The Stranglers - Midnight Summer Dream

[@alexioverdo5225]

A haunting masterpiece.

[@josep.rodriguez1419]

This is the best version

[@strangelyjamesly4078]

As a young man my life stretched before me, now I am the old man watching the rain run down the window pane like the unseen tears in my heart.

[@royferguson3909]

get off that " pity-pot" mindset, friend. We still breathing

[@lauranicholls9421]

We all start out as babies and all have to get old, it’s a sad life but many don’t live to grow old but die young,so,could say were the lucky ones who are old.

[@dictionarypictionary9872]

the art of life is keeping in rhythm with your age. Just keep right on to the end of the road. Hold those memories that make you smile. I remembered yesterday throwing little sweet rappers in a ball at me mate and saying 'Lightning bolt!' like a nerd and him getting pissed off at me. Just makes me laugh to remember. I get the pain though, it's just necessary to look back and be inspired rather than beset.

[@xtraspecial4677]

Life is a roller coaster, we don't ride it for the ending, we ride it for the thrill

[@daleclarkomagickdog3738]

Seems like you are living a "Midnight Summers Dream".

[@garyhendrie4001]

One of the very best by this phenomenal group. Absolutely love the stranglers. RIP Dave and Jett.

[@Nobody-ls3ez]

I'm from California. Heard Always the Sun here and there on radio growing up, nodded approval but never looked into this band. I'm just trying to figure them out and my conclusion is they are/were a very down to earth, humble yet very talented group of artists. TRUE ARTISTS....not a contrived bone in who they are. TRUE. REAL. It's actually quite amazing. Most bands/musicians are putting on an act or at least a percentage of it is. Not these guys. Maybe it's why they never broke through big. ....I'm trippin'

[@vishoek69]

This poem (song) describes a dream that the speaker had about an old man who couldn't sleep and spent the night watching the rain. The old man shared with the speaker his wisdom about the beauty and ugliness that exists in people, and how we can learn from our mistakes and pain. Although the old man has disappeared, his words have left a lasting impact on the speaker. The speaker suggests that if anyone else finds themselves unable to sleep at midnight, they can come to him and he will share the old man's wisdom with them. The poem seems to suggest that even though the world can be filled with both beauty and ugliness, it is possible to find meaning and understanding in the midst of it all. The midnight summer dream represents a moment of insight and clarity, and the speaker wants to share that with others who may be struggling to find their way.

[@skuldd]

Thanks ChatGPT

[@TheHighExecutioner]

Thanks SuicideGPT

[@lyrimetacurl0]

I used to think it was a spooky song where he was the old man in the future.

[@wirlbel]

@@lyrimetacurl0 same

[@Masa-we2fu]

Exactly

[@jhightest-u5g]

Glad to see so many views on this song! As a youngster of 17 in 1977 I discovered the Stranglers and I followed them into another dimension of musical appreciation and was thrilled with everything they ever did. One day in 1983 I was walking to work in Boston and thought I saw JJ and Jett walking on the other side of the street and when I got to the corner across from where the Parker House Hotel is I saw Hugh standing on the corner! I was so amazed but I couldn't dare say anything for fear of ruining the purity of the moment. It was the day after the Feline tour and they were still in town! I will never forget that feeling.

[@predragpetrovic6532]

Love this version, where Hugh sings the second half of the song, instead of the album version where singing falls into background of the spoken verses. Maybe I love it because it is different from what we used to hear. Ah, whatever! This is a timeless piece of music!

[@deerhunter2218]

I've liked your comment for your liking of the Stranglers mate but you you must have a special album of Feline cis it's the same version I have on Feline album

[@hippolyte3034]

@@deerhunter2218 the original version of this song is 6 minutes long

[@alec4975]

I love this song too especially the long 8 minute version...pure symphony, and skin deep and the classic Always the Sun.

[@dusanpogacar1399]

Yes, this is better.

[@TCOCharlesDexterWard]

Απ'τα ωραιότερα τραγούδια που έχουν γραφτεί ποτέ.

[@anastasiastasinou5959]

Yπαρχουν ακομα Έλληνες με γουστο στη μουσικη πισο χαιρομαι!!

[@IWillSexU]

​@@anastasiastasinou5959Γιατι σου κανει εντυπωση;

[@Γιωργος-γ2θ]

Ναι! 😊

[@AgisilaosB]

Λίγοι έχουμε απομείνει...@@anastasiastasinou5959

[@Clleonie]

That opening, unmistakably The Stranglers ❤

[@Kusamadot]

What a masterpiece, so underrated. Released 37 years ago, hard to believe.

[@discoduckgandolf]

THANK THE LORD THIS IS NO LONGER BLOCKED! FINALLY!

[@auroraborealis6755]

This is out of this world.

[@Ralphowitz]

Tief beeindruckt von dem Song als ich (damals 13 oder 14) die LP mit einem Freund heimlich hörte. Die LP gehörte seinem älteren Bruder, der uns fertig gemacht hätte, wenn er uns erwischt hätte. Gute, alte 80er!

[@kostaskastradas789]

Timeless!!! A pure masterpiece!! Greetings from 🇬🇷

[@vasilisbouskoutas8486]

Is my favourite so lets enjoy the wishdom.

[@derekgourney]

This,is,super,kings, music 😍😍😍😍

[@AviKris-tx5mo]

שירים נחמדים יותר מקונצרט טוב שאני לא מבין הרבה אבל נעים לישמוע מוזיקה טובה זה עוזר לי קצת

[@7EMPATIA]

When I was young these lyrics woke me up … till now is my mentoring song specially the 10 minutes extended version.

[@racelradic6463]

Tolike godine su prošle a Strenglersi i "Midnight Summer Dream" ostaju za sva vremena!

[@katjaristic]

❤

[@dusanpogacar1399]

Tako je.

[@josep.rodriguez1419]

Woke up on a good day And the world was wonderful A midnight summer dream had me in its spell. I dreamt about an old man Sat and watched the rain all night He couldn't sleep a wink as all the drops fell. He told me of the beauty Hidden in our foreheads He told me of the ugliness We show instead. And when we put a foot wrong do we learn From all the pain A midnight summer dream as he watched the rain. Then at midnight he poured another drink And bent my ear After midnight we sat up half the night Or maybe more And he began to tell me what it was all for I woke up in an armchair He had gone i don't know where Left me there to sit and look at the rain Don't remember much at all But his words were echoing A midnight summer dream and then wake again. Maybe I'll never find him Maybe he's gone forever Maybe I'll have to sit here Watching weather. One thing's pretty certain helped me Make it in the night Showed me somewhere else besides wrong and right And at midnight if you can't sleep Then I can bend your ear After midnight we'll sit up half the night Or maybe more And I'll begin to tell you what it is all for. Wake up on a good day and the world Feels wonderful Midnight summer dream has me in its spell.

[@paulglover-s8i]

😢 wonderful tunes totally underrated

[@IvaDjordjevic-n4u]

Thanks!

[@Sherlock2022]

This song has a haunting quality that always takes me back to my youth.

[@victorrodriguez5765]

My favorite Stranglers song.................... an inmense hug of light from Perú 💋💋💋💋💋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹⚡☀️🌈😎👍...

[@darkelf2674]

Classic Stranglers...not conforming to musical doctrine...just doing their own thing...building layers of melody...so talented..... Best band ever bar none...

[@vukotabrajovic5988]

This one is a bloody masterpiece! Just as many of their songs, to be fair! RIP Dave, you will be missed.

[@SavaCvetanovic]

My father passed away... He was 57 years old... He loved this song, i hope he finds peace 🙏🪦🕊️

[@shonesymike4773]

Живот је такав😞😞.

[@Antares070]

One of the most underrated bands ever, masterpiece..

[@nigelarmstrong252]

They weren't underrated.

[@relja8800]

This is masterpiece.

[@PowerGuarana]

This is A Masterpiece

[@vinny9708]

This is definitely a masterpiece

[@andreafresia8470]

definitely

[@alec4975]

Definate masterpiece such class love hughs vocals and the band instrumentation.

[@arielgarcia4914]

@cinvi60 - Cinzia Guida 0ñi

[@lifemelon]

Rest in Peace Dave Greenfield, thank you for the music and the awesome keyboard tunes.

[@UnKleArchon]

RIP Dave ...so sadly stricken by the pandemic... will never be forgotten, your transcending music will live on and on!

[@Wildlife-kc4du]

Piękne

[@jacknjill3000]

I loved this song from the first time I heard it. They hardly played it on the radio and I must’ve heard it on a college radio station back then and record it on tape. Bc I remember listening to this song in the summer of 1983 on my Sony Walkman 2 with the minimal push buttons. Back when finding a great song was kind of hard and hard to hunt down. Each time I come across a Stranglers album or cd, I flip it over to see if this song was on it and I never seen it till this day. It must be on ep or something. Listening to this song is like floating on a cloud.

[@mikeydeloa7348]

This sounds so very Goth.. I never knew much about goth music back in the 80's. It was all punk to me at the time. But looking back , if you ask me. This sounds like the perfect Goth type song.

[@TheGarageJump]

Great lyrics. Gets better every time I hear it. Hugh Cornwell makes the spoken part unpretentious. Fantastic effort.

[@waldemarrothkegel4373]

Mega kawałek. Pozdrawiam serdecznie z Polski 🇵🇱

[@OuahifaAhmedmalek-vu2ci]

Tou aussi❤❤

[@TheBeaudelair62]

Tribute to Dave Greenfield, thoughts for his loved ones and the other members of the group, what a nugget this song !

[@georgekaplan8942]

Disque mal aimé du fan pur et dur des Stranglers, l'album Feline recèle quand même quelques perles comme Midnight Summer Dream. Cette opposition entre la froideur martiale du rythme et la chaleur des guitares hispanisantes rend le tout à la fois original et suranné. On imagine presque Joe Dassin venir accompagner le chant de Hugh Cornwell. En attendant si on accroche à l'ambiance et à la mélodie on écoutera cette chanson en boucle bien au-delà de l'été !

[@Willburys]

This is a wonderful Time Document of the eightys.The Stranglers are Master in this Piece of Art!

[@Vivamancer]

One of their greatest lyrics, telling a darkly haunting tale, beautifully given visuals in the video. And don't Dave Greenfield's melody line & keys give the song a mesmeric, otherworldy feel? Helluva bassline from J.J. too. Such a masterpiece.

[@bilicana]

The bassline its so crazy. Brilliant. One of the best bassline of 80,s.

[@lizzieh5284]

I love The Stranglers. So underrated.

[@helenaholmberg1987]

Such a gem! Why haven't I ever seen this before?

[@divernater]

What the hell? how did i ever miss this superb musical wizardry? That pulsing synth line is so gorgeously haunting ! love this to death!

[@DanielThureskog]

Same.

[@MrKique007]

Luis de Marcos, si voy a Islandia te dedicare mi viaje en tu memoria, lo pongo aqui por que por ti conozco esta canción, un saludo en donde quiera que estés.

[@moogdome2562]

Just love the synth and bass.

[@TheHighExecutioner]

Stroke of Genius

[@tablettetactile7108]

Morceau grandiose d'un groupe magistral. Chaque homme en noir est à sa place pour permettre ce joyau. Le temps ne peux pas ternir l'éclat de cette pièce maîtresse.

[@andrewsharpe1060]

This is a great example of Stranglers at their best. Atmospheric video . The best times were up till when Hugh left the group.

[@ruedasluis]

Conexión arcana. 1:28, más allá del tiempo y la memoria. Qué provocación de canción!!!

[@annemagerman4812]

I wonder if these guys ever recieved any medals. They deserve many... Saw them in my hometown Ghent, Belgium once, when Dave was still alive. Waw. What a band... Their music is mesmerizing. Can you hear me mr Cornwell ? I'm such a fan...

[@frankschalk7790]

Absolutely beautiful

[@joegrimes9232]

My father who sadly passed, used to listen to the Strangler's all the time. Followed them on tour. A man grounded and stout. A punk, but reflective. The line here "he is gone forever, maybe I'll never find him, we all have to sit here watching weather" just sums up the feeling. He's gone. There's no heaven we can sit and chat again, but we stay behind watching the rain.

[@joegrimes9232]

I didn't realise Dave Greenfield passed too. :(

[@Awibrahor]

@joe grimes My sympathies, buddy.

[@joegrimes9232]

Thank you

[@F1lip3JF]

thanks Penguin for me showing a great band

[@tomservo5347]

There are two types of pain in this world-the pain of discipline and the pain of regret.

[@darkelf2674]

Just the best..you get lost in this song...this is what music is for.....nothing nowadays to compare..........

[@robertinhosuarez]

Svi na kraju dana ostanemo sami sa sobom, i nemamo si što reći. O tome ukratko kaže tekst ovog remek djela.

[@dusanpogacar1399]

Dobro si to rekao. Pozdrav iz Slovenije.

[@glamnesianouveaux2039]

Feline is one of the most truly beautiful dreams of an album EVER. It makes me fly to any destination in the world I wish while I close my eyes and feel the music enter my blood and soul +

[@user-bq4cq5jv9b]

This LP was, is and will be an unique Masterpiece and à Milestone for music history

[@peroq9411]

20 godina sam jurio ovu stvar... konacno !

[@theclashcalling_]

Classy and sublime..

[@michaelgraves9462]

R.I.P Dave Greenfield 😥😥😥😥 Feline is one of my most favorite LP´s and this great album was my soundtrack in sad times when my grandma passed away.

[@iwka-do3sp]

Pamiętam ten magiczny utwór z LP3. Nostalgia 😪

[@CiceroLounge]

Top tune. They were class in the 80's this band! :) Love all of their music from the earliest of time.

[@walkingcivilwar3896]

I've absolutely adored The Stranglers since I first heard of them 35 years ago. It's hard to choose from so many awesome tracks, but this would have to be my favourite.

[@walkingcivilwar3896]

???? Why?

[@thehomefront1905]

Walking Civil War because no real fan would choose this, you are just jumping on the band wagon and trying to sound like a true fan, I can see right through you, best if you keep your comments to yourself.

[@punkpoetry]

thehomefront you sound like a gobby oaf. It's one of their finest songs and this comes from someone whose favorite Stranglers era is circa The Raven. Also, there isn't a bandwagon on which to jump, it's not like they've suddenly become super popular

[@thehomefront1905]

punkpoetry how old are you, 14?

[@punkpoetry]

thehomefront if you must know, 31

[@ezgiselcoverss]

I cant stop myself and I listen this over and over. What a song !!

[@dorycubana]

najbolja, ikad, zauvijek. odrasla sam uz nju.

[@markomaras6495]

volim ove slučajne susrete... :)

[@smdesquiens]

Miss those times so much...

[@michellewatters1386]

I always liked Hugh Cornwell. I'.just found them after years.

[@didiervandijk9713]

Absolutely beautiful piece of music.Mesmerizing keyboards

[@JasnaKaran]

Evo, nisam pametna... Slušam je po hiljaditi put. I stalno mi se plače. :(((

[@sapara1]

tuzno,sjetno zelim...

[@Clair--de--Lune]

Da....

[@deni.el__1]

@@Clair--de--Lune i podseća na 90e.Gledala ih u Bgdu♥️

[@mikikelpijanovic6408]

Hala Pionir 1990..bio na koncertu

[@yukiyu6241]

@@deni.el__1 malo su u pitan ju '80te??!!

[@franciscogallegogallego5865]

es una joya de la música, poco reconocida, ni premios, ni fama, un temazo, tener este single, es como tener un cuadro pintado por leonardo davinci.

[@Chilli6025]

Hear the music and feel the emotion like it’s meant to be

[@romanacki62]

wspomnienia z młodości;) zawsze w oczach ten sam obrazek-cudowne czasy...a jakie emocje budziło to nagranie....szkoda,że tak wszystko biegnie ...do skończoności:(

[@perwer-oz6rl]

Nic dodać nic ująć. Witam w klubie. "Midnight summer dream" zawsze najlepiej dla mnie brzmi jesienią. Cudo!

[@MrPiotrek55555]

Rocznik 88 też to pamięta ze startych kaset magnetofonowych taty.

[@MrOprawca1978]

@@MrPiotrek55555 Też pamiętam, doskonale. Rocznik 1978. Radiowa Trójka puszczała to w okolicach 1986-1987. Świętość. Po dziś dzień mam kasety, nagrywane z niej starym jamnikiem Sanyo. I nie tylko to.

[@MrPiotrek55555]

@@MrOprawca1978 ze starych Polskich utworów zapomnianych też to lubiłem , słychać stara jakość kasety magnetofonowej aż się dzieciństwo przypomina kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKeZoJtnnMuFmZI

[@pawebilski6887]

Dlaczego do skończoności, to kwestia perspektywy, dla mnie do nieskończoności,

[@andream6979]

Best line bass ever...😍

[@brunoBEGARANI-kx2ey]

La basse de JJ Burnel et les claviers,grandiose

[@frankzelazko]

simply amazing

[@malgorzataczerska8340]

Nr.1 w Polsce w 1983.

[@dictionarypictionary9872]

Always been one of my favourite songs this.

[@mulle27]

this make my eyes tear, its so beautiul

[@stephentymruk8206]

Didn't realise there was a video for this, although I stopped collecting their singles after La Folie. Superb song, great video - the lovely old house almost looks like the same place where the classic front cover photo of Rattus could've been shot...

[@zbyszekadamh6501]

Piękna ballada the Stranglers .

[@uncylS]

and his words were echoing x

[@cgdmgl302]

This song takes me back to times I never belonged to. It's hard to explain.

[@parcidiooliveira9943]

Vilar de Mouros - Portugal 1982 - Palavras para quê? Únicos.

[@elgedayskanderbeg2325]

Dificult to not touch your heart this amazing emocyonal ballad !!!

[@richardlionheart3524]

Lyrics: Midnight Summer Dream by the Stranglers Woke up on a good day And the world was wonderful A midnight summer dream Had me in its spell I dreamt about an old man Sat and watched the rain all night He couldn't sleep a wink as all the drops fell He told me of the beauty Hidden in our foreheads And he told me of the ugliness We show instead And when we put a foot wrong Do we learn from all the pain? A midnight summer dream As he watched the rain [Pre-Chorus 1] Then at midnight he poured another drink and bent my ear And after midnight, we sat up half the night, or maybe more And he began to tell me what it was all for [Chorus] I woke up in an armchair He had gone, I don't know where He left me there to sit and look at the rain See The Stranglers Live Get tickets as low as $58 You might also like No Mercy The Stranglers Duchess The Stranglers Always the Sun The Stranglers I don't remember much at all But his words were echoing A midnight summer dream And then I wake again

[@benjaminphilpot4262]

Love this song beautiful

[@hope.9967]

Το ακουσα πρώτη φορά σε μια εκθεση ζωγραφικής και απο τότε κολλησα!

[@hubertmarin5661]

Un classique de la new wave. Classe !

[@AKVLOGS11344]

Reminds me of a time in my life when i was a young man just starting to opening his eyes. So deep and so beautiful................................................... aaaahhhh! the memories.

[@necooo12331]

Pure,blessed and underrated, just like most stranglers songs

[@FranjoCengija]

Yeah,world was wonderful,once.

[@DrxSlump]

The synth intro isn't present in this version. In any case, this song is more than a poem. Absolutely brilliant.

[@21remik]

Przepiękny utwór 👍👍

[@rlazo7925]

Excelent, the sound of that keyboards and voice

[@Lenak2266]

💖 What a beautiful song by the Stranglers ! ✨💖🙏

[@chumbawamba1726]

La canción del siglo. Abrazo desde España.

[@jeankuldieu5551]

There is some obscure link from thee Stranglers , reaching to thee Shakespeare majesty and wisdom : Thee Stranglers are thee genuine Shakespheroes !

[@DuckStrider]

Whatever happened to them?

[@takisvoulouxis7290]

Summer 2024 Kyklades - Kythnos - Greece !!!

[@keithbunyan2321]

Used to like this song as a kid. Seems a track a lot of thought went into it. Mesmeric.

[@TheMrPawC]

Beautiful. Old, good days... PS. 0:12 - 0:20 Hugh Cornwell looks exactly like Clive Owen :). Greetings from Poland.

[@ysvrwujefjejskksic]

One of his best songsss