I don't care how much time passes, I absolutely LOVE this song.

@michaelcooper1079

Жыл бұрын

Right with you

@keithkoenig5320

3 ай бұрын

Most definitely. The only thing missing from this remaster is the awesome organ/vocal intro of the original.

This is one great band that never got credit for being so great and played good music when they came out .

Most underrated 80s song of them all!

This has been one of my favorite songs for many years. The louder I play it the better I like it. I'm thinking my neighbors must like it by now also.

@holyspiritfilling

3 жыл бұрын

that is funny.. good comment

@jgz003

2 жыл бұрын

There is an acoustic version of this song with The Stray Cats band and I think The Cars as backup out there somewhere..

If the was ever a song or an album that helped me survive this crazy life, this would be it. In my most difficult days I would put this on and gather strength from Mike Peters words and passion for life. Sometimes you need help, this was mine.

@Ikrananka

2 жыл бұрын

Mike Peters and The Alarm helped me survive this crazy and tough life as well. I thank them for that from the bottom of my heart.

I loved this band in 85 and I still love them now. Take me back to better times😊

In “Strength” (1985), Alarm lead vocalist Mike Peters is looking for someone to give him love, hope, strength, and someone to live for. He stated : “It’s really about depending on someone else to help you be alive, be happy, find love. We can’t find all those things as individuals, we have to find them in pairs or through togetherness or community.” In 2020, Peters explained how the tune came together : “‘Strength’ arrived to me in the middle of the night. It was a bit of a dream song. I woke up in a hotel room after we played a gig in Newcastle, and I had the melody of the chorus and the words in my head. I was rooming with a friend who now works with Bob Dylan [John “Redeye” Edwards]. I woke him up in the middle of the night and said, ‘Hey, we’ve got to get my guitar out of the band van and bring it up here, because I’ve got a song.’ The song was formed in my imagination and I just had to find the chords on my guitar. That was the only thing that was lacking - I didn’t know what the chords were. We played it at soundcheck the next day and it was all there.” After Mike Peters was diagnosed with leukemia in the mid-‘90s, “Strength” took on new meaning for him, especially the line, “Who will be the life blood coursing through my veins?” 💚🩸💙

Possibly the best single they released, still amazing in 2019

@user-xs3is5es2r

3 ай бұрын

And2024

This song was a gateway for me to whole new music experience. I had been into metal in my early teen years, but I wasn't really liking the glam direction it seemed to be going in. I saw this video on MTV and it was like a kick in the ass. Pretty soon I was selling my metal cassettes and using the money to buy cassettes by The Alarm, REM, The Replacements, Husker Du, The Cure, etc. Coming up on 40 years later and I'm still listening to those same bands.

@Strawman333

6 ай бұрын

My story was very similar. Love this era of music. This song brings back the faded memories.

All time favorite from one of the most underrated bands of all time

For me The most underated band of the 80s

Absolutely brilliant....this band have been a massive part of my life since 1983

@lawrencehenry1326

2 жыл бұрын

I seen them on American Bandstand when I first heard this song.

Still relevant today in 2024. Cool jam!

CLASSIC..... One Of The BEST SONGS EVER.

The best song U2 never wrote!

@chrishansen34

11 ай бұрын

You nailed that one, chuckles!!!

@vanhalenrulz9474

6 ай бұрын

Well said.

@user-xs3is5es2r

3 ай бұрын

What the other two before me said in comments. Perfectly well said.

@jasonmessham3114

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely true 💯

@svengalley3480

2 ай бұрын

They are so much more than U2 The Alarm could actually make more than one great album.

Please send me back to the 80's.

I went through a very acrimonious divorce about 11 years ago as a man in my late 40's. I played this song 20x a day for a few years until God finally gave me the strength to move on. Btw, the 1st time I saw The Alarm was June, 1983 when they opened for U2 at The Pier (next to The Intrepid) in NYC. Those were days. Yes they were.

@tr1522

11 ай бұрын

I saw The Alarm open for U2 on March 17, 1985 at the old McNichols Area in Denver

@user-xs3is5es2r

3 ай бұрын

U2 shudda opened for them.

this song always calms me down when am stressed

Most underrated band of all of em awesome live Mike Peters is a legend

@jgz003

2 жыл бұрын

I seen them as an opening band for U2 in SF and they were better...

@nealspilsbury8639

2 жыл бұрын

@@jgz003 have seen them loads of yimes they never disappoint

The bass throughout this just kicks ass , superb

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..

This is like the sound of my soul. This is my emotional survival song. Loved this passionate tune for decades.

First time I've heard this song, sadly. I heard 'The Stand' and '68 Guns' back in the 80s, and sought them out as soon as I could on YT. And now I've got another awesome The Alarm song to add.

Memories come flooding back! .. ............ Oh how I wish the original line up had stayed together (no disrespect intended to current/past members). The energy & passion created by The Alarm live throughout the 80's all the way through to Brixton 91 are some of the greatest memories I have. I love watching these videos and reliving it all over again. Much love & best wishes to all members of the The Alarm (past & present) and especially to Mr Peters MBE for keeping the dream alive :)

@TheNigeltwist

4 жыл бұрын

Saw them all through the 80’s. AMAZING live!

@rolen121271

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with you!

@TheNigeltwist

4 жыл бұрын

The singer left the band, then started a new one one with different members.

@nealspilsbury8639

2 жыл бұрын

Well said paul

1970 listening here. Timeless.

Still sounds fresh after all these years

U2, The Alarm, Big Country, INXS, Everton, Bill Hicks, etc i Loved the 1980s

In 86 my friends did this song for the school talent show…it just hit on mt v and they won big!

@eightiesmusic1984

6 ай бұрын

It must have been a difficult song to perform as it sounds quite complicated with a lot going on.

I was in my teens in the 90's but as a guitar player listened to a lot of 80's rock. mostly VH. This is exactly the kind of stuff I look for for my current cover band.. A little Billy Idol, The cult. Cool shit.

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music

4 жыл бұрын

You've got good taste.

@TypeOneg

3 жыл бұрын

Excellent. Also try ministry 'jesus built my hot rod' and any songs from Twitch.

What a powerful song makes me really think about life 😮🙊🙉🙈👍💪🙏Amen brothers and sisters!

THIS SOUNDS SO GOOD!!! Never sounded better, really. Congratulations, Mike and co.!

Man The alarm should have been more popular, like u2 or echo and the bunnymen

@IStandAlone1

4 жыл бұрын

When I was in my mid teens they were just as popular among my group of friends. I remember when they opened for Dylan it seemed like half my highschool went. The only other shows I remember that many of us going to were U2 and The Cure.

@CraigHaywardWBBuffalo

3 жыл бұрын

They were really popular in the late 70's, early 80's, right in line with my HS days, as was U2. Same kind of music. I think the difference between U2 and The Alarm was music selection once they got "older" more mature. The Alarm stood firm to the original and U2 kind of diverged from their roots. This is why today U2 is more well known and The Alarm not so much. Still love The Alarm and early U2 best of all.

Loved it then , love it now ! i remember going to buy the cassette.

Why so underrated? I relate a lot to their songs, even if I'm not "a man of emotions" I start to feel so powerful and attached to life when I listen to The Alarm. Usually I listen more to synthpop, punk and experimental and I'm very selective with artists, but this really ROCKS. I love them because they arrive to your heart!! Thank you :)))

As massive fan of U2's first three albums, I always loved when another band sounded like their early material...and this song is every bit as good.

@JR-zv6qm

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man. Saw The Alarm 3x in the '80's. The 1st time when they opened for U2 at The Pier in NYC in June, 1983. I've seen U2 43x since 1981. The 80's definitely had the best music.

@malcolmyoung5230

Жыл бұрын

Are you kidding , please go and wash your mouth out. Surely this should be the other way around. More like U2 (music for the simpletons) sound slightly like the Alarm?! Bono couldn't hold a candle to Mikey Boy.

@JR-zv6qm

Жыл бұрын

@@malcolmyoung5230 theres an old saying that applies to you: sometimes it's better to shut your mouth & let everyone think you're a moron than open your mouth & confirm it. Mike Peters couldn't hold Bono's tea.

Ive been a fan of the alarm since I was a kid there's something about this band that has inspired, encouraged, and given me hope to be the best I could be

Extra props for Nigel Twist standing as a drummer with a gong drum and Eddie MacDonald playing acoustic bass guitar. That's a very unique rhythm section sound!

Saw the MTV concert with this song. The Alarm sound so good live, and that is the trademark of any good band.

Got to hang out backstage with these blokes on the Strength tour when they came through Denver in 1986..These guys were not only amazing live they were gracious and real as human beings as well. I saw them at least 6 times as a kid in the 80's and early 90's..great times! Great Band!

Newcastle City Hall 1985 I think, one of the great live bands. Lucky to have a signed Strength album.

This Song is more Relevant Now, than it Woz All My Years ago! 👍😎🤩🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

A blaster !! Can you feel it in 24?

This is fabulous. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Fondest memories. Thank you so much. Love to all. Xx

@nealspilsbury8639

2 жыл бұрын

The alarm are my favourite band of all time brilliant musicians Mike Peters is an absolute legend stay safe janine x

Saw the Alarm "supporting" U2 at Cardiff Arms Park in the 80's. I think it was the Alarm who was doing the supporting that day.

I NEED IT NOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still kickin' ass!

MTV Flashback MTV Top 20 Video countdown December 13 1985 . YES FOLKS 34 years ago this video DEBUTED at #19

I met him in Kansas City and he told me about his battle with leukemia back in 2007. I just read that its come back. Get well my man!

Makes me feel like surfing perfect waves!

Feeling nostalgic.

@bornflippy1

Жыл бұрын

Well, this masterpiece will surely help with that.

Someone write me a letter I need to know that I'm still alive Someone give me a telephone call I need to hear a human sound Someone open up a door And let me out of this place I've been caged up for oh so long I don't know if I'm living or dying

@jagsqueak

3 жыл бұрын

a little poignant now a days I think

@christopherschultz6434

3 жыл бұрын

and forget not those who've been cast into prison

Loved when first came out Still rocks today😎👍

Many a time at a live gig has this song brought me to tears x

Fantastic song!😮

Who will light the fires that the world needs to survive? I will my friends!!!!!

Gets better with age still brings hope

Right to rock on 😊

The Alarm are playing in FL in April

I love this iconic 80's song

One of my all-time favorite bands from the 80’s … think they should have been even bigger than U2 if they hadn’t broken up. I like all the “new” Alarm stuff, but nothing beats the original lineup.

I was luck enough to see The Alarm and U2 play in a small center in San Francisco early 80's. I thought The Alarm was better. I still listen to them. U2 not so much. I still have the album Declaration ..

The last verse of this song is amazing, especially when Peters belts out, "someone open up the door and let me out of this place." They have a U2 vibe, but I think they are better.

@eightiesmusic1984

6 ай бұрын

Agreed, they are much better. I like some of U2's music but The Alarm are so much better in my view. I have been listening to them for over forty years.

Was expecting the 5m35s version of this. [Still fantastic for this, I presume, 4m08s radio edit]. Full length version has this bridge verse that has slight variations on an earlier verse: "I walk alone across the outskirts of town I can't control what I'm going through now Will you light the fire that I need to survive? Will you donate the life blood coursing through my veins? Will you open up the door and let me out of this place" Full length can be found on the bands YT channel, missing part starts around 3m 26s mark.

I saw them open up for INXS in Dallas Texas. They were great

I was 7 yo and i wanted to learn to play guitar thanks to this riff..🤟🎸

Always blew away U2. They had more talent better songs. Deserve more credit and recognition.

still as gr8 as it ever was... LHS xx

Fantastic song! Love it! Thanks all around!

Give me Love , Give me Hope , give me strength , Give me sum 1 to live 4

@STEVENPALLETT

2 жыл бұрын

all given by me old #Steven 🧔‍♂ the #Pallett from #Leicester 🌍, #England🌍 on youtube the fineally mates

@STEVENPALLETT

2 жыл бұрын

#MikePeters 👩

Fukin yes.

Who will light the fire

I just love u2 and bono

What's not to like?

熱い❗️

LOVE IT! Sounds A LOT like U2!

Great Band! Liked it Lots.

Wake up neighbors,💪🤗

@user-xs3is5es2r

3 ай бұрын

Yea, I’ve been good at that, and twice if they get smart about it 😊

I think this single version was sped up slightly by IRS before release.

Always one of my favs…. Crank this shit up!!

Netflix, do you here this? Do you thing

Not sure but I think I may have made out to this song. Probably why I liked it.

Wales forevermore 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😉😎👍🏻x

Great

Dave Sharp.

3:18 Y are flower petals rainin on him?

You shouldn't have cut this down to widescreen format :( One of my favourite tracks though..

Makes me want to hop in my BBC powered Velle and bang some gears.

lo malo es ke pa buscarlos hay ke tener tiempo estan bien escondidos

Should be considered an anthem for the pandemic times! 🤣

f8ci yaaaa

Professor of Rock brought me here.

@jamesmocharski4803

4 жыл бұрын

All hail the Professor of Rock!!! The single best thing to come out of Covid-19. Rediscovering my passion for GREAT music. Three chords and the truth, my friend.

Is this song about God?

@christopherschultz6434

3 жыл бұрын

it's a prayer for companionship

@insertgoodname4809

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherschultz6434 To be in the company of God?

@christopherschultz6434

3 жыл бұрын

@@insertgoodname4809 no, but through this song god reminds us to remember and visit those who've been cast into prison

Under. Rated. Rock on. Tell your story.

Funny, I'm 56, love U2. Knew when this came out, they were "copying" them but it made me happy not resentful. Today it's "your ripping" off someone.

@clvrswine

Жыл бұрын

*you're.

Caerelon'artyr myrdwren

Ramona sent me here.

Mike Maringus brought me here...

GIVE IT NOW! To each other ♥️🤜💢🤛♥️

Sunday Bloody Sunday maybe