The Alarm - Rain In The Summertime

[80sRker]

Collector of music...time to put the DND dice down & get out of your parents basement. What a nerd. This song is AWESOME though.

[patrick35495]

nice song

[gentletumbleweed]

I love this song , I love the rain !

[sweatherly5]

not saying U2 stole their sound, but I would rather listen to the crappiest Alarm song rather than the best U2 song any day.

[leebert999]

Great band, Mike peters in Derby next month

[411837411837]

thats som of the gay shit on youtube thats take the price

[dennmann99]

The Alarm made so many Anthemic songs....saw them years ago in Boston, just missed them last week in NH

[JackieP1978]

I always liked the Alarm they did some really nice songs.

[80sRker]

being out in the desert with all that rain...they better watch out for flash floods !

[ralvarez15]

Well I don't know why people are trying to compare U2 and The Alarm. Who cares? However, personally I enjoy this song more than any U2 song. Wish they still made good songs like these today.:)

[mackinnon182]

Keep on burniiiiiinnn...!.!.!

[mustgcupcrad]

Song of the day

[MrBlades1971]

I'm not backing down either..

Still think he looks like McGyver :-)

[JackieP1978]

Decent band,never really got the credit they deserved.Lesser bands did a lot more charts wise.Alarm always had a decent live folowing just never proper did the charts.

[cosmicmatt8]

Reminds me of my youth and my birthday in August. Love this song.

[Twitterpatedbysong]

May I interject on the comparison to U2? I, like some of you, lived through the 80s. U2 was my favorite band of all time, and the Alarm had a similar sound. But, U2's lyrics are loaded with political content or with deep meaningful insight into life. The Alarm lacks U2's meaningful content: "I love to feel the rain in the summertime"? Please. That is about as meaningful as: I love the crunch of cheetos at home movie time. But, this band does have the goods on sound. Great 80s music.

[GranpaSeth]

@Twitterpatedbysong Discoteque is meaningful? And yes, I am a big U2 fan

[StrubIsAToaster]

@Twitterpatedbysong Have you listened to any of their other songs? I'm with Granpa Seth: both bands wrote lots of insightful, politically-charged songs (indeed both are known for it), but both also wrote a lot of songs with seemingly frivolous subject matter. Both have a long history together, and Bono was once quoted in an interview as saying that The Alarm were an impressively talented band, and either they or U2 were going to become the biggest, greatest band in the world.

[crowntownpunx]

BIGDSEARS, I LIVED THE 80S WHAT DO KNOW ABOUT MUSIC

[bigdsears]

These guys are cool, U2 is super tired, Bono is a large turd, watch SouthPark if you dont believe me

[hansboofer]

@bigdsears Yo, shit-fer-brains: And you'll be the first goofball blabbing the lyrics of Lil' Wayne after he gets out of prison detailing how his butthole was cornholed by Rufus McGoofus and Shonuff upon dropping the soap in the shower...carry on, ya dopey hula hoop.

[bigdsears]

@hansboofer Hey I know Rufus McGoofus and he's one hell of a guy! He's a stand up guy like Scrotie McBoogerballs

[MrBlades1971]

If they were any good.. which I'm not saying they either were or weren't.

But how can people say on the feedback that they were better than U2.

If they were any good then their fan base would have helped thme in some way.

If their music wasn't selling then the record company would not release them.

So no.. they aren't & never will be like or compared to U2.

Ok, there was 4 of them, & one of them had a mullet too.

suppose ye'll say that he had the mullet 1st & it was better than Bonos

[budmanfl69]

absolutely better on all fronts think u2 tried to steal their sound

[CollectorOfMusic]

@budmanfl69 you have smoked yourself retarded if you think u2 stole the alarms sound. U2 released their 1st ep in 1979 and their 1st lp in 1980. the alarms 1st release was in 1984, plus U2 was formed in 1976 (under the name feedback) and the alarm wasnt formed intil 1977 (under the name the toilets) however common intrese were: both bands were influenced by punk and u2s booking agent ian wilson was the alarms manager and the alarm opened for u2s war tour in 1983. BOTH BANDS SHAPED 80's MUSIC

[mrgoodnite333]

@CollectorOfMusic :

Mr. Collector of Music, you know your shit! Info i didn't know. Keep posting, not many people know the history of where or how bands formed.

[boredclub]

@CollectorOfMusic

collectorofmusic? More like master of google. Naw I'm just kidding I love you

[budmanfl69]

overshadowed by u2 unfortunately

[meccaturbo]

@budmanfl69 musically these guys are way better than U2, it's a shame they never made it as big as U2 did. Just consider the drums....Nigel is a far better drummer than Larry Mullen, no question about it.

[MrBlades1971]

Yeah.. they were under rated,, pity that they never really made it big, except in Wales that is..

But is it me or does the lead singer look like ...... McGuyver :-)

[xerxesthecat2002]

I don't understand why embedding is disabled...this video would spur downloads/sales/renewed interest in a long-forgotten band if people could view it on FB walls. The "sorry, check it out on YouTube" message makes the potential viewer go through an extra, unnecessary step, and I don't post anything that requires that. What's with the label hoarding?

[yetihunter888]

I wore my cassette tape out of this album! (editors note: He kind of looks like MacGyver) :)

[kenf1ott]

real bad video, excellent song

[blktoast]

@kenf1ott : do you really think it's a bad video? Or are you saying it's BAD as in kick-ass? For the 80s, I think it's pretty good....

[msannomalley]

I remember hearing this song a few times, not much, but a few times back in the 80s. Everyone else who has said this band is one of the most under appreciated bands is right.  I love this song. I think it should have been heard more than it was.

[ffejbboc]

that is a world class mullet!

[MrThylacineUK]

Such a brilliant song! I remember it well and thought the Alarm never got the appreciation they deserved.

[sugartits1970]

should have been world stars, not u2 secondrates, wales kings

[planetcheck]

They should re-release this song.

I heard it on the radio the other day and thought it was brand new.

Hard to believe I never heard it on the radio back in the 1980's.

This song rocks and should be played on the radio a lot in the 21st Century.

[jk44605]

Reminds me of college days...got their album thru one of those mail order companies.

[Gigi64Marie1]

In my jeep, going around the curves of the mountains was just priceless with this song in the background!

[jemcconnell]

@soxx2010 I have to agree.... Class of 1985!!! :P

[Drew1house]

I totally agree... One of the greatest ever... However... How did MacIver end up singing for the band... The name fits their roots but I had no idea... These guys have toured with U2 2 times.... Bob Dylan and The Police...

[barbj7121]

AWESOME SONG!!!

[Maconda5th]

This still a great song bootifull.....sold down the river another great.....by the boys from Rhyl

arfon harry williams

[pjdance]

The song was by The Alarm!!!! Oh my pete's christ they are truly an awesome band. Sold Me Down The River... Well, look like I need to go to the used record store again.

[jemcconnell]

Have to agree... overlooked band of the 80's/90's (mostly due to U2 in IMO) the decades that defined the next 'hippie' generation, the orginal Gen X... the strength of this band, songs and influence is of those by U2, The Cure, The Smiths, Erasure, Depeche Mode, INXS for me...

[soxx2010]

@jemcconnell Definitely one of the most underrated & underappreciated bands of all time!! Gen X!!! I was/am a Huge fan..also to the likes of U2, The Cure, The Smiths, Big Country, Simple Minds, INXS, The Clash (Know your Rights)! Class of 1986!!!

[Ghoztman68]

@soxx2010 ..Almost forgotone of my Favs THE FIXX!!! Along with soxx2010 post (my daughter was still logged in..oops.. lol)

[johannafalls]

I truly do love the rain especially in the summertime...but I hate how he looks so miserable in this video!!!! Can't he at least pretend to be enjoying the "rain"

[bigdsears]

This makes me think of snow in the Wintertime

[pinkseashells]

this is a very sexy song for all time--it talks about change, dryness, to warmness the old west, and how his body is dust scorched by the sun, and God creates......fever--sexual tension and heat, frustration--and only the rain could quench his thirst.

Beautiful, and depending on how you can take it fascinating

[segahero89]

sounds a lot like bono on vocals

[spikefivefivefive]

Summer of '87....goosebumps

[ssaurabh88]

Lyrics score over the music.....

[bigdsears]

Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it

[Knocking4agoodtime]

SUPERB!

[mmcneil777]

Great song...

[ShadesOfRapture]

Completely agree, Whenever I hear these "retro 80s" shows on radio, satellite or terrestrial, why do they neglect the quality songs like this one?

[thelonepiper555]

Mullet madness baby!!!

[zackdkwik]

I'm back to my college days.... ohhhh... love this song

[Mrgalacticone]

A smidgin of "Rain in the summertime" by The Alarm.

[NeotRonCorp]

Some band just wanna share their music. if they make it big, it'll be great for them, if not, it doesn't matter.

[dmusiken]

I'm not backing down...One of the most unrecognized bands ever. One of the greatest overlooked bands ever...That Strength .

[Gigi64Marie1]

@dmusiken What the heck ever became of them? I love this song. I thought very talented. Like I've said before, in my Jeep going around the curves of the mountains was priceless with this song playing! That's the great memories I have of this song.

[davelehman1]

@dmusiken I agree. One of the most underrated and underappreciated bands of all time. I would also add Jean Beauvoir to the list.

[Gigi64Marie1]

I just know I enjoy this song. I personally hate U2.

So, how do they compare???? This is a great song and when you are going around the curvey mountains and have it on your CD going around the curves on the roads with that Jeep. Too cool. I had an absolute blast doing it. Great memories!

[mikedo6]

burn4you...that is a cool story!

[madriver67]

MTV dayz, if ur too young to remember stop ur bitchin !!!!!!

[capitalsho]

Its funny how people always say that bands like The Alarm were underated and yet if they had become as big as U2 they would all be saying that they are overtated.

[Mominator]

I've always enjoyed this song and video. I don't think The Alarm got the fame they deserved for their great music.

[iluvbrody123]

I remember I used to love this song.  So glad I came across it again!

[SmokeDogg11]

I didn't know MacGyver was in the Alarm.

[Dilznoofus]

LOL nice call.

[dbdb360]

You will never see Mike Peters and Chef Ramsey in the same place at once. Coincidence? I think not.

[houseofglass21]

hahahah best comment ever

[thelangoliers]

Nor MacGyver, for that matter. Hmm.

[mrgalactic1]

The words are stellar, served to you with battle-born hospitality. Whoever wrote this song, is a lyrical Master. Having reached Zen we have released all sense of wants and needs. We accept the fact that everything we need, we already have.

[bigdsears]

He could quite possibly have the most epic mullet ever of all time.

[15scottie]

Who came out first? u2 , or The Alarm?

[beepopalula]

U2 came first. Same though, they sound like U2.

[sleazerikki]

around the same time

but hey alot of the new bands have copied u2

[YourSoLastSummer28]

u2 came after the alarm

[MrTorresisgod]

check your facts please.U2 debut album 1980,strange post!!!

[Spike0311]

LOL!

Definately not a U2 Cover band...

The Alarm had their own nitch, just like Big Country...

This is a great song mmmkay... just show your admiration and listen!

Spike

[melvyd2]

Just seem like a good U2 cover band to me but if you like them go for it....to each his own.

[ltgnerd]

PFFT! U2 cover band?! The Alarm were contemporary to U2; Welsh not Irish if it matters. If you want to go splitting hairs, U2 formed a couple years earlier, but the roots of The Alarm couldn't be more different. The Alarm opened for U2 on their first US tour, and as far as I can tell having lived through it, the separation betwixt them was luck and having a manger that pushed them the right way ... not that where U2 has landed is anything shy of "pop sell out crap".

[melvyd2]

As you admit, really no difference between them...except U2 made the money. No doubt they have talent, I guess I don't care for the U2 sound & they sound so close. I came, I heard, now back to Leonand Cohen I'll go.

[EricStiven]

@melvyd2 You are so Full of Shit!

[melvyd2]

Get real Eric, EVERY band is in it to be financially successful. The Alarm just couldn't cut it because of very flat boring songs like this one. There is nothing to it, no excitment. no meaningful lyric, no toe tapping ryhthm.

[icemachine79]

@melvyd2 They want to be able to live off their music so they can focus on it but that is neither the sole nor most important reason for making music. If it is then the quality of music produced by such a group invariably suffers for it.

And while you may not like the Alarm, for you to say that this song has no excitement, meaning, or rhythm is a purely subjective opinion and therefore meaningless as a real critique of the band. The Alarm isn't one of my favs, but they do have good songs.

[EricStiven]

@ltgnerd It's not that U2 put out a lot of pop after their reign but it is that U2 had to please it's fan base to sell more records ... this has happened to a lot of great bands .... The Cure ...... The Stones ..... and Even Aerosmith and The Beatles ....... it's not the fault of the bands ......... it's just poor taste of the public ......... long live the 80s and 90s from Burton Michigan USA

[MrThornton23]

@EricStiven i have a small winkie

[Gigi64Marie1]

It's poor taste of the bands.

[pessimystica]

@EricStiven

i think it goes both ways, but mostly the public to blame (esp. the US, gah i despise most American music here)... as well as the greedy record companies for wanting the bands to crank out stuff that "sells", no matter how crappy or simplistic it is.

[truthfromabove]

How were these guys not huge in the U.S? i was born in 84, found my dads "standards" cd in the early 90s and been listening ever since. Bur untill youtube didnt know anyone else that knew it outside of the fam. They have so many great songs.

[redfishradical]

This song somehow impossibly mixed an airy drifting almost etherial feeling with a deep driving rhythm, love when drummers run on the bigger toms! Judas' On Desert Plains did that really well also.

One of the ultimate cruising songs! And I agree, a very under-rated band!

[lmonc2004]

Man, if there's one song that definitively brings back the last half of my senior year, this is it..

[redvexs11]

When did Macgyver turn rock star? Loved his tv show

[quakey987]

Just looked at the video for a moment and thought 'isn't that Macgyver singing ? I scroll down and see your comment first!

[spiff2268]

Boy, this takes me back. I saw these guys at Va. Tech back in '89. (I think) Damn good show.

[DeirdreGH]

One of the most underappreciated bands of all time. The Alarm will always rock.

[EricStiven]

I agree with you ... the first time I heard this song was on a drive from Michigan State University into Brighton at night in the Summer (of course) .... and I got goosebumps all over .... such a beautiful song .... :) Eric Stiven

[Gigi64Marie1]

@DeirdreGH Oh my gosh I agree. What the heck happened to them??

[Boudosaved]

@DeirdreGH really? name 10 other songs by them that kick ass as much as this one.

[DeirdreGH]

@Boudosaved - Not really sure why I'm getting snarkiness from you over this? *I* love the band, have since they got airplay over here, have seen them live and I personally think Strength, 68 Guns, Walk Forever By My Side are as strong as this song. No need for me to name 7 more of their songs I love just to prove my point. If you don't like the band, why are you searching for them on You Tube?

[Boudosaved]

@DeirdreGH I never said I don't like the band, but if you're going to say something as extreme as "one of the most underappreciated bands of all time" then I would like a little back-up for such statement. Now, if you mentioned The Chameleons, The Comsat Angels or The Plimsouls, then I might have seen your point. Snarkiness? That is a lovely word. Enjoy your music. I'm just enjoying teasing you. Ciao for now brown cow.

[madriver67]

Do u guys still remember the 80`s!! I know i do i saw the Alarm in 86 and they were awesome, in Boston at the Orpheum!!

[jterry1967]

Great song, to run fast enough to leave the pain and sadness behind. Always loved their hair as well.

[AcaiBerryMONAVIE]

sunset now - heaven 17

[EricStiven]

The lead's shirt is cool but it would have been nice to seem him playing in the video shirtless - he is quite cute ;)

[zzzman87]

love this song! remember the video! so cool to me..

[ballsandhoops]

I remember this song in the summer of 87.

Great Band.

Ashame that personal differences were allowed to dismantle this talented bunch of guys.

[chisaikobe3]

I look forward to seeing the Alarm with the Fixx and the English Beat in Hollywood on July 24th. I haven't seen the Alarm since the one time I did at the LA Sports Arena over 25 years ago when they opened for U2! I've seen the English Beat 5 times since late March - Dave Wakeling and his latest group sound great!! Rain in the Summertime - to echo the guy about it in the Sierra Nevadas. . .I used to live in Hume Lake (near Sequoia)in the mid 80's and had incredible summer rain!

[uncleavi2002]

I have seen Dave Wakeling a bunch of times and he is awesome live!

[otimitla]

Dude,

Isn't this a kick-ass song! I almost saw them at the House of Blues in Anaheim Ca. Will they be around anytime soon? Recently I saw the human leage, ABC, and the psycho-furs at the Hollywood Bowl...incredible show.

[leftdust]

Whole LP is excellent. '87 is back.

[burn4you]

I've spent lots of time in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Knowing that rain can come out of nowhere at times in the summer, I always take this cd with me. I've been lucky enough to be in some really beautiful spots, and a couple of times, a short summer shower arrived and I just played this song as long as it lasted. Pretty cool listening experience. These guys are touring some US dates this summer with the Fixx. Worth seeing.

[ja73d]

Hey its macgyver!

[CalifJam2]

This is such an AWESOME song! I used to be sooooooo obsessed with this song. It definitely marked the time in my life when I was so young ,and impetuous. What gr8 memories! Thank-you for sharing!

[drock5175]

work in front party in the back

[TheDifferAnt]

To tell you in a whole hearted way. I think the two bands should tour together. Ahhh the wonders of unity... One leg not kicking the other... We might even be able to walk a mile or two for a change. :o0 ;o) This is very inspirational music to me. U2,The Alarm,Big Country and strange at it seems DEVO :o0 <oh no it's Devo! :o) So lets get waking brothers and sisters.

[TheDifferAnt]

I like The Alarm and U2. Trying to cause friction between the two is like saying "The sun shines brighter in my yard than it does in my brothers yard, and he lives right next door." All this nagging eachother has got me listening to The Cure too much. The Cure are good in thier own right but get too depressing after awhile. Not to mention you start getting equated with that hack job mole Marilyn Manson. I'm tired of being the dark matter in the rock world... aren't you? Get some sun, enjoy life.

[cre8tivecrap]

Don't try to compare U2 to these guys...U2 sucks. The Alarm should be where U2 is today but because of people's lack of musical taste the Alarm somehow got swept under the carpet, a real shame.

[clayton4td]

reminds me of U2! Awesome song!!!

[chinarickshaw]

great representation by a proud asian lead guitarist i think he was in flock of seagulls a few years earlier

[artfuldodgersite]

Thaks for posting this video!

I don't know whether Dave Sharp is of Asian descent, but no member of the Alarm was ever part of "A Flock Of Seagulls". Dave Sharp, Mike Peters, Eddie MacDonald and Twist starting playing in a band called "Seventeen". In 1980 they changed the name to "The Alarm". Their earlier recordings had a heavier punk sound, but starting with the album "Strength" the sound became more refined. It's a shame some critics labeled them as another "U2" and ignored them.

[buzzardbeatniks]

I didn't know MacGyver had a band.

[badoocee]

NICE!!!!!!

[thelangoliers]

Of course.MacGyver can do anything,fellas.

[lacviet]

great title for a song! always refreshing when i hear it. the words are cool. what talent from a group that what hail as the next BIG THING!

it didn't turn out that way, but at least we have some good memories. thanx!!

[donchata]

Great tune...even better Welsh mullet.

[seattlejayde]

This song was one of those (like Filter's Take a Picture of Foo Fighter's Fly) that I LOVED the first time I heard it. I think it's great. The video is not terrible but to me it doesn't match the quality of the song.

[AirbrushReturns]

I wish they had put the complete song on the video, but its still great.

[southpawtn]

The video ain't so hot, but I dig the song. Rock on.

[whitcrew]

Thanks for putting this video on It's awesome