Simple Minds

Released: September 1, 1980

Songwriter: Jim Kerr

Producer: John Leckie

[Verse 1]
Cities, buildings falling down
Ideal homes falling down
Those pictures I see on the wall
Timeless leaders standing tall
Assassins in a hit and run
Asia has a new born son
Evacuees, refugees
Presidents and monarchies

[Chorus]
Travel round, travel round
Decadence and pleasure towns
Tragedies, luxuries, statues, parks, galleries
Travel round, travel round
Decadence and pleasure towns

[Verse 2]
Europe has a language problem
Talk, talk, talk, talk, talking on
In central Europe, men are marching
Marching on now, marching on now
Love songs playing in the restaurants
Airport playing Brian Eno
No, no, no, no

[Chorus x2]

[Outro]
Europe has a language problem
In central Europe, men are marching

Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band that formed in Glasgow in 1977. The most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s, they have achieved five UK number one albums during their career and have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Despite various personnel changes, they continue to record and tour.

The core of the band is the two remaining founding members – Jim Kerr (vocals, songwriting) and Charlie Burchill (guitars, keyboards after 1990, other instruments, songwriting). The other current band members are Andy Gillespie (keyboards), drummer Mel Gaynor (who first joined the band in 1982) and Ged Grimes (bass guitar). Former members include bass guitarist Derek Forbes, drummer Brian McGee, and keyboardist Mick MacNeil.

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