Don't You Forget About Me

My song is Don't You Forget About Me, by the Simple Minds. This song is mostly know for its major appearance in the movie called the Breakfast Club. To understand the song you first have to understand what is going on in the movie. The movie is about these kids who are in high school and attending saturday school, for various but important reasons. They all come from a different group of people, so this means that they would never normally talk to each other. This saturday school experience brings together the group of kids, from the deep conversations they have and also the fun that they have together. At the end of the movie one kid asks if they were going to talk to each other, come monday when they are back at school. Most of them are unsure that they will even look at each other again. As much as they want to talk to each other, they feel pressured by the peers in their group to avoid the ones who do not belong with them. Now with this explanation of the movie, the song blatantly says "dont you, forget about me", which could easily be seen as the kids in saturday school not wanting to let go of the experience that have they associating themselves with other groups of kids. Other lyrics such as "will you recognize me? Call my name or walk on by.", reiterate the fact that they may not converse with each other when the next school week starts. Now, looking at the lyrics with out reference to the movie, it could be seen as a different meaning. By just watching the music video and listening to the song, it sounds just like your typical British 1980's pop-love song. When he says the word "baby", it makes it seem more like its about a girl that he wants back, or one that he has not had yet.