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)
Promised You a Miracle
Simple Minds Lyrics
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Belief is a beauty thing
Promises promises
As golden days break wondering
Chance as love takes a train
Summer breeze and brilliant light
Only love she sees
He controls on love
Promised you a miracle
Belief is a beauty thing
Promises promises
As golden days break wondering
Only love she sees
He controls on love
Life throws a curve
Everything is possible
With promises
Everything is possible
Oh
I promised you a miracle
Belief is a beauty thing
Promises promises
As golden days break wondering
Chance reflects on them a while
Love screams so quietly
Slipping back on golden times
Breathing with sweet memories
I promised you a miracle
Belief is a beauty thing
Promises promises
As golden days break wondering
Only love she sees
He controls all love
Life throws a curve
Everything is possible in the game of life
A burning dream
Oh
Chance lost pearls of great price
Take care of family
Only aches for love
Love waits for fame
In chance, in chance they'll see
I promised you a miracle
Belief is a beauty thing
Promises promises
As golden days break wondering
You promised you a miracle
Belief is a beauty thing
Promises promises
As golden days break wondering
Promises promises
You gave me promises promises
The song "Promised You a Miracle" by Simple Minds is a passionate love song that focuses on the power of belief and the value of promises. The song starts with a powerful opening line, where the singer states that he has promised his love interest a miracle. He emphasizes that belief is a crucial component of this promise, which can be a beautiful thing. The song emphasizes the importance of promises, with the repetition of the words "promises, promises" throughout the lyrics.
The song opens with a reference to the golden days, when everything was going well. The song moves on to describe how love can be seen everywhere, and how it takes control of everything. The song mentions the power of chance, and how love can feel like a train rushing by. There is also a reference to summer and the brilliant light of that season. The song emphasizes that everything is possible in life, and that promises can create a burning dream that can help people achieve their goals.
The ending verse of the song emphasizes the importance of family, and how love can be the only thing that matters in life. The song ends with a repetition of the words "promises, promises" which emphasize the importance of keeping one's word.
Line by Line Meaning
Promised you a miracle
I made you a promise of something extraordinary
Belief is a beauty thing
Having faith in something can be a beautiful thing
Promises promises
I keep making promises, but they are just empty words
As golden days break wondering
As good times come to an end, we start to question everything
Chance as love takes a train
Love is unpredictable, like a train that can take unexpected turns
Summer breeze and brilliant light
A beautiful and serene moment
Only love she sees
Love blinds her to everything else
He controls on love
He takes charge of their love
Love sails to a new life
Their love takes them to a new chapter in life
Life throws a curve
Life can be unpredictable and throw unexpected challenges our way
Everything is possible
Despite the curveballs, anything is achievable
With promises
With my assurances
Oh
An exclamation of emotion
Chance reflects on them a while
They take a moment to ponder their luck
Love screams so quietly
Their love is so intense, yet subtle
Slipping back on golden times
Nostalgic memories of better times
Breathing with sweet memories
Reveling in the beauty of past experiences
Chance lost pearls of great price
Missed opportunities with great value
Take care of family
Family is important and should be cared for
Only aches for love
Yearning for love is the only thing that pains them
Love waits for fame
Their love will wait for the recognition it deserves
In chance, in chance they'll see
It's in the unpredictability of life that they find clarity
You promised you a miracle
You made me a promise of something extraordinary
You gave me promises promises
You kept making empty promises
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHARLES BURCHILL, DEREK FORBES, JAMES KERR, MICHAEL JOSEPH MAC NEIL
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