Simple Minds Pablo Picasso Live 1980

[@nevets4ever4]

My comments posted umteen years ago have been removed for some odd reason. Here it is updated: Exceptional performance. Feels like I am there - for nine minutes....nine minutes! Jim and his band mates adopting Jonathan Richman's classic tune and channeling Jim Morrison and the Doors.

[@andreaprodan5616]

The final minutes are great and that bass-line reminds me of The Stranglers!

[@bluegeo649]

Forbes is a fantastic bassist second only to JJ Burnel

[@intelligentcat192]

Excellent! Love this song:)

[@toptonychick]

@nevets4ever The whole live set list to this gig is bizarre. Unreleased songs, songs that the audience would never have heard (Capital City for example). Strange for a band to choose such songs, usually they promote their latest album!

[@mrcodhead67]

Not that strange, for the Minds, of that time, though, as they would release five albums (if you count Sons and Sisters separately, as many people do) within the space of two and a bit years , during 79-81, and then they went on to write much of NGD towards the end of 81. So, it was more like writing, recording , releasing & gigging six albums in three years. That's massive output.

[@soulminer]

Yeah it was a strange but brilliant transition one minute they sound like The Doors then they wanted to be Kraftwerk.

[@miguelsoto7857]

Una joyita de los Escoceses en su comienzo Pablo Picasso

[@Silvia-rm4uy]

Simple minds rembers the Doors Jim Kerr like Jim Morrison ,in this song yes yes

[@Michaellemaire]

amazing live version !!!

[@toptonychick]

@dermot51 It is Jim Kerr! And yes...some of the vocals are odd! Thanks.

[@jeligula]

Who knew this voice would become the most recognizable of the 80's?

[@Mark_Ocain]

Good to see em before they had their chops together. Nice and raw here

[@toptonychick]

@Lalo3001 I would love to hop into a time machine to 1978, destination Mars Bar in Glasgow. Any Saturday night would do! lol! Cheers!

[@michaeloneil8475]

They played Sunday nights only

[@mrcodhead67]

Here's the gig audio, in full: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b4PGd4d7qdqGl68

[@grayham37]

Just Brilliant m8

[@toptonychick]

@chamillionaire96 You never know, it could happen!! 'Dead Vandals' was in the live set a few years ago.

[@chamillionaire96]

SM must play this rara song in some concerts, they're awesome

[@koello]

The bassline reminds me All For You's bassline

[@toptonychick]

@brismike65 You could be right. Except for Charlie's guitar work?

[@Murwaripearl]

Actually the Song was written by Jonathan Richman!!!

[@ottoacid1800]

It's a different song. They just both share the Picasso asshole rhyme.

[@mrcodhead67]

Your description, then, dates the song to have been written in either late-76 or early-77.

[@toptonychick]

The first demo was recoded February 1977. So its safe to say it dates back to 1976.

[@heliumtrophy]

Anyone else a bit disappointed by the watering down of the original chorus?

[@chamillionaire96]

@toptonychick I wish :)

[@unfamous13]

Modern Lovers?

[@dermot51]

This aint Jim Kerr if it is whats with the ridiculous voice