Boomtown Rats - Rain (1985)

[@EIGHTIEESALWAYS]

"I Don´t Like Mondays" are great, but this song and the whole album The Long Grass is my personal favorite from Boomtown Rats/Bob Geldof!

[@Kcrthn]

I like rain so much more than dave and used to have this on cassette.

[@LonMoer]

I still have the 12" single record for "Dave", but I haven't seen the "Rain" video since the old old MTV days. Thanks for posting this.

[@jools92126]

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

[@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.

[@jphurrah]

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

[@richlandwoman]

I actually prefer "Rain" to "Dave." Thanks for uploading.

[@ChemtrailsEire]

Very well done for that upload! Wow I have to go compare the lyics now...how odd? I don't get censored thing?

[@Dogstar404]

@shampoo cell - The original track was 'Dave' and had a different video. there's a few words changed and the video changes. I'm not sure why, but 'Dave' was a big flop, maybe it didn't fit into any categories, being a sentimental song from one man to another, so maybe it was a commercial decision. 'Dave' is a piece of history because Geldof was promoting it when he saw the famine news item and started work on Band Aid.

[@markgonzales2638]

Their record label thought the subject matter of suicide was too much for American listeners so the band had to rewrite the lyrics.

[@ShampooCell]

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

[@fredskinner4657]

Vocals (lead and background) are so much stronger on Rain than on Dave.

[@LarzGustafsson]

This is good. Not like the first three or four albums, but not bad. Why did they disband?

[@video2000_TV]

one of them rose to immeasurable fame, the others didn't

[@MobiusBandwidth]

they've re-banded! new single out now.

[@showmerightnow]

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

[@skyclarking-123]

Dave or Rain?

[@Anthahilonina]

"Dave"

[@Kcrthn]

That story has to be bullshit about the censorship. The censors had no problem with the flamboyant elton john releasing Daniel or Goodbye Yellow Brick Road a song clearly refrerencing a "boy toy".

[@Horseracingkid]

it sucks