Simple Minds
Scottish synth band
Simple Minds is a Scottish rock band formed in 1977, known for anthemic synthesizer-driven songs.
Their 1985 hit "Don't You (Forget About Me)" from *The Breakfast Club* soundtrack became their signature song.
The band's arena-rock sound defined much of 1980s mainstream rock: Simple Minds headlined stadiums throughout Europe.
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
- rock bandMusicians performing amplified guitar music
- Duran DuranEchoing British band name
- INXSAustralian new wave group
- 1980sFourth-to-last twentieth-century decade
Scotland · band · new wave · post-punk · U2 · Depeche Mode · David Bowie · straightforwardness · naivety · Breakfast Club · arena rock · The Pretenders · Spandau Ballet · albums · music · lyrics · concerts · Billy Idol
- 80sbig hair, mullets, shoulder pads, new wave, synth-pop
- Pop RockThe Beatles, Beatles, Coldplay, Maroon 5, OneRepublic
- John HughesThe Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, Weird Science, Home Alone
- Scottish Musicbagpipes, ceilidh, reels, Auld Lang Syne, pipe band
Simple MindsKate Bush
Peter Gabriel · Japan · Radiohead · Brian Eno · Roxy Music
Simple MindsJoy Division
Influential late-70s Manchester group
Cabaret Voltaire · Wire · The Smiths · Bauhaus · Swans
Simple MindsKraftwerk
German electronic music pioneers
Beach House · Portishead · Massive Attack · Joy Division · New Order
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