Well, despite my own Irish and German heritage, I seem to be somewhat hung up on boys from Scotland. Go figure. But Simple Minds were a magical group that managed to hit it huge with the placement of a single song in a film by the late John Hughes. The Breakfast Club used Don't You (Forget About Me) and the themes of teenage powerlessness and dissatisfaction, and it rocketed Simple Minds to international stardom.
Simple Minds was made up by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mel Gaynor at the core, with Eddie Duffy and Andy Gillespie joining the band recently. Kerr, the lead singer, was notable at the peak of the stardom for also being married to Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, making them a supercouple of the 80s, although they divorced in 1990. The band took the name Simple Minds in 1977, having previously been named Johnny and the Self-Abusers, a rather radio-unfriendly moniker. However, the band has stayed together for the most part, with the core group holding strong and putting out their latest release, Graffiti Soul, earlier this year.
Following the hit Don't You (Forget About Me), they released Once Upon A Time featuring the single Alive And Kicking. It was a classic song from the time, a big and sweeping power ballad, almost epic in proportion.
You can catch up with Simple Minds on their official website by clicking here.
Simple Minds was made up by Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mel Gaynor at the core, with Eddie Duffy and Andy Gillespie joining the band recently. Kerr, the lead singer, was notable at the peak of the stardom for also being married to Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, making them a supercouple of the 80s, although they divorced in 1990. The band took the name Simple Minds in 1977, having previously been named Johnny and the Self-Abusers, a rather radio-unfriendly moniker. However, the band has stayed together for the most part, with the core group holding strong and putting out their latest release, Graffiti Soul, earlier this year.
Following the hit Don't You (Forget About Me), they released Once Upon A Time featuring the single Alive And Kicking. It was a classic song from the time, a big and sweeping power ballad, almost epic in proportion.
You can catch up with Simple Minds on their official website by clicking here.
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