New Found Glory's Don't You (Forget About Me) Cover Is A Breath of Hip and Youthful Air
New Found Glory's cover album From the Screen to Your Stereo Part II included a version of the 1980's hit song Don't You (Forget About Me). The song, which was made theme of the movie The Breakfast Club, was originally recorded by the new wave band Simple Minds.
The song was originally meant for Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry. But after rejecting it, the writers, Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, pitched it to Simple Minds who also refused to record it. Their label then persuaded the band to do it so they ended up recording the song, which turned out to be a major hit.
Fortunately, the song became a huge hit. It became the band's only number one hit in the United States and reached the Top Ten of the UK charts. It was even propelled to fame with the release of the movie The Breakfast Club. This was Simple Mind's most famous song to date.
The thought of remaking a slow, serene, and haunting song from the 1980s by a pop-punk band that has more shouting than singing in their songs is a very interesting idea. For sure, the result would be unexpected.
New Found Glory's take on the song is very much different than the original, or from any other versions. It is more hip, youthful, and loud. I guess you should expect it to be loud since a pop-punk band is singing it. The vocals are not impressive since most of the song felt like shouted. The words were thrown fast but you can still hear and understand the lyrics clearly.
It was a good thing that the band did not change the son's original melody. Had they done that, I guess there would be a different result. People may not relate to it well and may even not recognize the song. It was right that they kept the original score and just upped the tempo and made it louder. It works better that way for the band.
Frankly speaking, there is no evident purpose in re-recording the song. Aside from being hip and more current, nothing new is given. There was not much to anticipate for instead of loud singing. There was even a growl at the bridge, which, surprisingly, is very good. It did not make the song sound weird nor it seemed awkward. Hats off to the band for pulling it off.
The song is okay. I don't dislike it but I'm not jumping in my seat either. It was good to listen to but there is nothing to get from it but a nice listening experience. - 18762
The song was originally meant for Billy Idol and Bryan Ferry. But after rejecting it, the writers, Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff, pitched it to Simple Minds who also refused to record it. Their label then persuaded the band to do it so they ended up recording the song, which turned out to be a major hit.
Fortunately, the song became a huge hit. It became the band's only number one hit in the United States and reached the Top Ten of the UK charts. It was even propelled to fame with the release of the movie The Breakfast Club. This was Simple Mind's most famous song to date.
The thought of remaking a slow, serene, and haunting song from the 1980s by a pop-punk band that has more shouting than singing in their songs is a very interesting idea. For sure, the result would be unexpected.
New Found Glory's take on the song is very much different than the original, or from any other versions. It is more hip, youthful, and loud. I guess you should expect it to be loud since a pop-punk band is singing it. The vocals are not impressive since most of the song felt like shouted. The words were thrown fast but you can still hear and understand the lyrics clearly.
It was a good thing that the band did not change the son's original melody. Had they done that, I guess there would be a different result. People may not relate to it well and may even not recognize the song. It was right that they kept the original score and just upped the tempo and made it louder. It works better that way for the band.
Frankly speaking, there is no evident purpose in re-recording the song. Aside from being hip and more current, nothing new is given. There was not much to anticipate for instead of loud singing. There was even a growl at the bridge, which, surprisingly, is very good. It did not make the song sound weird nor it seemed awkward. Hats off to the band for pulling it off.
The song is okay. I don't dislike it but I'm not jumping in my seat either. It was good to listen to but there is nothing to get from it but a nice listening experience. - 18762
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