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Simple Minds: Everything is Possible

'The point wasto use what had now become 'the lingua franca of the planet

BOB GELDOF: 'The point was
to use what had now become 'the lingua franca of the planet

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BOB GELDOF: 'The point was to use what had now become
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'the lingua franca of the planet.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:08
Uploaded
Apr 15, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
Greenwich Entertainment

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Movie Summary

The inspirational story of how a group of working-class kids growing up in post-industrial Glasgow dared to dream. Those kids became Simple Minds, the most iconic and influential Scottish band in history.
'And the universal language at that time was not English, it was pop.' - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:13
'And the universal language at that time was not Englis...
I think he said, "I want you to do it, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:13
I think he said, "I want you to do it,
"Look, if you don't want to do it, then fuck off." - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
"Look, if you don't want to do it, then fuck off.&...
I was just too tired, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
I was just too tired,
I wouldn't have had the time to persuade. It was either a yes or no. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
I wouldn't have had the time to persuade. It was either...
And he said, "Look, it's my ball, right?" You know. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:05
And he said, "Look, it's my ball, right?" You...
"You're doing Philadelphia, if you're doing it." - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:13
"You're doing Philadelphia, if you're doing i...
"It's going to have a bigger audience globally - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:26
"It's going to have a bigger audience globally
But to my point, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
But to my point,
'Now anyone will tell you, "Don't play a new song, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:11
'Now anyone will tell you, "Don't play a new ...
'It was making our hearts go fast, it was instant adrenaline.' - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:27
'It was making our hearts go fast, it was instant adren...
"Cities, buildings falling down, satellites came crashing down." - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:08
"Cities, buildings falling down, satellites came crashi...
You know, shut up, do your song, and fuck off. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:05
You know, shut up, do your song, and fuck off.
# And if these old city walls Should crash amid the rubble... # - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:10
# And if these old city walls Should crash amid the rubble.....
Not being too nervous about it, actually. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:05
Not being too nervous about it, actually.
Sitting in a room with Jack Nicholson - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
Sitting in a room with Jack Nicholson
As much as, you know, we knew what was at stake, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
As much as, you know, we knew what was at stake,
And I spent most of the gig, I have to say, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:14
And I spent most of the gig, I have to say,
In fact, actually, Jim's trousers I think ripped... on stage. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
In fact, actually, Jim's trousers I think ripped... on ...
We left that evening to go to Woodstock - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
We left that evening to go to Woodstock