"Teenage Kicks (TV series) Teenage Kicks is a British sitcom starring Adrian Edmondson, Ed Coleman and Laura Aikman, filmed at Teddington Studios. Originally as a radio show for BBC Radio 2 in 2007, it was turned into a TV series by Phil McIntyre Productions for ITV. The show ran for 8 episodes beginning 28 March 2008 although the show was not recommissioned for any further series. The opening theme tune is ""Teenage Kicks"" by the band The Undertones. Vernon Heath (Edmondson) is a 49-year-old former front man for a punk rock band called ""The Plague"". After living off his wife"
"conducted by an alternative music radio station. In 2008, the song served as the theme song to the ITV sitcom of the same name. Upon first hearing ""Teenage Kicks"" in September 1978, BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel is reported to have burst into tears, and readily admitted to still being reduced to tears upon hearing the song in interviews granted to journalists up until his death. To judge songs he had heard for the first time as to worthiness of airplay upon his show, Peel often rated new bands' songs with a series of asterisks, with each song judged"
"Good Vibrations record label. The title song became a hit with support from John Peel, who considered Teenage Kicks his all-time favourite song, an opinion he held through to his death in 2004. Seymour Stein, the president of Sire Records – in London on business – heard John Peel play ""Teenage Kicks"" on BBC Radio 1 and became interested in the band. Stein sent a London-based representative named Paul McNally to Derry to discuss a record deal with the band. McNally saw the band play live in what would ultimately prove to be their final performance at The Casbah on"
"Uptown Top Ranking ""Uptown Top Ranking"" is a song and single by the Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, recorded when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively. Released in 1977, the song comprises the girls ad-libbing to deejay track ""Three Piece Suit"" by Trinity. The song was initially recorded as a joke. The record was played by accident by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, resulting in numerous requests for additional plays. With early championing by Peel and a performance on ""Top of the Pops"", it soon became a surprise hit, reaching number 1 in the"
"The London-based band's early line-up changed frequently. Their style combined the energy of punk and the rock and roll edge of the then thriving pub rock scene. The band had hit singles such as ""Stranglehold"", ""Warhead"", ""Teenage"", and ""Tomorrow's Girls"", with several of their songs managing to enter the United Kingdom's Top Forty. The band played several John Peel sessions in 1977 and 1978 for BBC Radio 1, and played some opening gigs for The Police, and recorded a set at The Roxy (a punk club), which was issued in 1980 as ""Live Kicks"". They signed a recording contract with"
"upon a scale of one to five asterisks: Peel was so taken by ""Teenage Kicks"", he awarded the song 28 stars. On one occasion, he is known to have played the song twice in a row, with the explanation given to his audience being, ""It doesn't get much better than this."" In a 2001 interview given to ""The Guardian"", Peel stated that apart from his name, the only words he wished to be engraved upon his gravestone were the opening lyrics to ""Teenage Kicks"": ""Teenage dreams so hard to beat?"" In February 2008, a headstone engraved with these words was"
"The song was nominated in the category of Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals at the 29th Annual Grammy Awards. Frontman of the group Mick Hucknall wrote the song when he was 17, while living at his father's house. In a 2018 interview, Hucknall said that the song was inspired by a member of teaching staff at Manchester School of Art, where Hucknall was a fine art student: the lecturer suggested that the greatest paintings are produced when the artist is working in a stream of consciousness, which Hucknall then tried to apply to songwriting –"
"reach the number 1 place of the UK chart. The song was sampled in Abs Breen's 2002 UK Top 10 hit single, ""What You Got"". Uptown Top Ranking ""Uptown Top Ranking"" is a song and single by the Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, recorded when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively. Released in 1977, the song comprises the girls ad-libbing to deejay track ""Three Piece Suit"" by Trinity. The song was initially recorded as a joke. The record was played by accident by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, resulting in numerous requests for additional"
"copies of the tape to various record companies in the hope of securing a record deal, but only received official letters of rejection. The band had also sent a copy of their recordings to influential BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, requesting he play the songs on his radio programme. Peel replied to the band, offering to pay for a recording session in Belfast. On 16 June 1978, the band recorded their debut four-song EP ""Teenage Kicks"" on a budget of only £200. The EP was engineered by Davy Shannon at Wizard Sound Studios, Belfast, and was released on Belfast's"
"was voted by listeners to John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show at number 38 in the 1980 Festive Fifty. Fiery Jack ""Fiery Jack"" is a song by the Fall released in 1980 as their fourth single. Singer Mark E. Smith said the song was written about ""the ageism thing, where people are supposed to be screwed after they're 29"", directed towards middle-aged men who are ""hard livers with hard livers; faces like unmade beds"", and that the song was intended to represent ""the people in the pubs where I go are 48 or 50, but they've got more guts than"
"was ""Pop Generation"" at the Bee (now Station) Hotel in Rhyl on 27 May 1978. One single was released in 1979 on the Vendetta label entitled ""Don't Let Go."" In 1981 The Alarm was formed and moved to London to tour the club circuit. They were signed by the IRS label. The band took their name from a song named Alarm Alarm, that was one of the first songs written by Peters for The Toilets. On BBC Radio 1, John Peel commented that with Duran Duran, Talk Talk and now Alarm Alarm perhaps he should call himself John Peel John"
"VH1's poll ""100 Greatest Songs of the 80s"". Robert Smith said he considers ""Just Like Heaven"" to be one of the band's strongest works, and called it ""the best pop song the Cure have ever done"". Several high-profile fans have expressed their appreciation of the song. Musician Ben Folds told ""Blender"" ""everything about it—the songwriting, the music—is state of the art. It’s as good as it gets. Anytime I hear it on the radio or a mix tape, I jump around like a freak."" J Mascis said his band Dinosaur Jr.'s affection for the song inspired them to record a"
"wanted on his gravestone were the words, ""Teenage dreams, so hard to beat"", from the lyrics of ""Teenage Kicks"". A headstone featuring the lyrics was placed at his grave in 2008. Peel is buried at St Andrew's Church, in the village of Great Finborough, Suffolk. A feature of Peel's BBC Radio 1 shows were the famous John Peel Sessions, which usually consisted of four pieces of music pre-recorded at the BBC's studios. The sessions originally came about due to restrictions imposed on the BBC by the Musicians' Union and Phonographic Performance Limited which represented the record companies dominated by the"
"a chart hit upon its initial release in 1978. Its first chart appearance was in July 1981at No. 44, for one week, on the New Zealand chart. It was re-released in the UK in January 1992, backed with ""Pretty in Pink"" by The Psychedelic Furs to promote the compilation album, ""Sound of the Suburbs"", and appeared in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks, peaking at No. 57. AllMusic describes it as ""Arguably, the greatest rock single ever recorded"". The song was placed at number 18 in John Peel's all-time Festive Fifty millennium edition. Playing it in 1980's Festive Fifty,"
"the most played pop song in 1984 by Broadcast Music International. Bonnefond stayed with the group for ""Emergency"" (1984), which remains their highest selling album with over two million copies sold in the US. It spawned four US top 20 singles, including ""Emergency"", ""Cherish"", ""Fresh"", and ""Misled"". This feat made Kool & the Gang the only band to have four top 20 singles from a single album in 1985. In June 1984, Kool & the Gang took time off from recording ""Emergency"" to perform at Wembley Stadium as part of a sold out summer concert organised by Elton John. That"
"just two copies, one of which he sent to the influential BBC radio DJ John Peel, who played it repeatedly. On the strength of the song, he offered the band a Peel Session, which they recorded at BBC Radio 1 on August 20, 1980, but wanting to display their newer songs, omitted ""Part Time Punks"". Peel, who was very orientated towards singles throughout his career, was disappointed when he heard that the song had been omitted, but noting the bands youth, remarked in good humour: ""Oh, it's such a shame that children have to grow up"". As a result of"
"EP was hurriedly put out. This reached Number 56 and the band were asked to appear on ""Top of the Pops"" to perform their cover version of ""Rock 'n' Roll"" also featured on the single, an unusual request by the programme, which usually only featured Top 40 acts. ""Holiday '80"" was later reissued in 1982 on the back of the band's success in 1981, reaching Number 46. Being Boiled ""Being Boiled"" is a song by the British synthpop band The Human League. Composed by then-bandmembers Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, with lyrics by Philip Oakey, it has been released"
"37 on the ""Billboard"" Adult Pop Songs chart dated July 29, 2017. This earned the group their first entry on the chart, and highest ranking on any American pop-based airplay chart after ""I Feel Like Dancin'"" reached number 39 on the Pop Songs chart in 2011. The song has since peaked at number 13. Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic called the song ""peppy"" and compared it favorably to the work of contemporaries The All-American Rejects and Plain White T's. Scott Heisel of ""Paste"" was more critical, writing that ""Good Times"" is ""a bit of a slog, trying too hard to"
"but from the teen-misfit of the title to the energized bolt of the music, this was a perfect moment of 80s indie Britpop."" Allmusic said the song was the band's ""early sound at its purest: a jangly rush of hyper-strummed guitars over an ultra-simple rhythm section behind Bobby Gillespie's charmingly naïve vocals."" The Song gained the number 4 position in the yearly John Peel festive fifty vote in 1986. It was the shortest song on the list that year. The American indie band Velocity Girl took their name from the song. Velocity Girl (song) ""Velocity Girl"" is a song by"
"letter was read out on air recalling when a World Of Twist's single was played during one of England's previous Cup game, England scored during the record's air-time. The letter pleading for Peel to play it again if England needed a goal. 81 min into the game, Gary Lineker scored to level the game at 1-1. This forced extra time & penalties, & Peel must have been contemplating repeating the play of the record. Peel has form with the record 'Teenage Kicks' by The Undertones, a John Peel favourite. Whilst the World of Twist never toured in North America, ""Sons"
"one of the earliest anti-drug songs, ""Kicks"" was composed and released during an era in which pro-hippie, pro-experimentation, and other counterculture themes were gaining popularity on U.S. FM radio stations. The song's message was consequently perceived as outdated by the emerging youth counterculture, as popular artists ranging from The Beatles to Jefferson Airplane had written songs whose themes sharply contrasted that of ""Kicks."" However, the song has received generally positive reviews by music critics in the decades since its release. In 2004, ""Kicks"" was ranked number 400 on ""Rolling Stone""s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. After"
"Pop (song) ""Pop"" is a song by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on May 15, 2001 as the first single from their third studio album, ""Celebrity"". The song was written by Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake and produced by BT using his famous ""stutter edit"" sound. The song's subject focuses on contemporary criticism of boy bands and pop music, and assures the public of their music being addictive and not being a trend. It reached number 19 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and number nine on the UK Singles Chart. In 2001, it won four MTV Video"
"or The Ramones? This pounds them into the dirt. Hear it once and you'll never forget it. The singing's flat and disinterested, the guitars are on full stun. There's no such thing as a middle eight. It's fabulous. The song was played by influential DJ John Peel in a special punk-themed edition of his BBC Radio 1 programme, broadcast on 10 December 1976. Bob Geldof of The Boomtown Rats later said, ""Rock music in the Seventies was changed by three bands—the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints"". EMI Records in Sydney was contacted by its London head office and"
"track, and it’s as inspiring as it is heartbreaking."" He further commented: In a 2005 article for ""Stylus Magazine"", Andrew Unterbeger considered ""The Last Dance"" and ""D. I. Go Pop"" to be the band's greatest songs. He described ""The Last Dance"" as ""truly one of the great singles of the mid-90s"" with its ""gorgeous jangling guitars, driving percussion and the most heartbreaking lyrics Crause ever penned."" Meanwhile, writing in 2005 about ""D. I. Go Pop"", he said that ""Is it sad, that 11 years after its release, this is still the first song I think of when I think of"
"written on them and all this. It was unreal."" ""Running Free"" was released as a single on 8 February 1980, reaching No. 34 in the UK Singles Chart. The band also performed the song on the UK TV show ""Top of the Pops"", refusing the usual tradition for artists to mime and thus becoming the first group to perform live on the show since The Who in 1972. Vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who wrote the song's lyrics, describes it as ""a very autobiographical song, though of course I've never spent the night in an LA jail. It's about being 16 and,"
"include snippets of music from ""Tommy"" as well as parts of what would become ""Naked Eye."" Townshend's demo version of the song (together with a demo of ""Pinball Wizard"") appeared on a flexi disc included in the original edition of the book ""The Who: Maximum R&B"" by Richard Barnes. My Generation ""My Generation"" is a song by the English rock band the Who, which became a hit and one of their most recognizable songs. The song was named the 11th greatest song by ""Rolling Stone"" on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and 13th on VH1's"
"that managed to be cool and anti-drug."" In his 2009 book, ""Everybody Must Get Stoned"", author R. U. Sirius named ""Kicks"" the number one rock song against drugs. Sirius said, ""With clear and concise lyrics by the famous Mann-Weil songwriting team, there's no cheese on rock's first anti-drug platter."" The song was ranked number 400 on ""Rolling Stone's ""2004 list of ""The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. ""The song placed 36th on ""Paste Magazines"" 2014 list of the ""50 Best Garage Rock Songs of All Time"". Paul Revere & the Raiders performed a live version of ""Kicks"" on the"
"by Seaton and the group performed on John Peel's BBC Radio 1 show, where they performed two of their own songs: ""Political"" and ""Generals"". MCA Records signed them in late 1981. In the middle of 1982, 15-year-old Seaton and the group released the hit single ""Pass the Dutchie"" (a pun on the Mighty Diamonds song ""Pass the Kouchie""), but in this case, the song talked about poor Jamaican people using it as a cooking pot. The single was highly successful, topping the UK Singles Chart and peaking at number ten on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. The band were the first"
"on to record an album called ""Killing Without Touching"" with his band Threshing Ground, who have gained popularity in Australia with singles: ""I'm in Love With a Girl Called Vinyl"" and ""last Beer in Bondi"". Rick Mayhew was later replaced by Mark Simon The Tights The Tights are an English punk rock band from Worcester. The band's only two singles were released by the Cherry Red Records label: ""Bad Hearts"" / ""It"" / ""Cracked"" (1978) and ""Howard Hughes"" / ""China's Eternal"" (1978). After John Peel played ""Bad Hearts"" on BBC Radio 1, this single made it to number six in"
"In 1985 (the year of the band's debut release Psychocandy), John Peel show listeners voted them 1st (Never Understand), 2nd (Just Like Honey) and 12th (You Trip Me Up) in his annual Festive Fifty chart. All songs written by Jim Reid and William Reid, except where noted. Recording dates The Complete John Peel Sessions (The Jesus and Mary Chain album) The Complete John Peel Sessions is an album released by Scottish alternative band The Jesus and Mary Chain. It comprises the sessions the group recorded for the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel on his late night radio show from"
"release and the 2010 reissue the song is credited solely to UB40. BBC Radio One John Peel Session 12/12/79 (first transmitted 02/01/80): BBC Radio One Kid Jensen Session 11/02/80: Promo Videos: ""Top of the Pops"" 20/03/80: ""Rock Goes to College"" 19/01/81 (recorded at Keele University): Signing Off Signing Off is the debut album by British reggae band UB40, released in the UK on 29 August 1980 by Dudley-based independent label Graduate Records. It was an immediate success in their home country, reaching number 2 on the UK albums chart, and made UB40 one of the many popular reggae bands in"
"which was co-written by Driggs. On May 31, 2017, Driggs died of a heart attack at his home in Miami, Florida, at the age of 67. Paul Revere & the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders are an American rock band that saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. Among their hits are the songs ""Kicks"" (1966; ranked No. 400 on ""Rolling Stone""s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time), ""Hungry"" (1966), ""Him Or Me – What's It Gonna Be?"" (1967) and the Platinum-certified classic No. 1 single ""Indian Reservation"""
"I've seen in my life, one would be The Misunderstood at Pandora's Box, Hollywood, 1966 ... My god, they were a great band!"" His favourite single is widely known to have been ""Teenage Kicks"" by The Undertones; in an interview in 2001, he stated ""There's nothing you could add to it or subtract from it that would improve it."" In the same 2001 interview, he also listed ""No More Ghettos in America"" by Stanley Winston, ""There Must Be Thousands"" by The Quads and ""Lonely Saturday Night"" by Don French as being among his all-time favourites. He also described Lianne Hall"