EXCELLENT TUNE!!  I never heard it before.  Thanx RP!   

I first heard this while recovering from a abusive marriage. It spoke to my soul.

 Larrygrrl wrote: 
Yep    Eleven      saw them do this live back in the day....WOW..........goosebumps still today.

This one goes to 11.  

Some get it, some do not. Sorry, but this is an absolutely brilliant song, and album.

Shesdifferent wrote: Me too! Own them all.

Gargh. Drivel. EDIT: Endless drivel.

Beautiful vocal harmony.

woozurdaddy wrote:And I love them each and every album.

Boring and way too commercial.

Shoot me in the face, this is awful.

Duffalo wrote: Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.

ya know, typically i like these guys, and i've always thought oleta adams had a great voice. not a terrible song, either. but the production is way way overdone. from the late 80s-early 90s multi-culti days (see peter gabriel us, johnny clegg/savuka, etc.) Some of those songs made good use of that sound, but most were just annoying. this one, 5.

Absolutly wonderful! TFF did create some masterpieces.

K-BILLY wrote: This song isn't discovering much aside from the mute button on my headphones. This is bordering on abysmal.

Hate this like poison.

Going back to a wonderful time. I love it.

I believe this is the song that discovered Oleta Adams Talent as a singer.

It could be argued that the original album, Seeds of Love, is overproduced. It took them six years to finish it. Much of that time was spent with infighting between Curt and Roland I'm sure. Nonetheless as a complete work it rises way above the saccharine pop and rock that dominated the late 80's. The same could be said about the previous Songs from the Big Chair. They are musically unique for their time. This doesn't mean everyone should like it of course. But TFF is an interesting phenomenon in the popular music world. I love this record. I do think the digital recording can be a bit flat but it is an otherwise fantastic achievement in production. It was clearly painstakingly recorded with great attention to detail. In a rare occasion for a rock/pop record the songs and musicianship really live up to the ambition of the production. Big name studio musicians such as Robbie McIntosh, Simon Phillips, and Manu Katche put in fitting contributions. Each song is unique and wonderfully realized as its own piece. Especially noted by TFF fans is the haunting final track, Famous Last Words. All of that said I always felt Seeds of Love was not recognized all that much for its greatness. Maybe it is just too unique in its ambitions. But that's just my opinion...

This is one of the best songs written IMO, the female vocalist is outstanding and I've heard it many times since it was released and it is still one of my top tens by far. loverofsaptotheveryend

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This really hasn't held up very well over the years. Very dated sound.

What ever elevator this elevator music came from, is down, down, all the way to hell. With cancer... and john tesh, and richard gear....

mfassett wrote: oleta adams.

AMAZING song, always moving.

This is a re-post but I couldn't help it. This song is so good..Great to hear it! Play more TFF, how about something from Raoul and the Kings of Spain?

This is pretty good. TFF certainly knew how to create magic sometimes.

One of my favorite TFF songs, mainly because of Oleta Adams's beautiful voice. Where is she? We need more singing like that out here.

i love them.

Platypus wrote: I keep waiting for Taylor Dayne to come in and pick up the melody. Jeeze I disklike this.

Wow! I haven't heard this in years! Time to space out and remember times gone by.

Pretty damn good. First time I've heard this particular track but have to admit I'm always a sucker for these guys.

Fine song, but there's a little too much reverb in the mix. (Typical of the 80s.)

brings back nice memories. thanks. :)

Nice 80s flashback.

TELowe wrote: Ditto! My favorite from TFF...

This song is amazing. I can listen to it all day, the textures, overlapping melodies, voices, tempo, omgosh, I sing it all the time. I love this song!

Faithful_Fool wrote: Badmans Song = ultraexcellent! ... When I saw T4F on the Elemental tour, they closed their encore with it... truly breathtaking... I uploaded it to the LRC. Voting is currently at 11-5. Cross your fingers.

cbonai wrote: you hit the nail on the friggin head.

Phil Collins on the drums...

wonderfull

Shesdifferent wrote: There are a couple of songs in the catalog here on RP. I've requested them several times with no luck.

Love it, love it, love it. And Oleta Adams ain't bad either.

Makes me think of an old girlfriend, Linda G. We'd go at it for the emtire length of this album. Song for the Bad Man, or Bad Mans song had special meaning too. 9!

I guess I hear something much different than some of you because this is a 9.5 for me.

EthicalDilemma wrote: I beg to differ. So would the 7 rating. Very suprised, but happy, to hear this song on RP.

Every once in a while Tears For Fears created magic. The rest of the time they inflicted pure pain. "Woman In Chains" was about as painful as it got. That said, I caught them on TV recently playing cuts from their new cd-- Some real nice work. I'm planning to check it out.

De gustibus non est disputandum

Artist: Tears For Fears Song: Woman In Chains -------------------------------------------- You better love loving and you better behave You better love loving and you better behave Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Calls her man the Great White Hope Says she's fine, she'll always cope Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Well I feel, lying and waiting is a poor man's deal And I feel, hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel. Well, it's a world gone crazy Keeps woman in chains Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Trades her soul as skin and bone Sells the only thing she owns Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Men of Stone Men of Stone Well I feel, deep in your heart there are wounds that time can't heal. And I feel, somebody somewhere is trying to breathe. Well, you know what I mean? It's a world gone crazy, Keeps woman in chains. It's under my skin, but out of my hands. I'll tear it apart, but I won't understand. I will not accept the greatness of man. It's a world gone crazy, Keeps Woman in Chains. It's a world gone crazy, Keeps Woman in Chains. So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her

Bob Clearmountain

Hate to dis Tears For Fears but this sounds like an interlude to some cheesy Van Damme film.

Harmonies don't get much better than on this song. Can Oleta Adams sing or what?!

The Seeds of Love is still one of my favorite albums after all these years.

These guys were soooooooo good, this song is brilliant. Play more, how about something from Raoul and the Kings of Spain?

wtf....this is NOT how I like to start my very hungover Sundays.

Mark1970 wrote: I haven't heard it (yet), so if someone please upload ...

Tux wrote: Not at all.... actually, I was going to ask you what you thought about their new CD, "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending"......

Does anyone object in me repeating my positive attitude towards this song? So much crap today. This realy stands out to the positive! \:D/ :D

I'm so glad Tears for Fears is back, still making great music. Their hits album is a wonderful collection -- I had never even heard this song until I got that disc.

Me no likey

the_jake wrote: Well, she WAS in chains...

I might have said this before but this is one of the best written/arranged/performed songs I've heard.

is there another version of this song or is my mind going?

THIS SONG TOUCHES MY HEART.. ANYONE SEE BOXING HELENA?

Love the music. But the Halloween connection on this Frightful Friday is pretty darn weak. Woman "in Chains"? Come on.

Their new CD came out yesterday and it is fantastic!!!!

tom4513 wrote: Thank you, thank you Tom!!!!! You rule!!! It was such a terrible gut-wrencher to not get to hear this through, once it started!!!

the_jake wrote: Yeah, I uploaded a new version (non-cutting-out style) so the full pleasure could be had. Bill grabbed it right away, returning the song to its full play glory. Righteous!

This song reminds me of driving through the Smoky Mountains in the winter. Great song. Thanks Bill for helping conjure up a great old memory.

This song made me cry the first time I heard it...these guys are amazing. The original album with this song is wonderful...

the_jake wrote: Sounds like it! WOO-HOO!!!!

the_jake wrote: Sounds like it.

Yay! Its fixed! Love this song.

Will the track play all the way thru today? YES She has been freed to play all the way through...................................

Good to know. Here I am restarting my computer trying to figure out what the hell?

Now I know what all the previous comments were about this song "cutting short!" It only played for about one minute, then silence until the next song started. It is such a great song! Someone please fix problem so we all can hear it in its entirety!

I love this song, but the track still cuts short.

ajudd wrote: You gus are right...just cut out. Someone should send Bill an e-mail or a PM, that's crazy that that is still happening. But Ho-Hum rating anyhow.

Yup, cut short, again....

Still cutting out

I don't share the opinion that it's cutting short. I actually like it. I like the band, and I like this tune.

rklein wrote: And months later, it's still in the rotation and still cutting short.. Bill? Hellooooo

Yes, it cuts short. Good song, but bad track. :P

Interesting - I've had this CD (the greatest hits one) in the car this week. Don't know anything about the depth of their CD's/Albums, but their singles have really held up well through the years.

Yeah, it just cut out on me as well. Good song, though.

gypsy222 wrote: the_Jake likes this one alot. But it cuts out everytime I've heard it on RP

gypsy222 wrote: Yes, one of TFF finest ever.

cuts out on mine too? it has always been one of my favs...love the build up to the end...

I'm so glad this was added. So many memories and it's just such a beautiful song.

Am I the only one who has this song cut out about a minute or so into it each time it\'s played? I\'m on the 128kb/s MP3 stream.

I love this song. I sometimes cry when I sing this song. it really fills my heart up.

There are a lot of other great songs on this CD too - try 'Badman's Song' for starters... Oops - that song would be on the original CD - Seeds of Love.

OMG! I haven\'t heard this song in years! I love it! Thank you for reminding me ... my god. wow. I bow to you, RP

I LOVE THIS SONG!!! Excellent choice!

I'd have to agree with that - particularly with this song.

Shout, shout, throw it all out!

One of my favorite TFF songs. Oleta Adams\' voice is amazing. (And, for the percussionists out there, that\'s Phil Collins on drums.)