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This live version was such a great re creation. i can imagine the emotion during the concert. very moving.

@mickmacneil1 Hi from SW France. My mate in Glasgow went to see big Dan’s gig the other night and he mentioned that there are demos of songs from Once Upon a Time with him on bass. Would you have such a thing and could you share? The only thing I have is a bootleg from Barrowlands where you play I Travel as Ghostdancing (Charlie’s sus4 guitar thing). Thanks in advance. And a sincere thanks again for inspiring me to take up the keys.

Un genio!

Do you remember the Wake up Radio system in the eighties ? i remember the first time i heard it. i was litteraly awaken by the song at seven, probably half-dreaming, then hearing the radio DJ saying "this is the new Simple minds song.... Mandela day". Slow paced.. but subtly building up then Charlie s incredible guitar solo !!! I still remember how uplifted i felt that day ! The album wasnt even out.

I’m lucky that i discovered your music from real to real onwards thank you mick for all the memories

The first time I saw Simple Minds was in September 1981 at the Bingley Hall in Stafford the week that 'Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Call' was released. Kenny was playing with them then. RIP

Thank you mick for all the brilliant memories

mick please come back with simple minds without you it s not the really simple minds

What makes me laugh is that this wasn't recorded on a phone but a huge recorder the size of the one Del Boy had in his flat.😂 Not immediately apparent from the footage.

Just beautiful

I know that Herbie Hancock synth solo on Hunter and the Hunted is on its way, thanks Mick 😉

The Scottish accent is the best in the world! I liked Simple Minds. 80% for the music, 20% for the accent!

Lunga vita Mike🎉

really beautiful, got goosebumps. must have been fantastic playing it at the Arena in Verona in 1989!

Mick rises up through the clouds⛅️.....in the City of Light. With the Book of brilliant things instrumental solo.... Classic. Who never got a shiver down the spine listening to the one and only Mick MacNeil at his best. Jim and Charlie are you watching in 2024? Hope so!!! Mick was the heart 💛 in the logo. Thanking you so much for the post. 👌

Fantastic....

Beautiful...

Lieber Mick, wenn meine Reise zu Ende geht, wird dieser Song erklingen… Mehr Ehre kann ich Dir nicht gebieten … Sound of my Life ! Danke dafür …

Great Mick, keep them coming. 👍🏻😀

Hahaha! Genius. Mick always put perfect layers and beds in SM tracks. For mine, the keyboards on the first 5 albums were astonishing work. From 1979 from far away Australia, SM and MM were pure oxygen. With deepest thanks.

Classic...post by Mick. Awesome !!! This is how it should sound. Early 80's style. Love the way it starts with, in trance as a mission through to 30 frames a second, into celebrate mix. 👌 Can see at the start how your getting a buzz with a smile, playing your amazing synths at the beginning. Thanking !!! You, Brian and Derek also, for the fantastic sounds you created to all the dearly missed die hard fans. Regardless that no longer with Jim and Charlie. But either way, we all salute you 5 for all the creativity, hard work and entertainment over the years. Thanking also, all session players on dedication to bring out SM at its best !!! Just now waiting for a tour hopefully before you all retire. Was that 3 men went into a fish tank in the search of two other fishes to give us....... The world tour COUNTDOWN !!! a hint to say one is on the way ? HOPE SO !!! Or was that a big NO at the end?

Merci Mick et merci Derek. On n'a pas oublié votre génie. Vous apportiez une partie de la magie du groupe avec Charlie et Jim. New gold dream. 😚la France vous aime.

I lost SM after street Fighting Years. The “soul” was gone, the American way was not my cup of tea. Thanks Mike! Saw you live in The Netherlands… 🙌

Amazing, thanks Mick 😊

Musicista VERO. Distanza siderale dalla mediocrità odierna.

The heart of Simple Minds!💚🎼🎹👌🏼

Lovely tribute and really enjoyed hearing the backstories of their time together. RIP Kenny Hyslop.

Brilliant ! I love it ❤🔥

Peaceful, really hypnotic ❤

You inspired me to buy a keyboard ❤ Don’t stop posting, you are an incredible artist.

Takes me back to standing in a field in Leeds....when this was played i could have cried....just beautiful

Just watched this again ... i have a feeling im privileged ✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧

Ethereal....

ruclips.net/video/woP8XPChxrs/видео.html Themes for Great Cities sounds a lot like this…Derek ?

beautiful. I could listen to this song for hours. Thank you Mr. MacNeil

Bloody brilliant. Thank you.

What a beautiful melody that is. Has the ability to rise you up on a cloudy day, so atmospheric!!!!

Thank you for producing some of the most beautiful music ever form is temporary class is permanent RESPECT

Hey Mick, are you planning to build on this episode. I thought it was epic, and would love to see more ! Thank you😊

Hi Mick - what's the track at 4:14? That's phenomenal. I tried to search on Countdown and came up empty.......

That was heart warming Mick- a wee tear to the eye there Thank you

Defo a Covid haircut heed Mick

Fantastic!!😍😍😍 Thanks a lot Mick!!🙏🏻❤️

Thank you mick for all the brilliant memories r.i.p John

Thanks for sharing Mick. Never forget this opening track at Meadowbank Stadium Edinburgh way back around 1989. Absolutely mind blowing keyboard playing. Without your input and keyboards this song wouldn’t be anywhere near as fantastic as it is. I play this a lot and it always reminds of absent friends. Personally speaking I feel the Holy Spirit in this music. Cheers Michael. ❤

♥️🙌

Great tune Mick

A mind of brilliant things ... and then some ...bravo sir ✌️✌️🇬🇧🇬🇧

Surely Shirley it's not beyond the five everyone wants to see - Jim Charlie Mick Mel & Derek to get on the blower to one another & just say you know what, maybe we just rehearse a couple of encore songs together & without fanfare choose 1 or 2 or maybe outrageously 3, ( Glasgow, Dublin or Belfast & London perhaps?) shows where we turn up and play and enjoy it together? I'm sure fans do acknowledge clearly that Jim & Charlie's current line up are all superb musicians just as they must acknowledge that even if the line up is fluid & the instinct is to move forward & stay fresh there is a particular line up that represented a band and one that made countless classics together. This subject just won't go away, it appears on so many threads of comments on hundreds of SM videos. Perhaps the answer is simple, (of course,) and it just needs 2 of the 5 to say let's do it. For funks sake if Floyd could bury a hatchet sharp enough for Roger and David to slice each others brain boxes off with the feeblest of swoops then surely ego or money or indeed anything can't stop five men who obviously respect each others views and musicianship from getting on the same friggin stage together and blowing the tits off pretty much every other band currently on the road!? Phone Charlie Mick, tell the charming bugger you're coming like it or not and by the way the 'World's greatest drummer' and Scotland's greatest bass player are too! SHAKE OFF THE GHOSTS! Mighty respect to you all.

Allways nice to see your videos mick nice to see a smile on your face too