Absolutely 80’s Friday Forgotten 45: Simple Minds

We put Nina Blackwood to work every Saturday night at 9 on 105.7 KOKZ with her show Absolutely 80’s! It’s where I found today’s Forgotten 45 at 3:45 from Simple Minds with “Sanctify Yourself”.

The Scottish band is best known for their #1 song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” from The Breakfast Club Soundtrack, but their next album “Once Upon a Time” delivered 3 Top 40 Hits, “Alive & Kicking”, “All the Things She Said”, and “Sanctify Yourself”, a song that hit #14 on the charts in 1986.

Singer Jim Kerr said they loved gospel music and that this song was influenced by Sly & the Family Stone. Check out Simple Minds with “Sanctify Yourself” today’s Forgotten 45!