Jim Kerr and Charlie Burchill have been playing music together for some 48 years, most of them in Simple Minds. Kerr assures us that familiarity has bred fondness; he even says the “parallel story” in ...
When Simple Minds first heard “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — their No. 1 single that would serve as the theme song and teenage anthem of the 1985 Brat Pack classic “The Breakfast Club” — it wasn’t ...
The UK band, Simple Minds, has announced its first live North American tour in 40 years. The “Alive & Kicking Tour 2025″ includes one show in Pennsylvania - Saturday, June 14, at The Mann in ...
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Simple Minds Almost Passed on 'Don't You (Forget About Me),' Thought Iconic Hit Would Be a Mistake (Exclusive)
The legendary Scottish rock band has a new documentary 'Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible' The documentary 'Simple Minds: Everything Is Possible' details the history of the legendary Scottish rock ...
Simple Minds' Alive and Kicking Tour 2025 is their largest in North America since 1986. Jim Kerr reveals the story behind "Don't You (Forget About Me)," the song of a generation 40 years ago. Here's ...
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Way back in 1985, Scottish new-wavers Simple Minds changed the game with that quintessential ’80s hit, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (from a little film called “The Breakfast Club.”) Now, you can hear ...
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How Simple Minds' Gen X Anthem, "Don't You (Forget About Me)," Almost Didn't Come to Be
How could we forget about them? This week in 1985, Scotland's Simple Minds landed an indelible number-one on the wing of a smash that soundtracked the final scene of the era's seminal teen dramedy The ...
Some 45 years or so after making their initial appearance during Britain’s post-punk era, Simple Minds mark their return courtesy of not one, but two new live albums, albeit each with a different ...
The triple bill on Saturday, June 21 at the Pine Knob Music Theatre was in some ways defined by one of Soft Cell’s songs — “Nostalgia Machine.” But rest assured that the old from all three bands ...
Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985. “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, ...
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