Simple Minds have achieved 24 top 40 singles on the UK Singles Chart, including eight top 10 and one number one, and 26 albums on the UK Albums Chart, including 22 top 40 albums, 12 top 10 albums and five number one albums: Sparkle in the Rain (1984), Once Upon a Time (1985), Live in the City of Light (1987), Street Fighting Years (1989), and Glittering Prize 81/92 (1992). They have sold more than 60 million albums worldwide, and were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s. Simple Minds have also achieved considerable chart success in the United States, Australia, Germany, Spain, Italy and New Zealand. Despite various personnel changes, they continue to record and tour.
In 2014, Simple Minds were awarded the Q Inspiration Award for their contribution to the music industry and an Ivor Novello Award in 2016 for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers, and Authors (BASCA). Other notable recognitions include nominations for both the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction and MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction for "Don't You (Forget About Me)" in 1985, nomination for the Brit Award for British Group in 1986 and for the American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group in 1987. "Belfast Child" was nominated for the Song of the Year at the Brit Awards 1990.
The nucleus of Simple Minds consists of the two remaining original members, Jim Kerr (vocals) and Charlie Burchill (electric and acoustic guitars, occasional keyboards after 1990, saxophone and violin). The other current band members are Ged Grimes (bass guitar), Cherisse Osei (drums), Sarah Brown (backing vocals), Gordy Goudie (additional guitar and keyboards) and Berenice Scott (keyboards). Notable former members include Mick MacNeil (keyboards), Derek Forbes (bass guitar), Brian McGee and Mel Gaynor (drums).
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Discography
Life in a Day (1979)
Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
Empires and Dance (1980)
Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call (1981)
New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)
Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
Once Upon a Time (1985)
Street Fighting Years (1989)
Real Life (1991)
Good News from the Next World (1995)
Néapolis (1998)
Our Secrets Are the Same (1999/2004)
Neon Lights (2001)
Cry (2002)
Black & White 050505 (2005)
Graffiti Soul (2009)
Big Music (2014)
Acoustic (2016)
Walk Between Worlds (2018)
Direction of the Heart (2022)
Forget About Me
Simple Minds Lyrics
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Ooh woh
Won't you come see about me?
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Giving me everything inside and out and
Think of the tender things that we were working on
Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby
Don't you, forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you, forget about me
Will you stand above me?
Look my way, never love me
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down
Will you recognize me?
Call my name or walk on by
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Down, down, down, down
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Ooh woh
Don't you try and pretend
It's my feeling we'll win in the end
I won't harm you or touch your defenses
Vanity and security
Don't you forget about me
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Going to take you apart
I'll put us back together at heart, baby
Don't you, forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Don't you, forget about me
As you walk on by
Will you call my name?
As you walk on by
Will you call my name?
When you walk away
Or will you walk away?
Will you walk on by?
Come on, call my name
Will you call my name?
I say
(Lala la la lala la la)
Will you call my name?
As you walk on by
The song "Don't You (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds was written by Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff and released in 1985. The song is famously known as the theme song for the iconic movie "The Breakfast Club". The lyrics are a plea to someone who may be leaving or moving on, asking if they will remember the times they shared and the love they had. The song starts with the phrase "Won't you come see about me?", which is a request for the other person to check up on them and not forget about them. The singer wants to remind the other person of the love they shared, which was real even in the dark times.
The chorus is repeated throughout the song, with the singer urging the other person not to forget about them, and asking if they will recognize them when they walk by. The lyrics also suggest that the two may have changed and grown apart, but the singer is willing to do what it takes to fix their relationship and put them back together where they belong. The song ends with the question "Will you call my name?", pleading for the other person to stay and not walk away.
Overall, "Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a powerful and emotional song that captures the feeling of heartbreak and the desire to hold onto love that has been lost. Its use in "The Breakfast Club" has made it a cultural touchstone, and it remains a popular and iconic song to this day.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Expressing a greeting or attracting attention
Ooh woh
Indicating a sound or melody in the song
Won't you come see about me?
Asking someone to come and visit me
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Informing that I will be alone and dancing
Tell me your troubles and doubts
Asking to share their problems and doubts with me
Giving me everything inside and out and
Sharing all the inside and outside details about themselves
Love's strange so real in the dark
Describing love as strange and real even in the darkness
Think of the tender things that we were working on
Reminiscing about the sensitive aspects that we had once shared
Slow change may pull us apart
Suggesting that gradual changes may create distances between us
When the light gets into your heart, baby
When you are happier, more positive and kind-hearted
Don't you, forget about me
Asking them to not forget about me
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Repeating the statement to emphasize its importance
Don't you, forget about me
Asking them again to not forget about me
Will you stand above me?
Asking if they will position themselves above me
Look my way, never love me
Directing them to look my way, but not to love me
Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling
Describing the constant pouring of rain
Down, down, down
Depicting the direction of the raindrops
Will you recognize me?
Enquiring if they will acknowledge my presence
Call my name or walk on by
Asking them to either call my name or pass me by
Hey, hey, hey, hey
Asking yet again for their attention
Ooh woh
Indicating another melody in the song
Don't you try and pretend
Requesting them to not pretend
It's my feeling we'll win in the end
Expressing confidence in the feeling that we'll succeed in the end
I won't harm you or touch your defenses
Declaring that I shall not harm or touch their defensive mechanisms
Vanity and security
Referencing to the sense of self-importance and safety which people like to maintain
Don't you forget about me
Reiterating once again to not forget about me
I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Stating again that I will be alone and dancing
Going to take you apart
Intending to break them down
I'll put us back together at heart, baby
Choosing to join us back at a heart level
Don't you, forget about me
Repeating the same statement
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Emphasizing on the same
Don't you, forget about me
Emphasizing again to not forget about me
As you walk on by
Asking if they will walk by without stopping
Will you call my name?
Requesting them if they will call my name
When you walk away
When you decide to depart
Or will you walk away?
Asking if they will decide to depart
Will you walk on by?
Asking yet again if they will walk away
Come on, call my name
Slightly urging or persuading to call my name
Will you call my name?
Asking the same as before, if they will call my name
I say
Announcing a statement to follow
(Lala la la lala la la)
Usage of syllables with no specific meaning or emotion
Will you call my name?
Asking again for the final time, if they will call my name
As you walk on by
As they walk away from me
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave
Written by: Keith Forsey, Steve W. Schiff
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@miamigamer-vk1dr
if you are listening this in 2024 you are awesome person
@emerald8795
So are you! 😊
@viniroutzouni3221
🎉🎉yiei!!! Don't you forget about meeee.....
@miamigamer-vk1dr
@@emerald8795 thanks
@miamigamer-vk1dr
@@viniroutzouni3221 never gonna forget about you
@mariasibari6984
only awsome ppl who listen to this kind of music for sure
@billducas
The song reminds me when I bought a new car. January 15th 1985. An '85 Camaro. It had 12 miles on it. When I turn on the radio, this was the first song that was playing. I'll never forget that.
@MisiaMon
I believe you, interested history.
@felixrivas9673
Great Car! Wonderful memory.
@jaycrack1559
Good times.