The Alarm are offered a support slot with Tom Petty, but IRS refuses to pay for it. Change did not sell as well as expected, and IRS did not want to send the band on another huge tour. It would be their last, best chance to reach a wider audience.
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Gig: 11/9/1984, The Alarm, UEA, Norwich
11/9/1984: The Alarm, UEA, Norwich Summary The Alarm appeared on Channel 4’s “The Tube” in Newcastle at 6pm that evening and then flew down to Norwich – they were on really late!Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
Songs
‘Let The River Run Its Course’ [3:53] (The Alarm), The Alarm
‘Let The River Run Its Course’ [3:53] (The Alarm), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: The future�s deserted waiting there for you and me No past is going to stop us blowing down this road apiece Why we�ve come too far, too far to turn back now We can�t just throw it all away when something good goes wrong, oh no Nothing has been written which says which way we have to [read more]
Songs
‘Caroline Isenberg’ [2:56] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Caroline Isenberg’ [2:56] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Now I never knew her but her story it touched my heart It was in the New York Post that I heard her story told She was a rising star of her day so the story goes But her dream got crushed in the darkness one Sunday morn Now she met her death of the rooftop of 929 An apartment building on [read more]