May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
My favourite bits of this one are Jim’s dour, matter-of-fact delivery of “hunter and the hunted”, and that SUPER low keyboard note that is played after it. Dramatic! Those “life moves so fast” lines are so tender and beautiful though…melt.
The one and only Wolfgang Flür!
As usual, no matter how late I leave it to go to a gig, I always go far too early. Lol. I didn’t have TOO much time to kill last night, and the pub area of The Lexington is quite nice (complete with chandelier! A pub with a chandelier? That’s a bit posh!), so no…
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September 6th, 1981 – A Sunday gig…and one that Jim was sick at…towards the end of the gig. The organiser in an interview some years later said it was due to Jim’s nerves…but if that had been the case, would that not have happened at the start (Jim being sick, that is)? Either way, I…
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Oh, my! Sparkle in those photoshoots, mister 😉
Oh, imagine seeing them for that price?! Hell! I wish! #TBT #Simpleminds playing #UEAgigs at the K Block – £1.25 advance 1979 – be there or be square 🙂 pic.twitter.com/bwgCWwzc9K — UEAgighistory (@UEAGighistory) August 24, 2017
This is a prime example of why (when I read the article) I thought an article I read about Jim not performing a breathy, romantic vocal until Don’t You (Forget About Me) was utter hogwash! Listen to those “catch me a dream / captured all in heart” lines. They are beautiful and tender. “Only on…
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I am ever so happy with my angel. Wow! Actually painted something I am happy with…at long last! (Will probably change my mind tomorrow.)
Recommended reads from the mercurial one (quite a list too!)…now to perfect quick reading (not sure that’ll ever happen…there are more books to read than time I will ever have to read them. A shame.)