blue cigar
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I was at that roundhay gig, a scorcher and I remember how thirsty I was. On the plus side there were ladies working for marlboro wandering round giving out free cigs!.
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chesterbells
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Came across this 2024 reworking.
Amazing to see Michael MacNeil’s sounds still being used for inspiration some what, 43 years later?
Paul Oakenfold this time.
Amazing to see Michael MacNeil’s sounds still being used for inspiration some what, 43 years later?
Paul Oakenfold this time.
Zabbasbeard
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Seen them three times
1985 Once Upon on a Time tour at the NEC - got back past 2 to find one of our housemates had kindly bolted the door in our Sheffield student house near Hillsborough
2008 Sheffield
2010 Sheffield
Great every single time.
1985 Once Upon on a Time tour at the NEC - got back past 2 to find one of our housemates had kindly bolted the door in our Sheffield student house near Hillsborough
2008 Sheffield
2010 Sheffield
Great every single time.
Belfast child, brilliant song.
There's a vid on you tube where they're playing it live and he suddenly announces sinead O'connor, she walks on, nails a couple of lines like only she could, then fucks off. Just ace.
Here
My memory is awful, he doesn't announce her, she just appears lol
There's a vid on you tube where they're playing it live and he suddenly announces sinead O'connor, she walks on, nails a couple of lines like only she could, then fucks off. Just ace.
Here
My memory is awful, he doesn't announce her, she just appears lol
Franny 1234
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Great gig at Maine Road back in the day.
One Fan Clapping
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My brother-in-law said exactly the same about that MEN gig. OMD are fab live though. Belfast Child is good but not a fan otherwise.Saw them:
Apollo 1984
Paris 1989
Leeds 1989
MEN 2009
I left the last one part way through as JK seemed to want the audience to sing most of the tunes. However OMD were fantastic as the support, so it wasn't completely wasted.
Don't think I'll bother again but I did enjoy the acoustic concert on TV.
Met Jim briefly this year in Sicily! And his brother who is his double and a great guy.
Belfast child, brilliant song.
There's a vid on you tube where they're playing it live and he suddenly announces sinead O'connor, she walks on, nails a couple of lines like only she could, then fucks off. Just ace.
Here
My memory is awful, he doesn't announce her, she just appears lol
The lines she sings are from the song ‘He/She moves through the fair’. Worth watching her sing this live on YouTube… wonderful voice.
I didn't know that, and I'm a fan of sinead. Thanks, I love her voice. On it now.The lines she sings are from the song ‘He/She moves through the fair’. Worth watching her sing this live on YouTube… wonderful voice.
I enjoy seeing her happy singing, before she got disillusioned by the business.
This is beautiful.
Her voice always gets me everytime.
One of the few singers I truly felt saddened by their passing.
I should know this song, my memory these days...I've got most of her stuff on cd.
Quick check seems it's a trad song she never put out? Correct me if I'm wrong. Similar to the chieftains collaboration which was around the same time.?
Apologies this is a simple minds thread soz lol
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Mad Eyed Screamer
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Always loved the story behind “Don’t you forget about me” and how it was turned down by different artists, including Simple Minds, Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry.
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" was written by Steve Schiff and Keith Forsey for the film The Breakfast Club (1985). Forsey and Schiff were inspired by a scene in which an introvert and a school bully bond while no one else is watching. Forsey said, "It was: don't forget, when we're back in the classroom, you're not just a bad guy and we've got other things in common."[9]
Simple Minds initially declined to record "Don't You (Forget About Me)", as they felt they should only record their own material.[10][11]Their guitarist, Charlie Burchill, said they felt it did not suit them as "we had delusions of being ultra-hip".[12] Their manager, Bruce Findlay, believed it would be successful in the United States. He arranged a private screening of The Breakfast Club in an effort to change their minds, but they still declined.[11] Their lead vocalist, Jim Kerr, said later: "We couldn't give a toss about teenage American schoolkids."[12]
Forsey offered "Don't You (Forget About Me)" to Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, who declined as he was working on his album Boys and Girls(1985). Ferry said later: "It was just bad timing ... Keith Forsey sent me a demo of the song and it sounded like a hit to me."[13] The record label, A&M, suggested Corey Hart, who had a hit at the time with "Sunglasses at Night", but Forsey did not think he was the right singer.[14]Frequent Forsey collaborator Billy Idol also declined,[15] but would later record a version featured on his Greatest Hits album.
Kerr's wife, the songwriter Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, liked the song and urged him to record it.[12] Simple Minds agreed to try it after spending a few days with Forsey and becoming friends.[12] They were impressed by Forsey's work in German experimental music, such as Amon Düül II, and his work with Giorgio Moroder, including "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer.[12]
Kerr added the "hey hey hey" to the introduction and the "la la la" to the ending, intending to write new lyrics, but Forsey insisted on keeping them.[11][12] Burchill added power chords, and said later: "It was almost a caricature – I associated powerchords with American AOR. But it worked."[12] The Financial Times wrote that the chords "[helped] turn Forsey's sweet paean to teenage longing into a rousing, stadium-sized anthem".[11]
Simple Minds did not anticipate the song's success.[10] In 2016, Burchill said: "When I listen to it now, it’s obviously a brilliant, well-crafted pop song. I’m embarrassed we dissed it so much."[12]
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" was written by Steve Schiff and Keith Forsey for the film The Breakfast Club (1985). Forsey and Schiff were inspired by a scene in which an introvert and a school bully bond while no one else is watching. Forsey said, "It was: don't forget, when we're back in the classroom, you're not just a bad guy and we've got other things in common."[9]
Simple Minds initially declined to record "Don't You (Forget About Me)", as they felt they should only record their own material.[10][11]Their guitarist, Charlie Burchill, said they felt it did not suit them as "we had delusions of being ultra-hip".[12] Their manager, Bruce Findlay, believed it would be successful in the United States. He arranged a private screening of The Breakfast Club in an effort to change their minds, but they still declined.[11] Their lead vocalist, Jim Kerr, said later: "We couldn't give a toss about teenage American schoolkids."[12]
Forsey offered "Don't You (Forget About Me)" to Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, who declined as he was working on his album Boys and Girls(1985). Ferry said later: "It was just bad timing ... Keith Forsey sent me a demo of the song and it sounded like a hit to me."[13] The record label, A&M, suggested Corey Hart, who had a hit at the time with "Sunglasses at Night", but Forsey did not think he was the right singer.[14]Frequent Forsey collaborator Billy Idol also declined,[15] but would later record a version featured on his Greatest Hits album.
Kerr's wife, the songwriter Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders, liked the song and urged him to record it.[12] Simple Minds agreed to try it after spending a few days with Forsey and becoming friends.[12] They were impressed by Forsey's work in German experimental music, such as Amon Düül II, and his work with Giorgio Moroder, including "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer.[12]
Kerr added the "hey hey hey" to the introduction and the "la la la" to the ending, intending to write new lyrics, but Forsey insisted on keeping them.[11][12] Burchill added power chords, and said later: "It was almost a caricature – I associated powerchords with American AOR. But it worked."[12] The Financial Times wrote that the chords "[helped] turn Forsey's sweet paean to teenage longing into a rousing, stadium-sized anthem".[11]
Simple Minds did not anticipate the song's success.[10] In 2016, Burchill said: "When I listen to it now, it’s obviously a brilliant, well-crafted pop song. I’m embarrassed we dissed it so much."[12]