"Cough, cough, tossers, cough"
Make no mistake about it. Simple Minds was never more than a poor man’s U2. An 80′s footnote, saved from complete historical obscurity only by continued, nostalgic television repeats of the movie ‘The Breakfast Club’.
The lead singer, Jim Kerr, is now a portly Glaswegian ex-sushi restaurateur. Says it all, really.
Having clearly stated my position, I should point out that the title of this article is a direct reference the second (and thankfully final) blip on their otherwise flat-lining career. Because my unborn child is – in the Sashimi-stuffed-face words of Mr Kerr himself - “Oooh oh oh, alive and kicking.. ooh woh-oh-woh-oh-woh yeah.” (etc, etc, ad very, very nauseum)
