Great to see and hear this I saw them in their first incarnation as Johnny and the self abusers in Glasgow 77 then next time they haf changed to Simple minds and had a residency at The Mars bar also in Glasgow this was in 78 I particularly love their early music this was a thrill to a 16 year old boy Punk had done its thing in my opinion by late 77 early 78 and then new groups began to emerge Im a Scotsman birn and bred and to discover bands like Simple minds on my doorstep was a huge thrill and seeing and hearing them in their start has always remained with me I'm 63 going on 64 and im glad I was young then to feel the excitement of music 🎶 Popular music has been dead in my opinion for getting on for 40 + years But I never tire listening to all the new sights and sounds from this magical period ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I was 15 and about to start my apprenticeship , I remember thinking that this song and Chelsea girl were really good. I saw them live in Edinburgh the next year . They’ve been one of my favourite bands since.

At fourteen years old little did I know that thirty years later that I would front the ONLY Irish tribute to S.M. Loved Them then and now. Met Them, enjoyed a drink with Them and even supported Jim (lostboy) in Cork city 2010. How My new gold dreams came true WOW! Thanks Simple Minds....John.

Wow, I honestly came across this by mistake, was a fan back in the day and became completely hacked off with the tripe they've served up in the last 25 years. This is edgy, passionate and effortlessly cool and reminds me where the likes of Franz Ferdinand get it from, brilliant.

ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS IN 80;s

I still listen to the fist 3 Simple Minds albums, and I think they're still original and cannot be copied

the passing of forty-five years leaves not even a tiny blemish on this impeccable song.

Excellent, we are going to continue sharing it so that the new generations know much more, from the super group Simple Minds, here is a test, greetings from LIMA PERU.. Today July 2022.

Thank you for posting. I have this 45 tucked away! :)

The simplicity of the song is what makes it so great. Still their best song imo.

I bought this album aged 13 on it's 1st day of release. i loved the dark synth sounds and mysterious lyrics and pop sensibility. It's a blast to listen to these songs again, so thanks for uploading.

They had NO IDEA they’ll be a worldwide sensation ❤️

This band is absolutley amazing

Simple minds and magazine that was then

my fave 80s band and have enjoyed watching them live many times

Love this i can hear definitely roxy music influences

I can't believe I was 18 when this came out. Where did the time go ?

Magic! If you like this, listen to the Berlin Blondes - Science, who were Edinburgh's Simple Minds! Another fantastic song from Scotland!

Post-Punk all time classic.Thanks my friend for this joy.

Simple Minds...Per Sempre.

When all these great musicians were equals , so original, just brilliant.

quite why this programme no longer runs is beyond me, for music fans it was the only show to wacth

if i had not watch this video and just listened to this song i"d swear this is a Roxy Music tune....wow what a band that is still being underestimated today ....

Why can't this sort of music happen now?

A New wave was born with this song

Jim is so young and cute here... Wonderful voice!!!

Fabulous to see early footage. 😻

Saw Simple Minds in Tiffanys in Glasgow in about 79/80, what a great gig, what a great band; just before they hit it BIG with the masses!

Love watching the embroylic process of these becoming pretty frickn big,hmfc

Brilliant That synthesizer x

Awesome song and performance🎸🎶🎶🎶🎵🎵!!!

Oh man amazing track, damn right cheers for the upload dude.

very roxy music

Great stuff - saw the Minds 15.2.1980 for first time - Reel To Reel tour - remember it like yesterday !

I always find myself thinking of X-Ray Spex "Germ Free Adolescence" when I hear the intro to this.

Ben dol op deze plaat. Heb deze album x 3 Dus 3 cd's zo erg is het. Love it!

I remember watching this on whistle test at the time...feel like old father time now, although the song has aged ok

THANK YOU

Read in an article years ago SM described as "Roxy Music gone-2001". Pretty accurate in a way, but it kind of takes away from their uniqueness IMHO. However, having said that, it's quite obvious that Jim Kerr (and others who were contemporaries) studied Bryan Ferry quite heavily and incorporated many of his stylings and a LOT of his stage presence into their act. Why not? Ferry's the man!

Ainda Respirando influencias da roxy music e kraftwerks e das bandas de new york os primordios da new wave fora da america. viva o simplews minds

I know that the band and critics slam this album but I love it. Sure it's nothing like what we know them as today but for it's time it was a great album.

Look at the haircut! ;-) Great song anyway, thanks for posting.

The first 3 albums by Simple Minds and Rolling Stones are their best.

Genial!!!!!!.Thank you

My fave band of all time........... Jim kerr x

Mick McNeil walking out, still with that fish in his hand, brilliant 😂🐟

Brilliant!

Déjà le timbre... Extraordinaire. !

This takes me back...great song but Jim Kerr reminds me of Blackadder ( first series)!!

Simple Minds first single. It got to number 62 in the UK charts may 1979

Jim Kerr.... doing his impression of Baldrick in Blackadder (First series)

This could almost be a track off of Here Come the Warm Jets

@paulcook1985 This is my all-time favorite Simple Minds song. There is something moving and ecstatic about it. I like his minimal look - the earliest vid. I've seen.

Espectacular

Sounds a bit like a Roxy Music tune...

ha ha. Woah there! I love em all. Just something that struck me. In all the years of being on KZfaq I've made about 5 comments. And now I'm in a group known as "all you people". That'll teach me ;-)

i hear that! definately!

merci :)

Mick MacNeil the absolute keyboard beast!!!

Einsame Klasse und unerreicht!!!

@Dillboy Totally awesome gig!

that was great too

I was so young...

Love Jim's hair

loved this....loved the early stuff,,,,didnt like the stadium stuff at all:(

"Bunker Soldiers" by O.M.D. is great! I don't know when the girls joined Human League, but I have a soft spot for certain songs on Travelogue (and also the OTHER version of Being Boiled). And Ultravox post Foxx; there's one song on Vienna LP that I really like, it's called "Mr. X", I think it's awesome! Sounds a bit like "Allies Of Your Mind" by Cybotron.

THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good song...Yet to evolve into the Simple Minds sound...

I agree, this is basically my philosophy too, but this song does sound specifically like Roxy Music. I don't think Roxy Music sounded much like anyone else on their first album. Or if so, I would like to know, it's the best way to discover new (old) music.

💙SimpleMinds💙

A shocking revelation has shed light on my Simple-Minded ignorance... They did really develop their own sound already in 1979, I just discovered "Real To Real Cacophony", their second album, wow, that's really something! Now, I'm just waiting to discover their third album, which, from what I've read, should also be interesting. I wonder what happened that made them SUCK so hard, just a few years later... Maybe because Jim Kerr started hanging out with Bono?

Nonono, don't get me wrong, I suppose you didn't read my second last comment, please do; the road is created as we travel, we discover new things, I'm crazy about Real To Real (I just didn't know it existed at the time)... I am now waiting to discover the one after which is also supposed to be great. We can disagree about Roxy, as I think some of their early material is GREAT! A truly original band. Don't know much about Japan though. I thought Simple Minds were more inspired by Magazine.

Think they played Chelsea Girl on the same show - effin brilliant

If it wasn't for this song...Brookside would never have happened

The opening musical notes may have inspired the opening notes to the theme tune to Brookside.

This would of been epic on a commodore 64. The keyboard sounds exactly like it

totally agree with that. Real to Real was something else with maybe just a hint of Talking Heads Fear of Music . Sons and fascination/sisters feeling call was the zenith though.

everything come from an inspiration, ask Bach....

Roxy meets Magazine? Love it mind you

@degree7 @headofapollo yes, this does sound like the missing link between Roxy and Franz..

Kerr's biggest influence was the Velvet Underground.

Christ! i thought a monk had jumped the stage.

lol Brian Ferry is no doubt still considering suing lol.

Jean-Michel Jarre's Equinoxe 5 came out the year before. Just saying..not trying to reach any conclusions :)

It does sound a bit Magazine but both bands were around at the same time in fact minds may have been around a little longer.

charlie on flying v ..... wow

Sound a lot like Magazine and early Ultravox cool

Jim Kerr like Brian Ferry

Yeah.

I like the Simple Minds's early stuff, but the band really did not come into its own until Sons and Fascination or later. "Life in a Day" is certainly a good song, though I find the backing vocals detract from the performance.

Jim sounds like Ric Ocasic from the Cars here!

Jim Kerr faces are so funny hahaha (Since the beggining), but oh yea, he sings with his heart.

My god, he does look like Baldrick.

@jobymags yes that is a good one he does look STRANGE!!!!!!!!!

the toms :)

@leebedy71 Brookside was on Channel 4 that started in 1982, this is from 1979, can you see the problem with your theory, surely its the other way round

simple minds, costello, siusxie, the cars. nick lowe, music was great.

I always think there is bit of a Roxy I influence to this track.

Do you think they listened to early Roxy Music?

Im only messing with you.. have a great weekend :)