Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" topped the charts after it was released on "The Breakfast Club" soundtrack in 1985. “It sounded a little generic to us,” Jim Kerr, lead singer of the band, ...
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Well, that’s one way to describe a catchy ‘80s tune. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It felt gritty… almost like an obscene phone ...
When people think of the youth culture of the 1980s, it doesn’t take long for The Breakfast Clubto spring to mind. The 1985 John Hughes cult classic represents the awkwardness and attempts of ...
Hughes had made a name for himself the prior year with his directorial debut, Sixteen Candles. Up to this time, “teen movies” had largely evolved from cautionary rebellion films in the 1950s to beach ...
Simple Minds was riding high on the success of "Don't You (Forget About Me)" when the band performed at Live Aid in July 1985. John Atashian/Getty Images Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Ally Sheedy, ...