Stranglers, The - Midnight Summer Dream Lyrics






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 the weather

One thing's pretty certain helped me
Make it in the night
Showed me somewhere else between 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.





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  1. j.... s....

    Vascular Dementia's a terrible thing.

  2. D.... T....

    80' the best period for music !

  3. C.... ....

    Étranges étrangleurs


    étrangers

  4. �.... �....

    Strangers 13/12/2019 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘

  5. P.... C....

    Ah, no.

  6. r.... r....

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

  7. R.... C....

    Kocham ten utwór 👌👌💖💖💖

  8. R.... V....

    σχιζοφρενικά ανυπόμονος για το live...13/12/19...

  9. m.... p....

    Has to be my fav song of The Strangers. Just a brilliant melody, spoken word (story) then the song. Masterpiece!!! Rock City 1982, Sheffield 1986 & 1990, Albert Hall, London 1997, fantastic live. JJB karate kicks!!!!

  10. d.... ....

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

  11. S.... R....

    We saw them last sunday !! Missing Jet Blackbut what a fancy et real band !!!!!!!!

  12. M.... A....

    Κομματάρα! Ανυπομονώ να τους δω στην Αθήνα στις 13 Δεκέμβρη!

  13. D.... D....

    sometimes is a time 4 reflection...

  14. N.... O....

    Pure,blessed and underrated, just like most stranglers songs

  15. t.... q....

    le summum des stranglers avec golden Brown , enfin selon moi , je ne m en lasse pas , comme j aurais voulu voir les stranglers avec taxi girl en première partie , deux joyaux dans la nuit musicale , et taxi girl a implosé dans les nuages des paradis artificiels , daniel et laurent envolés vers les cimes de la poésie , il nous manque tant , le temps passe , file , happe , les meilleurs , it s life ,

  16. S.... ....

    Bu klip o kadar mistik ki, kendimi çok ilginç hissediyorum..

  17. m.... ....

    Αντωνία Σαμαρά, Αλεξία Τσίπρα, Κυριακούλα Μητσοτάκη!!!!!

  18. C.... G....

    Che capolavoro!

  19. M.... D....

    Oh Suzy, how i miss you, this song takes me right back to when we were as one.

  20. g.... ....

    The short videoclip cripples this otherwise brilliant masterpiece

  21. V.... D....

    Getting a bit of an MGMT vibe Dark little age great song

  22. j.... s....

    What is this? The fucking Go-Between?

  23. J.... K....

    is it a poem? a painting? a synthpop - new wave song or a romantic medieval ballad? it is sth coming from long ago, but it never gets old.... this song is all these, but above all it is exactly what its title says it is....this song and ''golden brown' 'are two of the most ''dreamiest'' songs, written from a punk/post-punk band... that's why stranglers are one of the greatest, but underrated bands (but time is on their side...). massively talented band.

  24. S.... Z....

    Another forgotten song by excellent singers!

  25. K.... K....

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

  26. D.... H....

    Hugh's cinematic project. The other band members look disinterested. Must have cost a fortune to make. What does it all mean?!. Great acoustic guitar sound
    The end of the Stranglers.

  27. R.... R....

    If only I could get out of my head the fact that the mute old man in the video is the mute Daddy of Hyacinth Buckett in 'Keeping Up Appearances,' I would regard this video and song as an atmospheric, gothic classic. Sadly, although I have loved this song since The Stranglers "Feline!" album of 1983, this is the first time (2019) that I have seen the video and it will never sound the same again! That mute Daddy of Hyacinth's still a problem today in 2019!

  28. d.... v....

    Honestly, this makes me feel like the 7yo me watching the stars and city lights through the window until I fall asleep in the back of our family car traveling home from summer vacation in 4am, and waiting for the car to get warmer, listening to this song.

  29. W.... P....

    A classic of rock semantics

  30. R.... D....

    What does the song talk about?

  31. R.... R....

    Ah, it just came to me! The old guy is the mute "Daddy" of Hyacinth Buckett in "Keeping up Appearances!" Ain't that so Hugh?

    R.... R....

    Thank you very much love! If you are female that is. Otherwise, thanks butt!

    R.... R....

    @Robert Roberts Eich croeso.

    R.... R....

    @Ewa Gruszecka Da iawn! Nos da cariad!

    R.... R....

    @Robert Roberts :-)

    R.... R....

    @Robert Roberts Nos da 😀

  32. R.... R....

    Was the old man "Young" Mr Grace of "Are you being served?" fame or an extra in "Dad's Army"? I know the face but cannot put a name to it!

  33. G.... ....

    Κομματαρα αλανια!!!!

  34. R.... B....

    I love this band I love the deep voice of the singer . Shame he left the band.

  35. B.... ....

    SAW THEM LIVE....HAD A GOOD POSITIVE CHAT.... GOOD BUNCH OF BLOKE'S... CHRIS BORN IN BRIGHTON ... AND AN A MAZING NIGHT WITH ALL OUR FRIENDS... BAND BRILLIANT

  36. D.... E....

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

  37. D.... B....

    è ancora una bellissima canzone

  38. B.... t....

    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.

  39. K.... B....

    υπέροχο

  40. C.... D....

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

  41. C.... ....

    🌛🌜🌛🌜🌛🌜

  42. S.... P....

    so beautiful and eerie at same time perfect song always loved it

  43. D.... E....

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

  44. M.... ....

    Wonderful languid song

  45. o.... a....

    Arhens by midnight.

  46. S.... ....

    This is the song that brought my mother and father together( they danced it at a party that father organised specifically in order to get to know my mother) and 5 years later they danced it again at their wedding...well it is a bittersweet story but at least they found true happiness and love even if it was for a while...anyway thanks for this song bc it is the reason I exist <3

    S.... ....

    interesting!

  47. �.... �....

    охуенная песня,охуитительная.

  48. M.... B....

    Dosta misteriozna pesma...

  49. E.... A....

    Masterpiece !

  50. B.... ....

    Take me back.

  51. s.... b....

    jj on the bass .does it for me

  52. S.... P....

    this is so beautiful it hurts the big hit that never was after european female what a waste i love the stranglers with or without hugh all about the songs they is a cool vid on you tube of this song on kenny everett video show enjoy

  53. B.... L....

    Before trance music, this is it.

  54. P.... B....

    They never had much of a video budget...

  55. G.... S....

    Anyone 2019 ? Σαλονικαρα μουυυυ💎💎💎

    G.... S....

    εδω ειμαστε

    G.... S....

    September 1 2019.
    Love this song insanely.

    G.... S....

    Cinzia dall'Italia

    G.... S....

    @You Tube ο παππους σου μιλουσε ελληνικα σκατο αρβανιτη?γιατι οι δικοι μας μονο ελληνικα μιλουσαν εδω!μαθε ιστορια ,και αν δεν ντραπεις ,εδω ειμαστε!

    G.... S....

    Εδω ρε μαγκαααα

  56. T.... L....

    Number 1 in Poland back in 83.

    T.... L....

    Słuchało się !!!

    T.... L....

    One and only number one on program three chart of The Stranglers.

  57. �.... N....

    Απλα τελειο!!!!

  58. J.... B....

    Laurence anyways bo

  59. J.... T....

    Hju je Hju.

  60. M.... F....

    2019 🙋‍♂️

  61. C.... V....

    Come back Hugh

  62. a.... a....

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

  63. �.... �....

    3:42 - דקות בדיוק - של השיר ששמעתי עכשיו - בהחלט שמגיע לביצוע השיר 10 10 10 עשר ומעלה ובצדק מוחלט ביותר ללא ספק בכך ©©©©©©©

  64. �.... �....

    ΜΑΓΙΚΟ ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ ΚΑΙ ΕΞΑΙΡΕΤΙΚΟ - ΚΑΛΙΤΕΧΝΙΚΟ ΚΛΙΠ. 1982

  65. R.... C....

    Przepiękny utwór 👍👍

  66. s.... ....

    wonderful and magical song,and i preffer a 12" inch version;)music like this not making anymore:)

  67. J.... K....

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

    J.... K....

    Whatever happened to them?

  68. m.... ....

    my best

  69. P.... T....

    Great memories of growing up in the 80s

    P.... T....

    Sublime smile

  70. B.... ....

    WHY IS THIS SO GOOD??

  71. b.... w....

    Κομματάρα

  72. b.... w....

    Such a masterpiece

  73. B.... ....

    A truly original band

    B.... ....

    il never forget koncert in Zagreb 26.05.1990.

  74. b.... r....

    This short version is good cos it has the video with Hugh and he does the sing halfway through as well as the talk. But it doesn’t have the synth intro, as mentioned by another commenter and also another version has a real hummer of a bass line by JJ. Guess you can’t have everything all at once.

  75. A.... A....

    bolero - dajana

  76. F.... X....

    You know it's going to be good when you see Hugh Cornwell by a window and it's raining

  77. A.... A....

    incredibly underrated song

  78. A.... W....

    Not one of there best songs

    A.... W....

    In your opinion of course!!!

  79. p.... k....

    masterpiece

  80. B.... B....

    Three seconds AD just ruined my midnight summer dream. FYV.

  81. g.... a....

    Υμνοssss....!!!!!

  82. K.... F....

    Dajcie mi Blondii

  83. p.... r....

    Great song & Great video..

  84. N.... A....

    Thank you.

  85. �.... �....

    Αγαπημένο!!!one of my fav...

  86. o.... o....

    jean jack , with that bass line

  87. o.... o....

    very underratedet piese of work.

  88. i.... l....

    Απαπαπα πολλοί έλληνες..😃😃

  89. C.... Y....

    Πολλούς Έλληνες βρήκα εδώ πέρα.... perfect song 😃

    C.... Y....

    ΕΛΛΑΔΑ😃

    C.... Y....

    Ειναι και γαμω τα τραγουδια φιλε

    C.... Y....

    Πάλι καλά να λες... :P

    C.... Y....

    @You Tube Τι πάει να ο ρατσισμός σου με το τραγούδι;

    C.... Y....

    Τι σκατά πρόβλημα έχεις

  90. j.... ....

    Please check out the album version if you like this. The keyboard intro really sets the scene beautifully.

  91. M.... G....

    Anyone in 2018?

  92. R.... �....

    Perfekcja

  93. b.... ....

    Haha. The old 'old-man-who-dispenses-invaluable-profundity-in-dreams' ruse... which the hippie generation had done to death already. Shame - great backing track.

  94. I.... G....

    En concert à Brest en octobre..:)

  95. J.... M....

    A nice song !

  96. b.... ....

    Шедевр!!!

  97. P.... S....

    Same tune as European Female

  98. M.... K....

    Αγαπημενο.!