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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)
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.
So much truth in that statement.
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. 😉
Sage advice for politicians.
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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.
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.
Well said for this station.
pellepelikan wrote:
hm, are we back to the 60´s here?
Peter
hm, are we back to the 60´s here?
Peter
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.
overprocessed pop
Umm, 27 years later.
overprocessed pop
That's why it's still being played, umm, how many years later?
Bump.
hmmm. Tears and XTC were heavily influenced by the Beatles. This album and XTC's "Oranges and Lemons" are prime examples of this.
Lots of sound textures, lots of rise and fall...EPIC!
overprocessed pop
TfF I know for a long time but learned to appreciate only rather recently...
Why this low average rating (6.6)?
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!
<-My hip, small son has been raised on this band, and chose this in approval....
loved this one when I was 10, love it still at 36
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;)
Heh...sticky consonance
Beatles?? You really want to hear similarity, side by side this one with the Beach Boys "Feel Flows"
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"
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.
Exactly, but still fun to listen to.
A bit BUSY, isn't it?
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.
Am I the only one hearing "I am the Walrus" in here?
Thought it was a bad Beatles cover at first.
10 - no discussion (and it's rather far from I usually play at home).
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 (fÄg) 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.
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 (fÄg) n.
1. An extremely annoying, inconsiderate person most commonly associated with Harley riders.
2. A person who owns or frequently rides a Harley.
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.
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.
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
a_genuine_find 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...
I was thinking pure cheese. This is gey beyond belief.
(gey?) Did you mean goy, perhaps? It's puzzling...
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?"
I was thinking pure cheese. This is gey beyond belief.
Tis the one.
Yup, same album. Oleta Adams kicks butt on that song.
I get more of an XTC vibe - I know that's way off, but still, there it is.
Play more Tears for Fears.....especially from "Raoul and The Kings Of Spain"
with you, man -
there's Simple Minds on RP we just haven't heard any in recent memory - request this one
I completely, completely, completely, completely agree.
/Completely
I give this a big yes...
Thank you
velvetglove wrote:
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.
Cheers For Beers!
Don't do that.