ANOTHER SURPRISE!! || The Blue Nile - The Downtown Lights (First Reaction) 1989

[@SophiaPangloss]

Blue Nile were a Glasgow band. Their first album Walk Across the Rooftops was a slow-burner hit, it takes me back to when I was bartending in a big hotel in Edinburgh, '85, and we played that album constantly. Sadly, I don't know why, but the follow-up took a while and failed to capitalise on the success of the first, they're a bit of a mystery. Tinseltown in the Rain is a fab song worth following up.

[@gpreactions3194]

They were Scottish as I discovered afterwards x

[@vincentlavery2568]

This is a great mood track from when singers could sing. Nice one GP.

[@malcolmstockbridge2569]

2.97 just moved to 2.98....would be cool to see it at 3k for Christmas :)

[@gpreactions3194]

3k would be nice but I just love listening to the music so it's all good xx

[@susanmccall736]

walk across the roof tops and tinsel town in the rain- two great tracks by Blue Nile and by the way they were Scottish In fact the whole album was atmospheric worth checking out!

[@Kevvinm]

This song got a bump in popularity this year because Taylor Swift mentions it in a song on her new lp. Check out the comments on the vid , the longer lp version, lots of Swifties commenting.

[@compostcorner5934]

Hi GP .Can't say i remember the group or title but it does sound slightly familiar. 1989 was a good year from what i can remember. definitely more hopeful times than now , we live in Uncertain times ,wheras back then it felt like we could do and achieve anything with a bit of effort . I'd just started driving for Next retail delivering to all their shops down south essex way ..good times 🎶

[@letthemusicspeak7098]

Such a great band with only 4 albums. Haunting voice and some big names have covered their songs. Taylor Swift recently gave this track a mention on her Guilty as Sin track. Paul hates publicity and promotion is very low in his priorities. Waited 16 years for the cure album and it's been 20 since Blue Niles last one.

[@gpreactions3194]

They were Scottish, I said they were English. My bad 😊 Just relistened to it though and it's growing on me more and more. Lovely track.

[@howardjones7370]

Sadly this is the single release, and not the album version, which is better, and worth checking out!