En homenaje al desaparecido John Peel, transcribo la letra de su canción favorita, Teenage kicks, de The Undertones. Todas las canciones perfectas deberían ser así: transmitir - incluso explícitamente - energíay rabia adolescente, tener una letra sencilla fácil de recordar tanto cuando uno está contento o triste, un estribillo potente y pegadizo y, sobre todo, ser breves, pero creando a la vez la ilusión de que jamás se acaban, de que la canción, su música, su historia nos acompañan después de haberla escuchado. En 1978, The Undertones consiguieron todo eso y John Peel fue el primero en saberlo:
Are teenage dreams so hard to beat
Everytime she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighbourhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
Have her over cos i'm all alone
I need excitement oh i need it bad
And its the best, i've ever had
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
Everytime she walks down the street
Another girl in the neighbourhood
Wish she was mine, she looks so good
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
I'm gonna call her on the telephone
Have her over cos i'm all alone
I need excitement oh i need it bad
And its the best, i've ever had
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
I wanna hold her wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night
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