Tears for Fears "Woman In Chains" - Drummer Reacts -

[@L33Reacts]

A moving piece of art. That's all I can really come up with. The video paired with the song is just shattering. Roland's vocals were so good and pair it with Oleta's vocals too and it's just magic. I heard the instrumental version of this last year and everybody said GO LISTEN TO THE STUDIO TRACK... and here I am. What should I check out next by Tears for Fears?

[@mattleppard1970]

Ooh, so many, Lee. I would suggest Swords and Knives from this album. It’s a ❤ sonic treat. This band can do no wrong, really. I would also suggest Mother’s Talk/Broken/Head Over Heels live from Songs from the Big Chair. They totally excel live, and Curt is such an underrated bass player 😊 You have done some of The Hurting, but Ideas as Opiates is a must, too.

[@paulehney4581]

Lee, almost anything from their catalog is great, so have at it.

[@moo5743]

​@@mattleppard1970 Swords and Knives, yes 😁

[@davidwolf4677]

“Sowing The Seeds of Love”

[@micamaimoun]

Badman's song with Manu Katché on drum, Orzabal and Oleta Adams's voices are incredible. More recently Secret World. Excuse my english, I follow you from France

[@anthonyblakely399]

Absolutely one of my favorite songs from Tears For Fears!!! It is a masterpiece!!! The whole album "Seeds of Love" is a masterpiece.

[@davidwolf4677]

The arrangement…. The dynamics…. The message…

[@L33Reacts]

Please don't forget to leave a like! It really helps!

[@thruppence-ys9zp]

I think most of the regulars leave a like, but then I look at the likes vs views and maybe not. Need some discipline around here, Like Raquel Welch in The Magic Christian!

[@marthag9321]

​@@thruppence-ys9zp❤❤you're right thrup! And TFF music is perfect for swaying back and forth in your chair!! 🤗🎶🥰

[@anthonyblakely399]

Also check "This is a Badman's Song" by TEARS FOR FEARS. A BANGER!!!!

[@paulehney4581]

Great peace of music

[@kevinl2578]

One of the best songs of all time, this song is considered by alot of music producers the greatest mixed song of all time and is used for sampling by alot of music engineers, the vocals the instruments and mixing of different instruments and layering is unreal and is something most bands/groups wish they could achieve. I love playing this song on my keyboard and honestly has been my most played track by them in catalog of great songs that's pretty astonishing!

[@IvarMeijer]

It's bizarre how no one is able to write, play and produce a song like this these days. The pinnacle has been reached a long long time ago. Not just an old fart talking here, it's a fact unfortunately.

[@P.Galore]

I and a hundred other fans were fortunate to see TFF perform live during this period at the Mecca of all record stores, Tower On Sunset.

[@corawheeler9355]

Beautiful .. thank you for that

[@marthag9321]

❤❤ simply lovely!!

[@kimberelyanngunter6341]

❤ Beautiful melody & even more stunning voice

[@patrickwouters6568]

❤ Tears for Fears...

[@robotronrichard]

Crying for worries the the algorithm is bypassing L33 and GREAT songs like this are not making it out for the masses to hear! You could say it this comment is Tears for Fears! ☮❤🎶

[@ROUGHSEES]

I am ecstatic. You finally got to this! You need to do the whole album. Seeds of Love is their best work.

[@anthonyblakely399]

This song is about women in chain or being bound by mankind and also it is also about Mother Earth and how mankind treats her, too. So, "FREE HER!"

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

What a powerful song, always loved "Tears For Fears". Vocals and music are stellar. Thanks for this track, L33 and your great reaction .Blessings all. Peace

[@marthag9321]

❤❤you are so right Shirley! Texture and harmony so good!!

[@shirleybhs9zd6li5i]

@@marthag9321 One of a few 80's bands I loved then and now

[@Coquinagirl]

If you watch as Lee listened to the instrumental 7 months ago, you can see that sometimes there are no words for how it is that you…alone…feel.

[@fineasfogg1461]

I haven't heard anything from this band in a long long time. I am anxiously waiting for this to premiere

[@DocRock71]

Roland's vocal range is simply stunning. Never heard a guy who can sing so low and also very high tenor. His vocals are so strong it's crazy.

[@ndav5677]

Great song great video...........great reaction L33

[@ROUGHSEES]

Tears for Fears were in the very essence of the 80s, if you want to get weird. They defined entire genres!

[@helenespaulding7562]

@@ROUGHSEES what’s weird about saying that?

[@Kerazen123]

The "great white hope" and "woman in chains" are both bound, just in different ways. This is a beautiful and tragic song all at once 😢

[@leeshort1258]

Such a great song from a great record. Glad to see you react to the original release.

[@philippamalherbe4111]

It's Chris Hughes on drums in the video, as you say Manu and Phil on the track.

[@ednieto05]

Great song by a great band. You should also check out "Mad World" and "Head Over Heals." I saw them live last year and they still put on a great show.

[@johnathanstruble1064]

🔥

[@shiannesmith6877]

I'm speechless 😢 how have I never heard this?

[@davidcopson5800]

How indeed? Better late than never. Listen to the whole album.

[@Hartlor_Tayley]

New to me. Looking forward

[@grahamcowlin1110]

Lee, please do more from the album Seeds of Love, their best album

[@keithhider2170]

You should search out videos of Tears for Fears live at Knebworth 1990 with Oleta Adams - one of their best performances ever.

[@davidcopson5800]

True.

[@sharondavid-melly1498]

"The big lesson in life is not to be afraid of anyone or anything" -Bruce Lee Lately, it's a focus

[@patrickwouters6568]

Phil Collins was the drummer only for the original studio recording.

[@ROUGHSEES]

Manu was the drummer for the first half, and Phil picks up approximately 3:31 in.

[@ericlewis217]

A truly sublime and stunning masterpiece. I saw TFF perform this live a couple years ago-it was magical.

[@matthewyorke9933]

MORE TRIANGLE!!!! ;) I love the triable being played, muted and adding a masterful nugget to the Rythm which as a whole is killer!!

[@cindyp1033]

I’ve heard this countless times but first time seeing this video. So powerful ❤🔥

[@mickr1448]

I feel i have to add this as no-one has mentioned it, I believe the story behind Oletta is that the band were playing a gig in Kansas City and Oletta was singing in their hotel when they heard her and them knowing talent when they hear it the rest is History.

[@Linda-y9h]

Love this whole album. Bought it for one song and was so pleasantly surprised that every song is a keeper. ❤😊

[@markwade2530]

What... a... track! Tears For Fears at their best, along with no little help from Oleta Adams.

[@dawnschneider187]

Love this song! The vocals are soaring!Thank you for another awesome reaction Lee, you are the best!

[@tracerx6324]

Tessa Niles the background singer also sings the background on "Clutching at straws" by Marilllion.

[@christopherhann6725]

So loved your reaction to this truly amazing piece of music keep doing what your doing

[@dawntucker5052]

Thank you for being you ❤ authenticity is everything.

[@EchoesDaBear]

Great reaction Lee!! LOVED this song since it first came out. So beautiful, so powerful. Oleta gives such a great performance here. Cheers from Canada, eh!

[@leslapins7617]

One of their best, for sure. Ahead of their time!

[@bigjapi1]

No Phil on drums, talking about Phil, Mike, Steve and Tony, "One for the Vine", wich is the Genesis' Supper's Ready in the Phil singer era.

[@jonmonie.]

Phil Collins *does* play on this, just not him in the video. On drums, it's actually Manu Katché (start of track to 3:32) and Phil Collins (from 3:32 of track to end).

[@stoneybass5981]

Chris Hughes was their touring drummer back in the day.

[@rk41gator]

What a great tune on so many levels. Beautiful. A complicated subject handled with nuance. Abuse is all about the abuser's insecurities.....hurting someone he 'loves' to maintain control. Then they show his tenderness toward his pigeons (who won't hurt him), interesting facet. Humans are complicated; as are the reasons for the pain they inflict. No excuse for such behavior, however. Maybe Phil's schedule didn't allow him to film the video (he was very busy then). But he must have been quite taken with Oleta because he asked her to sing with his Big Band while touring in 1998.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

Yes, incredible video and amazing song. Hits really hard. Tears For Fears are such a great band. Check out Elemental, Raoul and the Kings of Spain, Break It Down Again, Mr. Pessimist, The Working Hour, and one of my very favorites, Good Night Song.

[@michaelbiggs7861]

Woman In Chains is probably their masterpiece, the entire Seeds of Love album is a masterpiece and much better than the critically acclaimed Songs From The Big Chair. The song means a lot to me because I come from a broken home, I witnessed my father abusing my mother on many occasions. My father eventually left my mother on her own to bring up me and my 3 younger sisters. I'm 66 now, my father died in 2014, but in the 40 something years since he left, I had no contact with him. When he left us he moved to a different part of the country, we lived in the north of England, he moved to the south coast. My sisters couldn't really remember him, but I could, he wasn't a good man, they all went to visit him in his last days, but I declined his invitation, I had no intention of going nearly 400 miles to make him feel better about himself.

[@paulmac4084]

Just brilliant

[@396Cap]

Phil Collins was the drummer for this track. In the video you see Hughes behind the kit but Phil did the drumming.

[@davidcopson5800]

I enjoyed your reaction Lee. This is a powerful song. There are a lot of TFF songs you could react to. This is probably the most emotive. It would be great if you reacted to Goodnight Song by TFF. The video features David Bowie's former bass guitar player Gail Ann Dorsey. This may not be the most requested TFF song, but I guarantee you won't be disappointed with it.

[@DocRock71]

If you want to see a TFF live track that is near as jaw dropping as this one, check out their rarely played live version of The Working Hour from 2014. I was stunned at how close to the album version it sounded almost 30 years later. Tears for Fears - Working Hour - 2014 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWbCeY2KbNabhpI

[@helenespaulding7562]

Did anyone notice how much the man was hurting too? Men are trapped in their traditional roles too sometimes and feel they can’t show weakness or vulnerability. And so they react with anger. I’m NOT NOT NOT condoning abuse. Just saying there was allot of focus on the man and how he was obviously struggling with his own demons

[@Kerazen123]

"The Great White Hope" men suffer from their own troubles as well. Expectations will be the death of everyone. I'm glad someone noticed it too!

[@helenespaulding7562]

@ I have sons. What I don’t get is that millions of women here have sons too. Why is there so little understanding of their issues?

[@brucehines5219]

Bad Man’s Song

[@christianparsons6050]

Interesting video...She's an erotic dancer and he's a boxer/old school guy... I guess the premise is he supposedly accepted who she was when they got together but now he can't handle it....they seem to love each other but....life is complicated....Yeah that's just some dude pretending to be Phil Collins....they even set his kit up left handed for the video...