One of my major influences was Simple Minds. I originally discovered them like just about anybody in the US, via "Don't You Forget About Me" (1985), which they did for the movie "Breakfast Club" but IIRC they did not like (and is not on any of their albums). This led me to purchase the album "New Gold Dream 81-84" (1982) which is an immaculate collection of synth/rhythm oriented pop. One of the hits off that album was "Promised You a Miracle". Here is a lip-sync of the studio version, with Jim Kerr and the band looking very much the pretty boys:
In contrast, here is a (probably later) live version of the song, with the band in full arena mode.
The sound of Simple Minds went through a bunch of incarnations, from very edgy synth-punk at the beginning, through very smooth (danceable in many tracks) pop, exemplified by "New Gold Dream 81-84" to the U2 envy years after the "Once Upon a Time" (1985), in which they were filling arenas around the world (but never quite achieving U2 type success. As with many bands, the earlier stuff is more interesting. The peak for me was the "New Gold Gream" LP.
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