'Theme for Great Cities' - Empires & Dance | Simple Minds tribute

#simpleminds #tribute #80s #instrumental #livemusic Live version of this iconic instrumental song by ‪@Simpleminds1‬ performed by ‪@EmpiresDance‬ History of the song: 'Theme for Great Cities' was one of three demos ‪@mickmacneil1‬ gave to Jim on cassette in early 1981. The first two eventually became "Sons And Fascination" and "Seeing Out The Angel". The third was elusive, and as Jim tried to write lyrics for it, it became known as The Third Track. It was recorded under the demo title of Dexy's. Then it was officially released as Theme For Great Cities. It was recorded at Farmyard Studios as a backing track, as everyone probably assumed it would get vocals later. However, with the final mix underway at Regent's Park, the band ran out of time and Jim cooly declared it would remain an instrumental. "One of the best moves I ever made was not to sing on 'Theme For Great Cities'. I remember walking around with that in Glasgow on my new Sony Walkman thinking this is fucking perfect." - Jim Kerr ‪@EmpiresDance‬Italian Simple Minds Tribute. Follow us on Instragram:   / empires_and_dance   Facebook:   / empiresanddance.simplemindstribute   You Tube:    / @empiresdance