Head over Heels - Tears For Fears | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@michaelharkins4309]

Tears For Fears deserves induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

[@robertknuist9754]

I agree

[@taylortyler1867]

The R&R HOF has become such a joke, that I wouldn't care one way or the other, if I was in it or not.🙄

[@michaelharkins4309]

@@taylortyler1867 Of course it's a joke... Rolling Stone Magazine publisher and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame founder, Jann Wenner has lorded over

[@g3synth205]

Wow! I'm actually shocked they're not already in! That's crazy.

[@manhattenman6075]

Songs from the big chair deserves an entire album listen. It’s one of the best albums of the 1980s. Period.

[@NoCreamedCorn]

Seconded!!

[@mmattson8947]

The radio version of Head Over Heels is fine, but the song really shines on the album. The transition from Broken to HOH and then back to Broken (reprise) adds to the grandeur of the music.

[@DreamsSketcher]

Yes it was given that distinction even recently.

[@stevem-h3562]

Absobloodylutely.

[@cletusbeauregard1972]

THIS SHIT RIGHT HERE.

[@Anautistictherapist]

Sowing the Seeds of Love is an indelible Beatle’s homage that you have to hear to believe, and Woman in Chains is heavenly. Take your pick.

[@trevortamboline279]

Agree with both. I also love "Advice for the Young at Heart".

[@maeric9]

Definitely "Sowing the Seeds". EPIC!

[@oldbrotherhubbard]

AND “Bad Man’s Song”

[@kayelle8005]

Woman in chains, Bad man’s song and Famous Last Words are my top three picks from the album but the whole album is perfection.

[@JimGeigerMusic]

Seeds of Love is tied with Head Over Heels for my favorite.

[@Turnabout]

You called it, dude. This is 100% my favorite Tears for Fears song.

[@Joshuadgog]

me to its a perfect song

[@diane39istockphoto]

100%!

[@TheFairyintheFishBowl]

Me too!

[@jr-xs9tf]

Video of it is great as well.

[@LadybugLuv]

Agreed. My favorite by them by a country mile!

[@joeyblowey123456]

This song never fails to put me back in the 80s when it was new. Funny how times flies. Great songs never get old, they just keep getting played

[@bashabe1]

So true

[@n3wsymtl]

One album. That's all on ONE album. Head Over Heels, Shout, Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Working Hour, Mother's Talk, I Believe, Broken...

[@warriyorcat]

And Listen.

[@larrykuhn3501]

And this should always be played with the Broken at the end. The boys missed this one.

[@jjh5374]

Total side note, but here’s why Andy and Alex are legit top notch reactors, they always listen to the correct versions of the song they’re reacting to, and they LISTEN to, and are not distracted by videos etc.. They just listen to the music the way it was meant to be listened to. Much respect to you both, it sets you apart from 99% of the rest.

[@robinvigil5091]

I agree, the video for this song is distracting as hell, lol!

[@oboogie2]

I can't overemphasize how this album really took off like it was on fire the first summer it was out. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was obviously the big attention-getter, but the whole album turned out to be so good that it made a lot of instant fans!

[@PhoenixRisen63]

YES. We hadn't heard anything quite like it, and it was🔥

[@healthcarethoughtleadership]

I had been in England a couple of years before when the Police were breaking out... and then when Songs From the Big Chair came out I was blown away. While all of my friends in NC were still doing the southern rock thing (which is awesome) I was full tilt Tears For Fears, Police, and any of the bands coming out of England.

[@oboogie2]

@@healthcarethoughtleadership Not sure if you were in England in mid-80s, but if you were, do you remember a group called Prefab Sprout, by chance? They didn't do much in the US (and I stumbled upon them by sheer chance), but their 1985 album Steve McQueen (Two Wheels Good in the US) was PHENOMENAL! Nonetheless, they probably didn't do much here in the US because of all the competition in '85.

[@healthcarethoughtleadership]

@@oboogie2 I returned home before then. I need to look them up!

[@loristone9242]

'Funny how tiiiime fliiiies...' Truer words were never spoken. I was in 10th grade when this came out, and that last line pulls at my heart in ways I can't explain.

[@jediwalker2010]

I was in the 1st grade when this came out. Loved it then and still love it today💕

[@nessaseetah1805]

It hurts so good... excuse me while I wipe my aging eyes...

[@hiturbine]

Because life is shorter than we think when we are young - and you don't get a do-over.

[@Sparks_Alive]

Same here. Same age. And here we are older and time has flown by… Sometimes a song just put you right back to that age with your friends and everything that’s going on in your world at that age. Bittersweet.

[@NoCreamedCorn]

This whole album is a sonic masterpiece and the album version of this keeps going…

[@TheFingerFrame]

Rick Beato did a nice breakdown of this song as part of his “What Makes This Song Great” series.

[@SteelyDaddy59]

Sowing The Seeds Of Love should be next.

[@blanetalk]

+1 Sowing The Seeds!!!

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

That song was on the radio in a VERY timely fashion as a reminder to use a condom when I was 16. Disaster averted.

[@Turnabout]

The soundscape of Sowing the Seeds of Love is so extra. Big, big +1.

[@swordmonkey6635]

Their homage to The Beatles. Great stuff

[@robertknuist9754]

Absolutely

[@waterfallhunter634]

Roland Orzabal is a very underrated vocalist.

[@mpemberton7760]

His vocal range is absolutely amazing!

[@imgoodatmoaning9561]

I love Roland’s voice so much

[@germainemartinez8907]

This was my late sister's favorite song. She listened to Songs from the Big Chair religiously!

[@nonsvch3001]

This is the song my fiance and I walked down the aisle to. Its my ringtone when my wife calls me and although we got married over 20 years ago, this song still - always - makes me smile as I recall that wonderful day.

[@jerryjackson7339]

'Sowing the Seeds of Love" would be a great choice!

[@VulcanDeathGrip44]

The entire album is a masterpiece.

[@kellypickle]

This song transports me. THIS is the sound of the 80s. Lucious choruses. Proper usage of keyboard, synthesizers, etc. the drum machine doesn’t even bother me. The production is fantastic. This whole album was great. Even for someone like me who is not a big fan pop music. You can’t help but love this album.❤

[@eboethrasher]

This song isn't drum machine. Head over Heels: Real Drums. Shout is drum machine except for maybe the break? The producer is credited with drums on it.

[@haroldlipschitz9301]

@@eboethrasher Hughes played drums on this and after the bridge in Shout

[@kellypickle]

@@haroldlipschitz9301 Yep, I got it the first time. No drum machine that’s why it sounded so good.

[@thatrobguy]

Another vote for Sowing the Seeds of Love. Such. A. Banger.

[@libbylulu148]

"Sowing the Seeds of Love" and "Mad World" are other great TFF songs.

[@greigclement9081]

I love the proud "Yeah!" (3:18) from keyboardist , Ian Stanley, after the Synth solo . The band left it in he mix as the vibe was great when recording the song.

[@jeffmorse645]

"Funny how time flies" Truer words were never sung in a song. The video for this song is pretty great - worth a watch.

[@texashookem22]

SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE by TFF is the banger you didn't know you needed.

[@paulschirf9259]

The la-la-la-la at the end always felt like walking down a sidewalk singing internally after realizing and accepting that you're head over heals.

[@triciadevine1831]

It's got that 'wall of sound' feel.

[@ToeKnee-of2rc]

Phil Spectre lives!

[@johnhurkett778]

​@@ToeKnee-of2rc Hope Not

[@ToeKnee-of2rc]

@@johnhurkett778 good point, well made, the moral being the music can be great but the human behind it can be an a***hole

[@adriennepender673]

Roland Orzabal is such an underrated vocalist, he's amazing! I love TFF, have seen them live several times -- this album was SO huge back in the day, not a bad song on the record. It does not disappoint, deserves a Patreon listen!!

[@ednieto05]

I totally agree with Alex about HOH being a lot of people’s favorite TFF song. It’s always been my favorite. It’s just such a one-of-a kind vibe.

[@josecuervo311]

My wife and I walked out to this song at our wedding. Holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for reacting 🤙🏽

[@jtoland2333]

Great, original way to do it! I cringe any time I hear The Wedding March

[@darrellthorpe7654]

Sowing the Seeds of Love is another great song from Tears for Fears…my personal favorite of theirs👍🏼

[@judybagg9197]

Still get goosebumps and I'm 62. This was a huge hit when I was coming up. One of their best!

[@traceydsm]

Sowing the Seeds of Love is a trip! Very much a Beatles Sgt. Pepper era tribute.

[@BooEsq04]

I love watching Alex's growing appreciation for 80's music, a lot of good stuff came out of that decade.

[@JohnGraves1985]

.....as well as a lot of shit.

[@bobbyhulll8737]

@@JohnGraves1985as in every decade

[@Maxmulham]

Yeah, this is S tier. Something about listening to this song while driving in rainy Gloucestershire England in a small 90s hatchback is an inexplicable feeling full of goosebumps I get. The keyboard only version with no vocals is god tier too.

[@John_Locke_108]

Definitely a great song for a rainy drive in the fall.

[@Oldschoolnana]

I love them all. Shout is my personal favorite.❤

[@jirimondo]

For me it was blasting around Europe in June of '85 in a 735i that I'd bought (& which was stolen in the south of France but eventually recovered) listening to this. The $ was strong and the bubbles were cheap. Great times.

[@simonround2439]

Not far from the the birthplace of Tears for Fears!

[@zappa1952]

Sowing the seeds of love!

[@colleenmelton6735]

I love the way the video to this song ends. They are old and he is sitting at his desk and she brings him a cup of coffee. Just as he sings "Isn't it funny how time flies." As always great reaction guys.

[@graciesmom1477]

I love that video too!

[@howeird84]

"Sowing the Seeds of Love"--My fav Tears for Fears! Peacei! You two are the best reaction channel, because you are savvy!?!

[@carladicarlo3255]

So glad to see you hittin Tears for Fears! One of the most iconic 80s bands. They were just on tour and still sound ridiculously good

[@justingutube]

The album they made last year is amazing. They still got it. I was wrong when I was younger and thought they were pretentious because all the preppies loved them, man was I wrong. These guys are great. Good stuff 👏

[@Flowerchick1967-tq1vn]

Now we’re talkin’. Goosebumps every time. S isn’t high enough for this one, in my opinion. 🫶🏻

[@jackie_jrml]

Agreed

[@anthonyfoster6737]

Agree 💯 actually this is a top 3 song of all time for me... Impeccable

[@Cheryl_Haydon]

Guys, this song was 🔥back in the day...the whole album was, really. Still is!

[@jonathanlocke6404]

When this came out, although we liked it, I think we were underrating: "Oh yeah, it's a new wave vibe...That's cool", and we were lumping them in with bands like Flock of Seagulls...It was years later before I realized: "This is actually quite sophisticated songwriting"...

[@taylortyler1867]

"Sewing the Seeds" and "Woman in Chains" next TFF songs.

[@juliewhite7469]

👍

[@lindamcfarland9656]

Woman In Chains is my favorite song off that album. Oleta Adams is just totally amazing on that😊

[@susanklasinski1805]

Sowing the Seeds of Love next!

[@huntingsynth]

One of the best songs of all time

[@texashookem22]

They really are the masters of writing singalong hooks and melodies. Can't think of many that do it better.

[@steveg3793]

Agree. Hall & Oates had similar success.

[@te_learning]

Billy Joel, too. All great.

[@glenncoleman6253]

I’m an 80’s metal guy but this is absolutely one of the best songs ever written. Every part of this song is perfection. Not one wasted note, lyrically fantastic and immaculately played and sung.

[@scottboswell6406]

One of the best songs from one of the best bands from the 80's!! I'm so glad the guys enjoyed it so much, I hope they add it to their personal playlists!! Now they need to hear "Sowing The Seeds of Love" and "Woman in Chains"!!

[@timriehl1500]

This IS my favorite Tears For Fears song! For some reason, it takes me back to every mall I ever went to in the '80s.

[@One_Odd_Ood]

FINALLY! This is my number 1, always and forever, all-time favorite song.

[@anthonyfoster6737]

Can't disagree it's in my top 3 of all time

[@Elephant2024]

How could anyone not love this song or Tears for Fears?

[@blanetalk]

Another vote for Sowing The Seeds Of Love by Tears For Fears.

[@rickpaul4216]

This album gets better and better the more you listen to it. It's Brilliant. Also a great use of Phil's gated drum sound. It's everywhere in the 80's.

[@eileen742]

There's no such thing as a bad track from.this band, every track is glorious!

[@BruceColon-BSides]

The entire album is a pop masterpiece. Immaculate song craft.

[@JCourts2k23]

If you haven't already, mad world

[@Meandmymirror]

Sowing the Seeds of love …even better!

[@Fuphyter]

That album was their perfection.

[@nyrocks5580]

Roxy Music -- Love is The Drug. Excellent.

[@jimoliver660]

I’ve been lobbying for that song for three years.

[@Checkmate1954]

Roxy Music was one of a 2 or 3 original bands to come out of the 70's. They won't play them. My favorite, "Amazona". Which was sampled by Ice-T on That's How I'm Livin' (On The Rox Remix).

[@jeffmorse645]

Dance Away too

[@ali87107]

AVALON will blow your mind.

[@HeatherErin]

Yes! Been lobbying for this too!

[@PalimpsestProd]

"it hard to be a man when there's a girl in your head." best romantic lyric ever. EDIT read the responses before wasting precious seconds of your life.

[@cdl7995]

gun not girl

[@thebrysmith3]

@@cdl7995nope, it's girl.

[@jackie_jrml]

It’s gun in your hand

[@PalimpsestProd]

@@jackie_jrml oh... cool, I win the misheard lyric contest. scuz me while I kiss this guy.

[@thebrysmith3]

You're right.

[@lmkeniston216]

Yes, my favorite TFF by a mile. Criminally underrated. Thanx for the appreciative reaction. Subbed.

[@darrylgarvin3002]

Thank You. Still plenty of songs from them. "Woman In Chains" (duet with Oleta Adams), "Sowing Seeds of Love" (Beatlesque in best possible way), ""The Working Hour," "Mad World" and more.

[@annewoodard6803]

Sowing In The Seeds Of Love is a must!

[@MetalMcfly]

The vocal harmonies in this band are legendary

[@timwirasnik5878]

Ahhhhh 80's POP! I am back in High School!

[@BowlerJ1]

Tears for Fears are Beatles-esq in their style but they are quite original. Excellent song writers. Thanks for the review.

[@steveandme63]

When Big Chair came out, my ex, who was a huge Beatles fan, was seriously angry I compared their sounds. I'm always happy to see I wasn't crazy. 😊

[@BowlerJ1]

You might still be crazy 😊. But all kidding aside, there just seems to be some similarities between their style and the Beatles. One would need to know what music was influential in the development of their style to see if the Beatles had some affect on the band. Another song I enjoy is Woman in Chains. I don't recall if it's in this album and it's not what you might think from the title; it's a metaphor, but this song is excellent to listen to when driving down the highway. Enjoy!

[@eboethrasher]

@@BowlerJ1 Listen to The Hurting, they were not Beatles-esque and I don't think any of us thought of them as that UNTIL Sowing the Seed of Love came out cause that hit us all from left field. They were pretty weirdly post-punk-ish art-rock-ish when they first started.

[@steveandme63]

@@BowlerJ1 Woman in Chains is a heartbreaking and amazing song.

[@SCVIndy]

Showing the seeds of love .. excellent

[@JohnGraves1985]

You mean Sowing the Seeds of Love. lol

[@midkingsteve]

The poly-melodies at the end are like a perfect brain massage. Piano and geoup vocals, guitar, bass, lead vocals, having different melodies that somehow do not clash and flow perfectly. It's genius. So climactic. But not too heavy or hard. Amazing

[@SpaceCattttt]

S-tier. Accept it.

[@charlesstuart8009]

" Sowing the Seeds" is a fantastic song. So many parts and beautiful, unexpected chord changes..

[@tamalitaw6494]

Head Over Heels is my favorite TFF song. I love it even more when it glides into Broken.

[@TheMafrand]

Definitely one of the most interesting bands of the 80s.

[@Ritaholden1]

This band is an Iconic 80s band . Love their music so much. Thank you for the reaction. Please do more from them.

[@Nictumeni]

I saw them on thier 1st tour in the UK in the early 80's I was 14 & have loved them for a while

[@echopryme]

My mom's favorite 80's band. 💯 #RIP And she was born in 1953. 😎

[@Sbj24]

5 year old me, cruising with my dad while he played this album on cassette over and over in his Honda accord with orange and blue pinstripes- Go Gators! ❤

[@df3575]

Very good call to recognize this is one of those tracks that Real Ones love the most. Another: ADVICE FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART. peak of their powers stuff. hidden masterpiece.

[@gregorydahl5489]

Thank you for reacting to my favorite Tears For Fears song, Head over Heels !

[@patriciagoodwin1922]

Made my night!!!! Thank you guys for hitting this gem. It's an all time favorite for me, goosebumps, tears, all the good stuff. I truly appreciate you both, for the respect you give the classics you're discovering. It's so fun and satisfying to watch your reactions. And by all means I appreciate our military men and women, God Bless our military. Have a great weekend guys, thanks again!

[@marshallharper3005]

Their ability to play with and expand vocal timbre is top tier.

[@susanneg2824]

Roland’s pipes are incredible. Strong, melodic!

[@claymor8241]

It really isn’t.

[@nancy9478]

This song is so lush, so interesting. Good choice.

[@scotts6702]

you nailed it. So many good songs but this one actually is my favorite. I love the video too

[@heavenlysonshine]

Yea if you're gona make a video with your music, make it a good one. Which IMO is rare.

[@JohnGraves1985]

Yeah, it's a fun video. I love the keyboard player in it, he always makes me laugh.

[@unndunn1]

This album reminds me of a really cool time when I was about 22. I worked in a psych institute and had great coworkers. We were all young grad students. It was probably ‘88. A bunch of us rented a ski chalet in Vermont and went up there for a long weekend. After skiing (I don’t actually ski so I drank cocoa with whiskey in the lodge all day). We went back to the house and this cd was playing and we were all just off in different rooms listening to it. Everyone was quiet until it was over, it was such an atmospheric vibe. (Sorry for rambling, I took cold medicine) 💊

[@TheAsiavol]

This is the most enjoyable reaction I have watched from you guys. Tears for Fears were incredible and defined 1984-1986. You just can’t imagine the experience of listening to their album Songs from the Big Chair as an 18 year old college student. It is one of the best three albums I ever owned. It has aged well. Give the entire album a listen.

[@TheFairyintheFishBowl]

Yay! I’m so glad you listened to one of my favourites!!! Here’s hoping you both love it!

[@palebeachbum]

My favorite Tears for Fears song. Love this one!

[@eddiegoofball]

Sowing The Seeds Of Love

[@libbylulu148]

Sowing the Seeds of Love will leave you speechless.

[@brianhardy612]

The bass line in this song slaps!

[@dennyleeh]

Sowing the seeds of love. Dynamic

[@nyrocks5580]

It certainly seems like Alex has become a bonafide fan of some great 80s music!

[@sandylee6025]

I missed the exact moment Alex became an 80's fan.

[@allisonreed7682]

Look up their reaction to “Rio” by Duran Duran and you’ll see it happen in real time.

[@jackie_jrml]

Oh yeah! Lol

[@alexbell3765]

It happens slowly and all at once 😂

[@dianegoldeneye7207]

@@alexbell3765😂

[@sandylee6025]

@@allisonreed7682 Thank you! I forgot about that. Back when they enjoyed the whiskey.

[@stevedouglas1654]

They were everywhere on the radio in the mid 80’s 👍😎

[@tylerhackner9731]

Songs from the big chair is an incredible album

[@donnawilburn4981]

Brings tears to my eyes in a longing of a time I cherish so... miss my 80s! I was so free and me.

[@GUITARTIME2024]

Youre still free

[@donnawilburn4981]

@GUITARTIME2024 yes indeed 😊

[@corbinhbucknerjr558]

My first car was a 1967 Chevrolet Bel Air, and I got it in 1975. The radio in that car was turned on when I got in it, and from then until about 2000 in that and every other car I owned the radios were never turned off. During those years, first AM then FM radio was a gold mine of music. Innovative, crammed with talent and a pure love for the medium, it was all good. Oldies, new stuff, always great. The last couple of decades, either oldie stations or the Ipod. But this song is just a sample of what was commonplace from the 70's until the millennium. I didn't know how good we had it then.

[@AnthonyT50]

I also had a 67 Chevy but mine was a Biscayne, straight 6 and 3 on the tree. I agree about the radio always on and the plethora of good music available to us in those years.

[@corbinhbucknerjr558]

@@AnthonyT50 Those big Chevys were sweet cars, mine had a powerglide with a 283 manual brakes and steering. You could carry an entire baseball team inside one of them, they were huge! That 283 looked like a hamster cage in that enormous engine bay, I'd love to see what a straight six looked like in there!

[@UFOS4]

So true about radio. Hard to believe I never listen to any radio now. Taped Steely Dan's Aja album from an FM midnight radio show called "Record a Record" on my portable cassette player back in the 70's, along with many others. A magical time for music.

[@AnthonyT50]

@@corbinhbucknerjr558 There would have been room to put a 3/4 bath in that engine bay. The st8 six took very little room.

[@drewwin794]

The “Everybody loves a happy Ending “ album by TFF is their Sgt. Peppers. They are big Beatles fans, if you couldn’t tell.

[@glenndespres5317]

Sowing the Seeds, baby!

[@sebastianblack6506]

Arguably the greatest song of the 1980's. The sonic layers, the chorus, the vocal, pop perfection.

[@DorothyFarias]

LOVE them! Try: Sowing The Seeds of Love, Pale Shelter, Woman in Chains, Shout, Break it Down Again, Advice for The Young at Heart.

[@ThePrincepiggy]

Finally someone mentions Pale Shelter