Simple minds were convinced to record dont you forget about me after a long stretch in the pub with the tracks songwriter april 18 2020 02. Don t you forget about me by simple minds from the motion picture breakfast club. The best of 1979 2019 is out now featuring all the hits. Play simple minds at your graduation or goingaway party. Directed by matt austin, the film was named after the 1985 hit song by simple minds, which in turn was the theme song for hughes film the breakfast club. Dont you forget about me by simple minds, an acoustic cover by mike masse. Why simple minds hated dont you forget about me until. The breakfast club simple minds dont you forget about me 80s movie t shirt. Dont you forget about me by simple minds songfacts.
Dont you forget about me captures the ache of fleeting. Oct 15, 2018 in 1985, the simple minds cut don t you forget about me ran during the opening and closing credits of the john hughes film the breakfast club the global success of the charttopping breakout. Where was simple minds dont you forget about me video. Dont you forget about me also appeared in the end titles of the romantic comedy spoof not another teen movie 2002. In the 80s i was doing a lot of music videos, and id also done a couple of music videos that incorporated movies. Jun 06, 2017 simple minds dont you forget about me official music video june 6, 2017 by the80sruled leave a comment simple minds dont you forget about me is one of the most recognizable hits from the 80s and it will forever be linked in our minds with the 80s classic movie the breakfast club. Refering to 12 versions like simple minds dont you forget about me noone cares about side b are 3 tracks not only one. Apr 08, 2020 why simple minds hated dont you forget about me until the cheques arrived thirtyfive years ago, the moody scots were forced to record a song they didnt write for a film they didnt get. Simple minds dont you forget about me remastered in hd. They formed in glasgow in 1977 and became the most commercially successful scottish band of the 1980s. Simple minds performs in the music video for dont you forget about me from the. The director john hughes had them in mind for a song for his forthcoming film, the breakfast club, about a group of school misfits brought together during a saturday detention. Simple minds dont you forget about me lyrics youtube.
About don t you forget about me don t you forget about me is a 1985 pop rock song performed by scottish rock band simple minds. Lead singer jim kerr sings on a dancing floor in a dark room surrounded by a chandelier, a rocking horse, and television sets that are displaying scenes from the film. Simple minds performs in the music video for don t you forget about me from the original motion picture soundtrack of the breakfast club 1985 recorded for virgin records. But the band, who were enjoying a flush of success with. Check out dont you forget about me by simple minds on amazon music.
Simple minds dont you forget about me utube playlist. When glasgows simple minds were first approached in 1984 to record dont you forget about me, they turned it down flat. Nov 25, 2019 for most americans, the scottish rock group simple minds will always be synonymous with their number one hit from 1985, dont you forget about me, from the john hughes movie the breakfast. The breakfast club simple minds dont you forget about me. Dont you forget about me is a 1985 pop song performed by scottish rock band. Dont you forget about me was literally playing on the radio during my senior year of high school, while we were all signing one anothers yearbooks.
They achieved five uk albums chart number one albums during their career and have sold an estimated 60 million albums. It was written and composed by producer keith forsey and steve schiff, a guitarist and songwriter from the nina hagen band. Dont you forget about me simple minds acoustic cover. Dont you forget about me by simple minds from the motion picture breakfast club. In 1985, the simple minds cut dont you forget about me ran during the opening and closing credits of the john hughes film the breakfast. Dont you forget about me by simple minds on amazon music. Dont you forget about me was written and composed by producer keith forsey and steve schiff, a. Dont you forget about me the breakfast club scenescreen.
Dont you forget about me is a 2009 canadian documentary film about screenwriter, director, and producer john hughes. Daniel kleinman, dont you forget about me video director. Schiff then suggested forsey ask simple minds who, after refusing as well. Look, go and see the movie, just so youre not being rude. With david anderle, mike bender, jackie burch, scott coffey. Those and many other questions fueled this documentary. In 1985 krijgen ze hun grote doorbraak met het nummer dont you forget about me.
Check out don t you forget about me by simple minds on amazon music. Nov 08, 2007 simple minds don t you forget about me don t you forget about me steve schiff, keith forsey. Simple minds jim kerr on the bands 40year career, and. Why do his films resonate with those that grew up with them, and those that have just discovered them. The film specifically focused on hughes fade from prominence in the early 1990s. Dont you forget about me by simple minds on amazon. How did john hughes capture the growing pains of adolescence so perfectly. Simple minds dont you forget about me dont you forget about me steve schiff, keith forsey.
Written by keith forsey and steve schiff, simple minds dont you forget about me was released as a single february 20, 1985 and was featured as the main theme of. Refering to 12 versions like simple minds don t you forget about me noone cares about side b are 3 tracks not only one. Dont you forget about me song is best known for being played during the opening forseys demo and closing simple minds recording credits of the john hughes film the breakfast club. Jim kerr of simple minds on story behind dont you forget. By the way, all spammers will be blocked and spam will be removed. Simple minds dont you forget about me official music video june 6, 2017 by the80sruled leave a comment simple minds dont you forget about me is one of the most recognizable hits from the 80s and it will forever be linked in our minds with the 80s classic movie the breakfast club. Jim kerr of simple minds on story behind dont you forget about. Despite various personnel changes, they continue to record and tour.
I almost think that the song was written for that kind of occasion. Sep 02, 2019 when glasgows simple minds were first approached in 1984 to record dont you forget about me, they turned it down flat. The back cover of simple minds single don t you forget about me from the soundtrack to movie the breakfast club. The breakfast club simple minds don t you forget about me 80s movie t shirt. Provided to youtube by universal music group dont you forget about me simple minds themes volume 2. Simple minds performs in the music video for dont you forget about me from the original motion picture soundtrack of the breakfast club 1985 recorded for virgin records. Simple minds had been around for five years and developed a strong following in england when this was released. Dont you forget about me single by simple minds from the album the breakfast club original motion picture soundtrack dont you forget about me is a song by scottish rock band simple minds. Dont you try to pretend its my feeling well win in the end i wont harm you or touch your defenses vanity and security dont you forget about me ill be alone, dancing you know it baby going to.
Simple minds dont you forget about me lyrics genius. Dont you forget about me was written and composed by producer keith forsey and steve schiff, a guitarist and songwriter from the nina hagen band. With simple minds, charlie burchill, derek forbes, mel gaynor. Jan 14, 2019 dont you forget about me was a numberone hit for simple minds and broke them out in the united states. The song dont you forget about me was released in 1985 dont you forget about me is a song by scottish rock band simple minds. They formed in glasgow in 1977 and became the most commercially successful scottish band of the. Simple minds dont you forget about me the breakfast. Simple minds dont you forget about me official music. It was written and composed by producer keith forsey and steve schiff, a guitarist. The video for the single was filmed in knebworth house. For most americans, the scottish rock group simple minds will always be synonymous with their number one hit from 1985, dont you forget about me, from the john hughes movie the breakfast.
Dont you forget about me is a song by scottish rock band simple minds. Vinyl 12 simple minds dont you forget about me 1985, vinyl discogs. Pitch perfect final performance price tag, dont you. May 27, 2010 don t you try to pretend its my feeling well win in the end i won t harm you or touch your defenses vanity and security don t you forget about me ill be alone, dancing you know it baby going to. My good friend and fellow musician scott slusher provides us this excellent post about the significance of this classic 80s hit, and i end the post with a little bit of why and how i chose to cover this great song. Why simple minds hated dont you forget about me until the cheques arrived thirtyfive years ago, the moody scots were forced to. Don t you forget about me is a 2009 canadian documentary film about screenwriter, director, and producer john hughes. They took the song that no one wanted and fashioned it into a beautiful moment, not unlike the way the films five teenagers used their confinement to fight themselves into a brief respite from the lives they had outside of each.
Written by keith forsey and steve schiff, simple minds dont you forget about me was released as a single february 20, 1985 and was featured as the main theme of the classic 1985 teen. Released in the first quarter of 1985, dont you forget about me was taken from the soundtrack to john hughess film, the breakfast club. Lead singer jim kerr sings on a dancing floor in a dark room surrounded by a chandelier, a rocking horse, and television sets. In 2015, billboard and dick clark productions announced that simple minds would perform their hit single dont you forget about me from the 1985 movie the breakfast club at the years billboard music awards, which also coincided with the 30th anniversary of the iconic song reaching no. Lead singer jim kerr sings on a dancing floor in a dark room surrounded by a chandelier, a rocking horse. The song was played during the opening forseys demo and closing simple minds recording credits of the john hughes film the breakfast club. Dont you forget about me was a numberone hit for simple minds and broke them out in the united states. About dont you forget about me dont you forget about me is a 1985 pop rock song performed by scottish rock band simple minds. In 1985, the simple minds cut dont you forget about me ran during the opening and closing credits of the john hughes film the breakfast club the global success of the charttopping breakout. Dont you forget about me simple minds have had a fraught. Simple minds jim kerr on the bands 40year career, and the. From the original motion picture soundtrack the breakfast clubthe track duration for the 7 mix 4.
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