Tears for Fears - 'Shout'! Reaction! Rebelling Against Societal Norms Turns into an Instant Classic!

[@SistaSol]

If you get a chance, "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and "Sewing the Seeds of Love" are two other great TFF tunes.

[@howardchambers9679]

Sowing not sewing. Unless you're stitching the seeds of love

[@GenX4ever]

The surest sign of a well written, original song, is that it stands the test of time.

[@leroyrs]

Most of the current chart songs are bad productions when it comes to instrumentation, harmonies, melodies and real voices. Modern pop songs don't stand the test of music levels that were set in former decades.

[@vicprovost2561]

Truer words have never been written. Songs from 1964 - 1994 hold up and are often more relevant and meaningful than much 'music' produced in the 21st century.

[@AlphariusDominatus]

Yep

[@juneseghni]

love Tears For Fears but I was 20 when this came out. Bittersweet to be nearly 60....

[@MariaNickLambert]

Saw them in Vancouver, we travelled from New Zealand to see them , as we are super fans ! They need to be on the rock and roll hall of fame!

[@josebonifacio8366]

TRUE!!!

[@jasonsypsa7074]

They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018

[@adamdodgshon638]

Yes. They’re from Bath, England. The video is shot at a place called Durdle Door on the Dorset coast in England.

[@Fiona-es2sv]

They are both lead singers. That's why it so perfectly works. Yes works. Many years away from each other they are back together. They sound the same!!

[@jamesdavies3470]

They also discovered Oleta Adams, she was singing in a bar while they were drinking there and she blew them away. Check out Woman in Chains, a duet with her.

[@marcusedwards8283]

“woman In Chains” - Tears For Fears featuring Oleta Adams. Incredible song, as many of their songs are.

[@karenward267]

A good song gets everyone moving to the beat. Roland and Kurt created some of the most recognizable songs that, as other commenters posted, are iconic as they have withstood the test of time.

[@SuziQ499]

Mad World enough said , Tears for Fears were amazing their lyrics are still the best ever.

[@jabarrobbins1057]

Curtis and Roland are still out there doing there thing!!!!!

[@jeanroebuck4737]

Curt not Curtis

[@kevinm9999]

Tears For Fears released their seventh studio album The Tipping Point in February 2022. It debuted at no.1 on Billboard’s top album sales in March 2022. It peaked on the US Billboard 200 at no. 8. It was No.1 on the Billboard US Top Alternative Albums,and the US Top Rock Albums. Everyone was doing reaction videos around that time and they have been touring to support the album. Great album. You should give it a listen. They released 5 singles from the album along with videos for each one. The album was a top 5 hit in the UK. It was a top 10 hit in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

[@bradjbourgeois73]

This song will always be etched in my memory. My paternal grandpa got kicked out when he was 14. He raised 9 kids, but never owned his own home. My dad bought a trailer and put it in our back yard so my grandparents didn't have to pay rent anymore. After they died he rented it to my cousin who was much older than us. They were having a party and this song was playing. I just walked over uninvited, LMAO! They didn't say anything and I didn't stay long, but I thought it was so cool!

[@TheDivayenta]

Great start to a novel!

[@penname5766]

This video is filmed at a place called Durdle Door on England’s Jurassic Coast (a World Heritage Site) in the county of Dorset.

[@Divedown_25]

They wore the mullets with pride. One of the absolutely best groups in the 80s and 90s. Timeless songs with meaning. Truly a great group. and if you see late interviews with them, they are still relevant.

[@petedepledge519]

Saw them two nights ago in Toronto. Great show .

[@throwabrick]

Nice!

[@jillwanlin9558]

Saw them in the 90’s in Winnipeg. Nice that they’re still touring.❤🎶

[@skydogfan4671]

Roland Orzabal is an amazing musician. He’s is tremendously talented. I recommend Sowing the Seeds of Love by them next. They have many great songs.

[@normagrimstad8869]

Tears for Fears also wrote ‘Mad World.’

[@chicagocubs71]

Fellas, I went to a free concert in Downtown O-town n that's when I seen Tears For Fears throw down on stage!!! Great song!!!

[@lepoetress]

The remix on this was 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Urban radio stations had it in HEAVY rotation. This is STILL a banger!!!

[@bonnasingleton2018]

I was 12 maybe 13 when this came out. I Loved it then and Love it better as I got older and wiser❤. Y'all gentleman have a great 4th🎉❤

[@DarrylSellers]

We used to roller-skate to this Tears for Fears song in the early 1990s! Roland Orzarbal and Curt Smith's voices really elevates the song's message in a POWERFUL way!!! This is my FAVORITE of their hit songs! 😊👏🏾🎤🎶🎸🥁🎹💯🛼

[@dinaghikas7933]

Check out the song Elemental. It's from the Tears For Fears album that came out after this duo broke up, so it was really just Roland Orzabal by himself. It's an amazing song, one of those awesome early 90s songs that hacks into your central nervous system and won't leave you alone. I used to play it on repeat, and it still sounds incredible.

[@hiko73]

Woman in Chains is one of my faves

[@mariolondyn50]

WHAT ABOUT : - Sowing the seeds of love , Adwice for the young at heart , Head over heels , Womans in chaince , Break it down again , Bad man's song , Elemental , Secrets ?

[@maureenlyons-brennan1146]

They’re from Bath, England. On tour now.

[@xerxesalmighty9444]

I sat front row at a Tears for Fears concert in a small venue. The speaker near me was so loud I must’ve lost some hearing b/c of “Shout.” Excellent point by Fenom: they don’t sound like other 80s bands. Michael, Prince, Whitney, Madonna, Run DMC, Springsteen, George Michael, New Edition got the ink but this band should’ve too.

[@lnautomobile3248]

They still play and sound amazing live to this day!

[@dennisdman11]

Tears for Fears are actually on tour right now incidently .

[@TheDivayenta]

This is loaded with complex rhythms and arrangement that make a deceptively simple song sound amazing. Great choice!❤😊 Thanks for acknowledging that, Fenom!!!!

[@kenjo3045]

Their first album' The Hurting' was amazing. Pale Shelter, Change, Mad World.

[@xoxxobob61]

"The Hurting" is a phenomonal Album! They need to React to the Songs you listed above.

[@marqmars3599]

It is crazy to see them now. I still picture them like this, as they were in the 80s. "Sewing the Seeds of Love" is another great one from them.

[@ikshields]

Oh yeah. This baby is ALL about the layers - looping motifs, added one by one, creating terraced dynamics, adding up to one long crescendo. The thing accumulates energy like a rampaging avalanche. Irresistible.

[@stevetokeley6542]

Guys?there's a lot more layers to this song than you realise.Both lead singers used shout therapy to deal with the trauma of being abused by their parents.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

They sound exactly same LIVE!!! GREAT GROUP!!❤

[@SIXX2772]

STRAIGHT FIRE!!!!

[@inquiz-ahteev]

As a boomer Tears for Fears “SHOUT” is My #1 Always❗️

[@MOTHgraphics62]

Roland is an amazing vocalist with so much rich feel

[@gentillygirl545]

Too many good songs fro. This iconic band. Change is magnificent. The first album, The Hurting, was significant to many very young people coping with and incredibly, rapidly changing world. It kept me grounded, and I deeply respect this band.

[@eric9104]

Great song! Was everywhere when I joined the USAF in 1985. You guys should check them in concert from 2019. The mullets are gone and they are grey, but still sound fantastic.

[@TracyVoD]

Great song and Great Reaction guys. Tears for Fears were possibly better known in the UK/Europe/Australia & New Zealand than in USA. Maybe you could do a reaction to either "Mad World" or "Everybody wants to rule the world". Another band from that era and also from the UK that you may want to react to would be "Simple Minds". Their best known US hit would probably be "Don't you Forget about Me" which featured (think it was the opening theme) for the 80s movie "The Breakfast Club".

[@laurafrancis2104]

BANGER 🔥🔥🔥 Luv Ur reaction guys ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😍

[@tgc281]

The bass solo closes the loop on this song. completes the song nicely

[@karenfrasure6973]

I was a sophomore in HS when this came out. We had three lyrics to this written on our folders and notebooks. Awesome song!! Roland and Kurt are amazing artists! ~💜

[@tannonwraith4692]

Nice choice! Another new classic!

[@rachels.8673]

Enjoyed your reaction to Tears for Fears. Took me back to middle school & high school days ❤

[@lepoetress]

VH1 Behind The Music, but they were never mentioned on there, at least I don't recall seeing them on there

[@pearlady22]

Tears for Fears are awesome! Glad you’re reacting to more of them.

[@andrewsokol2717]

I loved this song in 1985 in high school, and still love it today! 😃

[@lindasalaki9404]

Shout out 😮 that was 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@pinkierural]

thanks guys. "Listen", "I Believe", "The working Hour" (jazzy),"Broken" and "Head over heels"are really undervalued . There are not many reactions to these but they are so good.

[@lynnmccurtayne4539]

If there is one factor that makes UK music standout is their recording, engineering and mixing.

[@norwegianblue2017]

It is ridiculous how much musical, literary and theatrical talent has come out of those little islands.

[@Baddiesc7gn]

MY GUYSSSSSSS Their CD SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE, YESSSS. NOT TO MENTION ROLAND INTRODUCED US TO POWERHOUSE VOCALIST OLETA ADAMS. SHE SANG THAT SMASH HIT. GET HERE. YOU CAN REACH ME BY RAILWAY……..I DON’T CARE HOW YOU GET HERE……………

[@revgurley]

If you like their sound, you should check out their new (2022) album of all new songs. They still sound amazing, and are great to see live. The new album, The Tipping Point, has some cool tunes like "My Demons" and, if you listen first to their Songs From The Big Chair "Woman in Chains," they have a "part 2 sort of" with "Break The Man." They're from Bath England, FYI. I was a sometime fan of theirs in the 80s, but have learned to love them even more, especially with the new music. Warning, they don't look like they did in the 80s, though.

[@vicprovost2561]

Fantastic song and band, that whole album, Songs From the Big Chair, is a Masterpiece and should be heard in total, you guys would love it. Mothers Talk and Head over Heals are dope. Enjoy. 🎵🎸🎤🎹🎷🎶

[@TheBurr75]

This song is flawless

[@kayakuprising5914]

Great memories growing up.

[@donkunes8630]

Women in Chains , Sowing the Seeds, Badman's Song ( live version ) their newer works like Tipping Point about the passing of Roland's wife

[@ikshields]

The whole album these hits came from - “Songs from the Big Chair” - is solid killer all the way. You can’t lose with any cut on it.

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

80's BABY!!!! ANOTHER GREAT GROUP. INXS!!👍🏼❤

[@arsenalmanic]

a classic! catchy and great vocals

[@TheDivayenta]

The magnificent 80’s Black rock band, Living Color, is highly unsung! Video of Cult of Personality will blow you guys away!!!!!

[@theglanconer6463]

Yep in the 80s and 90s we were taught to fuse, get together, melt. And we made brilliant music. (cultural 'appropration' was something to strive for) In the 2010s they started to learn the kids to segregate again. But not on our watch ! As long as the

[@mikeb36240]

Mike And The Mechanics - "The Living Years" 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘

[@garthac]

Well written lyrics that has a deep message with a beautifully haunting melody makes for a great song. The beautiful video completes the song to complement the overall imagery.

[@andrejb.5342]

Always had a thought - it is Depeche Mode singing...

[@kellyreiterman]

This song was everywhere back in the day. Such a well-done song.

[@jfg1356]

fearless youth -- the corporate music producers are told to stay away -- amazing what happens when you stick to your creative vision -- great channel guys - thanks for putting it out for us

[@DebbieBreitenstine-rh4jf]

First time I heard this, I was 14 in a runaway shelter in Benton Harbour Michigan. Ran from Ohio. love this song

[@deborahh2556]

I listen to a lot of groups I liked from back then, but Tears for Fears is still one of my favorites.

[@jdlives8992]

4:10 was the point of the song.

[@yolandabrooksqueenofsevens]

Guys this was everything in 1985❤

[@shawnj1843]

Break it down again, it's a banger, and has a great drum bet

[@donmorton7282]

Tears For Fears plus the 80s equals pure magic

[@janosfernandez945]

There are decades and genera, and then there are Great songs !

[@VintageTealDog]

Great reaction! 👍 80s music was just great times 🎶❤️

[@stevehartley7504]

No other country has a more diverse litany of great bands and anthems that can still be sung and enjoyed 40 years later. Our music is influenced by the diverse nature of our commonwealth. Reggae, ska, scat, metal, easy listening, pop, rock, new romantics, punk, the list is endless! So is the talent. We even listened to the music from former colonies and ran with it. What is coming out now is still the pinnacle of lyricism

[@Craplatte]

If you're into sax(ophone), I can't recommend "The Working Hour" by them enough. That one is an absolute CLASSIC from the same album (in fact it follows Shout as the second song on it), so you know it's from their peak.

[@RandomJane104]

That is the beauty of TFF, the complex layering. Not just another 80's pop band. They have some real album cut gems too. They are also phenomenal live still. They just put out a great new album last year and are on tour now.

[@pattylogsdon341]

This was my time. I love watching ya'll see and get it! I'm old and love seeing people experience it!!! Imagine being in a club surrounded by this on all sides!

[@johnedwards8739]

I needed that thanks

[@Justin.Sane.Since.Forever]

The music video for "Hey Jude" influenced the ending of the "Shout" music video.😎 "Hey Jude" is a Beatles song for those who do not know.🤓

[@andersgranstrom7128]

Hey guys, thank you for this one - great song!! This one reminds me a bit of Depeche Mode, another totally amazing band!

[@brianmasinelli9694]

Love your channel. Great reaction to a timeless track

[@QuicknStraight]

This still sounds great, despite repeated listening and it's age (39 years!)

[@kingeric2468]

A great song with so many layers , well ahead of its time.

[@justinam7117]

You need to do "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"... *if you haven't. That one is one of the best car songs. Lol

[@susannewitt6112]

One of these completely underrated bands.

[@robinvigil5091]

More Tears for Fears please😊

[@lepoetress]

I think the other part of the video with the people, if I recall correctly, it was stated that was both of the guy's families. Head Over Heels is 🔥🔥 too

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

I love my boy in the middle especially bc you really get in to the music! Love it! 💕

[@69leehammond]

Shot at Durdle Door in Dorset South England

[@leroyrs]

Typical 80s song and a good demonstration of how synths and classic instruments can work together amazingly.

[@JEFFWEEE]

I think Tears for Fears are underrated. Brilliant song writers and producers

[@katyareads221]

I lived the 80s and TFF was huge....sewing the seeds

[@yogibear6363]

Their live version at the Night of the Proms is a rare example where a live version is better than the studio version. You should have reacted to that version.

[@JEFFWEEE]

This track is timeless

[@sandyczarnetzke7141]

❤🔥🔥🔥 Love love love this song and Tears for Fears.

[@vader8724]

There have been many artists from the 80s whose songs are played in commercials, movies, and yes grocery stores so the hooks of that time are remembered. That decade had so many genres and each of those genres were 5 - 10 deep on talent. Tears for Fears is a great band that sometimes gets forgotten about for the aforementioned reasons.

[@jom7604]

Another great British Band❤

[@TheCornishCockney]

Sound of the 80’s and is probably THE 80’s anthem.