May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Lol. I couldn’t help but hear that parody song at the end of the Austin Powers film then. Man alive I want a TARDIS…if to go nowhere else but to see a 5×5 gig from 2012. That would be just as awesome as travelling all the way back to 1980 for this! Enjoy…
All this Charles Burchill appreciation will go to the Piraña’s head! Lol
He’s not reading The Master And Margarita AGAIN, is he? 😉
I really do love this. Like, really. Don’t get me wrong…I LOOOOOVE the finished work too…but, yeah.
Charlie, the maestro!
This arrived in the post yesterday. Thought I should finally have a copy, seeing as it was this picture that set off the whole “art” thing. I’m sorry for initially stealing your picture, Tom Sheehan…but it is awesome! And I don’t use it now. Oh, the Brucey Bonuses contained inside!! Gordon Bennett this man is…
I love this version – have done from the first time I heard it. I like it more than the “straight out” cover of it. Haters gonna hate! BITE ME!
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I know that as a Simple Minds fan, I put a lot of emphasis on this blog on Mr Kerr (a girl can’t help it!), but for September…I’ll be turning some of the spotlight on Mr Shiny Fangs himself! The irrepressible Charles Burchill, esq. So, through this month you will (hopefully!) see much more of…
Starting with that cross-stick snare beat from Brian and killer Dan bass line – it has a groove! Possibly one of my most favourite Mick synth pieces. There’s a level of maturity to it. Then those sharp little wails from Charlie’s guitar while that fantastic little riff plays just under those wails. Then Jim…not afraid…