Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (Live Aid 1985)

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  • Опубликовано: 20 сен 2018
  • Simple Minds performing at Live Aid in front of 100,000 people in the John F. Kennedy Stadium, Philadelphia USA on the 13th July, 1985. The event was organised by Sir Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for the Ethiopian famine disaster. Broadcast across the world via one of the largest satellite link-ups of all time, the concerts were seen by around 40% of the global population.
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  • @bengaljam4550
    @bengaljam4550 5 лет назад +4426

    On that day in 1985 I woke up at 6AM and recorded the entire 18 hrs of Live Aid on VHS. Took up 3 tapes. Still have them.

    • @mattiemclean9882
      @mattiemclean9882 5 лет назад +190

      Me too! Then I spent the rest of the summer watching them back!

    • @Terk131
      @Terk131 4 года назад +100

      Man I would love a copy, mine was destroyed years back during a hurricane

    • @mattiemclean9882
      @mattiemclean9882 4 года назад +55

      Except mine was on Betamax! No really!

    • @teddieacosta5299
      @teddieacosta5299 4 года назад +27

      Would apprciate it lots if you can send a copy to me...

    • @cindyoteri1895
      @cindyoteri1895 4 года назад +21

      Did the same. Unfortunately don't have the tapes anymore

  • @Blue_KN1GHT
    @Blue_KN1GHT 3 года назад +1168

    It’s crazy how good he sounds live.

    • @AceDeclan
      @AceDeclan 2 года назад +11

      Dude can’t sing….

    • @manictree5436
      @manictree5436 2 года назад +42

      @@AceDeclan How's that?

    • @irielion3748
      @irielion3748 2 года назад +2

      ? I was just thinking how ropey this is!

    • @zacm9747
      @zacm9747 2 года назад +37

      @@AceDeclan IDK that was some impressive vibrato in his voice.

    • @bobinscotland
      @bobinscotland 2 года назад +50

      @@AceDeclan It's amazing how you get people criticising a live performance BEFORE autotune came along and made it impossible to sing REAL live.

  • @commonsenseworld
    @commonsenseworld 2 года назад +280

    The 80s were the best years to be a teen ever!

  • @philiplauzon1743
    @philiplauzon1743 7 месяцев назад +130

    Man that drummer is on 🔥 raw power and precision, amazing pocket and feel

    • @TK-ec5bv
      @TK-ec5bv 6 месяцев назад +12

      Mel Gaynor

    • @gtripmusic2906
      @gtripmusic2906 5 месяцев назад +5

      I think the original was programmed by a drum machine making it more impressive that he got the vibe down

    • @andreirlmeier
      @andreirlmeier 5 месяцев назад +6

      The tempo is way too high

    • @Zaraduba
      @Zaraduba Месяц назад

      @@gtripmusic2906 The original is Mel Gaynor too

  • @TheSpartanboy10
    @TheSpartanboy10 5 лет назад +2373

    Man that drummer the way he plays it's truly amazing.

  • @bradforddillman7671
    @bradforddillman7671 3 года назад +2955

    I was one of the lucky 90,000 in the crowd that day. At age 17, I didn’t realize that it would be the concert of my life.
    Oct. 2023 update: I’ll share my personal insanity of that day. My four friends and I got tickets (they were $35 which was around 3x the cost of most big concerts then). But the weekend fell on the same time another trip I had planned with other friends who were going to Wildwood, NJ. So it worked out I’d be dropped off at the concert by those guys on Saturday morning and I’d meet my concert friends at our nosebleed seats.
    Only problem was, when I got there around 9 am, the seats were empty because my friends had worked their way onto the field. Problem was, they were my ride home, back to the Poconos, which is two hours away).
    So I snuck past security and wandered through a crowd of 90,000 teenagers looking for my “friends.” Bear in mind Cel phones didn’t exist. If I didn’t find them, I’d be stuck in Philadelphia at age 17. My mother didn’t even know I was at the concert!
    I found my friends about 40 yards from the stage. Right in front of that big television monitor in the middle of JFK. It only took less than a half hour to find them. It was a miracle.

    • @myarae4108
      @myarae4108 3 года назад +110

      omg i would love to hear abt it!!! i’m 14 and i love all the 70s and 80s music , i wish i was alive for this

    • @bradforddillman7671
      @bradforddillman7671 3 года назад +63

      mya rae, it’s almost hard to believe it’s been so long. I’m roughly the same age as Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall (the other “students” were actually years older.) We saw “The Breakfast Club” at the movies the same summer as Live Aid. At no time did we think it was some big cultural movement or whatever, but 35 years later, I guess it was. Bravo for liking the old songs by the way!

    • @myarae4108
      @myarae4108 3 года назад +17

      Tom Raski oh wow that’s amazing!!! i’ve always loved the breakfast club grease dirty dancing footloose....etc. what was the most memorable performance at live aid??

    • @bradforddillman7671
      @bradforddillman7671 3 года назад +22

      mya rae, for my friends and I, it was Led Zeppelin, but The Cars, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, George Thorogood, The Pretenders and even Madonna were some of our favorites. There were so many that day, just keep surfing RUclips. They’re all on there.

    • @myarae4108
      @myarae4108 3 года назад +5

      Tom Raski ill go watch them all!! thank you for sharing

  • @kbonh22
    @kbonh22 3 года назад +104

    Back when it didn't matter that you looked like a high school teacher, as long as you had talent.

  • @iroczo6627
    @iroczo6627 Год назад +241

    No concert now or in the future will ever beat this one, period!😊80’s for life.

    • @nicolakirton2252
      @nicolakirton2252 Год назад +11

      Live Aid, put together by Bob Geldof and, this is never mentioned anything like enough, by Scotsman Midge Ure, who I strongly feel never got the credit he deserved. Without Midge Ure, who performed at the Wembley end of Live Aid, there would have been no Band Aid - there would have been no legendary song for all the ages - Do They Know Its Christmas?, which can easily rank alongside John Lennon's War Is Over and Imagine, because it is absolutely timeless. Midge Ure may not have been the PUBLIC face of Live Aid, but he did make an enormous contribution to this event, and that should never be forgotten. While Geldof was all about how great am I doing this, Midge Ure was the exact opposite and just quietly got on with it in the background most of the time.

    • @joelbrittenour8197
      @joelbrittenour8197 11 месяцев назад +3

      Really , yes they're good. I was in Seattle RUSH 40 concert. Awesome

    • @bebacaribena
      @bebacaribena 10 месяцев назад +1

      You're right!!!

    • @blackman5867
      @blackman5867 7 месяцев назад

      We should organise another Live Aid to be honest

    • @iroczo6627
      @iroczo6627 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@blackman5867 It will be a disaster, there is not enough good music, quality singers or bands to make that concert a classic one like this one.🙄

  • @EchoBravo370
    @EchoBravo370 3 года назад +1336

    People don't remember how BIG Simple Minds were in the 80's. Absolutely massive,

    • @Hellwyck
      @Hellwyck 3 года назад +19

      That's a Trump style claim if ever I heard it - people never forget about them.

    • @carolsiedzik8127
      @carolsiedzik8127 3 года назад +35

      They were amazing! I still have all their albums! Yes, i said "albums"😎

    • @robertathey8504
      @robertathey8504 3 года назад +21

      Was it true Billy Idol turned down the chance of doing this song?

    • @carolsiedzik8127
      @carolsiedzik8127 3 года назад +9

      @@robertathey8504 hmmmm, don't know. Never heard that before but i can't imagine billy idol singing that song. I've always like him but i don't think that song would fit his musical style.

    • @dcanmore
      @dcanmore 3 года назад +18

      @@robertathey8504 the songwriters wanted Simple Minds in the first instance but they turned it down so they approached Bryan Ferry who declined, they went back to SM and they declined again, then they approached Billy Idol and he did record a demo but the producers decided to go back and REALLY persuade SM to do it, and they succeeded on the third calling. Billy himself said the song didn't fit his style.

  • @paisleyprincess7996
    @paisleyprincess7996 4 года назад +673

    If you remember this song and Live Aid, you are the Gen X nation!
    Breakfast Club, Live Aid, and good music. The 80s! Miss those days

    • @user-om4xi8tl6z
      @user-om4xi8tl6z 4 года назад +4

      I think that every generation is blessed to have access to all these amazing things you mentioned. So let’s make today special in our own special way cause we still can.

    • @myarae4108
      @myarae4108 3 года назад +7

      i’m gen z and i’m all for this music 🥰

    • @blueg8731
      @blueg8731 3 года назад +2

      Same here

    • @feecolling9094
      @feecolling9094 3 года назад +3

      Miss this times

    • @nemoco99
      @nemoco99 3 года назад +1

      And Futurama!

  • @Dobie_ByTor
    @Dobie_ByTor 2 года назад +387

    The 80’s were a golden age. This song has such a groove and catchy progression. Simple Minds pulled this off great live in that forum. I love when frontmen get involved and close with the fans!

  • @charlenefleeman8305
    @charlenefleeman8305 2 года назад +340

    One of the best bands ever. Didn't get enough credit here in U.S. Love Jim Kerrs vocals.

    • @erikawielersevilla2980
      @erikawielersevilla2980 2 года назад +6

      USA dejo de lado a los mejores talentos de otros paises, como esta gran banda

    • @chalkytomwhite7531
      @chalkytomwhite7531 Год назад +4

      Jim all the way from a Toryglen high rise flat in Glasgow, near the world famous Hampden Park. 1985.

    • @chalkytomwhite7531
      @chalkytomwhite7531 Год назад +4

      A ginormous leap from Toryglen to Philadelphia, PA. The guy in the pink shirt, Charlie Burchill, was a joiner in the Nitshill, south west Glasgow, Glasgow District Council Building and Works Department.

    • @PraiserHC
      @PraiserHC Год назад

      at least one of the best HC bands from NYC showed them tribute:
      ruclips.net/video/p4429AFjAFE/видео.html

    • @kylewinward8847
      @kylewinward8847 8 месяцев назад +2

      💯! Excellent musicianship all around. This song, performance, and this footage, it's all for the ages. I think as long as humans are around, it will be playing on the radio, streaming, or whatever medium of the future. Regarding credit or somewhat related to it, I've seen them described as the Scottish answer to U2. Not making a judgement on how they compare or not to U2, but IMO an interesting observation. I think they are more dynamic and melodic than U2.

  • @johnwhodat8135
    @johnwhodat8135 4 года назад +333

    Whenever this song comes on my car radio I guarantee the volume goes up.

  • @ayatollahofarocknrolla403
    @ayatollahofarocknrolla403 5 лет назад +574

    The number 1 song of the entire 1980's! I've watched the ending of The Breakfast Club a hundred times just to watch Johnny Bender put the earing in his ear, raise his fist in the air and then have Don't You Forget About Me start blazing away as he crosses the football field....

    • @TheNick358
      @TheNick358 5 лет назад +14

      Thanks for making me cry :')

    • @TheElectricBallroom
      @TheElectricBallroom 5 лет назад +15

      They offered it to Billy Idol first. I can totally hear that, but it's the definitive Simple Minds song. Great drummer.

    • @bullred9498
      @bullred9498 5 лет назад +4

      TheElectricBallroom That drummer is going ham

    • @bogus696996
      @bogus696996 5 лет назад +4

      @@TheElectricBallroom I'd love to hear Billy Idol sing this...

    • @pedropoma4195
      @pedropoma4195 5 лет назад

      Now Bumblebee :')

  • @Mr121953
    @Mr121953 3 года назад +279

    One of Scotlands greatest bands , still going strong today ...wonderful .

    • @mikehill7587
      @mikehill7587 2 года назад

      Yes

    • @Maguirearch
      @Maguirearch 2 года назад +2

      Now minus the great Mel gabor on drums who joined during the making glittering prize album in 1982

    • @greenwhitered5969
      @greenwhitered5969 2 года назад +3

      i understand now where that "r" comes from , lovely ;-)

    • @johnclark7049
      @johnclark7049 Год назад +2

      Them and Nazareth

    • @berlin.nightowl
      @berlin.nightowl Год назад +1

      They're still together??
      I never hear about them. Where are they ???

  • @Tessmage_Tessera
    @Tessmage_Tessera 3 года назад +127

    Recently, someone asked me "If you could pick just one song that exemplifies the 80's sound, what would it be..?" I thought about it for a moment, and then named this one. It's iconic.

    • @christiansoldier1968
      @christiansoldier1968 Год назад +5

      great vocals, percussion, guitar and keyboards,...I agree. There is so much going on with this song musically.

    • @CaveManOogaBooga
      @CaveManOogaBooga Год назад

      @@christiansoldier1968 what about I ran flock seagull

    • @arminius301
      @arminius301 Год назад +1

      This song is indeed brilliant and almost unbeatable in every regard. I'd throw into the mix "Everybody wants to rule the world" and "People are people" as worthy contenders.

    • @CaveManOogaBooga
      @CaveManOogaBooga Год назад

      @@arminius301 I would say Macarena is better

    • @arminius301
      @arminius301 Год назад

      @@CaveManOogaBooga You're mistaken! DaDaDa is a whole lot better than that Macarena shizznit!

  • @dirtysouthlepluv
    @dirtysouthlepluv 3 года назад +334

    Jim Kerr is such an awesome, energetic, charismatic frontman, always moving all over the stage and usually ending up right in front of the audience. You can tell he loves what he does. Simple Minds is such an underrated band!

    • @hzxay
      @hzxay 3 года назад +10

      He is really the best

    • @nostromo7928
      @nostromo7928 2 года назад +9

      When I watch the original video of this song I get such a crush on him. He was such a cutie-pie. Big, beautiful voice too, of course. 😏

    • @fmcm7715
      @fmcm7715 2 года назад +7

      Was lucky enough to go to a Simple Minds concert. Then saw The Edge in the wings listening in. Miss the 80s.

    • @stephsheehy3576
      @stephsheehy3576 Год назад +3

      Yeah, I've seen them live in 1987 and Jim Kerr was all over the stage, still one of the best live shows I've experienced, they had that sort of The Clash energy back then on some of their tunes (Waterfront possibly).

    • @PuffKitty
      @PuffKitty 2 месяца назад

      Look up their chart stats, sales, and accolades; they're hardly underrated.

  • @TASIAawful1
    @TASIAawful1 4 года назад +223

    I remember sharing a taxi with a young man many many years ago on Crete we chatted a lot and when he got out off the taxi he said to me don’t you forget about me. I never saw him again but I’ve never forgotten him. Hope he had a blessed life.

  • @the_minimalistic_adventure
    @the_minimalistic_adventure Год назад +147

    Man, the vibrato in his voice at 0:50 and throughout the song is absoloutly unreal and such an iconic part of this tune.

    • @briansmyla8696
      @briansmyla8696 Год назад +11

      Nothing compares to the talent of the 80s bands.

    • @laxeystu8096
      @laxeystu8096 11 месяцев назад +2

      And here 4:53

    • @hugocorado
      @hugocorado 11 месяцев назад +2

      Is a Crazy

    • @pickle4scooters
      @pickle4scooters 10 месяцев назад +2

      so good

    • @carlosattaf3091
      @carlosattaf3091 9 месяцев назад

      O mais interessante é que o cara estava cantando sem o retorno

  • @chimchimcharoo56
    @chimchimcharoo56 3 года назад +126

    he's a good singer, he actually sounds like he does on the audio track

    • @minty_Joe
      @minty_Joe 2 года назад +5

      Jim Kerr was and still is a great singer. 😃

    • @irielion3748
      @irielion3748 2 года назад

      Ropey in parts.

    • @zacm9747
      @zacm9747 2 года назад +3

      @@irielion3748 it's a pretty difficult song I can't imagine it being any easier live.

  • @twistedjedi2040
    @twistedjedi2040 4 года назад +443

    This country could use a good dose of the 80’s about now.

  • @1slippy
    @1slippy 5 лет назад +510

    Jim Kerr looks so comfortable on stage great front man great voice timeless

    • @Jimmy_Cooper
      @Jimmy_Cooper 5 лет назад +15

      Agent kennedy Glasgow’s finest

    • @teharipatene8135
      @teharipatene8135 4 года назад +16

      One of the best LIVE singers ever, not running out of breath...legendary

    • @Fragrantbeard
      @Fragrantbeard 4 года назад +11

      A fricking athlete! I'm so impressed. I've never seen this done live before.

    • @jamesrobert680
      @jamesrobert680 4 года назад +3

      He is incredibly comfortable. Even with the draining humidity.

    • @jonzilkow7272
      @jonzilkow7272 3 года назад +1

      He is a natural. Been doing live gigs forever and kills it every time.

  • @pdiseris
    @pdiseris 8 месяцев назад +11

    I can guarantee you, no one in the future will call the 20's a golden age of anything. This was it and forever.

    • @schneir5
      @schneir5 Месяц назад

      It's the golden age of cannabis. We don't have flying cars, but we can catch a buzz pretty easily these days.

    • @MrElapid
      @MrElapid 28 дней назад

      LOL this is part of the problem.​@@schneir5

    • @mr.majestic3851
      @mr.majestic3851 22 дня назад

      @@schneir5 I have stock in flying cars , cant wait to take off , ha.

  • @hpfullenwarth67600
    @hpfullenwarth67600 Год назад +18

    RIP to John Giblin, bassist of Simple Minds in 1985. He died the 14 may 2023, aged 71 years old. 😢😢🎸

  • @stepheng9746
    @stepheng9746 4 года назад +214

    I live in Philadelphia. I was 13 years old. I remember I was out riding my bike and it had to be 130 degrees outside. I came home into our air conditioned living room and sat on the floor for 13 hours and watched this. My father taped (we still have the tapes) on VHS. Such a memorable day.

    • @thepolarbear8449
      @thepolarbear8449 4 года назад

      Is bengaljam
      bengaljam your father?

    • @KenCostlow
      @KenCostlow 3 года назад +4

      After they tore JFK Stadium down, what replaced it?

    • @stepheng9746
      @stepheng9746 3 года назад +2

      Ken Costlow it was torn down for years and then they built Lincoln Financial Field. Probably like 20 years later.

    • @stepheng9746
      @stepheng9746 3 года назад +1

      But the new field is nowhere near where Jfk was

    • @stepheng9746
      @stepheng9746 3 года назад

      Nebojša Mickov huh?

  • @seanf12012
    @seanf12012 5 лет назад +925

    That's what u called singing live.

    • @michaelmacdonald7702
      @michaelmacdonald7702 5 лет назад +34

      Still sounds great

    • @simongentry
      @simongentry 5 лет назад +35

      right !?! and the drummer !!!

    • @janbex5423
      @janbex5423 4 года назад +17

      Midge Ure's performance was also fantastic! Phil Collins, Queen, David Bowie,... Incredible live performances! No cell phones, no selfie sticks, no careless apathic people, only the joy of watching legendary bands perform live!

    • @edwinmantanico6355
      @edwinmantanico6355 4 года назад +3

      that is rigth baby, live singing

    • @elenita7483
      @elenita7483 4 года назад +4

      Exactly!!!! ♥️🎶👍

  • @greenrage27
    @greenrage27 2 года назад +100

    The front man is really putting his all into the vocals. It raises the quality of the song as a whole and the energy of the performance.

    • @juanarros3828
      @juanarros3828 Год назад

      🦈🏥🏢🍻🐖👇🤍💙📂⏱️💄🥊🎿🥅⚕️

    • @r.p.mcmurphy6623
      @r.p.mcmurphy6623 Год назад +1

      Um...that's what good singers do.

    • @greenrage27
      @greenrage27 Год назад +2

      @@r.p.mcmurphy6623 clearly

  • @Adam-oy4ix
    @Adam-oy4ix 5 месяцев назад +13

    So glad to be born in '69....the 80's was amazing for music as a teenager...

    • @buscem00
      @buscem00 27 дней назад +1

      Even better I was born in 57 and got the hear all the 60s music!

  • @aXisofmusic
    @aXisofmusic 5 лет назад +350

    This song has been written for big stadium concerts like this.

    • @marcellolaginhas7370
      @marcellolaginhas7370 4 года назад +7

      So is Alive n Kickin

    • @jimziemer474
      @jimziemer474 3 года назад +1

      I believe it was written for the movie The Breakfast Club.

    • @sirvileminds
      @sirvileminds 2 года назад +1

      @@jimziemer474 Yep, written for the film, which is easily one of the most definitive teen films ever.

  • @surplussean3364
    @surplussean3364 5 лет назад +265

    Drummer is in energizer mode

    • @desperatemohammedantheworl5833
      @desperatemohammedantheworl5833 4 года назад +4

      @Donald and Hillary Trump Nah, more likely simply expending 100 minutes plus of energy into a 3 song set.

    • @magg93
      @magg93 4 года назад

      @@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 ...and also performance enhancing drugs

    • @desperatemohammedantheworl5833
      @desperatemohammedantheworl5833 4 года назад +1

      @@magg93 Yeah, everyone who so much as looked at musical instrument circa 1967 through 1992 where off their tits. Whatever.

    • @rebels42wynn83
      @rebels42wynn83 3 года назад

      MY teenage crush

  • @sandieharvey4939
    @sandieharvey4939 9 месяцев назад +24

    I remember 1985, I am close to 70 years old. I remember 1985.😊❤ love this song, I will love it forever!

  • @harleygal420
    @harleygal420 2 года назад +66

    This is one of many great acts who performed at Live Aid in 1985. Today's kids should watch it & learn because it was all about the music & the cause for famine relief. No nudity, no foul language & no politics. Just an awesome day full of talented musicians.

    • @storypunman
      @storypunman 2 года назад +9

      And no cel phones up in the air blocking your view.

    • @nicolakirton2252
      @nicolakirton2252 Год назад +4

      That was a tme before the entire planet became so cynical, when it was all about celebrities really wanting to do good things to make the world a better place, and it was in their lyrics.

  • @adamfitzgerald911
    @adamfitzgerald911 3 года назад +83

    The 80's had something which we dont have today.....spirit, passion, creativity and the marvelous, delirious sounds of the synth.

  • @emjfotografi
    @emjfotografi 3 года назад +126

    Mel Gaynor on the drums. Criminally underrated drummer. Not an easy song either

    • @rebels42wynn83
      @rebels42wynn83 2 года назад +2

      IKR!!!!

    • @m3sixspeed824
      @m3sixspeed824 2 года назад +2

      I dig your style, “criminally underrated “….may you live to be 1000 years old! Now, name that movie!

    • @tuforu4
      @tuforu4 2 года назад

      Noise

    • @mikemcf33
      @mikemcf33 Год назад +7

      YES... he shines on this performance and is full of enthusiasm

  • @samuelgonzalez1392
    @samuelgonzalez1392 2 года назад +41

    This guy's FREAKING voice!
    how have I never realized how great of a singer he is???
    Probably cause I've never heard a live show.

  • @joeblow4785
    @joeblow4785 Год назад +12

    Mel Gaynor pounding us into the Unseen Realm with his drums !!!!

  • @john-paulnagel2732
    @john-paulnagel2732 5 лет назад +748

    I Remember Watching this!
    No Hate
    No Cell Phones! A Better Time!!!

    • @KingBobCat
      @KingBobCat 5 лет назад +16

      Right on, Brother! Better times! :)

    • @ghostwriter71
      @ghostwriter71 5 лет назад +16

      And better music.

    • @asedky
      @asedky 5 лет назад +5

      i remember
      it was on a saturday very warm summer day. i was in germany. wss up for the complete event.
      totally stoned.
      amazing time

    • @mattiemclean9882
      @mattiemclean9882 5 лет назад +26

      Fucking cell-phones were the death-nail for the live concert experience

    • @sinmasylosabes.esloquehay4516
      @sinmasylosabes.esloquehay4516 5 лет назад +7

      Agree with you!!!!

  • @brucefindlay
    @brucefindlay 4 года назад +154

    This was the first time the band played 'Don't You' ...live. Just a few days rehearsal in New York where they were recording their next LP ( their 8th LP) . They were in the same studio as the Rolling Stones ...I was standing with Bill Graham at the side of the stage. What a day... Unforgettable!

    • @DerKoernel79
      @DerKoernel79 3 года назад +4

      Mindblowing

    • @neanderthalsnavel7411
      @neanderthalsnavel7411 3 года назад +5

      Wow! It's really impressive that the band could reproduce this song so well live. It's such a heavy keyboard tune. The guitarist definitely made it interesting.

    • @operater1571
      @operater1571 3 года назад +4

      No way Bruce. This song will always be very special to me and I never new that. Just Awesome.

    • @alonsomendoza9130
      @alonsomendoza9130 3 года назад +1

      Still great memories 🤘

    • @heraldeventsandfilms5970
      @heraldeventsandfilms5970 3 года назад +2

      You have been a great contributor Bruce.

  • @keithluhrs5538
    @keithluhrs5538 Год назад +17

    Does anyone remember when Simple Minds was one of the best bands ever??? This performance at Live Aid in Philadelphia was awesome. There was no politics; just some of the best bands of that time coming together to perform, rock out and raise awareness of the extreme famine affecting a large portion of the African continent in the mid 1980's. I would say these concerts in Philadelphia and London are on a higher plane than Woodstock. What a time!

  • @kennymichaelalanya7134
    @kennymichaelalanya7134 9 месяцев назад +14

    I never get tired of this song. Wish I was a teen in the 80s.

  • @tinasuarez61
    @tinasuarez61 5 лет назад +166

    This is 'Real' music, sang Live. Long live the 80's!

    • @007Julie
      @007Julie 4 года назад +6

      msfigy thank you! After the 80's music went down hill, sharply.

    • @sratus
      @sratus 4 года назад +2

      Millie007....or maybe you just got old. Just a thought.

    • @NeoNinjaGames
      @NeoNinjaGames 4 года назад +2

      Alas, the 80s only survived to the age of 10

  • @bryanthunders2046
    @bryanthunders2046 4 года назад +86

    He hits that OooOooOOOooahhhh so perfect

  • @carloscalderon6315
    @carloscalderon6315 3 месяца назад +6

    Drums were invented for this beautiful song 🎵!!
    Priceless , outstanding, incredible, awesome performance, and a massive amazing audience !!!!

  • @PearlGirl-sx2ky
    @PearlGirl-sx2ky 9 месяцев назад +18

    The best part: No cell phones. Just people enjoying kickass live music for a good cause. Long live the 80s and all those who made good music. Bring this back NOW.

  • @U2HL
    @U2HL 5 лет назад +158

    Now that's what I call a badass live performance!!!❤❤🎵🎶🎸🎸🥁

    • @louisedgar8949
      @louisedgar8949 5 лет назад

      Idk he sounds kinda flat in the beginning no emotion.

    • @demirrtuncc
      @demirrtuncc 4 года назад

      👍

    • @wish21100
      @wish21100 2 года назад +3

      "When the light gets into your heart"
      "Brothers, Sisters, where are you now?"

    • @brianoreilly3707
      @brianoreilly3707 2 года назад +2

      the drummers energy towards the end

    • @jerrychetty2524
      @jerrychetty2524 2 года назад

      Hilde Hewson I am wondering if Paul Hewson is your brother

  • @livhonestly
    @livhonestly 5 лет назад +523

    Don't forget about The Breakfast Club!😘

  • @sweetassugar69
    @sweetassugar69 3 года назад +59

    Very few bands can create such ethereal space in there live sound....simple minds were the masters of that and the live audience seem to be transfixed when the drums and drums kick in and then Charlie brings the guitar in....best live band in history

    • @christiansoldier1968
      @christiansoldier1968 Год назад +3

      I'm 54 years old and grew up with this song. Had never before seen/heard this performance...I was blown away that I could hear all of the background elements that make this song enjoyable for me,...specifically the keyboard and guitar effects. This mix was heavier on the drums, likely due to placement of the recording microphone, but I can only imagine what this sounded like at the proper distance from the main speakers. You used the word ethereal,...yeah, that's it!!

    • @the_minimalistic_adventure
      @the_minimalistic_adventure Год назад +2

      @@christiansoldier1968 Yep, sadly in a lot of Live performances of songs, you’ll lose a lot of nuances of the background melodies, etc which takes away from the vibe of the original recordings.

    • @christiansoldier1968
      @christiansoldier1968 Год назад +1

      @@the_minimalistic_adventure agreed. Thanks for the comment.

  • @davidjames1832
    @davidjames1832 Год назад +8

    RIP John Giblin - this was his first appearance with them on bass guitar. He's superb on their 1986 live album.

  • @Nero-uv2ed
    @Nero-uv2ed 5 лет назад +425

    Omg I swear... that I wish lived in the 80s

    • @mztweety1374
      @mztweety1374 5 лет назад +32

      Best decade ever!

    • @star-angeliah8262
      @star-angeliah8262 5 лет назад +22

      I was born in 75 & I grew up through the 80's although my clubbing days were the 90's but the 80's were the best ~ I still listen now!

    • @leenobody3249
      @leenobody3249 4 года назад +30

      Twas an awesome time ! We were the last generation to live in that ‘old fashioned’ world i suppose before ipods,wifi,mobile phones etc..the first mobile phones were gigantic ! We had only three tv channels here in UK. You had to actually stand up and press a button to change the channel. You were lucky if you had a black n white portable tv in your bedroom ! Tv used to shut off at midnight when i was a kid and people would stand for the national anthem at the movies.I miss those days ...i miss my parents.Life seemed so much slower and simple then.Summer seemed to last forever as a teenager .We thought it would last forever..

    • @pauldoom234
      @pauldoom234 4 года назад +22

      Born in ‘72 here. The 80’s were awesome, totally rad! Riding bmx bikes till the sun went down, cartoons on Saturday mornings, and if you wanted to play a video game you had to go to an arcade. Simpler times made a childhood great. I feel sorry for my kids.

    • @steveb5393
      @steveb5393 4 года назад +13

      I was born in 66 and at first I saw there is not one Mobilephone in the hands. I love that. And I love that song, and the 80`s .

  • @stephenwelch3407
    @stephenwelch3407 3 года назад +31

    that drummer is giving it some - legend

  • @krishn5669
    @krishn5669 Месяц назад +2

    This song makes me feel nostalgic for a time in which I had not yet been born. Is incredible

  • @paulinesnostalgiachannel8794
    @paulinesnostalgiachannel8794 3 года назад +32

    One of the best voices of the 80s.

  • @katyalacrua6793
    @katyalacrua6793 5 лет назад +231

    Great drumming work also!)

  • @fragilade
    @fragilade 5 лет назад +138

    Those were the days when we had different sounding songs in the top 20 ...

  • @terenceskill9526
    @terenceskill9526 Год назад +7

    Even though his stamina has never been near great, he was still in control of his voice, at that time. Listening to Jim Kerr nowadays can be quite a job, and there have been many, many concerts when he clearly didn´t hit a single note. That´s why they´re heavily backing him up with supporting singers so that he hasn´t got to do very much on stage. Charlie Burchill is and alway has been spot on with his performances, and Mel Gaynor on drums is also a real treat. I also really do appreciate the actual band roster with Ged Grimes on bass :)

  • @marcosbonilho5810
    @marcosbonilho5810 10 месяцев назад +7

    Almost 40 years, I saw a small part of this music show in Brazil, and to see now is wonderful

  • @Stuart-Smudge
    @Stuart-Smudge 3 года назад +56

    35 years ago, who else is feeling old right now :)

    • @cherylb5680
      @cherylb5680 3 года назад +2

      I prefer the term seasoned!!

    • @WorldwideWyatt
      @WorldwideWyatt 3 года назад +3

      Feeling stronger than ever, brother!

    • @JoaoOliveira-bo3fn
      @JoaoOliveira-bo3fn 3 года назад

      Foi a música da minha juventude 🤩

    • @alexmay2782
      @alexmay2782 3 года назад

      Feeling wiser. Knowing exactly what is great music and what needs to be forgotten.

    • @tamaraporter3406
      @tamaraporter3406 3 года назад +2

      I wouldn't change a thing. Will be forever thankful I grew up in the 80s.

  • @ajdoman317
    @ajdoman317 5 лет назад +1547

    Mel Gaynor is destroying it on the drums.

    • @pinkfloyd.appreciation
      @pinkfloyd.appreciation 4 года назад +87

      Mel Gaynor is one of the most overlooked drummers ever

    • @1973833
      @1973833 4 года назад +35

      I totally agree!Mel’s a fantastic drummer.One of the best from that period.

    • @windk100
      @windk100 4 года назад +16

      @greg oscar yes, for sure. The bassist and keyboards also sound spot on, but I don't know their names.

    • @minty_Joe
      @minty_Joe 4 года назад +23

      @@windk100 Mick MacNeil on Keyboards and either Derek Forbes or John Giblin on Bass Guitar. Not sure which.

    • @acecodemaster1337
      @acecodemaster1337 4 года назад +9

      @@minty_Joe It's John

  • @PetersPianoShoppe
    @PetersPianoShoppe 3 года назад +38

    Mel Gaynor is a monster drummer. If you haven’t, go watch the “Promised You A Miracle” video from their 1986 Paris show.

    • @needahandle
      @needahandle 2 года назад

      Sanctify Yourself and others, killing those drums

  • @acast567
    @acast567 Год назад +11

    looks like a pleasure to have lived that time... the vibes, the feelings, the creativity these artists showed... i'm 23 and honestly, no music thats being released today comes even close to the quality/value this (and other 80's music )has to me

    • @itzajordan
      @itzajordan 11 месяцев назад +1

      Right there with ya 21 and haven’t seen any new age concerts that have anything close to the feeling I get from watching concerts from the 80s

    • @acast567
      @acast567 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@itzajordan glad to know i'm not the only one! it's up to us to keep these bands/music alive for the next generations bro!

    • @Godstricep_2.0
      @Godstricep_2.0 9 месяцев назад +2

      X3. Im 22 not that far away from 23. Wish I was around in that era. Everything was awesome in the 80s.

    • @helenpeake9699
      @helenpeake9699 6 месяцев назад +1

      No music will ever ever ever be like the late 70's and the 80s !

  • @jennavery3274
    @jennavery3274 5 лет назад +305

    That's what u called singing live.
    The dummer kills it.

  • @natev1956
    @natev1956 3 года назад +20

    After the pandemic they NEED to do this again in 2021!! Harvey Goldsmith, Bill Graham and Bob Geldof, yeah I'm calling you out..love the 80's

    • @2011andresme
      @2011andresme 3 года назад +2

      nahhh with drake, milley cyrus and billie eilish.. no thanks

    • @smill1985
      @smill1985 3 года назад +1

      Sadly, Bill Graham has since passed. At least we still have Geldof.

    • @billbo7630
      @billbo7630 2 года назад

      What pandemic?

  • @buscem00
    @buscem00 9 месяцев назад +8

    Between Queen and Simple Minds they were the best bands for that 1985 concert!

    • @buscem00
      @buscem00 27 дней назад

      You're not lying they were the best!

  • @danielvick7875
    @danielvick7875 Год назад +21

    Totally iconic song! Don't get me wrong! But the drum coordination and vocal it's what makes this incredibly emotional

  • @paulcardsfan
    @paulcardsfan 3 года назад +17

    Simple Minds was one of the best bands at live AID . They Rocked the place .

  • @k2tin
    @k2tin 11 месяцев назад +13

    Still one of the most iconic songs thanks to the Breakfast a club ❤😂

  • @buddylove346
    @buddylove346 Год назад +6

    At the time I don't think anyone knew how big this was, I woke up early that day to record it on my Beta VCR and watched as MTV went back and fourth from London, England to Philadelphia USA with what turned out to be THE BEST CONCERT IN HISTORY! I'm telling you that if you got to grow up in the 50's through the 80's in that golden era that will never be repeated with all the classic movies & music, YOU were blessed!

  • @musikerongpanday4237
    @musikerongpanday4237 3 года назад +7

    To all aspiring drummers out there put all your heart and soul to that sticks and every human heart will acknowledge you! Like this drummer did.

  • @danfuerthgillis4483
    @danfuerthgillis4483 3 года назад +16

    One of the most iconic synth riffs of the 1980's, that Oberheim synth is simply epic!!!!

  • @chasing_dragons
    @chasing_dragons Год назад +6

    I miss the 80's and early 90's really bad and am not kidding either. Something is very wrong.

    • @hashoshanimhoney2956
      @hashoshanimhoney2956 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, the w0rld iz wrong. And N the grip of the evil 0ne

    • @MrElapid
      @MrElapid 28 дней назад +1

      We've complied too often to nonsense. I'm pushing 70 and I'm not caving yet.

  • @jonzilkow7272
    @jonzilkow7272 3 года назад +19

    Proud to have been a teenager in the 80’s. Great music was released daily it seemed. This song represents the era exceptionally.

  • @karlbongi332
    @karlbongi332 Год назад +40

    What a performance and song. Absolutely stunning

  • @spectre777
    @spectre777 9 месяцев назад +5

    Croke park, Dublin, Ireland -1986.
    Simple minds. Lloyd cole and the commotions etc.
    My first and best concert ever .

  • @sheikarabe
    @sheikarabe Год назад +9

    I always feel a melancholy when I hear this music. Even when I was a teenager and couldn't understand the lyrics. It is like the time is passing and I am not able to follow it.

  • @JOVONO
    @JOVONO Год назад +9

    Queen and U2 get a lot of praise for their Live Aid performances which is well deserved however two groups that don’t get enough credit are Simple Minds and INXS (Oz For Africa)

  • @leonprofessional600
    @leonprofessional600 Год назад +15

    Every morning I watch this performance and I want to live.

  • @jacoroux8700
    @jacoroux8700 3 года назад +27

    some 80's songs just take you back in time instantly. this is one of those songs.

  • @davidarrowsmith5947
    @davidarrowsmith5947 3 года назад +23

    Mel Gaynor on drums
    Always introduced when on stage by Jim Kerr as "THE BEST DRUMMER IN THE WORLD"
    TOO FUCKING RIGHT!!!
    As he proves here!!

  • @iluvpepi
    @iluvpepi 3 года назад +6

    I’m so grateful that RUclips is available so that we older folks can relive some great memories. 🙏🏼

  • @adrianodelarosa8084
    @adrianodelarosa8084 9 месяцев назад +15

    Jim Kerr es increíble,uno de los mejores frontmans del mundo ❤

  • @monicamolloy5105
    @monicamolloy5105 Год назад +7

    What a song. … Became my “anthem’’ for the Pandemic from …. Wherever. I sent it to all the folks i couldn’t see when were confined to our island in 2020. But thanks to my brother, and my memory i remembered it … from the eighties. I was in my thirties then. Love the drum-line too.

  • @carlospazos3099
    @carlospazos3099 3 года назад +39

    After seeing this I am like, ¨What happened to us?¨

    • @markyconfident
      @markyconfident 3 года назад +3

      Absolutely agree. Planet earth peaked in the 80s.. its down hill since 2000.

    • @watchwomanofthedragon8376
      @watchwomanofthedragon8376 3 года назад

      Jesus is coming soon Rapturo first then trib then second coming. Come now first please.

    • @adrak91
      @adrak91 3 года назад +3

      we found out that all the aid in the world didn't help

    • @watchwomanofthedragon8376
      @watchwomanofthedragon8376 3 года назад

      @@adrak91 Jesus came to bring us his salvation to give you life. Each one of us to choose him. Romans 10,9 thru13. 1st Corinthians 15,1 thru4.

    • @Nichwar19
      @Nichwar19 2 года назад +1

      We found internet

  • @user-hp3uh6uu9w
    @user-hp3uh6uu9w 5 месяцев назад +2

    I had a boyfriend that was a fan of Simple Minds. We parted company , his love of this band rubbed off on me. To this day they are still my favorite band. My husband and I saw them in concert. They were awesome!

  • @almasud1000
    @almasud1000 Год назад +5

    Who is listening this masterpiece 💚

  • @kidistight
    @kidistight 4 года назад +9

    Here in 2020, showing one of my millenial coworkers what music we grew up to in the 80's. He was much more appreciative than most his age.

  • @2329denise
    @2329denise 5 лет назад +72

    The 80s rocked!!!

  • @pesoff
    @pesoff Месяц назад +1

    The energy in Mel's drumming is insane. Jim's vocals legendary as always and the whole band is on point.

  • @avacyn2000
    @avacyn2000 Год назад +10

    Incredible voice.

  • @lennomenno
    @lennomenno 3 года назад +11

    Summer of 1985. It was an awesome time to be young.

    • @classygary
      @classygary 3 года назад

      Yes n No .
      Me, I almost joined the 27 club that year, more times than I could possibly even recall .
      It snowed every single day that whole year, especially that summer haha .

  • @Ben-yj8ye
    @Ben-yj8ye 6 месяцев назад +14

    No cellphones. No fear of a terrorist threat or of someone shooting into the crowd. Such an innocent time.

    • @guysmith9264
      @guysmith9264 3 месяца назад +2

      I worked in London, and there was a lot of fear of bombs. I remember trains being stopped every day because of suspect parcels. 2 years previous to this, the IRA bombed a big store in London, killing 6 and injuring 90.

    • @LynnDisclose
      @LynnDisclose 2 дня назад

      Definitely, I get emotional when I think about it

  • @AI_admin
    @AI_admin 3 года назад +25

    one of the greatest songs in living memory ... in my opinion anyway, rocking Feb 2021.

  • @gwynwellliver4489
    @gwynwellliver4489 Год назад +5

    Still love to listen to this band, especially their very early albums.

  • @phildombrowski4803
    @phildombrowski4803 4 года назад +28

    I was there on that sunny hot day, in the stands, stage right, still have a lot of memories of that day!

  • @angeloiodice9304
    @angeloiodice9304 Год назад +4

    That is just so powerfully charged with positive energy and joy. The 80’s were a great time. The 60’s and 70’s hippies gave way to a more mature and responsible young generation.

    • @kelseymariel2127
      @kelseymariel2127 11 месяцев назад +2

      Yes. We grew up appreciating great music and respecting others. Took it for granted at the time. But glad I experienced it!

  • @hello_its_me.
    @hello_its_me. 2 года назад +21

    Certain songs can do it for you -- This one definitely does it for me.

  • @tedgoldyn1370
    @tedgoldyn1370 9 месяцев назад +5

    Fantastic Mr. Jim Kerr👍❤️

  • @richardschreiber1
    @richardschreiber1 Год назад +4

    Live Aid was a celebration of 1980s music. Best of the Best. It was truly one of the greatest concerts ever.

  • @markyconfident
    @markyconfident 3 года назад +5

    IMAGINE being here ! peak 80s with the greatest 80s anthem LIVE with 100,000's fans going crazy ! NO phones , NO bullshit ! goose bumps !

  • @giorgiobeeamer2000
    @giorgiobeeamer2000 Год назад +2

    1984 during my travel to South Italy, at the gas Station I met young people who play in his Car this song and sing it very loud.....................sweet memory

  • @dagmarmangesius
    @dagmarmangesius Год назад +4

    Love Simple Minds 🎙🎶🎸👍👏♥️♥️♥️my Favorit is Belfast Child 🙏greetings from München