"The dreams in which im dying are the best ive ever had" one of the most simple but chilling lines in a song of all time.

@robertcronin6603

10 ай бұрын

no doubt.

@qpcaroldb

2 ай бұрын

agree

The 80s were the best time of my life. I would go back in a heartbeat if I could.

@mattma96

4 жыл бұрын

Just can't agree more~

@MournfulMystic

4 жыл бұрын

Me too.. i want to go back to 1985 to 1989 on a continuous loop...

@angelo1962

4 жыл бұрын

I was 20 in 1980. 80's were awesome. It's a pity it's all over now.

@ukmedicfrcs

4 жыл бұрын

@@angelo1962 Now all we have are memories. ☹️ Well I guess that's something.

@AndreaFPace

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed , if you find a way, take me with you!

Big respect to Roland’s wife for financially supporting him by working three jobs so he could pursue music

@Northwind.

3 жыл бұрын

I wonder if she has a sister ;)

@andrewbellinger6120

2 жыл бұрын

it paid off for her in the end 😆

@TM-tx9ct

2 жыл бұрын

Big respect to Roland too for recognising how important she was for them.

@groovvvirgo

2 жыл бұрын

@@TM-tx9ct True love indeed.

@rumblefish9

2 жыл бұрын

@@groovvvirgo Her death really affected him. He nursed her for 5 yrs while she was sick (due to years of alcoholism) while he himself was battling with his own alcoholism. The new album is pretty much about her. The album is painful, tragic, profound yet beautiful.

Roland's dancing in this video has gone down in history as the most....unique.

@RiverOfBlacklights

4 жыл бұрын

I think most fans of Post Punk (which is the genre TFF basically started off in), would say Ian Curtis's "dance" was the most unique as it almost mimicked the epileptic seizures that plagued him later in his life and which would ultimately be one of the main reasons he took his own life. Roland's dance is like a slower, more "structured" version of Ian's, imho...

@rayoflight9709

4 жыл бұрын

I agree unique and cool

@Vincenzo-wn1or

4 жыл бұрын

Peter Garrett gives him a run for his money 😋

@bernardguynunns5658

4 жыл бұрын

I think Kate Bush is the forerunner!

@MelissaThompson432

4 жыл бұрын

Wait. Dance deconstructed is all down to Joe Cocker, kids....

The sheer humility and honesty of both of these individuals is refreshing...

@paulfreet

4 жыл бұрын

I thought the exact same thing. True artists

@thedave7760

4 жыл бұрын

Comes with age I am sure they weren't always like that.

@redpillcopinthephilippines9647

4 жыл бұрын

@@thedave7760 It has to have a base. The base is how you build humility over time.

@enduser63

4 жыл бұрын

I still play it on my sax and 12 string,if you're looking for emotional it doesn't get much better,tears for fears,

@Wolvesofsheep

Жыл бұрын

They happen to make money off of the cover. Of course, that doesn’t mean they have to like it. But, it softens it regardless

Wow. How ego less of them to acknowledge the new version and to say it is closer to their lyrics than they. Awesome stuff. I guess not everybody wants to rule the world.

@rjjcms1

4 жыл бұрын

It's funny they drew inspiration from that Paul Simon song. I found it put me in a laid-back,languid mood,hearing it on the radio on some fallow 70s afternoon as a kid out of school,time on my hands to play or just watch the world go by if I wanted. But Mad World always seemed dark and intense in sentiment to me,hinting at panic,claustrophobia,anxiety,feelings of not truly belonging,etc.

@willritter4076

4 жыл бұрын

Mad World is overrated in the TFF catalog... they have done 15-20 other songs that are better.

@SpaceCattttt

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah? Well, personally, that godawful cover version is something I can do without. It makes me shout.

@steelbill1834

4 жыл бұрын

@@SpaceCattttt Shout, shout, let it all out?

@adrianpaul1985

4 жыл бұрын

@@steelbill1834 LMAOOOO

Gary Numan really doesn't get enough credit for the level of influence he's had on music.

@iqi616

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, the first appearance of Tubeway Army on Top Of The Pops was a historic moment. Not quite the magnitude of the much hyped debut of Bohemian Rhapsody but a whole bunch of us saw potential for synthesizer hits that Kraftwerk had not yet achieved (despite the awesomeness of Autobahn) and that JMJ and Space and Donna Summer had only hinted at.

@oldskoolmusicnostalgia

4 жыл бұрын

He is the godfather of synthpop music.

@paulfreet

4 жыл бұрын

Artists of the time always acknowledge him. He came out of nowhere and simply floored everyone

@ecall1771

4 жыл бұрын

Right time, right place, musically zero.

@marguskiis7711

4 жыл бұрын

Actually Human League had much bigger influence. Numan just recorded common rock songs with more primitive synths added.

Roland Orzabal is a very, very gifted man 👏🏻

What a couple Roland and his wife Caroline must have been. She believed and supported him working those 3 jobs and was a source of not only support but inspiration as well. My condolences and sympathies for his loss as finding someone like that who completes you is such a rare thing and the music world benefitted and her passing really kicked him hard.

@aprilgosa5779

2 жыл бұрын

Duke Nukem I am glad he was able to find happy again

@aprilgosa5779

2 жыл бұрын

Her loss is a true tragedy as women need more help with Menopause induced depression so they don't go to self medicating I mean yes some mood change is normal but not to an extreme that it cripples your life

@debbiholley1121

2 жыл бұрын

@@aprilgosa5779 Every woman is different. There are some who have very light symptoms, others moderate, some have short length for symptoms, and for others, it can last > 20+ years. There are quiet a few that have crippling symptoms that are exacerbated by stress, genetics, diet, lack of emotional support and opportunity for frequent and socialization. No one really knows the stress she lived with. Most women are nurturers and givers, but place their needs to the back. We all see the cost of fame to the artists, but the wife in the background pays a price aswell.

@donnahilton471

Жыл бұрын

😥

Gary Numan changed everything...a great acknowledgement

@thelwulfeoforlic6482

4 жыл бұрын

Archie Duke - and SO true!

@vaskylark

4 жыл бұрын

Oh crap, I used to listen to Gary Numan. Nice blast from the past.

@thelwulfeoforlic6482

4 жыл бұрын

vaskylark - try listening to his ‘new’ stuff, the single “My Name Is Ruin” is fantastic

@Top2000agogo

4 жыл бұрын

We also interviewed Gary Numan a few years ago: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWRr1bCEp8uvpdI.html

@SpaceCattttt

4 жыл бұрын

Errr........did someone say Bowie?

Depeche Mode and Tears for Fears are some of my favorite musicians

@glenshea1967

3 жыл бұрын

Don't know where you are from but i seen depeche mode in the 80s at Whitley bay ice rink,near Newcastle(UK).

@mssaltygiggles

3 жыл бұрын

glenshea1967 I’m for the US 😅

@glenshea1967

3 жыл бұрын

@@mssaltygiggles nice.Which part of U.S.

@mssaltygiggles

3 жыл бұрын

glenshea1967 East Coast

@glenshea1967

3 жыл бұрын

@@mssaltygiggles nice

Such an amazing album. The whole album of The Hurting is timeless.

@mattma96

4 жыл бұрын

And so is "Songs From The Big Chair".

@noneofyourbusiness4616

4 жыл бұрын

@@mattma96 The Hurting is more of a cohesive emotional statement, though.

@koekum2142

4 жыл бұрын

Their best album in my opinion. But I can't listen to the Gary Jules cover.

@mssaltygiggles

4 жыл бұрын

Favorite album

@mattma96

4 жыл бұрын

@@noneofyourbusiness4616 "I believe... that when the hurting and the pain has gone... we will be strong... Oh yes, we will be strong......"

The lyrics of the song are quite frankly, genius.

To know the meaning & idea behind the line"The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had..." WOW! Now I love the song much more than before-- if that is possible.

@rayoflight9709

4 жыл бұрын

I just had a disturbing dream and they just maybe correct.

The brilliant mind of Roland orzabal created some great tunes 💖💖

@audreycumby1075

4 жыл бұрын

He is a genius...

@patgibbs2692

2 жыл бұрын

So underrated. Not only is he a brilliant song writer, vocalist, performer, but also a great guitarist. Did I also mention that he is handsome?

Tears for Fears, Gary Numan, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, the Cure, The Smiths, The Police,The Church, The Cars, Talking Heads...I can sit and type forever all the great bands in the 80's. Now? Not so much.

@psychokittie

3 жыл бұрын

Talk Talk, The Stranglers.

@psychokittie

3 жыл бұрын

@Narva77isback Started listening again to my favourites from OMD - Enola Gay, Joan of Arc, Souvenir, Maid of Orleans.

@DaFuqBoom

3 жыл бұрын

Duran Duran created couple of great songs but everything else was just not good.

@catnip4587

3 жыл бұрын

Pet shop Boys❤️

@WomanNextDoor

3 жыл бұрын

New Order.

"The Hurting" album had a great impact on my musical tastes. I never imagined Depeche Mode's simple music had an impact on Tears For Fears. Watching this provokes NOSTALGIA

My boys ... Curt and Roland. Legends. Still as relevant today as ever... Cheers Guys

I’m almost the same age as these two and went to the same school as one. The apartment he mentions is 5 doors down from where I also used to also sit and watch the people go by. That’s where the parallel life ends. I didn’t pick up a guitar and pen one of the most iconic songs of the 80s. I became a cameraman and made pop promos instead.

It’s so refreshing to see creative people make their own music from scratch and not use samples from other artists!!

That song will never age.

Their music got me through some very rough teen years in the eighties...love these guys!!

Been a fan of Tears for fears for many many years. This song has never been more relevant for me than now

I hope that these guys made millions off their music, cause in the 80's they had a string of hits and were HUGE.

@reillywalker195

4 жыл бұрын

They did, and they're still active despite now living across the Atlantic from each other, in fact. They parted ways in the 1990s, but Roland kept the name active as a solo project through the decade and they reunited in 2000.

@jjjames713

4 жыл бұрын

@@reillywalker195 They were on tour a few years ago and I tried to get tickets but it sold out really fast. Coincidentally, 'Songs From the Big Chair' is an album that never seems to be available among the thousands of records I look at/for every year, in secondhand stores. I could order it online of course, but it's one of a few things I look for and just NEVER see used, or it's like $20 for an original pressing in specialty stores.

@geoffreymerrifield5666

4 жыл бұрын

And hopefully they paid Cat Stevens royalties for taking his melody.

@gibbsm

3 жыл бұрын

@@geoffreymerrifield5666 I'm sure Roland has a £5 note with Cat's name on it.

Roland's explanation of the line is so brilliant! Its almost as though I too am now relieved of 40 yrs of tension. I love the lyric even more. GENIUS LINE!

Great song from a couple of legends in the music biz!

@willritter4076

3 жыл бұрын

Mad World is overrated in the TFF catalog though. It's no comparison to the stuff they did later on ("they" primarily meaning Roland, as Curt's role decreased substantially).

@PN1296

3 жыл бұрын

@@willritter4076 Roland's Falling Down is worth a listen.

@willritter4076

3 жыл бұрын

@@PN1296 thanks man i'll head over there.

@midohiobuckeyeaorwarrior9743

3 жыл бұрын

Roland sort of looks like Paul Stanley now. No, that's NOT an insult.

The Gary Jules version (and everyone going on about Donnie Darko) is what made me search for Mad World on youtube, and therefore discover - and fall in love with - Tears For Fears! I ADORE The Hurting album 💗

There are some huge 80s bands that don’t get enough recognition. They are insanely good, compared to today’s music. Most people love the older music. ❤️

@JohnH108

Жыл бұрын

XTC for one.

Head Over Heels is their best song. It's an 80's musical gem.

@kutekittykatproductions

3 жыл бұрын

My favorite, too. Gorgeous song.

@jamesbrennan7355

3 жыл бұрын

Listen to it over and over

@janedoe-ex5wo

3 жыл бұрын

The video is so badass too❤

@WomanNextDoor

3 жыл бұрын

Hearing Roland belt out "This is my, four leaf clover...la la la, lala la" brilliant, just brilliant

@organicaffiliatehub

Жыл бұрын

@@WomanNextDoor My dad thinks that part is so funny. Lol! I don’t know why.

As a kid growing up listening to Tears for Fears I was absolutely amazed at their talent, the lyrics, the vocals and the music was all incredible. Thanks for the great memories throughout the 80s.

Love Tears for Fears. Mad world by Gary Jules is a Brilliant cover. Most covers don't do the original justice, for Curt and Roland to say that shows what great guys and good song writers they are.

I heard the Gary Jules song first, but after hearing the original, I realized I liked the Tears for Fears one better. I think some people might've gotten the idea it's about suicide from the Gary Jules version since it sounds very sad. I think the Tears for Fears version captures their message better.

@bjbinmke

4 жыл бұрын

That's interesting; for me, it was the other way around: The slower the lyrics, the easier it is for me to think of them and take the time to imagine what is going on. I was also thinking that, of all the people who love this song, it seems they all see different things in it. Or read different things into it. I listen (and watch different videos) to this song often.

@digitalintent

3 жыл бұрын

Gary Jules should have called his version "Sad World."

@ExternalInputs

3 жыл бұрын

@@bjbinmke I agree. A slower tempo gives the time for a different vocal delivery and the lyrics become even more poignant. It's often used when covering a song to add another dimension, rather than doing a copy of the original. Julia Jacklin's cover of The Strokes song Someday combines a slow tempo and a masterful vocal to wring all the emotion out of the lyrics in a way the original hadn't and it's a much sadder song as a result.

@gibbsm

3 жыл бұрын

it's only about 1,000 x's better, than Jules version.

@gibbsm

3 жыл бұрын

@@digitalintent more apt of a name.

Tears for Fears had brilliant songwriting which set them off from the other 80’s bands. They did not even come close to that level of songwriting talent.

@Swizzenator

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Even to this day. . .

@britishknightakaminininja1123

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I think that's a hard claim to make, as the 80s produced an immense amount of deep and meaningful stuff, even if most remember the more boppy, poppy, synth. Other huge groups of the time that had (at least some) songs with incredible lyrics were The Human League, Yazoo, OMD, Simple Minds ... honestly, even Duran Duran had their moments among the more superficial stuff.

@paulj5129

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with you but Talk Talk were also incredible with lyrics. The Party's Over being a masterpiece IMHO. ;-)

@scrumpymanjack

3 жыл бұрын

I hope you’re speaking from emotion rather than voicing a genuine opinion. As we all know, there were tons of bands in the 80s with brilliant songwriting.

@mindislife

3 жыл бұрын

george michael

That whole album was so great. It formed the soundtrack of my teenage heartache years.

@mattma96

4 жыл бұрын

Same here~

I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all these stories behind all the music that I grew up with... :o)

@Top2000agogo

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear it, spread the word!

Another reason to love Gary Numan and the lads from Tears for Fears. Thanks for the vid, need music in times like these

Man i love your channel, it's absolutely fascinating to see the artists talk about their creations.

@DJDanceClassic

4 жыл бұрын

yeah, and what is even cooler is that he just calls up all these superstars and says: " hey, I am Sjaak from the Netherlands and I have a KZread channel.Can I come over and do an interview? And they all say: "of course Sjaak, come on over, no problem!"

@twilightshadow91

4 жыл бұрын

@@DJDanceClassic Not entirely. This is the KZread channel of a Dutch TV show with the same name. They only air at between christmas and New Years and produce mini documentaries like this. I do like the show and these documentaties, but they're not exactly "just a guy" ;-)

@Top2000agogo

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, spread the word!

@lincoln3x7

4 жыл бұрын

@@twilightshadow91 underrated program and and these mini song/artist documentaries are excellent... so glad to have access here in the states

@chinemeremudoh3732

4 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! That's what got me subscribed to them.

Very honest, articulate, and gracious. Refreshing.

So cool to see Roland and Curt together.....I remember back in 1993 when the album ELEMENTAL came out and how it seemed we would never see these two together again. Thank goodness they were able to make amends :-)

@Foxx_33

4 жыл бұрын

@bright star Yeah, it's sad how Rolands body language shouts he can't stand Curt though :(

My favorite 80’s era band. And extremely well spoken!

TFF discussing Depeche Mode for me as a huge mega fan of Mode and TFF is just fantastic

@maxfr142

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! I love them both, and was so happy to see them mention Depeche Mode

The pain is so raw with The Hurting album, which is why the connection is very intense and long lasting.

The most memorable concert of my lifetime was Tears for Fears, when they came to Detroit about 25 years ago. The musicianship in that concert was so amazing and it filled the whole stadium with electricity. At that concert, they introduced an amazing new artist that was playing the piano. It was Olita Adams and she sang "Get Here". The whole concert was amazing and was an experience I will never forget.

Wow this is first time I see them other than their old MTVs. One of my favourite group

Still one of my fav’s, such haunting lyrics…Tears was such an incredible band.

@Phoenix85006

2 жыл бұрын

They still are.

Love how every album changed a little bit. To go from The Hurting to Seeds...you can hear them growing up. Great band.

Love the song & this album! My favorite album by TFF. "Pale Shelter" takes the #1 spot for me though.

Tears for fears are on my play list. I listen most days . Every time I listen to their music I hear something different.They were so underrated and are very very talented . Thankyou for such joy

To this day "The Hurting" is one of less than 10 albums I can listen to every song and enjoy.

A legendary band!! I have even more respect & admiration and for T4F now than I did when I was a teenager. Roland is a musical genius :)

their 1st and 2nd album were iconic, defined the 80s...working hour is pure ART....living the 80s was just incredible....really

@mattma96

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you really spoke my heart out~

@johnboy2349

4 жыл бұрын

Working hour is a beautiful song

Good I love this song in both versions. Brilliantly simple

5:05 I think this is the most mature and honest thing I have ever heard an artist say. What a delightful surprise it is to see creators go beyond ego and acknowledge that another artists rendition of their song is truer to the lyrics.

It was lovely to listen to Roland and Curt speak candidly about their songs and the artists that influenced them. Brilliant voices both of them and I love to listen to their songs. Cheers from Australia.

The whole of ‘The Hurting’ is an amazing set of songs. One of my fave albums from that era! And amongst my all time favourites!

5:05 I am so impressed with the pure class of the original artists as they acknowledge & pay tribute to the G Jules cover of their work. 👍🏼

tears for tears for fears ... you made my day

This song is on the money even today. So many great songs - glad we had them to get us thru life.

Love these interview/stories -- just wish they were about five times as long :)

Mad world video was shot about 100 yards from where the main stage was at the Knebworth big concerts, the lake was just behind the stage.

These guys put out great music in the 80.

Thanks for this vid. I "grew up" in the eighties, and I don't think I was aware this was their song! I loved the REM cover and now Gary Jules'.

This song hits the core of me. I didn't understand the narration until the explanation of dreams. Now I get it and will never forget it and the emotional connection.

Jesus, life goes quickly. Seemed only yesterday this song was in the charts. Now look at them (and me, for that matter)!

I wish they were still close friends. The distance between them is palpable. Sad. I hope you guys start to love each other again.

@darshanr2369

4 жыл бұрын

bert wesler 👆What you said. 💔

@WisdomKeeper11

4 жыл бұрын

Roland always said that the division between them was apparent when he got into astrology and realized that their star signs were not compatible.

@55cancrie51

4 жыл бұрын

@@WisdomKeeper11 Do you mean that when he got into astrology, he Realized Why they weren't getting along, or do you mean they Stopped getting along After he got into astrology and realized that their star signs were not compatible? Wow, if it is the second one, it's really extreme, I'm into astrology too, but man...

@anthonyrios2300

4 жыл бұрын

55 Cancri e I think he means the first

@RiverOfBlacklights

4 жыл бұрын

I think it's better to focus on the fact that they're even together again, in the first place, than any "distance" between them now. That distance has always been palpable really, even in the early days. Just watch older interviews and you can see there is a bit of "distance" between them but, it can also be part of their British upbringing. To people from other countries, Brits can appear somewhat cold and distant but, it's just all due to upbringing. I personally think astrology is a farce. I think they do have love for each other but, you also have to factor in the fact that people change as they get older. Priorities change, goals change, likes and dislikes change, personal experiences can change a person in many ways. The fact that they're still together and working on a new album is a bit of a testament to their initial friendship and their ability to accept themselves for who they are now, as individuals, versus who they were decades ago, under very different levels of mentality and maturity...

Beautiful! I love to hear what inspired all those great tunes who helped me to grow in the eighties... thank you !!

Roland has 1 of the best voices ever and it has never been used in the best possible way

I was waiting in a train station hall and they had a grand piano there where people can go and have a play. One guy sat down and began to play "Mad World" and I joined in, singing along. And after the song was over I placed a Music Mag with Tears For Fears on the cover in front of him. And he went "Who are they?" And I went "You just finished playing a Tears for fears song and you don't know who Tears for fears are?" at which he got a shocked look in his eyes "What, so this song isn't an original by Gary Jules?"

@heartlandqueen82

4 жыл бұрын

That's because most people- not all- tend to hear Gary Jules first and then Tears For Fears. But if that guy had paid any attention to where it says "lyrics written by" in a Mad World lyric page or even if he buys a copy of it online or not, it always says regardless of who is singing; "lyrics written by Roland Orzabal."

@SuccessforLifester

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm but who is Gary Jules?

@SuccessforLifester

4 жыл бұрын

Ok just saw him towards the end of this video

@heartlandqueen82

4 жыл бұрын

@@SuccessforLifester The singer who covered Mad World. If you saw Donnie Darko, he is credited as the singer but not songwriter.

@SuccessforLifester

4 жыл бұрын

@@heartlandqueen82 Ok I have heard of this version but I didn't keep track of who sang it. Thanks.

5:30 - DM's Enjoy the Silence has the same deep quality masked by the uptempo arrangement

This is such a great video. It's mind blowing how young Roland and Curt were when they wrote such catchy, yet deep and introspective songs. Also so thrilled to hear them acknowledge Gary Numan and his massive influence on music at the time. One of my first vivid memories as a kid is hearing The Pleasure Principle in a set of headphones shortly after it came out. I was like 9 years old and it blew me into another universe.

Such a gracious compliment to give to another artist that covers your original.

This song is about to become the world’s theme song. People are absolutely sick of the exhaustion - working constantly to make a very few people obscenely rich - and we’re being sent out to keep doing it even though a deadly virus is circulating. I really hope we totally reorganise our world - it has indeed been mad.

@jms6945

4 жыл бұрын

You're either making yourself rich (if you own your business) or you're making someone else rich

@wmwarner9196

4 жыл бұрын

Agree. Let’s hand over all the power to a centralised government. What could go wrong?

@fenastray

4 жыл бұрын

I assume you're being sarcastic there Hoylosboyolos Z

@THE-HammerMan

4 жыл бұрын

@@fenastray Oh no...he's telling it straight. A great idea! Let the Gov't and politicians ruin your life for you--er, run your life for you. Yeah, that's it! That's the ticket!

@WatchDogxx

4 жыл бұрын

I'm 13 and this is deep.

I do like the cover version but I like the "juxtaposition" of a song that's lyrics are dark but the music sounds poppy or upbeat. Many great songs do this. Look at Every Breath You Take by The Police

@Phil_Trujeque

4 жыл бұрын

As a kid, it was Maxwell's Silver Hammer that turned me on to this type of weirdness.

@reillywalker195

4 жыл бұрын

To me, I actually find the original version of "Mad World" fits the lyrics better. The song is in the Dorian mode anyway, so it's not going to sound especially dark compared to something in a regular minor key, and having an upbeat melody and harmony matched with dark lyrics really conveys the feeling of madness.

@Boudosaved

4 жыл бұрын

"Ahhh, good answer. I like the way you think. I'm gonna be watching you." (Kinison - Back to School)

You gentlemen created some of the greatest music I’ve known in my life. I loved your music then and still love it today. Grateful to you for making my life better through your wonderful, imaginative music. Thank you. X

You two rocked my creativity. This tune became a favorite when I heard it long ago from you - later Gary etched it in my psyche forever.

He found a good partner

In this interview, I thought Roland would address the dance moves he did in this video at 2:38.

@gibbsm

3 жыл бұрын

I need to know more about his little interpretive dances.

Omg. I love these two! Brilliant men and wayyy ahead of their time.

Wow, the ... warmth ... evident between Curt and Roland...

I'm still a big fan of Tears for Fears

"Mad World". Look around you, this is real.

U guys!!! U gave words to the feeling I lived with most of my childhood and my adulthood! No matter what anyone does to it now, it is your song!! Own it!

How was this 1983....good grief. Dear Roland & Curt, I'm sure you're long-tired the fan "what this means to me" bit, but one more time: Yes, Gary Neuman was a fav but when you two showed up, oh man! I "absorbed" the feeling from your music. I "absorbed" Oleta Adams, through you, & added HER to my playlist. Dear Curt & Diva, you have brought me full-circle. Your acoustic version brought tears (not fears) to my eyes. Well done. I love that you have this. Amazing job. Thank you all. xx

Tears for Fears "Mad World" responsible for the musical careers of Gary Jules and Adam Lambert!

@maryclark1049

4 жыл бұрын

I am a huge TFF fan, Adam Lambert I can live without.

@SheriffofYouTube

4 жыл бұрын

when can i be paid . damages

@SheriffofYouTube

4 жыл бұрын

Adam Lamber is a TV star from being promoted to kids, via television . google knows anyone presented on TV or smartphone will be a star

@AndreVlaamsValle

4 жыл бұрын

@@SheriffofKZread and Queen's live karaoke deluxe

@SuccessforLifester

4 жыл бұрын

I only know who is Adam Lambert as I watched American Idol

Two things: I love the story behind the song & I love how they gave credit to the genius of Gary Jules. Real talk.

Thank you Roland and Curt .. You made my life such more enjoyable ..

I grew up in the 80's and loved Tears for Fears and so many other bands from that time. The music was awesome to listen to back then but I am gaining more appreciation of how much talent these artists had the more I listen to them now.

Gary Numan, the godfather, always...

@Top2000agogo

4 жыл бұрын

We have also interview him: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZWRr1bCEp8uvpdI.html

@fortylove68

4 жыл бұрын

Amen.

Baths finest group not a hotbed of music but they did it.

It’s so great that the simplest thought out songs played at a slow pace are often the most memorable.

The original version by the band was one of those songs rarely played on the radio, 91X in San Diego, CA, except on late night or on Steve West's Resurrection Sundays. I loved it when it came on while I was driving as a 16 year old in my own car where I was in control of my music. It was magical and always made me smile. Then Donnie Darko and Gary Jules' version came out in 2001. It's hauntingly beautiful and one of the influential songs my boys, now in their 20s, remember from their childhood. Brilliant lyrics. Love this interview.

good to see they're still together after all these years lol

TFF, soooo underrated .. love those guys and their music !

It's cool to know that they understand and appreciate how deep and powerful the cover of the song is. I love both versions of it, but the newer/cover version is something I feel deep down in my soul.

Wow thanks for posting The group are becoming old man! Glad to see them talk about how they see the business!

The slower versions while may capture the essence of the liberty simply don't do so with the melody. The melody of the song is brilliant. It's all about the melody.

Nice!

My young sons, about four and seven at the time, loved these men and their new music. It meant something to them, and now so many years later means something to me as well.

Roland was pure eye candy back in the day. Especially on "Elemental" and "Raoul and the Kings of Spain". And that hair. Lord have mercy so beautiful! Caroline was a lucky gal. Curt wasn't bad looking himself, but I prefer dark hair/dark eyes. I love your music guys!

I love this song, especially the original recording which I don't think is all that 'poppy' - it has drama and menace, despite being uptempo. I don't mind the Gary Jules version, and I think the fact that it works well just highlights the brilliance of the original song - but the production and the performance sound like a lot of other melancholy, quavery-vocal, piano-based stuff. I was a bit underwhelmed by this video - It's all a bit lightweight, and it took six minutes to tell us hardly anything at all. I'm sure there's a lot more to say about the genesis of this song than we got here.