May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
So…I get the message behind the phrase itself. I understand it. There’s a time and place, of course. I would like to hope that in the current climate that Sir Kerr is FAR FROM suggesting anyone that has suffered adversely from this current pandemic should just…”embrace the suck”. I’d like to believe he has far…
Read full post “Great Leap Forward – The Reason Behind The Tale Of “Embrace The Suck”” »
So…Jim. James. Sir Kerr. Laird Dash Fandango. It appears by this evidence captured by Jill Furmanovsky and taken at…the Manor House, I believe? That you, fine sir, have been practicing the “embrace the suck” mantra for some time now. And a number of years prior to Mr Forsey reputedly exposing you to such…questionable phrasing, yes?…
Muriel Gray interviews Jim “let me be your daddy” Kerr – the end to this interview shouldn’t have piqued my interest quite as much as it did….but what can I say. Gawd! The stutter is still there quite pronounced. I just want to lick him!!!! OMG! HELP ME!!! I knew of him back then! I…
OK. Once and for all – from the horses mouth – KEITH FORSEY DID NOT WRITE DON’T YOU (FORGET ABOUT ME) FOR BILLY IDOL (OR ANYONE ELSE!). Jim’s confirmed it. Billy has confirmed it. Can we stop this false information now, please?!! Simple Minds Thought Psychedelic Furs Should Record ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’
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…