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On this page you will find one or two songs / gigs which are rare, hard to find or requested.
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In the near future I will complete this list with songs which I like a lot and which I hope they will play during the 30 anniversary tour later this year. I've choosen the versions which I liked a lot. To start, as they will play all the songs of this album, I've placed all songs of New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) below. Hope you like it! Please let me know if you have any suggestions!
| Song (click to download): | Album: | Tour / Date (click to go to the specific gig): | Personal remarks: |
| 1. Somebody Up There Like You | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | Once Upon A Time / 31-10-1985, Poughkeepsie, Mid Hudson Civic, USA | This is one of the few times (as far as I know) that this song was performed live. |
| 2. King Is White And In The Crowd | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | Sparkle In The Rain / 27-05-1984, New Jersey, Irvington, USA | What a flow in this song nd what and incredible intro. Really love this version (actually, I love this whole gig! :-) |
| 3. Colours Fly And Catherine Wheels | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) / 18-12-1982, Aberdeen, Capitol Theatre | Pure class! This song is one of my all time favourites. Gives me a kind of mystic feeling. |
| 4. Big Sleep | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | Various concerts 1988 / 07-01-1988, Rio De Janeiro, Rock In Rio, Brasil | Nice intro of Big Sleep. In fact, I like the way they played the songs in 1988! |
| 5. Someone Somewhere In Summertime | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | Sparkle In The Rain / 08-07-1984, Werchter, Festival, Belgium | Beautiful version of this classic song. The whole gig was very good! |
| 6a. Hunter And The Hunted (1983) | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | New Gold
Dream (81,82,83,84) / 07-03-1983,
Nijmegen, Vereeniging, Holland
Once Upon A Time / 13-08-1986, Paris, Le Zenith, France |
Tight version! Like the drums in this version. oou ay alike the version they played in Paris in 1986. |
| 7. Glittering Prize | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | Sparkle In The Rain / 04-01-1985, Glasgow, Barrowlands, UK | Played different then usual. |
| 8. Promised You A Miracle | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | Sons And Fascination / 06-06-1982, Cologne, Sartory Saal, Germany | I don't really like this song so much. In my opninion the weakest song of the album. |
| 9a. New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) (1986) | New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) | Once Upon
A Time / 13-08-1986,
Paris, Le Zenith, France
Floating World / 03-06-2002, Amsterdam, Heineken Music Hall, Holland |
A Masterpiece. I wouldn'tr mind if they would play it twice. This version and the version of the latest tours. Maybe they can mix these versions together? |
| 10. All The Things She Said | Once Upon A Time | Once Upon A Time / 01-12-1985, Rotterdam, Ahoy, Holland | Powerful era of Simple Minds. The sound of this gig is very bombastic, but I like it a lot. Also the voice of Robin Clark and percussion of Sue Hadjopoulos is very beautiful. |
| 11. Alive And Kicking | Once Upon A Time | Once Upon A Time / 10-06-1986, Amsterdam, Amsterdamse Bos, Holland | Robin Clark, Hope she will join Simple Miinds later this year. |
| 12. East At Easter | Sparkle In The Rain | Sparkle In The Rain / 27-05-1984, New Jersey, Irvington, USA | Beautiful version. Again, a superb intro! The song has been built up very smoothly. |
| 13. The Book Of Brilliant Things | Sparkle In The Rain | Street Fighting Years / 14-07-1989, Rotterdam, Feyenoord Stadium, Holland | The best drummer in the world: Mel Gaynorrrrr! What's The Book Of Brilliant Things without the drum solo of the man himself: Mel Gaynor. |
| 14. Waterfront | Sparkle In The Rain | Once Upon A Time / 03-12-1985, Rotterdam, Ahoy, Holland | Classic song to open a show with. |
| 15. The American | Sister Feelings Call | Sparkle In The Rain / 04-01-1985, Glasgow, Barrowlands, UK | Again, a different intro the usual, which makes this version special. Although I also like the earlier 1984 Sparkle In The Rain tour intro. |
| 16. Theme For Great Cities | Sister Feelings Call | Alive And Kicking Tour / 21-11-2003, VW Halle, Braunschweig, Germany | One of my favorites, really was blown away the first time I saw them playing this song live. |
| 17. Love Song | Sons And Fascination | Real Live / 24-08-1991, Milton Keynes, Bowl, UK | Very powerful version of this classic song. I remember well being in Heerenveen at the Real Live tour and being really surprised to hear this song. |
| 18. Seeing Out The Angel | Sons And Fascination | Black & White / 23-02-2006, Pier 2, Bremen, Germany | I don't think it has ever been played live before, so I picked a version from 2006. |
| 19. Changeling | Real To Real Cacophony | Sons And Fascination / 03-12-1981, Sydney, Musician's Club, Australia | Changeling in it's pure form. |
| 20. Premonition | Real To Real Cacophony | Alive And Kicking Tour / 21-11-2003, VW Halle, Braunschweig, Germany | Nice drum in this version. They did a very good job then in playing some old songs again. Realy appreciated that! |
| 21. Factory | Real To Real Cacophony | Black & White / 17-09-2005, Poptempel Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland | Legendary concert at King's Tut. |
Nice video of Derek Forbes, playing the bass-line of I Travel:
Downloads are also available from the official website:
For downloads of 2006 concerts, you can visit the following websites:
- http://www.songsforthetribes.org/
- http://membres.lycos.fr/catwalk/catwalk.htm
- http://www.someone-somewhere.de
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