Mass success looked increasingly attainable for Simple Minds during the early-to-mid 1980s, with albums such as New Gold ...

Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985. “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, ...

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When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Pete Still/Redferns All things considered, Once Upon A Time did all right for Simple ...

Jim Kerr, vocalist for Simple Minds, has had only one constant in his life: the artistic partnership of his friend and bandmate Charlie Burchill. "I actually recall the day we met," Kerr said, ...

How could we forget about them? This week in 1985, Scotland’s Simple Minds landed an indelible number-one on the wing of a smash that soundtracked the final scene of the era’s seminal teen dramedy The ...

Consider 2025 a victory lap of sorts for Simple Minds. In 1985, the Scottish outfit played Live Aid in Philadelphia and released Once Upon a Time, the band’s seventh studio album and one that yielded ...