Anne Clark - Our Darkness (Original Version 1984) 

Netflix's 'Night Stalker' brought me back here in 2021. Been way too long...

I saw her live around the time she did this video at Medusa’s in Chicago. Incredible talent that should have gotten more recognition.

Anne Clark war einfach eine Göttin in dieser Zeit und wir sind voll auf ihre Mukke abgefahren. Anne Clark mach noch t recht lange weiter so einfach Kult!!!

Friday night, some beers, heavy metal, Thin Lizzy: 'The boys are back in town.' Then after midnight Anne Clark 'Our darkness' frightened us away. After hours.

Absolutely great.

Timeless classic Ahead of It's time

So 80s. Love it 😍

Habe Anne Clark das erste mal mit 12 Jahren gehört. Ihr Konzert R.S.V.P wurde damals, Ende der 80- er im Radio übertragen und der große Bruder meiner Freundin nahm es auf Kassette auf. :o) Ich war damals schon fasziniert von ihrer Musik und bin es heute noch. Die Kassette habe ich immer noch und hüte sie wie einen kleinen Schatz, auch wenn ich mittlerweile R.S.V.P als CD habe. :o))

Anne Clark hatte ich mal in einem kleinen Club Live gesehen. Auge in Auge. Unvergesslich. Und diese Version ist für mich die Beste.

Imagine the scene: West Berlin, 1984. Some underground club. This music is playing loud while outside is raining heavily through the neon-illuminated night. You are an undercover agent of some western country intelligence service and you task is to protect a clueless yet crucial person from a kgb assassin you know is about to strike. The scene will go on with some hand-to-fight, some bullets flying and a car chase under the rain with some high performance car (Audi Quattro, Porsche 911 turbo or whatever you decide...).

Ilove this song underground music back in the day

#Lyrics Through these city nightmares you'd walk with me And we'd talk of it with idealistic assurance That it wouldn't tear us apart We'd keep our heads above the blackened water But there's no room for ideals in this mechanical place And you're gone now Through a grimy window that I can't keep clean Through billowing smoke that's swallowed the sun You're nowhere to be seen Do you think our desires still burn I guess it was desires that tore us apart There has to be passion A passion for living, surviving And that means detachment Every-body has a weapon to fight you with To beat you with when you are down There were too many defence between us Doubting all the time Fearinf all the time Doubting all the time Fearinf all the time That like these urban nightmares We'd blacken each other skies When we passed the subway we tried to ignore our fate there Of written threats on endless walls Unjustified crimes carried on stifled calls Would you walk with me now through this pouring rain It used to mingle with our tears then dry with the hopes That we left behind It rains even harder now

My youth, top music . Great time and still amazing sound

There has to be passion... Wonderful!!! :-))

First hear this song a few days ago. Masterpiece. Rammsten's song "deutchland" begins with similar keyboard sound.

Anne Clarc very cool Sound. .....i Love it......🔝🔝🔝80's decade best music Time.........😉nice time from germany

Can't believe David Harrow is not even mentioned once, he deserves credit being fully responsible for the music score on Sleeper in Metropolis. He wrote, performed, mixed and co-produced on loads of Anne Clarks recordings: Changing Places (Red Flame) 1984 Joined Up & Writing (Red Flame) 1984 Sleeper in Metropolis (Ink Records) 1984 Our Darkness (Red Flame) 1985 Pressure Points (Red Flame & Virgin) 1985 Wallies (10 Records) 1985 Sleeper in Metropolis (Ink Records) 1987 Wallies (Ink Records) 1988 Hope Road (Ink Records) 1991 Anne Clark is great as a poet and writer, but David Harrow was the one who perfected the combination with analogue synthesized music.

Found this on Blacklist! Just incredible!! 👏👏👏

Uno de los mejores temas que he escuchado en mi vida!!

klasse Song, den ich heute noch sehr gern höre.

hey Anne! i saw your live video from 2009, wow! i did not know that you are still on tour... COME TO DÜSSELDORF, please!!! the very first and very only time i saw you live was 1985 in AACHEN (metropolis disco if i remember right?) as a teenager :-) your voice and sound still touches me...

Watched her live in the early 90s in some club in Germany. Came back home with friends and blasted her then newest album at 2am at night until a neighbor came by and knocked on my door to complain. Good times!

FANTASTIC.

It's a shame this upload cuts off the end of the song

This is So Good for being from 1984!! It really is timeless!

OMG / hymn of my youth --- awsome...

This is realy GREAT- love it...........

Mit dem song bin ich immer losgefahren,morgens,zur Arbeit (ca 6 km) und war an Ort und Stelle,bevor das Lied vorbei war.....{kann sein,dass ich die erlaubte Höchstgeschwindigkeit ETWAS überschritten habe....}Geiler song,geile Zeit....

I was flashed when I heard Anne Clark for the first time... she was the electronics drug for me...

When watching this video, I was totally fascinated with Anne's work. Many newer songs are not really my taste, but the first three albums are great. "Hopeless Cases" also has its top songs. Maybe my taste changes, so the albums after Hopeless Cases could come into focus in a few years.

I'm struggling to understand, as an Englishman and very interested in synth-based music since I could pretty-much walk, how I've slept on you for the best part of 40 years. Sorry for that, but glad I found this video now!

I just come to listen to this lyrics - Doubting all the time Fearing all the time Doubting all the time Fearing all the time That like these urban nightmares We'd blacken each other skies

It Rains even harder now! Listening to this song during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hope everyone is staying safe

Reminds me of one my best Friends, he love Anne.He passed 10 years ago 😢😥

////___ Vanguardista y super Cool... Uno de los mejores Referentes de esa década ❤

my god, I love this

- Excellent Track ... ... . .

Meine noch gut erhaltene Single (die kleinen schwarzen Scheiben) hört sich genauso an. Einfach geil. Keiner konnte damals so richtig was mit diesem Song anfangen.... ich fand es nur cool, da ich durch viele Reisen nach England durch diese Art der Musik geprägt wurde (Gary Numan etc......).

Freitags, 21.45, WDR Fernsehen: ZAK mit Our Darkness als Titelmusik!

Nur die Leute die die 80er miterleben durften in den Clubs wissen wie geil die Zeit war!!

Great Musik, great Time great Anne Clark

Still a banger 👯‍♀️

Sehr schöne musik . Perfekte Dekoration . Für jeder . Auch für mich

Holy hell, this got to have been an influence on Rammstein. Listening to this some time ago on the radio I was super confused because the beat was so familiar. Had to go back and listen to Deutschland and then this another time, but the similarity in the beat is striking.

Zeiten ❤

Wow! That's a very precise keyboard player!

Ou sont passés mes 15 ans ? . Que de tres bons souvenirs

Great Song!

pioneer!!! 🎼🎼

auch nach so vielen Jahren immer noch sehr geil!!

Nádherná muzika , fantastická dekorace . Perfektní pro každého. I pro mě . 62,5 Jahren alt

Geiles lied geht ab ich bin zwar nicht in den 80igern groß geworden aber ich liebe Lieder aus den 80

Best Song ever.My First Love ,on this Song.supet

ANNE CLARK!

Marvelous

Cool. Heard this song on The Blacklist

Through these city nightmares you'd walk with me And we'd talk of it with idealistic assurance That it wouldn't tear us apart We'd keep our heads above the blackened water But there's no room for ideals in this mechanical place And you're gone now Through a grimy window that I can't keep clean Through billowing smoke that's swallowed the sun You're nowhere to be seen Do you think our desires still burn I guess it was desires that tore us apart There has to be passion A passion for living, surviving And that means detachment Every-body has a weapon to fight you with To beat you with when you are down There were too many defences between us Doubting all the time Fearing all the time Doubting all the time Fearing all the time That like these urban nightmares We'd blacken each other skies... When we passed the subways we tried to ignore our fate there Of written threats on endless walls Unjustified crimes carried on stifled calls Would you walk with me now through this pouring rain It used to mingle with our tears then dry with the hopes That we left behind It rains even harder now ...

Great song and video, thanks for posting this video.

KLF we were inspired by Anne Clark ?

Loved her ❤

thank you

Du hörst hier nen Lied auf RU-vid...bei den Bitraten ist es kein Wunder, dass der Klang nicht so prickelnd ist. Es kommt halt darauf an wie gut die Quelldatei ist!

Through these city nightmares you'd walk with me A travers cette ville de cauchemars tu marches avec moi And we'd talk of it with idealistic assurance Et nous parlons d'elle avec l'assurance d'idéalistes That it wouldn't tear us apart Qu'elle nous séparerait jamais We'd keep our heads above the blackened water Que nous garderions nos têtes au-dessus de l'eau noircie But there's no room for ideals in this mechanical place Mais il n'y a pas de place pour les idéaux en cet endroit mécanique And you're gone now Et tu es parti maintenant Through a grimy window that I can't keep clean Par une fenêtre encrassée que je ne peux pas garder propre Through billowing smoke that's swallowed the sun Par la fumée qui se gonfle et avale le soleil You're nowhere to be seen Nulle part tu ne peut être vu Do you think our desires still burn Penses-tu que nos désirs brûleraient toujours I guess it was desires that tore us apart Je suppose que ce sont nos désirs qui nous ont déchirés There has to be passion Il doit y avoir de la passion A passion for living, surviving de la passion pour vivre, survivre And that means detachment Et cela signifie prendre du recul Every-body has a weapon to fight you with Tout le monde a une arme pour te combattre To beat you with when you are down te battre avec quand tu es parterre There were too many defence between us Il y avait trop de défiance entre nous Doubting all the time Du Doute tout le temps Fearinf all the time De la peur tout le temps Doubting all the time Du Doute tout le temps Fearinf all the time De la peur tout le temps That like these urban nightmares Comme ces cauchemars urbains We'd blacken each other skies Nous nous noircirions les cieux When we passed the subway we tried to ignore our fate there Quand nous passions devant le métro nous avons essayé d'ignorer notre destin Of written threats on endless walls De menaces écrites sur ces immenses murs Unjustified crimes carried on stifled calls Des crimes injustifiés ont continué dans des murmures étouffés Would you walk with me now through this pouring rain Pourrais-tu te promener avec moi maintenant a travers cette pluie torrentielle It used to mingle with our tears then dry with the hopes elle se mélangeait souvent avec nos larmes qui s'asséchaient et nos espoirs That we left behind que nous laissions derrière It rains even harder now . Il pleut encore plus durement maintenant

Love is gonna save us?

musica maestro

☝️ Awesome! this banger was part of the PUNK scene back then! 😎💥

Diese Frau is mittlerweile Legende

Cette cold wave ... qui envoûte

Anne Clark ist leider geil,wenn ich zurück an meine New Wave Zeiten denke,hat ihre Musik mir öfters auch Halt gegeben...yep,leider wahr:)))

J'adore !

Anne Clarke Darkness Version 1984: quand J'ai entendu ça la première foie, J'ai Kifé. Anne Clark 84-2022❤🌀❤La rencontrer un jour à Nissa🤪🌀😁 Tekno 2022❤🌀❤

Brutal, vaya pedaz de temaz💣

Legende

Hmm, die Version auf der RSVP-CD scheint mir um Klassen besser. Rein technisch mit weniger dumpfen Sound. Und vor allem mit einer Anne-Clark-Stimme, die die Stacheln des Texts fühlen lässt. Wer sich selbst überzeugen will, suche hier in den Playlists von "AnneClarkOfficial" nach R.S.V.P.

RZK von Rammstein hat den Elektro-Teil das für das Lied 'Deutschland' benutzt

Die Version die du meinst ist die "EXtended Version" also sprich die "MAXI" Version, leider hat RU-vid alle ORIGINAL und MAXI Version hier Gespeert :-( Dieser Song ist einfach KULT, nur Geil ;-)

Es hört sich echt stark nach dem Anfang von Rammstein - Deutschland an, aber das wars auch schon. Einen 5 Sekunden Melodie Loop kann man doch wohl nicht als Geistigen Diebstahl bezeichnen.

Pogo lied Nr.1 bei uns damals.Da flogen die Ärsche.Kannte zu dem Zeitpunkt nur ihren Bruder(Vince Clark)Mit diesem und sleeper in Metropolis wurde ich Fan.

merci !

This got played alot at Chicago underground house partys.

Linientreu ❤

Geile Mucke❣🤟

Cool

einfach nur kult

Wtf? That sounds exactly like KLF - What Time is Love 😲

Ciao e liberi fino all'ultimo respiro ♾️

this song is in the Blacklist s08e11

Was macht der Mann mit dem Saxophon in dem schönen Technoklassiker?. :-)

I love it for ever in my Life...!!!💋❗

Kennt jemand die Version dieses Stücks das mit einem startenden Düsenjäger beginnt? Hatte ich mal auf Kassette in den achtziger Jahren, aber leider nie wieder gefunden, war eine sehr lange Version.

Anfang fehlt

👏✨🔝👌💙‼️⚡😇

anne going on girl!!!!!!!!

♥

Great music, but, umm... is there an instrumental version of this? 🤣

Man sollte vielleicht nicht immer gleich von "Diebstahl" reden. Eine Hommage oder eine Quelle der Inspiration wäre auch eine durchaus denkbare Möglichkeit. Wenn man in großen bekannten Filmen, an alte Klassiker und super Content aus der Vergangenheit wieder erinnert wird, finde ich das (für meinen Teil) zunächst einmal SUPER ! Mal ehrlich wer ist nur wegen dem Rammstein Album hier gelandet, und hatte den Namen Anne Clark garnicht mehr im Kopf? *freiwillig meld* xD

Be strong !

Our Darkness - Nos Ténèbres : Through these city nightmares you'd walk with me À travers ces cauchemars de cité tu as été marcher avec moi And we'd talk of it with idealistic assurance Et nous avons parlé de tout ça avec une assurance idéaliste That it wouldn't tear us apart En pensant que ça ne nous déchirait pas We'd keep our heads above the blackened water Nous gardions nos têtes au-dessus de l'eau assombrie But there's no room for ideals in this mechanical place Mais il n'y a aucun endroit pour les idéaux dans cet endroit mécanique And you're gone now, gone now Et tu es parti.e maintenant, parti.e maintenant Through a grimy window that I can't keep clean À travers une fenêtre crasseuse que je ne peux garder propre Through billowing smoke that's swallowed the sun À travers un panache de fumée qui a avalé le soleil You're nowhere to be seen Tu n'apparais plus nulle-part Do you think our desires still burn? Penses-tu que nos désires brûlent toujours? I guess it was desires that tore us apart Je suppose que c'était ces désirs qui nous ont séparé.e.s There has to be passion, passion Il faut bien de la passion, passion A passion for living, surviving Une passion pour vivre, survivre And that means detachment Et cela signifie du détachement Every-body has a weapon to fight you with Chaque_corps a une arme pour te combattre To beat you with when you are down Pour te frapper quand tu es au plus bas There were too many defences between us Il y avait bien trop de moyens de défense entre nous Doubting all the time, fearing all the time En doutant tout le temps, apeuré.e tout le temps Doubting all the time, fearing all the time En doutant tout le temps, apeuré.e tout le temps That like these urban nightmares Que comme ces cauchemars urbains We'd blacken each other skies Nous obscurcirions nos cieux respectifs When we passed the subways Quand nous sommes passé devant les métros We tried to ignore our fate there Nous avons essayé d'ignorer notre destin posé là Of written threats on endless walls Ces menaces écrites sur des murs sans fins Unjustified crimes carried in stifled calls Crimes injustifiés emportés dans des appels étouffés Would you walk with me now Veux-tu marcher avec moi maintenant Through this pouring rain À travers cette pluie battante It used to mingle with our tears Qui avait l'habitude de se mêler à nos larmes Then dry with the hopes that we left behind Puis te sécher dans les espoirs que nous avons abandonné It rains even harder now... Il pleut encore plus fort maintenant...

The Start remind me 100% of RAMMSTEIN - DEUTSCHLAND Song. I love Rammstein & Anne Clark ♥

Genau so ist es !!!!