SIMPLE MINDS LIFE IN A DAY 1979

[Bligh4]

watch Boys From Brazil

[Mr38018]

Hi grayham

Have linked your vid into my Simple Minds Blog page

therockandrollknife.blogspot.c­om/.../simple-minds-edinburgh-­1979

Hope you don't mind

Ian

[archieh70]

Do you think they listened to early Roxy Music?

[MrDemilord]

@archieh70 ye sjim did.. And david bowie

[machanalan]

bryan ferry clone

[royseahawks]

charlie on flying v ..... wow

[Gerdumma75]

Thanks a lot for uploading.

[edo8200]

yesterday i discovered this vinil in my room...fuckin great

[waywalker1965]

Brookside TV show so ripped this track off. I hope Jim got paid

[tillie1961]

Bit dated now, but liked it back then when I was still a teenager.

[simplyminds01]

At fourteen years old little did I know that thirty years later that I would front the ONLY Irish tribute to S.M. Loved Them then and now. Met Them, enjoyed a drink with Them and even supported Jim (lostboy) in Cork city 2010. How My new gold dreams came true WOW! Thanks Simple Minds....John.

[graemeah]

My god, he does look like Baldrick.

[stillwaiting4godot]

fantastic post, really gr8 band, searched for this for ages, thanks!

[TheGodParticle]

Christ! i thought a monk had jumped the stage.

[Vispateresa3]

Look at the haircut! ;-) Great song anyway, thanks for posting.

[degree7]

Roxy Music anyone?

[headofapollo]

@degree7 Franz Ferdinand anyone?!?

[SuperNobbyC]

@headofapollo Get outta here, just check the dates.

[INXSFan33]

@degree7 Or Brian Eno at the very least

[genglemt]

@degree7 @headofapollo  yes, this does sound like the missing link between Roxy and Franz..

[Kenckaplus]

Jim Kerr faces are so funny hahaha (Since the beggining), but oh yea, he sings with his heart.

[ohfergawdsake]

TOP TACKLE THIS.........S.B.

[townheadfury]

He reminds me of Michael Myers.

[HistoryTonnio]

uh Life in a day the price you pay... :D

[kozmicmong]

aweful

[boardy777777]

@kozmicmong awful wot the fuck is that . good music man ,great band ,well there easrly stuff anyway

[mrcodhead67]

I remember watching this on whistle test at the time...feel like old father time now, although the song has aged ok

[milbury55]

Saw Simple Minds in Tiffanys in Glasgow in about 79/80, what a great gig, what a great band; just before they hit it BIG with the masses!

[Dillboy]

I was there too ,I have a couple of pictures from the show.That's when they were really awesome!

[milbury55]

@Dillboy Totally awesome gig!

[iainwish]

Great stuff - saw the Minds 15.2.1980 for first time - Reel To Reel tour - remember it like yesterday !

[leebedy71]

Remember that 80,s soap opera BROOKSIDE? they ripped LIFE IN A DAY off for the theme tune. Simple Minds live on for 30+ years.

[wittynsmart]

@leebedy71 Brookside was on Channel 4 that started in 1982, this is from 1979, can you see the problem with your theory, surely its the other way round

[leebedy71]

@wittynsmart Please read my comment again!! That's what it say ! Life In A Day was ripped off for the theme tune to Brookside.....

[princetonlank]

check out my life in a day leaked clip i wanted o show you all...its great

[jock19]

Magic! If you like this, listen to the Berlin Blondes - Science, who were Edinburgh's Simple Minds! Another fantastic song from Scotland!

[revolt43]

Thank You for this, i think that Sparkle in the rain was their last masterpice.

[whitekuduone]

Brilliant. This is pure Magazine.

[mfarlow]

@whitekuduone

[essertpitay]

Good song...Yet to evolve into the Simple Minds sound...

[Zrourke]

I was so young...

[andiar]

I bought this album aged 13 on it's 1st day of release. i loved the dark synth sounds and mysterious lyrics and pop sensibility. It's a blast to listen to these songs again, so thanks for uploading.

[YCSMusic]

Always seems like the tune that started their long career, remember buying the single on Zoom label. They still sound fantastic today, wonderful band.

[737angied]

First got into SM when I was around 12. Now I am 25 and this brings back memories! I can only imagine the effect it has on the people who were there right from the beginning!

[cullyvan]

you got into WHAT when you were twelve ?

[737angied]

SM stands for Simple Minds. Sweetie, use your critical thinking skills.

[cullyvan]

i knew it was a joke, and hopefully you did too. Try your own thinking skills.

[737angied]

You got me at 2:00 AM after a party, what do you expect :)

[cullyvan]

Im only messing with you.. have a great weekend :)

[wildenfree]

Nice hair Jim

[bassatnight]

It does sound a bit Magazine but both bands were around at the same time in fact minds may have been around a little longer.

[wildenfree]

By the way..Magazine are brilliant

[Dillboy]

This was life changing when i first heard this stuff I'm now 49 it's still great to hear....

[cometothesabbat]

Roxy Music rip-off!

[wildenfree]

Oh Mate..NOTHING is original..haven't you realised that yet ?

[cometothesabbat]

I agree, this is basically my philosophy too, but this song does sound specifically like Roxy Music. I don't think Roxy Music sounded much like anyone else on their first album. Or if so, I would like to know, it's the best way to discover new (old) music.

[wildenfree]

True

Bands always got to start somewhere I suppose.

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery

However, the Minds did develop their own sound in the end.

[cometothesabbat]

Which proves that originality isn't necessarily a good thing... I would rather hear them emulating Magazine or Roxy Music any day.

[wildenfree]

There you go..and you calling em a rip off..lol

[cometothesabbat]

I didn't really mean it in a negative way, though it's hard to tell, when tone of voice, facial expression and body language isn't involved. I was merely stating that they ripped off Roxy Music on this song, which I still believe, but I mean it neither positively or negatively, just neutrally. This song is OK, but nothing really special in my ears. Anybody into this kind of music and hasn't heard 1st Roxy Music LP, do it!

[wildenfree]

Thats cool mate, will check it out

[cometothesabbat]

A shocking revelation has shed light on my Simple-Minded ignorance... They did really develop their own sound already in 1979, I just discovered "Real To Real Cacophony", their second album, wow, that's really something! Now, I'm just waiting to discover their third album, which, from what I've read, should also be interesting. I wonder what happened that made them SUCK so hard, just a few years later... Maybe because Jim Kerr started hanging out with Bono?

[wildenfree]

Mmm..I really love this early stuff, but then their was a lot of experimental stuff going on from not only Simple Minds but also Human League before the girls joined, O.M.D, even early Ultravox with John Foxx. Music became much more commercial,Though I wouldn't write off all the later music.

[cometothesabbat]

"Bunker Soldiers" by O.M.D. is great! I don't know when the girls joined Human League, but I have a soft spot for certain songs on Travelogue (and also the OTHER version of Being Boiled). And Ultravox post Foxx; there's one song on Vienna LP that I really like, it's called "Mr. X", I think it's awesome! Sounds a bit like "Allies Of Your Mind" by Cybotron.

[DeathMetalDouglas68]

Then we will have to agree to disaree. I never liked the first Simple Minds album. Roxy Music and Japan come to mind too much. The second album "Real To Real..." is Simple Minds with a sound of their own and it shits all over the first album.

[cometothesabbat]

Nonono, don't get me wrong, I suppose you didn't read my second last comment, please do; the road is created as we travel, we discover new things, I'm crazy about Real To Real (I just didn't know it existed at the time)... I am now waiting to discover the one after which is also supposed to be great. We can disagree about Roxy, as I think some of their early material is GREAT! A truly original band. Don't know much about Japan though. I thought Simple Minds were more inspired by Magazine.

[DeathMetalDouglas68]

Japan in the late 70's was like Roxy meets the Dolls. I'm not real crazy about the 3rd and 4th Simple Minds albums although I might have to give them another listen - I used to own them all (the first 8 anyways) on vinyl. Their fifth record "Sister Feelings Call" I remember liking a lot. The first two I ever heard was their 6th "New Gold Dream" and their 7th "Sparkle In The Rain" which were both pretty good.

[cullyvan]

totally agree with that. Real to Real was something else with maybe just a hint of Talking Heads Fear of Music . Sons and fascination/sisters feeling call was the zenith though.

[mfarlow]

@wildenfree

test

[Reveal32]

Wow, I honestly came across this by mistake, was a fan back in the day and became completely hacked off with the tripe they've served up in the last 25 years. This is edgy, passionate and effortlessly cool and reminds me where the likes of Franz Ferdinand get it from, brilliant.

[rsuppwards]

I still listen to the fist 3 Simple Minds albums, and I think they're still original and cannot be copied

[earinsound]

they sound like Magazine

[InSalinity]

:) Blackadder!! lol!!!

From this to that thing on 'All the things she said' and back to cool again today.

ahhh the circle of life....

[hairycub69]

Simple Minds first single. It got to number 62 in the UK charts may 1979

[Oldmrsg]

This takes me back...great song but Jim Kerr reminds me of Blackadder ( first series)!!

[Hoovercat]

@Oldmrsg you're a telly watching idiot.

[MrWitchtrials]

@Oldmrsg  Liam Brady,non-footie fans google him!

[scotsburd63]

The beginning reminds me of the theme to Brookside (lol).

Classic!!! I bought this album as a 16 yr old and if I can think that far back, brings back memories of being a teenager (still have the LP somewhere back in Scotland)

[pixiejanet1]

loved this....loved the early stuff,,,,didnt like the stadium stuff at all:(

[lec0roh]

Yeah.

[evertonio]

The simplicity of the song is what makes it so great. Still their best song imo.

[garywtcraig]

christ....bloody relax and enjoy

armchair critics

let there be love

tosspots

[serial841]

heavily influenced by magazine. sounding very much like howard devoto!!

[kyekye217]

i hear that! definately!

[deordago]

Genial!!!!!!.Thank you

[adamsmark69]

I like the Simple Minds's early stuff, but the band really did not come into its own until Sons and Fascination or later. "Life in a Day" is certainly a good song, though I find the backing vocals detract from the performance.

[dermotoblong]

i like simple minds but seriously that sounds like roxy music editions of you!

[paulcook1985]

Post-Punk all time classic.Thanks my friend for this joy.

[bluesbrrd]

@paulcook1985 This is my all-time favorite Simple Minds song. There is something moving and ecstatic about it. I like his minimal look - the earliest vid. I've seen.

[theinfideluk]

Oh man amazing track, damn right cheers for the upload dude.

[GordonMorrice]

Once again, thanks for these uploads, grayham!