And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Vocalist is…
by The Dear
…Jim Kerr of Simple Minds, according to the readers of Dear Scotland. Almost three and a half thousand votes were cast and in the end Jim Kerr edged out the sensational Alex Harvey for the title. Jim joins former bandmate Derek Forbes, Stuart Adamson and Franz Ferdinand’s Paul Thomson in Dear Scotland’s Greatest Ever Supergroup:
Thank you to everyone who has voted and commented on all of our polls over the past few months. We are in the process of putting something special together to commemorate our four ‘Greatest Ever’ band members. In the meantime, we hope you will continue to be inspired by Dear Scotland. As ever the comments will remain open and unedited.
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In our imaginary universe, Alex Harvey would now front the ‘Silver Medals‘ along with Dougie Payne from Travis on bass, James Hamilton from Errors on drums and Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai on guitar. Not a bad opening act for Jim, Derek, Stuart and Paul.
Congratulations to Jim.
Simple Minds, New York 1979, Premonition & Factory
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Jim Kerr and Bono, Belgium 1983
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Simple Minds, Netherlands 1983, Someone Somewhere In Summertime
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Simple Minds, Brazil 1988, Sanctify Yourself
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Simple Minds, Isle of Wight 2009, Alive and Kicking
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Photo Credit: Phillipe Carly, New Wave Photos
Awesome win for the best vocalist in the world in my opinion..well deserved Jim!
by Sera Bishop
on 06 Jan, 2010 4:34am
there is so much in his voice
……absolutely deserved to win !!!
by Marianne Müller
on 06 Jan, 2010 5:06am
French hands also voted (…) and are very happy with the outcome!!!
by Joelle
on 06 Jan, 2010 6:17am
jim is the greatest
by sunny
on 06 Jan, 2010 6:57am
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by Lostboy!
on 06 Jan, 2010 7:46am
yeah, Joelle, French votes in force
by Gérard
on 06 Jan, 2010 7:51am
In force… of course…..
by Joelle
on 06 Jan, 2010 8:15am
Some major Belgian voting was going on as well.. congrats Jim, a well-deserved triumph!
by Jean-Pierre & Maaike
on 06 Jan, 2010 9:52am
Why is there no “And Scotland’s Greatest Guitarist Is” article?
by Anonymous
on 06 Jan, 2010 2:04pm
Jim Kerr?….GTF!
by Wan Clan Dan
on 06 Jan, 2010 5:13pm
ok…i’ll hold my hands up and admit to being a Simple Minds diehard since i started listening to music (still have whole collections i reaquaint myself with on regular occasions) but as a Front-Person? come on! let’s face it, he is a bit wishy-washy. we had the opportunity to invent an (albeit, virtual) Scottish Supergroup and we chose Kerr to front it? i would have rather seen Alex H or Annie L to give it some kudos (my obvious bias was towards Liz F) and we’ve just paired Kerr with Forbes again….not ideal. i know it’s just for a laugh but i feel we’ve just pissed (or let ourselves be pissed all over) a semi-good idea. really, is JK the best this country has to offer – i think not.
by Wan Clan Dan
on 06 Jan, 2010 5:25pm
what a fix. but on the subject, can we vote debbie ‘kerr’ best Internet cookies deleter!
by Debbie Kerr Kerr
on 06 Jan, 2010 5:31pm
Wan Clan – I know what you mean. I voted for Liz Fraser too but would have been happier seeing Alex Harvey or Annie Lennox, or even Rod front this dream band which had so far been pretty solid.
It does seem like there was some block voting going on, although I’m not sure that works exactly. Could’ve been worse. At least it’s not bloody Lulu!
by Stuart
on 06 Jan, 2010 6:36pm
JK and SM have a significant number of ‘active’ fans on ‘SoSimpleminded’ and JKs Facebook page. Nevertheless a win is a win. Like them or loath them SM have sold more records than most Scottish bands of the last 30 years put together.The fact that AH has been dead for 28 years and scored so high is a testament to his ability as a singer and the memory of his fans.
by HC
on 06 Jan, 2010 7:02pm
it was held over the Xmas/New Year Hols when most Scots are too busy having fun with real people. Maybe the Belgians and French don’t have as much to do as us. i demand a recount! even Rod (the English Mod) would have been better!
my point is that Scots were absent during this count and the the list is pretty slim to start with. ah know it’s just a laugh but, it’s a mine worth diggin’. we disregarded so many worthy Fronts-Folk it’s criminal and presented JK as our version of SuperScotland…Bollocks!
Like Stuart said, the band was pretty solid up until that point – we pissed it up a wa’!
Oiche mhath, y’all
by Wan Clan Dan
on 06 Jan, 2010 7:28pm
How the heck does Jim Kerr beat out Alex Harvey?
The only reason I can think of is that most voters are too young to remember Alex, or else some people voted for Jim many, many, many times…. eh?
by Anonymous
on 06 Jan, 2010 7:30pm
i’m shocked and appalled that liz frazer only got 1%… can’t actually believe it. she’s probably my favourite vocalist ever.
by Cally
on 06 Jan, 2010 11:46pm
Yeah there maybe better singers than Jim Kerr,but we all have a different definition of what a singer means to us .Jim is a credible winner of this meaningless trophy.As Alex Harvey would if he had won.However Simple Minds”love them or loathe them”have stood the test of time!!Jim has been the main protagonist in this.His dreaming and scheming have brought us the perfect pop album of the eighties in New Gold Dream! On that basis alone he got my vote!!Jim And Derek in the same band again!! Who would believe it!!!!!
by Jimmy Fontana
on 07 Jan, 2010 5:16am
It was worth Jim winning for that last comment, though vambo Still Rools!
by Alec
on 08 Jan, 2010 11:54am
Jim Kerr???gie me peace…..Alex was simply sensational
by Stu
on 16 Jan, 2010 9:56am
Cannot believe he won! Block voting by his adoring fans. No way is he an even half decent singer. Billy McKenzie on the other hand…
by Anonymous
on 18 Jan, 2010 7:56am
Cannot believe he won! Block voting by his adoring facebook lackeys. No way is he an even half decent singer. Billy McKenzie on the other hand…
by Anonymous
on 18 Jan, 2010 7:56am
Congratulations to Jim Kerr
by verofs
on 24 Jan, 2010 7:23am
ONE percent for Frankie????????? WTF ??
by PAUL
on 02 Feb, 2010 10:43am
Aye the simple minds and sahbers went a bit mental on this. Recount!
by Anonymous
on 02 Feb, 2010 11:32am
Where the hell is Dan Macafferty in this vote,has none of these ki.ds that voted heard of Nazereth.Along with S.A.H.B the two greatest Scottish bands ever
by Anonymous
on 04 Feb, 2010 3:45pm
what a joke..
by Anonymous
on 09 Feb, 2010 1:19am
All the people from facebook SM fans voted here
by Anonymous
on 09 Feb, 2010 1:20am
Wan Clan Dan. Take your head out your arse!!!!! Liz Fraser,Billy Mckenzie,Alex Harvey,Annie Lennox,Scottish people on holiday,etc etc!!!!!
Geez piece and stop whingein!!!!!!
Jim Kerr continue’s on with a new solo album Lostboy A.K.A and a new Simple Minds album on the horizion.
Wan Clan Dan= One clown down…….Tosser
by Anonymous
on 22 Jul, 2010 3:25am
if you are seriously looking forward to a JK solo effort AND yet another turgid attempt from the Minds, then there can be only one tosser
by Wan Clan Dan
on 25 Jul, 2010 7:56am
at least that’s one tosser that’ll buy his album
…f***in tube
by Anonymous
on 25 Jul, 2010 8:17am
i agree with Wan Clan Dan and the previous ‘Anonymous’ – if someone is really wetting themselves over Jim Kerr’s solo stuff and actually looking forward to more drivel from a bunch of dried-up middle-agers then they really have no grasp or concept of what constitutes decent Scottish music, or what musical geniuses this country can produce.
and as for hiding behind the ‘Anonymous’ tag – that just says ‘Shite-Bag’ to me
by Mark-W
on 25 Jul, 2010 11:13am
To be fair to Mr Anon , i don’t think i’d show ma coupon if i was buying a JK album !! Eek!!
by ColRemo
on 25 Jul, 2010 12:03pm
jim kerr my arse
by Anonymous
on 16 Jan, 2011 2:13pm
Billy MacKenzie by a MILE. Anyone who says otherwise is obviously corn beef !
by Frankie in Austin (ex Coatbidge)
on 22 Jan, 2011 2:54pm
I’m from south of the border and a massive fan of the Associates, and have to agree with those supporting Billy McKenzie. Greatest singer of all time in the world, not just Scotland.
by Anonymous
on 14 Apr, 2011 7:51am
Jim has always been the best.
by Anonymous
on 28 Jun, 2011 3:42pm
I’m also from south of the border, and Billy McKenzie for me is the best singer ever, not just from Scotland but anywhere on the planet. Had The Associates been as big as Simple Minds the outcome of the poll might have been different.
by Anonymous
on 27 Sep, 2011 6:06pm