Simple Minds – Capital City
Appalling quality audio and video but I love the live early stuff. The energy is not lost and Jim is wonderfully mesmerising, as ever :-))
Tag: 1980
Bowie Is THE FACE
My new “must have”. Def. going to buy this at some point :-))
Ashes To Ashes – David Bowie – Tune For Music Box
David Bowie’s Ashes to Ashes, as arranged for music box by Stolen Guitar. (Search for Kooks on the blog for MP3 download details.)
Don’t Like These Boys – Toy Soldier Boys
Love forever!! This song is (I know I’m overusing this word…but) AWESOME! #NowPlaying “Twist/Run/Repulsion” by Simple Minds from X5
Factory Folllies 1980
Simple Minds – Factory. From Belgian TV program Follies. As part of Brian McGee appreciation day. Appalling quailty, 1980, etc…but amazing, raw, live performance. (Jim is beautiful! Sorry – can’t help myself. Lol) (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Calling Your Name Folllies 1980
The continuation of Brian McGee appreciation day on the blog. Another song from Belgian TV (same set as Capital City came from, it would appear) – Calling Your Name. Jim Kerr has some fantastically weird moves during this. Lol. But today is all about Brian :-)) Again – apologies for the video qhality – but…
Brian McGee Appreciation – Capital City – Folllies 1980
It’s 1980 – so the quality of this video is not the best – but WOW! Just wow! I loooooooooooove early Simple Minds so much! Capital City just slowly pulses (That ‘PULSE!’ vocal couldn’t be more apt! Well played, Jim!), with such a great bassline from Derek, almost pizzicato guitar bits by Charlie, and as…
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Laird Dash Fandango – 1980
Oh, I just have to put ONE other photo of Laird Dash Fandango up today 🙂
Simple Minds on Hear Here 1980 – Jim Kerr Gifs
(via priptona-weird) Feeling a new appreciation for that live “Hear Here” performace today. Shame there isn’t better quality footage because the guys are AMAZING – all of them – but Jim is just ssooo amazing to watch! Raw, aloof, cool, sexy, but palpably nervous and apprehensive. He’s sublime :-))
Simple Minds on Hear Here – Scotland 1980
Absolutely everything I love about early Simple Minds all here in one little dynamic live set. They were just ‘ON’ from the get go! Amazing young musicians in Derek Forbes, Mick MacNeil and Brian McGee – not forgetting two stalwarts of Charlie Burchill and Jim Kerr – what a frontman he is! Yes, biased, I…
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