Smooth Operator's 80's Song Of The Week, 1-29-2007
by Mark on 1/29/2007 (1)
"Don't You (Forget About Me)" is a song written for the sound track of the 1985 John Hughes movie The Breakfast Club. The song writers were disco producer Keith Forsey, who won an Oscar for "Flashdance, (What a Feeling)" and Steve Schiff.
Forsey asked both Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol to record the song, but both declined. He then asked the Scottish New Wave band Simple Minds, who initially refused as well, but then agreed under the encouragement of their label, A&M. According to one account, the band "rearranged and recorded 'Don’t You (Forget About Me)' in three hours in a north London studio and promptly forgot about it."
Though by all accounts Simple Minds did not much care for it, propelled by the success of The Breakfast Club, the song became the band's only number-one U.S. hit. The song was not included on Simple Minds' subsequent Once Upon a Time album, finally appearing on the 1992 best-of Glittering Prize 81/92. I'll bet they didn't forget to endorse those big ass royalty checks after that, though! Ahhh, the often arrogant 80's!
Hey, hey, hey ,hey Ohhh...
Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby Tell me your troubles and doubts Giving me everything inside and out and Love's strange so real in the dark Think of the tender things that we were working on Slow change may pull us apart When the light gets into your heart, baby Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me Will you stand above me? Look my way, never love me Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down Will you recognise me? Call my name or walk on by Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down, down Hey, hey, hey, hey Ohhhh... Don't you try to pretend It's my feeling we'll win in the end I won't harm you or touch your defenses Vanity and security Don't you forget about me I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby Going to take you apart I'll put us back together at heart, baby Don't You Forget About Me Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't You Forget About Me As you walk on by Will you call my name? As you walk on by Will you call my name? When you walk away Or will you walk away? Will you walk on by? Come on - call my name Will you all my name? I say La la la... /tds/go.php?si
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