'Teenage Kicks’ lyric to become fixture of Creggan skyline and Derry cityscape under proposals
An unforgettable lyric from the greatest pop-punk single of all time will be visible on the Derry skyline for miles under exciting proposals being brought forward by Creggan Enterprises Ltd.
The social enterprise has applied for permission to erect illuminated signage of the immortal line, ‘A Teenage Dream’s So Hard to Beat’, on the eaves of Ráth Mór Shopping Centre.
If approved by Derry City & Strabane District Council, the famous lyric from The Undertones’ debut single ‘Teenage Kicks’ will become a permanent fixture of the city’s skyline.
Planning documents prepared by Chartered Architectural Technologists, Kevin G.P. Kelly & Co. Ltd., show the feature could become a prominent Creggan landmark.
The opening line of the Derry punk legends’ 1978 debut single was penned by ‘Undertones guitarist and songwriter John O'Neill when he was living a couple of hundred yards from Ráth Mór on Beechwood Avenue.
The song is a popular anthem among Derry City FC supporters and is regularly blasted out at the Brandywell.