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somebody up there likes you
composers
Composers: Kerr / Burchill / MacNeil / Forbes
(Earlier sleeves simply state:- Written By: Simple Minds)
publisher
© EMI Music Publishing
background
The song was based around the Mahler Chords, an idea
Charlie developed whilst jamming in a Fife farmhouse for the
New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) album.
"We had words for Somebody Up There Likes You but we took them off - we felt that the music spoke
more than the words did. Up until then, Simple Minds always had this ambient side" - Jim, Sunday Herald interview, 2008.
"We were recording in Shepherds Bush (London) and staying a couple of miles away in Bayswater. Everyone made
their own way to the studio and most days I would walk up through Holland Park, over the roundabout, and on up to
Goldhawk Rd, where the local market was always in full swing. At least once or twice a week I would be accompanied by
George Golfi, a friend of the band, great supporter, absolutely full of life type.
We would stop at a cafe on our way, but George always insisted we also stopped and looked in the window
of the garage/showroom that sold antique cars.
He was passionate about the design of those admittedly beautiful machines, personally I couldn't have cared less. We
were on a weekly wage of £35 at the time, and none of us owned a car or driving licence.
In terms of gadgets I was delighted enough with my recently purchased Sony Walkman. Using it constantly, whenever
I put it down George would immediately grab it and flip inside a cassette that had an instrumental
tune written mostly by Mick MacNeil. It was called Somebody Up There Likes You,
and George would tell us that we we'd be nuts not to include it on the album we were in the process
making. He was of course right. George is no longer with us, but everytime I hear this track it is him
that I remember. It is a beautiful piece of music and George knew beauty when we came across it." - Jim, 2nd August 2016
lyrics
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Instrumental
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discography
Album Version (5:02)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh
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DVD-Audio Extended Mix (5:45)
Producer: Pete Walsh
DVD-Audio Producer: Ronald Prent
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Live Version (3rd November 2009) (2:19)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (2:38)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (2:45)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (2:50)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (2:43)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (2:28)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (2:38)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (2:47)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (2:43)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (2:50)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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downloads
Live Version (3rd November 2009) (2:19)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (2:38)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (2:45)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (2:50)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (2:43)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (2:28)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (2:38)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (2:47)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (2:44)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (2:42)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (2:43)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (2:50)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (2:46)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (2:41)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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live history
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