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Gigs
Gig: 1/14/1986, The Alarm, Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway
1/14/1986: The Alarm, Ibsenhuset, Skien, Norway Summary Strength TourPress Release Set List Band Comments Fan Comments
Songs
‘Take Me Home’ [5:04] (MacDonald/Peters), The Alarm
‘Take Me Home’ [5:04] (MacDonald/Peters), The AlarmLead Vocals:Mike PetersLyrics: Born of nineteen fifty nine That’ll be the day rock’n’roll died Far away on a dark, stormy night America became fifty states The sixties opened the pearly gates A hard rain fell and the times forever changed And all eyes fell on a motorcade In Texas state a crime unveiled Norma Jean she waits where she�s killed And sixty eight rang [read more]
Archive
Event: 9/21/1983, The Alarm, “Top of the Pops” BBC TV, UK
9/21/1983: The Alarm, “Top of the Pops” BBC TV, UK Summary The bands first appearance on the BBC’s flagship “Top Of The Pops” chart show with their first hit single, “68 Guns”. Although the band played live in the studio, the BBC dubbed the recorded version over the broadcast pictures. The single would spend 7 weeks in the UK chart, peaking at number 17.Press Release Set List Band Comments Fan [read more]