40 Years Ago... Simple Minds released “Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)” a gloomy, atmospheric mood piece of a summer anthem released on the cusp of winter.

40 Years Ago... Simple Minds released “Someone Somewhere (In Summertime)” a gloomy, atmospheric mood piece of a summer anthem released on the cusp of winter. No wonder it wasn’t as big of a hit as it should have been. Or maybe this is what summer feels like in Scotland.

I am honestly amazed that the video didn’t feature the band trudging over the heath, with a castle ruin looming out of the mist in the background. This is the perfect music for trudging over the heath, with a castle ruin looming out of the mist in the background to.

Of all the New Romantic tracks that felt as though they came out of the old Romantic period – but with synthesizers – this may have been the greatest.

No wonder Bono loves it. So do I & it’s a 9.