Music Video
The Alarm - Spirit of '76 (Official Music Video} Long Version [2019 Remaster]
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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dave Sharp
Guitar
Edward Macdonald
Bass
Mike Peters
Vocals
Nigel Phillips
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Mike Peters
Songwriter
Edward Macdonald
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mike Howlett
Producer
Nigel Luby
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
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 Matthew 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
[Verse 2]
And my friend John, he went away
And 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
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
[Verse 3]
Somewhere, tonight out on the street
Somewhere, beneath this city's heat
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
Well, life is cruel and so unkind
Oh oh, the spirit of '76
[Verse 4]
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 gotta 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 that I die
I'll get myself some independence
Carve out a future with my two bare hands
Oh my friend, oh my friend, oh my friend
[Verse 5]
Somewhere, tonight out on the street
Somewhere, beneath this city's heat
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
Well, life is cruel and so unkind
Oh oh, the spirit of '76
[Verse 6]
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?
[Verse 7]
You see, some nights, when I can't sleep
I still think of you
Of all the promises, all the dreams we shared
I know those lights still call to you
I can hear them now
I can hear them now
[Verse 8]
Ooh, still shining for us
Let 'em shine
Can you hear them?
Can you hear them?
Lights are still shining
[Verse 9]
Somewhere, tonight out on the street
Somewhere, beneath this city's heat
In the eyes of strangers who pass me by
Well, life is cruel and so unkind
Oh, oh
Where it gone?
The spirit of '76
Written by: Edward Macdonald, Mike Peters
