WHAT A VOICE!!! | Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" | FIRST TIME REACTION

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[@hillardschlachman6610]

Your next review in the Tears for Fears discography has to be either Shout , Mad World , or Head Over Heels . Three absolute classics ! You will enjoy all 3 Aileen !!

[@rlGinjaNinja]

definitely shout, in my opinion. so good!

[@ninja_tony]

Absolutely, she needs to do all three!

[@WilliamGreer]

Sowing The Seeds of Love. C'mon.

[@Shea_Connerty]

Head over heels best song and video

[@hillardschlachman6610]

@@Shea_Connerty Classic video for sure !

[@megapepe76]

Also check "Shout" and "Head over heels".

[@brianpuffer7380]

For sure great songs. My personal favorite is "The Working Hour".

[@shaybapple]

and Sowing the Seeds of Love

[@billpo]

Shout and mad world to start

[@Isleofskye]

My first record was in 1960 in London and "Advice For The Young At Heart" is one of my Top 10 of all time with the accompanying video showing a Latino Wedding..

[@sieciobywatel]

Mad World

[@jaquestraw1]

One of the greatest bands of this era. Exceptional artists

[@TheCornishCockney]

Saw them at the odeon around 85 and they were absolutely superb live. Great band and glad to see they came back with a very strong album recently.

[@jayman58016]

This is one song that brings back so many memories of the 80's. So nostalgic it hurts!

[@sceniccitycoins1481]

Remember Dennis Miller weekend update on SNL? Also he continued using this as his opener for the Dennis Miller Show into the 90s

[@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk]

Yeah, my brother bought this album back in 1985. Songs from the Big Chair was on our record player constantly. I remember thinking: Man this is a great album!

[@fubar1217]

Definitely brings back memories of the summer of '85!

[@brettmarlar4154]

I feel that. It truly makes one want to go back to that time with the knowledge we have now!

[@spud912]

Nostalgia is a beautiful thing .. I'd go back tomorrow if it were possible 😁🎶👍 I'm now 62 same age as Kurt and Roland

[@brianr3763]

"Welcome to your life, there's no turning back." Has to be one of the greatest opening lines ever.

[@MrBillyboyroge]

'Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, that's life Tryna make ends meet, you're a slave to money then you die’ Guess the song?!

[@davidtingley9978]

Great lyrics in this song all around

[@joes6527]

@@MrBillyboyroge bittersweet symphony. But of course.

[@garytyme9384]

My favourite lyric: "I can't stand this indecision, married with a lack of vision" really is a timeless statement.

[@chrissharp6733]

People often don't realise how deep and profound their early work was pre this song , this album was a bit of a lighter departure with flavours of that earlier work

[@taylortyler1867]

"Head Over Heels", "Sowing the Seeds of Love", "Shout", "Woman in Chains"/ Check 'em.

[@jamesdavison2927]

One of my favorite ever "tears" moments was seeing them in 1993 (with only orzabel) and Gayle Ann Dorsey on bass The back ground vocals on Woman in Chains was AMAZING SO DAMN MOVING WOW

[@user-iv2xl6ud1r]

That's an excellent list. I suppose it would be obligatory to add "Mad World," but if I had to pick just one song from their first album, it would be "Pale Shelter."

[@UncleSpellbinder]

The 80's encapsulated in one song. You MUST listen to their song "Sowing The Seeds Of Love", complete brilliance.

[@Zavonofcats]

The band actually has two great singers! This song was sung primarily by Curt. Check out "Head Over Heels" to see Roland front and center.

[@robs-journeys]

One of the rare bands with two legit lead singers

[@YeahResident]

Don't see that too often. Alice In Chains is another band with 2 singers that comes to mind.

[@zoeherriot]

@@YeahResident The Cars was another one from the same era - and XTC.

[@jamesgarlena5612]

This brings back memories of when I was in the Marine corps. A bunch of guys sitting around cleaning our M16's. Singing this, the irony just hit me.

[@timoneil920]

been there done that

[@vernhoke7730]

Same here

[@JeffTiberend]

Thank you for your service.

[@dmwalker24]

A strange time in history to be coming of age. But also some great memories as well.

[@phillipabat8437]

Me to, I was at Pendleton 43 area at this time. Going through a divorce so its bittersweet for me. great song Allways takes me back.

[@johnmitchell4769]

If the 80's had an official song, it would be this one. This song just captures the essence of the 80's. Free spirited and fun. I miss those days more and more every single day

[@DylansPen]

The guitar solos in this are woefully overlooked. One of the best songs of the 80's.

[@petenich76]

🎯🎯

[@paradisevendorsinc]

I always love the one at the end of Shout too. Lulled by the new wave sound and you don't expect the sneaky good guitars to come bursting through.

[@Glenn-zj5ed]

Glad you mentioned it--one of my all time favorites for cool riffs. The one at the end is fire. You should watch the version when they do it live at "The Proms" It's on KZbin.

[@mckrackin5324]

"Shout" is the quintessential Tears for Fears song. You can't listen to the group without having that song going on in your head. You need to check it out.

[@MrLato2000]

Also Tears for Fears has another Interesting Song "Mad World"😊

[@stefynik]

And many others too ❤

[@evilfantasy69]

I'm a metal head but have never had a problem listening to Tears for Fears. The guitarist is also a great singer. Check out some of their other music to see him take the lead on vocals. He is also a really solid guitar player.

[@trouari7825]

Just here to say I'm a metalhead guitarist who can sing, rap, and even produce beats yet you'll find more 70s and 80s music on my Playlists. One day i could be listening to elvis and the next i could be listening to twista. From the Beatles to frank Sinatra or 311 to killswitch engage. Being diverse no matter how painful (country 😅) the transitions can be will inevitably broaden your musical horizons.

[@toolshed7652]

Real Genius... this brings back so many memories. If you haven't seen that movie I suggest you watch it. Underrated gem

[@nutrybe]

HAHA...I love that movie! I swear, Mitch is played by Sarah Jessica Parker...you can't convince me otherwise, LOL! Once you see it; you can't unsee it 🤣

[@martinsv9183]

"Shout" is really good too.

[@dee817bs]

Head over heels should be the next reaction

[@baxter326]

I always loved the line "I can't stand this indecision, married with a lack of vision"

[@MadHatterND]

I grew up with this wonderful music. The lyric, "There's a room where the light won't find you Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down When they do, I'll be right behind you" rips me apart every time. It reminds me of my late mother's love. So powerful.

[@adrianmicallef4221]

Tears for fears have many hits like shout and woman in chains

[@grantmiller6570]

Welcome to 80’s feel good, makes you wanna dance, happy time music, Simpler times. They don’t make it like this anymore.

[@jrrigs8532]

Curt Smith went viral during the pandemic for posting a duet with his daughter covering the bands hit “Mad World”. It’s beautifully done and it’s cool to see he still very much has it.

[@kevinhooper3003]

Ah yes…. One of the anthem songs of Gen-X. Thanks for bringing back the memories.

[@Adam_Le-Roi_Davis.]

Aileen, 'Tears for Fears' are a band from the U.K. they formed in 1980 and had many hits through the '80s into the '90s and beyond. Songs which I recommend by them are: "Mad World", "Memories Fade", "Change", "Ideas as Opiates", "Pale Shelter", "Watch Me Bleed", "Shout", "Head Over Heels", "Sowing the Seeds of Love", "The Way You Are". There are many more but these are good ones to continue with.

[@peterbuckingham5866]

I was a teenager in the 80s and boy was it the best decade for everything. Music TV Films Fashion Art just brilliant

[@th.a]

A few other Tears for Fears Songs to listen to are 'Pale Shelter', 'Mad World', 'Change', 'Shout', 'Woman in Chains', 'The Seeds of Love' and 'The Year of the Knife'

[@cericj99]

Every time I hear this song it brings me back to simpler times, check out Shout, Sowing the Seeds &/or Head over Heels. Cheers Fr: Canada

[@MIchigan-Savage]

We didn't know how good we had it.

[@j0hnn13K]

Fun fact, we have a speech therapist to thank for the wonderful voice of the singer, as a kid he had a really serious stutter, and his therapy included singing lessons to learn better control of his diaphragm, this is where he (the singer) discovered that he enjoyed singing and actually sounded pretty darn good, and... he did not stutter during singing. Over the years he got better and better at singing and learned to control his stutter thnx to that, and eventually it gave us this amazing band for the ages with songs that stand the test of time.

[@JS-TexanJeff]

The country singer Mel Tillis was similar....could sing great, but stuttered when he talked. I don't think he ever outgrew the stuttering.

[@j0hnn13K]

@@JS-TexanJeff Yeah there have been a good few great singers with a stutter when speaking normally, several country singers if i recall correctly. Tbh, singing as therapy? sounds like one of those rare occasions when therapy is actually fun hehehe

[@philipdavison6523]

Mad World and Shout are a go to for this band.

[@briangreen9677]

This is my favorite song of theirs. It was used in the soundtrack of many 80s films, including "Real Genius" starring Val Kilmer, where Val had the line "Ice is nice!" Little did he know that a year later he's be playing the "Ice man" in Top Gun and he was anything but nice! As for the gas prices, yeah, it hurts. When I drove my 1999 Ford F-250 off the lot in 1999 I remembered the first fuel up. Diesel cost $1.17 a gallon. 271,000 miles later, it still runs like a dream.

[@Isleofskye]

Great Story. How much is Gas(petrol in The UK) and Diesel ,now,please and I will tell you The UK prices,currently,as a comparison. :)

[@briangreen9677]

​@@Isleofskye Here in northern Arizona, the prices for fuel are as follows for 24 May, 2024: Regular = $3.68 Midgrade = $3.88 Premium = $4.28 Diesel = $3.85 That's price per gallon.

[@joemachine4714]

When you consider all prices have doubled or tripled since 1999, gas prices are the same if not cheaper today 🥸

[@chadjohns6955]

Tears for Fears is the epitome of the 1980's music, as much as Madonna or Cyndi Lauper, or the hair bands. Love their music, especially this song and Suffer the Children, my 2 favorites

[@christopherlejeune2499]

Now you need to go watch Wierd Science and fully embrace the 80s. Follow it up with Farris Bulers Day Off and Goonies. The 80s starter kit. Just add neon colors

[@JS-TexanJeff]

You left out Breakfast Club :)

[@Mangrove-pd7hx]

Aileen you hit it on the nose I have been saying it for years I am 56 and 80's is where my heart is. When a new song came on the radio we never heard before we INSTANTLY knew who it was. Tears for Fears Joan Jett, Flock of Seagulls, Simple Minds, David Bowie, Cindy Lauper, Human League, Level 42, Thomas Dolby Depeche Mode witch by the way I would love to see you react to them and on and on In metal we had Quiet Riot, Twisted Sister, Scorpions, Whitesnake. You would have LOVED growing up in that era of music mastery. Thank you for reacting to them. Much Love.

[@Hybridgtr]

My sister and I were huge Big Country fans. I put in a suggestion for Aileen on Discord.

[@Mangrove-pd7hx]

@@Hybridgtr Big Country was Awesome

[@rayvanhorn1534]

Well stated, the radio….(instantly thought of Rush & Queen) brought us everything, & if I didn’t have it on, I was burning through my cassette case cruisin the strip on the weekends!😎🤘

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Such powerful '80s vibes! This one is always good for an encore. Everyone had great hair in the '70s and '80s. Yes, check out the official music video for their hit song HEAD OVER HEELS.

[@mattpotter8725]

Great review to an iconic song, an iconic band. Tears For Fears were big back in the 80s. Please check out Shout, Head over Heels, and Sowing The Seeds of Love. Love from the UK!!!

[@MDElam]

"Head over Heels," "Sowing the Seeds of Love," "Shout"! These guys are the Pink Floyd of 80s and 90s pop music (maybe along with Pet Shop Boys)--very thoughtful lyrics and top-notch musicianship! P.S. Those gas prices are high even for that time. Those were the prices you'd pay if you were driving between L.A. and Las Vegas.

[@titools4375]

Oh yeah, this is the kind of music that can lift up your spirit at any moment in your life that you need it!

[@williamtruglio6492]

Now you have to watch Real Genius with Val Kilmer. This is the closing credits cut, and a great end to hysterically good movie.

[@0okamino]

“I was hot, and I was hungry!”

[@paradisevendorsinc]

Fits the themes of the movie and matches the moment so well. My favorite 80s movie, somehow criminally underrated now. An actual countercultural comedy that cares about actual nerds and holds up almost entirely compared to other 80s comedies.

[@emptyk8662]

You cannot beat 80’s music. Period.

[@chrisbooth478]

Perfect 80's song, love it at the end of REAL GENIUS 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿

[@andiegurgel2964]

I'm so grateful that i grew up with 70's and 80's music

[@Free_Ranger_CT110]

Morten Harket A-Ha 'the sun always shines on TV' is a must listen.

[@Gutch220]

This is one of the "mount rushmore" songs from the 80's

[@petenich76]

💯

[@scifimonkey3]

Oh there are soooo many! ‘Woman in Chains’, ‘Sowing the seeds of love’, ‘shout’, killing with kindness’ elemental’, Mad World’, ‘ The tipping point’………

[@kevinl2578]

Lol yup and about 30 more on top of that!!

[@user-qm8cn6wr8f]

Thanks Alieen for visiting my favorite era for music the 1980’s. So much great music to choose from. Can you look into bands such as U2, INXS, The Police The Cure and The Talking Heads. Highly appreciate you. Thanks for your energy and great smile.

[@MrLato2000]

😂😂😂😂 the Gas Price Comments! Yeah we Feel You on that Aileen.

[@3DJapan]

Yeah, I remember back then when you could fill the tank for $20. 😒

[@tommarks3726]

This song just makes you smile and happy.

[@MrTech226]

Aileen Tears for Fears: Roland & Curt recently released a new album, The Tipping Point in 2022

[@richardburnett6123]

"Woman in Chains" is a must listen with Oleta Adams as a guest vocalist on the song. Simply stunning 😮

[@marvinsarracino116]

I miss those gas prices!!! 😢 Thanks Aileen ❤💛

[@MaxAraya-ym4fj]

Yessur!

[@MrThomasC22]

The funny thing is those were the "Side of the road in the middle of no-where" ripoff prices. The price shown here is $1.45 per gallon. The average price for a gallon of gas in 1985 (when this was released) was $0.88 according to eia.gov

[@truther4life]

THANKS TO THE PEDO LIBERALS!!

[@davidberkowitz3363]

This is my ABSOLUTE favorite non-metal band in history. Keep delving.

[@st3v3408]

Head over heels, sowing the seeds, shout! All are fantastic!

[@Miss_Beehaven]

Their whole collection is fab - def worth the trip down the rabbit hole x

[@BoberMcBoberson]

I have loved this song ever since I heard it at the end of the movie “Real Genius” when I was a kid in the 80’s!

[@alfonsoreynosa8143]

We had it all in the 80s. I loved being young during this time. Life was simple and amazing

[@RM6737]

Shout, Sowing the Seeds of Love, Woman in Chains, Mad World. These four very different songs are not only great, they also show you how creative and great these musicians are.

[@norwegianblue2017]

This is my favorite pop band of all time. So many timeless hits and they still sound great now. Saw them a couple of years ago when they were touring with their brand new album! Their voices are still super clean, you can really tell they have taken good care of their vocals.

[@alexthorpe6583]

Their song 'Shout' was also covered by Disturbed in 2000. The final track on their 1985 album is called 'Listen', and while it's not a popular choice, I always found it so relaxing, that by the end of the song, I would be effectively immobilized.

[@garylagstrom3864]

I saw Tears for Fears on the Songs from the Big Chair tour in 85 and again on the Seeds of Love tour in 1990. When they split after that song I saw Roland Orzabal on the Elemental and Raoul and the Kings of Spain tour and Curt Smith on his solo tour in support of Soul on Board album. All shows in Los Angeles and San Francisco except Seeds of Love in Atlanta GA. I was there on business I live in Santa Monica California but used to live in San Francisco. The band is one of the best duos ever like Hall and Oates!

[@barrylavender7938]

Great song from my childhood, great to see Curt and Roland getting a lot of praise in 2024. They had a number of hit songs, but you should definitely check out "Shout!" next.

[@je862]

40 years later and it still gives me chills. Missing the 1980's......

[@chrislc35]

they both have that voice, makes them so good together.

[@Drewnah]

Shout, or head over heels, or mad world, or woman in chains. So much good music by this band!

[@davidormond8573]

Another classic upload from the queen she is so pretty aswell thank U queen have a lovely night looking forward to Ur next upload

[@UncleD153]

90% of the girls I knew in high school, ‘82 - ‘86, Absolutely love this song. I think MTV played it about 1000 times. Back in the good days before technology. Girls with big hair and summer fun.

[@jonathanmurphy3141]

A British band, from Spring of 1985. The vocalist and guitarist were songwriters and singers. This was off their 2nd album, I believe. This song, when I was 16 became one of my favorite songs from the 80's -never gets old or annoy on repeat. I believe the video was filmed in California. ....I do not want to rule the World, except with music.

[@rvanheusden]

My mom and oldest cousin favorite band! Grew up with there music and they are awesome! My personal favorites Head of Heels and Sowing the Seeds! both worth to check out!

[@adrianmicallef4221]

Wowwww,one of my favorite bands

[@steinarbergstl5799]

One of the big bands I can remember from my early- to mid-teenage years in the 80's with several hits to their name. Shout, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, Mad World, Sowing the Seeds of Love and more. And very distinctive. You definitely know it's them you're hearing if you've ever heard them before.

[@DTruthIsReal]

Another great band from a great era of music. This song was also played at the end of the 1985 movie "Real Genius". As mentioned below, I'll second the "Shout" and "Head Over Heels" recommendations.

[@groovelife415]

This was a bit before my time, but it was an era where record labels went out and hunted for musicians and bands. Now the record labels create the musicians and bands. They find one sound that is popular and flood the market with carbon copies until everyone is tired of it. That is by design to make as much money as possible in as short amount of time as possible. It's not about the art anymore.

[@viviennerose6858]

The little boy is being shown as a metaphor for EVERYBODY wants to rule the world - even very young children!

[@brianjohnston4117]

St Helier, Jersey , '85 . The best year of my life . Where i met my future wife . The mother of my kids and the grandmother of my grandkids . Halcyon days . ❤

[@donaldduncan7095]

Wow, first time hearing one of the top 10 groups of the 80s, you are in for a real treat hearing their great songs.

[@rhphotocdn]

Great GREAT band from the UK. Great Music!! They just got back together a couple of years ago after not talking with one another for over ten years. They released a new album called The Tipping Point, a bit dark, but really really good. One of my all time favourite bands.

[@SpiritLake]

I discovered Tears of Fears only 5 years ago with Head Over Heels, which has become one of my favorite songs of all time. I hope you'll continue listening to more of them!

[@willisclay]

Always love your reactions and your energy. Thanks for another great reaction.

[@shanehebert396]

Tears for Fears, especially their album "Songs from the Big Chair" were pretty big in the 80s. "Shout", "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", and "Head Over Heals" are definitely on the soundtrack of my senior year of high school.

[@andrewblack5203]

Soo glad your expanding your horizons girl

[@liamodhomnallain4326]

Lova ya, Aileen! Great work and great selection of an awesome tune.

[@christopherrobertson8098]

Curt and roland formed tears for fears whilst students and are from the city of Bath in somerset England, The car featured is a nod to their British origins as its a british sportscar called an austin healey and it belongs to the guitarist and vocalist roland orzabal and he still owns it. They recently reformed pre pandemic and are currently back on tour from the pandemic postponed reunion tour. There is a recent remake of this song by them which features additional vocals supplied by curts teenage daughter performed live during the pandemic lockdown crom curt and rolands homes

[@gunrunner35]

Awesome song and it was featured prominently in the movie that stars Val Kilmer, Real Genius. A great 1980s movie that is a true classic. I think you'd have a lot of fun watching it sometime. I remember when gas went up to $1.50 a gallon and was bummed it had gone up so much. The 80's were truly an iconic time and a literal vortex in time that will never happen again. A truly magical time. It had it's problems and concerns, but we had so much to listen to and to watch and to work with, it truly was magical for me. I grew up in the 80's and miss it all the time. Thanks for another great review!

[@BarrenCosmos]

Only I’ve ever heard the chorus bit, but never the full song till now! I have to say real quick, you do a lot of that eyebrow thing and it’s so cute how often you do it 🥹❤️When you mention how electric it feels, you were so on point with that!!

[@timengland91]

Love this reaction aileen. The way you was swaying and dancing was great

[@smarttvhome335]

You're right, their voices are unmistakable. Check out their song "Shout", then check out Disturbed's cover of it as well.

[@jomarviray0301]

80's New wave era !❤ ,Duran Duran, A- Ha , Depeche Mode, Spandau Ballet and many more..

[@toddlawrance4045]

A great blend of electronic sounds and traditional instruments, and two incredible singers. And those Eighties haircuts & clothes! Fantastic group with a library of great songs. "Head Over Heels" features in "Donnie Darko" and plays so well with the sequence in the film it's lined up with.

[@user-mm2st4pv1q]

That is one of the best songs ever made. They both have great voices.

[@joachimkylhammar5084]

fun fact The year the song came out, it was featured in the ending to the science fiction comedy film Real Genius. In 1986, the song won Best Single at the Brit Awards.

[@chrisoakley5830]

A so 80s song, love it.❤

[@kimtalley4496]

Head over heals, shout, & Seeds Of Love are 3 great Tears For Fears.

[@tancar2004]

This song and this video is the concentrated and distilled 80's in it's purest form.

[@GranpaMike]

Always loved these guys, certainly a distinctive, gorgeous sound. "SHOUT" is a great choice for Round #2. I bought a couple 12" club mixes of theirs on vinyl back in the day that had some really great stuff on them. Great pick for us today, thanks Aileen! :)

[@MichaelScheele]

This is my favorite Tears for Fears song. I was a teen when it came out. It was in the outro for the movie "Real Genius." I was off to college a scant couple of years later. The line that has stuck with me all of these years since is "I can't stand this indecision, married with a lack of vision". There are a number of ways to interpret the song. I choose to see it as a call to live your life despite all of the turmoil in the world.

[@wimve4719]

These guys are incredible. I saw them on 'The Night of the Proms'. Fan forever. And yes ... 'Shout' 😀

[@I_Dont_Like_Sand]

Gotta watch “ Shout “ next! Tears for fears are still making music and touring till this day.

[@chrisstone5868]

Like I said, just here to show lots of love and support!! To me it doesn’t matter what you play. I’m here for those quick shoulder moves, and the smile music gives you!!!🌹🌹💙