Don’t You Forget About Me
When this song came out, when the Breakfast Club movie came out, I was just finishing up Catholic school and graduating to high school. One of the kids in the class of ’85 had a party to celebrate it. There was a DJ spinning records and all the kids dancing or mixing it up. The DJ had a few games with records as prizes — actual vinyl 45s. I won a round and had to choose. I didn’t know any of the music of the day because I was in my punk phase and didn’t listen to anything that wasn’t Black Flag, Minor Threat, or hardcore. [poser!] The girls said to take the Simple Minds single. I’m always up for listening to what girls say. It wasn’t a bad choice. It’s a song that reminds me of youth, but I’m sure that for my classmates, the title does not apply for me.
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That's so funny. Now I didn't even know that you went to catholic school. Me too. And we had Saturday detentions, which I seemed to always get for being late to school.
But then the principal realized it was my mom's fault for making me late, so she started doing the detentions for me. Now that could have been a movie right there.
This is a great song and definitely reminds me of my teen angst.
But moving up a few years, I really wish you had a one day pass to Facebook. I just found a trunk with all my old college pictures. The only pics I have left post-Katrina. And I posted some from the good old days. I thought I had more but obviously they were washed away in my parents house.
Anyway, I'll send you a good one that I found of you. Don't you forget about me. Not likely. Haha!
Happy Monday, Dude!