Summer Rain — The story
From Alphaville's third album "The Breathtaking Blue" (1989), "Summer Rain" represents the band's most mature phase. The production is richer, the lyrics more introspective, and the sound more atmospheric than their earlier work.
Album: The Breathtaking Blue (1989) Writers: Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd Label: WEAThe music video
Directed by Susanne Bier — who would later win the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with "In a Better World" (2010). Even in 1989, her cinematic eye was evident.
The meaning
"Summer Rain" evokes the melancholy of endings — the last days of summer, the passing of a season, the bittersweet feeling of change. It's Alphaville at their most reflective and poetic.
