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* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy showcasing the band at the height of their "classic" lineup of Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor and Mick [=McNeil=] and full on stadium rock sound, showcasing Mick's amazing keyboard and piano chops, including a wonderful piano solo in the middle of the song where Kerr gets the 15,000 strong crowd to roar in appreciation at his playing.

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* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy showcasing featuring the band at the height of their "classic" lineup of Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor and Mick [=McNeil=] and full on stadium rock sound, showcasing Mick's amazing keyboard and piano chops, including a wonderful piano solo in the middle of the song where Kerr gets the 15,000 strong crowd to roar in appreciation at his playing.
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* December 1997: At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song. The 16,000 strong crowd perform a magical RaisedLighterTribute to the performance and the thunderous sound of an orchestra in full throat backing the band during the climax of the song is juxtaposed with the flute soloist performing the iconic theme at the beginning at the end of the song.

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* December 1997: At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song. The 16,000 strong crowd perform a magical RaisedLighterTribute to the performance and the thunderous sound of an orchestra in full throat backing the band during the climax of the song is juxtaposed with the flute soloist performing the iconic theme at the beginning at and the end of the song.
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* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy showcasing the band at the height of their "classic" full on stadium rock sound with Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor and Mick [=McNeil=] showcasing Mick's amazing keyboard and piano chops, including a wonderful piano solo in the middle of the song where Kerr gets the 15,000 strong crowd to roar in appreciation at his playing.

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* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy showcasing the band at the height of their "classic" full on stadium rock sound with lineup of Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor and Mick [=McNeil=] and full on stadium rock sound, showcasing Mick's amazing keyboard and piano chops, including a wonderful piano solo in the middle of the song where Kerr gets the 15,000 strong crowd to roar in appreciation at his playing.

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%%* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy when Mick [=McNeil=] was still in the band.
%%* December 1997: At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song.
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* December 2013: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnpOcxVvuA Don't You Forget About Me]]" performed in their home town of Glasgow, where Jim Kerr holds the entire crowd in the palm of his hand.

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%%* * September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy when showcasing the band at the height of their "classic" full on stadium rock sound with Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill, Mel Gaynor and Mick [=McNeil=] was still showcasing Mick's amazing keyboard and piano chops, including a wonderful piano solo in the band.
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middle of the song where Kerr gets the 15,000 strong crowd to roar in appreciation at his playing.
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December 1997: At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song. The 16,000 strong crowd perform a magical RaisedLighterTribute to the performance and the thunderous sound of an orchestra in full throat backing the band during the climax of the song is juxtaposed with the flute soloist performing the iconic theme at the beginning at the end of the song.
%%What's awesome about them? These are zero-context as written.
* December 2013: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnpOcxVvuA Don't You Forget About Me]]" performed in their home town of Glasgow, where Jim Kerr holds the entire crowd in the palm of his hand.hand, managing to make a 14,000 strong crowd become almost silent, before bringing them all jumping to their feet for the climax of the song.

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* December 2013: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnpOcxVvuA Don't You Forget About Me]]" performed in their home town of Glasgow, where Jim Kerr holds the entire crowd in the palm of his hand.
* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy when Mick [=McNeil=] was still in the band.
* December 1997: At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song.

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\n* December 2013: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnpOcxVvuA Don't You Forget About Me]]" performed in their home town of Glasgow, where Jim Kerr holds the entire crowd in the palm of his hand.\n* ----
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September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy when Mick [=McNeil=] was still in the band.
* %%* December 1997: At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song.song.
%%What's awesome about them? These are zero-context as written.
* December 2013: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnpOcxVvuA Don't You Forget About Me]]" performed in their home town of Glasgow, where Jim Kerr holds the entire crowd in the palm of his hand.
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* December 1997 At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song.

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* December 1997 1997: At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song.
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* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy when Mick McNeil was still in the band.

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* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy when Mick McNeil [=McNeil=] was still in the band.
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A band like Music/SimpleMinds has had ''many'' of these, but even for this band there are some standout moments:

* December 2013: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCnpOcxVvuA Don't You Forget About Me]]" performed in their home town of Glasgow, where Jim Kerr holds the entire crowd in the palm of his hand.
* September 1989: Their live version of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=069ZgrzrM68 Waterfront]]" at the Arena di Verona in Italy when Mick McNeil was still in the band.
* December 1997 At the ''Night of the Proms'' in Rotterdam, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6ohaL6y_vQ Belfast Child]]" with a full orchestra backing the song.

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