JOHN HUGHES, THE GODFATHER OF THE 80's SPOILED BRATS, IS GONNA MAKE YOU AN OFFER YOU CAN'T REFUSE....DISCUSS:

Here's yet another 80's "Poor Little Rich Girl" tale of Fame, Fortune and Pop Cultural Relevance.
The year was 1985 and the movie was The Breakfast Club. 
Simple Minds were offered the song 'Don't You (Forget About me), a song that was turned down by Bryan Ferry and Billy Idol.
This is the song that broke Simple Minds into the US market overnight and gave them their only #1 U.S. pop hit. It was a chart topper around the world.
Dont You (Forget About Me) was not even written by Simple Minds, it was written by Keith Forsey.
Lead singer, Jim Kerr, felt the song was "campy".  He didn't like it despite its success and so the song wasn't released on their 1985 'Once Upon A Time' album. It is said that the success of this song led to the unraveling of the band.
John Hughes, The Godfather Of The 80's Spoiled Brats, handed it all to Simple Minds on a platinum platter and made their wildest dreams come true.
On a side note - I saw Simple Minds on that tour. When I got to the concert the band was playing Dont You (Forget About Me) . My friends and I thought it was the opening song...guess we lost a hour or so enroute haha...so no, it was their Encore. I'll tell you this, we felt we got our $25 bucks worth. Like the rest of the crowd, we came to hear THAT song.
True to 80's fashion, Simple Minds joined the Brat Pack and all the other 80's sad sacks who resented their Fame, Fortune and Pop Culture Relevance.
As I am typing this post, song lyrics from (Canadian Band) The Tragically Hip's song 'Grace, Too'  are playing in my head:
"He said I'm fabulously rich, c'mon just let's go.
She kinda bit her lip, jeez I don't know...."
Hmmm, I gotta wonder, was Claire Standish the Muse for this Tragically Hip song?