# HELP! Name this mid 80's band!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 5, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536 "2006-05-05T14:35:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/1 "2006-05-05T14:35:03Z")
A friend recorded a song off the radio in the mid 80’s called “Acid Rain”. No one, even the DJ that played it, knows the name of the band. They sound British or Aussie, and the list of bands that have a song by that name is long, but none of them are the one we’re looking for. Lyrics are: “Rain, Rain, go away, little Johnny wants to play Rain, Rain, go away, acid rain is here to stay Home home on the range, where the deer and the antelope used to play Rain, Rain, go away, acid rain is here to stay” Over and over and over again. Know that it’s not Silverchair, Firehouse, Junior Vasquez, Shadowman, DRI, or a myriad of others that pop up on Google, Netscape, AOL, etc searches. You can actually hear the song at [http://www.raynfallcreations.com](http://www.raynfallcreations.com/80s%20LIST%20page%202.htm) (the first link under Artist/Song title) Maybe you can help a friend of a doper out? Olive ---
**Author:** ![Kizarvexius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/da6949/32.png) [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/2 "2006-05-05T14:36:40Z")
Ya know, I consider myself pretty good with mid 80s music, but you’ve got me completely stumped. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/3 "2006-05-05T14:56:57Z")
Dream Theatre has a song called Acid Rain, not sure if it is the same one. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/4 "2006-05-05T14:57:47Z")
I can’t get that link to work. And those bands you list like Silverchair and such sure ain’t 80s bands. I think Silverchair was in diapers in the mid-80s. Can you give us another link? ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/5 "2006-05-05T15:17:46Z")
Hmmm . . . I had winamp up when I clicked it to test, and it seemed to work for me . . . However, I’ll contact her and see if she can fix it ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/6 "2006-05-05T15:23:45Z")
OK - the definitive answer from her is, “Let the page load - and wait . . . the song will start playing by itself. Don’t click anything !!” It does take a while to load - it’s an .mp3 file. She’s sending it to me, so I’ll try to find a way to post another link . . . Hope this helps . Olive ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/7 "2006-05-06T14:35:24Z")
I got a down and dirty page up that should let you hear the tune. It doesn’t always work for Netscape 8.0 though . . . [Here’s the song](http://www.cheffrankonline.com/acidrain.html) It takes about a minute to load on my DSL connection, it will take MUCH longer on a dial-up. Olive ---
**Author:** ![Cordial\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cordial\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cordial_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/8 "2006-05-08T14:36:22Z")
Wow, that’s a long song. It’s not bad either. I like some of the synth work. I have no idea who it could be and apparently [I’m not alone](http://www.raynfallcreations.com/80s%20LIST%20page%202.htm). **Artist Unknown** ---
**Author:** ![Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Olive\_The\_Other\_Reindeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olive_The_Other_Reindeer)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/9 "2006-05-08T15:02:22Z")
Jim - Funny you found Catt’s site - she’s the friend I posted this for 🙂 She’s a heck of a DJ (on K107FM) and an authority on obscure 80’s music. Olive ---
**Author:** ![Cordial\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cordial\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cordial_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/10 "2006-05-08T15:12:54Z")
How about [Victor Romeo](http://www.discogs.com/release/12144)? 1988, Electronic/House dance, song called “_Acid Rain (Rain Dance U.K. Mix)_” ---
**Author:** ![Cordial\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cordial\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cordial_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/11 "2006-05-08T15:15:27Z")
Actually, that would be **Victor Romeo Presents: Leatrice Brown** ---
**Author:** ![DJTHESCHMIDT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@DJTHESCHMIDT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJTHESCHMIDT)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/12 "2020-01-10T17:02:49Z")
Galaxy II Orchestra - Acid Rain ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/13 "2020-01-10T17:07:50Z")
Wow. 14 years later! I’m afraid **Olive** doesn’t hang with us these days. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/14 "2020-01-10T20:20:57Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Wow. 14 years later! > > I’m afraid **Olive** doesn’t hang with us these days. It took longer than we thought. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/15 "2020-01-10T21:18:15Z")
Crap, it kills me that only one of the links from 2006 works and it doesn’t even go to music. I’d like to hear the song from the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Disheavel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-name-this-mid-80s-band/355536/16 "2020-01-10T22:50:09Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > Crap, it kills me that only one of the links from 2006 works and it doesn’t even go to music. I’d like to hear the song from the OP. I think this is it on [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_cR_SobYtY) It reminds me of Depeche Mode a bit, but definitely 80s!