The Breakfast Membership (which is streaming in your Netflix subscription) is a memorable film for a lot of causes. Nonetheless referred to as one of many finest highschool films of all time, John Hughes explores teen angst in 5 folks from totally different social circles who notice they’re not too totally different from one another. However, one factor we will’t overlook about from the ‘80s traditional is the Easy Minds tune “Don’t You (Neglect About Me)” through which star Molly Ringwald had a really attention-grabbing first response to the music.
As quickly as you hear the Easy Minds’ hit that begins with a few chords solely to enter “Hey, hey, hey, hey!,” you recognize it’s “Don’t You (Neglect About Me).” It’s an instance of a music that also will get listened to at present when you’re within the temper to get transported again to the ‘80s. However, take it from a toddler of the ‘70s like The Breakfast Membership’s Molly Ringwald to have a novel description of the music when she first heard it. Within the 2025 film launch of the documentary Easy Minds: All the things is Doable (by way of Individuals), the previous Brat Pack member revealed her first response to the 1985 single:
It felt gritty… nearly like an obscene cellphone name — like, in a great way.
Effectively, that’s an attention-grabbing perspective! Yeah, when you consider it, the smoothness of lead singer Jim Kerr’s voice would sound like an odd musical cellphone name. Though if somebody referred to as me to say they have been “alone, dancing, you recognize it, child,” I’d most likely be weirded out by that.
A cool reality concerning the iconic film music is that Jim Kerr initially turned down the provide to play “Don’t You (Neglect About Me)” till the music’s author, Keith Forsey, hit it off with the band. One other fascinating reality was that Molly Ringwald apparently is the girl to thank for guiding John Hughes to Easy Minds’ course:
I believe I really helpful them to [the film’s director] John Hughes. I prefer to take somewhat accountability for that.
I like that! As music has at all times been a guiding level for John Hughes’ films, I’m certain it was an ideal assist that the then-16-year-old actress really helpful a rock group teenagers listened to again then.
“Don’t You (Neglect About Me)” was the right music to finish a teen film that will get audiences all of their feels. The ending scene of The Breakfast Membership is so iconic as the youngsters go away detention and say their goodbyes, with the ultimate shot displaying Bender pumping his fist into their air, representing that all of them acquired one thing out of that uncommon day. Listening to the Eighties anthem play is like Bender, Claire, Ally, Brian, and Andy are all hoping the identical factor: that their uncommon expertise collectively in the identical house isn’t forgotten.
Molly Ringwald’s first response to the favored Easy Minds tune might have gave the impression of “an obscene cellphone name.” Nonetheless, she deserves props for introducing the Scottish band to John Hughes and serving to to make the ending of The Breakfast Membership a memorable music second. You possibly can study all concerning the music that helped outline the ‘80s with the documentary Easy Minds: All the things is Doable taking part in in theaters on June thirteenth.