Simple Minds - Don't You (Forget About Me) (Live Aid 1985) 

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.

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

It’s crazy how good he sounds live.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

That's what u called singing live.

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

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

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

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

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

One of the best voices of the 80s.

He hits that OooOooOOOooahhhh so perfect

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!

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

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.

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....

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

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.

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

Drummer is in energizer mode

that drummer is giving it some - legend

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Don't forget about The Breakfast Club!😘

I Remember Watching this! No Hate No Cell Phones! A Better Time!!!

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 es increíble,uno de los mejores frontmans del mundo ❤

Mel Gaynor is destroying it on the drums.

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

What a performance and song. Absolutely stunning

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

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

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.

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

Incredible voice.

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

Omg I swear... that I wish lived in the 80s

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

Good old days❤❤❤

The 80s rocked!!!

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!

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

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.

Great time to be alive 😎👊

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

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

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

Simple Minds was one of the best bands at live AID . They Rocked the place .

Summer of 1985. It was an awesome time to be young.

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

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

☆LONG LIVE THE 80'S☆

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

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!

I remember this day - we watched all day. We were transfixed. Went back to school & the event was discussed in assembly. Phenomenal xx ❤❤ I adore these guys ❤❤

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

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

Every morning I watch this performance and I want to live.

Still love to listen to this band, especially their very early albums.

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

Great drumming work also!)

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

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

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

Fantastic Mr. Jim Kerr👍❤️

Proud to have been a teenager in the 80’s. Great music was released daily it seemed. This song represents the era exceptionally.

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

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 :)

I'm from 2000 but I would have loved to be in that time

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

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

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

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

Simple Minds! I'm metal mind, but this band will be forever in my heart.

Mel Gaynor and Charlie Burchill are freakin amazing.

gotta love the eighties ...wish i could go back !

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

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

Saw them in London, Ontario, Canada the other week. Still such as good and could belt out the songs like it was 1985.

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

That drumming sounds awesome

That drummer is feeling it

They really felt and enjoy the music

They had real talents in the eighties. Love it

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.

When music was music... when musicians where musicians ....