You all will know this as the memorable tune from the teen-angst-turned-young-adult-triumph tale The Breakfast Club. You know, it plays throughout pretty much the entire film–most notably at the end when the suspiciously old-looking Judd Nelson pumps his leather-clad fist triumphantly into the crisp autumn air as he passes under the home team’s goal post. The scene froze as Judd’s bad ‘tude fouled the once virgin soil of Glenbrook North’s turf. That cinematic effect forever locked Judd in the bliss of near youth. That single fist pump told America that yes, movie stereotypes of high school cliques really can get along.
They totally believed I'm a teenager. Yes!
So yeah, Simple Minds performed that song and this is the longer version of that song. And you know what they say, longer Simple Minds songs really do satiate a woman’s supple fantasies in a more efficient, glistening manner.
The B-Side of “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” is an ambient new wave jaunt into the heart of Molly Ringwald. Should she really wear such high boots with that low-neck pink blouse? It hasn’t been tried before but she’s the most popular girl in the school so she can pretty much do what she wants. However, if she makes a huge fashion faux pas her position at the top may be jeopardized. On the other hand if you don’t take risks you’ll become stale and that new girl from Seattle will finally become appealing even though she wears Chuck Taylor All-Stars like SUCH a dweeb. Well, you better make your choice, you’re going to be late for detention…and you’re NOT going to spend another Saturday in that sluthole.
Emilio...why don't you like my boots? EMILIOOOOOOO!
“A Brand Band in African Chimes” is almost akin to some of the more ambient stuff by M83. Except this is real deal 80′s teenage angst.
