Head Over Heels | Tears For Fears (Acoustic Cover)

Phew! A music video of firsts for me. Here’s a cover of #HeadOverHeels from my favourite 80s Pop Band #TearsForFears.
PLEASE do use Headphones :-)
- First attempt at recording, mixing and producing a song the (semi) pro way. Reinforced my view that a song is 50% the artist and 50% the producers and engineers who "craft" it! Recorded this entirely in our respective homes using pretty rudimentary gear (as pro gear goes).
- First stab at making a cloning video. Pretty simple actually, just requires some meticulous planning while shooting. Used iMovie for this one.
Of course, lots of room for improvement, but I had to stop before I started disliking this song :-)
Huge thanks to @PrithviKantan, my friend and guide, for lots of advice and tips, help with editing and the final mastering…..all the way from Denmark.
And of course to the fabulous musicians I collaborated with - Wesley Mathias, Lekha Desai Trivedi, Nikita and Parul Soni.
Please send in your feedback/comments, and share the video if you like it :-).

[@Spinor19]

Tears For Fears plays like they are fused to a metronome, one of the tightest bands ever. Was curious to see someone trying to cover them. Got chills with this one right away.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks very much 🙏🏽

[@durkaOG]

This is the best cover of this song low-key

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@satiwick1]

Wow this is just amazing!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks Satwick :-)

[@ricardomahecha597]

Way to go. Props to all of you.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you so much Ricardo 🙏🏽

[@michaelhartman6513]

Beautiful cover. Nicely done!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you so much Michael. I’m glad you liked it 🙏🏽.

[@prateekkurup3757]

This is phenomenal Vikas. I love Tears for Fears and you nailed this one.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you so much Prateek, I’m so glad you enjoyed my cover. I love this band too 🙏🏽

[@soumitrapandey8504]

Fantastic

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks a lot Pandeyji :-)

[@androclesx704]

Wasn't expecting this to sound so good, love this song.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much for the kind words :-) 🙏

[@tboned1]

wow you guys are good

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Timothy 😊

[@stacyconaway]

This is so great. Outstanding work! It needs a million views.

[@vikas.tandon]

Wow, thank you very much Stacy.

[@leesa7489]

they are my favorite 80's band too, this is really good...

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Leesa ❤️

[@carlab.1225]

Wow! This was great! TFF my favorite group, and you all knocked it out of the ballpark! Bravo!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks a million Carla 😊🙏🏽

[@Metragnome_Images]

Great job.... I love this song and Tears for Fears... you guys did it justice.

[@vikas.tandon]

Wow, thank you very much Colin, for your kind words.

[@Connie1Fan]

Your voice is beautiful, so clear and calm, yet powerful, great choice of song... loved the band, very talented 👏 😍😁
More please!

[@vikas.tandon]

Wow, thank you very much Connie ❤️. Appreciate your kind compliments. Do check out our Toto cover too :-) ua-cam.com/video/lFzlbEIyTk8/v-deo.html

[@benniboi75]

Boom!! Love your rendition!! New subscriber ❤️❤️🇵🇭🇺🇸

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks very much Benjamin. And thanks for subscribing 😊🙏🏽

[@Nataschia]

this is beyond amazing! you all are so gifted! thank you for blessing our ears!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Nataschia 😊🙏🏽

[@notpoliticallycorrect]

He sings so well!
He is a very good musician!
Had he put this out first in the 80's he would have been world famous!
Give us another song!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much. :-). Yes, another 80s song is in the works. Should be ready in a month 🤘

[@franciscosantos-ry3xv]

Show de bola ficou esse cover, a música é linda, top, com certeza os tears amou..parabens

[@vikas.tandon]

Muito obrigado Francisco, pelas suas amáveis palavras

[@froty1794]

One of my favourite songs and you nailed it. Great job!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you, I’m so glad you liked it. Yes, it is a fabulous song that gets me every time it plays.

[@glaubermag]

Incredible work!!!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Glauber.

[@Nethanel773]

I really enjoyed listening to rendition, so creative! Thanks for putting this up!

[@vikas.tandon]

Hello, I’m glad you enjoyed the rendition. Thank you for your kind words.

[@gleidsonbbs]

Isso é sensacional! Que coisa fantástica!

[@vikas.tandon]

Muito obrigado

[@AntonioCarlos-pc8uj]

Fantástico grupo. Belissima voz. Bonita música. Instrumentação impecável

[@vikas.tandon]

Muito obrigado Antônio

[@hemanshu47]

VT Brilliant. Loved your rendition, Wes on keyboard and the video editing. All in all superb. Deserves more than a million views. Make and post more please.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Himanshu, much appreciated 🙏🏽

[@ShowseeTravels]

This is fresh... fantastic Vocals

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Showsee One 😊

[@neetasoni9496]

Awesome

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Neeta.

[@mikesucho]

This is pure 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you :-)

[@leroybrown5726]

fantastic, my friend

[@vikas.tandon]

Many thanks 🙏🏽

[@res10cue]

Welp, you win UA-cam. Gonna go ahead and shut my computer down now. Nice job!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Bill :-)

[@Matrix-amn]

the best cover of the song ever🎉🎉

[@vikas.tandon]

@@Matrix-amn Thank you very much 🙏🏼. I’m glad you enjoyed it.

[@dominicabbott693]

Good cover guys!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Dominic

[@rainchild3816]

Omg !! This is GREAT !!!!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you 😊

[@ElvisJulius89]

Phenomenal job Mr Tondon,
Absolutely perfect,
Beautiful piano work
Evening is pitch perfect

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much for your kind words. I’m glad you enjoyed it. 🙏🏽

[@bennyblanco1407]

Beautiful

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you 😊

[@mitfsatsfa]

Trabalho extraordinário! Parabéns!

[@vikas.tandon]

Muito obrigado Roberto.

[@rudyvasquez9343]

Awesome!!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Rudy

[@isabelleazevedo4685]

Que maravilha poder ouvir a música que mais gosto ❤️ ficou ótimo

[@vikas.tandon]

Muito obrigado Isabelle. Estou tão feliz que você gostou da música. 😊

[@DmitriVolov]

Thank you, it was perfect!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Dmitri 😊

[@joeperry6089]

Hi Vikas, brilliant mate well done ,
Keep the music playing my friend
My best
Joe Perry

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks much Joe 😊

[@laruvia9260]

Amazing cover! I can't stop listen this song :D

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much for your kind words 😊🙏🏽

[@Black22Productions]

A couple years late to this party, but I love this song and you did it justice my friend. Nicely done!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Tim 😊🙏🏽

[@gsn777]

Very rare when covers make sense. This one was over the top! Keep it up.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much 😊

[@RalphCurtis]

That was awesome . . . thank you

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Ralph, glad you enjoyed it. :-)

[@rastanz]

This is very well done, you are a great talented musician!!!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you for your kind words Tere Ngarua. I’m glad you liked it.

[@SteveKozak36]

Wow awesome job!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Steve 😊

[@dansev91]

Job well done. Hard to cover a group as talented and unique as TFF and sound great.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks a million Dan 😊

[@dansev91]

@@vikas.tandon keep rockin my friend ✌🏻

[@maxgamemax5591]

FANTASTIC!!!!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Max 🙏🏽

[@yvonneoliver4564]

Alright now YESSS....💕

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks Yvonne

[@Zach-On-Track]

Beautiful.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Zach.

[@donhall7871]

Awesome!!! Very true voice!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Don

[@jeroenvuyk5035]

Wow beautifull❤👍👍👍

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Jeroen 🙏🏽

[@swarupsaha2846]

Awesome ❣️🎵🎧👏👏😘

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Swarup 🙏🏽

[@swarupsaha2846]

@@vikas.tandon realy realy excellent cover it😍🎵

[@lovecats8816]

AMAZING!!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much

[@simonross6201]

excellent work

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Simon.

[@charlesdouglas2877]

I like it - well done boys

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Charles 🙏🏽

[@charlesdouglas2877]

@@vikas.tandon What's next then?

[@vikas.tandon]

@@charlesdouglas2877 Not sure, been busy with a few other projects. Any suggestions? 😊

[@charlesdouglas2877]

@@vikas.tandon Easy listening. Perhaps Steeley Dan, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Winwood?

[@vikas.tandon]

@@charlesdouglas2877 great suggestions. I had already done a short cover of Fleetwood Mac. Will try the others. Would love to give Can’t find My Way Home a shot…

[@frvr1048]

solid performance....no... its awesome...

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you :-)

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

Great cover.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much :-)

[@Danny-vk3jp]

Awesome effort 👍👍👍❤️

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much :-)

[@SethiSahib]

As the music started I gave 203th like.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Amit 🙏🏽

[@ingridmarrero8470]

Wow!!! Yeeesss 😇

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks Ingrid 😊

[@MudtoyTT]

Great job all around, nailed it!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much 😊👍🏽

[@PeteGeorge]

Great!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Peter

[@GeeMunz13]

Nice work Vikas!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Gabriel 😊

[@paddik3717]

Beauty!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much 🙏🏽

[@Frenchy26]

Awesome I love it ❤

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much 😊🙏🏽

[@brentg1]

Amazing ❤

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Brent 🙏🏽

[@projectanim8272]

awesome💕👍

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much :-)

[@alonsogamex3922]

Jajajsajaja scape door man🤣

[@isabellyvictoriabonfimdeme8853]

💖👍

[@vikas.tandon]

Obrigado :-)

[@isabellyvictoriabonfimdeme8853]

De nada

[@kaori-himawari]

心地よい(*´ω｀*)♥
Tears for Fearsはこんなにまろやかじゃないね。軟水って感じ。身体に染み入ってきます。

[@vikas.tandon]

Yes, I slowed down the tempo a bit and also I was only working with acoustic instruments, hence it is more mellow than the original. I hope you liked it :-).

[@kaori-himawari]

Love it(*´ω｀*)♥
Please more Tears for Fears拍手(*´ω`*ﾉﾉ☆ﾊﾟﾁﾊﾟﾁ
Thank you from Japan Tokyo

[@vikas.tandon]

@@kaori-himawari thank you. Yes I will try. 😊

[@kaori-himawari]

@@vikas.tandon
I will follow you♡
素敵です！

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

can i share on my Facebook page?

[@vikas.tandon]

Yes of course, please go ahead

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

@@vikas.tandon I have a few famous musicians on my Facebook list who will see this too 😉 i might be getting Manny the ex drummer of tears for fears autograph! I collect musicians autographs myself!

[@vikas.tandon]

@@thesound-chameleonman3580 wow that’s awesome. You’re really lucky. I’m a big fan of Tears For Fears. Thanks so much for reaching out.

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

@@vikas.tandon I chat to a few on messenger! including Simon Gallup of The Cure!! NO joke... I'll give you great exposure and may be send it to Manny's wife? 😉

[@thesound-chameleonman3580]

@@vikas.tandon sounded great. Love head over heels

[@DejayClayton]

You need multiple versions of yourself just to show off all your guitars 😃

[@vikas.tandon]

Hahaha, saw right through me 😅

[@XoXo475]

Too bad it’s in a lower key and it’s kind of lacklustre

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks Jeremy. Yes I had to lower the key to suit my voice. I agree with it sounding a bit lacklustre though. One of the reasons may be that I dropped tempo by a couple of bpm compared to the studio version. On hindsight, I shouldn’t have :-(

[@jameslouis8282]

Excellent. Very good.

[@vikas.tandon]

@@jameslouis8282 many thanks James.

[@BobbyBottleservice]

There is NOTHING wrong with this cover don't listen to this moron. "don't take criticism from someone you wouldn't take advice from"

[@newadventure5609]

This is great! You guys are awesome!!!keep it up!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you so much for your kind words.

[@georgetonv]

Muito bom 👏

[@vikas.tandon]

Muito obrigado :-)

[@blueswan2175]

fantastic ,super job

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you.

[@dodongkatabang5725]

roland and curt will surely be proud if they watched this cover of theor song.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Dodong. I do hope they have heard it 😛🤞🏼

[@tommc4916]

I was a college kid when this song originally broke, and your cover gave me the same chills I felt with the original version 35 years ago.
VERY well done! More, please!

[@vikas.tandon]

Wow, that is such an amazing thing to share. I am really glad our version was able to mean so much to you. Thank you very much for your kind words.
Yes am working on a cover of a Toto ballad :-). Just finishing up the video in a few days, stay tuned :-)

[@tommc4916]

@@vikas.tandon This was another track from the same period (1993 I think) from the alternative supergroup "Golden Palominos." Their membership changed on every album and even from track to track. People like REM's Michael Stipe, the Sex Pistols' Johnny Rotten and legendary Creem bassist Jack Bruce pop up in the Golden Palominos from time to time.
Try this track. I also like "Silver Bullet," "The Push And The Shove," "(Kind Of) True," "Buenos Aires" and "Angels."
ua-cam.com/video/5_R6UU7Jm1U/v-deo.html

[@vikas.tandon]

@@tommc4916 wow nice, I haven’t heard these at all. Will definitely give them a listen. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@RavenGuitar]

really enjoyed this. wonderful voice for this song...well done!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much.

[@kurtissmith1348]

I really enjoyed this version, you all did this song from the heart I believe. Thank You.

[@vikas.tandon]

Wow! Thank you very much Kurtis. Yes it was all heart. This has been one of my favourite songs for over 35 years.

[@kurtissmith1348]

@@vikas.tandon Nice, the segway 'Broken' HOH combination got me through some rough times. Cheers

[@Lapidario_]

Very good, not an easy song to sing.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much.

[@josenorambuena198]

Son muy buenos muchas gracias por contar ellos son mi ídolos desde Chile un abrazo fuerte

[@vikas.tandon]

@@josenorambuena198 Mucho gracias 😊

[@isabellyvictoriabonfimdeme8853]

Very good

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Isabelly 😊

[@notpoliticallycorrect]

Please give us a rendition of Billy Joel’s
“Leave a tender moment alone”

[@vikas.tandon]

Oh nice pick. I shall try

[@S.U.T.D]

The high note parts are beautiful. Awesome job!
Chills at my favorite part. 1:56

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much for your kind words. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@S.U.T.D]

@@vikas.tandon No problem! :}

[@soyboy29]

Muy bueno!!!!!!❤❤. Saludos desde Bs As

[@ricpcunha]

Muito legal, parabéns! Saudações do Brasil!

[@vikas.tandon]

Muito obrigado Ricardo. Fico feliz que tenha gostado da música :-)

[@ravibissookram6643]

Good job. What a cool song.

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Ravi. I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏽

[@Kingdennissinned]

Pretty sweet! 👍

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you :-)

[@peterwickenden2939]

Brilliant!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Peter.

[@noraleroux532]

WOWWW

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Nora 😊

[@tassioemanuel]

Muito bom. Parabéns

[@vikas.tandon]

Obrigado 🙏🏽

[@matthewgardner5983]

Wow, I was really surprised by how well this was, NICE !

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you Matthew, I’m glad you enjoyed it :-)

[@matthewconway5789]

Soulful! Well done!

[@vikas.tandon]

Many thanks Matthew

[@donhall7871]

Wowww!!!!!! Very true voice!!!! Awesome cover❤❤❤❤❤❤❤!!!!!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Don 🙏🏼❤️

[@stephaniechaffin1154]

This is by far the best cover I've ever seen.

[@vikas.tandon]

Wow, that is a huge compliment, thank you very much Stephanie, I’m so glad you liked it. ❤️

[@jameslouis8282]

Excellent. Band is spot on.. Great job!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much James ❤️

[@suzandouglass5241]

That was excellent, thank you 💜

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much for your kind words Suzan 😊

[@DJFalkoHannover]

Beautiful! Very good!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you so much 😊

[@gregpusczek4473]

brilliant

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much Greg. :-)

[@Richard31406]

awesome!

[@vikas.tandon]

Thanks very much Richard

[@rankothgekumuthu.]

amazingly done!✨✨

[@vikas.tandon]

Thank you very much for your kind words :-)