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Simple Minds: Everything is Possible

You know,we knew there were sprinters, and we knew there was marathon men,and we wanted to...

You know,
we knew there were sprinters, and we knew there was marathon men,
and we wanted to be the latter

Full Transcript

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You know, we knew there were sprinters,
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and we knew there was marathon men, and we wanted to be the latter.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:36
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.
Their lovely manager, Bruce, came in and basically said, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:17
Their lovely manager, Bruce, came in and basically said,
We were like £300,000 in debt at that point, you know, in 1980. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
We were like £300,000 in debt at that point, you know, in 19...
# I'm back on black - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:20
# I'm back on black
I mean, arguably the socialist Bible. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
I mean, arguably the socialist Bible.
Gunter Grass, The Tin Drum, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
Gunter Grass, The Tin Drum,
Of course, I write the words for Simple Minds, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:08
Of course, I write the words for Simple Minds,
Any time we toured, in one hand, he'd be carrying this guitar, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:13
Any time we toured, in one hand, he'd be carrying this ...
We looked for bands that were unknown, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
We looked for bands that were unknown,
And then we tried to put the Virgin magic to it - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:08
And then we tried to put the Virgin magic to it
And, yeah, Simple Minds just fitted that perfectly, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
And, yeah, Simple Minds just fitted that perfectly,
I mean, just, it was like new beginnings. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:05
I mean, just, it was like new beginnings.
Well, the first thing I ever heard from Simple Minds - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
Well, the first thing I ever heard from Simple Minds
And then, funnily enough, a few weeks later, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:09
And then, funnily enough, a few weeks later,
"Would you like to work with them?" - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:08
"Would you like to work with them?"
I mean, Steve was the prog rock, ultimate space-hippy-type thing. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:08
I mean, Steve was the prog rock, ultimate space-hippy-type t...
Didn't seem at all connected. - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
Didn't seem at all connected.
HE LAUGHS - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:05
HE LAUGHS
We found ourselves in the studio - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:06
We found ourselves in the studio
A producer's meant to come in and focus you on, - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:13
A producer's meant to come in and focus you on,
"But I tell you what, we've got this other idea." - Simple Minds: Everything is Possible 00:07
"But I tell you what, we've got this other idea.&q...