As a young man my life stretched before me, now I am the old man watching the rain run down the window pane like the unseen tears in my heart.

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

This poem (song) describes a dream that the speaker had about an old man who couldn't sleep and spent the night watching the rain. The old man shared with the speaker his wisdom about the beauty and ugliness that exists in people, and how we can learn from our mistakes and pain. Although the old man has disappeared, his words have left a lasting impact on the speaker. The speaker suggests that if anyone else finds themselves unable to sleep at midnight, they can come to him and he will share the old man's wisdom with them. The poem seems to suggest that even though the world can be filled with both beauty and ugliness, it is possible to find meaning and understanding in the midst of it all. The midnight summer dream represents a moment of insight and clarity, and the speaker wants to share that with others who may be struggling to find their way.

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

This is masterpiece.

Love this version, where Hugh sings the second half of the song, instead of the album version where singing falls into background of the spoken verses. Maybe I love it because it is different from what we used to hear. Ah, whatever! This is a timeless piece of music!

Tribute to Dave Greenfield, thoughts for his loved ones and the other members of the group, what a nugget this song !

This one is a bloody masterpiece! Just as many of their songs, to be fair! RIP Dave, you will be missed.

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

A haunting masterpiece.

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

Rest in Peace Dave Greenfield, thank you for the music and the awesome keyboard tunes.

RIP Dave ...so sadly stricken by the pandemic... will never be forgotten, your transcending music will live on and on!

Απ'τα ωραιότερα τραγούδια που έχουν γραφτεί ποτέ.

One of the very best by this phenomenal group. Absolutely love the stranglers. RIP Dave and Jett.

I loved this song from the first time I heard it. They hardly played it on the radio and I must’ve heard it on a college radio station back then and record it on tape. Bc I remember listening to this song in the summer of 1983 on my Sony Walkman 2 with the minimal push buttons. Back when finding a great song was kind of hard and hard to hunt down. Each time I come across a Stranglers album or cd, I flip it over to see if this song was on it and I never seen it till this day. It must be on ep or something. Listening to this song is like floating on a cloud.

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

Mega kawałek. Pozdrawiam serdecznie z Polski 🇵🇱

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

One of the most underrated bands ever, masterpiece..

Great lyrics. Gets better every time I hear it. Hugh Cornwell makes the spoken part unpretentious. Fantastic effort.

R.I.P Dave Greenfield 😥😥😥😥 Feline is one of my most favorite LP´s and this great album was my soundtrack in sad times when my grandma passed away.

One of their greatest lyrics, telling a darkly haunting tale, beautifully given visuals in the video. And don't Dave Greenfield's melody line & keys give the song a mesmeric, otherworldy feel? Helluva bassline from J.J. too. Such a masterpiece.

This song has a haunting quality that always takes me back to my youth.

When I was young these lyrics woke me up … till now is my mentoring song specially the 10 minutes extended version.

This is a great example of Stranglers at their best. Atmospheric video . The best times were up till when Hugh left the group.

Piękna ballada the Stranglers .

THANK THE LORD THIS IS NO LONGER BLOCKED! FINALLY!

My favorite Stranglers song.................... an inmense hug of light from Perú 💋💋💋💋💋❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹⚡☀️🌈😎👍...

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

La basse de JJ Burnel et les claviers,grandiose

Pamiętam ten magiczny utwór z LP3. Nostalgia 😪

This is a wonderful Time Document of the eightys.The Stranglers are Master in this Piece of Art!

The synth intro isn't present in this version. In any case, this song is more than a poem. Absolutely brilliant.

I love The Stranglers. So underrated.

Przepiękny utwór 👍👍

Classy and sublime..

This song was huge on Bangkok's radio 'Nite Spot' in early 80s.

This is out of this world.

Top tune. They were class in the 80's this band! :) Love all of their music from the earliest of time.

Absolutely beautiful

Such a gem! Why haven't I ever seen this before?

Just love the synth and bass.

I cant stop myself and I listen this over and over. What a song !!

R.I.P. Dave Greenfield, greetings from Brazil.

Kocham

Haunting melody...

es una joya de la música, poco reconocida, ni premios, ni fama, un temazo, tener este single, es como tener un cuadro pintado por leonardo davinci.

I wonder if these guys ever recieved any medals. They deserve many... Saw them in my hometown Ghent, Belgium once, when Dave was still alive. Waw. What a band... Their music is mesmerizing. Can you hear me mr Cornwell ? I'm such a fan...

Svi na kraju dana ostanemo sami sa sobom, i nemamo si što reći. O tome ukratko kaže tekst ovog remek djela.

This is the best version

Always been one of my favourite songs this.

Feline is one of the most truly beautiful dreams of an album EVER. It makes me fly to any destination in the world I wish while I close my eyes and feel the music enter my blood and soul +

This LP was, is and will be an unique Masterpiece and à Milestone for music history

RIP Dave Greenfield. Rather sad news.

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

I remember, in 1982, a masterpiece 😀👍 also in France.

Absolutely beautiful piece of music.Mesmerizing keyboards

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.

najbolja, ikad, zauvijek. odrasla sam uz nju.

Kocham ten utwór 👌👌💖💖💖

Evo, nisam pametna... Slušam je po hiljaditi put. I stalno mi se plače. :(((

Pure,blessed and underrated, just like most stranglers songs

simply amazing

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.

what a sad day . I can't stop crying .

Morceau grandiose d'un groupe magistral. Chaque homme en noir est à sa place pour permettre ce joyau. Le temps ne peux pas ternir l'éclat de cette pièce maîtresse.

The story of my life - "Midnight Summer Dream"

Best line bass ever...😍

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

Repose en paix maman et valse dans les étoiles yeux dans les yeux avec papa ✨✨❤️❤️💫

Tief beeindruckt von dem Song als ich (damals 13 oder 14) die LP mit einem Freund heimlich hörte. Die LP gehörte seinem älteren Bruder, der uns fertig gemacht hätte, wenn er uns erwischt hätte. Gute, alte 80er!

Hear the music and feel the emotion like it’s meant to be

Excelent, the sound of that keyboards and voice

One of his best songsss

Wonderful song

Dificult to not touch your heart this amazing emocyonal ballad !!!

This is poetry

Un classique de la new wave. Classe !

Disque mal aimé du fan pur et dur des Stranglers, l'album Feline recèle quand même quelques perles comme Midnight Summer Dream. Cette opposition entre la froideur martiale du rythme et la chaleur des guitares hispanisantes rend le tout à la fois original et suranné. On imagine presque Joe Dassin venir accompagner le chant de Hugh Cornwell. En attendant si on accroche à l'ambiance et à la mélodie on écoutera cette chanson en boucle bien au-delà de l'été !

This song takes me back to times I never belonged to. It's hard to explain.

Class from the greatest band ever.

ah.. stranglers, my favorite band and members jet black,dave greenfield,Hugh cornwell and Jean Jacques Burnel

I always liked Hugh Cornwell. I'.just found them after years.

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

τέλειοοοοοοοοοοοοοοοο!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

Beautiful Haunting Song ❤

Nr.1 w Polsce w 1983.

Una auténtica obra maestra.

The Stranglers to zespół wszechczasów.

There are two types of pain in this world-the pain of discipline and the pain of regret.

This sounds so very Goth.. I never knew much about goth music back in the 80's. It was all punk to me at the time. But looking back , if you ask me. This sounds like the perfect Goth type song.

Magnifique beau à pleurer rip Dave greenfield

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

and his words were echoing x

Woke up and this was playing in my head

Fajny kawałek.

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 And 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 So 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

Didn't realise there was a video for this, although I stopped collecting their singles after La Folie. Superb song, great video - the lovely old house almost looks like the same place where the classic front cover photo of Rattus could've been shot...