Simple Minds - Dont You Forget About Me - Isle of Wight Festival 2009

[johneicc]

How many times has he sang this live?? 2000+ perhaps and still manages to forget the words? There is hope for us all if King Jim can make a mistake. Keep up the great music guys!

[Alexoneil]

@johneicc At least it's proof he does it live :D!!!

[MrDemilord]

@Alexoneil

And no autotune either ;)

[screamingsaucer]

he f**up the first verse a little but recovered alright

[XelaWriter97]

omg i love this song. It was in the breakfast club... One of my favorite movies

[Sundevil11000]

R u all 50 or somn thts not a comeback and this isn't even 1 and 98765432 of a throw down

[dhammerindy]

Wouldn't it be fitting for Simple Minds to perform this song on the campus of Glenbrook North High School? Could make for a memorable stop on their tour. That school was also known as Shermer High. :-)

[ezedanny]

this song is what, 25-years-old? man, i think they play this song at every single perform, they don't need to rehearse it at all LOL

just loooove this song!!!

[ShelterDogs]

Well, given that this song is one of the most famous pop/rock songs ever recorded, I would think audiences would be pretty disappointed if they didn't play it. I imagine Jim Kerr and the band never get sick of it. People often think the band members might get sick of it, but from what I hear they don't. They love the reaction they get from the crowd. Another thing they do to keep it fresh is to change up the arrangement of the song.

[gmweirdo]

This is one of my favorite bands...coming from Greg in Oceanside California. I'm a couple months older than Jim Kerr....

[tommybass40]

That was awesome.

[Prongs0123]

Great live performence :) What is mr. Eddie doing at 3.54? hihi, cute guy

[RayKugan7]

he still rocks, ut he starts look more old :D.

[leebedy71]

best band on the day? even better than Neil Young. STILL ROCKING IN THE FREE WORLD  . Graffiti soul tour cant wait till manchester 3.12.09

[chamillionaire96]

Wooooooooow

[TheTrueMayhem2]

I saw them on Växjö Rock Festival. It were only 4000 in the audience. Can still not understand that they played at such a little place lika Växjö x)

[simplemidedsuex]

would have given all to be at this gig, but listened to it live in my back garden and partyed big time... they souned incredible and boy did my neighbours suffer that day...singing at top of my voice... saw them at blickling INCREDIBLE and will do again in december....thankyou as always LORD JIM XXXXXXX

[rockondon]

i had no idea these guys were this big

same with a-ha similiar bands.love em

both..wanna see simple minds live

[SimulacronX]

folks what's your problem

[TheRu2]

GREAT performance, what else can you expect from SIMPLE MINDS, only good thingg...

[goldsaj]

Well said VARNDELL...

Your comment said it all. Best reply i've ever read... That put him in his place did'nt it! Anyone called tedthened is'nt gonna have a clue what good Music is!

[tedthened01]

yeah fantastic comeback your rapier wit and command of language are the best I've ever read from a 5 yr old. Face it if you think this is good then you probably need to get out a bit more.

I was at IOW 2009 and thought they were terrible one of the worst acts and this confirms it.

[goldsaj]

Yeah right....dream on ted.

Why would you be watching this video. If you thought they were one of the worst acts?!

[VARNDELL4ENGLAND]

So Ted you thought the Minds were so bad at Isle Of Wight eh? And "about as relevant as VHS". So what do you do?

Go onto youtube and start watching the performance again! Think you need to get out more, you've obviously got too much time on your hands.

Wot a knob!

[tedthened01]

No reason other than having a laugh at a piss poor performance by a lumbering oaf of a band. Bad 80's as opposed to good 80's watch?v=YyxnLNqSfHI&feature=re­lated

[VARNDELL4ENGLAND]

Ted. If this was boxing match you would have been ko'd out in round 1!

That's the most resigned response i have ever seen. You obviously know nothing about music, like you have a clue about the 80's.

[tedthened01]

You keep congratulating yourself on your comebacks, which are about as drole as your music taste. Sarcasm seems to escape you, got to expect that from clothears who thinks this vacuous nonsense has any merit. Smugface.

[VARNDELL4ENGLAND]

LOL! You clearly suffer from memory loss because I did acknowledge this not being a great performance from the Minds. However, from 79-84, they were one of the most creative and talented bands about.

Drole? Wasn't it you trying to be funny mentioning Quo and darts. Now that's drole.

Oh and not me congratulating myself on my replies but other youtube users. Who also obviously think your opinions are a crock of s**t!

[tedthened01]

Always a derivative band. spot the lift on all there early albums. Magazine, Joy Division, Krafwerk and all the other kraut rock of the mid to late seventies. My comparison with Quo is correct in that they may have a loyal fanbase but musically they lost it a long time ago (when they had that somewhere between U2 and Springstein phase). Go on enjoy the mediocrity, the gullible and musically ignorant are keeping this mob in beer money. Really smugface.

[goldsaj]

VARNDELL...

You should'nt bother replying to tedthenerd01...Anyone who checks out a page, of a BAND he does not like, and leaves a negative comment.. Is'nt even worth a reply... Take care.

[tedthened01]

Bad even by pub rock band standards, about as relevant as VHS video. JK looks like he's going to the pub for a game of darts. The Staus Quo of the eighties. --- thats unfair - Quo look in better shape. lol.

[VARNDELL4ENGLAND]

Why you watching this clip then the_nerd01?

By no means the best performance by the Minds, however they still have a back catalogue to wipe the floor with most of todays bands.

You stick to playing darts and listening to Quo!

[StealthSneak28]

they're proper good live

[Durbridge]

the Moosic fuck off interupting noone gives a fuck who you are aslong as we get to watch the video we couldnt give a fuck who uploaded it.. Wanker!

[carling73]

I want to lick his twasent

[ZumaTum]

not usually a Simple Minds fan but i thought they were Great

[taprootuk]

2:45 My mate Sam in the crowd lol Classic song!

[goldsaj]

I'm not suprised Jim forgot some of the lyrics in the first verse... He does'nt really like the song and is probably bored of singing it!

For a Band with a set of Timeless Classics, Dont You.... is filler.

[steveas249]

Surperb stuff!

[Hyddee]

fantastic....:)))))

[patternshirt]

very pessimistic Mr K with the waterproofs... tut tut

[PORPH]

Hahahaha.. LOL!!!!

Look at him!!!

Glad i stayed in the big top...

[derrenfan]

classic look on mel's face

[VARNDELL4ENGLAND]

I wish i had been to this festival, i would have loved to have seen the Minds in the open air.

Does anyone else notice Jim Kerr forgetting the words at 0.35 and Charlie Burchill & Mel Gaynor's reaction at around 0.50 is classic!

[horno1971]

Jim messed up a few times. See the lights & I Travel in particular, but still great.

[MrDemilord]

@horno1971 Might be that hes tired.. We all make mistakes its part of being human, and he corrected quick

[undergrounderine]

Wicked cant wait till july off to edinburgh caslte one of the best bands all weekend.

[sweetassugar69]

just arrived back from th fesival !!!! the minds blew them all off stage !!! brilliant performance

[lucki18498]

Top band, best live band boy does jim play the crowd

[1zv]

they used to be alot better. nice upload, but this isn't a great performance from them.