This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
A teenage dream's so hard to beat
Every time 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 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement, oh, I need it bad
And it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, alright
A teenage dream's so hard to beat
Every time 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 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement, oh, I need it bad
And it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, alright
I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, alright
Every time 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 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement, oh, I need it bad
And it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, alright
A teenage dream's so hard to beat
Every time 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 'cause I'm all alone
I need excitement, oh, I need it bad
And it's the best I've ever had
I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, alright
I wanna hold her, wanna hold her tight
Get teenage kicks right through the night, alright
Lyrics submitted by Sir_commenting_slag
Teenage Kicks Lyrics as written by John Joseph O'neill
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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im just writing to say that without the late John Peel, this song would never have been. I take my hat off to him.
This is one of my all time faves. My dad was a punk and I've grown up listening to this. All of their music reminds me of sitting in the car when my dad's driving, because he always played this kind of music.
You're right about the word classic. This is one of the times it can be used, but it's so annoying to hear some little pop band who'll be yesterday's news in a couple of months bringing out a new single and all the poppy magazines are calling it a classic, when it sounds just like every other song they ever made.
Luv, Louise xxx
i concur. i love this song... its got a really 'summer-y' feeling about it
Brilliantly anthemic, well it's my anthem anyway. It represents everything that is good about youth
This Song and Creep By radiohead are the two songs that can sum up the most of teenage feelings, Teenage kicks is the positive end of the spectrum as it is full of this great energy and like Nihilisticferret said it has a summer feel. While Creep is the other end of the spectrum full of anger and misery and love-sickness, which to me has a wintry feel, when everything is silent, delosate and glum and it feels like you haven't got any hope.
I think this song is pretty self-explanitory, and it's awesome... :) and it was one of John Peel's faveroute songs! He said; "There's nothing you could add to it or subtract from it that would improve it." - That seems to sum it up well.
a true classic. the word classic gets thrown around these days to songs which are pretty medicore in comparison with this song. its just so damn good.
as for the meaning, that is pretty obvious, nevertheless i bet u can relate :D
hmm...i love the song...
hehehehehe, its quite amusing seeing all these stupid teenage bimbos who are busted fans singing this song not having a clue what its about, and they just sing away to it. well, my warped mind finds it amusing anyway.
Busted are actually not 100% manafactured as you claim, nor do busted fans now know the meaning of this song.
I know you think its big to diss on bands like Busted and that beucase I used to think it was big too until I woke up and listened that people should like what they want.