{"id":25,"date":"2011-07-08T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T17:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/rockandrollroadtrip\/?p=25"},"modified":"2011-08-02T16:06:24","modified_gmt":"2011-08-02T16:06:24","slug":"simple-minds-jim-kerr-on-dont-you-forget-about-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/rockandrollroadtrip\/2011\/07\/simple-minds-jim-kerr-on-dont-you-forget-about-me.html","title":{"rendered":"Simple Minds&#8217; Jim Kerr on &#8220;Don&#8217;t You Forget About Me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I interviewed Jim Kerr this week, lead singer from the band Simple Minds. We covered many topics, including his new solo album, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostboyaka.com\/found\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Lost Boy AKA Jim Kerr&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But I think my favorite story was the one he told about how the band came to record the biggest song of their career, &#8220;Don&#8217;t You Forget About Me&#8221; which was featured in the movie, &#8220;The Breakfast Club.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m writing a feature about Jim for Spinner.com &#8211; but thought you might enjoy hearing him tell me this anecdote.\u00a0 <a title=\"Jim Kerr\" href=\"http:\/\/hw.libsyn.com\/p\/0\/e\/3\/0e3ed876546090d8\/jim_kerr_edit.mp3?sid=b7bf3a9ff979c1488ce2023760c1633a&amp;l_sid=29636&amp;l_eid=&amp;l_mid=2647510\" target=\"_blank\">Here is the story.<\/a><\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SIMPLE MINDS - &quot;Don&#039;t You&quot; - Live Aid 1985\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FuAOl2oXXho?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I interviewed Jim Kerr this week, lead singer from the band Simple Minds. 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