welsh band singing about liverpool

The 1980s was a pretty dry decade for Welsh rock music, all told. But an oasis came in the shape of The Alarm, one of the most internationally successful bands ever to have come out of Wales.Comparisons between The Alarm and U2 have long been bandied around, and in truth there was a lot of similarity in the two groups at the time: melodic rock, social awareness and bad fashion. But the music was always the main focus, and it gave the band a strong, loyal fanbase throughout the 80s and beyond.The Alarm - Spirit of 76 (Full Version)Well I find myself in reverie'Bout what we might have hadAnd what might have beenWe had something going onceThat was such a long, long time agoIt was way back in '76Our friendship formed of pure innocenceWe first met in Mathew StreetWhere we heard something that would set us freeA sign stands over a door, it says"Four lads who shook the world"In the depths of those heady nightsWe would dream of those bright lightsOh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friendAnd my friend John, he went awayHe made some mistakesSpent time in Walton jailAnd now when I see him we still talkBut there's no light shining in his eyesAnd Susie, she was seventeenAnd more beauty in this worldI swear you'll never seeI was gonna be kingAnd she was gonna be queenBut now all she does is hide behind the tearsIf there was more sense in this worldAnd work wasn't so hard to findYou would not be going your wayI would not be going mineOh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friendSomewhere tonight out on the streetSomewhere beneath this city's heatIn the eyes of strangers who pass me byLife is cruel and so unkindOh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76And Pete has seen his dreams come trueBut that don't make him no heroHe's just one of the lucky fewIf a man can't change the world these daysI still believe a man can change his own destinyBut the price is high that has got to be paidFor everyone who survives there are many who failI've seen my friends caught out in that crossfireAll their dreams and hopes smashed on the funeral pyreI will never give in until the day I dieGet myself some independenceCarve out a future with my two bare handsOh my friend, Oh my friend, Oh my friendSomewhere tonight out on the streetSomewhere beneath this city's heatIn the eyes of strangers who pass me byLife is cruel and so unkindOh, Oh the SPIRIT OF '76Mersey lights shine in the distanceSame as they did for us thenMersey lights shine bright in the distanceWhere are you now my friend?You see some nights when I can't sleepI still think of youAnd all the promises,all our dreams we sharedI know those lights still call to youI can hear them nowI can hear them now(Still shining for us)(Let em shine)(Can you hear them)(Can you hear them)(Lights are still shining)Somewhere tonight out on the streetSomewhere beneath this city's heatIn the eyes of strangers who pass me byLife is cruel and so unkindOh- OhWhere's it goneThe SPIRIT OF '76 The Alarm "Marching On"(Live from UCLA 1986)