Simple Minds frontman Jim Kerr talks about how the band ended up recording 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' for 'The Breakfast Club', recalling the initial hesitation, the influence of John Hughes and Keith Forsey, and the euphoric reception of the song's success.
Simple Minds was riding high on the success of"Don't You " when the band performed at Live Aid in July 1985.“It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, told The Post. “I’d be lying if I said we were jumping up and down.”movie — which came out 40 years ago on Feb. 15, 1985 — they were even wooed with a private screening of a rough cut of the film in London.
“We were young, we were precious,” said Kerr. “We were also scared like, ‘We’ve never done someone else’s song.’ We hadn’t f—king even played it.” Although “they were very keen to get us,” Kerr said, Simple Minds declined the song, which led to it being offered toand Bryan Ferry. “Sunglasses at Night” singer Corey Hart was also among those considered to record the tune for “The Breakfast Club” soundtrack.
“The lyric had been written for the movie, so they wanted to keep that,” said Kerr. “But as we were playing and getting a sound … we thought, ‘Oh, that would be great if we could have some kind of a chant at the end.’ And I said to Keith, ‘Look, let me think about this a couple of days, and I’ll come in with something. , I’m just gonna do whatever comes into my mind.’ I just did that ‘la la la’ thing, but by the end of it everyone was saying, ‘No, you’re not gonna do anything . That’s it.
“That was something,” said Kerr. “And the big thing was, then we got to show we’re a real band. We’re not a video band, which was a king of stigma. We got to show that we’re a real live band.”from the group’s “Once Upon a Time” album, later in 1985.
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