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Simple Minds: Everything is Possible

"Why don't you doa folk song, adapt a folk song?" I think I pointed him toShe Moved...

"Why don't you do
a folk song, adapt a folk song?" I think I pointed him to
She Moved Through The Fair, which is an Irish song
which I really liked at the time

Full Transcript

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"Why don't you do a folk song, adapt a folk song?"
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I think I pointed him to She Moved Through The Fair,
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which is an Irish song which I really liked at the time.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:07:40
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.
Because they started messing with that, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
Because they started messing with that,
One day, just... Jim phoned me after that, out of the blue, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:08
One day, just... Jim phoned me after that, out of the blue,
"You should come and have a listen to it." - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:31
"You should come and have a listen to it."
Maybe I threw myself into the bigger themes. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
Maybe I threw myself into the bigger themes.
The title alone, of course, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:18
The title alone, of course,
This Is Your Land - - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
This Is Your Land -
Writing about this place, it was, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:10
Writing about this place, it was,
It's quite a bold step - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:13
It's quite a bold step
And a lot of people would say, "Well, the last thing I want to hear - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
And a lot of people would say, "Well, the last thing I ...
The band had become even bigger, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
The band had become even bigger,
So when you've got a camera in front of you, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:14
So when you've got a camera in front of you,
We didn't sit around a board and say, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
We didn't sit around a board and say,
Belfast Child was definitely a pretty moody song. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
Belfast Child was definitely a pretty moody song.
If you were prepared to give it a minute or so, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
If you were prepared to give it a minute or so,
Some places in the world, they won't give you that kind of time. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:05
Some places in the world, they won't give you that kind...
You have to hit them from the first ten seconds, you know. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
You have to hit them from the first ten seconds, you know.
You can't be overt, erm, in America, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
You can't be overt, erm, in America,
And lock everyone out. "Fuck 'em," you know? So... - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
And lock everyone out. "Fuck 'em," you know? ...
Jim wagging a finger - - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:12
Jim wagging a finger -
We kind of knew we weren't gonna get radio - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:13
We kind of knew we weren't gonna get radio