Undertones, The - My Perfect Cousin Lyrics






Now I've got a cousin called Kevin
He's sure to go to heaven
Always spotless clean and neat
The smoothest you can get them
He's got a fur lined sheepskin jacket
My ma said they cost a packet
She won't even let me explain
That me and Kevin were just not the same

Oh my perfect cousin
What I like to do he doesn't
He's his family's pride and joy
His mothers little golden boy

He's gotta degree in economics
Maths - physics and bionics
He thinks that I'm a cabbage
Cos I hate university challenge
Even at the age of ten
Smart boy Kevin was a smart boy then
He always beat me at Subbuteo
Cos he flicked the kick
And I didn't know

Oh my perfect cousin
What I like to do he doesn't
He's his family's pride and joy
His mothers little golden boy

His mother bought him a synthesizer
Got the Human League into advise her
Now he's making lots of noise
Playing along with the art school boys
Girls try to attract his attention
But what a shame it's in vain total rejection
He will never be left on the shelf
Cos Kevin he's in love with himself

Oh my perfect cousin
What I like to do he doesn't
He's his family's pride and joy
His mothers little golden boy





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  1. F.... M....

    Great song for a great time ❤️

  2. J.... L....

    BANG ON BAND !

  3. A.... F....

    Strange topic

  4. l.... h....

    bons souvenirs!!

  5. O.... M....

    I love this band they never say much about them except for old Peelie who said Teenage Kicks was the best song he had ever heard. Think Fergul is great love his mop top and peepy eyes.

  6. R.... R....

    this is as punk as you get - sheer brilliance, a personal, small gripe - it must be from their personal experience; otherwise, who's going to have a song moaning about the cousin that's better than you? From a happier time without the imminent death threats of St. Greta of the Zero Carbon Footprint ( TM. INC )

  7. m.... ....

    please can we go back to this time ?
    ok we were on the brink of nuclear war but we had a copy of protect & survive ....to share ....with the rest of the street .... must go have to paint the house white to protect it from the 750 kiloton thermonuclear weapon that may or may not hit us :P

  8. �.... �....

    Привет из России!!! У меня есть этот CD!!

  9. M.... ....

    This song is pretty much one big complaint about someone else who is different from yourself.

    Still a fun rump, though. One of my favorites.

  10. t.... b....

    Feargal looks suspiciously like Dylan Moran in this video

  11. j.... n....

    Pissed up...crying back for my youth, whats gone wrong ?

  12. n.... c....

    just a fantastic band. listen to them all the time

  13. A.... ....

    always spotless clean and neat, the smoothest you can get them!😃

  14. S.... A....

    Next to Georgie, best thing to come fae Norn Iron.

  15. M.... K....

    2020 and still being shared 💙

  16. D.... T....

    Why is the most recent comment a year old. Are we forgetting our roots. Also the football comments hilarious.

  17. W.... ....

    The Fookin UNDERTONES!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

  18. W.... ....

    Genius song

  19. W.... ....

    Grunge was an Irish invention!

    W.... ....

    Pop punk could be

  20. R.... L....

    Just shows you, there are many mansions in the kingdom of heaven.

  21. f.... ....

    I like how he doesn't hide his Derry accent.

    f.... ....

    Why should he, its a great accent :)

    f.... ....

    It is, and hiding your accent if you're English, Scots, Irish or Welsh is always a shame for recording artists.

    f.... ....

    @faeembrugh Listen to Fontaines DC, they are from Dublin, perfect example, and I reckon you might like them

  22. P.... ....

    I actually do have an older cousin called Kevin, and he did always beat me at Subbuteo; when I was about 6 years old. Not so much because he "flicked to kick, and I didn't know"; it had more to do with him cheating. He put all his players in my half, and as soon as I flicked a player beyond the half-way line, the rotten bastard said they were "offside"!
    He was a bad loser and I got him back, years later, when I was a teenager. We had one of the early video games (tank battle) and I learnt how to bend the shots round corners and thrashed him 20-0. Although he was in his twenties by then, he threw the control down and stormed off shouting "shit game anyway". I don't think we ever played each other at any games after that. Revenge can be sweet!

  23. S.... ....

    If I never hear Teenage Kicks again it would be too soon...this track on the other hand I could listen till the cows come home...absolute gem!

  24. S.... F....

    Does anyone else think the singer has the looks for a great Bond villain?

  25. M.... J....

    Ha ha that Norn iron accent makes this song perfect✊🤪

  26. D.... B....

    I always thought he said "because I hate an inveterate challenge" which would mean to break a habit or a daily routine. I have heard of the Pepsi challenge and the old college try but never university challenge.

    D.... B....

    Kevin has....

    D.... B....

    DB - now you MUST go search for the university challenge theme music from the 70s its hilarious

  27. D.... C....

    Derry finest brilliant band

  28. J.... M....

    rock, rock, rock!

  29. T.... D....

    bubble gum at the start i dont think so.

  30. D.... W....

    ive got a cousin called Corbyn
    He's sure is fucking boring
    Always tunes in to benefits street
    The most radical you can get them
    He's got a house in the E band bracket
    Abbot said they cost a packet
    She won't even let me explain
    That me and palestine are just not the same
    Oh my perfect corbyn
    whatever he says it boring
    He's his partys private joy
    a marxist little golden boy

  31. f.... ....

    Best thing they ever did. Class

    f.... ....

    no mars bars was better

    f.... ....

    Teenage kicks!

  32. B.... ....

    The best band to ever come out of Derry. Full Stop. the End

    B.... ....

    nO offence meant..what other bands came out of Derry?

  33. I.... I....

    There's a rumour, that Kevin doesn't speak with them till today

    I.... I....

    Doesn't affect the enjoyment from listening. What's your question caller?

  34. L.... M....

    Perfect Cousin Hannah.

  35. I.... M....

    Lmao, we would all laugh at sharky back in the day, that hit in the face by a bus look 🤣

  36. D.... T....

    knob-ed

  37. S.... ....

    An absolute gem, like an early Who song (well they had a song about a cousin kevin aswell but its awful) or early Kinks. Lyrical genius!

  38. J.... L....

    Ya soy un Underton más. Gracias por estos pildorazos

  39. P.... B....

    fucking class period

  40. P.... J....

    Great band- shame Feargal was such a cock

  41. C.... S....

    mi prima perfecta.
    lo que me gusta hacer, el no.

  42. S.... J....

    The lead singer is ugly as sin

  43. b.... ....

    Fucking good british 80's sound ! Facing mainstream commercial music industry in France my mind crossed the Channel for the best !

  44. j.... s....

    The Dead Kennedy's frontman sounds like him.

  45. M.... O....

    Derry City vs. Linfield?

  46. f.... ....

    Great lyrics

  47. G.... B....

    Memarys love it still feal like that kid

  48. J.... C....

    Just bloody ace well it was our time xxx

  49. G.... 1....

    Perfect

  50. j.... ....

    Genuis lyrics

  51. H.... ....

    Roman thinking of Niko ( and bowling )

  52. F.... E....

    Timeless classic

  53. E.... G....

    This is about as far removed from Punk as it gets, but I don't care coss I love it!! Great song and great band.

  54. K.... M....

    Punk Rock

  55. D.... D....

    I had a cousin called Kevin, little shit, I stabbed him in the throat,#RIPKev

  56. D.... J....

    I'm 14 and this is my favourite song

  57. �.... ....

    Irish Ramones and were brilliant-first album is a classic-love this group

  58. J.... K....

    Where's Jim Flynn?

  59. S.... n....

    classic then classic now classic 3019

  60. M.... ....

    I rarely hear British singers' accents actually come out when they sing.

    M.... ....

    @Decky Graham Good man! Going to say the same....that's because Feargal isn't a flippin' "English" singer he's Irish!! I thing it's a hoot that there are people who assume his name is some edgy pop alias. We had more than one family of "Sharkeys" on our street in Derry........fairly common name there :-).

    M.... ....

    1:54 Noy.

    M.... ....

    @Ribbons & Bows We English think of Sharkey & George,it can't be a common surname in England.

  61. H.... ....

    It's all brilliant isn't it.

  62. t.... 1....

    *reads title*
    Me: ight I hope this isn't ......

  63. F.... V....

    In the early noughties the Undertones were in Leiden, Holland. With a new singer who apoiigized, because he wasn't born before the original band split up. It took two songs before the crowd accepted him. And halfway the band sung the Kevin song and everybody joined in. All the Undertones were surprised. I guessed they never expected the Dutch to have the same grutches.

    F.... V....

    Hi Fred. You would have seen Paul McLoone in the 2000's who took over the singing duties from Fergal. Paul was a Derry man like the rest of the band. Although the band did "split up" after Fergal left they never really split- the band you saw had all the other original guys, including the songwriters being the O'Neill brothers. Seen The Undertones about 10 times in London in those early days- best gigs ever!

    F.... V....

    @John Gormley Hello John, thank you!

  64. A.... W....

    Hands up if you have a perfect cousin!

  65. S.... S....

    Saw them play Liverpool Royal Court in 1980 (Empire Theatre) They were awesome live & the crowd went wild. They wouldn't leave the stage & did encore after encore. In the end, the management turned the big lights on & unplugged them; pure class.

  66. Z.... F....

    Love the lyrics on this song pure talent

  67. c.... c....

    Always reminds me of MY perfect cousin, Grrr!

  68. K.... J....

    The times have changed, but back then there were loads of good bands, imagine hearing this for the first time and thinking, hold on this is about . . . . .

  69. M.... S....

    Kraftwerk were already on a Job!.

  70. R.... ....

    What a terrific find on You Tube. One of those songs I'm so glad I stumbled on.

  71. M.... P....

    Still cool now

  72. L.... S....

    Damn the Subbuteo, i loved to play with it, but after few days i've already broken half of the players....they were too fragile ;).

  73. p.... ....

    Average at best…nothing compared to today’s talent like……..errr……errr……errr,
    well errr….just a moment…..errrr. fuck it I love it!!!!

  74. G.... S....

    A day when bands didn't give a shit about image.

  75. o.... ....

    He flicked to kick. Sneaky bastard.

  76. s.... ....

    Where can I buy that pullover?

    s.... ....

    shavedeyeball Mother knitted for me.......👍🇬🇧🤓

  77. K.... b....

    ' He thinks that I'm a cabbage..',

    ... Brilliant.

  78. G.... B....

    Great lyrics terible voice

  79. j.... ....

    Amazing. Thank You. Rocks!!

  80. c.... b....

    Flicked to kick.. love it.

  81. c.... j....

    They they were a good old punk band . From northern island I believe .

  82. z.... ....

    My perfect cousin would put in my ass, when I was 13 and he was 15, but he didn't do it...

  83. j.... ....

    Who else can relate to that successful and perfect cousin ? Or maybe its you that is that perfect Cousin ! ? Let me know below

    j.... ....

    My cousin Nick was and still is a dodgy bullshitting twat.  He used to nick all my toys as a kid  -  my dad caught him with a pocketful of our Monopoly game money.  Busted!  Now he lives in the US in a tiny New York apartment where even he admits "swinging a cat" is not an option while he tries to write a "killer" Broadway play.   He is sooo full of shit it's unbelievable!  Do I wish him well?   Of course I do.   Awh....

  84. m.... c....

    One of the greatest RnR songs ever written. Nothing else needs be said

  85. D.... W....

    Great jumpers

  86. T.... ....

    He flicked A kick and I didn't know

  87. s.... w....

    as John Peel said.. best punk bandever

  88. G.... J....

    Bofursgun well said ! Absolutely true !

  89. S.... M....

    Shame Feargal turned into a anti-piracy knob end. Can't listen to this now.

  90. R.... H....

    Over 400 boys with degrees in Economics, Maths, Physics and Bionics downvoted this video!
    To think- Over four hundred 🐑 died for them!

  91. D.... ....

    The finest pop song ever written.

  92. A.... B....

    The lead looks a bit like Steve M.

  93. S.... B....

    Who's here is in 2019 🙌

    S.... B....

    Here in 2019 Steve...still in the Capri

  94. Z.... 7....

    2019, still here.

  95. D.... B....

    You can just taste how gritty and rough Northern Ireland was in the early 70's watching this clip.

  96. B.... B....

    Great pop band! So many excellent songs...Up Derry!

  97. c.... g....

    this is before he was feargal lol