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Formed: 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland
Years Active: 70 's, 80 's, 90 's, 00's
Genre: Rock

Biography:
Best known in the U.S. for their 1985 number one hit amp;"Don't You (Forget About Me)" from the film The Breakfast Club, Scotland's Simple Minds evolved from a post-punk art rock band influenced by Roxy Music into a grand, epic-sounding pop band along the lines of U2. The band grew out of a Glasgow punk group called Johnny and the Self-Abusers, whi... Continue Bio >>

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Don't You (Forget About Me)

Discography:
2009 Graffiti Soul
2005 Black and White 050505
2003 Our Secrets Are the Same
2002 Cry
2001 Neon Lights
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Filmography:
2003 Simple Minds: Seen the Lights - A Visual History
1988 Tribute to Mandela
1985 Now That's What I Call Music
1985 Saturday Night Live: Madonna
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Group Members: Tony Donald Malcolm Foster Derek Forbes Mel Gaynor Mark Taylor More >> Similar Artists: U2 The Psychedelic Furs The Human League Icehouse The Waterboys More >>

Influenced By: Roxy Music The Velvet Underground Lou Reed Iggy Pop Magazine More >> Followers: Doctors of Madness Figures on a Beach Paxton Danza Invisible More >>

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