What Makes This Song Great? "Head Over Heels" Tears For Fears
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- Опубліковано 29 жов 2018
- In this episode of "What Makes This Song Great?" we explore the music of Tears For Fears.
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This is one of those 10 out of 10 songs that will never get old or become dated. It will be a great song in 100 years.
yes sir. It's f- brilliant and timeless. And so CLEAR sounding like going outside in the countryside and you get that fresh air into your lungs. That's Tears For Fears at the top of their game
Same
Roland Orzabal deserves far more recognition for the brilliant composer that he is.
I agree! He is an amazing song writer and singer. I warm up my voice to his singing. It's like doing vocal calisthenics.
Roland is a master in composition, sound, vocal mastery and subject matter.
I totally agree.
Totally. He's not talked about often enough in the 'great songwriters' discussion
...and for his terrible dancing
My 15 year old son bought this album on vinyl at a vinyl fair. So proud of him😊
He is a very sensible young man. My 15 year old Daughter loves this song and 80's/90's songs in general. One can't blame them really when today's mainstream music is crap, which they'll freely admit.
W son
You’ve got one cool kid
That is what's wrong with the world. Beeing proud of sons buying s record
It's insane how those New Wave Brits could create such magical soundscapes and melodies. So emotionally evocative. They take you to such a specific powerful place.
@VibeXplorer I know exactly what you mean, and that kind of music peaked between 1985-1986. This particular song & the Tears For Fears album Songs From the Big Chair, also records released at that time by Killing Joke, The Chameleons and Echo & The Bunnymen really exemplify what you’re saying.
If you haven’t already, listen to the album Brighter Than a Thousand Suns by Killing Joke. And picture an 18 year old version of yourself (or me, as it actually happened in late-summer 1985) driving a car full of close friends & girlfriends home to the suburbs, just before dawn after a night out carousing in New York City, with the warm, humid wind blowing through the car and the musical grandeur of Tears For Fears and The Chameleons on the stereo. The summer after high school when everything has so much intense, emotional energy attached and future possibilities seem limitless. Nowadays in my early 50’s, if sometimes things become too overwhelming, I have the memory of that night, the smells & sights, and that music. It always relaxes me to reminisce about that time period in particular, and that emotionally evocative music, like you said in your comment.
They were the next generation after the Beatles, Stones, everyone else from the 60s. XTC were giant Beatles fans. I actually fled to the UK a few times trying to chase down the best of UK music, but it was over by Radiohead, and they were mostly on their own. England owned music 1960s - 1990 by reprocessing American blues.
@@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 I'm a giant Killing Joke fan, and it's Nightime for me. And most of the records before that.
@foto21com I’m also a long time Killing Joke fan, and I can understand Night Time being a cutoff point for you, as well as a lot of other KJ fans I’ve met. You can discern a trajectory between the debut album and Night Time, but with Brighter Than a Thousand Suns, its production is really 80’s/slick sounding and it ALMOST sounds like a different band (almost). FWIW, before I turned 13 in 1980 and discovered post-punk and what they called “alternative” in New York City, I was really into prog like Genesis, King Crimson & ELP and heavy rock, Black Sabbath & Led Zeppelin. So, even though I loved earlier KJ, when Brighter... came out I got really into it, i guess because it reminded me a of some prog like mid-70’s Genesis and some Zeppelin tracks, and there were other bands I liked like The Chameleons using that sound at that time.
But yeah, I never even tried defending Brighter... when talking to other Killing Joke fans because I was always the odd one out, and I knew it!
@@russellszabadosaka5-pindin849 To clarify, I really liked Millennium and even some of the recent albums. I just had some issues with Suns being a bit too clean and soft and cuddly by their standards. It still sounded great, but the songs never stuck in me, although a couple I actually do remember. It's not a bad album by any means, just not much of a rocker, and a big full of itself.
songs from the big chair is a masterpiece hands down
One of the all time greatest albums. It's definitely in my top 20. Still a good, strong album to this day.
The best of the "80's sound" IMO, I can't think of a song that represents that genre better than Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
Masterpiece is the word
Michael Moore: By far their best album!
Agreed, it still bothers me that it's not more highly ranked on best of lists. Almost like it's underrated.
There is not one second of this song that fails to give me goosebumps.
@MaxCrowe wanna get married? 😘😘
It's a goosebump galore for sure
I know right…I can stop hearing this and everybody wants to rule the world being a prog listener…and it always takes you on a journey…there’s something magical about their arrangements …absolute masters
@@charlotteriddle7303 You want half his stuff up front? 🤣
And those lyrics bring me joy
"Head Over Heels" is as good a song as anything Lennon & McCartney ever wrote. I'll stand by that and argue it all day long.
I couldn't agree more...one of the best compositions and recordings I've ever heard, across all genres of music...that whole album is magic. It's one of those "don't even bother trying to cover it" songs; it'll always sound subpar compared to the original.
Seed of love sounds like a McCartney track.
Ummm, no.
Lennon and McCartney wrote pop, but people don't want to think so. 2.5 minutes, 2 verses and a bridge... Yup, pop.
Dont have to argue with me. Tears for Fears just pure genius.
Everything Tears for Fears did was big, bold, and well constructed. When any of their songs are broken down, you really get the extra attention to detail they put in.
Yes, 4leggedfurball, and I have just recently learned that all the Tears for Fears albums are that way even the two produced when Curt Smith was away from the band. Some of the songs from those 2 albums are just fantastic and then when Curt Smith returned they put out Everybody loves a happy ending and It's fantastic!!!
_Tears Roll Down_ is a masterpiece of a song.
When you break down and isolate all the different parts of the song, it really makes me appreciate them even more.
Agreed!
They put so many interesting little flourishes into their arrangements. My favorite thing on this song is the "yeah" you can just barely hear at beginning of 2nd verse, he sings, "I made a fire and watching it burn" then 2 synth horn hits, and then Curt, I think, yells "Yeah!" way in the background. I just LOVE that.
break it down again then...
haha get it? cause the song "Break it down again" and he said "when you break down..." hahaha lol
I'm so sorry
I agree beautiful!
Absofreakinlutely
I was a hard rocker and tried to hide my admiration for them till one of my friends who was a metallica freak was blasting this in his truck
... Haaah... Very funny!!!
I love those little surprises. Still can't forget the time I pulled up alongside a huge pick-up truck at an intersection. Everything about the vehicle (probably a Ford F350 or something) would have suggested the driver was a diehard country music fan. But nope: he was BLASTING Coltrane's "Giant Steps."
Never hide who you are. Because you being authentic gives those around you permission to also be real. I did the same back in the day trying to be cool. Real is cooler than cool
I posit you become an adult when you feel free to listen to whatever music you want to listen to, and care not one bit about what anyone else will think.
I too, went from young Metallica freak to blasting Head Over Heels lol. Still love the mighty Met but there’s just so much good music out there !
As a metal head in the 80s, I got a lot of flack for loving this band. Thank you MTV, it was worth it. Phenomenal music.
Nothing wrong with diversity of music taste !
Fellow metalhead here, and I obviously need to check out some more Tears For Fears.
Proud metal head and lover of 80s new wave
Tears for fears is one of those Non metal acts that Metal heads can enjoy.
WTF? They are very good!
Tears For Fears made some of the greatest songs of the 1980s. Head Over Heels, Shout, Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Woman In Chains, Mad World, Sewing The Seeds Of Love, Pale Shelter… the list goes on.
Mother's Talk
We love seeing Pale Shelter appreciation here
Advice for the Young at Heart…
Suffer the Children!
"Change" is amazing too!
This song is my all-time favorite from tears for fears. I can listen to it anytime at all! It gives me chills
One of the greatest aspects of this song is that the end contains four distinct but intertwined melodies ALL PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME... the bass, the guitar, the lead vocal, and the backing chorus are all peeling off into this cycle of melodic hooks (not to mention a series of memorable drum fills) - it’s stunning.
Tears for Fears celebrating 40 years (1981-2021).
Unbelievable isn't it, I remember them first playing.
I love the passion in his voice in this song, the reality of being completely head over heels in love
"Songs From the Big Chair" is THE greatest pop album of the 1980s. There's not one single dud or weak track on the whole thing, it's a banger from start to finish. It's absolutely the best of the best that New Wave had to offer.
Nailed it. 100% agreed.
WORD.
There's Always an eternal doubt for me. What was The greatest Tears For Fears album... Songs from the big chair or The seeds of love?? I've never got to a straight decision, as a big fan
@@drjoseph_figueiredo For me, SFtBC is the greatest, but some of that is because it came out during the best time in my life and that colors things substantially.
@@Just_Pele *best time in your life? Was it your coming-of-age time, like it was mine? I have so many snapshot moments from my youth when I listen to this record.
Curt Smith never got the recognition he deserved. great musician.
Great musician,but "Calling out" a
was disappointing
orzabal is a shitty bandmate but great musician, curt to me was the unsung partner
Awesome musician! Seems like a really good guy as well.
This song is so fucking good, I'm in tears!!
@@chrisclermont456 orzabal was the asshat
The riff was so good, they stole from their own song.
Chi Yan it was actually the track before the song on the album. They just flowed from song to song like a lot of album tracks back then. I always loved to listen to the two together and never saw them as independent.
It’s what artistically, you would call a repeating musical motif across different tracks.
PRS Rocker in that way, it's more like a suite with a repeating melodic theme. That's what I was thinking. That said, Rick is still the man.
Pink floyd kinda did this. I think it's ok on the same album.
They were like, still can't believe it was a huge hit! Let's try it again, just in case they weren't paying attention!!
This song is like a pocket symphony, just brilliant.
The bass on this song is outrageous.
Played with a pick using a Status bass
I often wonder if any of the featured musicians ever watch these videos and think to themselves “oh, he picked up on that” or “is that what I did there?” It is satisfying when Rick picks a small bit that is your favourite bit of a song and says he loves it, too many people listen but do not hear.
Check out Rick's video on Seal...its exaclty what you're thinking
@@holoman11 "Let's call Seal and ask him..." I remember thinking he was joking at first and then being like 😳. Such a great video.
Many people listen but do not consciously hear, but the ears send the signal to the brain, which hears, and the effect on us happens even though we would deny the sound was there. It was there, and entered us, and changed us.
Basically call ian stanley - hes doing all the Jupiter 8 stuff
At 47 yrs of age i am only NOW starting to appreciate JUST how GOOD TFF actually were.
At 44 I am just revisiting them. Especially Everyone Wants to rule the world. What a great song. I think maybe I just heard too much as a kid
We were spoiled back then and thought new bands would be forever born
Shaun Hensley I’m 16 and I’m so jealous of all the great bands you had back then
fin I’m at 46 and just realizing the same. Been revisiting my TFF obsession these past few weeks.
fin
I'm 38 and have been a fan since I was 8 yrs old as my older cousins were fans of TFF. I have every single, album and B-side even the solo projects from both Curt and Roland. Few people even realize how good this band is especially live. I was lucky to have seen them live a few years ago and they were still amazing as usual. They sound even better live than they do on the record. I highly recommend listening to more of their less popular songs like 'The Year Of The Knife' and the conceptual stuffs like 'Raoul and The Kings of Spain'.
The moment leading into the choir chanting outro when Roland sings at the top of his lungs 'this is my four leaf clover!!" gives me goosebumps and a tear to my eye every time I hear it. Wonderful, wonderful song.
Ha. Same!
Tears for Fears is one of the most underated band of the 80s
Their music quality was superior
Underrated? They're legends.
@@edmundkempersdartboard173
Not in the way that they deserve.
@@GastonMaqueda if you lived in the 80s, you know
@@washichurehab4573
Yes I growed up during the 80s
30 million albums sold is hardly underrated. But I get what you mean. They’re my favorite from the 80’s bar none as far as their genre goes.
I’m not gonna lie. Rick Beato has opened my ears to this song. I never gave it a chance before but damn it’s just so good.
I always loved this one, but Rick did the same for me with Roseanna by Toto.
Head over Heels/Broken of my favorite all time songs.
His bass work is underrated. Understated but so memorable.
I love Curt's backing lines during the second verse.
Oh yeah, that's my favorite part
Yes! That is such a beautiful interplay and my fave part of the song
I know you've probably read this a couple of times in the comments but it is true indeed: Tears for Fears is one of the best bands in history
Very underrated bassline. So awesome
Particularly after the flanged drum bit... epic, love the slides... but you said it, it's excellent the whole way through and I often find myself - despite being a singer and regular guitar player - focusing on/humming the bass line through the entire song. 👍
I knew this song was complex, but DAMN!!!
Most of their songs are like that.
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" makes this look like the theme from Sesame Street.
@Daniel Marquis That should be the default reply to every one of these videos!
It's a total masterpiece as far as I'm concerned. :)
Another song I love of theirs (among the zillions of their other great songs) is "The Working Hour". Incredible song! :)
@@MiloDC You say that, but its like a sergeant peppers pastiche as great as it is
The bass line to me, playing bass myself, is an awesome example of early 90s. And the song is from the 80s!!! Incredibly ahead of their times... Thank you for this!
Roland's vocals are just soulful!
80's bands are musical geniuses, especially the british "new wave" bands.
Prefab Sprout were one of those great bands.
I would expand that to the 60s thru the 80's.
Breetish, always da Breetish, Oh my goodness! What do the feed them there.
Dave G I thought I was their only fan. Certainly the only one in Australia. Still listen to them all the time.
True. Depeche Mode is very diverse in their soundwriting. They use chord progressions you wouldn’t expect
Instantly recognizable opening chords, which hooks you immediately.
A lot of TFF song's have very recognizable opening chords that hook you immediately. And if you are a fan like me, you can always guess from the first few chords what the song will be.
Yep. Even before the actual "hook", the synth riff.
I think there are very few songs that can do that as well, as successfully, as this ... A Day in the Life springs to mind.
Tears for fears "Songs from the big Chair" remains one of my favourite albums of all time. Mixed with great pop and rock songs intertwined with experimental avant-garde works it still works today. Like Peter Gabriel's album 'So' it stands the test of time.
'So' is so good!
“So” so good
Co-produced by the great Daniel Lanois, it was nominated for Album of the Year but lost to Paul Simon's Graceland.
“Head Over Heels” is probably in my top 3 favorite songs of all time and this makes me appreciate it so much more. Beato is incredible at breaking down songs. 👍🏻
I fucking love this song. Now I love it even more. Thanks Rick.
Decade of synthetic keys. So British. Flowing, Dreamy, Floating...the new wave of British invasion. My coming of age songs for sure. Just great musicians and voices.
My mother is a child of the 80's so she exposed me to this song when I was younger. I always enjoyed it, but your breakdown has given me an EPIPHANY about why it's unlike anything else! The vocals, drums, guitar, piano, all of it is otherworldly
Even they could never know how much we loved their sound. Two great singers in one band. Unreal! Roland's voice especially did it for me. They had a unique sound, but clean. The few bands that touched my soul like that. I still love that sound today. You can't duplicate things like that.
Please feel free to do more Tears For Fears songs, Rick!
Sowing the Seeds!
Elemental is my fave album.
YEAH!
Watch me bleed... memories fade?
Shout
I always felt Roland could write a stunning James Bond Movie theme ...Still time ..
I never would have thought of that, but you're absolutely right.
They chose Duran Duran instead of Roland :-) (A View to a Kill)
@@DmitryGorbushin Bon.... Simon LeBon.
@@DmitryGorbushin not a bad choice
My favorite little synth part of this song is the stabs right after going back in with the second verse where it goes "I made a fire and watching it burn"... then the quick synth stab... BA DAM ... "yeah".
Oh yeah!!
Ian Stanley! Yeah!
The original music video did a playful little bit from that segment of the song, with the keyboard rigged to swing down and up again. In the video the keyboardist mouths the "Yeah," but in most performances I've seen Roland does that vocal bit.
I was waiting to hear him comment on the isolated vocal there on the “yeah!” and he skipped it for some reason, I was like “Noooo”
Absolutely fabulous song. Such talent. Roland is a great writer, great singer. He’s got such an ear for beautiful flowing, yet complex melodies. He and Curt sound fantastic together. Love these guys.
At 8:26, I love the offsetting background lyrics that Curt is singing. "Nothing ever changes when you're acting your age." Thanks for the great video. Cheers!
The full descant: “Nothing ever changes when you’re acting your age. Nothing gets done when you feel like a baby.”
Yea it felt like Rick kind of rushed through the 2nd verse and left a lot of cool stuff out
Jesus, Rick. I have no idea what you're talking about musically, but damn I love hearing it. You're amazing.
I could listen to you talk about this song for another ten minutes. Please make these longer if you can.
I'm in my 50s and hearing this song immediately takes me back to age 15. It was a different world and so innocent compared to the internet age. This song was one of the best of its era, and an example of the quality tunes you don't get anymore.
One of the best songs of the 80s. That huge sing along chorus is amazing with an audience. These guys were brilliant with melodies, all those interesting and catchy instrumental and vocal lines layered onto each other. And interesting chords too! Seamlessly switching keys. Not to mention amazing production and engineering. They really had it all.
So glad it's "Head Over Heels"! Their best!
You do mean "Bad Man's Song", dont' you?
@@PublicEnemy1337 No. I always mean what I say.
Working hour its better IMHO
@@israco89 That's nice. Next time I will give your opinion instead of my own to not trigger your micro-aggression.
/eyeroll
I was debating, but you're right. This is it.
One of my favorite bits is an interjected 'Yeah!' at the beginning of the verse responding to the synth horn hits after the synth solo.
the_ultimate_chris Me too! There’s such an energy to it. I’m not embarrassed to say it gives me goosebumps 🙂
Yes agreed. Surprised he did not touch on that part. Greatest part of the greatest TFF song.
As a Zeppelin fan, I *LOVE* those quieter touches of beauty which reward the attentive listener, and that "yeah!" is one of my favorite parts of the song too. Just pure coolness.
Yes!
Yeah?
I'm an old Southern Rock and Roller...this is one of my all-time favorite songs.
Great to see you select Head Over Heels as I always thought it was the best song on the album, but was never as wildly appreciated as Shout or Everybody Wants To Rule The World because it's wasn't as big a hit as those two.
Totally! My fav Tears For Fears song
absolutely 100 percent agree with you!
agree, brilliant
Head over heals is at least slightly famous although not to the same extent as the two songs you mention. HOH is definitively better and even better is the Working hour, an even less known song.
I've always thought of TFF as this highly intelligent and deeply emotional band and your video just goes to prove I was right.
I remember the first time I heard "Pale Shelter" and everything about the song was just brilliant...I've been hooked ever since then.
Genius invariably appears simple. Until you get closer. Great great band.
Tears for fears = genius pop, and dont forget their brilliant keyboardist Ian Stanley, never quite the same musically without him.
I can get lost for hours in Ian Stanley's "Listen", from the very same album (Songs From The Big Chair). Although he's not a foundational member, yes, he was absolutely brilliant, and yes, Tears For Fears isn't the same without him.
Although 'Raoul and the Kings of Spain' comes pretty close to their 80s output in terms of sheer quality
YES
yes the hurting and songs from the big chair albums are their best,when ian stanley and manny elias was still with them,they could have bigger than U2 if those two guys did not left.
Agreed, they really added a lot. Although they were never actually IN the band. Which may have been a big part of why they left.
That bass line is insane
The hair stands up on my neck when I hear this song unexpectedly.
The Working Hour was my favorite song on that album.
YES!
There you go! Packed with emotion without being overwrought.
Same here
One of the most beautiful pieces of music they ever wrote.
The Working Hour is a hypnotizing song.
Loved Tears For Fears as a kid, glad they are still appreciated.
Not only that, but they're still active.
2:32
Could listen to that isolated guitar on repeat for eternity.
It’s sounds so good, I can actually feel my serotonin count max out instantly.
Great synths too.
Oh yes!!! Its also my favorite.
Interesting to bear in mind that when they met one of the things they found they had in common was a love of Blue Oyster Cult, and I think you can hear a little bit of Donald BD Roeser in there.
that's how I feel about The Working Hour
Woman in chains is another masterpiece
Beautiful!!
same with Everybody Wants To Rule The World
100% Agree.
Working Hour is another one. I get chills just thinking about that song.
It’s ok.
Songs from the Big Chair is an amazing album and I don’t say that lightly, it is remarkable. And very underrated imo. It’s one of those albums that every time I listen I discover something new. This album IS 1985.
Exactly. There is also a great remastered version on Pure Audio BluRay, which simply blows your mind.
It can make hours feel like minutes...
MY FAVORITE ALBUM OF ALL TIME!!!
I was a teenager when it came out and it was pretty well rated back then. Well it was in the UK anyway. The way Broken mixes with this song is excellent. In fact, the radio edit wasn't on the album at all.
Tears for Fears was my first concert in the summer of 1988. Still one of the best concerts I've seen.
Underappreciated and categorized along with corny new wave, but damn, such good song writers.
It takes listening to today's trash heap, to appreciate the discarded corn of yesteryear.
@@TrueGritProductions if you think everything today is a trash heap, you're just not looking in the right places, because there is a lot of good stuff out there, you're just not likely to find it on top 40 stations. With the age of the internet has come the niche scenes finding their own people and catering to that. If you like 70s stoner rock, you can find a ton of bands doing that. If you like 60s Phil Spector type stuff, bands are doing that. If you like early 80s dark wave post punk, there are bands doing that. You can find whatever you want if you just look for it.
@@THEQueeferSutherland no examples queefer? i'm interested.
Underappreciated by who? I consider TFF nothing short of genius
I don't dismiss 80's new wave. So much of that music has stood the test of time. It's wild to be in a shop and hear kids...teenagers...listening to songs that came out when *I* was a teen!
This song is always going to remind me of the school montage in Donnie Darko. Seeing that sequence in a movie theater with the outro to Head Over Heels just blasting out of the speakers is one of the coolest experiences I’ve ever had at the movies.
Probably my favorite 80s pop song. Just a masterpiece
Love this “vibe” that’s prevalent in many 80s songs like Tears for fears, Hall & Oates, Journey, Phil Collins, etc. A modern “sail away” melody without being, happy pop sounding. The 80s & 70s have such great melodies. Early 90s too. I think as recording technology got better (easier), many musicians/artist became reliant on loops and presets, “puzzling” together sounds rather than composing music with instruments. So the sounds are crisp, clear, beat driven but the “soul” of the song isn’t lasting .
Well put!
VERY well put
I hate to break it to you, but Tears for Fears music is heavily programmed.
So a lot of these 80's songs were really well constructed an written...
Orzabal is certainly pretty cerebral. The band name alone, I learned, is a reference to primal therapy, and some of the band's earlier tunes had more references to such. I know Tears For Fears and a lot of other bands in the synthwave genre are lampooned for being brooding, but they certainly aren't stupid or vapid in their sentiments.
@@jaklumen Well said. Creatively, lyrically, melodically on par with genius.
Yes. It just sounds right. Mostly played with real instruments and actual musicians. This is why there is so much talk about the nostalgia of 60s to 80s music and wanting to time travel back to those eras and live through them again.
@@Paul_Sleeping times like those will make their way back around
I know I'm biased, being an X-Gener, but hell yes that was such a great era in music. I would even say it might just be the greatest decade in music. The `60s, `70s, and `80s comprise probably 90+% of the greatest music ever recorded. I loved a lot of stuff in the years after but even then most of what I have enjoyed from 1990 to today was from the `90s. It's just been winding down ever since the late `80s. Of course all that is just my humble opinion, but I assure you it's not purely due to nostalgia.
Even though I wasn't alive back when TFF were big, I fell in love with them (and especially with "Head over Heels") the minute my parents introduced them to me. And just when I thought I couldn't love them any further, watching your video simply proved me wrong!
Playing this album on vinyl during 80s in the summer, was so awesome!
Actually there are two women singing backing vocals Marilyn Davis and Annie McCaig.
Annie McCaig, she's on a lot of Level 42 songs.
He should do some Level 42.....
@@jkbaca41 - Ooh, yes, LOVE Level 42!!! 💗💗💗
The fact this was sandwiched between broken and broken reprise made it awesome listening.
They were melodic geniuses and amazing song writers. When you actually sit down and analyze their arrangements like you did, it's amazing what they did. Their music stood out to me always and they are definitely on the superior side of what 80's music had to offer.
They are... 😂
I was 20 when this came out and more of a hard rocker so this didn’t get my full attention. We pulled out my wife’s vinyl of this album and put it on the new turntable we recently set up with my old 125 wpc Carver and this came blasting out. I had forgotten how great this song is. An absolute masterpiece.
This series is one of the best things about UA-cam. Hearing the isolated tracks, accompanied by your wealth of theory knowledge is priceless. I really enjoyed watching this year’s GuitCon. One of my favorites was the bar video with Phil and Pete. Thank you, Rick, for sharing this great content. Cheers from Texas.
Back in the eighties, I was all like, “This sucks! Malmsteen rules! Huh huh...”
I was deaf, but now I hear.
Youmothershould Know The more I learn about music and trying to create and play, the more respect I have for beautiful, simple*, and timeless songwriting. People hate on “pop” but a lot of maligned artists have a lot more going on than people realize.
*simple by no means implies it is easy. These guys just ooze talent (especially the vocals- such a nice lush sound) but it all comes together as a cohesive piece.
The disposable "pop" junk music of the 80's & 90's is still infinity more musically diverse and interesting than 95% of recent "pop" produced on protools that include "fat drops".
I thought I read mainstream rules at first
@@wartimemodels I was into nothing but metal in the 80's Duran Duran is now one of my favorites
I really liked Break it Down Again way after all of this stuff. I was way too absorbed in Sting's Blue Turtles to pay attention to this.
The intro is taken from a peal of church bells you often hear in England on Sunday morning, Rick.
Such a beautiful and passionate song - like so many other TFF songs. So much talent in 80s.
I love how all Rick’s favorite songs are my favorite songs!
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" had some interesting production and obvious ties to the Beatles sound. That would be an interesting follow up.
The great part about this song, as our friend here demonstrates, is that any one part of this song can truly stand on its own. The drums, guitar, bass, synth, vocals - each of them are solid in their own right. And it is this individual solidity which allows all of the elements to come together into a truly epic unity throughout the entire piece. No one part outshines any other; each compliments the others perfectly.
Wonderful band. Stunning song. Goosebumps all the way. A masterful pop composition with so many lovely details and so well produced.
This album is the most under-rated album ever. And this song is beautiful.
Don’t you mean underrated?
Not underrated. Sold a ton, big hits off of it too. It’s name checked as a huge and influential 80’s album too.
You left out the "Yeah!"
Love that part.
The big question is are we ever going to have quality like this ever again? So much production and thought in a track?
There's definitely production and thought in today's music, it's just that the audience is different. The audience wants short, repetitive hooks so that's what the producers give to them. Max Martin is a genius producer because he makes today's crap sound good.
There's this band called Radiohead..
Young the Giant
Try their new album "the Tipping Point".
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I totally love TFF. I was 10 when TFF released The Hurting and was just starting to find my own sound. You can imagine how thrilled I was when my, then, 12 yr old daughter asked to go to Santa Barbara to see TFF in 2017. TFF is timeless and I hope we get another chance to see them again.
I saw them at the Santa Barbara county bowl in about 1990..🤔
I love Tears for Fears. it's one of my favorite bands, and I've heard the song a hundred times. Next time I listen I'll have a whole new insight to it. thanks.
Anyone else’s favorite band?
mine
Not my fave(Zep, Rush, Beatles come before...)But God I love Tears For Fears...As someone who likes to compose my own songs, they are an endless source of inspiration and joy:)
Yes sir! And in my opinion the greatest song ever.. Adore it
Ditto. It's all been great. Especially impressed with some of Roland's later stuff like 'Tomcats.'
@@2Majesties Yeah that album is a hidden jem
This song genuinely is one of the reasons I love compositions and singing so much.
There's a grandness to almost all Tears for Fears songs...it's what made them great. Loved everything they did ♡
This song is in my top 10 favorite songs. This song has always been a masterpiece to me. Love hearing this breakdown. Thanks!
I'm just such a fan of these episodes! They are really great, and we learn a lot from them. Thanks, Rick.
Literalist alert.
The phrase head over heals in common usage means to be spinning while falling. In order to convey that feeling heels over head would be better because you're upside down at that point in the spin. More visual momentum than head over heels which would also be literally accurate while standing still.
Ok, so I wrote that and then looked up the phrase meaning for grins (yes I'm having a bit of insomnia) and the first hit included this:
"'Head over heels' is a good example of how
language can communicate meaning even when it makes no literal sense.
After all, our head is normally over our heels. The phrase originated in
the 14th century as 'heels over head', meaning doing a cartwheel or
somersault. This appeared later in Thomas Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great, 1864:
"A total circumgyration, summerset, or tumble heels-over-head in the Political relations of Europe."
Literalist episode concludes.
Please resume your critique of Head Over Heels and Rick, both of which are great.
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why hasn't he done Queen yet?
Very good suggestion, R!
@@user-pk4sd9dd2w They are probably "blockers," as Rick would say...meaning their Legal gets all Gestapo when one tries to do something cool with the name and likeness of a song. Btw, one day these folks will realize this kind of quality (and subtly enthusiastic) analysis actually drives other folks to buy more of their trax and wax.
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That guitar riff gives me the greatest chills!
If “euphoric rock” was a genre, Tears for Fears are the kings of it, at least of new wave rock.
I think this is one of the best songs ever made, it never fails to give me goosebumps and is just composed brilliantly
Rick makes the greatest, online music appreciation classes. Thanks for the great analysis of music and giving us a better understanding of what went into creating these classics.
Brilliant.
Would love another Tears for Fears song sometime.
Still think people don't appreciate how clever their music was.
That’s my favourite Tears for Fears track by a wide margin, though I always thought it was Curt’s voice doing the doubling. Love the piano riff, love the drum build I even like the flanger effect on the end vocal.
My all time favourite TfF song…thrilling…when Ian Stanley shouts Yeah! the chills begin and Roland’s strong vocals and words …amazing! This sounds like MEN singing…men with incredible thoughts and hearts…
This is one of the best episodes for me. All of the other episodes are either songs I know well (own copies of, listened to ad nauseam), or have never heard before. Tears for Fears made some tremendous music, but I've only heard them on the radio (or MTV back in the day). It's still relatively new every time I hear it. So, "what makes this song great" is a really good question. Thanks for the lesson, Teach. ;-)
Agree!
Must agree. I was young, like 5-10 years old, over the course of Tears for Fears's biggest years for hits in America. Though I was beginning to find music that was "mine" at that time, Tears for Fears for me was just this band with kind of cool videos I'd see on MTV from time to time (loved "Shout," but what kid wouldn't?).
I feel a bit bad that I've been planning to get into Tears for Fears ever since I heard the famous "Mad World" cover in Donnie Darko: back in 2001! Now is as good a time as any, I guess.
Robert Houtsch also agree - will have me reaching for this album.
@@joshuadramsey I discovered Tears for Fears thanks to Donnie Darko x)
Ian Stanley is ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT on the keyboards for this song!!! This song may have the most iconic synth sounds of the 80's ... Also, I love the way Stanley plays his riffs while looking at the Librarian in the MTV music video and then throws up his right hand and yells YEAH and then just walks off ... bad as hell ... !!!
Yeah"dropping the Mike",years before anyone else
Chills! This could easily have been an hour long. So, so good.
The thing that was missed was the counterpoint vocals at the second verse. To me, that is one of the greatest parts of this song. Where the vocals are "My mother and my brother used to.." The counter vocals are so good. I am curious why that was not included.
Thank you thank you thank you for choosing Head Over Heels instead of Everybody Wants to Rule the World. Bravo!!!
Best song on that excellent album.
"The Working Hour" would be a great semi-sleeper to do. Like the band said in its 2014 Spotify Landmark show, "The Working Hour" is easily fans' top request after the obvious hits and for good reason. It is great to see bands blend varied instrumentation so beautifully. The sax in that song is, whew -- pretty heavy! :D
@@JoeEgan I actually think their lesser-known stuffs are even more impressive "The Year of The Knife' and 'Badman's Song' comes to mind. I've even read somewhere of Badman's song being referred to as "lasagna music" because the song has so many layers and influences from gospel, funk, rock, etc.
@@JoeEgan Btw, the sax player who played on that record (solo), William Gregory, was the co-founder, songwriter and producer of the band Goldfrapp.
Now if we are talking about Head Over Heels vs Shout, I would definitely pick Head Over Heels, but I still like Everybody Wants to Rule the World the best.