Simple Minds Are A Scottish Rock Band Formed In Glasgow In 1977. They Have Released A String Of Hit Singles Becoming Best Known Internationally For "Don't You Forget About Me " 1985 Which Topped The Billboard Hot 100 In The United States. Other Commercially Successful Singles Include "Glittering Prize" 1982 "Someone Somewhere In Summertime" 1982 "Waterfront" 1983 And "Alive And Kicking" 1985 As Well As The UK Number One Single "Belfast Child" 1989 . Read More On Last.Fm
Jim Kerr Recalled In 1000 UK #1 Hits By Jon Kutner And Spencer Leigh "I First Heard The Melody Of She Moved Through The Fair A Few Days After The Enniskillen Bombing And Like Everybody When You See The Images I Was Sick. In The Second Part Of The Song I'm Trying To Relate To People In Northern Ireland Who Lost Loved Ones. I'm Trying To Talk About The Madness The Sadness And The Emptiness. I'm Not Saying I Have Any Pearls Of Wisdom But I Have A Few Questions To Ask." The Enniskillen Bombing Jim Kerr Is Referring To Was In 1987 When A Bomb Planted By The IRA Exploded During A Remembrance Day Service At Enniskillen In County Fermanagh Northern Ireland Killing 11 People And Injuring At Least 63. Thanks Edward Pearce - Ashford Kent England For All Above