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Mention Simple Minds to most music fans, and the first thing that most likely comes to mind is “Don’t You (Forget About Me).”The memorable song from the 1985 movie The Breakfast Club that ...
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 ...
Kelly Clarkson Channels 'The Breakfast Club' with Fun Kellyoke Cover of 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' The Grammy winner crooned through the 1985 hit with ease on Thursday's episode of The Kelly ...
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.
If Clarkson’s version of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” felt too big for the studio it was performed in, it’s likely because she’s itching to get out onto a bigger stage.
Until “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” became their first Top-10 single in the UK, no Simple MInds song had charted higher on the Official UK Singles Chart than the No. 13 position achieved by ...
Simple Minds’ tour is San Diego-bound, 40 years after ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ The band's 'Alive & Kicking' 2025 tour includes its first San Diego show since a 2018 concert at Humphreys.
Simple Minds was famously ambivalent about recording "Don't You (Forget About Me)," which was written by producer Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff for the John Hughes-directed film.