Take your pick. This off the top of my head. Richard Marx, George Michael, Prince, Michael Jackson, Rick Springfield, Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Madonna, Journey, Survivor, U2, Def Leppard, Howard Jones, Peter Gabriel.. Depending on your age and taste this can go so many different ways
Joshua Tree or Graceland are two extraordinary records which stand out for me. Then there is Purple Rain and Thriller! Peter Gabriel's Security, is a underrated classic as well!
Much of Trevor Horn's work. It is unfashionable to say the least, but his sonic experimentation with Dollar in the early eighties spawned some great pop hits and set the template for the other work he did. I think he has referenced the work he did with them. He practically wrote the eighties in terms of sound and production techniques- his work with Frankie Goes To Hollywood is excellent, especially the ahead of its time ( now timeless) production on 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes'. Walter Becker's production for China Crisis on Flaunt The Imperfection ( 1985) and Diary Of A Hollow Horse ( 1989) is first class, bearing all of the hall marks of the Steely Dan sound. Mutt Lange's production of Hysteria by Def Leppard is great. It is a big sounding album, unique then and now and no other British or band from another country has ever sounded so American without being from there. 'Miss You Like Crazy' by Natalie Cole and 'It's All Coming Back To Me Now' by Celine Dion are two epic large scale productions which could only have come out of America, with cross over appeal to other territories. 'November Rain' by Guns and Roses is another example of the epic melodrama American bands do so well.
My dad was in his late 60s when we went on a roadtrip to Washington DC, two divorced men who weren't particularly close when I was growing up. He taught me to love a lot of music from his generation (The Beatles, CCR, The Stones), but I couldn't get him into my generation's music. He claimed that music "stopped being good after the 1960s." But while we were driving, listening to whatever radio stations would come in on the road, Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" came on. He loved it and said "if only all music from the 80s sounded like this!" A few hours later, "Shout" came on, and then a few hours later "Sowing the Seeds of Love" and another day it was "Head Over Heels." Each time, he repeated that same comment. Finally I had to tell him, "Dad, you must really love this band." About five years later, my dad had a series of strokes and was in the hospital on life support. My siblings were ready to pull the plug, but that bond we had on the trip caused me to hold off. I told him I would help him fight it, and he did. As he struggled to regain his motor skills and mental abilities, I reminded him that he could learn again, just like he learned that he loved a band from the 80s. Life wasn't over - there were new things to experience. I'm happy to say that he recovered, and we've never been closer.
You’re a good son 💕and your bond was powerfully shaped on that trip . Sounds like TFF music had healing qualities for mending the heart & souls of you two men
Listen to "Me and My Big Ideas" on the RATKOS album. Such an underrated song! Its a beautiful song--lyrically and tonally and Roland and Oleta's voices go so well.
Oleta Adam’s…what a beautiful voice. She’s right up there with the likes of Whitney Houston in my opinion. TFF just put out a new album, “The Tipping Point”. What a great album! Yes Professor, please break the new album down. Not a bad song on it.
She is very underrated as a singer. And I heard about TFF’s new album while watching CBS Sunday Morning, I believe. I was surprised that they still could sing as well as they did back then!
Reviewing their songs, I was struck by how strong they were lyrically. No matter the tone or pace of the song, in many of their songs, the lyrics had deep meaning.
The story of the lounge singer who was singing for the love of music and then getting a call from one of the biggest bands of the 80s to join them in a song they wrote is one great story. I must go back and revisit this album because I haven't given it a true listen in decades. Great work professor
TFF is my favorite band of all time. Seeds is a masterpiece for sure but Raoul and the Kings of Spain is perfection. I could listen to that album every day👍
@@briansphar9007 Yes it is👍😁 Roland's vocals are stunning and the textures and emotion are so lilting and achingly beautiful. Oletas vocals on Me and My Big Ideas are gorgeous.
Finally! Someone that loves RATKOS as much as I do! "Me and My Big Ideas" and "Sketches of Pain" are brilliant songs. The whole album is a journey of self discovery.
@@rumblefish9 RATKOS is a magnificent album and the title song and video is just gorgeous I saw them live last week on the Tipping Point tour and it was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been too ..better than ever Omg Roland vocals were just amazing Everyone left that show with huge smiles in their faces 😃
'Sowing the Seeds of Love' is a masterpiece but I think 'Woman in Chains' is one of the most perfectly constructed and produced songs of all time. The intro is magic! And yes, The Tipping Point is brilliant. Welcome back TFF.
Two things: I saw them in 85, in Nashville TN, when they kicked off their tour. They were so excited. before they even started playing, they talked to us like a big group of friends and had stage crew take their pictures, with us the audience in the background. They were absolutely so cool. No ego's and just so humble and grateful for us. When I got Seeds of Love, I was kind of let down. It wasn't the same. After watching this video, I realize now that I was too immature for it. I was in a hard rock phase. I am going to order it now and give it a fresh listen. Thank you.
Oh wow, you hit me right between the eyes with this one- I simply could not believe this song didn't hit #1! This song, along with Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town" could've been a massive hit in the late 60's, they both hearken back to that vibe and sound. Sowing the Seeds of Love definitely has a Beatles vibe, but I cannot imagine anyone other than Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith performing this song- they made that much of an impact on me.
I love the song just as much as any fan could, but it was a complex song. Not necessarily the easiest song for the general public to swallow.... especially younger audiences.
I've been a massive fan of Tears for Fears since the early 80's. I listened to them on cassette tape.. Their beautiful music touched my soul. I'm so very glad that Professor of Rock finally did a video on them. Thank you.
When the key change comes in right before the line "so free her..." in Woman in Chains ALWAYS gives me goose bumps! So underrated! Thank you professor!
Hearing all of these song clips I realize what a huge fan I was, without buying any albums. All of the songs you played - especially Sowing the Seeds of Love - were "turn them up to 11 on the car stereo" whenever they came on the radio.
Kudos to you for this episode. Actually my favourite section in this song is during the second transition before the outro when Curt sings- "Time to eat all your words, Swallow your pride, Open your eyes." and then Roland joins in and sings the same line and some additional lyrics on top of it is the icing on the cake in this song for me. Of course, I love all the other sections too. It is such a bizarre coincidence that most of these records have not just stood the test of time (which was blatantly obvious the first time we heard those gems) but they are more relevant now than it has ever been (keeping the current war situation in mind and extremely polarised politics). Btw, Professor, high time you do an interview with Roland and Curt. It would be awesome! :-)
Yeah I agree, Seeds Of Love is a total work. As an album it truly is a masterpiece. IMHO it will stands the test of time. I distinctly remember listening to the whole cd with headphones when it came out. Utterly blown away. It was too good for the collective culture to really appreciate beyond the title track. TFF has emerged as one my favorite bands.
This song has always been an absolute favorite of mine. In my mind, it was so standout good that it almost felt like a one-hit wonder (from a band that I knew that already had other hits, but this one song just somehow stood head-and-shoulders above the rest) ... Plus, I am such a sucker for a "message song." This song is literally one of my favorites of the entire 80s. Thanks for making a video highlighting this soul-pop masterpiece.
Yes! Please break down "The Tipping Point." It's an absolutely brilliant, gorgeous, heartbreaking album and not only stands up to T4F's incredible legacy, it elevates it. As for "Sowing the Seeds of Love," I'll never forget the first time I heard it. "Wow, that sounds like the Beatles. But that voice... is that?... HOLY SH*T THAT'S TEARS FOR FEARS!!!" I've never run to a record store that quickly. What a masterpiece!
Loved this episode. But you never mentioned my favorite part of the song. When Curt does that part with “time to eat all your words, swallow your pride, open your eyes”. Awesome. When they continue, wow. But you highlighted so many other gems if this masterpiece. I cannot pick a TFF favorite. Probably it’s Pale Shelter. But Everybody rules the world and head over heels are so great too. But sowing the seeds, mad world, mothers talk, geez so many great tunes. Thanks for posting this. Love your work.
This was their best album of the 80s. The whole album is sonically dense. Besides the singles, Badman's Song, Swords & Knives, and Year of the Knife are great songs as well. So many varied styles. Great stuff!
Wow I forgot about this song! I was blown away the first time I heard it. Thanks for bringing this song and of course Tears for fears back again. Definitely cover their new album. Hope by doing so, you will get the interviews with them. It would be interesting what they will say.
Great story, Adam. Loved TFF's "big sound" and they were an 80's mainstay for sure! We owe much thanks to Oleta Adams for helping them to get off the record biz treadmill and rediscover their love for making music.
The chemistry between Roland and Curt is one in a billion. The Tipping Point is one of the best albums I've purchased in the last decade, and the live show was a religious experience. My wife and I have seen hundreds of great concerts together, and we both agreed that the Tipping Point show was the best either of us had ever been to. Simply magical. You should definitely do a piece in the album. Its rare that any band ever makes a successful album after a long hiatus like this, but they certainly did.
This is a great episode! I've loved Tears For Fears since Songs From The Big Chair came out. I also became a Simple Minds fan at about the same time (weren't the 80's great!) when I bought the Once Upon A Time album. Robin Clark's vocal support on that album really added a new dimension, and soul, to Simple Minds' sound. This reminds me of Oleta Adams' contribution to Tears For Fears. Both Robin and Oleta are remarkable talents on their own. I'm grateful to both of them for taking two of my favorite bands to a higher level!
Good points about both female vocalists. It's remarkable the difference great backing vocals can make. Lorraine McIntosh's voice is perfect foil to Ricky Ross in Deacon Blue and the Paul Young's backing singers on No Parlez made a huge difference.
@@GopiKrishnanz Thanks! Wasn't familiar with Helen Terry, so I checked her out here. Found a live version of Church Of The Poisoned Mind. She's amazing!
I’ve been listening to this song nonstop since I first heard it at the end of 2020 when I became a huge Tears for Fears fan, but my all time best memory with it was when I left one Army post in Monterey, CA to return home in Pennsylvania in February-March 2021. I spent 9 days flying across the country in my trusty 2001 Durango blasting mostly this song on repeat on almost the entire path of Interstate 80. To this day, nothing tops the feeling of racing along the snow covered fields at 85 mph with the mountains of the continental divide in the distance as Sowing the Seeds of Love plays on the stereo.
guess who's back my brother in Rock..... " woman in chains " ... i remember dancing to this in my livingroom with my girl in 2019 ... acting like Teenies first ,allthough in our fourties...and it started a night full of love... you better love loving and you better behave....started the soundtrack to an unforgettable night ..... enuff said ! thanx once again for making me drown in memories .... god bless ya Adam!!!
Thank you, professor! The Seeds of Love album was, to me, what Sgt. Pepper's was to many other people. TSOL turned me on musically to jazz and changed my life forever. Much of that is due to Nicky Holland's writing and Oleta Adam's contribution (bless her, she is such a sweet and soulful woman). I was so into this album when it came out in 89, and I anxiously awaited every single release in high hopes for the group... and I was highly disappointed that nothing did much besides "Sowing the Seeds of Love." This album is an absolute masterpiece. And I have to say, "Famous Last Words" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
This is one of the truly great, unappreciated classics of the 1980s. Unfortunately, you never hear this on 80s/90s rock radio today, unlike “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. This song sounds like what would have happened if “Revolver”-era George Martin, the Brian Wilson of “Pet Sounds” and, Todd Rundgren during the Meatloaf “Bat Out Of Hell” sessions got together to make a record. Brilliant.
Meatloaf and Bat out of Hell really sucks, man. How can you even put it in the same sentence as Revolver and Pet Sounds....this is beyond human understanding.
I am 62 and I have learned to really appreciate Roland and Curt. Their lyrics are so good and so many are still relevant today. I am looking forward to seeing them in concert in My 2022. Thanks for reviewing TFF. I think they are in a good place today emotionally and musically. The past has certainly contributed to their current album. There’s always a message they convey brilliantly in their songs. I wish them both the best!
I'm ashamed to admit how long it's been since I've sat and listened to an album front to back, but The Tipping Point really brought me back. I've listened to it on loop a number of times now. Just like I did Seeds Of Love on my Walkman while riding the bus back in the day. Thanks for the memories old and new, Tears for Fears. Thanks, Professor for inspiring me to listen to both these albums again today!
Adam, this is ABSOLUTELY the episode I have waited for!! And yes!! They have forged such a sonic and lyrical landscape that few could even ever dream of!!
Yes yes yes! Please interview TFF, and talk more about their music. Among my first memories is as a 5 year old hearing Everybody Wants To Rule The World in the now-defunct Autoworld in Detroit. A moment frozen in time. My first ever favorite song. I actually saw them live a few years ago. They are fantastic and brilliant!!! More Tears For Fears please 😄🥰
I can't express how much I absolutely love TFF. I was finally fortunate enough to have seen them a couple of months ago. Sowing the Seeds of of Love was one of the highlights of the night. So mesmerizing. 💜
A definite "yes" from me on The Tipping Point. It's such a great album and the years and all the stories leading up to its release would make for a great episode. Would love to see it.
It it just me, or does anybody else get excited to see which albums show up in the rack over Adam's left shoulder and take a mental inventory of how many of them are in their own collection? I'm 5/6 today! Oleta Adams is awesome!
Because of your video, I have this one a re-listen. It's so beautiful! And oleta Adam's is a revelation! I think I appreciate it more than when I was a kid. I like the jazz touches, and I never noticed the Beatles influence. Thanks for talking about this one. Woman in chains takes me back in a time machine❤
Mothers Talk is ofter overlooked as it charted lower than other singles on SFTBC, its a favorite of mine. I remember being in high school freshman year. So excited to see STSOL on MTV. It was not my favorite period for the band (that’s reserved for The Hurting) but an epic song from a band making a major (highly desired) comeback. It’s like being in a story book of hooks and harmonies.
If I were to guess, I'd say the majority of fans see The Hurting and SFTBC as the essence of Tears For Fears. Mother's Talk is probably the fan favorite as a single. For me, SFTBC, Seeds of Love and Elemental are the three most perfect albums. I can't pick just one song. Too many perfect songs.
Thanks for this one! "Seeds of Love" has been one of my pet favorite albums for years. "Badman's Song" is a vastly underappreciated gem. And yes... PLEASE do a breakdown of "Tipping Point"! I would love to hear your take on the tracks and this album needs to get more exposure.
Wow... I LOVE Tears for Fears! What a great segment this was! I learned so much I didn't know. You really are the Professor of Rock. Massive respect for this great mini-documentary. Yes, that album absolutely should have been No. 1! It was groundbreaking, complex and timeless. 👍🌟👌☮
YES! Absolutely! Tears for Fears is my all-time favorite band! Seeds of Love was their first concert experience for me... and I've been to every show I could see them in ever since (my only exception, is I couldn't afford to get tickets for the Tipping Point Tour, which breaks my heart)! Badman's Song and Year of the Knife have to be my two favorite tracks from StSoL... I love the whole album!! And yes please, Professor!! I'd love a coverage and interview with the band about The Tipping Point!
The Seeds of Love is a sensational (and a somewhat under appreciated album)! Rather than making Songs from the Big Chair II these artists expanded their range into Jazz and Psychedelia without abandoning the traditional pop rock Tears for Fears Sound. I love every song on the album and how it flows from beginning to end. Woman in Chains should've been a top 10 hit as should have Advice for the Young at Heart! For those who have not heard their new album, The Tipping Point yet, it's an absolute must!! I'm absolutely floored at what a masterpiece it is and am amazed they can still create such great music after all these years!
Another amazing video! A few thoughts... "Miss You Much" also denied The Cure's "Lovesong" of a #1 hit the week before. I love Janet, but man... A great TFF song that gets overlooked is "Laid So Low", which was originally "Tears Roll Down", a B-side for "Sowing" and then reworked. It's on TFF's Greatest Hits 82-92 album. It has the bombast of the US Mix of "Mothers Talk", but also has hints of Roland's future work on Elemental. Elemental is also outstanding, especially the title track, "Break It Down Again", "Cold", and "Fish Out Of Water". 1993-that's a year you should do a video on. What an amazing year for music that was. TFF was my first favorite band as a 5 year old. Depeche Mode replaced them as my #1 at 8, but was a massive TFF fan all the way through the 90's. Interesting how Dave Bascombe had the same working relationship with TFF that he had with Depeche on Music For the Masses, which was pretty much co-produced by Bascombe and Alan Wilder. That was also Depeche wanting to spread their wings a little from working with Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones, I think. I thought when I was kid "Sowing" was a brilliant song when it was released, and it still is, but my favorite on the album as an adult is definitely "Woman In Chains". That's a goosebump song if there ever was one. I love that song. Thumbs up as always, Professor! Thanks so much!
tears for fears 3rd album the seeds of love was a brave follow up to their 1985 blockbuster songs from the big chair with progressive rock, Beatles like harmonies and Curt and Roland developing their craft as songwriters and musicians this album has now over time became an classic late 80s masterpiece
This came out my senior year of high school. I used to sit out in my CJ-7 with the top off with my then girlfriend and blast this album. Everytime I hear Sowing the Seeds,, I can still smell her hair. Music is so powerful. It takes you places that you thought you'd forgotten. Thanks for posting this video. I thought I was the only one that truly loved this album.
Love TFF, "Sowing the Seeds of Love", and the more I listen to their new album 'The Tipping Point' the more I love it! I'm going through a very difficult time with my dear husband's health and recently found myself crying and screaming the 'I feel rage, I need faith" line from 'The Master Plan' song. Amazing album!
For many years, I’ve been listening to Tears For Fears on a daily basis. At least for the last 5 years. Woman In Chains is my wake-up song on my alarm. In the evening I listen to Sowing The Seeds Of Love and Everybody Wants To Rule The World. Last night I thought: “ Wish Professor Of Rock would talk about Tears For Fears. At least about their latest work, The Tipping Point.” And now at 03:40h in the night here in Belgium, as I could not sleep… Bingo. My dream came out. You amazing Professor! Now just the presentation of their new album: “The Tipping Point” with its simplified Escher type coloured cover, amazing music and beautiful lyrics. Please Professor… “Talk About It!”
Wow great video! So much info I didn't know. I still loop Sewing The Seeds of Love, Woman in Chains, Head Over Heels, over and over. Love every second of the songs. But the videos.... The videos for these songs? I cannot turn away. "Woman in Chains"... ? An exquisite piece of visual artistic eye candy. Every detail of the video tells the story of the song, and every detail of the song tells the story of the video. Thanks for the upload, greatly appreciated.
Great episode! Yes, I side with you on Sowing being their best song. You spoke on the lyrics on this one which was great...who can forget "politician granny with your high ideals" referring to none other than Margaret Thatcher...but my best part of the song is the outro after the oh so best lyric " I believe in Love power, love power, love powwerrr!" The outro with harmonies from Curt just beautiful. What a masterpiece is right. Beautiful harmonies! And "Advice for the Young at Heart" with Curt on lead. Who can forget the lyrics " Love is a promise, love is a souvenir." Beautiful video shot in Florida. As far as Elemental, who can forget "Goodnight Song" from that album. Beautiful song. Just the opening guitar intro does it for me. And Raoul and the Kings of Spain... "God's Mistake" is my fave track.
Right in Prof! In my perfect 80's head canon, THIS was the song that reunites the Beatles. One by one each Beatle joins in the verses John's part comes in last.
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I'm glad this video was suggested by UA-cam. This is a wonderful feature on Tears for Fears! Really great. Thank you Professor of Rock!
Great episode really enjoyed it, as a big fan of the Jam in my teenage years I somehow missed that lyric in Sowing the seeds so thank you for that insight. When covering their other projects you missed Roland's 2001 solo album - Tomcats screaming outside, well worth a listen. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane.
While Everybody wants to rule the world and Shout are super great songs and icons of the 80's, Sowing the Seeds of Love is their best song (at least for me). A song I used to play every night warming people before opening the dance floor.
The Beatles influences on the song are what I remember most. In a way, the song put a period at the end of a decade that was full of a more subtle kind of Beatlemania. John Lennon's death in 1980 reawakened the music listening public to the musical art of the Fab 4. In 1981, Stars on 45's Beatle medley hit #1, and George Harrison's ode to Lennon "All Those Years Ago" was a huge hit. Then a few years later came John's posthumous hit "Nobody Told Me" and the brief hitmaking days of Julian Lennon. I remember being so stoked in the late 80s when the Beatles' studio albums were released on CD, a few at a time. I got them all and heard so many songs I had liked and so many I'd never heard. Then in 1988, George had the big hit album "Cloud 9," which contained "When We Was Fab," his fond memories of those days. Finally, TFF in 1989 showed just what a profound influence the Beatles had--and still did have--on popular music with "Sowing the Seeds of Love." It was an inadvertent new Beatlemania which may not have happened had John not been killed. But at least something good came out of that awful tragedy, a decade to remind music fans why the lads from Liverpool were so important.
Love Tears for Fears, Advice for the Young at Heart was my favorite song from this album. Great song to listen to while cruising down the road. With the breakup of the band after this album the end of this song could have been a fore shadow of what was to come. At the end you hear Curt say the simple word “advice” but it’s almost as if he was saying goodbye.
I feel this so much. This was the one song on the album that really spoke to me. At 14, it seemed like Seeds was trying way too hard to be the new Sgt. Pepper. But Advice...that was pure.
Loved Sowing the seeds of love when I first heard it, I've always been a big fan of Tears for Fears ,I loved the Beatles like vibe and it came out at a time when alot of us were looking back on the 60's. It was a great time! Thanks for keeping the music alive Professor!
This was an awesome break down, thank you professor for this video watched about 10 times already since yesterday lol I love how you explain everything thoroughly, TFF are LEGENDS of the music industry there catalog of great songs is astonishing! And yes please do a video on the Tipping Point I look forward to it! Thanks again
Bless you Brotha! My... favorite group... I love your coverage..."the times in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had..." I've always known that would be a fateful line...
One of my favorite bands of all time as well. I love EVERY one of their albums. Even Roland's solo Tomcats Screaming Outside, IMO as much of a masterpiece as Seeds of Love. Good luck getting an interview with them. :-) TFF was the second band I ever chose to see in concert, May 1990, Seeds of Love tour featuring Oleta Adams. It was so good. I saw them (him) again during the Raoul tour (first time to see the great Nick D'Virgilio on drums), and then on the ELAHE tour with my wife in 2004. Hoping to catch them this time around as well.
Perfect examination and explanation of what was the ‘key’ to my understanding of so many things I was unable to work out for myself in my youth. Brilliant. Thank you.
By the time this came out I had moved on. Few bands ment much and I went back to my 50s 60's 70's . I did enjoy your enthusiasm over their music. Cheers Professor
Poll: What is your pick for the greatest production of the 80s?
Greatest? Where do you start? There was amazing, life alternating albums throughout the '80's.
Take your pick. This off the top of my head.
Richard Marx, George Michael, Prince, Michael Jackson, Rick Springfield, Depeche Mode, Tears for Fears, Madonna, Journey, Survivor, U2, Def Leppard, Howard Jones, Peter Gabriel..
Depending on your age and taste this can go so many different ways
Roxy Music _Avalon_
Joshua Tree or Graceland are two extraordinary records which stand out for me. Then there is Purple Rain and Thriller! Peter Gabriel's Security, is a underrated classic as well!
Much of Trevor Horn's work. It is unfashionable to say the least, but his sonic experimentation with Dollar in the early eighties spawned some great pop hits and set the template for the other work he did. I think he has referenced the work he did with them. He practically wrote the eighties in terms of sound and production techniques- his work with Frankie Goes To Hollywood is excellent, especially the ahead of its time ( now timeless) production on 'Relax' and 'Two Tribes'.
Walter Becker's production for China Crisis on Flaunt The Imperfection ( 1985) and Diary Of A Hollow Horse ( 1989) is first class, bearing all of the hall marks of the Steely Dan sound.
Mutt Lange's production of Hysteria by Def Leppard is great. It is a big sounding album, unique then and now and no other British or band from another country has ever sounded so American without being from there.
'Miss You Like Crazy' by Natalie Cole and 'It's All Coming Back To Me Now' by Celine Dion are two epic large scale productions which could only have come out of America, with cross over appeal to other territories.
'November Rain' by Guns and Roses is another example of the epic melodrama American bands do so well.
My dad was in his late 60s when we went on a roadtrip to Washington DC, two divorced men who weren't particularly close when I was growing up. He taught me to love a lot of music from his generation (The Beatles, CCR, The Stones), but I couldn't get him into my generation's music. He claimed that music "stopped being good after the 1960s." But while we were driving, listening to whatever radio stations would come in on the road, Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" came on. He loved it and said "if only all music from the 80s sounded like this!" A few hours later, "Shout" came on, and then a few hours later "Sowing the Seeds of Love" and another day it was "Head Over Heels." Each time, he repeated that same comment. Finally I had to tell him, "Dad, you must really love this band." About five years later, my dad had a series of strokes and was in the hospital on life support. My siblings were ready to pull the plug, but that bond we had on the trip caused me to hold off. I told him I would help him fight it, and he did. As he struggled to regain his motor skills and mental abilities, I reminded him that he could learn again, just like he learned that he loved a band from the 80s. Life wasn't over - there were new things to experience. I'm happy to say that he recovered, and we've never been closer.
Wow, what a story. This is something that is on par with TFF music mentioned. Best wishes
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Awesome 🙏🏽👊🏽
@Dr.Waites- Incredible story! May God bless you, your dad and family with good health and everlasting happiness. 🙏
You’re a good son 💕and your bond was powerfully shaped on that trip . Sounds like TFF music had healing qualities for mending the heart & souls of you two men
Love Oleta’s voice. I get chills hearing Woman in Chains every time.
My pick would have to be Get Here.
Exactly…Chills every time… smh amazing
Listen to "Me and My Big Ideas" on the RATKOS album. Such an underrated song! Its a beautiful song--lyrically and tonally and Roland and Oleta's voices go so well.
Oleta Adam’s…what a beautiful voice. She’s right up there with the likes of Whitney Houston in my opinion.
TFF just put out a new album, “The Tipping Point”. What a great album!
Yes Professor, please break the new album down. Not a bad song on it.
She is very underrated as a singer. And I heard about TFF’s new album while watching CBS Sunday Morning, I believe. I was surprised that they still could sing as well as they did back then!
Yes a beautiful voice. And the beautiful thing was Roland Orzabal's powerful voice in a duet with her amazing singing
Agree that the new album is incredible as I love every track. My favorite this week is "long, long, long time"!
The Tipping Point is Amaaaazing
Sadly most people don’t realize they are better than their greatest hits
Tears For Fears are a great band. Their older albums are great, and I'm really enjoying the new one as well.
Reviewing their songs, I was struck by how strong they were lyrically. No matter the tone or pace of the song, in many of their songs, the lyrics had deep meaning.
It’s one of the reasons why “Everybody Wants to Rule The World” is one of those songs that really resonates deep with me.
I had this album in highschool and lyrics were key and paired so well with the music
Totally agree!
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 also as a bonus, the song had a perfect spot in the movie Real Genius
I need this music in my life again 💕
The story of the lounge singer who was singing for the love of music and then getting a call from one of the biggest bands of the 80s to join them in a song they wrote is one great story. I must go back and revisit this album because I haven't given it a true listen in decades. Great work professor
Thanks for watching my friend. Appreciate your continued support.
TFF is my favorite band of all time. Seeds is a masterpiece for sure but Raoul and the Kings of Spain is perfection. I could listen to that album every day👍
You and me both Mary. It is perfection.
@@briansphar9007 Yes it is👍😁 Roland's vocals are stunning and the textures and emotion are so lilting and achingly beautiful. Oletas vocals on Me and My Big Ideas are gorgeous.
Finally! Someone that loves RATKOS as much as I do! "Me and My Big Ideas" and "Sketches of Pain" are brilliant songs. The whole album is a journey of self discovery.
@@rumblefish9 yep it's amazing start to finish👍🏻
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RATKOS is a magnificent
album and the title song and video is just gorgeous
I saw them live last week on the Tipping Point tour and it was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been too ..better than ever
Omg Roland vocals were just amazing
Everyone left that show with huge smiles in their faces 😃
'Sowing the Seeds of Love' is a masterpiece but I think 'Woman in Chains' is one of the most perfectly constructed and produced songs of all time. The intro is magic!
And yes, The Tipping Point is brilliant. Welcome back TFF.
Woman in Chains is epic. Oleta Adams. Touch of Steely Dan
I still think The Working Hour is their best , its just perfect
Two things:
I saw them in 85, in Nashville TN, when they kicked off their tour. They were so excited. before they even started playing, they talked to us like a big group of friends and had stage crew take their pictures, with us the audience in the background. They were absolutely so cool. No ego's and just so humble and grateful for us.
When I got Seeds of Love, I was kind of let down. It wasn't the same. After watching this video, I realize now that I was too immature for it. I was in a hard rock phase.
I am going to order it now and give it a fresh listen.
Thank you.
Oh wow, you hit me right between the eyes with this one- I simply could not believe this song didn't hit #1! This song, along with Dream Academy's "Life in a Northern Town" could've been a massive hit in the late 60's, they both hearken back to that vibe and sound. Sowing the Seeds of Love definitely has a Beatles vibe, but I cannot imagine anyone other than Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith performing this song- they made that much of an impact on me.
I didn't realize this, until The Professor brought it to my attention! You are spot on!
It does sound very Beatlesque. And you’re right, this song was robbed of the position it truly deserves.
I love the song just as much as any fan could, but it was a complex song. Not necessarily the easiest song for the general public to swallow.... especially younger audiences.
For me, this was their "A Day in the Life".
Life In A Northern Town is phenomenal!
That song still sounds as fresh as it did in 1989, never gets old.
❤️❤️❤️
Definitely! This is why I love it.
I've been a massive fan of Tears for Fears since the early 80's. I listened to them on cassette tape.. Their beautiful music touched my soul. I'm so very glad that Professor of Rock finally did a video on them. Thank you.
Sowing The Seeds Of Love was TFF moving into a Beatleseque mode and its a masterpiece. The Harmonies are awesome 👌
No question. Thanks for watching my friend.
TFF? You mean The Foo Fighters? 😝
Such a GREAT song. It should have been number one for sure.
When the key change comes in right before the line "so free her..." in Woman in Chains ALWAYS gives me goose bumps! So underrated! Thank you professor!
The Tipping Point is a great album, such a pleasant surprise after 17 years! It would be amazing to hear your spin on it.
I agree 100 % and ya I really hope he does a video on the Tipping Point!
Yes The Tipping Point is truly wonderful. Hope the Professor covers it!
I forgot this song has so many moments when you thought it was coming to an end but like the sunflower it kept budding.
Hearing all of these song clips I realize what a huge fan I was, without buying any albums. All of the songs you played - especially Sowing the Seeds of Love - were "turn them up to 11 on the car stereo" whenever they came on the radio.
Absolutely agree that TFF was the “Beatles” of the ‘80’s. Can’t understand why they’re not in the R&R HOF. Great episode!!
Kudos to you for this episode. Actually my favourite section in this song is during the second transition before the outro when Curt sings- "Time to eat all your words, Swallow your pride, Open your eyes." and then Roland joins in and sings the same line and some additional lyrics on top of it is the icing on the cake in this song for me. Of course, I love all the other sections too. It is such a bizarre coincidence that most of these records have not just stood the test of time (which was blatantly obvious the first time we heard those gems) but they are more relevant now than it has ever been (keeping the current war situation in mind and extremely polarised politics).
Btw, Professor, high time you do an interview with Roland and Curt. It would be awesome! :-)
Yeah I agree, Seeds Of Love is a total work. As an album it truly is a masterpiece. IMHO it will stands the test of time. I distinctly remember listening to the whole cd with headphones when it came out. Utterly blown away. It was too good for the collective culture to really appreciate beyond the title track. TFF has emerged as one my favorite bands.
This song has always been an absolute favorite of mine. In my mind, it was so standout good that it almost felt like a one-hit wonder (from a band that I knew that already had other hits, but this one song just somehow stood head-and-shoulders above the rest) ... Plus, I am such a sucker for a "message song." This song is literally one of my favorites of the entire 80s. Thanks for making a video highlighting this soul-pop masterpiece.
Yes! Please break down "The Tipping Point." It's an absolutely brilliant, gorgeous, heartbreaking album and not only stands up to T4F's incredible legacy, it elevates it. As for "Sowing the Seeds of Love," I'll never forget the first time I heard it. "Wow, that sounds like the Beatles. But that voice... is that?... HOLY SH*T THAT'S TEARS FOR FEARS!!!"
I've never run to a record store that quickly. What a masterpiece!
Well said!
Just a phenomenal band. Enough said.
One of my favorites ever.
And thank you for bringing them back into lights. @@ProfessorofRock
One of my favorite 80s acts. Their latest album is excellent.
Loved this episode. But you never mentioned my favorite part of the song. When Curt does that part with “time to eat all your words, swallow your pride, open your eyes”. Awesome. When they continue, wow. But you highlighted so many other gems if this masterpiece.
I cannot pick a TFF favorite. Probably it’s Pale Shelter. But Everybody rules the world and head over heels are so great too. But sowing the seeds, mad world, mothers talk, geez so many great tunes. Thanks for posting this. Love your work.
Agreed. That’s my favorite part of the song as well. I was waiting for him to talk about it but he never did.
This was their best album of the 80s. The whole album is sonically dense. Besides the singles, Badman's Song, Swords & Knives, and Year of the Knife are great songs as well. So many varied styles. Great stuff!
Badman song is a genius song. Its so diverse musically.
Loved Tears for Fears! Their sound reminds me of the 80's the most of any band, artist or group.
Not a bad reminder!
They are hands down my favorite 80s duo EVER.
MR MR And glass tiger do that for me
Tears for Fears and Huey Lewis and the News for me! 👌🏼
Hey Playboy, 👋 thanks for taking the opportunity to shine a little light on their story!
Professor! My sincerest thanks for giving this incredible band some love! The Tipping Point is their best album yet to boot!
Wow I forgot about this song! I was blown away the first time I heard it. Thanks for bringing this song and of course Tears for fears back again. Definitely cover their new album. Hope by doing so, you will get the interviews with them. It would be interesting what they will say.
Some of the greatest music from one of the most under rated duos.
Sowing The Seeds Of Love is one of those songs that doesn't age, one of my favorites!!
It's a perfect song.
Great story, Adam. Loved TFF's "big sound" and they were an 80's mainstay for sure! We owe much thanks to Oleta Adams for helping them to get off the record biz treadmill and rediscover their love for making music.
TFF? You mean The Foo Fighters? 😝
Such a fantastic song. Lyrically it is just incredible. So well-written, like so many of their other songs.
One of my top ten all-time favorite albums. Music, lyrics, and production values are all perfection. An 80s classic.
The chemistry between Roland and Curt is one in a billion. The Tipping Point is one of the best albums I've purchased in the last decade, and the live show was a religious experience. My wife and I have seen hundreds of great concerts together, and we both agreed that the Tipping Point show was the best either of us had ever been to. Simply magical. You should definitely do a piece in the album. Its rare that any band ever makes a successful album after a long hiatus like this, but they certainly did.
OMG!! Yes 🙌🏻 this song was so freaking amazing ❤️ I could never understand why it didn’t get more air time. One of my absolute favorites!
Memories are of this album playing constantly in my car as I drove across the north of England throughout 1989, what a great year.....
This is a great episode! I've loved Tears For Fears since Songs From The Big Chair came out. I also became a Simple Minds fan at about the same time (weren't the 80's great!) when I bought the Once Upon A Time album. Robin Clark's vocal support on that album really added a new dimension, and soul, to Simple Minds' sound. This reminds me of Oleta Adams' contribution to Tears For Fears. Both Robin and Oleta are remarkable talents on their own. I'm grateful to both of them for taking two of my favorite bands to a higher level!
Good points about both female vocalists. It's remarkable the difference great backing vocals can make. Lorraine McIntosh's voice is perfect foil to Ricky Ross in Deacon Blue and the Paul Young's backing singers on No Parlez made a huge difference.
Robin Clark’s vocal on “Alive and Kicking” is so amazing.
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I agree. I also love her in All The Things She Said from that same album.
The one I'd add to that is Helen Terry for Culture Club, she threw a lot of Stardust into many of their hits like in It's a miracle and Black money.
@@GopiKrishnanz Thanks! Wasn't familiar with Helen Terry, so I checked her out here. Found a live version of Church Of The Poisoned Mind. She's amazing!
I’ve been listening to this song nonstop since I first heard it at the end of 2020 when I became a huge Tears for Fears fan, but my all time best memory with it was when I left one Army post in Monterey, CA to return home in Pennsylvania in February-March 2021. I spent 9 days flying across the country in my trusty 2001 Durango blasting mostly this song on repeat on almost the entire path of Interstate 80. To this day, nothing tops the feeling of racing along the snow covered fields at 85 mph with the mountains of the continental divide in the distance as Sowing the Seeds of Love plays on the stereo.
guess who's back my brother in Rock.....
" woman in chains " ... i remember dancing to this in my livingroom with my girl in 2019 ... acting like Teenies first ,allthough in our fourties...and it started a night full of love...
you better love loving and you better behave....started the soundtrack to an unforgettable night ..... enuff said ! thanx once again for making me drown in memories .... god bless ya Adam!!!
Roland sent me the single Break it Down Again. I was the 1st person in Nevada to play that song. There's so many songs I can brag about doing that!
Thank you, professor! The Seeds of Love album was, to me, what Sgt. Pepper's was to many other people. TSOL turned me on musically to jazz and changed my life forever. Much of that is due to Nicky Holland's writing and Oleta Adam's contribution (bless her, she is such a sweet and soulful woman). I was so into this album when it came out in 89, and I anxiously awaited every single release in high hopes for the group... and I was highly disappointed that nothing did much besides "Sowing the Seeds of Love." This album is an absolute masterpiece. And I have to say, "Famous Last Words" is one of the most beautiful songs ever written.
This is one of the truly great, unappreciated classics of the 1980s. Unfortunately, you never hear this on 80s/90s rock radio today, unlike “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. This song sounds like what would have happened if “Revolver”-era George Martin, the Brian Wilson of “Pet Sounds” and, Todd Rundgren during the Meatloaf “Bat Out Of Hell” sessions got together to make a record. Brilliant.
Meatloaf and Bat out of Hell really sucks, man. How can you even put it in the same sentence as Revolver and Pet Sounds....this is beyond human understanding.
@@karatearmchairhistorian9825 Well…Somebody’s cranky.
I am 62 and I have learned to really appreciate Roland and Curt. Their lyrics are so good and so many are still relevant today. I am looking forward to seeing them in concert in My 2022. Thanks for reviewing TFF. I think they are in a good place today emotionally and musically. The past has certainly contributed to their current album. There’s always a message they convey brilliantly in their songs. I wish them both the best!
Been waiting for this song and finally you covered it. Thanks!
this has always been one of my favorite songs from the 80s - an absolute masterpiece all the way around - thank you for doing a video on it
This song is magical to me. One of my favorite songs of its time.
This is one of my top five 80s songs, boggles the mind that it was not their most popular song.
I'm ashamed to admit how long it's been since I've sat and listened to an album front to back, but The Tipping Point really brought me back. I've listened to it on loop a number of times now. Just like I did Seeds Of Love on my Walkman while riding the bus back in the day. Thanks for the memories old and new, Tears for Fears. Thanks, Professor for inspiring me to listen to both these albums again today!
Adam, this is ABSOLUTELY the episode I have waited for!! And yes!! They have forged such a sonic and lyrical landscape that few could even ever dream of!!
Yes yes yes! Please interview TFF, and talk more about their music. Among my first memories is as a 5 year old hearing Everybody Wants To Rule The World in the now-defunct Autoworld in Detroit. A moment frozen in time. My first ever favorite song. I actually saw them live a few years ago. They are fantastic and brilliant!!! More Tears For Fears please 😄🥰
I can't express how much I absolutely love TFF. I was finally fortunate enough to have seen them a couple of months ago. Sowing the Seeds of of Love was one of the highlights of the night. So mesmerizing. 💜
A definite "yes" from me on The Tipping Point. It's such a great album and the years and all the stories leading up to its release would make for a great episode. Would love to see it.
It it just me, or does anybody else get excited to see which albums show up in the rack over Adam's left shoulder and take a mental inventory of how many of them are in their own collection? I'm 5/6 today!
Oleta Adams is awesome!
Because of your video, I have this one a re-listen. It's so beautiful! And oleta Adam's is a revelation! I think I appreciate it more than when I was a kid. I like the jazz touches, and I never noticed the Beatles influence. Thanks for talking about this one. Woman in chains takes me back in a time machine❤
My favorite of them...it makes me explode of joy.
Mothers Talk is ofter overlooked as it charted lower than other singles on SFTBC, its a favorite of mine.
I remember being in high school freshman year. So excited to see STSOL on MTV. It was not my favorite period for the band (that’s reserved for The Hurting) but an epic song from a band making a major (highly desired) comeback. It’s like being in a story book of hooks and harmonies.
If I were to guess, I'd say the majority of fans see The Hurting and SFTBC as the essence of Tears For Fears. Mother's Talk is probably the fan favorite as a single.
For me, SFTBC, Seeds of Love and Elemental are the three most perfect albums. I can't pick just one song. Too many perfect songs.
@@warrenny I agree! I liked Elemental a lot, too. I went to see Rolland solo in SF on the tour.
The most luscious pop song ever and my personal favorite. My Buddhism teacher was there guitar teacher when they were young guys in Bath UK. Too cool!
Thanks for this one! "Seeds of Love" has been one of my pet favorite albums for years. "Badman's Song" is a vastly underappreciated gem. And yes... PLEASE do a breakdown of "Tipping Point"! I would love to hear your take on the tracks and this album needs to get more exposure.
You are soooooooo GREAT Professor!!!!!!!!
Wow... I LOVE Tears for Fears! What a great segment this was! I learned so much I didn't know. You really are the Professor of Rock. Massive respect for this great mini-documentary. Yes, that album absolutely should have been No. 1! It was groundbreaking, complex and timeless. 👍🌟👌☮
I absolutely LOVE this entire album! I wore out the CD, had to buy another one and wore that one out too. It’s music for my lifetime, for sure!!!
The Tipping point is fantastic! Break the Man, Rivers of Mercy and the title track are amongst their best songs.
No Small Thing, Master Plan and Long, Long, Long Time are incredible also!
YES! Absolutely! Tears for Fears is my all-time favorite band! Seeds of Love was their first concert experience for me... and I've been to every show I could see them in ever since (my only exception, is I couldn't afford to get tickets for the Tipping Point Tour, which breaks my heart)! Badman's Song and Year of the Knife have to be my two favorite tracks from StSoL... I love the whole album!!
And yes please, Professor!! I'd love a coverage and interview with the band about The Tipping Point!
The Seeds of Love is a sensational (and a somewhat under appreciated album)! Rather than making Songs from the Big Chair II these artists expanded their range into Jazz and Psychedelia without abandoning the traditional pop rock Tears for Fears Sound. I love every song on the album and how it flows from beginning to end. Woman in Chains should've been a top 10 hit as should have Advice for the Young at Heart!
For those who have not heard their new album, The Tipping Point yet, it's an absolute must!! I'm absolutely floored at what a masterpiece it is and am amazed they can still create such great music after all these years!
Another amazing video! A few thoughts...
"Miss You Much" also denied The Cure's "Lovesong" of a #1 hit the week before. I love Janet, but man...
A great TFF song that gets overlooked is "Laid So Low", which was originally "Tears Roll Down", a B-side for "Sowing" and then reworked. It's on TFF's Greatest Hits 82-92 album. It has the bombast of the US Mix of "Mothers Talk", but also has hints of Roland's future work on Elemental. Elemental is also outstanding, especially the title track, "Break It Down Again", "Cold", and "Fish Out Of Water". 1993-that's a year you should do a video on. What an amazing year for music that was.
TFF was my first favorite band as a 5 year old. Depeche Mode replaced them as my #1 at 8, but was a massive TFF fan all the way through the 90's. Interesting how Dave Bascombe had the same working relationship with TFF that he had with Depeche on Music For the Masses, which was pretty much co-produced by Bascombe and Alan Wilder. That was also Depeche wanting to spread their wings a little from working with Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones, I think.
I thought when I was kid "Sowing" was a brilliant song when it was released, and it still is, but my favorite on the album as an adult is definitely "Woman In Chains". That's a goosebump song if there ever was one. I love that song.
Thumbs up as always, Professor! Thanks so much!
This track and it’s album blew me away when it came out.
Seeds of Love was the undeniable radio hit, but to my mind, Bad Man's Song was the true musical masterpiece of the album.
Yup. That drum/piano intro is amazing, Manu Katché is awesome.
I can watch Badman’s song live performance from TSOL tour over and over.. actually the whole concert
Massive !!
tears for fears 3rd album the seeds of love was a brave follow up to their 1985 blockbuster songs from the big chair with progressive rock, Beatles like harmonies and Curt and Roland developing their craft as songwriters and musicians this album has now over time became an classic late 80s masterpiece
This came out my senior year of high school. I used to sit out in my CJ-7 with the top off with my then girlfriend and blast this album. Everytime I hear Sowing the Seeds,, I can still smell her hair. Music is so powerful. It takes you places that you thought you'd forgotten. Thanks for posting this video. I thought I was the only one that truly loved this album.
Love TFF, "Sowing the Seeds of Love", and the more I listen to their new album 'The Tipping Point' the more I love it! I'm going through a very difficult time with my dear husband's health and recently found myself crying and screaming the 'I feel rage, I need faith" line from 'The Master Plan' song. Amazing album!
For many years, I’ve been listening to Tears For Fears on a daily basis. At least for the last 5 years. Woman In Chains is my wake-up song on my alarm. In the evening I listen to Sowing The Seeds Of Love and Everybody Wants To Rule The World.
Last night I thought: “ Wish Professor Of Rock would talk about Tears For Fears. At least about their latest work, The Tipping Point.”
And now at 03:40h in the night here in Belgium, as I could not sleep… Bingo. My dream came out. You amazing Professor!
Now just the presentation of their new album: “The Tipping Point” with its simplified Escher type coloured cover, amazing music and beautiful lyrics.
Please Professor… “Talk About It!”
Wow great video! So much info I didn't know. I still loop Sewing The Seeds of Love, Woman in Chains, Head Over Heels, over and over. Love every second of the songs. But the videos.... The videos for these songs? I cannot turn away.
"Woman in Chains"... ? An exquisite piece of visual artistic eye candy. Every detail of the video tells the story of the song, and every detail of the song tells the story of the video.
Thanks for the upload, greatly appreciated.
Great episode! Yes, I side with you on Sowing being their best song. You spoke on the lyrics on this one which was great...who can forget "politician granny with your high ideals" referring to none other than Margaret Thatcher...but my best part of the song is the outro after the oh so best lyric " I believe in Love power, love power, love powwerrr!" The outro with harmonies from Curt just beautiful. What a masterpiece is right. Beautiful harmonies! And "Advice for the Young at Heart" with Curt on lead. Who can forget the lyrics " Love is a promise, love is a souvenir." Beautiful video shot in Florida. As far as Elemental, who can forget "Goodnight Song" from that album. Beautiful song. Just the opening guitar intro does it for me. And Raoul and the Kings of Spain... "God's Mistake" is my fave track.
Right in Prof! In my perfect 80's head canon, THIS was the song that reunites the Beatles. One by one each Beatle joins in the verses John's part comes in last.
I'm glad this video was suggested by UA-cam. This is a wonderful feature on Tears for Fears! Really great. Thank you Professor of Rock!
Great episode really enjoyed it, as a big fan of the Jam in my teenage years I somehow missed that lyric in Sowing the seeds so thank you for that insight. When covering their other projects you missed Roland's 2001 solo album - Tomcats screaming outside, well worth a listen. Thanks for a great trip down memory lane.
Great job on this one...this video reminded me of how much I loved this song when it came out. Had it on cassette, now going to buy the vinyl!
And now the professor is passing it onward and sewing the seeds of love... for music!
Ha ha. Trying!
While Everybody wants to rule the world and Shout are super great songs and icons of the 80's, Sowing the Seeds of Love is their best song (at least for me). A song I used to play every night warming people before opening the dance floor.
LOVE their latest album. Best new music from an 80's band in the last 25 years.
One of my favorite 1989 songs
The Beatles influences on the song are what I remember most. In a way, the song put a period at the end of a decade that was full of a more subtle kind of Beatlemania. John Lennon's death in 1980 reawakened the music listening public to the musical art of the Fab 4. In 1981, Stars on 45's Beatle medley hit #1, and George Harrison's ode to Lennon "All Those Years Ago" was a huge hit. Then a few years later came John's posthumous hit "Nobody Told Me" and the brief hitmaking days of Julian Lennon. I remember being so stoked in the late 80s when the Beatles' studio albums were released on CD, a few at a time. I got them all and heard so many songs I had liked and so many I'd never heard. Then in 1988, George had the big hit album "Cloud 9," which contained "When We Was Fab," his fond memories of those days. Finally, TFF in 1989 showed just what a profound influence the Beatles had--and still did have--on popular music with "Sowing the Seeds of Love."
It was an inadvertent new Beatlemania which may not have happened had John not been killed. But at least something good came out of that awful tragedy, a decade to remind music fans why the lads from Liverpool were so important.
Lewis Crow, thanks for that timeline !
great comment - an interesting perspective on 80s music that I hadn't ever encountered - thank you for sharing!
"The Gift" by The Jam is one of my all time favorite albums. Thanks for teaching me about this reference.
Love Tears for Fears, Advice for the Young at Heart was my favorite song from this album. Great song to listen to while cruising down the road. With the breakup of the band after this album the end of this song could have been a fore shadow of what was to come. At the end you hear Curt say the simple word “advice” but it’s almost as if he was saying goodbye.
I feel this so much. This was the one song on the album that really spoke to me. At 14, it seemed like Seeds was trying way too hard to be the new Sgt. Pepper. But Advice...that was pure.
Such a gorgeous, epic song!
🎶 We're sowing love seeds 🎶
Thanks for another great show! I totally forgot this song. I will be adding it to my playlist!
Loved Sowing the seeds of love when I first heard it, I've always been a big fan of Tears for Fears ,I loved the Beatles like vibe and it came out at a time when alot of us were looking back on the 60's. It was a great time! Thanks for keeping the music alive Professor!
This was an awesome break down, thank you professor for this video watched about 10 times already since yesterday lol I love how you explain everything thoroughly, TFF are LEGENDS of the music industry there catalog of great songs is astonishing! And yes please do a video on the Tipping Point I look forward to it! Thanks again
I never paid them much attention until this song. I was growing tired of 80s music and then I heard it. I listen to it a lot.
Roland's powerful voice ❤️
Wow I was just on a Tears for Fears binge this morning perfect timing professor!
Perfect!
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Bless you Brotha! My... favorite group... I love your coverage..."the times in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had..." I've always known that would be a fateful line...
One of my favorite bands of all time as well. I love EVERY one of their albums. Even Roland's solo Tomcats Screaming Outside, IMO as much of a masterpiece as Seeds of Love. Good luck getting an interview with them. :-)
TFF was the second band I ever chose to see in concert, May 1990, Seeds of Love tour featuring Oleta Adams. It was so good. I saw them (him) again during the Raoul tour (first time to see the great Nick D'Virgilio on drums), and then on the ELAHE tour with my wife in 2004. Hoping to catch them this time around as well.
Saw TfF opening for Hall & Oates a few years ago, and they blew the roof off the dump. One of my favorite concerts. Thanks for the video.
Glorious and amazing song!
Perfect examination and explanation of what was the ‘key’ to my understanding of so many things I was unable to work out for myself in my youth. Brilliant. Thank you.
By the time this came out I had moved on.
Few bands ment much and I went back to my 50s 60's 70's .
I did enjoy your enthusiasm over their music.
Cheers Professor
Tears For Fears. George Michael. Prince tee shirt. Music Industry chaos and hope. What an AMAZING week for the show! My heart is BEAMING ❤