Tears For Fears - Shout | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@DaveKing-f2r]

"Sowing the seeds of love" & "Head over heels " are right up your alley Bisscute!!!

[@AlexanderCalderon-kd6mh]

Happy New Year Bisscute! I agree with him!

[@mattsapero1896]

I will sing all of these songs and nobody can stop me!

[@jmt8706official]

Don't forget Woman in Chains, one of their best I think.

[@anthonyv1719]

Easily one of the most iconic songs of the 80's.

[@DomLab-g2n]

TFF, Billy Idol and Madonna were IT.

[@METAL_DRAGON30]

next HEAD OVER HEELS!!! my personal favorite, might be yours too. YOU HAVE TO HEAR ITT 🎸🎸

[@mightyV444]

I concur! 😀👍 Its video clip is fun, too! 😊

[@GodLovesComics]

@@mightyV444 I was about to say, I love the video too.

[@mightyV444]

@GodLovesComics - 😊👍 By the way, I'd first heard the 🎵"Na na-na na na"🎵 part in a song called 'In Love Again' by an Australian band called Rogue Traders, and it was only when I played it to a friend who then recognised it that I found out they'd actually lifted it from Tears For Fears! 😅 That was maybe 15 years ago, and strangely, I'd never heard 'Head Over Heels' before then! It must've not been very popular in Germany!? (where I'd grown up. I live in NZ now) 🙂

[@GodLovesComics]

@@mightyV444 Head Over Heals is a beautiful song, but I think it was probably the third single from that album and was just overshadowed by the massive popularity of Shout and Everybody Wants To Rule...So it's not terribly surprising that you wouldn't have heard it. I don't remember if I heard any of those songs on the radio, but instead knew them solely from the heavy rotation on MTV.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Maybe in the future

[@metoo7557]

80s was a great decade for music.. lots to unpack. :D Still waiting on a few recommendations i submitted awhile ago if they've made your list.

[@leonniemandt6911]

Tears for Fears is peak Gen X music. Long slow build-up that requires you to pay attention the song, but absolutely worth it in the pay off, like In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins.

[@barry-clark]

Of the songs you haven't reacted to, I recommend: 1. Head over heels 2. Mad world 3. Sowing the seeds of love 4. Elemental 5. Break it down again 6. Falling down 7. Pale shelter 8. Woman in chains 9. Ladybird

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you for your suggestions

[@SH-zg8zs]

Change is missing in the list.

[@CatDad6392]

Please react to broken wings by mister mister thank you ❤

[@barry-clark]

@SH-zg8zs I used to like Change a lot more than I do now, perhaps worth a listen again. Time can help bring older songs back to the fore, it would have been shortly after the 9 above, but I had to draw a line somewhere!

[@rogerccaqp]

where is Change

[@gillesteixeira3452]

THAT''s the sound of the 80's :)

[@davidbennett5354]

Pale shelter, Mad world, woman in chains, sowing the seeds of love. All amazing tracks

[@thelatentobserver121]

Mad world is just insanely good. All of those are.

[@Mind-your-own-beeswax]

Agree on all counts with those choices.

[@mana3735]

...and Suffer the Children.

[@pipe2devnull]

Pale Shelter!

[@leftcoaster67]

Both voices are great. They mesh very well together.

[@MartinBatchelor]

His name is Roland Orzabel and the other is Curt Smith👌🏻

[@TheRtmac]

In the 1980’s they were very popular, constantly played on MTV

[@norwegianblue2017]

But unlike a lot of 80s band, they are still together and have been new quality material into the 2020s and still touring! Saw them a couple of years ago in San Diego and they pretty much sold out a giant amphitheater.

[@hooikaika69]

@@norwegianblue2017 Yep. I saw them in Seattle in 2023. Good show

[@wayne_w5892]

“Woman in Chains” from them is probably one on my favorites. It really show their vocal range plus you hear Oleta Adams performing too.

[@joek7606]

She absolutely needs to react to WIC! An incredibly powerful song

[@nickhaswell6011]

Yes woman in chains is fab

[@nickhaswell6011]

Everybody wants to rule the world as well

[@joek7606]

@@nickhaswell6011 did she react to that one yet?

[@a23no]

Don't forget Phil Collins on drums!

[@chefskiss6179]

Fantastic selection once again! Tears For Fears, OMD, and Ultravox was a glorious trifecta back in the day.

[@Ontariosound]

Amazing song. Even Metal Heads and Hard Rockers liked this song back then. Great reaction as usual 🤘

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@MrJohnskippy]

So many good songs from them, my personal favorite is Head over Heels.

[@mynameispaul0530]

"Pale Shelter" and "Change" are two very good songs from their early years.

[@hooikaika69]

Great songs by Curt Smith

[@noahvale7555]

Howard Jones...'What is Love'....Robbie Neville...'Cest La Vie'......Oingo Boingo.....'On the Outside'

[@leftcoaster67]

I even like "Break It Down Again".

[@nickthepeasant]

'Head Over Heels' ..and all the other recommendations..such an iconic band of that decade.

[@MartinBatchelor]

So many great songs from this band. The smile on your face confirms exactly what they do.Great reaction, as always.❤

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@MrApocalyptica83]

"masd world" is probably the one you will recognize instantly

[@thejoshman3843]

"save a prayer" by duran duran...a must for this channel!

[@jamieandtherandomstuff]

The guitarist is Roland Orzabel and the bassist is Curt Smith.

[@mattpotter8725]

Sowing the Seeds of Love has to be next!!! Great reaction Biss and Happy New Year!!! Here's to another fantastic year of reactions!!! Love from the UK!!!

[@mattpotter8725]

Oh and the members of the band are Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal on vocals and Manny Elias on the drums (who nearly always gets completely overlooked because of the amazing vocals and sing competitions). They were formed in Bath, England in the early 80s. There's a really amazing documentary video on the band that was recently reacted to on the JJLA Reacts channel that is eye opening and even being in my formative years and knowing the band when just getting into music I just didn't realise was the reason for some of their music choices. He doesn't tend to show much music in his reactions as I guess he wants to stay monetised so they're probably safe to watch.

[@Asher8328]

"Pale Shelter" is my favorite song of theirs and I would say is criminally underrated. "Elemental" is different sound, more 90's than 80's, and is extremely cool as well.

[@mightyV444]

I still don't understand to this day why 'Pale Shelter' wasn't _also_ a Hit for them!? 🤯

[@marcelopessoa4911]

When they came out with songs like this, it was "MTV time", I was a kid and I loved to watch music videos on TV, and their videos were among the best ones. And that's why I got recommendations of some of their music videos for you: "Pale Shelter"; "Sowing the seeds of love"; "Woman in chains" - such good videos for great songs.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, I will add it to the list

[@GregLeighton-v5y]

Love Tears for Fears. I think you are correct that they don't get enough recognition. They had more hits than a lot of people realize. I think you should check out their song Mad World. Has more of a pop sound. It was covered in 2001 by Gary Jules and used in the movie Donnie Darko. That version is stripped down and a hair slower. You should listen to both on here or on your own. Keep up the good work.

[@robertnichol3669]

The 80's was a great time to grow up with music...as for why some bands just aren't well know its not a slight on the band at all....more because fans had SOOOO MUCH talent to choose from!!....like it was mad how many brilliant artists never really went much further then the 80's or 90's in peoples minds. But a lot of those artists (from that era) are still making art or helping the next generation make art just in the background...which is natural in my books. Doesn't take anything away from them to not be in the front lime light. good reaction cheers

[@Wiccat1]

Bisscute: It's repetitive, but it's inspirational. Song: You think it's repetitive? Someone hold my beer, 'cause I'm about to rock her world.

[@jimmywalker4884]

I was introduced to Tears for Fear and this song in particular when I was 10 years old and my sister (6 years older than me) was allowed to drive to our school and back home. This was one of the songs on her favorite mix tape.

[@adailydoseofdaly]

Another great reaction! A big part of the recently-turned-50-me will always be transported immediately back to the Tears For Fears Years. My favorite track by them is "Change' from their first album in 1983 "The Hurting."" Other classics are: "Pale Shelter, The Hurting, Memories Fade, Suffer The Children, Sowing The Seeds Of Love, Woman In Chains"; I just got back into them in early 2024 with the re-formation of the band, and they can still belt out a song...

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@wgandy9541]

This one is by far my favorite of their songs. They have many great songs but this is (in my opinion) their best. Thanks for reacting to it!!!!

[@Swift2Grift-e8t]

"Songs from the big chair" was a huge success, lots of great songs on there. Both of these guys could sing soooo well, put them together, and magic! They really deserve more love! "Head over heels" music video next please!😸

[@bradleyhutchinson2055]

Been listening to these guys since the 80s and I agree with you. They have some fantastic songs and they are so under rated as a band. Love your channel, cheers from Australia.

[@andrewsokol2717]

This was my favorite band in 1986 when I started college. I loved their vocals, the music and the great guitar work weaved into their songs, which often goes unnoticed. Roland Orzabal was my favorite singer; the same guy that you like. Very distinct and powerful voice.

[@diphsehdoodahl1325]

Mad World, Break It Down Again, Elemental are just a couple of my favorites. I love this band. To me, they sound so much alike, I can barely tell them apart, but their voices are amazing.

[@thestoneshooter1151]

This is an amazing song. Glad you got to hear it! Disturbed did an amazing cover of this song. Definitely worth checking out!

[@mrtveye6682]

Besides this one and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", I would highly recommend "Sowing the Seeds of Love". This might be controversial, but to me that is not only a fantastic song by itself, but a big precursor to what became Britpop in the 90s.

[@nikspeed]

I second that!

[@richardgoddard37]

Not controversial, it's a banger

[@EllisThings]

Britpop wishes it was in Sowing The Seeds Of Love's league

[@Hinderkey]

Sowing the seeds of Love is a masterpiece and should always be listened too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mahabone1134]

don't they cover the soundtrack in Donnie Darko?...

[@robinfoster7597]

Hey Biss, always good to see you. Tears for Fears were a great band, good reaction, thanks. :)

[@DavidAston-bn9bz]

Lots to choose from a great band. "Sowing the Seeds of Love" would be my choice for what to do next. "Mad World' is great too which was memorably covered by Gary Jules. A lot of what you said applies to Depeche Mode and hope you get back to them with "Everything Counts" or "I Feel You"

[@daviddodd7581]

A great band from the 90s with many great hits my favourite was Sowing The Seeds Of Love.And another great reaction from you.♥

[@daviddodd7581]

@@Bisscute.0 Hi hoping this is a genuine text from you?As i know you don't give out email addresses! Rightley So? What positive notes would you like to know about?

[@twoheart7813]

Thank you for another fun reaction to another great song.

[@mauriciomartindelcampo6825]

The name of the vocalist is Roland Orzabal. 😊

[@marcusedwards8283]

Every Tears For Fears album across the decades is worth checking out. "Sowing The Seeds of Love", "Woman In Chains", "Elemental", "Closest Thing to Heaven", "Rivers of Mercy", and "The Tipping Point", are a few great ones to check out, but they go very deep.

[@travisdeiter2870]

I remember when this song came out it was one of those played every 30 mins for a while on the radio you would hear it everywhere good band :)

[@gavinmcbride3722]

'Sowing the Seeds of Love' has to be next on your list, great song and a cool video 👍

[@Shadowace724]

I can remember first hearing this song on WBCN when it came out, the 80s were the best musical decade IMO. Great reaction Biss!

[@jasontrebilcock6496]

If you're looking for more Tears for Fears, here are three more to add to the ever-growing list: "Mad World" "Head Over Heals" "Sowing The Seeds Of Love"

[@dalemcmillan7231]

Loved Tears for Fears!!!❤❤❤❤ Sowing The Seeds of Love and Woman ln Chains..two more great ones!

[@DuHase-Actual]

Let it all out!. I remember how this song originated from a therapist session and turned into a hit song. Always enjoy our favorite raising star. Biss 🎉😊

[@adenauerlemos7926]

Biss the 1990 'Going to California' concert is great! Oleta Adams is fantastic and they sing all of the band's hits. The atmosphere at the concert is great. All musicians are in the vibe.

[@patcow9999]

Tears for Fears have a great catalogue of songs and you're right, they don't get the exposure they deserve. I think their ultimate "moving" song is Woman in Chains, absolute MUST to be reacted to. I managed to catch them live in 2019 (I think) at a beautiful venue: Blenheim Palace (where Churchill was born). They still bring it! Thank you for reacting Bisscute, enjoyed it!

[@ChrisFreund-rt8rf]

Great band that kind of flew under the radar during the 1980’s because there were so many great bands during that era.

[@conniekungfu206]

Such a great song! ❤😊

[@Boodieman72]

All the songs on the album Songs From The Big Chair are great.

[@DSALV76]

I SO agree with you that they don’t get enough credit: their composition, their musicality and their lyrics especially are so relevant. So much of their music-even the deep cuts-still hold up. I agree with Sowing the Seeds of Love for sure, and definitely Mad World! Love your reactions-keep it up-we love you! ❤😊

[@marcodica5266]

Your favorite singer is called Roland Orzabal. I met them with this single. I would recommend "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" and "Sowing the Seeds of Love". I like your reaction, you are right when you say they deserve more recognition. Now to stay in the 80s I think you have the band "Pet shop boys" left. Good

[@speakersboy76]

Great reaction. TFF one of my favorite band. Great lyrics as well. 👍

[@pablolopez5731]

Remember My time on middle school back in the 80's,I still have the cassette,great pick Biss👍

[@Doskias_]

It's an absolute favorite of mine! This song gives me so much energy. It's just incredible! Thx for reaction!

[@SG-js2qn]

I like both voices. I think they chose correctly on who should sing lead here. I'm only familiar with 4 hits from them: "Shout," "Everybody Wants To Rule The World," Mad World," and 'Head Over Heels." They're an excellent band with a fairly sophisticated sound. Rick Beato, who does technical analysis of music and interviews with the legendary artists, has done at least two features on YT for Tears for Fears.

[@upayemoony1157]

They have been about for over 40 years! Great band glad you liked it. Alot of their songs are classics. Pale Shelter is a good earlier song of theirs.

[@TannerHemmingsen]

I own this songs parent album, “Songs from the Big Chair”, on vinyl, and it’s easily one of the greatest albums of the 80s. I recommend their songs “Head Over Heels” and “Mad World”

[@jamesgillum9604]

absolute BANGER so glad you've discovered this

[@Luna.Vision]

I was always the headbanger in the 80's to present day.. and even I knew how amazing these guys are,.. always on my playlists! Keep digging up these amazing bands of a generation gone by !!

[@coldwhite4240]

Great to see you react to this classic British 80s hit, Bisscute! This was one of the tracks I recommended you check out by Tears For Fears after your previous reaction, and there are many more! This is one of those "anthems" of the 1980s that people like me, who were teens that decade, remember and recognise instantly from the first couple of notes! I think you're right that the band don't get the attention they deserve. There are some 80s acts that yes, they were big at the time, but over the decades since they're less recognised and promoted than others of that era. TFF is one, and I also think that way about Howard Jones and Nik Kershaw. They're all still performing today, and for me, their songs sound better and better as time goes by, like the ageing of a fine wine! It could partly be because these acts were not huge in the USA, although they had multiple hits in the UK (and/or Europe) through the 80s and into the 90s. The artist you preferred (with the longer hair and the scarf) is Roland Orzabal. He has continued the TFF band name on since 1981 until now. Curt Smith (the other singer) left the band in the 90s, but returned in 2001 and they've been together again since. And it's ok for you to comment on how "hot" they are/were in passing - us blokes do the same with girl singers, of course! Doesn't mean you don't appreciate their talent. Great things can come in attractive packages too! 😅

[@leftcoaster67]

I'd love to hear a version of this with steel drums and regular drums. But the electric drums in this work very well.

[@markferrett700]

Roland Orzabal is an incredibly underatted singer,songwriter,guitarist,producer....he is an amazing artist. The beautiful beach with the hole in the rock is in Dorset,England.....known as the Jurrasic Coast because of the many Dinosaur bones found there.This has a Pink Floyd vibe.

[@johnnyloose01]

This song hit big for me when it came out. This is the tune that put them on the map in the 80's.

[@GodLovesComics]

Their vocals perfectly compliment each other when harmonizing, but definitely Roland (the guitarist) sings with an enormous amount of fire and passion which gives their music some needed rock edge. This song and "Everybody wants to Rule The World" were monster hits globally, so I'm amazed there's still people left who haven't heard them before. Love to see you react to The White Stripes "Icky Thump' and "Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground" (Saturday Night Live version is mindblowing); and The Strokes "You Only Live Once" (Official video); and "Reptilia (BST Hyde Park 2015)".

[@robertfindley921]

Good morning Bisscutie! They came onto the radio and had four or five big hits, then disappeared. This is a good one.

[@lakelanddentalarts]

It was a trip seeing them on the finale of The Voice. Talk about a "blast from the past"!

[@ashleydixon4613]

Head Over Heels is definitely the next Tears For Fears song to listen to!

[@Stogie2112]

“Ear Worms from the Big Chair!” Billy Joel is most proud of these guys! 😉😉

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

I love this song 🥰

[@kenmercer8112]

I prefer YOUR voice. I don't remember others doing them either. Biss fighting for TFF!

[@thorn35]

Tears for Fears is the best New Wave band of the 80s and this song is a prime example of their immense talent, bass solo, guitar solo, perfect keyboard transitions, great vocals, and power hitting drums. This is a perfect song. Try Mad World or Pale Shelter next!

[@KingReese9k]

Ok I can sway to this song it's not really my type of music but I can dig it👏great reaction Biss I really appreciate you❤️

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@vincentvegeta6172]

MAD WORLD from them !!! Mandatory

[@kevinc3427]

They weren't extreme or showing off or posing or shocking. They just made great music. Also: Head Over Heels, Mad World, Sowing the Seeds of Love, Everybody Wants to Rule the World.

[@CarlosFlores-sx9wp]

Hello biss...this band is incredible..amazing...Roland's voice is amazing..stunnig....I love 80s music...great video...and as always..great reaction...thanks biss...see you!!!✌️🫶🫶

[@JoanHolt-yb1ds]

A great reaction from a great band. The best song they have ever done is Woman in chains closely followed by everybody wants to rule the world which you have already reacted too.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you, glad you loved the reaction

[@BobBrodie]

'Pale Shelter' is my favourite Tears for Fears song. 'Mad World' is great too. Their early songs are quite angry. Roland Orzabal, in particular, has an angry undertone to his voice.

[@reneeroxanneabeln2202]

I can't choose between their voices - I love them both, and they sound perfect together. I think you're right, and they're kind of underrated, especially as musicians and songwriters and producers. I particularly like Roland Orzabal's guitar work - thanks for this reaction, I also LOVE them and have since Everybody Wants to Rule the World came out.

[@marvinsarracino116]

Great song choice Biss! Another good song by Tears for Fears is 'Everybody Wants to Rule the World's!! Thanks for shart Biss!❤️💛

[@DocRock71]

TFF will always be in my Top 10 favorite bands of all time. Their entire catalog is amazeballs! Songs From The Big Chair, Seeds Of Love, and Elemental are my 3 favorite albums. Not a single bad or filler song on any of them.

[@jlittleboy]

I see that guitar over in the corner. I remember the old days when you promised to serenade us if we stuck around. 😊

[@ianrastall]

Man, I remember this coming out on the radio when I already had the cassette. They used to play it on the bus to school.

[@DickeyStapleton]

Tears for Fears “Head over heels “ cute video, great song. Also,…the Sugarcubes “Hit” Scottish Tee Vee video should be on your list!!! Please!

[@johnhammonds5143]

This was on the radio when I was at university. A lot of nostalgic vibes, hearing this playing from my boom box in my dorm room.

[@bradkuehn9173]

Released a new album not too long ago. THE TIPPING POINT was their first video from that album. Great song and great seeing him in the white beard and white hair.

[@jennastorm4785]

While most people are going to be suggesting certain songs, I'm going to recommend "Advice for the Young at Heart". Such a great song with a cool vibe and meaningful lyrics. Biss, I also recommend that you find the video of Curt and his daughter singing "Mad World" together. She really complements her dad's voice.

[@doorofnight87]

Great song and a ton of fun to listen to! Really enjoyed your reaction and engagement!

[@robquince3076]

Both great voices especially together but Roland was definitely lead his voice is amazing 👏 brilliant group i live near them in the early 80s

[@reintype]

Time to go down the Tears for Fears Rabbit Hole, Biss: 1. Working Hour (My Favorite. The layered soundscape is just unbelievable. And it has one of the Best Sax in a song ever. And I know you love Sax.) 2. Advice for the Young at Heart 3. I Believe (The first 3 Songs I suggested are Jazz. Tears for Fears is a Synth-Pop/Rock Band, but they created some of the best jazz songs ever.) 4. Head Over Heels/Broken (One of their most well-known song.) 5. Break it Down Again 6. Elemental (Songs 4,5,6 are Anthems. So if you want the closest to Shout, these are the songs to react to.) 7. Sowing the Seeds of Love (If the Queen's A Little thing Called Love is the Best Elvis Song not sung by Elvis, then this is The Beatles' equivalent.) 8. Mad World (Their most covered song. You probably heard a version of this already.) 9. Pale Shelter 10. Change (Songs 8,9,10 are the best Synth-Pop/Rock representation of their discography.)

[@crage92]

Never comment on a Tears for Fears track to early lol, they are the kings of music that grows from start to finish. You need to do Sowing the Seeds of love and woman in chains for sure..

[@GranpaMike]

"I would learn bass just for that part, there." I know exactly what you mean. I was inspired to become a bassist when I first heard "WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DOME" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Amazing bass line, check it out and you'll get hooked, too. ❤

[@countquackula8539]

Pale Shelter, Change, Mad World, Everyone wants to rule the World, Mothers Talk, the Working Hour, Head Over Heels, Sowing the Seeds of Love.

[@fugazi225]

thanks for reaction

[@jakemuller8626]

Michael Hutchence (R.I.P.) was a phenomenal singer and lyricist, it was a huge loss for music lovers. I remember INXS members left did a reality show to get a new singer called Adam Lambert but idk the current status of the band. I recommend you Original Sin, Never Tear Us Apart, Need You Tonight, Suicide Blonde, Devil Inside and many more hits.❤