May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
Yours truly! It was wonderful to be invited on to In Your Room to talk to Mick, Derek and Brian about my book: Simple Minds Song by Song and to also ask them questions about certain songs from the back catalogue. We had great fun. I really hope you enjoy watching.
As I said yesterday in my Sunday Waffle Vlog post, I went looking through the Art & Talk YouTube channel for something else to listen to, having been enjoying his more recent offerings. I gazed upon the one below and thought “well, it’s only a few weeks prior to one of my most favoured gigs…
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The album that did it for me. The one that, during my exploration of the Simple Minds back catalogue, “sealed the deal”. Empires And Dance put me into a state of…I dunno…suspended animation. I quite literally could not believe what I was hearing…that the band responsible for Don’t You (Forget About Me ) – subsequently…
My mum never knew her father’s parents – her grandparents – actually, she never even got to know her father for he died shortly after her birth – complications he’d long carried with him from WWI. Errol Forde Clancy was his name. First generation Australian, a son of Irish immigrants. Speaking of films…my Nan (mum’s…
Wish I could go back three weeks (three months, three years…36 years – in a TARDIS)
Yep. Did one ages ago…needed much more work…voila! Going to try and work on at least one more tonight…let’s see.
Lyric of the day Song: Thirty Frames A Second Album: Empires And Dance Year of release: 1980 Words: Jim Kerr
It’s that bass, to start. Derek’s bassline on this song is fab! Mick’s synths too. And Brian’s drums. And Charlie’s guitar. And Jim’s lyrics…the song really works as a whole unit! But it’s that musical heart of a song…bass and drums. I know I keep saying it, but Brian McGee really doesn’t get enough credit…