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Feargal Sharkey


A little something about Feargal Sharkey
Derry's Undertones remain one of the most fondly remembered punk/pop bands to emerge from Ireland in the 1970s. Over the band's five year existance, they recorded a wide range of material that demonstrated their rane of interests and talents. But as the Undertones gradually shifted from punk to pop to soul, opinions within the band differed as to what direction they should take. When to the great disappointment of their fans the Undertones broke up apart in 1983, the band members packed their bags and moved on. Damian and John O'Neill put together a new outfit called That Petrol Emotion, while singer Feargal Sharkey launched a solo career. Sharkey's first solo hit was a song he recorded with Vince Clark, who had also split from a pop outfit that seemed poised on the edge of stardom. The song, "Never Never," did well in the UK, and his solo efforts was headed in the right direction. In 1985 Sharkey had a number one hit in the UK with "A Good Heart," a simple, somewhat sappy pop song that confirmed his complete departure from his punk roots with the Undertones. Sharkey's last recording effort came in 1991, but he was back in the news in 1998 when he was appointed to Britain's Radio Authority, where he will be overseeing independent radio outlets in the UK.

Lyrics featured below: A Good Heart

A Good Heart

I hear a lot of stories, I suppose they could be true
All about love and what it can do for you
High is the risk of striking out, the risk of getting hurt
And still I have so much to learn 

Well I know 'cause I think about it all the time
I know that real love is hard to find 

And a good heart these days is hard to find
True love, the lasting kind
A good heart these days is hard to find
So please be gentle with this heart of mine 

My expectations may be high, I blame it on my youth
Soon enough I'll learn the painful truth
I'll face it like a fighter then boast how I've grown
Anything is better than being alone 

Well I know 'cause I learn a little every day
I know 'cause I listen when the experts say that... 

A good heart these days is hard to find
True love, the lasting kind
A good heart these days is hard to find
So please be gentle with this heart of mine 

As I reflect on all my childhood dreams 
My ideas od love weren't as foolish as they seemed
If I don't start looking now I'll be left behind
And a good heart these days, it's hard to find 

Well I know, it's a dream I'm willing to defend
I know it will be worth it in the end 

A good heart these days is hard to find
True love, the lasting kind
A good heart these days is hard to find
So please be gentle with this heart of mine