FIRST TIME HEARING TEARS FOR FEARS - SHOUT REACTION 

Great reaction! You pretty much nailed it. The lyrics to "Shout" (1984/US#1, UK#4) were inspired by Arthur Janov's concept of Primal Therapy, more popularly known as Primal Scream Therapy. It's also where they got the name for their band, Tears for Fears - which is really the core duo of Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal. They bonded over their love of synthesizers and popular psychology. Their first album bore this out, with morose pop songs set to early Synthpop bloops and bleeps. It's quite good and has aged better than some of their later stuff, honestly. The Hurting (1983/US#73, UK#1) did poorly in the US but quite well overseas. It yielded a clutch of UK hits, including "Mad World" (1982/UK#3 - which was covered by Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules and became a huge international hit in 2003). There was also "Change" (1983/US#73/UK#4) and "Pale Shelter" (1983/UK#5), all three Top5 hits on UK radio. There was also a minor, non-album single, "The Way You Are" (1983/UK#24) that the band has tried to distance themselves from, as the sound is a bit peppier than their usual fare and was done to please their record label. "Shout" was a preview of the second album Songs from the Big Chair (1985/US#1, UK#2), which finally broke them out in the US. It was a huge-selling and huge-sounding album. It really exemplifies the mid-80s in so many ways. Other gigantic hits from that one include "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" (1985/US#1, UK#2) and "Head over Heels" (1985/US#3, UK#12). "Mothers Talk" was a minor hit (1986/US#27, UK#14) as was "I Believe" (1985/UK#23), but the whole album plays beautifully as a seamless suite. Their third album The Seeds of Love (1989/US#8, UK#1) was also hit big on both sides of the pond, with its title track "Sowing the Seeds of Love" (1989/US#2, UK#5) being their last worldwide smash. They had abandoned their early Synthpop "new wave" approach and their arena-ready Alternative Pop from their massive Songs from the Big Chair-era, and now they seemed intent on proving they could do whatever they pleased. The lead single was a clever Psychedelic pastiche of 1967 Beatles and then-modern politics, with lyrics that definitely sailed over my US 12-yr-old head, LOL. Follow-up single "Advice for the Yong at Heart" (1990/US#89, UK#36) saw a jazzier, "adult contemporary" Sophisti-Pop approach. "Woman in Chains" (1989/US#36, UK#26) introduced the world to the vocals of Oleta Adams, who later recorded the R&B standard "Get Here" - 1991/US#5, UK#4). After this album, Curt (the cute one) Smith left. Partner Roland Orzabal's in-home studio had all-but left him out of the recording process on Seeds of Love, so they split for the first time in a decade. Orzabal continued with the name and had some middling success and a couple more good singles, with "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" (1992/UK#17) and "Break It Down Again" (1993/US#25, UK#20). If nothing else, you should check out "Head over Heels", "Mad World", "Sowing the Seeds of Love", and "Everybody Wants to Rule the World", though.

"everyone wants to rule the world" "Head over heels"

“Sowing the Seeds of Love” “MadWorld” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”

Fun Fact: The people who were gathered for the performance scenes were the families of the bandmembers

Listen to Everyone wants to rule the world

If you liked this, you would definitely like; - Head Over Heels - Sowing the Seeds of Love - Mad World - Pale Shelter You can't go wrong with any of them 🙂👍

80’s gold.A great English band with talent galore...and the definition of cool.

Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Head Over Heels, Mad World, Woman In Chains, Sowing The Seeds of Love, Badman's Song, Pale Shelter, Advice For The Young At Heart, Change, The Working Hour, Memories Fade, Break It Down Again, Mother's Talk, and Raoul and the Kings of Spain.

Lord Jesus!! Saw them in 2010. You wouldn't believe them live. Stellar. Everyone has a big crush on Roland. That voice. That guitar. Shew!!!

Tears For Fears "Head Over Heels" and "Mad World."

Head over heels and Mad World are amazing by these guys

I love your reactions to music I remember hearing for the first time on the radio.....the 80s was such a decade for music🦋

"Shouting can be really theraputic." Hahaha! Very nicely done! That is _exactly_ what the song is about! It's about shouting as loud as you can to confront all your fears and all the wrongs that is happening in your life so that they no longer control you.

I am from the 80e😀great music back then👍😀

Head over heels and woman in chains won't disappoint you ❤️

"They are a whole vibe" That pretty much hit the nail on the head witth this band after 1 song :D

Everybody Wants To Rule The World is one of my favourite all time songs by anyone! Head Over Heels, Sowing The Seeds of Love are also brilliant tunes ❤️ Greetings from Scotland, United Kingdom 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧

This whole album, "songs from the big chair", is worth a listen. One of my favorites

This groups music always gives me a good vibe. They have so many great songs.

Jayy, the 80's had some of the best music ever written, I've been into every type of music for 60+ years and the 80's are my favorite genre.

I'm glad you've got to experience some Tears For Fears, they are one of my favourite UK pop acts from the 80s along with The Cure and Talk Talk, they were the soundtrack to my teenage years.

Very underrated Band.

You're spot on about what this song is getting at! These guys based the song, and their band name, on a therapy method called 'Primal Scream' which they had tried.

This was probably my first favorite song that I can remember.

I LOVE these guys! Please let us see you react to more of their songs.

This is really a perfect song. Depending on how you play it, it's only 3 chords. The vocal hook is AMAZING. The melody hook is AMAZING. And the breaks, plus his melodic lead at the end, are AMAZING. All I can add is "Head Over Heels" is a great followup, and If you like his dancing, (plus it's a great song) "Change" off their first album is great.

Absolutely! I shout, scream, growl and play my drums.... and it does help let it all out 🎶💙✊

Jayy try listening to sowing the seeds of love by them 👍🤜

Great band! Thank you for the reaction. Head over Heels and Everyone wants to rule the World are also bangers....

Love this band!!! So many great songs!!!

The greatest sounds of the 80s🌍

Thanks Jayy, I absolutely love Tears For Fears 🥰 Heads Over Heals is my favourite of theirs x

Tears For Fears was one of my favorites growing up. They really are a vibe. I know everyone will tell you to do “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and that’s a good one, but I think you would really enjoy “Head Over Heels” for the fun video as well. If you have time to do both, please do. They’re an awesome band. Edit: The song actually was written after someone was told to scream in therapy. Good catch!

Everybody wants to rule the world is a defining song by this group.

Like ..I've had enough...and get up on that mountain and shout it out...great song...catchy great reaction Sunshine

I was about 16 when this came out. The 80s were the best! 💕

More! 'Head Over Heels', 'Mad World', 'When Tears Roll Down', 'Break It Down Again', 'Elemental'.

Geez I love this group so much great songs great videos alot of passion and spectacular on instruments great reaction

They were one of my favorite bands as a teenager. I was heartbroken when they broke up in '91. They're back together again and have put out new material but I haven't heard it yet. Shout does come from a sort of therapy; they were both going through Primal Scream therapy, which greatly influenced their first album.

You always put a smile on my face.👍

ONe of my favorite all-time song.......this and...."This is Bad man's song," by Tears For Fears. Excellent Band!!!!

Loved this group in the 80s. Pale Shelter, Woman in Chains, Change! All great songs. Very talented. Most everything was a hit from these guys.

Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Head Over Heels, Mad World, Sowing the Seeds Of Love, Break It Down Again, Bad Man's Song

GREAT REACTION JAYY! IT'S A VERY NICE SONG! I LOVE TEARS FOR FEARS

Aaaawww... I love Tears for Fears

My all time favorite 80's band hands down!

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. This is my favorite band of all time along with Bee Gees of course. Spot on with the analysis.

Every time I hear this song, I get flooded with happy memories from the 80's. I'm actually breaking a little tear right now...

"Head Over Heels" is another phenomenal song worth checking out by Tears for Fears

This was actually a groove we used to roller-skate to in the 1990s! Strong Message in one of Tears for Fears BIGGEST hits!!! Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith's powerful and boisterous delivery really elevates the message!!! 😊👏🏾🎤🎶🎸🥁🎹💯🛼

The guitar's solo at the end is so good!

'Sowing The Seeds Of Love' -EPIC! ❤️

“Mad world “ , “sowing the seeds of love” , enjoyed

yes good song this song was popular back in the day everyone loved this song

When I was in middle school (around 1988-1989), our music class got new textbooks and Tears for Fears were actually featured in them, which felt weird at the time and feels even weirder now, more than 30 years later. Great music though.

This song is so rich ! Love it. I bought their first album in 1983 (the hurting) just because of the picture on the disk cover and it was a HUUUUGEEE surprise !!! You need absolutely to listen Mad World 💋💋💋

I love this song so much. 💜💜💜 “Head Over Heels” “Mad World” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” “Change” “Sowing the Seeds of Love” “Mothers Talk” *Songs From the Big Chair* is a favorite album. Also. Curt Smith (the guy who sang “Mad World” originally) did an acoustic version of “Mad World” with his daughter last year in April. It’s really an amazing version, and I highly recommend giving it a listen. There will be tears. 💜 💜💜💜

I have actually seen theese 2 still active over recent years before covid,where they performed theyr 80s hits live,with a updated twist on it. One of them is quite the good guitar shredder,so they played it more rock inspired. I was surprised over how well and strong theyr voices still were,as they sort of "vanished" after the 80s. They have defintly maintained theyr talents over the years. Both me and my mom loved them while i was growing up.

This was my soundtrack in my late teens, so when I finally saw them in concert in my 30's, tears streamed down.

Love this song!!!!!! "Head Over Heels'' is a favorite of mine as well!!

I was about 12 or 13 years old when this band was extremely popular. I'm 50 years now. These videos seem like yesterday to me. So proud to grow up an 80s child. Music was big back then. Fun times.

Saw them in concert 4 years ago! They were absolutely AMAZING !!! Roland Orzabal ❤️

I love your reactions. You understand about the melody and the stuff going on the music.

Hello Bonjour JAYY, thank you so much for your tears for fear reaction, it was one of my best band when i was more young. Tony from France

Yeah they have great songs iconic 80s band

This is one of my many favourite Tears For Fears song and you reacted to it on my birthday! Yay love your reaction and you'd love their songs Mad World and Everybody wants to rule the world....among many others :) Oh and one no one else has mentioned after reading the comments is Woman in Chains, the message is ahead of their time and the black woman they have as backing vocalist is absolutely amazing.

Love Tears for Fears. They were still performing in 2019. Hopefully they will do some shows soon. Covid stopped so many good concerts and festivals. Roland (vocal lead on this song) is a master songwriter. He also plays guitar. Curt (my main crush) sings lead on several songs and plays the bass. You should check out “Mad World. Roland has a special dance in the video. Mad World was made popular in the US by another artist, but I love the original, written by Roland. It’s not so depressing. Everybody Wants to Rule World Head over Heels Pale Shelter Break it down Again Sowing the Seeds of Love I love watching their 2015 performance at Bonnaroo (festival in Tennessee).

My fav of theirs- Then “Head over Heels.” 💖👍✌️

One of the greatest songs ever. They have 2 or 3 others that are really good.

Tears For Fears' entire discography is amazing. Believe it or not, they just put out another NEW album in 2022 - The Tipping Point. Also fantastic - look for Rivers of Mercy (for a good cry), My Demons, The Tipping Point, and Break The Man.

one of my favorite tv shows is called Romanzo Criminale, it is in Italian but it has subtitles. There is a great scene with this song as the backing track.

One of the best song in the '80s. I was 12 when it was played on Radio and TV. I did sing it all day long

"Woman in chains" and "Elemental" amazing! 😍😘💕💕

Heyy Jayy, Sowwing The Seeds of Love, nice reaction

Tears for Fears - Songs from the Big Chair (1985). This entire album is amazing. It includes Shout. If you get a chance to listen to it, I think you would really like it. 🎶💜

In 1985 we did not have cable therefore no MTV etc... but we did have a show Friday Night Videos. I was in labor with my 3rd of 5 sons and "Everyone Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears came on the show, The first line in the song is "Welcome to your life" which I thought was really cool. Then, it turned out that he was the kind to want to rule the world. Unfortunately he passed away at age 32 but that song (along with so many other because we had the same taste in music), always made me think of him.

Love the way you go all over the place... Peace!!!

TFF..My Favorite Band!!! xo

This is an awsome song, haven't we all felt like this at some point in our lives, I know that I sure have and more than once my friends!!!

i love your reaction to this video! soooo honest, engaging and pure!

Beautiful reaction by a young beautiful lady , keep it going sweetheart from your British fans

From the Album, Songs From The Big Chair!😁

I only keep about 5 CD’s in my car and it’s always the same bands, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles White Album, The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet, The Cars Candy’o and let’s not forget… Tears for Fears Songs From the Big Chair. I remember hearing them for the first time thinking I need to buy that album! They were still making albums in the 80’s.. lol. But when I hear it in it’s entirety, I realized what a awesome band this was. I never grow tired of it.

One of the greatest songs out there!

Greatest music decade ever!

The end of video always reminds me of The Beatles, Hey Jude, with everyone crowding around the band.

Living in the 80s was truly amazing and the music like this was so meaningful. Great reaction as always.

love your hair you look gorgeous ! you do some really good reactions !

Primal therapy, screaming out your rage, came from USA i think, great reaction JAYY.

This is a fantastic track well done girl 😊

FIRST! Where IS everyone? Happy Tuesdaaaay!

Baby girl! back in the day, kids had to learn to play an instrument ...or wish they did! That's why you see some of these very young artist, playing instruments, and having these huge hits! It's because a lot of them have been at it from very young! and a lot of the parents encouraged practicing "down in the basement" or "in the garage"! God Bless!

Jayy, I just love you young lady! You are a very special person. I hope you know that! 😘❤️💜☮️

top band. you on a good journey gal.

Hi Jayy I believe those are the band's family members in this video..as usual, I truly love watching you react and the joy you get listening to the music ❤❤

Great song. Some of the best music came out after disco ended and before techno began.

Listen to “Head over heels”!!!!

hair is gorgeous Miss Jayy!

You need to react to more 80's music. Thompson Twins, The Outfield, Huey Lewis, Robert Palmer, etc.

Mothers talk Head over heels Sowing the seeds of love