Fun Music Information -> Simple Minds
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Band Name Origins:
- Jim Kerr changed the name of the group from Johnny And The Self Abusers to Simple Minds. simply because of tensions between himself & certain members of the afore mentioned Johnny And The Self Abusers Submitted by: Bigg Yinn
- Taken from a Bowie lyric Submitted by: David Murphy
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Don't you (dare to remember me)" | "Don't you (forget about me)" | Boomer |
| "I Like the Chiken" | "Alive and Kickin" | John Plante |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "I'm Alive" | "Promised You A Miracle," Simple Minds | FussBudget |
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | "Who Are You," The Who | Sadly, the Alzheimer's has worsened. - Martha Hankins |
| "Don't You Forget About Me" | "Forget About Me," The Bellamy Brothers | Ed |
| "Don't You Forget About Me" | "Amnesia," Chumbawamba | agent nerve |
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Don't You Forget About Men" originally "Don't You Forget About Me"
mandylee
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Don't You Forget About Me" | "Don't You Forget About Richard Vernon" | Chris Bodily TM |
| "Don't You Forget About Me" | "Leftards Don't Know How To Read" | Sarcastic Paranoid |
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)" | "Don't You (Two Fret About Me) The No More Wonderin" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Alive and Kicking" | "I'll Jerk the Chicken" | MrMacphisto |
| "(Don't You) Forget About Me" | "(Some Guy) Ripped Off My TV" | Kyle B. |
| "Don't You Forget About Me" | "Don't You Talk ___ About Me" | Elena M. |
| "Don't you (Forget about me)" | "You just (Forgot Osama)" | Floyd's Garage |
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Don't You Forget About Me | Alzheimer's Disease Support Group | Ed |
| Alive and Kicking | Funeral Parlor | Larcen Tyler |
| Don't You (Forget About Me) | Memory Loss Hotline | Larcen Tyler |
Duets Not Yet Performed:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Stayin' Alive The Bee Gees | Alive and Kicking Simple Minds | Stayin' Alive and Kicking | Martha Hankins |
| You Had Me Joss Stone | Alive & Kicking Simple Minds | You Had Me Alive & Kicking | Gretchen Wieners |
| See The Lights Simple Minds | Love Shine A Light Katrina and the Waves | See The Love Shine A Light | Jellybean |
| Don't You (Forget About Me) Simple Minds | Touch Me Samantha Fox | Don't You Touch Me | Larcen Tyler |
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be :
Simple Red Minds
Simple Minds combined with Simply Red
or Simply Red Minds.
Submitted By: Eac Zeffron
Simple Mind Plans
Simple Minds combined with Simple Plan
Submitted By: Rob
Misheard Lyrics:
"Alive And Kicking"
Misheard Lyrics: Ay! Ay! Ay! Kinky!
Original Lyrics: Alive And Kicking!
| "Alive and Kicking"
Misheard Lyrics: You turn me on, you lift me up
And like the Swedish Cup, I'd share with you. Original Lyrics: You turn me on, you lift me up
And like the sweetest cup I'd share with you. |
"Don't You (Forget About Me)?"
Misheard Lyrics: Slow change may pull us apart
When will that get into your heart, baby? Original Lyrics: Slow change may pull us apart
When the light gets into your heart, baby? | "Alive And Kicking"
Misheard Lyrics: I love a chicken.
Original Lyrics: Alive and kicking
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"Sanctify Yourself"
Misheard Lyrics: Sweet murgles of straight circumstances.
Original Lyrics: Sweet miracles and strange circumstances.
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Story about this misheard lyric by: ZZip I couldn't believe that he really sang 'murgles', but I played it for friends, and they agreed that that's what the word was. It wasn't until I upgraded to CD that I got the lyrics and found out what the line really said. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
Repetitive Lyrics:
"Sanctify Yourself"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Sanctify, sanctify yourself
Why They're Repetitive: Every choruses for no reason.
Submitted by: Mike Hack
| "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
The Repetitive Lyrics: La La La La La La
Why They're Repetitive: Okay, they do this for like 2 minutes right in the middle of the song, did the forget the words or something?
Submitted by: Steph
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Nonsensical Lyrics:
"Murder Story"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: You say to me things should soon be allright,
I get so scared if I don't get out at night It wasn't me, it wasn't me, she was my sister, she was my sister, it wasn't me, it was me, it was me. Why They're Nonsensical: Most common thing would be to be scared of getting out at night, unless you are psychotic... Make up your mind, was it you who murdered her or wasn't it?
Submitted by: Liliana
| "Today I Died Again"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Today I died again
I died today Why They're Nonsensical: Hmm, if you did, how long's it been since last time?
Submitted by: Mary
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Inappropriate Lyrics:
"Don't You Forget About Me"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: Rain keeps fallin',
rain keeps fallin' down Why They're Inappropriate: This has what to do with the rest of the song?
Submitted by: lulu
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Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:
"Up On The Catwalk"
The Lyrics: One thousand names that spring up in my mind
Like Deodata, Michaelangelo, Robert de Niro, so many others Nastassja Kinski and Martin Luther - there's room for others, away from me Who They Mention: Loads, as you can see....
Submitted by: Igor Molotov
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Song Lyrics That Mention Other Songs:
"Don't You (Forget About Me)"
The Song Lyrics: Won't you come see about me?
Song They Mention: Come See About Me by The Supremes
Submitted by: jonny
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Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"Ghost Dancing"
The Lyrics: You talk about the Lebanon
You tell me 'bout the Dawn in Eden You talk about South Africa I tell you about the Irish children You say one more Polish Knight could come and blow away the doors to Freedom And if Mother Ethiopia could blow away the tears that we see run Why: Polish Knight sounds like the knight originally from Poland. By the way, what does it have to do with "Dawn in Eden"
Submitted by: Mickey D.
| "Belfast Child"
The Lyrics: One day we'll return here
When the Belfast child sings again. Why: Refers to Belfast (and the Troubles in Northern Ireland).
Submitted by: Dave
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Products Bands Should Endorse Based on Their Name:
"Complete Idiot's Guide to ______" books
Perfect target audience for those books.
Submitted by: Psycho Librarian
