May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
wordsworthinc: Spin has an oral history of the creation of Don’t You (Forget About Me) that you will likely find very interesting, as it also has the full demo that Keith Forsey, one of the writers, sang. What is interesting about the piece, if you don’t know the history of the song, is that Simple…
I love his eyes on this cover.
Love the composition of this magazine cover – Jim’s butt in the mirror – rarrr raarrrr!!! The caption of the photo isn’t a good one (esp. given the reference of it – a show disgraced paedophile DJ/Presenter Jimmy Savile hosted called “Jim’ll Fix It”)…but there you go. That’s history for you. Another photo by Virginia…
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“And the world goes hot!”
“You can take the boy out of Glasgow” – Jim Kerr on one of the many reasons why Berlin is a city he likes.
Oh, dear lord, Jim! Someone got his bedroom curtains made into a jacket :-/
Interview with Jim Kerr, printed in Sounds, 3 December 1983.
My new favourite version of “Don’t You”! A recording of Live Aid rehearsals, recorded July 10th, 1985. Jim already sounds VERY bored of the song – the second verse & chorus crack me up – with that mock cockney singing! Perhaps it was a mix of boredom and being hungover for it was his 26th…
A little gif set from The Tube 1982. Click to view more…