The Alarm- Spirit Of '76

The Alarm Video for "Spirit Of '76"

[@tsicby]

That's me in the crowd! I saw them live at the Bronco Bowl in Dallas, Texas for the Strength tour. I miss The Alarm and I miss the Bronco Bowl!

[@grizzlystr3445]

Great band, saw them live loads of times & still love them today just as much

[@jibjab351]

Back in Rhyl, the long hot summer of 76, Edward Henry Street, Rhyl High School, The Bistro.......Ooooh they were the days.

[@alastairwest5200]

Good luck Mike for your recovery from cancer...Fantastic, emotive song...

[@IndianMC-jf3cp]

If you are still listening to this song in 2022...you are a legend!

[@ScottJohnson80]

What about 2024? 😁🤘🏽

[@olafschnieders5046]

If 2024 is also okay, then, well, okay ... Love it!

[@Apaganplace]

Its a shame only 1,575 have seen this , but then again there loss :-) Classic song

[@andytaylor6016]

One of the most emotional songs every

[@jerrodvillarreal1111]

" still believe a man can change his own destiny"

[@RattaHondara]

Ya ,I love this lyrics

[@2425dave]

songs of my youth ❤

[@johncalvert3669]

I miss these lyrics and the songs

[@danielpedrini9420]

The Alarm Well I find myself in reverie 'Bout what we might have had And what might have been We had something going once That was such a long, long time ago It was way back in '76 Our friendship formed of pure innocence We first met in Mathew Street Where we heard something that would set us free A sign stands over a door, it says "Four lads who shook the world" In the depths of those heady nights We would dream of those bright lights Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend And my friend John, he went away He made some mistakes Spent time in Walton jail And now when I see him we still talk But there's no light shining in his eyes And Susie, she was seventeen And more beauty in this world I swear you'll never see I was gonna be king And she was gonna be queen

[@danielpedrini9420]

But now all she does is hide behind the tears If there was more sense in this world And work wasn't so hard to find You would not be going your way I would not be going mine Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend Somewhere tonight out on the street Somewhere beneath this city's heat In the eyes of strangers who pass me by Life is cruel and so unkind Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 And Pete has seen his dreams come true But that don't make him no hero He's just one of the lucky few If a man can't change the world these days I still believe a man can change his own destiny But the price is high that has got to be paid For everyone who survives there are many who fail I've seen my friends caught out in that crossfire All their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyre I will never give in until the day I die Get myself some independence Carve out a future with my two bare hands Oh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friend Somewhere tonight out on the street Somewhere beneath this city's heat In the eyes of strangers who pass me by Life is cruel and so unkind Oh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76 Mersey lights shine in the distance Same as they did for us then Mersey lights shine bright in the distance Where are you now my friend? You see some nights when I can't sleep I still think of you And all the promises, all our dreams we shared I know those lights still call to you I can hear them now I can hear them now Somewhere tonight out on the street Somewhere beneath this city's heat In the eyes of strangers who pass me by Life is cruel and so unkind Oh- Oh Where's it gone The SPIRIT OF '76

[@raining69]

I never knew there was a Liverpool connection. Thanks for that mate 👍

[@andyspokes2915]

Best song ever

[@marco1969.]

My youth.......😢

[@stpeteaustin]

Well Ramona likes her malt liquor And a band from Wales that's called The Alarm She said she cried when they broke up She still plays their records at the snake farm

[@cgbaldwin]

thank you for whatever this kind of thing is called

[@stpeteaustin]

@@cgbaldwin It is song called Snake Farm by Ray Wylie Hubbard. The videos are on here.

[@stpeteaustin]

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[@jaywar69]

Great tune!

[@jameslaskowski9259]

Even bono loves his voice

[@daviesmod]

nice....

[@8bitrocketstudios]

Awesome! Where did you find this?

[@jerrodvillarreal1111]

the 80,'s

[@raining69]

Obviously in the 80's, it was one of those late night programmes- just after "hitman and her"! Maybe "Night Network" 👍

[@8bitrocketstudios]

@@jerrodvillarreal1111 hahahahahah!

[@alastairwest5200]

HMP WALTON...