En la fría ciudad de Glasgow, Escocia, a finales de los años 70, nació una banda que resplandecería en la escena musical internacional: Simple Minds. Fundada en 1977 por Jim Kerr (vocalista) y Charlie Burchill (guitarrista), el dúo se conoció en la secundaria y compartieron una pasión inquebrantable por la música. Junto a otros miembros iniciales como Derek Forbes en el bajo y Brian McGee en la batería, comenzaron a tocar en pequeños clubes locales, experimentando con diferentes sonidos y estilos.
Desde el principio, Simple Minds fue una banda en constante evolución. Su álbum debut, Life in a Day de 1979, mostró una clara influencia del punk y la nueva ola, aunque no fue un gran éxito comercial. Sin embargo, con su siguiente trabajo, Real to Real Cacophony, lanzado ese mismo año, comenzaron a explorar terrenos más experimentales, que sentaron las bases para su futuro sonoro.
En 1980, con el lanzamiento de Empires and Dance, Simple Minds estableció su identidad musical. La banda comenzó a destacar en la escena musical europea, especialmente en Alemania, Francia y España. Este álbum presentó un sonido más electrónico y atmosférico, que diferenció a Simple Minds de otras bandas de la época.
El verdadero punto de inflexión llegó en 1982 con el lanzamiento de New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84). Este álbum combinaba de manera magistral el pop electrónico y el rock, y contenía éxitos como “Promised You a Miracle” y “Glittering Prize”.
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Death by curiosity, strangled down upon on his knees,
Tell me how, that it could be, it's you who gives me stagefright,
And even though the saints would swear that lovers like a leather chair,
There is no point but i do declare,
It's you who gives me stagefright,
Its you, its you, its you, you, give me stagefright,
Its you, its you, its you, you, you take the spotlight,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
Drunk all the finest labels, got stoned and then unable, to f**k beneath the table,
But that's just what they'd try to do,
But if you tried to stop them, he'd go to his apartment,
And girls would gather round with pit bull dogs and heel shoes,
Its you, its you, its you, you, its you, you give me stagefright,
Its you, its you, its you, you, you take the spotlight,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
This moment, this moment, you'll take me, you'll take me there,
No time for hesitations, no twisted explanations,
Only one destination.
It's paradise - inside your room,
But if you tried to stop them, they'd go to their apartment,
And girls would gather round with pit bull dogs and heel shoes,
That's you, it's you, its you, you, give me stagefright
Its you, its you, its you, you, you take the spotlight,
This moment, in this moment, you'll take me there,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air,
Time is now,
Time is late,
Raise your hands,
That feels great,
Come with me,
Take me there,
Open arms,
Open air.