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Tears for Fears — Sowing The Seeds Of Love
Album: The Seeds Of Love
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Released: 1989
Length: 6:02
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High time we made a stand
And shook up the views of the common man
And the love train rides from coast to coast
D.J.'s the man we love the most
Could you be, could you be squeaky clean
And smash any hope of democracy?
As the headline says you're free to choose
There's egg on your face and mud on your shoes
One of these days they're gonna call it the blues, yeah, yeah

(Sowing the seeds of love) Anything is possible
(Seeds of love) When you're sowing the seeds of love (Sowing the seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love) Anything is possible
(Seeds of love) Sowing the seeds of love (Sowing the seeds)

I spy tears in their eyes
They look to the skies for some kind of divine intervention
Food goes to waste
So nice to eat, so nice to taste
Politician granny with your high ideals
Have you no idea how the majority feels?
So without love and a promised land
We're fools to the rules of a government plan
Kick out the style, bring back the jam

(Sowing the seeds of love) Anything
(Seeds of love) (Sowing the seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love)
Sowing the seeds
The birds and the bees
My girlfriend and me
In love

Feel the pain, talk about it
If you're a worried man, then shout about it
Open hearts, feel about it
Open minds, think about it
Everyone, read about it
Everyone, scream about it
Everyone (Everyone, yeah, yeah)
Everyone (Everyone) read about it, read about it
Read it in the books, in the crannies and the nooks, there are books to read
Chorus

(Sowing the seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love)
We're sowing the seeds
Sowing the seeds

Sowing the seeds of love
We're sowing the seeds
Sowing the seeds of love
Sowing the seeds of love
(Mr. England sowing the seeds of love)

Time to eat all your words
Swallow your pride
Open your eyes

Time to eat all your words
Swallow your pride
Open your eyes

High time we made a stand (Time to eat all your words)
And shook up the views of the common man (Swallow your pride)
And the love train rides from coast to coast (Open your eyes)
Every minute of every hour
I love a sunflower (Open your eyes)
And I believe in love power (Open your eyes)
Love power
Love power (Open your eyes)

(Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds)
(Sowing the seeds of love, the seeds of love) Sowing the seeds
(Sowing the seeds)
(Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds)
Sowing the seeds
An end to need
And the politics of greed
With love
(Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love,seeds of love)
Sowing the seeds
An end to need
And the politics of greed
With love
(Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love, seeds of love)
(Sowing the seeds of love)
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 timmus wrote:
I remember hearing this way back in the day, October 1989, when it was on the radio in Illinois.
 
This song was adopting the Sgt Pepper's sound from 22 years previously, but now this Tears For Fears song itself is 34 years old.  Closer in time to the 1960s!!!


Don't do that.
Posted 2 weeks ago by porcupinemeat    [ Reply ]
For more like this, do check out Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. Very underrated, for those of us who are soppy for this kind of retro-psychedelia nonsense. ^.^
Posted 2 weeks ago by woozalia    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:
 
 
On commercial radio so much?  Are you kidding? I wish commercial radio would drop 80% of its existing playlist in favor of lost gems like this. Or at least play deeper cuts from the Stones, Beatles, Hendrix, U2 etc.  The reliance on the same 2-3 dozen classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s instead of giving younger bands some airplay is a BIG reason why rock is dead in the larger culture.



Agreed. I was tired of Bad Company back when they were still putting out new albums. Every time I tune in to a Classic station on Sirius, guess which band always show up.
Posted 1 month ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
Love the piccolo trumpet on this.
Posted 2 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
Thank You for the lyrics.  After many years, I am sure of what they are. I always got them wrong!   GREAT TUNE!  
Posted 3 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
We’re fools to the rules of a Government plan.
So much truth in that statement.
Posted 9 months ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
i just love rolands voice.
Posted 1 year ago by lily34    [ Reply ]
Man, they sure packed a lot into this song.  
Posted 1 year ago by Laptopdog    [ Reply ]
I remember hearing this way back in the day, October 1989, when it was on the radio in Illinois.
 
This song was adopting the Sgt Pepper's sound from 22 years previously, but now this Tears For Fears song itself is 34 years old.  Closer in time to the 1960s!!!
Posted 1 year ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
 phlattop wrote:
 
 
On commercial radio so much?  Are you kidding? I wish commercial radio would drop 80% of its existing playlist in favor of lost gems like this. Or at least play deeper cuts from the Stones, Beatles, Hendrix, U2 etc.  The reliance on the same 2-3 dozen classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s instead of giving younger bands some airplay is a BIG reason why rock is dead in the larger culture.



Commercial radio?  I haven't listened to commercial radio in.....over a decade now.  RP is it, baby.  It works for me.  If it ain't broke don't go fixin' it, either.  😉
Posted 1 year ago by Highlowsel    [ Reply ]
'Time to eat all your words, swallow your pride, open your eyes...'

Sage advice for politicians.
Posted 1 year ago by jwolf8609    [ Reply ]
6.9 and 6.8 for Tears for Fears and Afro Cubism? Lower than the other 2--really folks?

Sowing The Seeds Of LoveTears for FearsThe Seeds of Love (1989) 6.9(1583) 4:48p26 sep When I Grow UpFirst Aid KitGhost Town EP (2010)7.4(3510) 4:43p26 sep Al vaivén de mi carretaAfroCubismAfroCubism (2010)6.8(1032) 4:40p26 sep I’ll Be AroundThe SpinnersThe Very Best of The Spinners (1972)7.9(840)
Posted 2 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
 gfp wrote:
How this annoying, cornball overly-done song ever got so popular is an embarrassment {#Hand} of the times. Even I liked it for a while - not for the sappy pseudo-political anti-establishment love-and-peace lyrics, but for its musical and overdone vocal arrangement  (ouch, I just hurt myself admitting that). This song is on commercial radio so much, we really don't need to hear it on RP, folks, do we, huh?
 
On commercial radio so much?  Are you kidding? I wish commercial radio would drop 80% of its existing playlist in favor of lost gems like this. Or at least play deeper cuts from the Stones, Beatles, Hendrix, U2 etc.  The reliance on the same 2-3 dozen classics from the 60s, 70s and 80s instead of giving younger bands some airplay is a BIG reason why rock is dead in the larger culture.

Posted 4 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
Pure Pop Pleasure.
 

I have quite a few 9's and 10's from my youth. And since I play my favorites all of the time, I get think about where I might have been then. 
Posted 5 years ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
"D.J.'s the man we love the most"

Well said for this station. 
Posted 5 years ago by kcbrp    [ Reply ]
Pure Pop Pleasure.
Posted 6 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
These server probs causing long silences have been an interesting adventure... the silence remains on the mainstream but for me so far PSD will start a song.  And I've loved all of these nice surprises... makes me wonder what I'm not missing by rarely ever feeling the need to PSD but hidden in that code there are fantastic songs... I just worry Bill is fighting something tricky cuz this mainstream deadstream is the LAST thing a fine programmer such as he wants to be sorting... but yet again, just got an awesome KT Tunstall song I'd never heard.  Nice.


Posted 6 years ago by boltonblue242    [ Reply ]
Thanks Bill, for the great birthday set - Ludovico, Talk Talk, Tears for Fears. I sincerely appreciate it!!
Posted 6 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
You must be new to RP, Pete.

pellepelikan wrote:

hm, are we back to the 60´s here?

Peter



 


Posted 7 years ago by clwguy    [ Reply ]
Fun
Posted 7 years ago by Propayne    [ Reply ]
{#Heartkiss}
Posted 7 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Ahhhh les anglais ! Ils savent pas cuisiner mais qu'est-ce qu'ils se rattrapent sur la musique 
Posted 7 years ago by Noé    [ Reply ]

hm, are we back to the 60´s here?

Peter


Posted 7 years ago by pellepelikan    [ Reply ]
If you're going to bother, you don't do it halfway. 

This is so much fun. I still remember the first time I heard it on the FM. I started laughing so hard at its audacity and execution. 
Posted 8 years ago by Steely_D    [ Reply ]
 fitmartin wrote:
BORING SONG
overprocessed pop 
 
Umm, 27 years later.
Posted 8 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
 fitmartin wrote:
BORING SONG
overprocessed pop 
 
That's why it's still being played, umm, how many years later?
Posted 8 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
The album from which this song hails is excellent from any angle. Love it!

 
Bump.
Posted 8 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
Oont listen to commercial radio. It's awesome.{#Beat} So I may have heard this many moons ago
Posted 8 years ago by allmixedup    [ Reply ]
The genius of a young Roland Orzibal.
Posted 8 years ago by LuvWilloughby    [ Reply ]
I liked this a lot more when it came out.  It hasn't withstood the test of time, for me.  Or, maybe I have heard it too much as I have it in my I-tunes.
Posted 9 years ago by AhhtheMusic    [ Reply ]
 akiml wrote:
What fun! Yes - XTC crossed with Sgt Pepper

 
hmmm. Tears and XTC were heavily influenced by the Beatles. This album and XTC's "Oranges and Lemons" are prime examples of this.


Posted 9 years ago by phlattop    [ Reply ]
I love Beatles...
Posted 9 years ago by Orodrigues    [ Reply ]
Great song!
Posted 9 years ago by loopbitz    [ Reply ]
How this annoying, cornball overly-done song ever got so popular is an embarrassment {#Hand} of the times. Even I liked it for a while - not for the sappy pseudo-political anti-establishment love-and-peace lyrics, but for its musical and overdone vocal arrangement  (ouch, I just hurt myself admitting that). This song is on commercial radio so much, we really don't need to hear it on RP, folks, do we, huh?
Posted 9 years ago by gfp    [ Reply ]

Lots of sound textures, lots of rise and fall...EPIC!{#Clap}


Posted 9 years ago by SteadyRollingMan    [ Reply ]
BORING SONG
overprocessed pop 
Posted 10 years ago by fitmartin    [ Reply ]
def a godsong
Posted 10 years ago by desirefirst    [ Reply ]
Great song!
TfF I know for a long time but learned to appreciate only rather recently...
Why this low average rating (6.6)? 
Posted 10 years ago by Dinges,_the_Dude    [ Reply ]
A timeless masterpiece of popmusic.
This recording shows what was possible in the 80's when there was a proper production budget.
Even on a mediocre HIFI System this sounds great!
Posted 10 years ago by odopop    [ Reply ]
Love this album, except I usually skip this song. Why this one Bill?? 
Posted 10 years ago by racerx    [ Reply ]
What fun! Yes - XTC crossed with Sgt Pepper
Posted 10 years ago by akiml    [ Reply ]

{#Yes} <-My hip, small son has been raised on this band, and chose this in approval....


Posted 10 years ago by jmkate    [ Reply ]
I am a sunflower {#Daisy}
loved this one when I was 10, love it still at 36 {#Dance}
Posted 10 years ago by ShamanManu    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:


I get more of an XTC vibe - I know that's way off, but still, there it is.


 
I get the XTC vibe, and I'm a big XTC fan as well.

Spun this CD a bunch back in the day! Guess I need to break it out for the kids now;)
Posted 10 years ago by Stephenater    [ Reply ]
Spectacular pop. 
Posted 10 years ago by pbouchar    [ Reply ]
Well at least it's not "shout"....
Posted 10 years ago by Caturman    [ Reply ]
Sgt. PepperedWhitenPlastiHipppySoul.  Baby.............
Posted 11 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
 rmurray248 wrote:
The seeds grew into a poppy, sugary piece of phlegm. Everyone, clap your hands! We're sowing the seeds of love! Gimme a break...
 



Heh...sticky consonance
Posted 11 years ago by Freebish    [ Reply ]
 zerosomething wrote:
Trying to get every Beattles style in one song?
 
Beatles?? You really want to hear similarity, side by side this one with the Beach Boys "Feel Flows"
Posted 12 years ago by sharkartist    [ Reply ]
Zoing the seeds!  {#Nyah}
Posted 12 years ago by DD gypsyman    [ Reply ]
 govna wrote:
Zoing, the seeds of love.
 
I'll never hear this song the same. Thanks for that. I'll be looking forward to a good giggle.
Reminds me of how we used to sing "Your own, personal, Cheez Wiz"
Posted 12 years ago by chelsiaann    [ Reply ]
The album from which this song hails is excellent from any angle. Love it!
Posted 12 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 zerosomething wrote:
Trying to get every Beattles style in one song?
 
Challenge accepted!

Now I'd like to hear "Life in a Northern Town." How about it, Bill? It's been more than a year since you took it for a spin.
Posted 12 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
 myersei wrote:
Reeeeeeeally poppy stuff, but I'll never forget how much I dug this song when it came out.  9th grade.  What the hell did I know.
 



Exactly, but still fun to listen to.
Posted 12 years ago by iTuner    [ Reply ]
Well hindsight is 20-20 and in retrospect I'm sure this song has gotten diminished in the eyes of the music populace over the years, but I still think its a good listen every once in a while.  RP for me is really about hearing songs that you forgot about, songs that you discover and songs you wanted to forget.  Cool
Posted 12 years ago by cdnabroad    [ Reply ]
This song sucks like the vacuum of space.
Posted 12 years ago by TJS    [ Reply ]
Zoing, the seeds of love.
Posted 12 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
Nice message - horrible delivery....and I LIKE TFF!
Posted 12 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
Your 9th grade music taste was telling you that this is a great song.  Really poppy is a GOOD thing!
Posted 12 years ago by billybob123    [ Reply ]
Reeeeeeeally poppy stuff, but I'll never forget how much I dug this song when it came out.  9th grade.  What the hell did I know.
Posted 12 years ago by myersei    [ Reply ]
Nice one, Bill...
Posted 12 years ago by buddy    [ Reply ]
 zerosomething wrote:
Trying to get every Beattles style in one song?
 

{#Lol} A bit BUSY, isn't it?
Posted 12 years ago by olivertwist    [ Reply ]
Trying to get every Beattles style in one song?
Posted 12 years ago by zerosomething    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:

And your point is...?  What if I said something was "too Chilean" ? Would that be acceptable?

I love TFF and although not my fave track, still worthy of RP 

 

LOL - maybe now you know what it feels like to be an American living and travelling abroad learning about all those vastly superior cultures out there.


Posted 13 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]

Am I the only one hearing "I am the Walrus" in here?

Thought it was a bad Beatles cover at first.

 


Posted 13 years ago by xtalman    [ Reply ]
AS PERFECT AS (A POP-SONG) CAN BE!
10 - no discussion (and it's rather far from I usually play at home).

Posted 13 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Lush production.
Posted 13 years ago by planet_lizard    [ Reply ]
 ziggytrix wrote:

Probably an attempt to use the word "gay" to refer neither to homosexuals nor happy folk.  I've seen it spelled "ghey" in that context.  And from that context, I suspect the intent is to use it as a synonym for "lame" (as in "uncool" not as in "parapalegic").

Reminds me of the South Park episode "The F Word" where the kids have no concept of "fag" being a derogatory term for a homosexual and are confused by everyone's objection of them using the term to describe "an inconsiderate douchebag".

Fag (făg) n.

1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders.

2. A person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.

 

 
Thank you. You nailed it.
Posted 13 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:

I suspect s/he meant "gay".  Which is far too often used to mean bad - which is not good at all.
 
Probably an attempt to use the word "gay" to refer neither to homosexuals nor happy folk.  I've seen it spelled "ghey" in that context.  And from that context, I suspect the intent is to use it as a synonym for "lame" (as in "uncool" not as in "parapalegic").

Reminds me of the South Park episode "The F Word" where the kids have no concept of "fag" being a derogatory term for a homosexual and are confused by everyone's objection of them using the term to describe "an inconsiderate douchebag".

Fag (făg) n.

1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders.

2. A person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.

 


Posted 13 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 jools wrote:

And your point is...?  What if I said something was "too Chilean" ? Would that be acceptable?

I love TFF and although not my fave track, still worthy of RP 

 

I have to agree with Valerie, this song has a very British feel to it.  That is not a bad thing to me, but I guess Valerie feels differently. 
Posted 13 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}
Posted 13 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 htowncoog wrote:

You obviously don't write music? And what does "gey" mean...please elaborate.
8 for me...
 
I suspect s/he meant "gay".  Which is far too often used to mean bad - which is not good at all.
Posted 13 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
 I think this song has held up pretty well.  {#Music}
Posted 13 years ago by pauleywalnuts    [ Reply ]
 valerie wrote:
too weak, too british
 
And your point is...?  What if I said something was "too Chilean" ? Would that be acceptable?

I love TFF and although not my fave track, still worthy of RP 

Posted 13 years ago by jools    [ Reply ]
PURE LOVE!!!
Posted 13 years ago by motorichi    [ Reply ]
too weak, too british
Posted 13 years ago by valerie    [ Reply ]
ELO??  This is obviously a HUGE Beatles influence.

 a_genuine_find wrote:
has  a ELO feel to me
elo

 


Posted 13 years ago by Peace_tode    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:

I was thinking pure cheese. This is gey beyond belief.
 
You obviously don't write music? And what does "gey" mean...please elaborate.
8 for me...

Posted 14 years ago by htowncoog    [ Reply ]
 scraig wrote:

I was thinking pure cheese. This is gey beyond belief.
 

(gey?) Did you mean goy, perhaps? It's puzzling...

Posted 14 years ago by chyk5    [ Reply ]

I would have thought Sketches of Pain would be a more interesting match with I Beleive in You (contrast).  Then I think "who am I to question a genius?"


Posted 14 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]
 Stingray wrote:
PURE GENIUS
 
I was thinking pure cheese. This is gey beyond belief.
Posted 14 years ago by scraig    [ Reply ]
PURE GENIUS
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
I still enjoy listening to them!  Fond memories for me....
Posted 14 years ago by guthrieandme    [ Reply ]
i BELIEVE in LOVE POWER too!
Posted 14 years ago by Giselle62    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Good tune, but I like Woman in Chains by this band so much more! Not sure if it's on the same album or not. Think so.
 

Tis the one.
Posted 14 years ago by dyharenas    [ Reply ]
 ziakut wrote:
Good tune, but I like Woman in Chains by this band so much more! Not sure if it's on the same album or not. Think so.
 
Yup, same album. Oleta Adams kicks butt on that song.  {#Dancingbanana}
Posted 14 years ago by jimmunn    [ Reply ]
Never had an album, but like this and other stuff I've heard on radio...Shout brings back the memories, this is better, however!
Posted 14 years ago by linzie    [ Reply ]
"......DJ is the man we love the most..." especially when we have one as great as Bill!   {#Notworthy}
Posted 14 years ago by socalhol    [ Reply ]
One of my guilty pleasure albums. Also a great variety of tracks. I've used it for years for evaluating sound systems.

{#Daisy}{#Daisy}{#Music}{#Daisy}{#Daisy}
Posted 14 years ago by jimmunn    [ Reply ]
 a_genuine_find wrote:
has  a ELO feel to me

 

I get more of an XTC vibe - I know that's way off, but still, there it is.

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
God, I love the lead singer's voice.  {#Hearteyes}  It really gets me ... right ... there!

Posted 14 years ago by plaice3    [ Reply ]
Good tune, but I like Woman in Chains by this band so much more! Not sure if it's on the same album or not. Think so.
Posted 14 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
I think the brothers of Oasis fight because they still can't match this level of sweetness.
Posted 14 years ago by Jared    [ Reply ]
has  a ELO feel to me
elo

Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
"An end to need and the politics of greed"

Play more Tears for Fears.....especially from "Raoul and The Kings Of Spain"

Posted 15 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
{#Motor}  Yes surreee.

Posted 15 years ago by camatcba    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
Glad to hear 80s pop here.  How about some Simple Minds now? they are at least as good as this.
 
with you, man - 

there's Simple Minds on RP we just haven't heard any in recent memory - request this one

Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa    [ Reply ]
 audiolizard wrote:
Love this song. 9. {#Whistle}
 

I completely, completely, completely, completely agree.

/Completely
Posted 15 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
Love this song. 9. {#Whistle}
Posted 15 years ago by audiolizard    [ Reply ]
Was George Martin behind the board here? ;-) Yes it's derivative but with great lush production like this who cares?{#Sunny}

Posted 15 years ago by peter_james_bond    [ Reply ]

I give this a big yes...


Posted 15 years ago by oldviolin    [ Reply ]
SOLID!

Thank you {#Daisy}
Posted 15 years ago by Kerly    [ Reply ]
Glad to hear 80s pop here.  How about some Simple Minds now? they are at least as good as this.
Posted 15 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
who could dislike a band that uses Hasidic Jews in its videos?  rock on tears!

 velvetglove wrote:

{#Daisy}
 


Posted 15 years ago by HearsayDave    [ Reply ]
 nigelr wrote:
One of the (considerably) better tracks from the 80's.
 
{#Daisy}

Posted 15 years ago by velvetglove    [ Reply ]
One of the (considerably) better tracks from the 80's.
Posted 15 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
panlad wrote:
For all you believers: 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...


Aye Aye! Aye. {#Daisy}
Posted 16 years ago by radiojunkie    [ Reply ]
 YES,  I love it too Pharlap wrote:
Could be a lost cut from "Magical Mystery Tour" (those horns!). What's not to like?
 


Posted 16 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
Someone should point Joe Cocker in the direction of this song. It's just not bombastic enough as it is.
Posted 16 years ago by lewie221    [ Reply ]

Cheers For Beers!


Posted 16 years ago by rtrudeau    [ Reply ]
derivative as heck, and talent challenged, but likeable, with a good message.
Posted 16 years ago by andrewimft    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
You need to listen to some of their non-hits and reasses.
For all you believers: 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...
Posted 16 years ago by panlad    [ Reply ]
Could be a lost cut from "Magical Mystery Tour" (those horns!). What's not to like?
Posted 16 years ago by Pharlap    [ Reply ]
All you need is Love, love, love... Random comment: Would make a nice credit roll for the new Prisoner miniseries.
Posted 16 years ago by quesarah    [ Reply ]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLoBFFs03WU
Posted 16 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
why the hell would anyone be guilty of loving tears for fears? look into them, what a socially conscious awesome band. so what if it was the 80s?
Posted 16 years ago by songbirdfemme    [ Reply ]
Love Train from coast to coast...yeah
Posted 16 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
Nice version of this song. Tears for Fears is also one of my many, guilty pleasures. Thanks for play the song.
Posted 16 years ago by Ericac    [ Reply ]
Nice but the songs from their first album is their best.
Posted 16 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
More_Cowbell wrote:
The best Tears song...In fact I really do not care for anything else by them.
100% agreed.
Posted 16 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]