Hogan Class of 1985 - Don't You (Forget About Me)

Simple Minds' "Don't You (Forget About Me)" peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100 on May 18, 1985, one month before our graduation on June 19, 1985.  It was the big hit from "The Breakfast Club," a movie released on February 15, 1985.  The movie and the song always touched a nerve with me since it was about teenagers, cliques, and stereotypes back when we were teenagers in cliques, talking about and some living the stereotypical life.  It was 1985, we were seniors and we were indestructible.  We were going to conquer the world!

Fast forward to now.  We've had our 25th High School Reunion and are starting to think about our 30th reunion.  If you haven't watched the movie, I highly recommend it.  Keep your high school yearbook close by.

Hey, hey, hey ,hey

Ohhh...

Won't you come see about me?

I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby

Tell me your troubles and doubts

Giving me everything inside and out and

Love's strange so real in the dark

Think of the tender things that we were working on

Slow change may pull us apart

When the light gets into your heart, baby

Don't You Forget About Me

Don't Don't Don't Don't

Don't You Forget About Me

Will you stand above me?

Look my way, never love me

Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling

Down, down, down

Will you recognise me?

Call my name or walk on by

Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling

Down, down, down, down

Hey, hey, hey, hey

Ohhhh.....

Don't you try to pretend

It's my feeling we'll win in the end

I won't harm you or touch your defenses

Vanity and security

Don't you forget about me

I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby

Going to take you apart

I'll put us back together at heart, baby

Don't You Forget About Me

Don't Don't Don't Don't

Don't You Forget About Me

As you walk on by

Will you call my name?

As you walk on by

Will you call my name?

When you walk away

Or will you walk away?

Will you walk on by?

Come on - call my name

Will you all my name?

I say:

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