Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle

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  • @SGH-rt6ci
    @SGH-rt6ci 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +227

    Being a teenager in the 80's was the biggest blessing !

    • @lorisyadegarian5214
      @lorisyadegarian5214 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Amen to that!!!!

    • @Dbot38
      @Dbot38 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Of course it was 😂

    • @maijaliisa7339
      @maijaliisa7339 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely☺️❤️💎

    • @vap0rland
      @vap0rland 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      was in my 20s, lived life to the fullest, still do, legacy of the 80s!

    • @SadiKalen
      @SadiKalen 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I was the same age as the kids in Stranger Things in the 80s so I'm quite into the series now. Takes me back. All the music too! Simple Minds were one of my favourite bands. Love this song, it's timeless and still slaps in 2024.

  • @keithbunyan2321
    @keithbunyan2321 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    Jim kerr stuck to his words promising a miracle. This song is a miracle. Great track and band.

  • @Xman156
    @Xman156 ปีที่แล้ว +261

    I heard this song back in the 80s and liked it. But now at 57 and hearing this song again, I love it more than ever. I'm now obsessed with this song, anyone else feels the same?

    • @PlanetEarth143
      @PlanetEarth143 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Ditto

    • @nicolasharvey2597
      @nicolasharvey2597 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep 👍

    • @marcbredontiot3920
      @marcbredontiot3920 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I discover this sound grace of a Friend

    • @WalkWithConnie
      @WalkWithConnie ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I feel exactly the same! Really liked this back in the day, but now, at 54, I'm obsessed with simple minds!

    • @billba
      @billba ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I’m going through an 80s reboot

  • @FreddieFreethinking
    @FreddieFreethinking ปีที่แล้ว +142

    One Of The Greatest New Wave Songs From The 1980s. 🙌

  • @giovannigallo4225
    @giovannigallo4225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +406

    Sounds better then three quarters of the music today.

    • @Flaercio141gmail
      @Flaercio141gmail ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No Spike inglish português Brasil

    • @nopants4259
      @nopants4259 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      3/4 !! 99% man !

    • @karanaman68
      @karanaman68 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ​@@nopants4259 thoroughly agree

    • @FuckSlowShit
      @FuckSlowShit ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I’m 23 and my music is from the 1900s and gonna stay with me until end of time. The 2000s doesn’t really exist in my life (;

    • @a.tanner8524
      @a.tanner8524 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Modern day music is complete rubbish. The cut off was late 80’s.

  • @JulezWinnfield
    @JulezWinnfield 8 ปีที่แล้ว +950

    Absolute killer bassline!

    • @sexobscura
      @sexobscura 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      because it's Rick James

    • @StarSiren81
      @StarSiren81 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Derek Forbes

    • @blujazz10000
      @blujazz10000 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adrianh6182 Which song?

    • @10fcull44
      @10fcull44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thomas Lee Miller “black star dancing”, well its actually Fashion by DB, but I’m pretty sure that’s where this tune is derived from. Hence the supermodels in the video - might be wrong?

    • @heyyou1075
      @heyyou1075 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The bass is fkn based!

  • @femme-mirage
    @femme-mirage 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Scottish music is exquisite! 🖤

  • @davesmith5731
    @davesmith5731 2 ปีที่แล้ว +221

    Simple minds are right up there with the ultimate bands of the 80's.

    • @a.tanner8524
      @a.tanner8524 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They’re great.

    • @helenecarlsson4997
      @helenecarlsson4997 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I would say they are at the top

    • @comsense8778
      @comsense8778 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This song is evident of that imo

    • @josephsharp5678
      @josephsharp5678 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely 💯

    • @veronicanicholas2434
      @veronicanicholas2434 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Best band in aeons

  • @use-Mysupermegapowers
    @use-Mysupermegapowers ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Great song Simple Minds.

  • @hillaryforincarceration4404
    @hillaryforincarceration4404 4 ปีที่แล้ว +300

    This song should have been a mega-hit. It's brilliant.

    • @colingeddes2172
      @colingeddes2172 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Quite agree. Great MINDS think alike. A cracking song all the same. , we both think.

    • @acidhousetherapy
      @acidhousetherapy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hillary would love it

    • @fishandchips9033
      @fishandchips9033 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Whatsapp

    • @winstonchurchill6506
      @winstonchurchill6506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You go girl hilary ps hows monica

    • @t.beierle7685
      @t.beierle7685 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      This song was and will forever be a mega-hit. ;P

  • @natedash11
    @natedash11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The Scots have good music. I respect people with good music.

  • @Etatdesiege1979
    @Etatdesiege1979 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Please, ladies and gentlemen a standing ovation for Derek Forbes and Charlie Burchill.

    • @andrewphippsphillips1455
      @andrewphippsphillips1455 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dont leave out Mick on keyboards. One of the very best keyboardists in the whole of the 1980s

  • @KyranHammond
    @KyranHammond 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    This was awesome in the 80’s and it still is

    • @samds7750
      @samds7750 18 วันที่ผ่านมา

      this was awesome in the 70s and it still is

  • @christineparker2511
    @christineparker2511 ปีที่แล้ว +147

    Incredible song by a band with ground breaking sound,top quality. Where are the bands like these today? Nothing left.

    • @RickDorian
      @RickDorian ปีที่แล้ว +5

      The bands could exist today but they don't for the same reason Chinese bands exist but don't write songs about personal freedom. It is the same in the west - bands self censor for fear of 'consequences' (being cancelled, not getting any airplay or a recording contract). If they don't self censor then they just sink into relative obscurity uploading their unheralded efforts on you tube. But for those who dream of old school commercial success the lack of creative freedom required to succeed these days kills the fun, humor, honesty, optimism and just about every other real emotion that songs are capable of conveying (and which were the hallmarks of the free wheeling 80s music scene). Although we didn't realize it while we were living those years it turns out the 80s were a unique moment in time that saw a freakish convergence of social, political and cultural drivers that produced 80s music and those circumstances will never be repeated. It was a high point just like Fin de siècle Paris was a high point for artists. And just as the 1890s Paris art scene withered and eventually died on the fields of France in WW1) the 80s music scene was unsustainable beyond the 80s. But at least we can relive the sights and sounds of that era courtesy of dedicated uploaders to YT.

    • @yodoglover400
      @yodoglover400 ปีที่แล้ว

      MTV used a snippet of this video behind one of the animated logo spots. Another one they used a snippet of on a logo is a riff from Small Town Boy

    • @yodoglover400
      @yodoglover400 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bronski Beat.

    • @paulmattsson2878
      @paulmattsson2878 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Try “Local Natives” or “LCD Soundsystem”

    • @alastairrichardson3483
      @alastairrichardson3483 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@RickDorian Great write up there Rick!, what you said above, resonated with me, (As I have just turned 60) and when I look back I get goose bumps when that flash back of the eighties, appears in my mind. I am off to Leeds next week to see Jim and the band, which is why I was just listening to some Simple Minds, and saw this, (I'm just getting fired up!) best make the most of these bands now, as there wont be much more time left for these concerts now because either them or me wont be around for ever, , all the best!

  • @son0fbob
    @son0fbob 4 ปีที่แล้ว +197

    I would give anything to go back to 1982 and tell my 14 yr. old self to enjoy these songs, never sell the albums, take advantage of the chance to see them perform...and record the damn videos on your VHS. Music changed the day I saw this video and heard this song...my whole musical appetite developed and I spent many hours watching video after video, getting introduced to so many groups...you didn't realize how special music was at that time.

    • @tvtitlechampion3238
      @tvtitlechampion3238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      You don't realize that it all slips away. Forgive your 14 year old self for assuming it'll last forever. There is no context for assuming otherwise. Being grateful takes practice.

    • @The_Empire_Chronicles
      @The_Empire_Chronicles 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree with every word. I was in Southern California at the time growing up on Kroq and not understanding how precious everything was.

    • @lorozco2006
      @lorozco2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@The_Empire_Chronicles I agree with you....music become kind of culture

    • @florenciaalvarez3213
      @florenciaalvarez3213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely agree!

    • @rebels42wynn83
      @rebels42wynn83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Oh I think you are so right on! I was 11 when this still incredibly timeless gem had came out! It had aired on MTV and all through my 80s childhood, this cut and band has never,ever left me. ♥️💎♥️💎

  • @matthewblack7206
    @matthewblack7206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    One of the best bass guitar tones ever recorded.

  • @Sarconthewolf
    @Sarconthewolf ปีที่แล้ว +49

    The bass line makes this song swing, as the guitar splashes along, with that steady beat and vocals charging the whole thing.

    • @michaelsylvester3968
      @michaelsylvester3968 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Derek Forbes was critical to their songs - until he was fired. They never sounded the same after he left.

  • @stacisimp07
    @stacisimp07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Bassline is amazing

    • @michaelsylvester3968
      @michaelsylvester3968 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Derek Forbes was insanely good and then Jim Kerr fired him. They were never the same band after he left.

  • @bokking
    @bokking 2 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    40 years of promises ! Still sounds fresh and relevant

  • @RobertJohnson-zg6bc
    @RobertJohnson-zg6bc 8 ปีที่แล้ว +355

    Groundbreaking masterpiece from 1982. Refreshingly innovative and original, Simple Minds were ahead of their time.

    • @somberrose85
      @somberrose85 8 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      yea. how the hell does 80s music sound more futuristic than today's ?? :D

    • @veggie42
      @veggie42 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      somberrose85 Yh too much Ed Sheeran,Justin Bieber,slow stuff like Adele, etc everything all so slow!

    • @SB-xo2bx
      @SB-xo2bx 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Crappy Producers and record industry trends, internet influence and the lack of isolated scenes making stuff up independently.

    • @Muddyrich
      @Muddyrich 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      because they're just sampling what came before. But some stuff still works. Like that Migos 'Stir Fry' song

    • @minorsnow5306
      @minorsnow5306 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Muddyrich good song!

  • @jesse3545
    @jesse3545 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    Such a brilliant track! Still sounds as fresh as it did on the radio decades ago ❤️

  • @tw6873
    @tw6873 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    I can never get tired of hearing this song!

  • @Krell666
    @Krell666 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    New Gold Dream is truly a special album.

  • @Tony-hz8ld
    @Tony-hz8ld ปีที่แล้ว +53

    It's August 16th 2023 and Yes, I am still listening to this song like it just came out yesterday even though it's about 40 years old. It just never gets old. What can I say? I love it.

    • @davidsherrick824
      @davidsherrick824 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Me too!

    • @bbaraider
      @bbaraider ปีที่แล้ว +5

      October 2023 here! Loved this song for over 40 years!

    • @goateeki
      @goateeki ปีที่แล้ว +5

      We grew up in the best time. Both of my teenage kids think so, and have said so, and love the music.

    • @veronicanicholas2434
      @veronicanicholas2434 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Too good

    • @antonpaco
      @antonpaco ปีที่แล้ว +3

      A song like this can never be old.

  • @DrTomoculus
    @DrTomoculus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Derek Forbes. Derek Forbes was simply one of the best things going for this band. Brilliant musican. Kickass bass player.

    • @markneilson4076
      @markneilson4076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      totally agree re Derek Forbes, his bass playing so distinctive & shaped the sound & feel of many tracks big time

    • @joanogorman473
      @joanogorman473 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As was Mick MacNeil!

    • @tvtitlechampion3238
      @tvtitlechampion3238 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Absolutely. When they dismissed him, they lost something vital. I suspect he was a necessary counter-balance to The Jim Kerr Show.

    • @adderon
      @adderon 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Good drummer too

  • @leohenriq8032
    @leohenriq8032 21 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    The 80s were amazing. I remember dancing to this at The Ritz in NYC

  • @brendaleman
    @brendaleman 8 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    This a was a very cool song when I was 13 and still a great song at 47.

    • @ericchociej8826
      @ericchociej8826 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Jason Weeks
      12,17,1970 enough said

    • @rebels42wynn83
      @rebels42wynn83 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Jason Weeks Hear,Hear,Love!:)

    • @deadpanbarry5442
      @deadpanbarry5442 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @Nancy Pelosi knobjockey 👍

    • @Elise-vn2eb
      @Elise-vn2eb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Im 13 rn and listening to this😂

    • @tedstryker7965
      @tedstryker7965 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      In deed!

  • @uniteagainstantifa7141
    @uniteagainstantifa7141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    They don't make great music like this anymore. The 80's was the best decade for music.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Way ahead of its time. Released March 1982.

    • @ryansymons8915
      @ryansymons8915 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Music of today is just noise

    • @maccagrabme
      @maccagrabme 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ryansymons8915 Agreed, in fact I'd prefer listening to noise. I'm talking about what they consider modern pop music btw, there are some decent artists around but I've yet to hear a solid song with some backbone like this, this sounds amazing after all those years.

    • @romeks612
      @romeks612 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it`s not that anybody make good music anymore...it`s that nobody plays instruments which requires to play such a great music.You can play a synth with sound of saxophone...of course and it `ll be fine .Whatever ,now buisiness it`s not about music,it`s about instagram and your ass in front of the picture.Hail to SM!

  • @sarahmarcella2507
    @sarahmarcella2507 8 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    This album is wonderful and never got the attention it deserved. Fabulous band.

  • @therunningmanz5339
    @therunningmanz5339 10 ปีที่แล้ว +467

    Brilliant track! Don't listen to those haters, Simple Minds are one of the best things to come out of the 80s. So many excellent tunes from them and this is no exception!

    • @rjjcms1
      @rjjcms1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This song gave them their first top 40 hit in April 1982,going on to reach number 13 in May that year.

    • @User-jj6yz
      @User-jj6yz 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      TheRunningmanz and the smiths

    • @deadpaul6415
      @deadpaul6415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’ll second that bro

    • @roritzs7135
      @roritzs7135 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Another Scottish eighties band

    • @deadpaul6415
      @deadpaul6415 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ro Ritz's was the proclaimers 80s ?😂

  • @seabirdoflove21
    @seabirdoflove21 11 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    That ''New Gold Dream'' album was some ground breaking achievement.

  • @paulmattsson2878
    @paulmattsson2878 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Simple Minds and The Fixx had the most incredibly produced albums… so perfect… true ear candy… and still providing after 40 years.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting thing about The Fixx is that although they're British almost no-one has heard of them over in the UK. They were popular almost exclusively in the USA and Canada. I discovered Reach The Beach recently and was amazed by good it is, and also that I hadn't heard it before.

    • @80sandretrogubbins25
      @80sandretrogubbins25 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ajs41 There's a rare British TV appearance of the pre-fame Fixx surfaced on the channel Made in Maidstone. On No.73 would you believe?

  • @sadeatthewhip1846
    @sadeatthewhip1846 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    I somehow only heard this song less than a week ago and I think I’ve already listened to it like 30 times. It does not leave my head. It’s such a good song

  • @mojavedesertsonorandesert9531
    @mojavedesertsonorandesert9531 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Still have all my Simple Minds cassette tapes & CD's, & Sony walkman & Sony portable CD player! You can keep your online internet junk!

  • @ledboots5178
    @ledboots5178 6 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Great song. Derek Forbes was the best bass player this band ever had.

    • @jamesbarbour8400
      @jamesbarbour8400 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is he no longer a member of the band then ?

    • @stevebrickshitta870
      @stevebrickshitta870 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Was one of the best bass players of the 80s. A bass icon.
      HE drove this band. Phenomenal player and tone.

  • @GERARDDESANDRE-cx7qj
    @GERARDDESANDRE-cx7qj ปีที่แล้ว +9

    FROM FRANCE🇫🇷
    MOST OF THE 80’S SONG DON’T GET ANY WRINKLES.
    THANKS GOD🙏 THAT I WAS BORN JUST IN TIME TO BE A TEEN IN THE 80’S.
    NEW GOLD DREAM❗️

  • @kristenmaipham597
    @kristenmaipham597 8 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Take me back to 1982 please. I love this song!

    • @bluemoondiadochi
      @bluemoondiadochi 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      good luck surviving without internet...

    • @marcpilotte6337
      @marcpilotte6337 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Your back

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@bluemoondiadochi The internet did exist in 1982, although only a few people had access to it.

    • @leroyrs
      @leroyrs 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@bluemoondiadochi Back in those days you didn't need it, 'cause real life and friends were enough to survive.

    • @erikhaack4123
      @erikhaack4123 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No sorry

  • @jf8085
    @jf8085 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One of THE 80’s songs

    • @adderon
      @adderon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Facts

  • @bryanhayes1218
    @bryanhayes1218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The best Bassline ever, Those Synths !

  • @davidsingleton9864
    @davidsingleton9864 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Loving the tune from 1982.

  • @aRedRogue
    @aRedRogue 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This tune is the bassists' all day long but then when I listen ima go ahead and need the drums, the synths, the lead guitar and of course Jim's voice which sits in the song as an instrument. I leave no musical crumbs behind whatsoever, the song is just delicious.

  • @DarkAries76
    @DarkAries76 8 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    My favorite Simple Minds song hands down.

    • @neilbillybob3065
      @neilbillybob3065 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      BlaqueViolet
      Love Your Teena Marie Profile pic im a fan of hers. Good Taste.

    • @AlejandroMS67
      @AlejandroMS67 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      It is a great tune, one of their best no doubt. My personal fave is new gold dream.

    • @markillingworth1972
      @markillingworth1972 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      mine is waterfront cant get enough of it

    • @1414yorks
      @1414yorks 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Mine is Alive and Kicking

    • @camtheoz
      @camtheoz 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Without question. So unique and quintessential 80s. Sounded brilliant thru my big f**k off speakers I used to have back in the day.

  • @jimbig3997
    @jimbig3997 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Simple Minds reinvented their sound at least 3 times during the early 80s.

  • @idrandomvideos8138
    @idrandomvideos8138 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    1981 graduate. The best days of my life

  • @SgtSteel1
    @SgtSteel1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That bassline is awesome!! it all is!

  • @lonniecain1294
    @lonniecain1294 8 ปีที่แล้ว +138

    Time travelling through music!! Who would have thought back in the day, that we would some day have access to nearly everything we ever liked music and movie wise?? What a beautiful side of technology!! Rock on everyone!!

    • @kingscourtchess
      @kingscourtchess 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So glad you too see it like that!

    • @monkeyman2407
      @monkeyman2407 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lonnie Cain That's how I feel as well! I was telling my 13 year old son how hard it was to build up an entire bands back catalogue & get to watch films that weren't released by a large studio in the theater while growing up in a small Texas town in the 80's. My favorite trip was to go to the city (Houston) where I could go to Soundwaves & order imported music - any new wave, really - & go see the midnight showing of Rocky Horror. It certainly is an exciting time to be alive!

    • @clareosman1354
      @clareosman1354 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Love this takes u back when l had no problems.

    • @philipm06
      @philipm06 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bloody obvious, wasn't it?

    • @trevorbishop3567
      @trevorbishop3567 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Banging tune

  • @blinksstayfresh2524
    @blinksstayfresh2524 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is what 80s was all about baby.

  • @journmsu
    @journmsu 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I'm going to be 57 next month, and oh how time has gone by so quickly. There are things about the 80s I don't miss. But the music was like nothing else. We had it great and didn't even know it. I feel sad for young people today because they really don't have bands and musical sounds like we had. Now it's primarily solo artists because you can be your own producer and record your songs from home, no need for instruments, Just a computer and software. I'm a bit afraid as to what the future of music will be as AI takes over. Let's hope music can be saved. Have a good one, everybody.

  • @daveb6214
    @daveb6214 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2024 and this still Rocks even after 3:50 All these Years , the 80s were the Ultimate times for virtually everything . The Minds are still Alive and Definitely Kicking .
    They made so Many Classic Songs which still sounds Fresh and you can't help dancing to All of them.
    Wish we had those Times Again , If Only. All of you who are watching this and other Classic Minds songs You Have Amazing Taste in Music I Salute You ALL.
    From the 🇬🇧

  • @sirpatrickofgoober6603
    @sirpatrickofgoober6603 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I was born in 1971 so would have been about 11 when this came. It was a big hit, so of course I know it, but it was probably a bit mature for my ears. Since then I've had them down as another slightly pompous 80s pop band type thing. I stumbled across them, no reason, was just looking on TH-cam at 80s bass lines to play for something to do, and simple minds kept coming up. Now I've rediscovered them with maturer ears and I'm obsessed. Absolutely bloody brilliant songs, even going back to their early stuff very different to this. Super duper talented and ambitious and experimental in a way I never knew. What a gem of a find!

  • @sidfernandez7569
    @sidfernandez7569 9 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    such a well written song and a tight recording. a perfect pop number from the early 80s.

  • @corralescruiser8957
    @corralescruiser8957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    This baseline is just delicious!

  • @aussiefan354
    @aussiefan354 5 ปีที่แล้ว +277

    This song just oozes 80's. Anyone listening in 2019??

    • @brianwheeldon9675
      @brianwheeldon9675 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes indeed we are

    • @abelisraelcruzayuso4682
      @abelisraelcruzayuso4682 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yup

    • @StringSun
      @StringSun 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This song does things to me 💀

    • @tonyjackson5950
      @tonyjackson5950 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes iam looking forward to 2020 tour )

    • @abelisraelcruzayuso4682
      @abelisraelcruzayuso4682 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      if someone is interested, Derek Forbes released a record based on SM covers, a couple of years ago. It’s entitled “Echoes”. Pretty good!

  • @asanmartinjr07
    @asanmartinjr07 9 ปีที่แล้ว +272

    I love early 80's music videos! This is art! I wish bands today could do more like this. Simple Minds is an incredible band!

    • @arturodelacruzrapadas2771
      @arturodelacruzrapadas2771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      asanmartinjr07 I have a plan to follow the sound of this kind of music. One of my favorite bands is simple mind depeche mode duran duran tears for fears when I listen to their songs I am thinking of adapt their sound to my band. By the way I am only 18 years and appreciate 80s new wave music. I find them pleasing to my ears. Music in my generation is not like this. I am from Philippines. I will just practice and practice until I satisfy myself.

    • @veggie42
      @veggie42 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      see them live glad I went with my mum she likes them

    • @blinksstayfresh2524
      @blinksstayfresh2524 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      1980-1983 awesome music

  • @ifiifi3926
    @ifiifi3926 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    80s ❤ 💯

  • @coolcat6303
    @coolcat6303 9 ปีที่แล้ว +334

    New Wave masterpiece

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Interesting fact is that the phrase "New Wave" wasn't used in Britain where the band are from. "New Romantic" was used sometimes.

    • @krasteff
      @krasteff 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Andy JS , As early as 1976 'new wave' was used in Melody Maker and probably in the other weekly papers. I have the Jan 1, 1977 issue and new wave is there as a term.

    • @Jeremyparker
      @Jeremyparker 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ajs41 I remember the phrase New wave was used?

    • @asherouk7308
      @asherouk7308 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      New wave and punk were used interchangeably from around 76 to 78, but then in 79 they somewhat diverged in meaning, with punk evolving into post-punk (pessimism) and new wave (optimism). New romantic was a club and art and fashion movement with regional scenes in England, with ties to both post-punk and new wave.

    • @Neptuneman07
      @Neptuneman07 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      indeed

  • @mhaze210
    @mhaze210 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've never been to Miami but it sort of makes me imagine cruising down Miami streets in the 80's. Also that actress looks almost like a Barbie doll.

  • @JOHNCONNOR19840
    @JOHNCONNOR19840 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Happy Birthday Jim 😎✨

  • @amandasmith3303
    @amandasmith3303 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Jim Kerr.Powerhouse vocals.Makes great songs and apparently a great guy who cares about his fans Spot on!

  • @lpoudeweernink1356
    @lpoudeweernink1356 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Simple Minds one of the best bands ever.

  • @kimberlywalker3970
    @kimberlywalker3970 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I live in The States. I heard this song on Glittering Prize first then, on a cable music channel. If you only hear FM radio here, you'd think Don't You Forget About Me was the only song they ever song. This is one of my favorite's hands down. Even more so than Don't You Forget About Me.

  • @adrianbrowne7874
    @adrianbrowne7874 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If ever anyone was "Born to sing" then it is surely Jim Kerr!! He remains one of the "Greatest vocalists of all time" as far as i'm concerned!!!

  • @hondac7028
    @hondac7028 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm 52years old and I've been a simple minds fan 41 off them 🎸👌

  • @SamIIs
    @SamIIs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    This song has one of the most badass bass lines...!!!

  • @nicholasfarrer1032
    @nicholasfarrer1032 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When kerr whispers promises , promises i just close my eyes & go back to the 80s & all the good memories flood back great music then im 54 now & this track still gives me goosebumps ❤

    • @anthonyf.9457
      @anthonyf.9457 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Promises, Promises whisper reminds me of Naked Eyes song a bit. Great track. Love Simple Minds❤️

  • @A2JDScott
    @A2JDScott ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Underrated track.

  • @henridelhaye7844
    @henridelhaye7844 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Quelle époque, quelle explosion, quelle vie ... Les années 80 ont été pour nous ce que les années 60 ont été pour nos parents. Cette musique, est un chef-d'œuvre révolutionnaire. Rafraîchissant, innovant et original, Simple Minds était en avance sur son temps.

  • @geoffreyjonathanwilson5826
    @geoffreyjonathanwilson5826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Loved this song from '82 from my childhood.

    • @mandyk4988
      @mandyk4988 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same, I graduated high school that year

  • @bensherman8976
    @bensherman8976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The 80's were magical. Everything was futuristic and cheezy some of the videos were so awesome .I think 1982 or 3. From 1978-1985.wow what a time to be alive then. I will by a ticket so I can ride in the time machine. This bassline is fantastic. They were underrated,

  • @alvardiez838
    @alvardiez838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    No doubt on why Derek Forbes was chosen as the best bass player of the UK

  • @irvparchman1078
    @irvparchman1078 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    The New Gold Dream album was one of those albums I immediately new was a special work of art. I was immediately captivated and mesmerized by it.

  • @bensherman8976
    @bensherman8976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Badass base player. They are underrated .

  • @mauriziomarcialis7726
    @mauriziomarcialis7726 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    the unforgettable beautiful 80' new wave melodies always on the edge of melancholy

  • @markcruz3860
    @markcruz3860 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I used to go to frat parties at San Diego state in like 1986 and this is where I first heard this song. It brings me back to those nights every time I hear this.

  • @sararoberts6183
    @sararoberts6183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    whooo early 80's..crazy daze and I mean crazy !!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @twpow8371
    @twpow8371 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i do yard work and mow the lawn to this song on repeat until im finished, it's a real good time. I love this song so much

  • @Gr8thxAlot
    @Gr8thxAlot ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How have gone through life without hearing this? Who is the model in this video?

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No-one knows who the model is. I've been trying to find out for ages. She also appears in the video for Glittering Prize, in gold paint. One of the best songs of 1982, I didn't hear it until about 1997.

  • @Joshuadgog
    @Joshuadgog ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In my opinion this is their best song but they have such a great catalog of songs.

  • @Pie2714
    @Pie2714 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Promised you a miracle
    Belief is a beauty thing
    Promises, promises
    As golden days break wondering
    Chance
    As love takes a train
    Summer breeze and brilliant light
    Only love she sees
    He controls on love
    Love sails to a new life
    Promised you a miracle
    Belief is a beauty thing
    Promises, promises
    As golden days break wondering
    Only love she sees
    He controls on love
    Life throws a curve
    Everything is possible
    With promises
    Everything is possible
    Oh oh
    I promised you a miracle
    Belief is a beauty thing
    Promises, promises
    As golden days break wondering
    Chance
    Reflects on them a while
    Love screams so quietly
    Slipping back on golden times
    Breathing with sweet memories
    I promised you a miracle
    Belief is a beauty thing
    Promises, promises
    As golden days break wondering
    Only love she sees
    He controls on love
    Life throws a curve
    Everything is possible
    In the game of life
    Everything is possible
    Chance
    Lost pearls of great price
    Take care of family
    Only aches for love
    Love waits for fame
    In chance, in chance, they'll see
    I promised you a miracle
    Belief is a beauty thing
    Promises, promises
    As golden days break wondering
    Only love she sees
    He controls on love
    Life throws a curve
    Everything is possible
    In the game of life
    A burning dream
    You can be Queen
    Everything is possible...

    • @guzaria
      @guzaria 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for this.

    • @rokit430
      @rokit430 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great Song! Thanks🎆

  • @brianreynolds2312
    @brianreynolds2312 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Never appreciated Simple Minds in the 80's when I was 16-17. They are still brilliant and timeless. Music now is commercial schieße!

  • @IndaloMan
    @IndaloMan 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Now retired and spending hours listening to music certain songs remind of a time/place. In 1983 I was working in Saudi Arabia and was driving my Mazda 626 from Jeddah to Taif up the old escarpment road. I filled up with petrol just before the Christian Bypass round Makkah and bought a few cassettes in the garage. New Gold Dream was one of them, hearing this now I am 23 again without a care in the world.... #goodolddays

  • @ianjemma
    @ianjemma 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Still think this is their best song. I know they had still greater success with a couple of big anthems later, but this is it. Loved it since I first heard it in 1981 and purchased New Gold Dream immediately.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glittering Prize is almost as good as this, but not quite in my opinion.

  • @alexiskatsogiannos7468
    @alexiskatsogiannos7468 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love the last "I promed you.."-opening of the last chorus! Both in sound and vision!

  • @marcgoldstein2957
    @marcgoldstein2957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Few albums have sounded this good before, and since.

  • @adanvaldcontreras4283
    @adanvaldcontreras4283 8 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Great bass! total 80s

  • @jokepy4230
    @jokepy4230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This song was the finale to a vivid dream I had last night. I think I should go back to sleep.

  • @denisespencer6550
    @denisespencer6550 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The best song from this band

  • @imogenbebb9571
    @imogenbebb9571 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Can't believe they've started doing their songs acoustically...the synths were what made them!!

    • @stevebrown1978
      @stevebrown1978 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I can't believe it either

    • @astrotrain21
      @astrotrain21 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You think this is a joke? Is that what you think this is? How many million albums have you sold?

    • @keithfrance6191
      @keithfrance6191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mick Macneil LEGEND ! Not the same when he left !

    • @rogergrigg
      @rogergrigg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Definitely AGREE with your comment. Sons & Fascination/Sister Feelings Call, Empires & Dance, & of course New Gold Dream were 'Superb' albums.

  • @DC-uv3nz
    @DC-uv3nz 9 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    One of my favourite 80s bands, they kept coming out with hit after hit.

  • @Diana-gs4dr
    @Diana-gs4dr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I love her natural beauty shining through! No giant false eyelashes, no dark self-tan and and no tiny bikini - Less is more. A sheer class act.🙂

    • @mchris65
      @mchris65 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      She's rocking 80s blush though, which I still love. Jim is too lol

    • @revacohen
      @revacohen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True, but she's also dressed in a more masculine manner than the band, lol!

    • @russelldickinson3290
      @russelldickinson3290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Does anyone know who she was?

    • @badboyvr4
      @badboyvr4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@russelldickinson3290 I believe she was an on the rise fashion model at the time

    • @russelldickinson3290
      @russelldickinson3290 ปีที่แล้ว

      She is just listed as uncredited. A shame when she is featured on the video.

  • @malcolmshorter6184
    @malcolmshorter6184 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That bassline is just brilliant.

  • @lifelongbachelor3651
    @lifelongbachelor3651 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Another 80s masterpiece.

  • @Voidnomore
    @Voidnomore 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    80s alternative music is the best

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This didn't count as alternative music here in the UK. It was mainstream.

    • @playlist9980
      @playlist9980 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ajs41 No David Lee Roth piriouetting in spandex counts as alternative in the US, I suppose.

  • @rib.7809
    @rib.7809 6 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    A masterpiece!

  • @janemorrow6672
    @janemorrow6672 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This sort of music comes from the whole culture in which it was created. If we want more stuff of this caliber we need to go forth to a culture that values everyone who is creative and innovative and is able to and prepared to put in the hours of practice. A culture that values cooperation over competition.

  • @Sool101
    @Sool101 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Never been a fan of 80's era pop but then tis popped into my head and, had to play it here of course. So now i'm listening to this track. It is absolutely BRILLIANT . Which in turn was the gateway to Talk Talk and I get it now, such high value productions i'm in awe. after so many decades. This is FIRE

  • @80sandretrogubbins25
    @80sandretrogubbins25 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    1982 is, by far, my favourite year in popular music.

    • @ajs41
      @ajs41 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      1982 music videos playlist I've put together with more than 600 videos: th-cam.com/play/PL6oCQqv2KW6XTK18evV5q9WAua3eshkiS.html

    • @80sandretrogubbins25
      @80sandretrogubbins25 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ajs41 Thanks. Will you add One Step Further by Bardo?

  • @liztudorablr
    @liztudorablr 10 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Jim is adorable

  • @emmarobs28
    @emmarobs28 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Damn! That bass! Magnificent!

  • @CharleyHolland
    @CharleyHolland 8 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    An amazing sound... a fantastic clip... it was just so freaking exciting when it came out in '82. I taped it off the TV and watched it over and over and over.