12 Dec, 2014 Let The Day Begin Video Premiere
Made with video clips supplied by fans and friends, the brand new promo video for Simple Minds ‘Let The Day Begin’ is premiering at 07.57 on Friday 12/12/14 on the band’s Official Facebook Page
‘Let The Day Begin’ is a homage and tribute to American bandThe Call and their singer and guitarist Michael Been, who passed away in 2010. The Call toured with Simple Minds in the 1980s and became firm friends.
‘The Call were a great band, they listened to the John Peel Show every night and wanted to sound like Joy Division. But they came from Oklahoma and couldn’t stop themselves from sounding like The Band. They were huge Simple Minds fans, and Let The Day Begin, with its Doors-like rhythm, was their answer to Waterfront. We played it live in the States and people went crazy, so we recorded it. It’s a track we really wanted to do justice to.’
Jim Kerr