Movie Soundtrack Feature: "Don't You Forget About Me"

MOVIE SOUNDTRACK FEATURE: "DON'T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME"

Simple Minds "Don't You Forget About Me"

One of the most iconic movie endings of the 1980s and possibly all time, "Don't You Forget About Me" plays at the end of The Breakfast Club. When you think of that movie, you think of that ending just as much as the message the movie tries to send. Aside from this song, the rest of the soundtrack is not as well known, and has received negative reviews throughout the years, even though it reached as high as #17 on Billboard's Album chart. However, that doesn't overshadow the success of the song itself.  It reached #1 on Billboard's Hot 100, and has been the bands most successful song in the U.S. to date. There is irony in that fact as, according to Genius, the band recorded this song in roughly three hours and forgot about it, considering it "just another song they recorded for somebody." It is clearly more than that now, and remains etched together with The Breakfast Club for generations to come.


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Lyrics to "Don't You Forget About Me"

February Love Song #2

FEBRUARY LOVE SONG #2

Twin Atlantic "Heart and Soul"

Twin Atlantic is a British alt rock group, and I personally love this song. There are no gimmicks or deep seated meanings in this song. It's pretty straightforward when it comes to talking about someone special. The song talks about "owning the lock and the key to the window of my soul," which is about as romantic as I think it can get. Still, it's a nice, upbeat song and actually not a bad one to jam out to. The music video has a lot going on, yet I find it oddly interesting all the same. Here's to hoping you enjoy this song, and that you may have someone to open your "Heart and Soul" to in February. (Also, enjoy the heavy Scottish accent throughout the whole song!)

Lyrics to "Heart and Soul"