Boomtown Rats - Rain (1985)

Rare music video single.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 80s
• new
• wave

[showmerightnow]

the censored "Dave" video! WHY did they feel a need to do that? Bob could've been played by Jerry Seinfeld!

[ShampooCell]

I'm not sure what you mean. Could you explain?

[giterdun77]

The original song - with its original intent - was, is and will always be a better song. Why? Primarily because it was written with honesty and soul; not as a replacement due to corporate pressures.

[MartinaBC1963]

Bob Geldof is soooo good looking, and he still is now!

[CaesiusX]

I totally get why others prefer "Dave" to "Rain," but I didn't know there was an original UK version. So, from the mid 80's until now I only knew a song called "Rain." And while listening to "Dave" for the first time just a moment ago on my remastered "In The Long Grass" I'm thinking, "Wait a second...Shouldn't that be 'Rain'?" All is clear now...but I prefer the one I knew for the past 25 years or so: "Rain."

[jphurrah]

original (UK) version, dave, I prefer. But nice to hear the different version.

[Anthahilonina]

"Dave"

[charly9927]

Geldof and the Rats were amazing artists!

[tomash68]

yea i prefer a lot a times rain than dave!!!!

[indychik93]

This is really bad, I prefer 'Dave' its just too out of place, the ORIGINAL version is way better

[jools92126]

This is way better than Dave. Thanks for posting!!!!!!!! :)

[TorisOphelia]

Am I dreaming these things or was there a different video in '85? I distinctly remember Bob walking in wet sloppy grass with the rain pouring down in the video. I was a major Rats fan in the mid 80's, wore out many cassetts listening to them over and over. Nice that cassetts are a thing of the past, they couldn't hold up to us obsessed fans. lol

[10282021]

The song was written for Dave Mchale the Rats saxophone player who sadly died this year the Rain song has been played here over the Dave video Dave is a better song Rain is great to RIP Dave