On that day in 1985 I woke up at 6AM and recorded the entire 18 hrs of Live Aid on VHS. Took up 3 tapes. Still have them.

@mattiemclean9882

5 жыл бұрын

Me too! Then I spent the rest of the summer watching them back!

@Terk131

4 жыл бұрын

Man I would love a copy, mine was destroyed years back during a hurricane

@mattiemclean9882

4 жыл бұрын

Except mine was on Betamax! No really!

@teddieacosta5299

4 жыл бұрын

Would apprciate it lots if you can send a copy to me...

@cindyoteri1895

4 жыл бұрын

Did the same. Unfortunately don't have the tapes anymore

Man that drummer the way he plays it's truly amazing.

@dustythe2nd188

5 жыл бұрын

TheSpartanboy, yes that drummer is really earning his money, so into it. Dusty the 2nd.

@mateusjuniobarrosdossantos4034

5 жыл бұрын

True! He's fantastic!

@dreamattack69

5 жыл бұрын

@@mateusjuniobarrosdossantos4034 THe name of the drummer is Mel Gaynor....he also played with Joan Armtrading in mid-80s

@mateusjuniobarrosdossantos4034

5 жыл бұрын

@@dreamattack69 thanks!

@lisabradford8180

5 жыл бұрын

he's good AF!

It’s crazy how good he sounds live.

@AceDeclan

2 жыл бұрын

Dude can’t sing….

@manictree5436

2 жыл бұрын

@@AceDeclan How's that?

@irielion3748

2 жыл бұрын

? I was just thinking how ropey this is!

@zacm9747

2 жыл бұрын

@@AceDeclan IDK that was some impressive vibrato in his voice.

@bobinscotland

2 жыл бұрын

@@AceDeclan It's amazing how you get people criticising a live performance BEFORE autotune came along and made it impossible to sing REAL live.

The 80s were the best years to be a teen ever!

@bicyclist2

Жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@VlastikVesely

7 ай бұрын

Yes!

@sistemasgpo.davilatextil4469

6 ай бұрын

That's right!

@sergiogarcia4347

5 ай бұрын

Amen brother!!

@muriellegarnier3375

4 ай бұрын

❤🥰🙏

I remember 1985, I am close to 70 years old. I remember 1985.😊❤ love this song, I will love it forever!

People don't remember how BIG Simple Minds were in the 80's. Absolutely massive,

@Hellwyck

3 жыл бұрын

That's a Trump style claim if ever I heard it - people never forget about them.

@carolsiedzik8127

3 жыл бұрын

They were amazing! I still have all their albums! Yes, i said "albums"😎

@robertathey8504

3 жыл бұрын

Was it true Billy Idol turned down the chance of doing this song?

@carolsiedzik8127

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertathey8504 hmmmm, don't know. Never heard that before but i can't imagine billy idol singing that song. I've always like him but i don't think that song would fit his musical style.

@dcanmore

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertathey8504 the songwriters wanted Simple Minds in the first instance but they turned it down so they approached Bryan Ferry who declined, they went back to SM and they declined again, then they approached Billy Idol and he did record a demo but the producers decided to go back and REALLY persuade SM to do it, and they succeeded on the third calling. Billy himself said the song didn't fit his style.

The 80’s were a golden age. This song has such a groove and catchy progression. Simple Minds pulled this off great live in that forum. I love when frontmen get involved and close with the fans!

@chanjackie2299

5 ай бұрын

It's just full with love.

Man that drummer is on 🔥 raw power and precision, amazing pocket and feel

@TK-ec5bv

5 ай бұрын

Mel Gaynor

@gtripmusic2906

4 ай бұрын

I think the original was programmed by a drum machine making it more impressive that he got the vibe down

@andreirlmeier

4 ай бұрын

The tempo is way too high

@Zaraduba

24 күн бұрын

@@gtripmusic2906 The original is Mel Gaynor too

If you remember this song and Live Aid, you are the Gen X nation! Breakfast Club, Live Aid, and good music. The 80s! Miss those days

@user-om4xi8tl6z

3 жыл бұрын

I think that every generation is blessed to have access to all these amazing things you mentioned. So let’s make today special in our own special way cause we still can.

@myarae4108

3 жыл бұрын

i’m gen z and i’m all for this music 🥰

@blueg8731

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@feecolling9094

3 жыл бұрын

Miss this times

@nemoco99

3 жыл бұрын

And Futurama!

I remember sharing a taxi with a young man many many years ago on Crete we chatted a lot and when he got out off the taxi he said to me don’t you forget about me. I never saw him again but I’ve never forgotten him. Hope he had a blessed life.

@jord5653

3 жыл бұрын

Hope both of you got a happy life

@francispetrel

2 жыл бұрын

That's lovely mate!

@danieldambrosio50

2 жыл бұрын

I hope he wasn't a serial killer lol

@danieldambrosio50

2 жыл бұрын

I hope he wasn't a serial killer lol

Jim Kerr is such an awesome, energetic, charismatic frontman, always moving all over the stage and usually ending up right in front of the audience. You can tell he loves what he does. Simple Minds is such an underrated band!

@hzxay

3 жыл бұрын

He is really the best

@nostromo7928

2 жыл бұрын

When I watch the original video of this song I get such a crush on him. He was such a cutie-pie. Big, beautiful voice too, of course. 😏

@fmcm7715

2 жыл бұрын

Was lucky enough to go to a Simple Minds concert. Then saw The Edge in the wings listening in. Miss the 80s.

@stephsheehy3576

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, I've seen them live in 1987 and Jim Kerr was all over the stage, still one of the best live shows I've experienced, they had that sort of The Clash energy back then on some of their tunes (Waterfront possibly).

@PuffKitty

Ай бұрын

Look up their chart stats, sales, and accolades; they're hardly underrated.

One of the best bands ever. Didn't get enough credit here in U.S. Love Jim Kerrs vocals.

@erikawielersevilla2980

2 жыл бұрын

USA dejo de lado a los mejores talentos de otros paises, como esta gran banda

@chalkytomwhite7531

Жыл бұрын

Jim all the way from a Toryglen high rise flat in Glasgow, near the world famous Hampden Park. 1985.

@chalkytomwhite7531

Жыл бұрын

A ginormous leap from Toryglen to Philadelphia, PA. The guy in the pink shirt, Charlie Burchill, was a joiner in the Nitshill, south west Glasgow, Glasgow District Council Building and Works Department.

@PraiserHC

Жыл бұрын

at least one of the best HC bands from NYC showed them tribute: kzread.info/dash/bejne/omholJt6ds2ndqg.html

@kylewinward8847

7 ай бұрын

💯! Excellent musicianship all around. This song, performance, and this footage, it's all for the ages. I think as long as humans are around, it will be playing on the radio, streaming, or whatever medium of the future. Regarding credit or somewhat related to it, I've seen them described as the Scottish answer to U2. Not making a judgement on how they compare or not to U2, but IMO an interesting observation. I think they are more dynamic and melodic than U2.

I was one of the lucky 90,000 in the crowd that day. At age 17, I didn’t realize that it would be the concert of my life. Oct. 2023 update: I’ll share my personal insanity of that day. My four friends and I got tickets (they were $35 which was around 3x the cost of most big concerts then). But the weekend fell on the same time another trip I had planned with other friends who were going to Wildwood, NJ. So it worked out I’d be dropped off at the concert by those guys on Saturday morning and I’d meet my concert friends at our nosebleed seats. Only problem was, when I got there around 9 am, the seats were empty because my friends had worked their way onto the field. Problem was, they were my ride home, back to the Poconos, which is two hours away). So I snuck past security and wandered through a crowd of 90,000 teenagers looking for my “friends.” Bear in mind Cel phones didn’t exist. If I didn’t find them, I’d be stuck in Philadelphia at age 17. My mother didn’t even know I was at the concert! I found my friends about 40 yards from the stage. Right in front of that big television monitor in the middle of JFK. It only took less than a half hour to find them. It was a miracle.

@myarae4108

3 жыл бұрын

omg i would love to hear abt it!!! i’m 14 and i love all the 70s and 80s music , i wish i was alive for this

@bradforddillman7671

3 жыл бұрын

mya rae, it’s almost hard to believe it’s been so long. I’m roughly the same age as Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall (the other “students” were actually years older.) We saw “The Breakfast Club” at the movies the same summer as Live Aid. At no time did we think it was some big cultural movement or whatever, but 35 years later, I guess it was. Bravo for liking the old songs by the way!

@myarae4108

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Raski oh wow that’s amazing!!! i’ve always loved the breakfast club grease dirty dancing footloose....etc. what was the most memorable performance at live aid??

@bradforddillman7671

3 жыл бұрын

mya rae, for my friends and I, it was Led Zeppelin, but The Cars, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, George Thorogood, The Pretenders and even Madonna were some of our favorites. There were so many that day, just keep surfing KZread. They’re all on there.

@myarae4108

3 жыл бұрын

Tom Raski ill go watch them all!! thank you for sharing

Jim Kerr looks so comfortable on stage great front man great voice timeless

@Jimmy_Cooper

4 жыл бұрын

Agent kennedy Glasgow’s finest

@teharipatene8135

4 жыл бұрын

One of the best LIVE singers ever, not running out of breath...legendary

@Fragrantbeard

4 жыл бұрын

A fricking athlete! I'm so impressed. I've never seen this done live before.

@jamesrobert680

4 жыл бұрын

He is incredibly comfortable. Even with the draining humidity.

@jonzilkow7272

3 жыл бұрын

He is a natural. Been doing live gigs forever and kills it every time.

One of Scotlands greatest bands , still going strong today ...wonderful .

@mikehill7587

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Maguirearch

2 жыл бұрын

Now minus the great Mel gabor on drums who joined during the making glittering prize album in 1982

@greenwhitered5969

2 жыл бұрын

i understand now where that "r" comes from , lovely ;-)

@johnclark7049

Жыл бұрын

Them and Nazareth

@berlin.nightowl

Жыл бұрын

They're still together?? I never hear about them. Where are they ???

The front man is really putting his all into the vocals. It raises the quality of the song as a whole and the energy of the performance.

@juanarros3828

Жыл бұрын

🦈🏥🏢🍻🐖👇🤍💙📂⏱️💄🥊🎿🥅⚕️

@r.p.mcmurphy6623

Жыл бұрын

Um...that's what good singers do.

@greenrage27

Жыл бұрын

@@r.p.mcmurphy6623 clearly

I live in Philadelphia. I was 13 years old. I remember I was out riding my bike and it had to be 130 degrees outside. I came home into our air conditioned living room and sat on the floor for 13 hours and watched this. My father taped (we still have the tapes) on VHS. Such a memorable day.

@thepolarbear8449

4 жыл бұрын

Is bengaljam bengaljam your father?

@KenCostlow

3 жыл бұрын

After they tore JFK Stadium down, what replaced it?

@stepheng9746

3 жыл бұрын

Ken Costlow it was torn down for years and then they built Lincoln Financial Field. Probably like 20 years later.

@stepheng9746

3 жыл бұрын

But the new field is nowhere near where Jfk was

@stepheng9746

3 жыл бұрын

Nebojša Mickov huh?

Whenever this song comes on my car radio I guarantee the volume goes up.

@kidistight

4 жыл бұрын

Of course no matter where I am and no matter my age. Instantly just takes me back to the 80's.

@lisabradford8180

4 жыл бұрын

me too!

@brigidolopez2708

2 жыл бұрын

Mine too

@nostromo7928

2 жыл бұрын

Me too. 😀

@larswara2124

2 жыл бұрын

Same same!! :-)

Back when it didn't matter that you looked like a high school teacher, as long as you had talent.

@SleepExports

4 ай бұрын

This

@CulturedMandy

2 ай бұрын

Facts!

No concert now or in the future will ever beat this one, period!😊80’s for life.

@nicolakirton2252

Жыл бұрын

Live Aid, put together by Bob Geldof and, this is never mentioned anything like enough, by Scotsman Midge Ure, who I strongly feel never got the credit he deserved. Without Midge Ure, who performed at the Wembley end of Live Aid, there would have been no Band Aid - there would have been no legendary song for all the ages - Do They Know Its Christmas?, which can easily rank alongside John Lennon's War Is Over and Imagine, because it is absolutely timeless. Midge Ure may not have been the PUBLIC face of Live Aid, but he did make an enormous contribution to this event, and that should never be forgotten. While Geldof was all about how great am I doing this, Midge Ure was the exact opposite and just quietly got on with it in the background most of the time.

@joelbrittenour8197

10 ай бұрын

Really , yes they're good. I was in Seattle RUSH 40 concert. Awesome

@bebacaribena

9 ай бұрын

You're right!!!

@blackman5867

6 ай бұрын

We should organise another Live Aid to be honest

@iroczo6627

6 ай бұрын

@@blackman5867 It will be a disaster, there is not enough good music, quality singers or bands to make that concert a classic one like this one.🙄

The number 1 song of the entire 1980's! I've watched the ending of The Breakfast Club a hundred times just to watch Johnny Bender put the earing in his ear, raise his fist in the air and then have Don't You Forget About Me start blazing away as he crosses the football field....

@TheNick358

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making me cry :')

@TheElectricBallroom

5 жыл бұрын

They offered it to Billy Idol first. I can totally hear that, but it's the definitive Simple Minds song. Great drummer.

@bullred9498

5 жыл бұрын

TheElectricBallroom That drummer is going ham

@bogus696996

5 жыл бұрын

@@TheElectricBallroom I'd love to hear Billy Idol sing this...

@pedropoma4195

5 жыл бұрын

Now Bumblebee :')

This is 'Real' music, sang Live. Long live the 80's!

@007Julie

4 жыл бұрын

msfigy thank you! After the 80's music went down hill, sharply.

@sratus

4 жыл бұрын

Millie007....or maybe you just got old. Just a thought.

@NeoNinjaGames

4 жыл бұрын

Alas, the 80s only survived to the age of 10

Recently, someone asked me "If you could pick just one song that exemplifies the 80's sound, what would it be..?" I thought about it for a moment, and then named this one. It's iconic.

@christiansoldier1968

Жыл бұрын

great vocals, percussion, guitar and keyboards,...I agree. There is so much going on with this song musically.

@CaveManOogaBooga

Жыл бұрын

@@christiansoldier1968 what about I ran flock seagull

@arminius301

Жыл бұрын

This song is indeed brilliant and almost unbeatable in every regard. I'd throw into the mix "Everybody wants to rule the world" and "People are people" as worthy contenders.

@CaveManOogaBooga

Жыл бұрын

@@arminius301 I would say Macarena is better

@arminius301

Жыл бұрын

@@CaveManOogaBooga You're mistaken! DaDaDa is a whole lot better than that Macarena shizznit!

This guy's FREAKING voice! how have I never realized how great of a singer he is??? Probably cause I've never heard a live show.

@luke5100

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. They can make even an average singer sound great with the right studio treatment, and lord knows the 80s was big on studio treatment lol. Clearly the guy really has chops though

That's what u called singing live.

@michaelmacdonald7702

5 жыл бұрын

Still sounds great

@simongentry

5 жыл бұрын

right !?! and the drummer !!!

@janbex5423

4 жыл бұрын

Midge Ure's performance was also fantastic! Phil Collins, Queen, David Bowie,... Incredible live performances! No cell phones, no selfie sticks, no careless apathic people, only the joy of watching legendary bands perform live!

@edwinmantanico6355

4 жыл бұрын

that is rigth baby, live singing

@elenita7483

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly!!!! ♥️🎶👍

I can guarantee you, no one in the future will call the 20's a golden age of anything. This was it and forever.

@schneir5

2 күн бұрын

It's the golden age of cannabis. We don't have flying cars, but we can catch a buzz pretty easily these days.

I never get tired of this song. Wish I was a teen in the 80s.

@kateb6914

18 күн бұрын

It was an amazing time

@alcidesgraciano7930

20 сағат бұрын

Top demais.

Croke park, Dublin, Ireland -1986. Simple minds. Lloyd cole and the commotions etc. My first and best concert ever .

This country could use a good dose of the 80’s about now.

@24afleck

4 жыл бұрын

Not if your in coal

@iwannabeadoor4035

4 жыл бұрын

*AIDS*

@Sobejoseph1

4 жыл бұрын

#TRUTH

@randymerlo4070

3 жыл бұрын

@BLOODY FACE yes 80s were good music but heavy metal ruined it

@Hellwyck

3 жыл бұрын

@@24afleck *you're

Drummer is in energizer mode

@desperatemohammedantheworl5833

4 жыл бұрын

@Donald and Hillary Trump Nah, more likely simply expending 100 minutes plus of energy into a 3 song set.

@magg93

4 жыл бұрын

@@desperatemohammedantheworl5833 ...and also performance enhancing drugs

@desperatemohammedantheworl5833

4 жыл бұрын

@@magg93 Yeah, everyone who so much as looked at musical instrument circa 1967 through 1992 where off their tits. Whatever.

@rebels42wynn83

3 жыл бұрын

MY teenage crush

Man, the vibrato in his voice at 0:50 and throughout the song is absoloutly unreal and such an iconic part of this tune.

@briansmyla8696

Жыл бұрын

Nothing compares to the talent of the 80s bands.

@laxeystu8096

10 ай бұрын

And here 4:53

@hugocorado

10 ай бұрын

Is a Crazy

@pickle4scooters

9 ай бұрын

so good

@carlosattaf3091

8 ай бұрын

O mais interessante é que o cara estava cantando sem o retorno

Fantastic Mr. Jim Kerr👍❤️

This song has been written for big stadium concerts like this.

@marcellolaginhas7370

4 жыл бұрын

So is Alive n Kickin

@jimziemer474

3 жыл бұрын

I believe it was written for the movie The Breakfast Club.

@sirvileminds

2 жыл бұрын

@@jimziemer474 Yep, written for the film, which is easily one of the most definitive teen films ever.

Mel Gaynor is destroying it on the drums.

@pinkfloyd.appreciation

4 жыл бұрын

Mel Gaynor is one of the most overlooked drummers ever

@1973833

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree!Mel’s a fantastic drummer.One of the best from that period.

@windk100

4 жыл бұрын

@greg oscar yes, for sure. The bassist and keyboards also sound spot on, but I don't know their names.

@minty_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

@@windk100 Mick MacNeil on Keyboards and either Derek Forbes or John Giblin on Bass Guitar. Not sure which.

@acecodemaster1337

4 жыл бұрын

@@minty_Joe It's John

he's a good singer, he actually sounds like he does on the audio track

@minty_Joe

2 жыл бұрын

Jim Kerr was and still is a great singer. 😃

@irielion3748

2 жыл бұрын

Ropey in parts.

@zacm9747

Жыл бұрын

@@irielion3748 it's a pretty difficult song I can't imagine it being any easier live.

What a performance and song. Absolutely stunning

Now that's what I call a badass live performance!!!❤❤🎵🎶🎸🎸🥁

@louisedgar8949

4 жыл бұрын

Idk he sounds kinda flat in the beginning no emotion.

@demirrtuncc

4 жыл бұрын

👍

@wish21100

2 жыл бұрын

"When the light gets into your heart" "Brothers, Sisters, where are you now?"

@brianoreilly3707

2 жыл бұрын

the drummers energy towards the end

@jerrychetty2524

2 жыл бұрын

Hilde Hewson I am wondering if Paul Hewson is your brother

He hits that OooOooOOOooahhhh so perfect

Almost 40 years, I saw a small part of this music show in Brazil, and to see now is wonderful

Un-believable voice..and the drumming is Epic!

Don't forget about The Breakfast Club!😘

@carlacavalcanticavalcanti4614

4 жыл бұрын

Yeeeeeee forever in our hearts

@lejlatiric7037

3 жыл бұрын

@@carlacavalcanticavalcanti4614 true!

So glad to be born in '69....the 80's was amazing for music as a teenager...

Does anyone remember when Simple Minds was one of the best bands ever??? This performance at Live Aid in Philadelphia was awesome. There was no politics; just some of the best bands of that time coming together to perform, rock out and raise awareness of the extreme famine affecting a large portion of the African continent in the mid 1980's. I would say these concerts in Philadelphia and London are on a higher plane than Woodstock. What a time!

One of the best voices of the 80s.

This is one of many great acts who performed at Live Aid in 1985. Today's kids should watch it & learn because it was all about the music & the cause for famine relief. No nudity, no foul language & no politics. Just an awesome day full of talented musicians.

@storypunman

2 жыл бұрын

And no cel phones up in the air blocking your view.

@nicolakirton2252

Жыл бұрын

That was a tme before the entire planet became so cynical, when it was all about celebrities really wanting to do good things to make the world a better place, and it was in their lyrics.

The 80's had something which we dont have today.....spirit, passion, creativity and the marvelous, delirious sounds of the synth.

@brucedanton3669

Жыл бұрын

Yes you are so right there too really of course-alas now then in a way-but back then very much so then too indeed!

@nickycotton6137

Жыл бұрын

👍

@blueskyandgoldenlight

11 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@zeidnasser154

6 ай бұрын

Without a doubt!

RIP to John Giblin, bassist of Simple Minds in 1985. He died the 14 may 2023, aged 71 years old. 😢😢🎸

Man…I truly wish that this kind of music would come back..

that drummer is giving it some - legend

Bandas inesquecíveis com músicas eternas. 20/08/2023 Brasil

Drums were invented for this beautiful song 🎵!! Priceless , outstanding, incredible, awesome performance, and a massive amazing audience !!!!

Jim Kerr es increíble,uno de los mejores frontmans del mundo ❤

some 80's songs just take you back in time instantly. this is one of those songs.

Simple Minds was one of the best bands at live AID . They Rocked the place .

Proud to have been a teenager in the 80’s. Great music was released daily it seemed. This song represents the era exceptionally.

Those were the times for a good music

Mel Gaynor on the drums. Criminally underrated drummer. Not an easy song either

@rebels42wynn83

2 жыл бұрын

IKR!!!!

@m3sixspeed824

2 жыл бұрын

I dig your style, “criminally underrated “….may you live to be 1000 years old! Now, name that movie!

@tuforu4

2 жыл бұрын

Noise

@mikemcf33

Жыл бұрын

YES... he shines on this performance and is full of enthusiasm

Rare file with stereo sound. Simply amazing. Thankful!

@dustythe2nd188

5 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree, this is a great song even live!! Dusty the 2nd.

Totally iconic song! Don't get me wrong! But the drum coordination and vocal it's what makes this incredibly emotional

Love Simple Minds 🎙🎶🎸👍👏♥️♥️♥️my Favorit is Belfast Child 🙏greetings from München

I was 13 years old and was glued to the TV all day. Simple Minds were one of my favorite bands and still are to this day. God I miss those days so much...... ...................I get so emotional watching KZread; the best time machine!

The 80s rocked!!!

The most amazing concert I have ever seen! I'm in my 60's now and still will never forget it!

I’m so grateful that KZread is available so that we older folks can relive some great memories. 🙏🏼

I was there on that sunny hot day, in the stands, stage right, still have a lot of memories of that day!

Between Queen and Simple Minds they were the best bands for that 1985 concert!

What a song. … Became my “anthem’’ for the Pandemic from …. Wherever. I sent it to all the folks i couldn’t see when were confined to our island in 2020. But thanks to my brother, and my memory i remembered it … from the eighties. I was in my thirties then. Love the drum-line too.

God what a powerful live performance. This song has a sadness and yet a very uplifting feel at the same time.

That's what u called singing live. The dummer kills it.

Very few bands can create such ethereal space in there live sound....simple minds were the masters of that and the live audience seem to be transfixed when the drums and drums kick in and then Charlie brings the guitar in....best live band in history

@christiansoldier1968

Жыл бұрын

I'm 54 years old and grew up with this song. Had never before seen/heard this performance...I was blown away that I could hear all of the background elements that make this song enjoyable for me,...specifically the keyboard and guitar effects. This mix was heavier on the drums, likely due to placement of the recording microphone, but I can only imagine what this sounded like at the proper distance from the main speakers. You used the word ethereal,...yeah, that's it!!

@the_minimalistic_adventure

Жыл бұрын

@@christiansoldier1968 Yep, sadly in a lot of Live performances of songs, you’ll lose a lot of nuances of the background melodies, etc which takes away from the vibe of the original recordings.

@christiansoldier1968

Жыл бұрын

@@the_minimalistic_adventure agreed. Thanks for the comment.

@luke5100

7 ай бұрын

Yeah. So many great 80s songs depended on that dreamy, ethereal vibe, and it doesn’t always translate in a live setting. These guys definitely got really close! This seems faster and a bit more rocked out than the studio version, but it still has that magic

looks like a pleasure to have lived that time... the vibes, the feelings, the creativity these artists showed... i'm 23 and honestly, no music thats being released today comes even close to the quality/value this (and other 80's music )has to me

@itzajordan

10 ай бұрын

Right there with ya 21 and haven’t seen any new age concerts that have anything close to the feeling I get from watching concerts from the 80s

@acast567

10 ай бұрын

@@itzajordan glad to know i'm not the only one! it's up to us to keep these bands/music alive for the next generations bro!

@Godstricep_2.0

8 ай бұрын

X3. Im 22 not that far away from 23. Wish I was around in that era. Everything was awesome in the 80s.

@helenpeake9699

6 ай бұрын

No music will ever ever ever be like the late 70's and the 80s !

To all aspiring drummers out there put all your heart and soul to that sticks and every human heart will acknowledge you! Like this drummer did.

Great drumming work also!)

@speccolo

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely!

@rogerleemeyzindi2979

5 жыл бұрын

@@speccolo -MEL GAYNOR is a KILLER !

@Tony-yj9rl

5 жыл бұрын

Fantastic drums

@MrHamandswiss

5 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same

Omg I swear... that I wish lived in the 80s

@mztweety1374

4 жыл бұрын

Best decade ever!

@star-angeliah8262

4 жыл бұрын

I was born in 75 & I grew up through the 80's although my clubbing days were the 90's but the 80's were the best ~ I still listen now!

@leenobody3249

4 жыл бұрын

Twas an awesome time ! We were the last generation to live in that ‘old fashioned’ world i suppose before ipods,wifi,mobile phones etc..the first mobile phones were gigantic ! We had only three tv channels here in UK. You had to actually stand up and press a button to change the channel. You were lucky if you had a black n white portable tv in your bedroom ! Tv used to shut off at midnight when i was a kid and people would stand for the national anthem at the movies.I miss those days ...i miss my parents.Life seemed so much slower and simple then.Summer seemed to last forever as a teenager .We thought it would last forever..

@pauldoom234

4 жыл бұрын

Born in ‘72 here. The 80’s were awesome, totally rad! Riding bmx bikes till the sun went down, cartoons on Saturday mornings, and if you wanted to play a video game you had to go to an arcade. Simpler times made a childhood great. I feel sorry for my kids.

@steveb5393

4 жыл бұрын

I was born in 66 and at first I saw there is not one Mobilephone in the hands. I love that. And I love that song, and the 80`s .

At the time I don't think anyone knew how big this was, I woke up early that day to record it on my Beta VCR and watched as MTV went back and fourth from London, England to Philadelphia USA with what turned out to be THE BEST CONCERT IN HISTORY! I'm telling you that if you got to grow up in the 50's through the 80's in that golden era that will never be repeated with all the classic movies & music, YOU were blessed!

No cellphones. No fear of a terrorist threat or of someone shooting into the crowd. Such an innocent time.

@guysmith9264

2 ай бұрын

I worked in London, and there was a lot of fear of bombs. I remember trains being stopped every day because of suspect parcels. 2 years previous to this, the IRA bombed a big store in London, killing 6 and injuring 90.

This was the first time the band played 'Don't You' ...live. Just a few days rehearsal in New York where they were recording their next LP ( their 8th LP) . They were in the same studio as the Rolling Stones ...I was standing with Bill Graham at the side of the stage. What a day... Unforgettable!

@DerKoernel79

3 жыл бұрын

Mindblowing

@neanderthalsnavel7411

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! It's really impressive that the band could reproduce this song so well live. It's such a heavy keyboard tune. The guitarist definitely made it interesting.

@operater1571

3 жыл бұрын

No way Bruce. This song will always be very special to me and I never new that. Just Awesome.

@alonsomendoza9130

3 жыл бұрын

Still great memories 🤘

@heraldeventsandfilms5970

3 жыл бұрын

You have been a great contributor Bruce.

Those were the days when we had different sounding songs in the top 20 ...

Live Aid was a celebration of 1980s music. Best of the Best. It was truly one of the greatest concerts ever.

This was a great live performance by Simple Minds; it's one of my favorite performances from Live Aid.

1985...the year of my birth....BEST YEAR EVER!!!!

@henricoshawty85

4 жыл бұрын

@greg oscar FACTS! 2020 is like a bat out of hell tho😷

Here in 2020, showing one of my millenial coworkers what music we grew up to in the 80's. He was much more appreciative than most his age.

IMAGINE being here ! peak 80s with the greatest 80s anthem LIVE with 100,000's fans going crazy ! NO phones , NO bullshit ! goose bumps !

Charlie and Jim were IMMENSE that day.

This was the absolute best craziest concert I've ever attended & I've seen my share through the years. One of the only good things about my exhusband being a professional musician. Everyone was happy, high as kites- nobody minded standing in the heat. Got wicked sunburned but didn't give a crap.

I Remember Watching this! No Hate No Cell Phones! A Better Time!!!

@KingBobCat

5 жыл бұрын

Right on, Brother! Better times! :)

@ghostwriter71

5 жыл бұрын

And better music.

@asedky

5 жыл бұрын

i remember it was on a saturday very warm summer day. i was in germany. wss up for the complete event. totally stoned. amazing time

@mattiemclean9882

5 жыл бұрын

Fucking cell-phones were the death-nail for the live concert experience

@sinmasylosabes.esloquehay4516

4 жыл бұрын

Agree with you!!!!

I am 64 love the 80s music. Unbelievable how many great bands during that time. When life was great. 😊❤. Really miss those days

Best Rock/music from the 70s, 80s without a doubt. I love this song!!!

Saw them in London, Ontario, Canada the other week. Still such as good and could belt out the songs like it was 1985.

@RosePetal17

5 жыл бұрын

REALLY???? When were they in London, Ontario, I am in Toronto and didn't know they were in the country!

@kathrynjoyivison1355

5 жыл бұрын

@@RosePetal17 September 29th!

@paleshelter4002

5 жыл бұрын

Wish they would play Winnipeg, we like great music here😃

@fabricioassismg5622

5 жыл бұрын

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@Lekter

5 жыл бұрын

Nice, lucky you!

That is just so powerfully charged with positive energy and joy. The 80’s were a great time. The 60’s and 70’s hippies gave way to a more mature and responsible young generation.

@kelseymariel2127

10 ай бұрын

Yes. We grew up appreciating great music and respecting others. Took it for granted at the time. But glad I experienced it!

Love Charlie Burchill's guitar playing on this. Great band, great song.

Omg the best!! He's so endearing!!😍 I loved being a child in the 80s, there was no decade like it!! People loved and cared for one another, and especially came together for causes like live aid for Africa!! We used music and love not violence!!!

One of the most iconic synth riffs of the 1980's, that Oberheim synth is simply epic!!!!

After the pandemic they NEED to do this again in 2021!! Harvey Goldsmith, Bill Graham and Bob Geldof, yeah I'm calling you out..love the 80's

@2011andresme

3 жыл бұрын

nahhh with drake, milley cyrus and billie eilish.. no thanks

@smill1985

3 жыл бұрын

Sadly, Bill Graham has since passed. At least we still have Geldof.

@billbo7630

2 жыл бұрын

What pandemic?

Absolutely love this group. In. the 80s and now

Certain songs can do it for you -- This one definitely does it for me.

Good on Simple Minds for doing a great job in America on that wonderful day. Scotland loves you!

☆LONG LIVE THE 80'S☆

I love it now 10000000+times in 2023 and forever , unforgettable!

1985 was the greatest year ever. ❤