Simple Minds - Book Of Brilliant Things - Live in Edinburgh - 2015

The epic 'Book Of Brilliant Things' featuring Sarah Brown. Filmed live in Edinburgh during the 'Big Music' UK Tour 2015:

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Simple Minds have been musical pioneers for 40 glittering years. Catching the mood of the post-punk era, when the angry sounds of 1977 were splintering into a thousand different shapes, they emerged with a style rooted in the art-rock of David Bowie and the electronic dance of Donna Summer. They went on to become one of the great bands of their generation, deploying rousing choruses and booming atmospherics to provide a soundtrack that has endured. They topped the American chart with Don't You (Forget About Me) and followed suit in the UK with the Ballad Of The Streets EP (featuring Belfast Child). In selling over 60 million records, they have seen three of their 20 studio albums reach number one in the UK – Sparkle In The Rain, Once Upon A Time and Street Fighting Years – a chart-topping feat equalled by their live album Live In The City Of Light and the compilation Glittering Prize. A spellbinding touring band, they have graced the world's biggest stadiums. They starred at Live Aid and played three momentous London shows in honour of Nelson Mandela. The past decade has also seen a remarkable resurgence, their world-class credentials acknowledged by a Q magazine Inspiration award in 2014 and an Ivor Novello in 2016. They are now marking their 40th anniversary with a world tour, live album and career-spanning compilation.

[glennleatherbarrow]

Just got back from watching simple minds at Manchester, this song, these vocals were the highlight of the night for me, absolutely brilliant, and the drummer ❤wow ..brilliant band, took me back to my youth ..Sarah brown ❤take a bow

[DanPBrodt-pqlw]

Fantastic group! Fantastic song! Fantastic Vocals!!!! At 73 I still get chills!!

[denisehorn]

I LOVE SIMPLE MINDS.. I'M IN FOR LIFE; BEAUTIFUL AND IT IS BRILLIANT MUSIC INDEED. I'M SUCH A FAN!!! THANK YOU!!

[joeblow]

Sarah Brown singing us into the Unseen Realm

[joeblow]

Sarah Brown bringing down the Unseen 3rd Heavenly realm down to earth !!!

[JohnInDaHouse]

The epic 'Book Of Brilliant Things' featuring Sarah Brown. Filmed live in Edinburgh during the 'Big Music' UK Tour 2015:
One of many S.M. favs.! Thank you.!Jim and Derek and Charlie and Mick, Mel and Cherisse. and the Singer who sang Book Of Brilliant Things. her voice was Angelic thank you.

[JOENALLIS]

This performance of Sarah brings BOBT to the leavel i can die in peace. Heaven exists 😔💖🙏

[stevegordon]

Sarah has a simply hauntingly brilliant voice.

[TheJakubzig]

What a band, currency like gold and what a voice!!

[steveslack]

Massive Simple Minds fan, this is fantastic. Killer voice in killer heels!

[laurafortezajuan]

Sarah Brown has such an amazing voice. I fisrt met her when she was doing backing vocals for Simply Red. Good to see her with Simple Minds.

[martingreen]

It's all been said already, however, .mystical, enchanting and the best addition to Simple Minds vocals ever.
Have seen Sarah three times now with the lads, and it must be so wonderful for Charlie and Jim to hear this musical package control their songs with such professionalism and effortless natural ability.
Looks brilliant, sounds amazing and has the ability to capture and work the audience with ease.
Thank you Sarah.

[HighlandMike]

I saw Sarah do this at Manchester Apollo and I was appalled at how many people were still coming back from the bar whilst Sarah sang her heart out.

[joeblow]

Thank you Sarah for you despair destroying, timeless, hope giving vocals

[fredsmink]

Nog eens geluisterd!
Haar uitspraak is zo zuiver en doet me denken aan Bouwdewijn de Groot!
En dat is een enorm compliment!!
Prachtig!

[xrpadoption]

Simple Minds...not one bad song. Some better. But an underrated band.

[MrCherryJuice]

If there were a DVD of this concert I would get it on the strength of this performance. Sarah Brown does such a great rendition of a tune I'd not previously heard until encountering this clip a couple years back. And I come back again and again. Fabulous. And at the Usher Hall, which I walk past all the time when I'm in Edinburgh. Magic!

[doffincodger]

Have always been impressed by the ideology of Simple Minds, Sarah Brown, simply beautiful and brilliant.

[-RedAfro]

🤎 Sarah Brown 🤎, such a heavenly voice! Absolutely wonderful lady, and 😍 100% beautiful 😍 !

[rendez-vousauchateau]

It's not only the book.. to be brilliant ! thanks the Minds