Simple Minds Factory Live Amsterdam 2005

Simple Minds performing "Factory" live at the Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands September 17th 2005.
It seems as though the band really loved this song. It was performed live from late 1979 until March 1982 at nearly every gig. It was re-instated to the set list a few times late 2005- early 2006.

Best viewed 1080p.

Lyrics (album version.....different order here!) :-
(About "Men at church" or "A certain problem")

To the passage in time
the sentence I learn
Up and down, going round
Going round 'till we drown again

I'm gonna set myself up, I'm gonna up to the top
Up to the top, to the top
I'm going down to the ground
Going round 'til we drown
Going round 'till we drown again

Factory, Imitation of life, Factory
We all go out to lunch
A certain ratio we know has left us unaware
Someone else has taken leave, someone who did care
Elevators just don't crash, the answer lies within
Elevators Elevators, answer lies within

To the glittering prize, to the fool in the sky
I've got a jewel in my eye
I'm going up, coming down
Going round 'til we drown
Going round till we drown again

To the centre of the man
Because he had a plan
He had a plan to escape
But now we've got it on tape
Going up, coming down
Going around, going round till we drown again

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[marcoilbiauto66]

awesome tony .... fantastic ever your video ...thank you ..one of my best songs

[toptonychick]

@marcoilbiauto66 Cheers Marco! It will surely be in the live set for this tour! Thanks!

[kerrfal]

Amazing! can't wait to see them back in the next 5X5 tour back at the Paradiso! :))) first time for me I see the band in Amsterdam! so excited for this historical location too.

[toptonychick]

@kerrfal They will almost certainly perform this song in the forthcoming tour. One of the 5 songs from "Real to Reel". Thanks.

[YCSMusic]

Another class song from their amazing back catalogue, a real gem of an upload Tony, thanks.

[toptonychick]

@YCSMusic Cheers Steve. This will have been one of the first performances of this song for 20 something years!! Bloody hell!! I didn't even realise that!!! Cheers Steve!

[robyg70]

The only other live version I've seen is the one on their 'seen the lights' dvd, the one they did in the states. Certainly a contrast.

[marcoilbiauto66]

fantastic paradiso ............

[toptonychick]

@MrDemilord Glad you like it. I put the lyrics in the description but Jim is singing them in a totally different order. He doesn't normally do that. Thanks.

[MrDemilord]

AMAZING!!! WOW