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WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE Another example into the deep dive that Simple Minds Song by Song offers intrigued fans of the band. It’s a look at the band’s entire back catalogue that sits neatly in the palms of your hands. So what, dear reader, has this track got to do with David Lynch? Which elements…
CITIZEN (DANCE OF YOUTH) Another quick examination of an under-appreciated track from the Simple Minds canon. This time the spotlight focuses on ‘Citizen (Dance of Youth)’. When fans think about the point in which Simple Minds became political they usually turn to Street Fighting Years, or at the very earliest Once Upon a Time. Where…
I WISH YOU WERE HERE Which song would you say was the most under-appreciated or overlooked track from Once Upon a Time? For me, it would be ‘I Wish You Were Here’. It is so overshadowed by the chart-topping big-hitters on the album, namely, ‘Alive and Kicking’, ‘All The Things She Said’ and ‘Sanctify Yourself’….
On Friday morning there was a teaser on Hamish’s socials about news coming along on Monday. We were then informed that a new cover would be getting its first airing on Steve Lamacq’s show on BBC 6 Music and just before 6pm the tune dropped. And sooo like Hamish, it was a curveball to be…
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