May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
In light of last Saturday’s Record Store Day release of Neapolis, nearing the 25th anniversary of its release, there is only one song I could go for in regards to MMM today. I know many will have War Babies as their favourite track on the album. It’s a great song and much stronger as a…
I miss Monday’s the way they used to be. Actually, I miss just about how every day would start a few years back. When I was getting into Simple Minds and getting myself involved in the fanbase, the thing that always seemed to make every day feel like it started off on the right note…
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That start. The bass and clang…something gritty and industrial about it. Almost like it’s going to turn into a Einstürzende Neubauten track! Then a wonderfully buzzing style of synth that comes in. The pace of it is awesome. I absolutely adore these lyrics! On the Dream Giver web site (simpleminds.org), Jim talks about the song…
Because I tend to listen to a Minds mix on Spotify in bed at night, I may not hear a particular song for several weeks (shuffle mode never really moves away much from a set number of songs it plays…never really seems like a true randomised algorithm). A case in point: this morning, 7am. I…
I’d done one for Lightning before…a long while ago…and it was quite basic (early days of the digi work). I’m still not entirely convinced by this…but it’s better than the last one. I really do love this song. It’s my fave on Neapolis.
Me explaining to Sir that, like with NGD, I have a favourite little section in the song Lightning. (Possibly a little bit of flirting was going on too! It’ll all remain either unnoticed or unseen…or both.) ??
Lyric of the day Song: Lightning Album: Neapolis Year of release: 1998 Written by: Kerr/Burchill I’m always learning….every day. I am not quite as familiar with this song as I am others. I always thought it was a very sexy song….a song about desire….well, it kind of is, but not the desire for sex or…