Any Simply Red Fans out there? I just got a hold of his "Simplified" album and it is "simply" gorgeous! Reditions of Fairground, Something got me started, and Your Mirror are just great!

But beyond that...Picture Book is a great album...way under rated. Stars is another CLASSIC IMHO. Every song is just pure pop craft.





Show your love if you have it....

nah. That fairground song was funny though


"i love the thought of coming home to u....."

They got REALLY shit when 'Fairground' came out and was played all day every day for about 2 years

And 'Stars' IS a good album, but the biggest seller in the UK for 2 years running?

Oh, and he's a bit of a twat. Still boned Catherine Zeta Jones though so he must have a big cock.

Ellie said:

yeah he seems to get quite alot of action. there is hope for us all then. If u have a big cock that is, which i dont

I love "For Your Babies".

I know 'Holding Back The Years' is a classic and all, but it only became one for me for that emotional scene in Only Fools & Horses when Del is left alone at the end of Rodney's wedding reception

Ellie said:

I think they more went crappy after that album. So that was the song played in all of the clubs at the time. Yeah the drum beat got old after a while.

ANd Stars is great! I had no idea it sold that well. I don't know why but I can listen to it over and over. It's usually my Sunday Morning CD.

ANd yes..he is a twat, or so I have heard.

squiddyren said:

Me too.

My Favorites...

Come to my aid
Jerhico
Moneys Too Tight
Infedelity
Right THing
Stars
Wonderland
Your Mirror
For your babies
Fairground

I sorta lost track of them after that...until Simplified. I was made a cd with all their stuff on it. There are some good ones in the past decade...but definitely a few missteps.

Last year's Sunrise really reunited me with Simply Red. His songwriting and execution is way underrated.

thesexofit said:

I only know their hits, but I love Mick's voice. I got really tired of If You Don't Know Me By Now, but Holding Back the Years is a beautiful track. Their remake of Money's Too Tight to Mention is good as well.

On a related note, I love these two flash files, particularly Holding Back.... They've been around for years, but they still give me a giggle. Slightly not safe for work...

http://www.rathergood.com/holding/
http://www.rathergood.com...too_tight/




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dreamfactory313 said:

That's the one with the Raggae songs on it???

RipHer2Shreds said:

I know! If you don't know me...was sort of the come back song for them. Kinda shmaltzy. But if it were not for that song, they may not have had another album.

Who originally wrote Money's too tight?

superspaceboy said:

The Valentine Brothers wrote it and hit the R&B chart with it in 1982.

RipHer2Shreds said:

That explains "reganomics" remark from a Brit who didn't live here.

I missed their concert 2 weeks ago, cause I was broke.

One of my fav bands (umm, singer...ummm performer).


Check out last year's Home. Classic from start to finish.....funny that soo many love Stars cause its never really connected with me. Ive recently been listening to Blue. Its a fun album with a song that samples John Mellencamp's "Jack & Dianne". its c-ute.

sosgemini said:

I will...my friend just busted on me all their albums in mp3 form

but if I like it, i'll go and get it. I'm thinking of getting Picture Book.

dag said:

getting me all excited about a tour...and I look an the website and see that it's only Europe and not hte US and then I had to look up your profile and you're not in the US