Cy Curnin from The Fixx, Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol to record the song, but all three declined; Idol later performed a cover of it on his 2001 compilation album Greatest Hits. Schiff then suggested Forsey ask Simple Minds who, after refusing as well, agreed under the encouragement of their label, A&M. According to one account, the band”rearranged and recorded ‘Don’t You (Forget About Me)’ in three hours in a north London studio and promptly forgot about it.
Classic song then and now. See you can name all the teen flicks in this supercut.
https://youtu.be/kYJgCp_9h48
The Breakfast Club
16 Candles
Adventures in Babysitting
An American Werewolf in London
Back to School
Back to the Future
Better off Dead
Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure
Dirty Dancing
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Flashdance
Footloose (1984)
Heathers
The Karate Kid (1984)
The Lost Boys
One Crazy Summer
Pretty in Pink
Real Genius
Revenge of the Nerds
Risky Business
Say Anything
Some Kind of Wonderful
Stand by Me
Summer School
Teen Wolf
The Goonies
Weird Science
