Power Pop Sunday

2 thoughts on “Power Pop Sunday”

1. Straddling the line beautifully twixt punk and powerpop is John Peel’s favorite song of all time (hell, he has the chorus engraved on his tombstone), “Teenage Kicks” by the Undertones. The rare promo video for it is at:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGu2lu5XWE8

   …but the bastard clip is cut short at the head, and the drum intro’s essential, so this is a good alternative. (Studio track/boring still image.)

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGu2lu5XWE8

   It’s too bad Feargal Sharkey turned out such a Tory prick. Still one of the greatest undiscovered-in-the-US bands. Someone needs to make a commercial with “Teenage Kicks” as the music bed.

2. Aargh. The “good alternative” is:

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKumfRiGdQI

   I always think I’ve hit Apple (Control) C, and paste in carefree fashion, only to find I’ve bollocksed it up. Anyway, here’s the real (as released) 45 rp-fuckin’-m version.

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