Ambition can consume a band, and this sprawling, beautiful pop masterpiece ate Tears for Fears (along with four years, four producers, numerous sidemen [including Phil Collins and Pino Palladino] and a lot of money).
It’d be 15 years before Orzabal and Smith would work together again (on the great Everybody Loves a Happy Ending), so no doubt the process was painful.
This time on One Song Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY not only tackle a song that, arguably, possesses the ultimate accolade: It is Diallo’s favorite song to sing at karaoke. “Head Over Heels” by Tears for Fears is not the British synth pop group’s biggest hit – that would be “Mad World”, “Sowing the Seeds of Love”, or “Shout” – but Diallo makes a strong case for why there’s no better song to belt out at 2am in a karaoke bar. #OneSong#TearsForFears#SynthPop#SynthDuo https://overcast.fm/+BCYuPHQoWk
Coincidentally came across a recent Tears for Fears song - pretty much totally don't follow music so total surprise for me, finding it really nice - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc7whFL5UEk.
"Shout" is a song by English pop rock band #TearsForFears, released as the second single from their second studio album, #SongsFromTheBigChair (1985), on 23 November 1984. #RolandOrzabal is the lead singer on the track, and he described it as "a simple song about protest". The single became the group's fourth Top 5 hit in the #UKSinglesChart, peaking at No. 4 in January 1985. In the US, it reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 3 August 1985. https://youtu.be/XnWY41GbLbA
My brain went diving into the memory banks for a song that captured my hopes and fears for the coming year, and I wound up with this hit from the depths of the Thatcher/Reagan era. Still waiting for that "end to need, and the politics of greed," still trying to find ways to sow the seeds of love.
So, Tiësto with Gudfella and Niiko X Swae did a very cool remake / remix of Tears for Fears' classic "Rule the World" and I can't believe I forgot to post it up here.