When Simple Minds first heard “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” — their No. 1 single that would serve as the theme song and teenage anthem of the 1985 Brat Pack classic “The Breakfast Club” — it wasn’t ...

Simple Minds' Alive and Kicking Tour 2025 is their largest in North America since 1986. Jim Kerr reveals the story behind "Don't You (Forget About Me)," the song of a generation 40 years ago. Here's ...

Simple Minds are on their way back to the Bay Area, set to thrill ‘80s music fans with a songbook that includes such gems as “Alive and Kicking,” “Sanctify Yourself,” “Waterfront” and — oh, yeah, — a ...

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Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985. “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, ...

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In the trailer for the upcoming documentary Simple Minds: Everything is Possible, shared exclusively with PEOPLE,The Breakfast Club star Molly Ringwald recalls listening to the band's soundtrack hit ...

For a retrospective feature on the song for Spin in 2015, different parties involved had different recollections of how this ‘80s classic was eventually recorded by Simple Minds. Forsey, who was the ...

Way back in 1985, Scottish new-wavers Simple Minds changed the game with that quintessential ’80s hit, “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” (from a little film called “The Breakfast Club.”) Now, you can hear ...