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.

It’s crazy how good he sounds live.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

And he’s truly singing the song there live, no auto tune or vocal enhancement. I miss the days when it has to be *real*.

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

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.

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.

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

Drummer is in energizer mode

That's what u called singing live.

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.

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

Don't forget about The Breakfast Club!😘

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....

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.

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

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

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

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

Genuinly wish I was born in time to see this live, the 80s seems to have been such a great time to be alive

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!

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

Saw these guys two days ago singing this song here in Melbourne, Australia. They've still got it!

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.

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

RIP John Giblin - this was his first appearance with them on bass guitar. He's superb on their 1986 live album.

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!

He hits that OooOooOOOooahhhh so perfect

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

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

The energy in Mel's drumming is insane. Jim's vocals legendary as always and the whole band is on point.

Great drumming work also!)

that drummer is giving it some - legend

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

Mel Gaynor is a monster drummer. If you haven’t, go watch the “Promised You A Miracle” video from their 1986 Paris show.

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

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

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

One of the best voices of the 80s.

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!

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

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

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!

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.

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

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.

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

Mel Gaynor pounding us into the Unseen Realm with his drums !!!!

Even though his stamina has never been near great, he was still in control of his voice, at that time. Listening to Jim Kerr nowadays can be quite a job, and there have been many, many concerts when he clearly didn´t hit a single note. That´s why they´re heavily backing him up with supporting singers so that he hasn´t got to do very much on stage. Charlie Burchill is and alway has been spot on with his performances, and Mel Gaynor on drums is also a real treat. I also really do appreciate the actual band roster with Ged Grimes on bass :)

What a performance and song. Absolutely stunning

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

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

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

That day was nirvana no doubt. All those great rockers on two continents in the same day for the same cause. Never EVER will be repeated. Not that level of talent

This song makes me feel nostalgic for a time in which I had not yet been born. Is incredible

Mel Gaynor is destroying it on the drums.

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.

Queen and U2 get a lot of praise for their Live Aid performances which is well deserved however two groups that don’t get enough credit are Simple Minds and INXS (Oz For Africa)

That drummer loves his life. So full of energy.

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

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

I always feel a melancholy when I hear this music. Even when I was a teenager and couldn't understand the lyrics. It is like the time is passing and I am not able to follow it.

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.

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.

That drumming sounds awesome

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

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

one of the greatest songs in living memory ... in my opinion anyway, rocking Feb 2021.

The 80s rocked!!!

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

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

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

I had a boyfriend that was a fan of Simple Minds. We parted company , his love of this band rubbed off on me. To this day they are still my favorite band. My husband and I saw them in concert. They were awesome!

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

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

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

I was a little younger, but gen x was raised on MTV. This performance was legendary. He OWNED that stage that day.

I'm so glad I was a teenager in the 80's. Graduated high school in '85....that summer was the BEST time of my life!!! I had broken up with my high school sweetheart...threw my promise ring in the river....and NEVER looked back. This was one of my fav songs that summer.

Mel Gaynor on drums Always introduced when on stage by Jim Kerr as "THE BEST DRUMMER IN THE WORLD" TOO FUCKING RIGHT!!! As he proves here!!

Won't you come see about me I'll be alone dancing, you know it, baby Tell me your troubles and doubts Giving me everything inside and out And love's strange: so real in the dark Think of the tender things That we were working on Slow change may pull us apart When the light gets into your heart, baby Don't you forget about me Don't, don't, don't, don't Don't you forget about me Will you stand above me Look my way, never love me Rain keeps falling Rain keeps falling Down, down, down Will you recognize me Call my name or walk on by Rain keeps falling Rain keeps falling Down, down, down, down (Hey, hey, hey, hey) Don't you try and pretend It's my beginning We'll win in the end I won't harm you Or touch your defenses Vanity, insecurity Don't you forget about me I'll be alone dancing, you know it, baby Going to take you apart I'll build us back together at heart, baby Don't you forget about me Don't, don't, don't, don't Don't you forget about me As you walk on by Will you call my name As you walk on by Will you call my name When you walk away Oh, will you walk away Will you walk away Oh, call my name Will you call my name (Hey, hey, hey, hey)

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

Still one of the most iconic songs thanks to the Breakfast a club ❤😂

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 KZfaq; the best time machine!

One of the greatest bands to ever do it. They didn’t want to do this cover, and were the 3rd or 4th choice. Smart enough to say yes. Made them bazillions.. Such a difficult song to sing, this was the very first live performance of DYFAM. Europeans know how incredible this band is, for some reason The US never caught on. Well, looking at what passes for today’s top 40, it’s not shocking is it. Hope they come to the US one more time. They are a world class live act to say the very least. What a career. Thank you guys!

I'm generation X. I remember this concert being broadcast on "regular" TV live. the summer of 1985 before I started high school. it was epic. It was never done before. I just wish I had the foresight to have recorded it on VHS video tape at the time. I had a video recorder and plenty of VHS tapes at my disposal that summer. Sigh, memories...................

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

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