May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
The song was written at the beginning of 1981 in Edinburgh after a conversation between Jim and John Leckie in which Leckie thought Jim should try his hand at writing a more “traditional” love song. Kerr’s is anything but traditional. In fact, I am firmly of the belief that it is anything BUT a love…
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I am going to embarrass the f*** out of myself! I will absolutely CRINGE at the thought of anyone listening to this (Scott – don’t you DARE get any ideas about doing ANYTHING with this!!!) – but also, it was fun trying to do a pastiche of Grace Jones. Let me explain the reason for…
Released in May, 1981 – while the band are still busily recording the Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call albums, the first of the singles of the album is rushed out. But as “rush jobs” go, it has been a mainstay in the Simple Minds live set…well, since even BEFORE it was recorded in the studio…
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I originally wrote the following in January, 2016 as a “Why I Love…” piece for the blog. Little has changed in my feeling for this song. It’s bloody fab! I share the demo version of the song because it is the one stuck in my head today more than the album version. Enjoy! ***** It’s…
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Here is a 12 second snippet of a demo recording of The Konrads song I Never Dreamed – the earliest known recording of David Bowie singing. Bowie is only 16, but already an accomplished saxophonist – and now is asked to provide vocals for The Konrads. This snippet is a sample being shared by auctioneers…
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Oh, how I love the demo tracks on Silver Box. The one getting the most appreciation at the moment is Love Song. That stripped back quality of it. Just bass and guitar driving it…and all those little…almost…night rainforest/jungle sounds on it. The demos are usually accredited as being produced by Mick MacNeil. I know nothing…
More demo greatness :-)) #NowPlaying “Love Song – Demo” by Simple Minds from Silver Box
This has been in my head all day too :-)) #NowPlaying “Twist/Run/Repulsion – Demo” by Simple Minds from Silver Box
I know this is probably total biased talk…but honestly, I’ve never known another band whose demos are as good if not sometimes BETTER than their pro recorded studio versions! In case any of you reading this have any doubts about it… I FUCKING LOVE SIMPLE MINDS! Lol (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
I love this version as much as the one that’s on Empires And Dance! Jim totally plays around with the lyrics. Love it! #SimpleMinds