The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns, Top Of The Pops 22nd September 1983

[@4472robin]

Declaration was one of the finest albums of the 80s, fantastic memories

[@eightiesmusic1984]

Too true. Mike is inspirational. I have been listening to The Alarm for nearly forty years and while it is always good, a lot of the time I take it for granted. Sometimes a song catches me and reminds me of how I felt at the time of its release. Now is one of those moments for which I am eternally grateful.

[@Sam_Green____4114]

Was it ? l have to google it after this !

[@jeffreybarkin3177]

​@Sam_Green____4114 You Should LISTEN and Rely on your Own Personal Tastes, don't you Agree? IT'S FANTASTIC, YOU will NOTICE ! ! ! ❤ 😅 ❤

[@scottcheely7553]

Can still sing the whole album word for word! Wish they would tour!

[@paultaylor9498]

No it wasn't 😂😂😂

[@patrickfitzgerald409]

Impassioned vocals and a great song! Newcastle city hall gig 1983. Top memories!

[@teejay8258]

I was there, too! Amazing night!

[@Eleventhearlofmars]

Looks like the lead singer had stuck his finger in a leccy socket, bad head. 😂

[@philgina200]

Absolutely belting song from a great lead singer ,proper band and musicians ....timeless

[@LeoHodges]

@@kmrnxo That is so cool!!

[@jonshaw9472]

​@@kmrnxohe's an absolute icon, greatly loved in the music industry.

[@charmer1979]

Il have a listen to your 80s album tonight on the beach. 68 guns I can just remember being only 13yrs old at the time of 1983.

[@NWPaul72]

A friend put this on a mixtape for me at 14. You always sing this one to the back row.

[@grahamscoffield4283]

In the days before videos a TOTP appearance was everything. Not surprised they flew back from the states. I lost my shoe at their 1984 London gig...it was so packed. I had to come home by public transport with only one shoe 👞 !!!!

[@joycesomerville2787]

Just be more careful in future eh ?

[@philgina200]

Graham Scoffield this has made me laugh Graham......and yes, an appearance on TOTP back in the day was like getting to the FA cup final and winning.....fantastic band.

[@waitinginthepipeline]

Nice story Graham.

[@craigdenfordphotography]

Not really 'In the days before videos' though eh.

[@mariadaugbjerg6141]

:-D

[@linseypizzuto390]

These are the songs that hit your soul

[@joycesomerville2787]

Mike Peters insisted that he shared the mic with the other guys, he didn't want them to stay in the background. Nice gesture, nice man. I wish him a speedy recovery from his illness.

[@jeff1962-y]

What is wrong with Mike Peters please.#

[@joycesomerville2787]

Hi Jeff. Mike Peters has been fighting cancer for quite a while now. Sadly his wife Jules has also been suffering from breast cancer -she plays keyboards in the band as you probably know. Best wishes. Stay safe. Joyce.

[@jeff1962-y]

@@joycesomerville2787 .Yes terrible . Thank you for answering . Keep well.x

[@screwyootube1]

@@joycesomerville2787 Oh man! I thought he'd kicked it some time back. I guess it came back. Hope he wins the battle.

[@joycesomerville2787]

Yes I think this is his third attempt at fighting it -my best wishes go to this lovely man and you too

[@jonathanleckie1539]

From my home town Rhyl ! Saw them in passing in the Bistro . Happy days xxx

[@mattstokes1189]

Great voice ....great song....timeless

[@martinbeesley8334]

A fair amount of hairspray went into the making of this performance 😂

[@vincentwilliamson8561]

😂 yes. Great song tho.

[@suzanneswain993]

I always liked that song! 😏👍true about

[@suzanneswain993]

True about the hairspray!

[@mariadaugbjerg6141]

When i was a teenager in the 80's , my friends and i was always using hair gel ( extra strong hold ) and after that , a lot of hairspray ( also extra strong hold ) , but when it was windy we used gelatin instead of hair gel , before we where using hair spray .The hair got so stiff that we couldn't rest our heads against backrests on sofas or anything , or even go to bed before it was brushed out , because the hair could crack . Lol . :-D

[@jasonking1284]

That's why we got Global Warming today....

[@MrJezvesp]

Really underrated band.

[@glennhfriedman4571]

just not heard enough Not underrated ..

[@jamesmckean3221]

Forever young, I cannot say. HEY!

[@anthonyjackson5996]

Always a favorite of. Mine only wish they lasted longer .

[@davidg.9932]

Happy 62nd Birthday Michael Leslie Peters 25/02/59 Prestatyn, Wales Your folksy / raspy voice is one of a kind. And so is The Alarm. Born same day as George Harrison too..

[@eightiesmusic1984]

When bands of this ilk were in their prime they were ten years or so older than me. It seemed like a chasm in time but now I am 51 it is shocking to think of Mike Peters only three years away from being a pensioner. He is a hero and their music endures.

[@johncameron6853]

The anthem of the time, bloody marvellous😎

[@timbrockley7020]

Seen them when they were called seventeen in Holywell with the grids and spectre featuring glen Matlock great night

[@davidcousins3508]

The sounds ..the visuals .and the big hair ! ..that was the 80s..great days 👍

[@vmovesho2900]

Deserves 68 m views. At least ❤️

[@glenndenny9987]

A legend seen him many times ....god bless

[@tiger2too18]

I remember being a steward at Greenbelt in ‘87 and Mike Peters signed my leather jacket after the concert. Great times.

[@NotAWatchSnob]

Met you in que for my plane today enjoy the skiing

[@mellison1007]

Wicked hairdos belting song..who could ever forget...brill song..guys

[@tonypetts6663]

All hail the algorithm! For once it recommended something I wished to listen to. Forgot all about this banger until today, bloody great song!

[@janinelowe6551]

Brilliant Mike. Ah yes I remember it well! Xx

[@andym9074]

Janine Lowe Good old music 🎶 better than some of today's crap 👀👀

[@bright_morning_star8212]

andy M Agree absolutely! I remember watching this exact performance on my 23rd birthday

[@paully1969]

What a fantastic song... thanks for posting x

[@paulwoods84]

I miss the 80’s😂😂

[@rickyhowell1618]

I went to see the alarm ,big country and u2 at hammersmith Palais 1983 fucking great times

[@treatmentbound]

Wow! Never knew they were all on the same bill. I always thought if you somehow merged Big Country & U2, you’d get The Alarm!

[@Clem_Fandango11]

Ex girlfriend walked off with my tour t-shirt from that gig....I was more upset I lost that shirt than losing her.

[@eightiesmusic1984]

I used to drink in The Laurie Arms next door in the mid 1990s.

[@DD-ev2dt]

ALARM such great memories ot then remember The TUBE channel 4 UK always great 😂 .... Saw them first in 1985 supporting U2 on "Unforgettable Tour" @ Croke park Dublin Ireland hard to believe REM were 4th on bill that day 🤔 .... Saw Alarm a few years still great .... 68 Guns great song great times great memories 😎✌️👍.

[@colinjwilliams6149]

So awesome! Life changing

[@marco1969.]

From Milan...what a memories😢😢😢❤

[@shamsoni]

Always thought they wanted to be the nxt Clash - brilliant band and underrated

[@johnnowlan2480]

They were a mod band called seventeen before they became the alarm 👍

[@AndreVlaamsValle]

Ironically in 1990 they kinda became the next U2, because U2 abandoned their own 80s sound and their record company liked it :)

[@halenbud]

Such A Good Song

[@wyaskme2515]

It’s September 22 , 2021. TOTP 38 years ago. I wonder if that guy dancing at 3:28 still has those moves?

[@sm7eric]

Amazing live

[@chislenko4499]

Hogia o'r Rhyl!

[@drugstoreeyeliner9936]

as a teen i dont know who this is (my mum recommended me this song) but god the vibes are ✨immaculate✨

[@losyeezyrosas]

dearly beloved

[@pauledwards499]

Absolute belter! I remember this coming on the radio at work and thinking 'fuckin hell, this is the bollocks!' Saw them a few times since then, great gigs, even though the Welsh made us unwelcome, but did we care? 👊👊👊👊👊🤣

[@philipthompson8525]

Get Well Soon Mr Mike Peters, Legend, Keep Fighting Fella.❤

[@billc307]

Saw them open for Pat Benetar in 1988 and just saw them last July headline at the House of Blues in Chicago.

[@chrisr5499]

Would of loved to have them have a Brass section with this excellent performance on TOTP.

[@rickyhowell1618]

Yes big country & the alarm supported u2 at hammersmith Palais in a end of the war tour added gig 1983 was awesome

[@patrickfitzgerald409]

Awesome indeed. Seen all 3 bands but certainly not on the same gig!

[@johnchristiananderson5242]

I remember watching the Alarm in Ryll in north wales.They were the most energetic different band of their time.The songs were all different and I thought to my self these guys are going to be great.

[@grahamcheesman2252]

I love them and also thought they would be big, this along with the deceiver and where we're you hiding when the storm broke amazing

[@HeroicaPlay]

Him saying "looks like we'll have a good evening then" makes me so happy.

[@rachelmills7577]

I had such a crush on the singer!!

[@Neil2022]

Big country

[@johnodonnell9306]

I saw them at the old Cardiff arms park ground supporting U2 arms in 1987

[@accadoza]

Keep fighting mike🌟

[@lfcwilli]

2:05 magic harmonica....plays itself

[@rochesterjohnny7555]

Long live Mike Peters

[@marchfast8291]

68 guns will never die!

[@alanfox4172]

I not seem the bands reunited episode on vh1 with the alarm any good?

[@joycesomerville2787]

Just saw it recently yeah very good -hope to see them in Glasgow later this year once the lockdown is over

[@grahambarr6114]

Best song ever!

[@joeb6245]

Absolute reality!!!!

[@RICK_BASS]

OMG Great stuff !

[@ravenhill-ofthe-pitchfork-1968]

fckin 68 guns.

[@simonadotcom]

love the hair ♡

[@davidcousins3508]

Never more relevant than now in 2024 👍

[@kayprout3234]

some of the audience know ..good

[@christiansmith1883]

This song is true 2021

[@jamesmckean3221]

I can well imagine it. I only wish that I had been there in 2021, when this was true.

[@EclecticDiscus]

Wow look at that hair lol

[@paulmuir9871]

Love the eighties music

[@billyweir714]

Tune

[@Hertfordshire247]

Them TOTP titles were the best they ever made.

[@theshawnmurphyjournal2946]

The American audience never understood 68 Guns , they were hardly a thing in the USA.

[@fandangobrandango7864]

Supported Dave when he was playing solo at Prestwich, Manchester. He wasn't happy when we blown him off the stage and all our crowd left. X

[@leedsboy64]

well done im not surprised

[@trupax2210]

Happy birthday Mike Peters!

[@roostriccardo8514]

Rember it 👊🤩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@zafonic5965]

A1

[@robertgarriott5958]

How many guns

[@jamesmckean3221]

Hellibeds!

[@KEVINANDREWMACRAE]

there after you...ha..see you in valhalla

[@vincentwilliamson8561]

Boom. Get in!

[@jamesmckean3221]

200M, actually.

[@mbokil]

My God look at that hair!

[@cathyl4953]

Saw them in Columbus, Ohio in the 80s. Their souped-up acoustic guitars were freakin loud and rockin!!!

[@Nick-ts4vt]

Why 68?

[@jimi666]

JESUS CHRIST, THIS IS A BATTLE CRY

[@ok2760]

Sounds like something off Sandanista

[@1labuakimegnyerteasegberug596]

THIS DUDE IS SICK !

[@pauledwards499]

This bloke looks perfectly healthy to me

[@buildersandinteriorexperts]

Rescue me.

[@TANTRUMGASM]

never knew this was all done on acoustic guitars..lol wtf

[@ChristopherFraser-o2p]

GREAT SONG still reckon the lead singer is a doppelganger of HOWARD JONES ? 🤔

[@mjh5437]

They always looked ridiculous even when those clothes were fashionable but they made some great records.

[@mtb0730]

I know mike peters!

[@fuckinellitsraymo]

He's never heard of you. Bloke in the street he says

[@rystikghost3532]

Fatty

[@timothycoyle179]

Reminiscent of Green Day

[@jonathancilley9450]

Green Day is reminiscent of The Alarm.

[@1labuakimegnyerteasegberug596]

RABIES??

[@RobertfSullivan]

*. RFS Israel

[@1ricky77333]

Romans 10 8 But what does it say? "The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame."12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For "whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved."

[@rubberneckk]

It’s hard to describe how shit this song was at the time ffs

[@melovemusic69]

Never heard of the band or song. Wouldn't listen again sorry. Wander why VH1 classic wanted to reunite this band?