Theme for Great Cities

~ Song

Relationships

lyricist:Jim Kerr (of Simple Minds)
composer:Charlie Burchill
is the basis for:The Real Life

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
Intro (live, 2013‐11‐27: The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK)partialSimple Minds2:08
Life in a Day (Setting Up the Show) (behind the scenes setting up the stage)Simple Minds14:08
Theme for Great Cities (live, 2009‐11‐08: Gran Teatro Geox, Padua, Italy)Simple Minds3:16
Theme for Great Cities (live, 2013‐11‐27: The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK)liveSimple Minds4:29
Theme for Great Cities (live, 2018‐10‐24: Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA)liveSimple Minds5:05
Theme for Great Cities (live, 2013‐11‐30: The O₂ Arena, London, UK)liveSimple Minds6:00
Theme for Great Cities (live, 2013‐11‐27: The SSE Hydro, Glasgow, UK)liveSimple Minds4:28
Theme for Great Cities (live, 2012: Europe)liveSimple Minds4:32
Theme for Great Cities (live, 2009‐12‐07: OVO Arena Wembley, London, UK)Simple Minds1:47
Theme for Great CitiesSimple Minds5:52
Theme for Great Citiescover and partialRundfunk-Tanzorchester Ehrenfeld1:09
Theme for Great Cities ’90 (live, 1989‐09‐15: Arena di Verona, Verona, Italy)Simple Minds3:07
Theme for Great Cities ’91 (edit)Simple Minds4:43
Theme for Great Cities ’91 (extended version)Simple Minds6:33
Theme for Great Cities ’98 (Fluke’s Atlantis mix)Simple Minds5:37
Theme for Great Cities (’90 remix) (played over crowd footage at the Verona concert)Simple Minds5:12
Theme for Great Cities (Fila Brazillia remix)Simple Minds5:01
Theme for Great Cities (Nissn remix)Simple Minds3:15