ....WERE PUNK....JAM....WERE RECAPITALIZING ON THE THE LEFT OVERS OF MOD. STING.....QUADROPHENIA..... WAS TRYING TO BURY PUNK....BY TURNING IT INTO POP MAINSTREAM.....but Tones.....WERE NOT PUNK....they were NOT new wave.MY PERFECT COUSIN.....SOUNDS LIKE A TAYLOR SWIFT LYRIC
@Voxac100b12 жыл бұрын
Great number that starts with a bang!
@andrewwhittle777210 жыл бұрын
love it
@daff1965 Жыл бұрын
O’Neill/Bradley- genius
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
O"Neil ratted me out to my dad when I ran away from home. I was on the run for 4 days and ended up at O'Neils (1978)...next thing....my f ing dad shows up. O'Neil ratted on me. O'NEIL's a ... ....WHY'd you rat on me ....WHY...,wouldnt let me audition for the band or roadie ....but....ya ....HAD TO ...O'NEIL..and Bradley......Mickey cried when I called their ALBUM an LP...duh...so Mickey corrected me...'its an album..not an LP...' well...Mickey..is it a good....album.,did it.....make platinum yet....neither did mine...BUT THE MOVIE I WAS IN DID GET A FEW OSCARS...and even if I aint in the credits....you can still see me...( just dont blink) 182...ha hahaha ha ha
@normanbell-br7nf Жыл бұрын
excellent
@ajp55a10 жыл бұрын
out of the troubles a phoenix did arise. Don't under estimate these guys. they did special times in a shit time
@RMSBraves9511 жыл бұрын
I love this song so much! And Fergal Sharkey is good looking
@ekstaticjoy12 жыл бұрын
I have to defend the "music was better back then..." people. I agree that there is crap in all generations of music, but the ratio of mainstream crap to mainstream gold is particularly bad these days.
@kinksboss113 жыл бұрын
@salvadory You're right, this period of 77-82 and 64-70 are the two best rock era's ever...seing the Undertones this week in San Francisco!
@MarkAllenHyenaMotorcade11 жыл бұрын
how the hell did I miss out on these guys for all these years....knew about them but I guess I just had to mature a bit before I could appreciate music like this, or anything that was out of my realm of interest...mostly goth and punk....man, this is good stuff!
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
i had to mature to stop listening to them. now I listen to Manson...Ozzy....AC/DC....GnR....Dubliners
@markallgood79804 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful!
@BluntVeritas14 жыл бұрын
Brilliant and unique sound
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
PLEASE.....STOP.....THE BUZZCOCKS.....were a unique sound. The Tones......Taylor Swift...The Derry Bangles
@orestevitolo26267 ай бұрын
Beatles forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ajp55a8 жыл бұрын
punk was not just about descent in Northern Ireland it was forget politics and see whats goin on round us in our own neighbourhood which we forgot about cause of politics . We needed to remember the sweet thing amidst all the anxst
@saintgeorge67067 жыл бұрын
I could not have put it better. See the light of beauty amidst the darkness and negativity in our lives.
@pauldunneska5 жыл бұрын
The only thing to make the occupied stolen six counties of Ulster interesting was the troubles, otherwise a very boring place.
@bananasplitsable13 жыл бұрын
I love the Undertones.
@kevinwalsh39345 жыл бұрын
A punk from London ( red Hair ) going back to Ireland to see Family in 1979, Wow the town of ballina co mayo just kept looking at me, kept asking the bands to play the undertones, but they were show bands at the time, it was funny !
@ajp55a10 жыл бұрын
not manufactured like the sex pistols national mayhem. this from the heart of small communities which make the undertones more solid ethically
@NickCC234 жыл бұрын
Could be considered a power pop classic.
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
so....why were they calling their stuff ' punk rock'? never could figure out how pop music....which the 'Tones are...clearly they arent punk rock.!
@MikesOrganicVideos12 жыл бұрын
Looking for songs about Wednesday … This was a nice surprise! I had never heard this song before...or the artists, (the name sounds vaguely familiar..) but I really enjoyed it! And I was glad to see actual footage of the song being performed! I just HAD to add this to my newest Playlist "Days of the Week" on my KZbin Channel, MikesOrganicVideos… TODAY, Wednesday, April 25th, 2012
@symond14 жыл бұрын
great band
@duncanbirss43337 жыл бұрын
great song never gets any radio play
@Georgia455811 жыл бұрын
Wednesday week he loved me...Wednesday week never happened at all...?? x
@wegertje112 жыл бұрын
The perfekt lovesong for me.
@zachuto12 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@sadgit6612 жыл бұрын
why this isn't included on their greatest hits cd I will never know....
@aledw6 жыл бұрын
Play at 0.75 speed to hear a lost 60s classic gem - up there with Love, the Byrds, the Beatles, etc.
@markruddle5136 Жыл бұрын
Play at x1.5 to hear a really trippy version indeed...
@DorakoftheHillPeople11 жыл бұрын
He says 'she', rather than 'he'. The expression 'Wednesday week' is English vernacular and it simply means a week from Wednesday, or next Wednesday. He's imagining being with a girl but it never materializes.
@megaforcemedia12 жыл бұрын
This song is too good to have so few views. What's up?
@LionhartKing13 жыл бұрын
First class.......
@WiseOwlOfGallifrey12 жыл бұрын
You're not alone on that one. Up the Owls!
@edwinwessel40057 жыл бұрын
Super
@andreaprodan44327 жыл бұрын
the 'head twitch hello' is great..! (in fact, almost Indian).
@seanodor14 жыл бұрын
one of the best songs ever. So simple and pure. Real music not like some of the shit that passes for music today. Write a song some of the so called bands today cant write their names nor a mind write a song.
@stuartryan610 Жыл бұрын
Correct!
@unclemort196012 жыл бұрын
when i saw `em do this `back in the day` even the toughest skin`eads were singing it word perfect
@SuperRat42014 жыл бұрын
@brunster64 See, not only does uploading to KZbin bring back memories for some, it exposes people like myself to music we wouldn't be exposed to otherwise. (Can you imagine MTV airing the Undertones?) Beats me where I found out about The Jam, but I was lead here through them. So, thanks for the upload!
@pablou8892 Жыл бұрын
Únicos ❤️💥
@terryperring10412 жыл бұрын
Well said, couldnt agree more. I would like to add but will just be reiterating what you said, but what the.... There was LOTS of rubbish then and even in the fantastic 60's, especially at the start of that decade -lots of silly 4 chord trick novelty songs that all sounded the same. Most of the chart stuff is crap now but the indie market is great and also every now and then a great song tops the chart like:- 'Now your just somebody that I used to know'...
@smartkle13 жыл бұрын
We are the mods!
@thefaceman4579 жыл бұрын
Wednesday week, I dont like mondays " the boomtown rats " and our friends electric " tubeway army " are the greatest songs to come from 1979 and the hole of the 70s, thanks to gary numan the electric sound was well and truly born, top stuff
@stevemcniel55136 жыл бұрын
the faceman gangsters, eton rifles, something else.
@SquareGoLike12 жыл бұрын
If you look properly there is still amazing music around.....
@undertones19 жыл бұрын
Tuesday week in my case
@eddiebear1009 жыл бұрын
At last a decent 70's tune.
@anonUK9 жыл бұрын
Andy Stenson A 60's one played faster.
@crowhillian589 жыл бұрын
+Andy Stenson You are having a laugh, right?
@lostcause13013 жыл бұрын
pop perfection..............??
@TrinovanteTrading7 жыл бұрын
This classic Undertones track, as with all their others, I never get bored of hearing. How many other bands can you say that of?
@nitemirrormusic3 жыл бұрын
🔥
@salvadory110313 жыл бұрын
@theaceface theres some shite around but theres also some pretty good bands- id consider the arctic monkeys- miles kane- the rifles- dogs and a few others in the tradition of the utones the jam etc- maybe not as good but worthy of praise nonetheless! In my eyes and ears theres always good music around - but id say this era was probally the best outside of the 1965-69 era!
@susangreen19864 жыл бұрын
This song reminds me of an ex boyfriend I had at the time.. He looked just like lead singer here- Wednesday week never happpened at all!
@TheFoxington11 жыл бұрын
we know there's still good music around, thats not the issue. what people are sayin and appreciating is the brilliance and longevity of the Undertones. Relax man and enjoy, or are there a few little prejudices in there lurking around?
@garchoom12 жыл бұрын
SHARE THIS VIDEO ON FACEBOOK and everywhere else , for your friends ! OK ? GO NOW !!! ;D
@theaceface14 жыл бұрын
@barryturner123 Agreed.Put's the shite that's around nowadays into perspective.
@skipraida54976 жыл бұрын
Cain dingle!
@TheMalcolmgraham14 жыл бұрын
next best thing the undertones did after teenage kicks!!!
@TheMalcolmgraham2 жыл бұрын
@Trixie K I loved all the undertones music, I just think Wednesday Week was a classic tune
@lordofthiscourt59768 жыл бұрын
@andreaprodan44327 жыл бұрын
Hello Fergal. I'm a scottish/italian bloke from Argentina (!).... returning to the fresh enthusiasm of The Undertones after nearly 40 years is pure pleasure and nearly religious. Thanx from the bottom of my (musical) heart!
@joehawkins7710 жыл бұрын
I love this song but, What is the meaning for Wednesday week? Cheers from Mexco.
they were a breakaway from....KING RAT.....& TOE JAM.....AND THE INDIANS....MARTINA MC BRIDE.....THERE WAS NO.....DISCO BALL bands IN DERRY....IT WAS THE INDIANS.,Miami Show Band...MARTINA Mc Bride and then all of a sudden...its1976 and the New York garage bands who were getting no respect in America arrive in London and voila...we get the New York Dolls...Richard Hell and The Voidoids....The Runaways....The Tones....were TRYING...to emulate Boomtown Rats....but...THEY FAILED...yes...THE UNDERTONES FAILED to be the Derry version of The Boomtown Rats...THERE IS NO COMPARISON...between Tones ' poppy ' style pop for teenagers.I'll be your long lost lover from Liverpool....Undertones...ARE MAINSTREAM POP....they are NOT..and NEVER WERE punk....even if THEY say they were..they were NOT ! punk is as clear and defined as GRUNGE....and GLAM ROCK.. and HEAVY METAL...but Undertones.....NEVER ....NEVER EVER IN A MILLION SUNDAYS...amount to punk rock.sorry. like it or not
@fergusodoherty-gy7wt Жыл бұрын
King Rat & Toe Jam were playing to crowds of 100's....in Derry....THAT was a big deal. WE ....WE WERE BEING FORCE FED....DANA....LED ZEPPELIN....BLACK SABBATH....OR c&w. Irish C&W. (country &western ) because Northern Ireland....was ....country and western...and Shawaddywaddy...and WE....were the outsiders...WE...were the stripped pyjama top Boomtown Rat impersonators IN DERRY.... reason I KNOW...IS BECAUSE I WAS ONE OF THEM and The Tones....were NOTHING LIKE THAT. THE DAMNED....were punk....Sex Pistols...were punk...The Jam..were selling themselves...in the punk movement because Mod scene ...WAS DEAD.....so...the styles and genres were coming and going so fast....they had to figure out....where to market their music
@scottsutherland9126 Жыл бұрын
It's gonna be okay buddy.
@ybot198313 жыл бұрын
lost Beatle song
@theaceface12 жыл бұрын
.1980
@yesireallyam12 жыл бұрын
@acehitman1 wasnt that SLF? lol still a great band though :)