Riding on the coattails of the international smash single "Don't You Forget (About Me)" the year before, Simple Minds churned out three singles in North America from Once Upon A Time, one of my favourite albums from the mid-80s.
Superb from cover to cover, this great road trip album features the epic "Alive and Kicking", the high tempo "Sanctify Yourself", and the big stadium sound on tracks like "Ghost Dancing" and "Oh Jungleland". All of these would make my top 500 80s playlist.
The third single "All The Things She Said" is my fave track from the album. The track has a brilliant arrangement: it opens with a slice of psychedelia before the soaring verses take over. An overblown, beautiful bridge is followed by a stirring ending.
Fave lyrics: "Tell me 'bout the ocean moving in slow motion"
The video is among the cooler of the decade with the neat duplicating effect, owl and falcon clips and Jim Kerr dance moves reminiscent of Michael Scott from the The Office's classic 'Booze Cruise' episode.
The first song from Once Upon A Time, "Oh Jungleland" is one powerful album opener:
Fave lyrics: "Tell me 'bout the ocean moving in slow motion"
The video is among the cooler of the decade with the neat duplicating effect, owl and falcon clips and Jim Kerr dance moves reminiscent of Michael Scott from the The Office's classic 'Booze Cruise' episode.
The first song from Once Upon A Time, "Oh Jungleland" is one powerful album opener:
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