==================================== { 912th Place } [80's][ 192nd Place] Song: "Don't You Forget About Me" Band: Simple Minds Album: The Breakfast Club ---{ 1985 }--- Genre: New Wave Score:[6.3][7.2][6.2][4.2][2.2][5.2][10.1] = [41.4] = [5.914] Video:
Write-Up: Another hit from 1985 and a pretty decent one at that. I don't have as much of a nostalgic affinity for this song as my wife does but hearing it always takes me back to my childhood. Of course if you hadn't recognized by now this was kind of a theme song for the movie The Breakfast Club which I think may be the real reason my wife likes it so much as she loves that movie. I've watched it a couple of times but it isn't as epic of a movie as I used to remember it imo. Billy Idol was once one of 3 people that Keith Forsey (The writer and composer) had asked to record the song but turned the offer down. I mention it because he later went on like 15 years later to record a cover of the song that was actually pretty decent too. Shoulda just got your hands on the original Billy and you would have gotten the credit you deserved. Anyway, I don't necessarily think Billy Idol's version is better as both versions are equally nostalgic for me but it is the one I kinda prefer.
Best Version IMO: Billy Idol - Greatest Hits - 2001
