'Head over Heels' by Tears for Fears, 1983

[@crimsonplayzzz9741]

Roland is actually an extremely underrated guitarist

[@mateuszurbanski9281]

Same with Curt as a bass player

[@alfredokatherinetovarreyes4124]

@@mateuszurbanski9281 that IS true!

[@shainakarasik828]

Artist

[@arthurdoctolero8813]

Absolutely! Roland's guitar tone became the benchmark of every 80s session musician's tone.

[@carolfreitag6847]

i agree totally! Both are awesome!

[@bigD5172]

Tears For Fears were one of the biggest reasons why the '80's were aces for music.

[@cynthiaarnold5807]

Steve Perry and Jimi Jamison to. Heck their was lots of talent real talent during the 70s and 80s.

[@davidwright873]

Um....the 80's? really? the 70's decided if there would be an 80's!! lol

[@gentillygirl545]

My God. Imagine being in the audience in 1983 (I was 19), hearing them say "this is a new song" and it's THIS!!! 🤗💕🙃

[@LeoDragon34]

Well, I was (almost). I was 20 when I saw them in concert in Leeds when these were new songs. Great music. A long time ago now…..

[@guyfromkcmo]

My thoughts exactly. 💯 People must've been absolutely blown away.

[@finlaybiddlesden2426]

Yep, miles better than the single Mad World…

[@AdrianCuyubambaDiaz]

I was -14 back then. Imagine being present as they were making musical history. I remember going crazy when i found out Broken and HOH were connected 😂

[@VincentL7]

Roland certainly had an AMAZING voice.

[@RB-hz2ee]

Still has! Saw them live 2 months ago.... amazing!

[@strangeilluminatedmannequi1154]

Much strong.

[@isaach5489]

Has

[@prettyyoungthingpyt5015]

Yup. For such a young man at that time, very strong voice.

[@applejellypucci]

and DOES!

[@mojojojoguzman3332]

British musicians in the 80's are so damn good, they are so talented.

[@yngvebalmsteen9174]

They had to try harder back then, Americans were more spoiled.

[@lisaavance725]

The British bands were good!!! I'm African American and I fell in love with TFF bc I would stay up all night watching video shows trying to catch the ones by black artists. So, I got a chance to see British acts that I never would have been exposed to like TFF. Music then was uniting the world and they shut that down quickly!!!

[@Lin-bx5vg]

​@@lisaavance725 Yes, great, then, now, shut down. So, so sad.😢❤Take care, fellow traveler.❤

[@hawajane3532]

Orzabal is singing LIVE!!! BRILLIANT VOICE!!!

[@darkswan80]

He has always been incredibly accurate at pitching and, obviously, with no in ear monitors back then (and long before auto tune was even invented) ! 👏

[@slepagienia248]

I love his voice 💛💛

[@winterlongone]

Roland has at least relative if not perfect pitch. I've never heard him hit a note wrong live ever.

[@bassgod985]

The crowd was not ready for this

[@armandorodriguez5120]

Hard to believe that this song came out 40 years ago. Time definitely flies. What a timeless song.

[@tammycoffin8017]

Funny how time flies!

[@peterkarlsson1825]

Funny how time flies. It´s almost 40 years ago.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

You can tell they're still polishing up the arrangement--finding those all-important little details. Very important historical document.

[@arfifteen9344]

These two are gods.

[@katyalvarado3990]

Everytime I see a guitarist or a bass player singing at the same time playing the instrument, I’m out of words. It is a hard work doing both things at the same time. Definitely I admire Roland and Curt. Two underrated musicians.

[@donnahilton471]

Not underrated! The voices of the eighties. These guys ruled the charts!

[@rosyglu733]

Inihualables!!!!!

[@katyalvarado3990]

@@donnahilton471 Then, why only focusing on their Big Hits: "Shout" and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", when TFF have plenty of AMAZING songs.

[@carolfreitag6847]

I could watch their videos all day!!

[@abigail71636]

Guitar and singing isn't as hard as bass and singing

[@sithlord32786]

Priceless video....this was 2 years before it was even released, so this is probably the first time a lot of those people are hearing these iconic songs. 20+ years later and it's one of the most recognizable songs in history.

[@castanedahernandez3825]

Roland's voice is soooo beautiful and unique!! ❤❤❤

[@slepagienia248]

Totally agree ♥️♥️

[@danmakosky5445]

Best album in the world. "Songs from the big chair" Change my mind ...

[@anthonyyoutubefan7567]

If someone asks why the '80s -- and its unique music -- are so revered, show them this video.

[@spirituallyinspiredwriter]

Oh yeah....

[@Eric_In_SF]

you know numbnuts, every decade is revered by the people who lived it. The 1940s are nonexistent. The 1950s are becoming that. 60s music is disappearing. even Elvis is feeding off and listeners on Spotify. 20-year-olds today are too busy listening to their own music that they’re going to revere 20 years from now to worry about the 80s. As great we may think it is, 100 years from now it’s going to be like us listening to sailor shanties. We know they exist, but we absolutely have no interest in them. People just don’t like antique music.

[@PlasticBeach666]

and guess what kids! no auto-tune! back then, people had to actually sing the notes they wanted to hit. and even better; they could actually play instruments too! i know... crazy, huh?!?!

[@glennhinks2205]

@Jay Leno en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Tune

[@kathylyson4924]

I so agree!

[@TheSason666]

@J Are No !!!

[@kaisersozay8978]

😂

[@Fastkat68]

really

[@NeilTaylorGuitarist]

I haven't seen this for 30 years..The solo I did here on the night..I had to learn again for the album version of Broken. My first ever tour! As you can see I was very happy to be there.

[@finlaybiddlesden2426]

My god, until I read your comment I didn’t even notice another guitarist, you’re so lucky to have toured with them..!👍🏻

[@iggystardust9236]

Wow I’m a huge fan! Crazy to see you here! Any insight on the writing process and your input for the guitar parts while working with Tear for Fears? Or any of your session work for that matter lol

[@minily]

I love the broken parts. It blends so well with the song. And oh god, I can't get over Roland's voice and dancing with his guitar. He's got so much style. And yes... what a decade!

[@staryy2023]

C'est magnifique... Et Roland, sa voix, sa beauté, son charme incroyable...

[@Cyraxxxxxxxsssstylus]

Best version of Head over Heels imo. Can never get enough of that bass line in broken!

[@fightlies]

+RIpping Corpse What do you think of the GOING TO CALIFORNIA version in 1990? Seems like he perfected it there.

[@hansmoleman1146]

agree 100%

[@nickavenoso7851]

I think having Broken fade into Head Over Feels is really good. I think it fits in with the song much better. Just like @ROT and ASSIMILATE this is my favorite version of the song. The GTC version is great, but this is my favorite.

[@danalacy3283]

I wish they would play it this way now.. so cool

[@thornbird6768]

Roland has one of the best live voices ❤ not a bum note 😊 this is a great band 👍

[@peterlorenzo615]

How can this be more futuristic than 2023 music

[@PlasticBeach666]

still getting goosebumps hearing this song, i can only imagine what the crowd felt hearing it for the very first time

[@geelsu]

I was born in 59, grew up with the music of the late 60's and 70's. By 83 I was married and starting a family, missing the early 80s, 90s, music. I am so glad to be discovering for the first time all that I have missed. TFF is a phenom. band. Please ... young ones ... keep you minds open to the music ... no matter what era it is from. The sand on the beach can be millions of years old, but you do have fun their don't ya?

[@Therecouldbehope]

A masterpiece for all time

[@dantefuller4957]

I can only hope to be as great a bassist as Curt one day. Magnificent.

[@clarakirkendoll6061]

Dante Fuller he's one of the greatest I've ever heard.

[@EthanolEnthusiast]

@@clarakirkendoll6061 ..Mick Karn?

[@bekindandmerciful5145]

Tears for fears are just pure magic it's like imagination and genius rolled into music

[@tiffanydandrea]

To all the bands of today who don't sound the same live because you alter your voices.......This is real music. They sound the same on their albums and live!

[@slayerofgoblins947]

la mejor presentacion en vivo de este tema, sin duda

[@abrahamhpalma]

Curt Smith es un bajista menospreciado. Realmente sus fraseos rayan en lo genial.

[@carock1392]

👏👏👏👏👏👏 Curt es lo mejor !!!

[@CeliaSaavedra-u9l]

Curt es un buen bajista

[@robertredick956]

Damn the vocals here are perfect 👏🏼👏🏼

[@pinup60]

can u imagine this being a 'new song'?? rsrsrs

[@lotsaringwear2937]

Just like Paul singing Yesterday on Ed Sullivan for the first time live

[@vegetaremista]

BR kkkkk

[@pinup60]

@@vegetaremista eh noix!

[@vegetaremista]

@@pinup60 eh nóix poha😎🤝🇧🇷

[@KvLn_Arley]

deve ter sido foda kkkk

[@Jsantii]

curt is amazing playing bass in this song especially he's really good

[@nickavenoso7851]

It’s not easy to sing and play bass, especially with bass lines like this and Curt does it with ease.

[@tenrc26]

Especially in everybody wants to rule the world

[@gladysllanquilef7117]

Insisto les regalaria el tiempo a ellos para poder volver atras y seguir dandonos mas de ellos los amooooo tan jovenes y tanto talento de calidad .Dios mio q no termine la buena musica desde chile santiago .los amo

[@slayerofgoblins947]

pienso lo mismo...

[@joantierney8532]

I have LOVED these guys since I first heard them in 1983! We all looked SO good back then!😁❤

[@tinalulumack378]

Same here

[@sergiosaunier]

Yes we did.

[@zachmcnamer3563]

Holy hell this is so amazing. Incredible musicianship matched by awesome energy. They just don’t make music like this anymore

[@TheSpacenoodles]

Oh my I can’t believe they did this before the normal version. It’s master of pieces

[@lylawilliams3224]

Manny Elias is a phenomenal drummer…. Right up there with Phil Collins.

[@clarakirkendoll6061]

Lyla Williams he has the same drumming sound and technique as Phil Collins. They sound so much alike !

[@SammyissobabyandforWHAT]

The transitions are so smooth from one song to another

[@elijahcambry3319]

it’s one song really. Broken/Head Over Heels/Broken on the album

[@normanhowe4938]

They're older and gray haired now but they can still rock it. They just made a new album recently ,check it out..

[@boltk1tty]

I saw them live, still just as amazing musicians of course!

[@QueenNatasha_KingGibson8501]

Roland had the afro slicked back!! Very handsome guitarist!!

[@lylawilliams3224]

TFF absolutely one of the most talented bands ever! Songs From The Big Chair is my favorite album of all time! Amazing!👍

[@roberthamilton7554]

Have to agree there me too

[@roberthamilton7554]

Their😂

[@stayup1217]

Roland actually played rhythm AND lead guitar when I saw them in 1985 at a nice outdoor amphitheater one summer evening in California for the Scenes from the Big Chair tour. Roland, Curt, Manny, Ian Stanley and saxophonist William Gregory. It was like magic. It was like I felt high from the music/performance. TFF was my favorite band from 1981 to 1985. Still, I listen to their later songs, and some are good, but it's just not the same, and that's okay. Very talented guys.

[@alfredvega6116]

Nicky Holland? Keyboards

[@streetgato9697]

@@alfredvega6116 Keyboards and also congas, timbales and other percussion, quilte a versatile artist.

[@smotdel]

Soooo amazing, so much talent at such a young age, i don't think i even blink while watching them. Perfection and they only got better and better. Miss them. I want MORE. :)

[@futurefreak8789]

They are bloody good live

[@Laura......]

I love to hear Roland singing the la la la lah at the end with his voice at the front live. I don't think I've heard another performance yet where that has happened.

[@fightlies]

This was the first live performance of the song before they recorded it so it was definitely not the final version of it.

[@salozmen29]

Wow Broken sounds bad ass live!

[@roxannaalexander7822]

Curt and Roland voices are so smooth together

[@ishishalom8871]

Yo pienso que su exito radico en que Curt en el bajo, Roland en la guitarra pero hicieron el maridaje perfecto con Ian Stanley, y Many Elias Definitivamente fueron piezas clave para el exito de TFF . El mejor baterista y el mejor tecladista que han tenido Ensamblaron a la perfección voces y talentos musicales

[@roxannaalexander7822]

Roland’s voice is so awesome!

[@David-up7rv]

YALL WERE JUST OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. 👌 👏 😍 👍 🥰 ☺️ WOW! WHAT AN EAR FOR 🎶 🎵 ⏹️ 🪕 🎼 💿 MUSIC

[@denisesampaio9922]

Muito lindo ❤

[@jamesmeek754]

Tears for fears will never die

[@djedthebruce]

Brings me back to college. Stellar time in life. Time passes, victories and defeats, sickness and health but this music lives on. The 80's were our Beatles period.

[@sratus]

'The 80s were our Beatles period' - I have no idea what that is supposed to mean

[@enriquezamora3624]

es de las mejores por no decir la mejor canción en vivo de todos los tiempos, combinación perfecta de head over heals y broken lo mejor de lo mejor

[@agatamajek9403]

Niesamowita energia i cudowny głos ❤

[@darkswan80]

This song is a masterpiece! Besides having great melodies, great vocals and a great arrangement, I think it's got one of the most exciting bass lines in the history of synth pop 💙

[@Bassguitar1231]

anybody here in june 30 , 2019 , listening to this magnificent life concert !

[@CeliaSaavedra-u9l]

❤ que hermoso rostro tiene Roland ❤❤❤❤

[@bondwin7025]

This is killer song 🎵 from song from the big chair album. I miss the 80's so much. Rip jay ,you got me listening to TFF .

[@lonzelbrown9828]

My guys i love the 80's just cant get enough definitely one of the many reasons i started listening to different kinds of music tears for frars and Mtv early mtv when it first came out

[@jacobrhodes7433]

Both got great voices. In my humble opinion Curt has the better tone and Roland the stronger more powerful voice.

[@Whatt787]

Fantastic

[@nazarethfleischhauer111]

ROLAND e CURT ainda são o Máximo _ Tears for fears _ deveria vir ao Rock in Rio_ o BRASIL ama Voces 🤩🌟👍⚡👉🇧🇷👏😍👏

[@dianecarver6566]

That's very true.

[@dianecarver6566]

Not to mention his voice.

[@MultiMrMiles]

Played this soooo much- awesome stuff- 80s is KING. New music has no heart.

[@MultiMrMiles]

80s BEST EVER!!! TFF pure genius : pro's- BEST time ever- pure talent and such- new times are awfull compared to that decade- really

[@johnbeckham1483]

When I hear Tears For Fears I return back to 1984!

[@grapeskiddles]

Love it! Takes me to my childhood every time.

[@jefferydavis9441]

i was 20. but i was a young man.

[@Green-eyedGirl19]

When I heard this song, that was it for me been a huge fan for 25 years!!! Cried when they broke up. Saw them in concert in 1990 and this summer 2010. Still amazing.

[@marciahelenasilvamarciahea7437]

Orzabal plays very well the guitar! This performance is Fantastic! Love so much this Song! Congratulations!

[@cyrusjulian187]

2022 and still rocking this song!

[@HeliRy]

best bass line to come out of the 80's

[@poppyorsini5505]

Love Curt's energy!

[@claudynaasuncion9273]

My favorite song ever !!!!

[@masterdom3246]

Manni Elias e Ian Stanley son lo máximo! No me canso de estudiar ese gran final!

[@cynthiaarnold5807]

Agree TFF isn't the same without them.

[@masterdom3246]

@@cynthiaarnold5807 Sí, muy cierto, no entiendo por qué se fueron, pero para mí fue la mejor época de la banda.

[@soogwrl]

Roland'a voice is clean and soothing.. i really like it

[@CeliaSaavedra-u9l]

Es una joya de canción ❤❤❤❤

[@Annabelle269]

Never get tired of listening this song.. what a powerful voice , composition.. never getting old this song.. 질리지 않는 음악. 어렸을때 들었을때는 몰랐는데 놀랍게 모든게 완벽하네요. 와우...

[@jadyn.r0766]

They make me smile

[@stevem-h3562]

Very young Neil Taylor on lead guitar.....

[@Ccdurko]

Thank you so much for sharing! I saw this tour in Dallas on May 24. So awesome!!!!!

[@philspivey7976]

40 years ago! wow. I absolutely love this song. I'm currently re-discovering the Tears for Fears back catalogue and appreciating them even more. Such an under-rated band.

[@RosaC9999]

Wow!! Such BIG voices and huge talent!

[@studioborgatta3504]

Holy freaking hell, this is ridiculously cool. I mean, this was 1983 and they were doing mash up's...another reason why I am so glad I was born when I was, being a teenager during one of the greatest music periods in history is nothing but a gift. I went to see this band and many many others during this time and I knew it was great then, but seeing this now, it only validates why I always thought this band was great and cool! Oh, and Rolands Firebird is freaking beautiful

[@noonetime8478]

yes this was the time, when you go to a concert, hearing a band of kids say this is a new song that we wrote called "HEAD OVER HEELS" or SHOUT! or EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD" and another band in the nearby city called, Depeche Mode or The Cure or Duran Duran saying the same thing about songs theyd written and are about to sing! Sometime you just wonder did it really happen?

[@tinalulumack378]

Lol you just named the soundtrack of my pre-teen and teenage years lol

[@Tychal79]

I love playing and singing this song however I could never hit the notes that Roland could hit, I could sing the notes Curt sings...

[@Camille_Anderson]

Curt has a beautiful voice that blends seemlessly with Roland's.

[@70sladyalways25]

Curt has an amazing range!

[@patrickryan5570]

Amazing - Normally when a band says here's a new song then is can be be a bit of a downer - But here Tears for Fears presents their upcoming masterpiece for Songs for the Big Chair - Now that is absolutely incredible - Would have loved to be at that concert for they were one of the best bands on the planet at that given time.

[@John42ification]

These guys were a MUCH better opening act for Hall & Oates than Train, the band that's opening for them tonight! Only thing was, they did a shortened version of this song. I suspect it was because they were the opening band and had to cut it for time.

[@anniern3161]

Fantastic! Loved TFF in the 80’s and still do to this day. Pure talent!

[@josealfredotapiarodriguez2940]

Que duo fantástico🎸🎷🇵🇪

[@brandondrake14]

I believe Head Over Heels on Songs from the Big Chair was released in The United States in 1985. Two years later.

[@QueenNatasha_KingGibson8501]

The Hammersmith Odeon was where Queen performed

[@CeliaSaavedra-u9l]

Roland precioso está ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@chrisyasus8912]

Flawless quality live sound kudos!

[@CeliaSaavedra-u9l]

Que hermoso s los dos ❤❤❤❤

[@claudiamoore7929]

I have always loved these two songs cuz they just kind of blend into one another and the guys do it very well and my God where are you guys put something out on a CD in other words you are amazing

[@ellaineparis]

so this is the early version of Head Over Heels 😳😳

[@kathysuzye]

🇧🇷💖 I Love 💖 Love 💖 Love Roland Orzabal 🇦🇷🇬🇧

[@tinasuarez61]

OH! MY! GOD! Head Over Heels the New Song. Beautiful!