Perhaps in the US, but in Europe they were B I G. In the 80's they were one of the big bands you simply had to see. Been to quite a few of their concerts.
what a band - what a singer - what a song - what a drumbeat : insane - these guys are legendary - they don't make music like this no more - the legend lives on - listening on hi-end IEM - music lover Philippines *
Waterfront- truly one of the most emotional songs of my life. It is an all time favorite that I am so grateful to have on my playlist for 38 years now and counting.
I grew up listening to fantastic bands and this track has to be the best goosebump starter , I can feel the hairs standing to attention , WOW , ❤❤❤ I'm 53 now and the feeling never goes away xxx 😊
This song makes me feel good to be alive. Loved and addicted to this song since I first heard it on the radio at work in the 80s when it first came out. A masterpiece.
Rap, drill , talent shows and people that shouldn't be anywhere music getting lucky have sine handedly ruined music . utter crap thats made and played today ... this is music, this is a show and talent
Real music, real musicians, fantastic crowds who appreciated great music. I grew up in the eighties with the pleasure of endless great music from Bands that have stood the test of time to this day. Bill Murray please help me. 🙏
These guys are LEGENDS! Few bands can make me feel like I'm floating above the concert hall (I quite drugs decades ago) The Minds music is just SO good and extremely powerful. I think Charlies and Jamie West Oram of The Fixx are the 2 BEST 'Texturalist type guitar players ever! Mel is a monster drummer!
Kia ora from AOTEAROA, New Zealand - I remember Simple Minds performing here in NZ at a Concert called "Sweetwaters" back in the 80s and listening to WATERFRONT then...Powerful, Mesmerising.....Amazing Song and SM performance...as a young man of 18ish.. jamming out to this Song, Simple Minds....fast forward to 2020...and COVID is on our "doorsteps" I now reflect that WATERFRONT was a song about struggle, people, families, lives AND it is also a Song about Hope, Faith....and UNITY to get thru the struggles and challenges LIFE..."Get in get out of the Rain...!!!" So BIG Arohanui..."Much Love from us Simple Minds fans in Aotearoa, New Zealand!!
Great Moves ? He looks like one of those UK Holiday Camp Instructors ( Welcome to Tommy's Holiday Camp) but I still like the Music I guess he just cannot help getting older... just like me.
First saw Simple Minds in Dusseldorf in 85 and 15 times since. Had tickets for their 2020 concerts in Birmingham and Nottingham now postponed until 2021. Every time I hear this with the thumping opening bass and then Charlies guitar whining I'm transported to another level. Greatest ever rock anthem for me.
Been a fan of the Simple Minds all my Life. Waterfront is so powerfull, every time a listen to that song I get teared up and it's giving me energy. Great musicians, Mel Gaynor slamming those drums, Charlie letting his guitar sing and Jim with his aura. ❤
The Power of this epic song! Mel killing them drums, Charlie singing his guitar and Jim with his one of kind voice and moves, let alone his aura back in the day. I love him ❤
Saw these guys in the 80's, the gig kicked off with this track. Blew me away, the power in Wembley Arena, also had the honor of meeting the band when they stayed in the hotel I worked at and they gave me a signed LP! Top guys.
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my favorite song by simple minds. i saw them live at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles it was my favorite concert I ever went to and I been to the very best of the best, Rush. the stage presence of Jim Kerr back then was quite interesting to me. I couldn't not look. They opened the concert with this song. it's always been my favorite.
I have to admit that back in the early '80s I was into ridiculous pop. I've just spent an hour and a half mining through TH-cam for bands that I didn't pay much attention to at the time. Holy Fuck, I've been in tears a good part of the time realizing that all these songs pretty much make up the soundtrack of my youth. Converted....permanently!!
*I hope Mick knows how loved and important he is. Losing him was a critical blow. It was **_their_** loss, not his, and their inability to get him back is a story that needs to be told. Without Mick, it never would have been...*
Music to my life ! Simple Minds . So grateful for all you do ! Never to be repeated ! Simply Brilliant ! We are listening to living legends ! Appreciate all old and new
Ladies and Gentlemen you are now watching the Greatest live band ever to come out of Scotland and possibly the UK!!!
I'll take that. They blew the roof off at the 02 in London few days ago.
I'm 55 and still got a crush on Jim Kerr lol. Posters on my bedroom walls of Simple Minds. I seen them live in Cardiff. What a night to remeber 🫶
Steady eddie!! ,Big Country was a photo finish and as an English man i wanna kick Stuarts ass in the afterlife for checking out way too soon ❤❤❤
Watch Big Country, Barrowlands.
NO. THE WORLD.!!!!
O.M.G THE SOUND IS HUGE !!!!!! UNBELIEVABLE
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This truly is 'big beat'
[ Not the late90s edm genre]
It sounds so rich
Oh the 80’s by far the best era of music
Yesssssssss
Totally agree.. I’m probably didn’t appreciate simple minds at the time but omg I do now ❤
Criminally underrated one of the greatest bands ever , pure cosmos ...AURA *****
It’s globally recognized band that toured the world in the 80’s. One of the best pop group of all time.
never was underrated !!!
Such a powerful song charlie's guitar riff Michael's epic keyboards love it !!!!!
One of the most under rated bands in the world. They are sensational!
Perhaps in the US, but in Europe they were B I G. In the 80's they were one of the big bands you simply had to see. Been to quite a few of their concerts.
Huge band in Europe stadium fillers. What’s not like about them
Not here mate 😁 Liverpool UK
@@davedavids9619 well said
Under rated? I went to see them in March, the venue was completely full and every dad was screaming the lyrics and i was the only young adult lol
One band I wish I had the opportunity to see LIVE..... One of the greatest Rock bands EVER!!!!
This song must be the best opener ever during a live concert.
unlikely
for sure
Definitely!!!!!!
It so is. Saw them open with this at the NEC. The bass was making the whole floor jump up and down. Fantastic.
You're right. They opened with this in Cork, Ireland in 1983 and the foundations shook.
One of the 10 best songs ever written. The rhythm is amazing.
its Mel Gaynor
Big Dan... @@vincentbrannelly8786
This is the type of fantastic music coming out of Scotland in the 80s, so many great bands... Fan from your Celtic brothers in Ireland 🇮🇪
My to.
SM ever and forever
Maurizio from Rijeka Croatia
The sensational Alex Harvey band is another favorite of mine along with Simple Minds.
One of the greateast band in the world.
Haha 61 years old bouncing around the kitchen at 7 am sunday morning lovin it
Brilliant, mate 👍
Was 26 when I first heard this live. I'm 60 now and bouncing around listening to this like I was 26 again. Love it!💙💙
You`re a youngster I`m 71 and bouncing
Thankyou for your responses. ❤️❤️❤️ at least 200 yrs old. But, who is counting?
Robert Ingham 60’s and 70’s are Young when you consider the choice of music we had. This has to be up there for me.
THIS just never gets old! Jumping up and down like a teenage lunatic again.
This band is a pure injection of life. They touch your soul and help you remember who you are . Real diamonds that will shine forever !
great comment
exactly:)))
saw them twice live, just incredible, great drummer and bass in the engine room driving this band on
I do love your true comment Barry - "They touch your soul and help you remember who you are."
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What’s not to love about this song and this live performance? Jim Kerr is a fantastic frontman.
Don't forget about Charlie.
Dont forget about Mel@@thedok6419
@@thedok6419 No-one like him the counter melodies and textures he gets out his guitars are magical!
what a band - what a singer - what a song - what a drumbeat : insane - these guys are legendary - they don't make music like this no more - the legend lives on - listening on hi-end IEM - music lover Philippines *
SM ever and forever ☝️
Maurizio ,Rijeka Croatia
Gaynors treatment of a drum kit borders on abuse .
Waterfront- truly one of the most emotional songs of my life. It is an all time favorite that I am so grateful to have on my playlist for 38 years now and counting.
One of the greatest bands ever live
The flame always shines 30 years later
How good do you feel when they play this...Epic!
One of the biggest bands ever walked the earth!! Pure crystal clear music!🙌Thank you Simple Minds for everything!!
Cod...i forgot that i loved this song...God...we all getting old...but our spirit is back then...
our spirit is always now
Epic live band. Seen them 7 times live and the Minds never disappoint.
with Mel ?
6 with Mel. Amazing and talented drummer.
This performance is so good you could be forgiven for thinking it was a CD! Truly impressive!!
Saw them in Manchester last night, they opened with this, an amazing concert.
Possibly the most under rated band of the 80s and 90s!
Not here mate
@@anthonydevitt3206 🏴🏴🏴🏴 well said mate
yes
Not by me :^D
Yeah 80s everything after is two middle aged men trying to reproduce what made them great
Mick mcneil was the heart and soul of simple minds
The best years of my life listening to these great musicians during the 80's and they still sound the same. Class!
I hear ya....80's were an awesome time!!
Best decade for music in my eyes...
Ik heb ze gezien in83?84?in Rotterdam
@@roymeadows1708 80s produced the best music.
Me too.
Best years and so best music.
Charlie Burchill a legendary guitarist and musician !!! Effortless brilliance !!!!
The best
Criminally underrated
@@jayubl4014 C' est un guitariste hyper-technique.
Mick Taylor, par exemple, appartient à la même catégorie.
I grew up listening to fantastic bands and this track has to be the best goosebump starter , I can feel the hairs standing to attention , WOW , ❤❤❤ I'm 53 now and the feeling never goes away xxx 😊
J étais à Nantes en avril pour les voir, pareil !
This band helped me through some tough times in the 80's...and now when i catch up with them its all smiles and sweet memories..thank you
Just a legendary band of the best music decade ever. The Simple Minds.
Jim had all the moves, everyone copied, no one came close. Simple Minds, simply legend.
Jim Kerr , best lyricist/ poet in Britain . Amazing!
My computer expoloded!! What a wall of sound...love it
Beautiful POST 💎
INCREDIBLES VIBES💥💥
Mel Gaynor, best drummer in the world..
the engine room
He's one of my all time favorite. Love his energy and groove.
This song makes me feel good to be alive. Loved and addicted to this song since I first heard it on the radio at work in the 80s when it first came out. A masterpiece.
One Of The Greatest Live Songs In Music History.
This just cements my opinion that the music from the 80’s ‘simply’ cannot be beat. All the best ‘minds’ agree!
❤❤❤Saw them in Antwerp in the Sportpaleis 5.4.24. It was awesome. Jim Kerr en Co still got it. Greetings Dirk Belgium
I was there too..just amazing...80s the best
Whys music not as good as this anymore .
Simon cowell
Rap, drill , talent shows and people that shouldn't be anywhere music getting lucky have sine handedly ruined music . utter crap thats made and played today ... this is music, this is a show and talent
this is so, so good.
Hell fire,best live version of Waterfront I've ever listened to.... goosebumps galore 🤣
Some time it's simply impossible to turn the volume up loud enough, and this is one them.
That's what you get for being a deaf cont.!!!
Yes agree on that one get the big BIG speakers plugged in top volume
Get some Sony headfones with megabase, does it for me?
Real music, real musicians, fantastic crowds who appreciated great music. I grew up in the eighties with the pleasure of endless great music from Bands that have stood the test of time to this day. Bill Murray please help me. 🙏
One of the best tracks i have listened to live crystal clear magic track never grow tired of listening to it
These guys are LEGENDS! Few bands can make me feel like I'm floating above the concert hall (I quite drugs decades ago) The Minds music is just SO good and extremely powerful. I think Charlies and Jamie West Oram of The Fixx are the 2 BEST 'Texturalist type guitar players ever! Mel is a monster drummer!
Best live band Ive ever seen
I saw this song live in the dark, in the pouring rain. It was unbelievable. Greatest band I've ever seen live.
Kia ora from AOTEAROA, New Zealand - I remember Simple Minds performing here in NZ at a Concert called "Sweetwaters" back in the 80s and listening to WATERFRONT then...Powerful, Mesmerising.....Amazing Song and SM performance...as a young man of 18ish.. jamming out to this Song, Simple Minds....fast forward to 2020...and COVID is on our "doorsteps" I now reflect that WATERFRONT was a song about struggle, people, families, lives AND it is also a Song about Hope, Faith....and UNITY to get thru the struggles and challenges LIFE..."Get in get out of the Rain...!!!" So BIG Arohanui..."Much Love from us Simple Minds fans in Aotearoa, New Zealand!!
I travelled from Timaru to go to Sweetwaters ...Truely an amazing experiance
I was 21 when i discovered them, now i'm 58 and it's still the kick!!! Timeless band with a remarkable signature sound that's never boring.
Epic band live, those were the days in the 80s
What a perfect opening for a show!!! Great moves, great music to dance
Great Moves ? He looks like one of those UK Holiday Camp Instructors ( Welcome to Tommy's Holiday Camp) but I still like the Music I guess he just cannot help getting older... just like me.
First saw Simple Minds in Dusseldorf in 85 and 15 times since. Had tickets for their 2020 concerts in Birmingham and Nottingham now postponed until 2021. Every time I hear this with the thumping opening bass and then Charlies guitar whining I'm transported to another level. Greatest ever rock anthem for me.
the atmospheres of this song are amazing.
Just absolute class, nothing to compare with this nowadays 💚
i am getting old. i remember when they were young. it still rocks!
A masterpiece
Brilliant band one of the greatest ever
I saw them do this in Cardiff in our old national stadium I swear when 70,000 people jumped at the same time the roof shook,it was unbeleivable
Been a fan of the Simple Minds all my Life. Waterfront is so powerfull, every time a listen to that song I get teared up and it's giving me energy.
Great musicians, Mel Gaynor slamming those drums, Charlie letting his guitar sing and Jim with his aura. ❤
wow : that bass guitar, just wow - thumping beat, hits yr' heart strings - and the drummer - what a rock band - legends - Philippines *
Best version of this old classic and front of there home crowd of Glasgow.
Their not there.
@@gogoyubari366 let it go bud
@@gogoyubari366 They are
Yes at barrowland the whole place bouncing
The Power of this epic song!
Mel killing them drums, Charlie singing his guitar and Jim with his one of kind voice and moves, let alone his aura back in the day.
I love him ❤
Saw them at Wembley Stadium in summer of ‘89, absolutely breathtaking. They’re still masters of live performances. All absolute legends.
I love Simple Minds !! my favorite Band
Saw these guys in the 80's, the gig kicked off with this track. Blew me away, the power in Wembley Arena, also had the honor of meeting the band when they stayed in the hotel I worked at and they gave me a signed LP! Top guys.
You lucky bar steward 👍
If that was 1989 I saw them then, fantastic!!!
they are great guys - seen them nearly every sunday night in the mars bar in glasgow in the 70s - me and another 35 people !!!!!!
@@johnjohnstone8612 lucky boy!!!!
@@johnjohnstone8612 haha, did you ever see/remember Berlin blondes?
We've seen them 3 times, absolutely brilliant, this is my favourite track
i tingled all over when this started ...brilliant
Fucking HUGE sound, fucking great song, fucking great band.
Dead rite sir! 👍🎶🗝☯️
Got it in one.....! Fucking All Right!
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so many great bands have come from the uk, simple minds is one of them, brilliant,
Brings back memories (Rock Torhout), incredible sound quality !
You open with that and then what??!! So good. 42 years ago and still holds up, almost better than ever.
my favorite song by simple minds. i saw them live at the Greek Theater in Los Angeles it was my favorite concert I ever went to and I been to the very best of the best, Rush. the stage presence of Jim Kerr back then was quite interesting to me. I couldn't not look. They opened the concert with this song. it's always been my favorite.
This absolutely ROCKS!!! Simple Minds - my childhood heros and still going strong!
Can we stop and listen to this guitaring here!!! WOW WOW WOW and Ker is sublime.
Charlie Burchill - cofounder
I was just 12 when I first heard Simple Minds 1982. Me best group ever!!
Best live band EVER!!!! ......... pure energy!
Grandi.. quanti ricordi... giovedì sono a Pescara....ci siamo
Along with the Fixx another hugely underrated 80's band, just brilliant
simple minds was famous af in the 80's. the fixx truly was underrated
I have to admit that back in the early '80s I was into ridiculous pop. I've just spent an hour and a half mining through TH-cam for bands that I didn't pay much attention to at the time. Holy Fuck, I've been in tears a good part of the time realizing that all these songs pretty much make up the soundtrack of my youth. Converted....permanently!!
La migliore band di sempre
A superb piece of work. Can't be bettered.
Been my ringtone for over 15 years. Classic. It was even the start tune of a Welsh sports programme years ago.
Remember seeing simple minds at the Milton Keynes bowl and the round house in Camden “ I still get goose bumps now “ the best of the 80s 🙌🏻
This song makes the hair on my neck stand up.As a boy growing up by the River this song does it all for me.Absolute Brilliance
totally agree buddy! - from Stockholm, Sweden!
Awesome group! Chills and tears of emotion....
Great band and great sound !
Eccezionali
One of the greatest band in the world...nothing else to add ❤
One word should be enough: FANTASTIC !!!!
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Fantastic!! Remembering the 80's!!
By no means a one-hit-wonder band. They had hits a plenty and one THE BEST LIVE BANDS EVER
Brilliant Performance!
Number 1 Simple Minds with this hard song.
Waterfront is part of a unique music ! Once again Simple Minds are indeed the best band of all times and Jim Kerr the best singer of all times .
Isn't this song named "She's a River"? not Waterfront
Simple minds, U2 ,The Cure ,Depeche Mode....
Les années 1980 furent géniales musicalement !
@@devilshaircut9 'She's a River' is another Simple's song, Dev. 🙂
After Iva Davies 😆 just kidding
Police simple minds U2 from 81 84. Where all 3 were brilliant at same time.
The best ever heard and seen!! So in love with this!!
Tears!!😂❤
Will i ever get tired of seeing this magnificent band live ,,,,erm absolutely never
einer der geilsten Stücke aus meiner Jugend....danke
Simple Minds rocks, it's great to see them in such a great shape !
Oh how I do love to jam along to that on my Gretsch White Falcon thru a JC120
Only ever 1 Jim Kerr absolute legend,,X
Music to my life ! Simple Minds . So grateful for all you do !
Never to be repeated ! Simply Brilliant ! We are listening to living legends ! Appreciate all old and new