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what a top top humble bloke and a brilliant tunemeister

Classic SFY era slide from Charlie 👍🏻

Mick’s chord choices and melody often seem to have an Aaron Copeland kind of sound in my ears.

I did some work with an actor called John Murtagh for a Rabbie Burns project. On the day we recorded the voice-over, he asked me to call the guy doing the music to arrange the next step. He told me while dialing the number that his friend was in a band called Simple Minds. 20 seconds later, I'm speaking to Mick to my astonishment. I rabbited on about how much of a fan I was and my fav as album was Sons and Facination. The call ended, and John asked, "Did I sort it? I didn't realise that all I spoke about was how much I enjoyed his music without organising anything about the project. Such a lovely man.

Thank you 😊

Brilliant 😎

Fist of all ,amazing/awesome cover(made by you?). this a Gem a pearl not a song! greetings from italy

Thank you very much,grazie mille. I hear/Feel the presence of the great"man in the sky" Mick Mcneil. Beautiful song . Greetings from Italy from a Simple Minds fan since 1983!

I was a bit disappointed when I purchased REAL LIFE and Mick was not present. It’s a good album but Mick’s presence was clearly missing in the sound. I wish Mick would return to Simole Minds. For me it would be as deeply satisfying as Mel Collins’ return to King Crimson in 2013 after 41 years.

Directed by Ted Danson. 😂😂😂 that is comedy gold all by itself ❤😂😂 And the wrestling costume as the music drops 🤣🤣👌🏻

The guitars in this sound excellent, would be good to see what you’re playing.

First time hearing this , great track , definitely space for it on a future album.

A beautiful hidden gem. Thank you guys.🙏

I love the internet for things like this......MM was the reason why I wanted to get a Synthesizer and I'm still obsessed with recreating the sounds from the early 80's albums.

Top bloke. Playing keyboards for old folks in a care home. Legend.

At 3.50 You get goosebumps every time.

This is dripping street fighting years vibe. Its already on my play lists. SIMPL MINDS the gift that keeps on giving. Now time to play again..

Love the interview. I'm a bit younger than Mick, but I grew up in Pollok and Shawlands and I always feel proud that they came from my home town and the housing schemes. Bevvying in the Granary when he was number 1. That's mental. The pub they first performed in, in the 70's, would have been a 100m down the road as well. All of their work up until Real Life really shaped my world and made me really listen to music and take up percussion in particular. I always thought Mick's keyboard work was absolutely sublime and I was gutted when he left. This has been great just listening to him talk about the album. Thankyou Rob.

I hope they make a sequal before Rebecca hits her 80's, and Clive Warren actually exists.

Inzia con la Sigla di Mick Mackniel lo Sozzese Folcrore e il Telone bianco che cade dopo 3 tuoni tipo Temporale

Con la formazione unica: Basso: Malcom Foster, Violino Liza Germano, la Corista di colore brava, Mel Gainor batterista, percussionista e Mick Mackneil con ovviamente Charlie BurChill 🎸, e 🎤 Jim Kerr! Un Full Show 89 Arena di Verona ci rendiamo conto che era l' unica Formazione Simple Minds con Mandela Day, Belfast Child, Ghost Dancing, Sancty Fire your Self!

Loro stessi dicono uno dei più bei Concerti!!🙏🏼☮️❤️👑🎤🎹🥁🎸🪘🎹🎻🎻🎻

Ma dicevo, ragazzi cercate Simple Minds Arena di Verona 89 Live Full Show e loro sapevano di essere riprese per un film Concert!

Book of Brilliant!!

Great Album got it myself and it’s a cracker of an album. Music is superb.

Beats anything on the Real Life album that followed SFY.

Who the hell is Clive Warren?

What a true legend a great interview 😊

Really enjoyed very much this recording, thanks a lot for sharing this. Greatest respect for Mick, a humble legend. Only so sad I never saw him playing live with Simple Minds (with Derek). But once in a while he shows up in clips like this one and never lets you unmoved. Such as in guest appearances with (the fantastic Tribute band) Empires That Dance, the recording for Trevor Horn tribute in the cover Brothers in Arms with Jim and Charlie - Best song on the album, by the way. - John Giblins tribute, his accordions cessions. And so many more. Each time a true pleasure to see him reappear and to conclude "Gosh, what a talent he was and still is"

Great listen, thanks for doing this - I finally understand some of the musical motivations for Mick leaving the band. It was a Roland SBX-80 sync box by the way... :)

Thanks Mick, Great Podcast..

Great episode. Mick's stories & insights weresimply brilliant.

I would die a happy man if mick recorded with simple Minds again. Fabulous interview.

Where is part 2?

What a brilliant way to spend an hour! What an incredible man. They say never meet your heroes, but I feel like I just have. A great interview

Two things - first excellent interview thanks to you both 🙏 Secondly...Rob, what's with this channel? Various random short videos over years then this brilliant nearly an hour interview? Genuinely curious. More coming?

They were an amazing powerful celestial band up to Sparkle in The Rain. Fantastic players and great live shows - loved them. Lost interest after that. Mick gave them their wings

A genuine genius is Mick, huge influence on me and Simple Minds

What a wonderful listen, and what a lovely guy. Thanks for sharing.

I had become a SM fan in 1988 from hearing Live In The City Of Life, so SFY was my first proper album release of my new favourite band. You cannot understand how massive this album, this whole phase is for me. I also saw the band live for the first time that year, my first rock concert ever. By the next time I saw the band again, in 1990, Mick had already left. It broke my heart. I'm still a fan and I love lots of SM that came after, but those two albums, LITCOL and SFY are carved into my heart and soul. I will never not miss Mick. And hey Mick - visiting the Outer Hebrides for the first time this year and planning a hop over to Barra. I'll be thinking of you. ❤

Certainly was and still is one of my favourite albums, loved Mick’s recap on the events of the time …. Top Man!

Shame this wasnt included in the sfy boxset,pretty poor set to be honest ...

This is outstanding! How on earth it didnt make the final album? It should have been on in place of the dreadful Kick it in.

I love Yoko...she makes me smile. OYoko °|° ❤

Thoroughly enjoyable interview. Mick is so relaxed and forthcoming about the 'engine room' that made that incredible unique and evolving 'Simple Minds' sound during his 12 years with the band. Oh we had some adventures ...amazing times.

Hi Rob! I'm from Italy and I'm a huge fans of Simple! Can you activate automatic UA-cam subtitles for non-English speakers? please, you should many people happy! thank you in advance! best regards!

McNeil?

Hmm. By Streets Finding Years I thought SM had ran out of any decent tunes. Terrible album.

Bloody brilliant.

That was excellent. I could listen to mick and his stories all day. I hope he does something thing with simple minds again.