One of my favorite bands! Such a beautiful version of this song... Would have loved to have been there in '83, had I not been a toddler then! :) Looks like fun... 31 Female, USA
Just doesn't get much better than that. Religion and the chemical erosion of society by the banks have only left me feeling more and more whimsey for the past. But is it the past?? past glories,yes, but art is not restrained by the past only the future moves forward without a past. The future is not a certain place, only a moment of necessity and a past itself one day the fulfilment of the future the past the continuum, the evolution of nothing certain only the past is of certainty
@Xeniva0199 totally agree with you mate !! dont know if your english but in england the casual fashion came in and that was fucking top if your english you will know what im saying !! we had bands like the pscedelic furs.joy divison/new order/ the smiths !! the mighty CLASH were still going strong then when they split along came BAD !! then you had the ska revival the specials madness etc not forgetting the jam were still around thank god i was there in the day not like todays shit !!!
thank god i was around in the day when simple minds were banging out great tunes !! this is my all time favorite from so many !! not like the shit around today you gotta wear your jeans round your ass wear a baseball cap and pretend to be some kind of plastic gangster to get a record deal either that go on some reality show !! thank fuck i was around when there was proper bands playing proper music !! and then there wasnt cunts like justin fucking beiber i hate that prick !! listen and enjoy!
Charlie always looks like he could use a deeper cutout on his guitar. He seems to favor playing low on the neck.
When I was a teen, I had posters of Simple Minds and their contemporary bands on the wall in my room. My mom, then in her late 50's, didn't like the looks of most bands--e.g., Depeche Mode and Missing Persons--but she liked the looks of the guys in Simple Minds.
this is like the 50th time i'm listening to this song in a row. it's just as good the 50th time as it is the first. i can't turn it off. it literally can't.
They were the only band in those days that knew how to apply reverbs and delays without overdoing it. When I watched this on Dutch TV at the time I was mesmerised by their sound.
I was 16, a huge Simple Minds fan, living just a couple of miles from Geleen(NL) and ... was not there. How stupid could I have been. This missed feeling would never been restore. It makes me sad. But anyway a GREAT thx to DEXBAM for uploading this historical gig. Respect to you and all Simple Minds fans allover the world. Keep alive and kicking! Grtz from Flanders Belgium.
A fantastic live version of a great song. I love the way the bass line is emphasised. Is that something you did during the remastering or are the sound levels the same as they were during the original recording?
wow this is fully radicous... I've never seen a live vid of them doing a Euro Fest, esp EARLY Simple Minds... awesome!!! I saw them live this same year in New Haven with a like a couple thousand people... totally different thing!
I have played ~ replayed this clip more than any other on Youtube. As a Druid I find this strange, what is the magnetic power that brings me back again and again? I have no clue. I guess it could be the great bass, the shit-hot guitar intro, Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill both looking high-as-kites, band arrangement - you can hear everyhting playing. I do feel though the only thing missing is the venue quality, I would have rated this my greatest ever Youtube clip were they playing at Stonehenge.
This is AWESOME! Id love to have seen them back on the tours in the mid 80s! Music made by bands today is usually gone tomorrow! Classic bands like Simple Minds are still going strong nearly 4 decades into their careers. 40 years from now will anyone know who Katey Perry or Justin Bieber were? I say "were" because im sure they and their music wont be around.
Definitely a monumental song form the 80's with one of the catchiest guitar lines ever. Should have been as big as U2 and the others from that same time. Can't figure out why they weren't when you take a look at the catalogue. Maybe Chrissie Hynde jinxed 'em.
Simple Minds are such a fantastic band, they are so underrated, and probably best known for 2 or 3 songs, when their back catalogue is something truly special!
One day, perhaps, Simple Minds will be recognised, on a far wider scale, as brilliant band who transcended musical genres and trends. This song, performed at their creative peak, is poweful,emotional and majestic. It's timeless.
Stupid...listen up...Mel Gaynore on drums lived 3 blocks away from me in Toronto,Canada..he is a strict session man...Bowie and many other artists..now learn something..I have Jimmy Kerr ,1984 Wonderland Concerts Toronto,Canada...cripes you kids wont even have pensions when you are 50....learn..relax...listen...
Great great work ... thank you ... it's a little too compressed but very very nice ! great bass and hihats and cymbals sounds ... even better than some official live recordings of them
Great song from Simple Minds, Very Cool!!!
SteveBrouillard01 1 day ago
bring back derek forbes on bass they were never the same band after he left
colinraycyrus68 4 days ago
very nice job
kukuruku1968 6 days ago
Excelente, adoro essa musica e a banda, revivi bons momentos da minha adolescencia
Paulo2804 1 week ago
I was just 6 months old when this was filmed..
OceanBlue82 1 week ago
adoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooro de mais este som someone somewhere
priscillasouzaadv 1 week ago
complimenti
MegaBargi 1 week ago
best best best best performance ever by the best best best best motherfucking baand eeeeeeeeveeeeeeeeeer
Louiseangre 1 week ago
This songe brings back the best memories of the 80's
Itzdamontage 3 weeks ago
I would sell my soul just to spend one day in 1983. Loved those times...
TheGodParticle 1 month ago 2
@TheGodParticle would also sell my soul. would cut my life in half JUST TO HAVE BEEN THERE
Louiseangre 1 week ago
nao é do meu tempo , mas arebenta ate hj gosto mt desta musica. shouw de bola .obrigado.
claudinhus1 1 month ago
@Dexbam. What a pro remastering. Kudos.
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One of my favorite bands! Such a beautiful version of this song... Would have loved to have been there in '83, had I not been a toddler then! :) Looks like fun... 31 Female, USA
tabitha8028 1 month ago
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tabitha8028 1 month ago
couldn't agree more
cetro996 1 month ago
what memories! Splendid Jim sorry! we can´t come back tot he past SIMPLE MINDS alway s in my mind ;_))
odessa71701 1 month ago 2
very good job, it feels like a live concert in the 80is, what a good time
terrextra 1 month ago
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Just doesn't get much better than that. Religion and the chemical erosion of society by the banks have only left me feeling more and more whimsey for the past. But is it the past?? past glories,yes, but art is not restrained by the past only the future moves forward without a past. The future is not a certain place, only a moment of necessity and a past itself one day the fulfilment of the future the past the continuum, the evolution of nothing certain only the past is of certainty
McBringbackfags 2 months ago
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McBringbackfags 2 months ago
An example for a fantastic bassist and drummer...
But Kerr cannot sing, never.
And the guitarist has nothing more to do than looking sexy, BÄH
Kegle68 2 months ago
ik was erbij, jeugd sentiment.
besnordduo 2 months ago
@besnordduo Wow , wou dat ik erbij was , maar was toen 5 jaar oud :/
MrDemilord 2 months ago
I have that with glittering prize from the same show, this one is 2nd with only a tiny difference.
3265jos 2 months ago
Best version I've ever heard!
duncansuicide 2 months ago
Best guitarist best bassplayer best drummer best singer, best song best band!
MrDemilord 2 months ago 3
no one could touch them around this time... good memories or New Gold Dream and Sparkle. brilliant.
mandingo1 2 months ago
this is better live
deejayteecee 2 months ago
Toen was het nog mooi weer met pinksteren!!
cwlberkheij 3 months ago 2
I was 15 and EVERYBODY had the vinyl record back then...80's ruled !
BorlandRIP7 3 months ago
@Xeniva0199 totally agree with you mate !! dont know if your english but in england the casual fashion came in and that was fucking top if your english you will know what im saying !! we had bands like the pscedelic furs.joy divison/new order/ the smiths !! the mighty CLASH were still going strong then when they split along came BAD !! then you had the ska revival the specials madness etc not forgetting the jam were still around thank god i was there in the day not like todays shit !!!
bristolcityifcation 3 months ago
thank god i was around in the day when simple minds were banging out great tunes !! this is my all time favorite from so many !! not like the shit around today you gotta wear your jeans round your ass wear a baseball cap and pretend to be some kind of plastic gangster to get a record deal either that go on some reality show !! thank fuck i was around when there was proper bands playing proper music !! and then there wasnt cunts like justin fucking beiber i hate that prick !! listen and enjoy!
bristolcityifcation 3 months ago 2
extasis de musica, me recuerda mi juventud psicodelica
tartadequeso 3 months ago
Brilliant brilliant quality!!
Celestiaetterra 3 months ago
wow still great dem in 85
artielang2 3 months ago
great music love it
Scheud 4 months ago
Young and full of energy! Best performance of this great song!
ColdGrayMorning 4 months ago 4
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tabitha8028 4 months ago
Charlie always looks like he could use a deeper cutout on his guitar. He seems to favor playing low on the neck.
When I was a teen, I had posters of Simple Minds and their contemporary bands on the wall in my room. My mom, then in her late 50's, didn't like the looks of most bands--e.g., Depeche Mode and Missing Persons--but she liked the looks of the guys in Simple Minds.
rsp196607 4 months ago
They went ah tae fuck when Derek Forbes left!.... that bass is fucking magnificent!!
VimFuego72 4 months ago
golden days> arbroath/ GREATBTIMES
philipscotland 4 months ago
beautiful song.
Hot80s 4 months ago 3
grandes donde los haya viva simple
mtgp100 5 months ago
Wow! Thank you for this video ... they were great!
calle68 5 months ago
hmm the good old times. i wass there. 1983 geleen ,gr michel, holland geleen
michelvreuls 5 months ago
Question did they ever make an official video for this great song??
MnRProdMariolaur 5 months ago
@MnRProdMariolaur
No they didnt
MrDemilord 4 months ago
Weird becos this song hangs heavy on the bassline.. but I agree @essertpitay
MrDemilord 6 months ago
Not once you get to see Derek Forbes !!!
essertpitay 6 months ago
@essertpitay In the Beginning at 0:47
MrDemilord 6 months ago
@MrDemilord Ok...for 5 seconds. It is a joke. He was part of the Simple Minds sound.
essertpitay 6 months ago
@essertpitay Hear hear!
SimpleMindsForever 5 months ago
terribleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!grettings from Argentina!
Gaboneon 6 months ago
bonheur intense
lanroze 6 months ago
Happy 52nd Birthday Jim Kerr...love you!!!
cleanheart13 6 months ago
Is that John Peel on the stage left ?
allanpowell55 6 months ago
geweldig de simple minds op pink pop live. Helaas was ik nog te jong om er heen te mogen. Anders was ik er absoluut erbij.
pinacolaatje 6 months ago
How do you remaster the videos? is excellent :) Sorry for my bad english.
almaceratiana21 7 months ago
this is like the 50th time i'm listening to this song in a row. it's just as good the 50th time as it is the first. i can't turn it off. it literally can't.
ri394 7 months ago 39
@ri394 It`s called Obsessive Compulsive Behavior! ;P
hardon70 6 months ago
@ri394 Have you tried the OFF switch?
(Just a suggestion :D )
mattblack77nz 6 months ago
@ri394 Same feeling here!
MnRProdMariolaur 5 months ago
@ri394 me neither
Louiseangre 1 week ago
If I could like this song 10.000.000 it still wouldn't be enough!
SinnMaschine 7 months ago
charlie is loving it,too good
,nice job on the clean up Dexbam!
to tune
futuresailor2 7 months ago 2
foda
agrodek 7 months ago
that bass line is sexual lol.......
intothevoid66 7 months ago 2
amazing so fucking cool, original sound and style, this is live music.......
intothevoid66 7 months ago
| tears in my eyes of happiness!
0242ddd 7 months ago 2
I was the bodyguard of Jim Kerr on tour in Italy and I can say it's a fantastic person. stop.
claudio022222 7 months ago
The best band of the 80's. Pop geniuses.
pathogensmusick 8 months ago 2
sexy big buy on the guitar!!!!!!
1960janey 8 months ago 9
@1960janey that's charlie burchill
missemmal1 6 months ago
Wow Dexbam you are the king!!! Derek forbes driving bass is just perfect!!
Bradonomous 8 months ago
bellissima .....
marcoilbiauto66 8 months ago
Thx for your beautifull work ... Great job...
gwadakiller97190 8 months ago
Biggest mistake was sacking Mr Forbes, scotlands best ever bass player
jaldorian 8 months ago 3
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dolorado007 8 months ago
@jaldorian
Derek : fantastic bass player with Simply Minds and Propaganda (Duel bass line is the best) bassssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
stcezaire06 7 months ago
Derek Forbes on Bass is just superb
gillybigb 8 months ago
teenage summer & finding first love.
Hot80s 8 months ago
great job again man......culd you do other bands as well??? or did you?
MrCalathea 8 months ago
Simpley GREAT
WildmanBorneo 8 months ago
The bass line is PERFECT!!!!!
tugga26 9 months ago
Thank you soooo much Dexbam!! This song is absolutely priceless. Jim Kerr is amazing!
dolorado007 9 months ago 3
Long live to Dexbam !!
slowdown1 9 months ago
Myyyyyyy Gaawwwwddddd! My favourite song...and then some!
dolorado007 9 months ago 2
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dolorado007 9 months ago
Good job man, yeah a few things here and there, but with this "acoustics", great job man.
jcaldu1 9 months ago
who is the keyboard guy he looks familiar , from city cafe ? name ?
alive555 9 months ago
bassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
alive555 9 months ago
@alive555
Yessssssssssssss
Bassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Derek Forbessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
stcezaire06 7 months ago 3
Another great job on this! They were untouchable around 82/83, easily the best live act around then.
saltiregizmo 9 months ago
Corinthians !!!!
aaacaetanoaaa 9 months ago
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This song is simply awesome. Feels like flying.
Zeroreidz 9 months ago
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Zeroreidz 9 months ago
вот это да....)))) поздррравляю! прррреступление ррраскрыто! понять и...
4elovekrot 9 months ago
the best song from simple minds
Yvesdebxl 9 months ago
was the coud ALIVE?
climady 9 months ago
They were the only band in those days that knew how to apply reverbs and delays without overdoing it. When I watched this on Dutch TV at the time I was mesmerised by their sound.
Geeljasjes 9 months ago
Where in Deutscheland wast this performed ?
zzhamstring 9 months ago
@zzhamstring : It was in Holland, not in Germany, Pinkpop Festival Geleen
sjepolleke 8 months ago
My favourite Simple Minds track - great quality video!
simplyeightiesdotcom 10 months ago
This Version is amazing can you get this on DVD the into is longer then any cd,
It takes me back to 83 wish i had a time machine ! Thanks for shareing this.
marc80sman 10 months ago
One of my favourite bass lines ever - still - 30 on :-)
Sweetpatch 10 months ago
Burchill's having a whale of a time. Ha ha. Brilliant.
ArchangelBoab 10 months ago
I was 16, a huge Simple Minds fan, living just a couple of miles from Geleen(NL) and ... was not there. How stupid could I have been. This missed feeling would never been restore. It makes me sad. But anyway a GREAT thx to DEXBAM for uploading this historical gig. Respect to you and all Simple Minds fans allover the world. Keep alive and kicking! Grtz from Flanders Belgium.
0242ddd 10 months ago
@0242ddd here here I'm a huge simple minds fan and live in the US and have been waiting for them to come back and play here. Please come back!!!
stars7803 9 months ago
A fantastic live version of a great song. I love the way the bass line is emphasised. Is that something you did during the remastering or are the sound levels the same as they were during the original recording?
2660016A 11 months ago
Man, what a quiet crowd!
They should have been bouncing.. :/
woostertube 11 months ago
this song is absolutly awesome
TheMaggi1980 11 months ago 2
@ Dexbam: CONGRATULATIONS!!
pianetalontano 1 year ago
....spettacolariiiiiiiiiii la versione piu' bella che abbia ascoltato !!!
gallinucci71luca 1 year ago 4
I was there... and its good to see the Minds back...it seems so long ago, traveling from Pinkpop to Werchter and other festivals. Just awesome 5/5
PlanetMother 1 year ago 2
wow this is fully radicous... I've never seen a live vid of them doing a Euro Fest, esp EARLY Simple Minds... awesome!!! I saw them live this same year in New Haven with a like a couple thousand people... totally different thing!
chillempress 1 year ago
Never tire of this video...Simply, the Best...thank you so much Dex!
cleanheart13 1 year ago
Jim kerr is literally eating is micro !
MrVincemal 1 year ago
the world is mine ;)
alexvalache 1 year ago
I have played ~ replayed this clip more than any other on Youtube. As a Druid I find this strange, what is the magnetic power that brings me back again and again? I have no clue. I guess it could be the great bass, the shit-hot guitar intro, Jim Kerr & Charlie Burchill both looking high-as-kites, band arrangement - you can hear everyhting playing. I do feel though the only thing missing is the venue quality, I would have rated this my greatest ever Youtube clip were they playing at Stonehenge.
SgtPeppersPeePee 1 year ago 4
BRILLIANT...my absolute favorite Simple Minds...Jim Kerr is genius!!! Thank you for posting!
cleanheart13 1 year ago
Shit ! I can't stop watching and I am already 10mns late.....!
thisisjustme1 1 year ago
This is AWESOME! Id love to have seen them back on the tours in the mid 80s! Music made by bands today is usually gone tomorrow! Classic bands like Simple Minds are still going strong nearly 4 decades into their careers. 40 years from now will anyone know who Katey Perry or Justin Bieber were? I say "were" because im sure they and their music wont be around.
PEPSI1965 1 year ago
@PEPSI1965 i was lucky enough to see them twice in a week in 89---they were fantastic---the memories will die with me
24435155 1 year ago
@24435155 yes you are...?
vnobre72 1 year ago
Definitely a monumental song form the 80's with one of the catchiest guitar lines ever. Should have been as big as U2 and the others from that same time. Can't figure out why they weren't when you take a look at the catalogue. Maybe Chrissie Hynde jinxed 'em.
cbmdg8551976 1 year ago
@cbmdg8551976 well they were as big as U2 for quite a number of years - certainly a stadium act for about 7yrs
jezza10181 1 year ago
Excellent quality ... thank you!
Rosalee2424 1 year ago
one of the best songs of the 80´s!
alavicius 1 year ago
awesome vid ...sparkle in rain my fav
jmzbnd7 1 year ago
If there's a better version of this song , i'm all ears!
vinniemeikle 1 year ago
One of the most underrated bands around. Great band, great song! Excellent work with remastering!
vlad71drak 1 year ago
0:20 strong change......
NIKOSDECO 1 year ago
Simple Minds are such a fantastic band, they are so underrated, and probably best known for 2 or 3 songs, when their back catalogue is something truly special!
NuttyGooner82 1 year ago
What a brilliant band simple minds are. I was into these for years! Forgot how good they are!
m1a9r7k0 1 year ago
Putain ............. C'est bon ça !!!!!!!!
phil19071970 1 year ago
One day, perhaps, Simple Minds will be recognised, on a far wider scale, as brilliant band who transcended musical genres and trends. This song, performed at their creative peak, is poweful,emotional and majestic. It's timeless.
faddy24 1 year ago 3
the intro with the guitar is fantastic!!
pantarei123 1 year ago 2
Thank You !!!!
Geminisneco 1 year ago
One of the best performance....
TeresaRock 1 year ago
awesome!
NIKOSDECO 1 year ago
check the bassline....and the synth ...the drums r kikin ... this thing rocks. brilliant track . ..classic.
alive555 1 year ago
super!
NIKOSDECO 1 year ago
One of my favorites of them! Great bassplay. Remastering is also excellent.
summersonset 1 year ago
Stupid...listen up...Mel Gaynore on drums lived 3 blocks away from me in Toronto,Canada..he is a strict session man...Bowie and many other artists..now learn something..I have Jimmy Kerr ,1984 Wonderland Concerts Toronto,Canada...cripes you kids wont even have pensions when you are 50....learn..relax...listen...
repelghosts 1 year ago
Simple Minds are just so amazing! Do like their music a lot.
ThomasDW85 1 year ago
Love It ... Love It ...Love It
MorrowPr0ject 1 year ago
Great Video!!!!!!
TeresaRock 1 year ago
GREAT WORK
NoiseBerserker 1 year ago
Stunning combination of guitar and bass - pure electricity!
AKAKArnott 1 year ago 2
Cool Dude!
TheColorado4 1 year ago
extraordinnnnaire DEX
themindsable 1 year ago
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Been a Simple Minds fan since 1980...this is just brilliant! Vielen Dank Dexbam!
ILBT57 1 year ago
Been a Simple Minds fan since 1980...this is just brilliant! Vielen Dank Dexbam!
ILBT57 1 year ago 2
Fantastische kwaliteit opname...dank daarvoor!
Joasoa 1 year ago
epic footage...
rememberingthedream 1 year ago
Great great work ... thank you ... it's a little too compressed but very very nice ! great bass and hihats and cymbals sounds ... even better than some official live recordings of them
ldallagl 1 year ago
One of the most beautiful song in the time.....
TeresaRock 1 year ago 3
Dexbam, you are genius. The Bass line on this recording makes the hairs stand up every time i listen, tanx
pidgbeag 1 year ago 29
@pidgbeag how good is Derek Forbes ? awesome :)
kiwijohn01 1 year ago 2
You did 4 hours on this and every second counted. THANK you for being such an awesome person.
JRCrowley 1 year ago 21
Awesome ! Simple Minds at their very best !
jonroberts123 1 year ago
EXCELLENT! Thank you so much! Takes me back 2 highschool in '82 for me ;)
dneesieb 1 year ago 2
absolutely awesome result. love this video for years, thanks for your work!
AkiCZ 1 year ago 2
Banging tune.
RichardJBroderick 1 year ago 3
Incredible footage ! Oh thank you sir dexbam.
leneyoyo 1 year ago 2
Very beautiful ^_____^
dida6161 1 year ago
great stuff-tori
deanster57 1 year ago
awesome band
heliwithH 1 year ago
Awesome...
kramerbassplayer 2 years ago
Really nice mix.
ScudX 2 years ago
fantastic, this is great. sound and picture quality are superb. keep the coming!
pidgbeag 2 years ago 2
Sexy as fuck
debsco1978 2 years ago
Thanks so much, Dexbam!
rovvy 2 years ago
The Bass is amazing!!!
Spiboy 2 years ago
Way beyond amazing !
leneyoyo 1 year ago 2
Any other Pink Pop work by Simple Minds? This was fantastic,
Maskedhaven 2 years ago
total class..
lonchecaliente 2 years ago
magnificent, took me all the way back to the time of the albums release, thanks for posting
Dansaaid 2 years ago
Man....you did an awesome job on this!! Great Work!! Thanks for sharing=)
deanaj1 2 years ago 3
Bravoooooo!
etvonohlen 2 years ago
Big music!
Ivek1302 2 years ago
Amazing.
tattysnr 2 years ago 2