'Sons and Fascination' and 'Sister Feelings Call' were sold as one album here in the US, shrink-wrapped together, with a label 'Free Extra Album!' I thought--and still think--that was their best work: mature, forward-looking, technically breathtaking. It's nice to know that a live version of this beautiful song done more recently still sounds as good as it did back in the day.
This was my theme, while moving through a devastated city, at night , on a skateboard. Thank you Simple Minds for making such beauty for me, in Flint MI in ‘81 and beyond. LSD, a Sony Walkman and this music brought such blissful joy to a homeless young man in a burned out factory town. Truly some of my fondest memories of the worst of times.
Simply Genius. So tight and perfect. And the feeling, atmosphere: Feeling for instance like driving on a highway through endless urban-scape at night. Wow wow wow! Simple Minds for ever, my favourite band!
I came across these guys in my mid 30's by listening to my roommates old, dusty cassettes and wanting to expand my knowledge of bands unfamiliar to me. I was not disappointed.
Incroyable instrumental. Les Simple Minds ont debuté sous mes yeux et oreilles leur concert a Meriadeck en 85 . C'était du delire dans la salle , je n'ose meme pas imaginer si la ligne de basse aurait ete executee par Derek Forbes.... Enorme concert néanmoins.
Saw SM at the Wiltern Theatre in LA 1983; they opened with one of the most fantastic versions of Theme for Great Cities. Extended intro that took off when Gaynor hit the drums. One of the best bands ever.
I love this band so FUCKING MUCH! That closeup on Mel Gaynor shows a man WORKING SO HARD. What a drummer! And Jim Kerr... what can I say? Jim is an elastic and gorgeous reminder of what the 80s (and beyond) were. This band was so groundbreaking, it's hard to put into words. Thank you, SIMPLE MINDS, for ruining so many needles on my old record player. I love you!
I first heard this in early teens then a few later when I morphed into a raver in about 89 Frankie Bones played a mix he did under the name of "Corporation of One" in a rave and everyone absolutely nuts.
lot of people saying this sounds best it has ever sounded but for me the bassline is played right as far as the notes go, but it doesn't sound like it should. To me atleast. The original recording is better. Maybe I've listened to it too much and I can't deal with it when it doesn't sound the same. :D
+sanmal88 Derek Forbes was at heart a guitarist, but they put him as a bassist, and that's how they ended up with such a driving, dance vibe. Once forbes was gone the music fell flat. TBH grimes is the closest they've come since, you can tell he really respects the music. Unlike gillesbe and his charity shop usb keyboard - clearly he thinks if he plays the same notes in the same order as MacNeil then its the same. Clearly not.
Sintonia de mi programa de radio en los 80S llamado MENTES DEMENTES... Desde el 106.6 de la FM en Valencia.... Saludos de Juan Carlos... SIMPLE MINDS FOREVER...
![Simple Minds: Theme for Great Cities [12'' Extended Version 2020, Unofficial]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/8rOH3aDCjPI/mqdefault.jpg)
Timeless!!! Still listening in 2024😎
m2
ladys and gentlemns, the best instrumental ever.
+jorge saragoca yes indeed :-)
+jorge saragoca
YES YOU ARE RIGHT ! MUSIC COMING FROM SPACE !
I'll second that!!!
DF missing
Dam right !
'Sons and Fascination' and 'Sister Feelings Call' were sold as one album here in the US, shrink-wrapped together, with a label 'Free Extra Album!' I thought--and still think--that was their best work: mature, forward-looking, technically breathtaking. It's nice to know that a live version of this beautiful song done more recently still sounds as good as it did back in the day.
Artaud1957 I the UK as well . My first sm album
100%. Two great albums.
Agreed
My first time hearing this live and I was moved. One of the greatest instrumentals just got better. Thank you Simple Minds.
Without a doubt the best instrumental ever imo
This song was my religion in the late 80's, what amazing music!
Geht gar nicht!
one of my favourite Simple Minds' songs
This was my theme, while moving through a devastated city, at night , on a skateboard.
Thank you Simple Minds for making such beauty for me, in Flint MI in ‘81 and beyond.
LSD, a Sony Walkman and this music brought such blissful joy to a homeless young man in a burned out factory town. Truly some of my fondest memories of the worst of times.
Timeless K I L L E R ... - and THAT BASSLINE !!!!!!
you should listen Dereck Forbes that invented that bass line ruclips.net/video/StHGawXsitE/видео.html
Si senza tempo 🎉
One of the best keyboard pieces EVER.
I absolutely love this tune.The Bass playing and tone are absolute killer
Listen to the studio original and what Forbesie did with his bass....
@@andrewphippsphillips1455 Thats the proper version mate
Sorry, but without Derek and Mick , the sound has become terribly different
An anthem for the ages. Thank you Simple Minds.
Best drummer in the wooorrrllldddd.... Friggin love this track... Nightclub in the 80s with the boys... chasing those elusive girls !!!
Mel is definitely needed back!
Ged Grimes nails the bass part right on the cash. Drums tight and funky as always. Great rendition.
on the electric guitar Charlie burchill no 1 legend
This track remains so precious for me. There's something so significant like a capital aim to reach through sacred wanderings.
Dereck is Dereck, but Ged is a very good substitute!😉
What can you say about this Anthem... thank you Simple Minds
My Group. Simple Minds forever. Greetings from Germany
Still sounds brilliant in 2020. What an awesome track, takes me back to mermaid bar Birmingham UNi, the DJ always played this every week.
Much courage and sweat to play this song live these guys are great and Charlie the best!
I have always thought of Simple Minds as a Top Notch Band. Still True to this Day. 🎸🍻🏆
That bass!
2024 Musica oltre lo spettacolo... 🔝 SM... Si viaggia ad occhi aperti... Bella storia
great bass here !
Top instrumental song!!!
I love Simple Minds. Forever.
Was never a simple minds fan, but this song has amazing atmosphere and melody! Love it!
Oh take me back to those incredible days of my youth.
Such a simple song yet possibly one of the best rock instrumentals ever.
Good to see they still perform like this... But miss that arpeggio which defines this masterpiece so much...
Spot on !
35 yrs later .. still wrecked by this theme
Derek Forbes - RIP! Cheers from Sweden - and take good care folks! We are not alone - at all!!!
This song should be in a Soundtrack for a Movie, Somewhere, Somehow. This lineup is excellent together. The song just flows very smoothly!
Film Basic Instinct - la Tour "Blue"
One of the many tracks that set me into a life of synth
theme from a great band..
Way ahead of their times, you guys are still rocking it 2016 wow xx
oh you GODDAMN right !! A HUGE WAY AHEAD !! Theme for Great Cities can't perish
What an unbelievable rendition of this awesome piece of music.
One of my all time favorite songs and just BEAUTIFUL! Thank you so much!
one of the funnest basslines in an instrumental ever
Burchill......tooooo good. Sent shivers up my spine....
Ladies and gentlemen, Trance music were born!!!!!!!
👍 comment ne pas danser avec cette musique fantastique , great song 🤩
The best "Simple Mind song" ever!!!!!!
I love this melody
skal vi ikke sige det er et af de bedste instrumental numre som nogensinde er lavet?
tjoeeee -- jeg vil holde mig til at sige, DET HOLDER DEN DAG I DAG.
Great song! Timeless classic!
crisp, clean, beautiful sound. loved this tune on first listen 30+ years ago.
Love it. Pure 80's all the way.
Nice to see Charlie with them again!! Mel Gaynor never ceases to amaze me.
Um, Charlie never left ...
Was never the same band when Derek and Mick left
LOVE LOVE Theme For Great Cities
bass is amazing
Awsesome live version of a truly magnificent song. Derek forbes and Brian Mcgee would be proud of that rhythm section!!
Simply Genius. So tight and perfect. And the feeling, atmosphere: Feeling for instance like driving on a highway through endless urban-scape at night. Wow wow wow! Simple Minds for ever, my favourite band!
Takes me back ❤
What a tune charlie unbelievable
I came across these guys in my mid 30's by listening to my roommates old, dusty cassettes and wanting to expand my knowledge of bands unfamiliar to me. I was not disappointed.
Robert Scott you have taste. Always be willing to expand yourself. but not around the middle. lol
the essence of Simple Minds...never enough.
great song. powerfull and beautifull at the same time.
e uma pena esse baterista e tecladista não estar más,,são os melhores 🙏🙏🙏👍🙏👍👍
Love love love this. "On Electric Guitar ma best pal" can't get better than that.
very cool and futuristic reminds me a little bit of the FIXX-- Built for the future
Wonderful epic music. What music was all about. Brilliant instrumental. The best ever. Period
Incroyable instrumental.
Les Simple Minds ont debuté sous mes yeux et oreilles leur concert a Meriadeck en 85 .
C'était du delire dans la salle , je n'ose meme pas imaginer si la ligne de basse aurait ete executee par Derek Forbes....
Enorme concert néanmoins.
Great live version of that golden SM tune ! Nostalgia 'cause I remember Derek on bass and Michael on keybords ! I miss them !
In this Video you can see, how important the e guitar in this song is. I never recognize this before... Amazing! The best instrumental song ever!
Thank you for expressing your enjoyment and criticism :)
SIMPLE MINDS HOLY TRILOGY MUSIC:
THEME FOR GREAT CITIES
GOLD DREAM
BOOK OF BRILLIANT THINGS
Saw SM at the Wiltern Theatre in LA 1983; they opened with one of the most fantastic versions of Theme for Great Cities. Extended intro that took off when Gaynor hit the drums. One of the best bands ever.
Wonderful!!!!!the best superb Charlie guitar 🎸
I love this band so FUCKING MUCH! That closeup on Mel Gaynor shows a man WORKING SO HARD. What a drummer! And Jim Kerr... what can I say? Jim is an elastic and gorgeous reminder of what the 80s (and beyond) were. This band was so groundbreaking, it's hard to put into words. Thank you, SIMPLE MINDS, for ruining so many needles on my old record player. I love you!
I first heard this in early teens then a few later when I morphed into a raver in about 89 Frankie Bones played a mix he did under the name of "Corporation of One" in a rave and everyone absolutely nuts.
aka 'the real life' for those that know the ku ;)
The sound is staggeringly good.
Great Memories, great music, great U2
one of my favorites since 1979 dk-roskilde, greatings from schleswig-holstein, germany
WRITING IN 1981 STILL AMAZING!!!!!!!
Otro gran trabajo y canción que rompió pistas en valencia 80s época dorada en música..
sounding the best they have ever sounded ever, fukin class act
ronzo1981 Performing such an Anr.1 act after all those years is what makes them such a special band.
mamma mia che spettacolo... che meraviglia...whauuuu!!!
Un aire innovador en los 80. Recuerdos inolvidables.👍🇪🇸
Just this morning inhad a dream that this song was played in Seattle Mariners baseball stadium after the game.
Best instrumental ever!
Grazie a tutti Simple Minds!!!!!
Ever in my life❤
Such an epic track, great live sound too.
Fantastic tune from a fantastic band.
Great song!
i saw them live in 18. They opened with this didn't disappoint.
buff ¡¡¡ ¡¡Qué gran tema instrumental¡¡¡ De lo mejor de toda su carrera.
La Musica forever by Simple Minds❤
79-81
Probably the greatest band in the world
So much so, one can forgive what they eventually became
Agreed. Best instrumental song by any band ever!!!! Drop the mic...
An absolute belter of a tune
Wonderful . Thank you Ranker001 .
lot of people saying this sounds best it has ever sounded but for me the bassline is played right as far as the notes go, but it doesn't sound like it should. To me atleast. The original recording is better. Maybe I've listened to it too much and I can't deal with it when it doesn't sound the same. :D
+sanmal88 Derek Forbes was at heart a guitarist, but they put him as a bassist, and that's how they ended up with such a driving, dance vibe. Once forbes was gone the music fell flat. TBH grimes is the closest they've come since, you can tell he really respects the music. Unlike gillesbe and his charity shop usb keyboard - clearly he thinks if he plays the same notes in the same order as MacNeil then its the same. Clearly not.
UGGHHH - this bassline!!!!!
quelle performance sur cette version, respect!
Omg this is amazing....allways sounds brilliant every time❤
Sintonia de mi programa de radio en los 80S llamado MENTES DEMENTES... Desde el 106.6 de la FM en Valencia.... Saludos de Juan Carlos... SIMPLE MINDS FOREVER...
The Business brought me here! 😁
I miss you DEREK FORBES!
Cleary the best ! I am an early fan of them.