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theme for great cities
composers
Lyrics: Kerr
Music: Simple Minds
publisher
© EMI Music Publishing
background
Theme For Great Cities: it defined Balearic for a generation of clubbed out Ibiza party-goers, but they'd never really
knew it as Simple Minds; they knew it as a multitude of dance remixes by anonymous DJs.
Written by Mick, 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. "I never imagined Theme For
Great Cities being an instrumental while Jim would say he always imagined it being an instrumental. But had
I known that it was going to be and borne that in mind, I'm sure I would've made it much more interesting, even though I think it's a classic" - Mick.
"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
lyrics
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Instrumental
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discography
Album Version (5:50)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Engineer: Hugh Jones
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'91 Edit (4:33)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Moraes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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'91 (6:33)
Producer: Stephen Lipson
Engineer and MIDI Manager: Heff Moraes
Mixing Assistant: Giles Cowley
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Fila Brazilia Remix Edit (3:42)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed by: Fila Brazilia
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Fila Brazilia Remix (5:01)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed by: Fila Brazilia
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Fila Brazilia Mix 1 (5:37)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed by: Fila Brazilia
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'98 Fluke's Atlantis Mix (5:36)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed and additional production by Fluke
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (1:59)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (3:19)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (3:17)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (1:49)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (1:32)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (3:04)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (3:16)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (2:59)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (3:13)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (3:04)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (3:24)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (3:04)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (3:08)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (3:03)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (3:05)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (3:03)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (1:47)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (1:46)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (1:46)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (2:01)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (1:54)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (1:50)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (1:41)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Moby Remix (6:04)
Producer: Steve Hillage
Remixed by: Moby
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videography
downloads
Live Version (6th November 2009) (1:59)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (3:19)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (3:17)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (1:49)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (1:32)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (3:04)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (3:16)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (2:59)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (3:13)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (3:04)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (3:24)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (3:04)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (3:08)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (3:03)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (3:05)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (3:03)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (1:47)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (1:46)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (1:46)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (2:01)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (1:54)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (1:50)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (1:41)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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live history
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