The Blue Nile - Tinseltown in the Rain (Official Audio)

[@sheilagoodwin2813]

Am now 73 years old and this remains just the best ever... I saw the Beatles live 3 times... a screaming teenager... But the Blue Nile will be played at my funeral..... When I leave this great ripple...

[@daronaldridge684]

Mine too Easter Parade

[@marcelmori8219]

Agreed, this song at my funerall. Only demand I have.

[@ranjitverdi5702]

Yes all the time brother ❤️

[@frankking781]

Sound my friend.

[@longw01]

me too my friend.

[@WarrenDavies-hl5ff]

Lost a friend who passed who always insisted I listen to this... now he's gone....I see why...I love you Andy RIP

[@hittitecharioteer]

A great song to remember your friend by. He will know that you are remembering him. We will all know each other again one day. Important you live your life to the fullest.🕊and🤝

[@beno4014]

❤

[@ciscadevries8776]

I added this song on the playlist of my sons father

[@Camille_Anderson]

He had great taste in music, Warren. 💯🙏🙏👏👏

[@stuartmiller9648]

This sums up Glasgow for me........a city in which i have lived in,hated but yet always returned to.......the Blue Nile capture the essence and mood of the city.....

[@spizzenergi2292]

It’s November 2023 I’m 61 and still consider myself lucky to have grown up listening to this music. Beautiful.😊

[@Paula-ms2hi]

😊

[@Crosshatch1212]

Had some mad timexs in edinburgh with a bunch of mates ,adam sleepy eyes 😢😂

[@berlinmitte10117]

Agree 100%

[@JaredLogan-jk2bu]

Im not a fan of getting old (53) but I'll never regret growing up in the 80's, when music was SO good. This is one of the best.......never gets old

[@brianmulligan1224]

Sound of our first flat in Tollcross…still playing together after 41yrs!!! …will always be “ happy go lucky “.

[@pixelfrenzy]

@@brianmulligan1224 Tollcross is almost unrecognisable now. But we all have the memories I suppose. Here's to long-lasting friendships.

[@josephinequinn8782]

@@JaredLogan-jk2bu 53 is not old. 👍

[@josepuchaes6548]

​@@josephinequinn8782 you are right, I'm also 53 😅

[@stephencraig5938]

There are two types of people in this world, those who have heard this song and those who haven't.

[@erikboreel]

slamdunk not unheard of

[@mathijsuittenbroek7764]

Heard this song today on the radio. I'm from '78, can't recall ever hearing this song. I was overwhelmed by it in my car, what an amazing song. I bless God that I'm now on the list: who have heard this song.

[@out269]

Cracking great Album ❤

[@DessieElliott-yx3bk]

Pity those that ain't heard this classic, 🎼 🎼 🎼

[@grantwesley8342]

Stephen you are so right until today the 8th of July 2024 i hadn't hear this song... just heard it on a radio station in Spain whilst driving through, can't believe i have never heard it before and i thought it was new, was so shocked, going to listen to their back catalogue now for sure.

[@simon-pv5gb]

This song was so important in our days necessary! Where did the time go

[@MrHollistic1]

a thing of beauty

[@Bobsend]

It’s hard to believe this song is 36 years old, sounds like it could have been recorded yesterday.

[@jeanmichellelaurent]

Good songs never get old

[@tednorton5150]

It's like a vintage Bacharach David recording. It doesn't follow the eras. It is the standard against which they flow.

[@MacXpert74]

Only from a technical, sound quality perspective maybe. But this kind of high quality 'pop' music recording, that sounds original while also having a good melody isn't heard much today. In fact I can't think of a single example.

[@blackmore4]

Disagree. It sounds like it couldn't have been made at any time other than 1984. 'Perfect' corporate 80s digital reverb on yet another vile corporate white boy funk piece of empty preciousness.

[@gnknowsmusic]

Timeless Tune, no doubt!

[@ronaldcorvers7979]

Getting tears in my eyes now I hear this after so many years. Melancholy in its most beautiful form.

[@markbillington1060]

I'm listening to this now and crying

[@Camille_Anderson]

Same 💯

[@allysinclair3486]

Yep , Scottish but worked in Africa for a few years...had this and their Hats album to hand "downtown lights" misted me a bit...🤫

[@dexterdylan5781]

You all probably dont give a damn but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an instagram account? I was stupid lost the login password. I love any assistance you can offer me

[@camerontitus5822]

@Dexter Dylan Instablaster =)

[@BudSchnelker]

I'm from the heart of Gen X, graduated high school in 1989. During those years I primarily listened to what was then known in the States as "College Rock". And yet, I can't recall ever hearing this song until today, when I caught it on a streaming 80's channel. How is this possible? What a song! One of those rare songs that sucks you in on the very first listen.

[@georgegray6267]

They only made four albums and I recommend them all!!! 💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍👍👍👍👍

[@JohnHayes-y4m]

You're American - probably too busy listening to Journey to gonout and discover fabulous pop.

[@lamarrtisdale7324]

Just the best!!!.....the 80's was the best decade ever for music, movies,fun, relationships etc. Those of us who was there know what I'm tlkn about.

[@leonardjames1048]

I have a 35-minute mix of this I made about 12 years ago. I never thought the ending was long enough so I made it with loops and echoes of Paul's voice. I am really happy with it still. I was playing it in my car again today and I had to get on KZbin and visit. 2023.

[@alexandersakulin3127]

Leonard, you able to put a copy online?

[@Camille_Anderson]

​@@alexandersakulin3127yes!! It would be fantastic.

[@Camille_Anderson]

Please do share it!! It's a magical & beautiful song, especially the orchestration. 🙏🙏💯💯🤗💞💞💞

[@ejneenan9329]

At 62, I realize now that singers in the 80s like The Blue Nile, Simple Minds, and others were the crooners of our generation, just like the Sinatras of my dad's generation. There were wonderful arrangements, orchestrations, and lyrics that spoke to our hearts.

[@stephaniepottle857]

Sounds like Jim Morrison and van Morrison child prodigy

[@cmcc3721]

I reckon they'd have been massive if they'd been born in America. That late night drive vibe music is far more of a thing over there.

[@james6901]

@@cmcc3721 friend was 40 years ago,,,,,,times change,,,,even then this was not a huge hit,,,,,some get it some dont,,,know what l mean,

[@james6901]

Spot on my man,,,,never thought about it that way....wee mini opera ,,like bohemian rap,,,,,but get what your saying,,,,

[@mandyforrester3120]

2024 anyone ❤

[@longw01]

awwww yeah

[@jormunganir3517]

Totally. This song is just timeless, no?

[@longw01]

@@jormunganir3517 yes sir

[@carinvanhummel8621]

Yesssssss, me right now! Such a masterpiece 🎶😍❤️

[@Camille_Anderson]

💯👏👏💚💚💚 forevermore!!

[@stephenduffin5767]

I dated a girl when I was 15...she played this once!! I was hooked ...I'm 52 now wow thanks to the girl now a women x

[@michaelerickson7740]

Literally one of the best songs ever. It's that good.

[@seagreentangerine2065]

Buy the whole album... the story unfolds seamlessly... youll be left wanting more and more... the piano and strings just keep driving and driving this track, relentlessly through the streets at night... it's a magical masterpiece.

[@Thomas-yx3zx]

Amazing comment. I’m 51 now but I got my first motorcycle aged 18 a 125cc would drive it through Glasgow city centre myself in all weathers . I thought I was Marlon Brando Steve McQueen Evil Kneival all rolled into one

[@graemecharlton4450]

Easier said than done, on vinyl anyway. Going for crazy money.

[@ianskewisEditor]

I've met the singer/songwriter Paul Buchanan a few times in Glasgow. He lives nearby. Lovely man. Very approachable.

[@pixelfrenzy]

A reminder of how much talent and variety there was in contemporary/"pop" music before we entered the era of identikit, building-block plug-and-play sounds that we generally hear now. (And I admit to being there and doing that.) So many great UK bands from this era.

[@carinvanhummel8621]

Such a masterpiece😍one of the best songs of the 80's. Back to the time when life was great.....love it🎶❤️

[@autoexcell44]

hi im 63 now and its still the best...….do I love you, yes I love you......

[@louiewhite5192]

Completely agree, an absolute masterpiece.

[@petrichor649]

Gets me every time my friend

[@paulrooney3580]

@@louiewhite5192 oh yes

[@iangardiner8303]

I heard this when working in Smiths Menswear Lothian Road and ws mesmerised and they were Scottish still sounds relevant and brilliant thanks Blue Nile x

[@jonniemoon8868]

i,m also 63, ,will this love ever blow over, ...........Never .

[@IssCleaner-md2fx]

I love it so much I can't stop playing it!!! I'm 58 y.o.tomorrow!! What a song!!

[@danieladams9950]

Did this song bypass the world in 1984? Like nothing else. Timeless.

[@ernfer65]

I was in art school when I came across blue Nile- no one understood my love for their music. It just hit this melancholic moment in my life and I loved it. Still do.

[@thebluenile67]

I wouldn't be seen dead at my own funeral but in the off chance................this is my song.

[@ronaldcorvers7979]

A diamond in the history of pop music, discovered by too few people.

[@davidnicholasbrown2432]

some music comes and goes but this record has stayed with me 40 years .......

[@SeanKeys-lt4mo]

Tom Dunne newstalk radio played it 10mins ago!40 years next year!Still as fresh as the driven snow!timeless ageless priceless

[@johncole9121]

A masterpiece. What a beat! Those vocals! A wee funky riff that sneaks in out of nowhere. Utterly impervious to the effects of dating. It could have come out anytime since '84 and it would sound brand new. Thanks Blue Nile!

[@blackmore4]

Disagree. It sounds completely stuck in 1984. Thank god.

[@niekie39]

100% agree a melancholic masterpiece ❤

[@shaunoakford9272]

@@blackmore4what's your problem? you seem to be anti-white, anti-talent and frankly - anti-human. Go play your bongos and Launchpad and leave music to the talented. There's plenty of Bieber and Lizzo tubes for you to watch, rather than hang around a band you despise.

[@shaunoakford9272]

@@blackmore4 Beiber, Lizzo, Machine Gun Kelly and Yung Gravy exist for people like you.. go there.. go there now.

[@alandunnachie9792]

Arguably the best tune from the 80's

[@jeffblack5024]

This song has been with me since the mid-80s. Now I'm in my 60s and still caught up in this big rhythm.

[@StillTheVoid]

How in the hell did this slip under the cracks of time? This song and the album is a wonderful treat for the ages. How many times must I be discovering lost gems from the 1980s? Was the music industry like Ancient Egypt with buried treasure?? Enough rant...let's just embrace and experience this wonderful classic. 🥂✌

[@Crosshatch1212]

Waterboys .the the

[@Crosshatch1212]

Love n money

[@raymondlind2880]

It is beautiful, gorgeous etc but this song also devastates me. Is it just me or does this song actually make the heart ache?

[@Atimo133]

it makes me feel melancholic for things i haven't even had the chance to experience

[@Luckyluisa791]

Not just you! ❤

[@tednorton5150]

The same way that meeting God would make you ache in your human limitation

[@seansinclair3023]

No, not just you..!!

[@multiconsolacion]

Give thanks that you have such a great feelings and ❤️

[@petermccartney7626]

I grew up in a council scheme near Glasgow in the 80s, generally this song would never have been something we would have got into back then ,as wee Ned types, but it resonated with us for some reason, and we would sing it while drinking our carry outs in the woods. Always reminds me of those wild days, and it's still a beautiful song.

[@james6901]

livi punks,,,,,,,,but know what you mean,,,,,,,cause they were scots as well,,,??

[@hiromoser9576]

One of the most beautiful songs ever !

[@maartenezinga6190]

Gets to me everytime i hear it, brings me to tears

[@styzoom]

Was a big hit in Holland (and still loved today). It featured on the first record I owned (compilation record). A real classic. The quality of this version here on KZbin is incredible.

[@imaweerascal]

The whole album is a masterpiece... everyone should own a copy :)

[@freeforester1717]

And ‘Hats’ ❤

[@Crosshatch1212]

800k people think of all those people who will never know it .

[@ProfessorChomsky]

An iconic song from our teenage years in Scotland...........16 I was then, best years of my life probably.................xx

[@carlingcuz]

Always a sign of a great song when it still sounds as good now as it did then. The Twang also do a great cover of this too 😎👍

[@davebloke2750]

This is the best song ever written - Hallelujah!! To each man and woman....Oh yeah. WELCOME ALL NEW EARS - TO THE BLUE NILE!!

[@GarryRaft]

Iam in my 70 years what a great feeling to find this great song and band thank you 🎉😂😂❤

[@ianwatson2136]

Simply the best song I’ve ever heard. Met him once - god

[@vilmomodoni9469]

I don't remember the first time I heard this song. I think it was the early 90's. It hasn't left me since. Just great.

[@ianblackmore9317]

This is perfection

[@yilaugh5234]

I bought this EP (imported) in Berkeley, CA. It was 1984, and very few in the states had ever heard of, or by The Blue Nile. as soon as I got my grubby hands on the hot vinyl, i took it too the hifi stereo store were I was employed. Out of the wrapper, and straight on the platter. I dropped the needle on "Tinseltown in the Rain" at first all the employees (Music snobs all) stopped doing nothing, and began listening to that great opening riff as it churned (Plus the recording sounded fucking great. Man, the bottom was just amazing on those Big Boomers). But practiced indifference soon set in about a minute into the track, they began to turn their backs to the speakers (A universal display of rejection in stereo stores everywhere). But something funny was at work, because by the guitar break, i noticed out of the corner of my eyes, that bodies were moving in time. within a flash everyone in the store was dancing too that addictive beat...and digging it. Thanks Paul

[@franciscomejia9549]

cool!

[@me-cq7wv]

You know why it sounded so good. It was produced by LINN HiFi of Glasgow.

[@markbillington1060]

Re release this classic

[@aftandsepolyp]

great story :-)

[@cosmicdrifter287]

The blue nile effect in full swing.

[@audreythomson5384]

This is the best song ever 53 year old me feels 15 again when I hear it absolute tune 👋

[@Joao58420]

Probably the most underrated songs ever

[@Jon-x4f]

The 1st time I ever heard this song I was in a rehab in South Shields England and a Glaswegian played it to me I was 17 years old I'm 55 now just feels like yesterday 😢

[@garyfowkes8794]

One of the top 5 songs to ever come out of Scotland imho

[@FunFunRene]

This is one of my favorite albums.

[@rumblefish9]

The bass on this song is beautiful.

[@philrowley9749]

So beautiful, soulful and timeless. Could easily have been a 2024 release - can't believe it's 40 years old! I love it!!

[@DoctorDave5]

Paul Buchanan. Simply one of the greatest voices of all time.

[@jamesward7721]

Yeah definitely. It cuts right through you and lets the pain pour out.

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

Don't be silly.

[@DoctorDave5]

@@hughzapretti-boyden9187 awayanbileyerheidyawallaper

[@hughzapretti-boyden9187]

@@DoctorDave5 Nobody must disagree with the sweaty sock! #gingerskirtwearingdickhead

[@DoctorDave5]

@@hughzapretti-boyden9187 I respect your opinion Hugh, I just wonder about people who randomly leave negative comments on other peoples comments. I have no idea why you would bother but whatever, you do you mate.

[@flixtube07]

My dad used to sing this in the kitchen while cooking. Nostalgic.

[@jamestaylor6493]

There is no God,there is no Devil,there are no Demons and there are no Angels.Except those in the NHS.But there is always THE BLUE NILE.THANKS GUYS.

[@claudewynter7426]

Far-out baby. All vacuous bravado..let's dance 💃

[@me-cq7wv]

One of the best HiFi audio tracks. Instruments are simply amazing. Thanks Linn HiFi

[@sarah_pings_witherby]

Yes! Came here to say this ❤😊

[@andrewthomas3270]

I demoed my Linn LP12 through Naim Pre and Power Amps and Linn isobarik speakers back in 1984 when A Walk Across the Rooftops was released and Boy was I Blown away ♥️

[@cosmicdrifter287]

one of the best singles ever made.

[@mereej8924]

Absolutely- so beautiful

[@cosmicdrifter287]

@@mereej8924 yes it is.

[@blackmore4]

One of the worst for me.

[@roviwoteap2375]

Still listening in 2023. One of my all time favourites from the 80’s. When times were good.

[@jaahhn72]

Tinseltown in the Rain was played by Gary Davies on BBC Radio 2's Sounds of the 80s about a month ago. I hadn't heard it for over 30 years and it sounded like a brand new release - so fresh and full of emotion. I've had it on repeat play ever since and I need my daily fix of it. Thanks The Blue Nile for creating this masterpiece - or a man with a new addiction!

[@michaellomax2]

It sounds great. Hasn't dated at all...

[@Tackytiger74]

Funny enough, it was the same Gary Davies that introduced me to this tune, some 3 years after its release in 1987, on a section of his R1 show called “Gobsmackers”. I went straight out and bought the album... mind blown!

[@nickdean3152]

He played it again the other night when standing in for Trevor nelson.just caught the end of it.damn

[@patthewoodboy]

I still have the Vinyl LP 🙂

[@rjjcms1]

@@Tackytiger74 It was already out in 1984,as I heard it on the radio a number of times in the summer of that year,usually in the evening or late at night.

[@jamesday9755]

😢😢😢 Still catches me after all these years. What a classic 😊

[@pCeLobster]

There has never been a better song.

[@RodWillis59]

It has to be one of the greatest songs of all time ,, perfection!

[@WilliamCarmichael-bh1es]

WOW just very luckily for me I stumbled on this absolute EPIC SONG THIS IS JUST SUBLIME & brought bk so many unbelievable memories of my childhood Happy listening n goodluck to whoever else is listening to this peace out

[@rosepemberton5262]

Just heard this beautiful song on Radio 6 today . It is a masterpiece . Melodic harmonic chords. Speaks to my heart. Much needed anti anxiety boost in these strange times .

[@iridescentprism5113]

Eeee bah gum strange times? When aah wuz a lad.... (4 years on in the West 😁)

[@27freetime]

The most beautiful song ever from the most beautiful album ever, A Walk Across the Rooftops, sung by Paul Buchanan the man with the most beautiful plaintive vocals ever and lead singer of the best band ever in the history of the world. Apologies for the understatement. How do you describe sheer beaut

[@michaeljozwiak5716]

I think you have described it.

[@mrcrazyjonpresents4312]

You hit the nail right on the head with those words just one hell of a great tune end of

[@georgethompson8132]

100% right

[@mauricekiely6703]

Well, spelling it properly might be a start...😀

[@arthurbradfield801]

So true !

[@Kernowcornwall]

Being a Brit who lived in LA for 15 years, met my second wife there etc. this song very apropos reminds me of the early days. Just superb. Captures the alienation, the longing, the desire to reinvent and belong, the dangerous unmoored culture, that is underneath all that Los Angeles blue sky.

[@rasputinswalloper475]

The song is about Glasgow, not LA ... but I suppose the joy of any song is that it is whatever you want it to be.

[@cheshirecat1595]

Heard this first time on a pirate radio station one Sunday morning years ago, still play it in 2024

[@toontjewildervank1755]

What a true classic this is...

[@escaton74]

I remember having goosebumps, even the first time I heard this ever. they never went away. like remembering a place you have never been to

[@robertzaleski5722]

Rxactly well said

[@yvonnedunne8377]

*Glasgow*

[@theoriginalbluey]

A Walk... Hats... Imagine anyone never hearing those two albums. If you know of such a person, you know what you have to do! Loved them since I Love This Life (which I bought because I liked the sleeve!) I find that in the Autumn and Winter months I listen non-stop.

[@receptive]

One of the best songs ever... in a league of its own.

[@ZephyrNL]

34 years old from the NL, have heard this song in our Top 2000 and I find it so addictive. I really feel it's underrated when I see the amount of views and streams on Spotify..

[@JeanneBalaoing]

Love this song and album. Listened to Downtown Lights first and then checked the rest out. Hooked. I hadn't heard of them before; my loss.

[@Crosshatch1212]

Now you go to waterboys .

[@bernadettebaillie8289]

I'm Scots love this band .

[@Flamingjetmouse]

I don't know how many times I've played this in the last 36 (!!) years, but it's spoken to me in every decade of age and is still beautiful. Voice, arrangements, that bassline... and the lyrics. 'Yes, I love you...'

[@stephencoyne2922]

Brings back happy memories of Glasgow when I was a student, I did not go to the 'dancing' much but this song reminds me of the Warehouse on a Friday..... and good times

[@tedfreeman2709]

Miraculous heartbreaking beauty in a melodic and lyric time capsule.

[@brendangoodenough173]

Mid 60's now and this track still make my hair stand on end, so atmospheric, brilliant...

[@ashleycox5652]

This song takes me back to my youth and will forever remain a classic

[@allanclark2538]

Just a brilliant piece of music f or all the romantacis out there which I'm still plenty in these miserable times we are fighting against, love and peace to you all

[@alanreber1027]

Definitely a soul piercer, a solemn 80s classic!🤔 reminds me of visiting Manhattan spring of 1987, "tall buildings reach up in vain"

[@GroovyGorgeous]

Brilliant Art and wonder are and will remain timeless. Blue Nile - Thank you for sharing your brilliance. Beam On! ❤

[@susanpaterson4493]

Simply sublime and one of the best songs ever! The sound of Glasgow!!

[@Ikaftl]

I never tire of listening to this beautiful song

[@christine.ofee.3646]

Omg not only stands up now ,but soo ahead of its time .I can hear so very many bands of today have obviously been influenced ,just bloody brilliant

[@FitGurl702]

Adore this song and this band. Forever a fan since the 80's.

[@ImpartiallySpeaking]

One of the greatest songs ever written with vocals like no other

[@tednorton5150]

Absolutely puts EVERY grand cinematic composition to shame. I can say without any hesitation that is the most emotionally complex song that I've ever heard in my life.

[@powerboost72]

1984 -18 young years old - the world as big and unknown as an adventure... this sound was simply part of it!

[@elgeneralxx]

You smell like crap

[@aarontaylor6482]

I grew up in the 1980's what a great time in music! Very special music in that it is timeless. This song could been made 10 minutes ago and it would be as fresh as a rose! A lot goes to the creators so skilled and the famous Yamaha DX 7 synthesizer 😺! Peace to the human race!

[@RichWood911]

Timeless and beautiful

[@silhouettoofaman2935]

Yeah, the 80's and 70's really were the best decades for music, weren't they...

[@brendaoneill6029]

Excellent track reminds me of my 1st love . He vomited suiced years later I listen to this I feel close to him again

[@MacXpert74]

I also love 80s music. But I disagree on the DX7. I much prefer analog synths over the sterile plinky DX7 sounds. But this song doesn't have any DX7 sounds in it, as far as I can tell. Or it must be hidden so deep in the mix that its role is insignificant. 😂

[@leighpoologic]

No DX7, Jupiter 8 (this straight from the horse's mouth, no Fairlights either).

[@derekkerr7053]

Got this on 12in vinyl got it back in the day 1984 still play it great song. From Scotland. Im 68 years now.still love this music.

[@MrKyalami]

My all time #1 song. In a perfect world I would sit in a club downtown NY on a rainy night and the great Frank Sinatra would come on stage to sing this with Paul Buchanan.

[@jamesmcguigan8340]

Lucky enough to see them live 3 times...consistently excellent!..wish they could make up and play together again...we live in hope!

[@marktyner3158]

here we are, caught up in this big rhythm

[@dreads44]

Beautiful, heart-wrenching and magnificent all at the same time!

[@perfredlund]

This is what you should be listening to in the shop when purchasing a high-end stereo/amplifier...

[@carminedambrosio7]

They say that this album was made on purpose for distinguish every kind of sound; it was a commissioned album by Linn hi-fi technicians.

[@rickyreed3782]

I'm tearing up from memories of this song I can't remember how long it's been since I heard this song 😢❤

[@rickyreed3782]

Thank you for the flood of such wonderful memories 😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@tnimbus]

someone put me on this album when I was in the sixth form. I am sixty in January and it is like yesterday. And this album is perfection.