Tears For Fears - Head Over Heels 

...aside from 70's music - truly a legendary musical decade.

Yes we did and late 60’s. Both full of such innovative artistic talent!!

The 70s' 80s and 90s had great music

I agree and both the 1970's and 1980's had the very best music!

Best music and best movies!! Great time to be alive!! Much simpler world back then.

How tragically true!

Tracy Pulkrabek and i am 16, i wonder if i will listen in years time and think the same thing

Very true, but it's nice to go back sometimes (listening to old music)

i turn 16 in a couple months. i already feel like time flies way too fast

Truth be told the song made you feel like that when you were twelve just think on it

Thousands of AMERICAN MP3's had this on their playlist in 2004!

I AM.

*best music. Every Genre

Agreed

yes

Music nowadays, is technically impressive, but sounds lifeless in comparaison.

@@Idontknowmaybejohnsmith I agree 80s music is really amazing. But if you take the time to look around at the music today it's really amazing. So many talented people. Especially a lot of younger artists who could've never made it before but can publish and even record their own stuff now because of the technology improvements. 2010s we're pretty bad for music but 2019-now has been quite amazing I think. Have you ever heard romantic homicide? Street that you live on? Sunset by the midnight? There's some really great stuff

oui madame

@@davidlefranc6240 aqui e Carlos 🇳🇴🇳🇴

Roland 💜

@@fernandaleite8143 YES 💃💃💃 show

Facts💯

now is a tiktok song 😒

@@berserkedits2446sadly

@@bs9two4tiktok is the reason I discovered it and no, that does not mean I want to turn into Bella poarch whenever I hear 1:05 or smth

@@berserkedits2446at least it lets people find a good song

me who came here from micheal storen:

Me!

Here I am!

Yiiiip

here at 58. I remember the day the song came out.

Yes

😂😊🎉❤

True

The worst for me when I was a server was.. 311- I'll be here awhile

You'll never leave that job The Fringe benefits are too great

YES

That'll be regret

it is still a great song ... This is one of those songs that withstands the test of time

baeky ...yes...hits the soul hard ....well crafted song .

truth betold ....this song brings back so many memories of the places i been and people i knew ...it was truely a different world back in 1986 .

Your comment made me sad! I'm sorry man! you guys will be reunited in the after life

The human condition is so brutal

@@tylerball665 In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. John 16:33 King James Version If you haven't already give your life to Jesus Christ.

@@r4ng3rownz8 amen

@@r4ng3rownz8 Born and raised Catholic, the "original" Christian religion! 😁

Agreed, and my favorite music is late 60's and 70's (born during the Eisenhower Administration). That said, Tears for Fears was (and still is) my favorite group. I play their tracks over and over again...

The best

One of my favs. Raised my 29 year old on rhis music and she has passed it along to her friends.

I'd argue this ranks top 80s songs ever.

Tears for Fears were awesome ❤. So miss the 80's😢

It's not gone I'm still listening ta it

One of the best things i ve read in RU-vid coments.

Ikr, long gone are the days😢😢😢

@@davidflinton44 what Wesley meant to say is they didn’t realize that they had good music till it stopped

Not a big radio fan but there were some good popular songs from the 80s,songs that last the test of time!Can't say that about top 40 today which is soulless!

yeah🎸

OMG

69

My teenage anxiety still haunts me through this song. I was so in love with my depression back then. So many attempts to yeet but even in death I was a loser.

😈😈😈😈

Funny how time flies

and the monkey

Yes i agree i remember in 1985, when I was 18😊

Vamo ser amigos

Love his smile as he slides one finger across keyboard as librarian slips under desk

There is an extended version with an instrumental at the end which (in my humble opinion) really makes this song complete

Never noticed that. FKN love it.

You nailed it!

I so understand this comment, I’m 51 and I am still in love with my 80s youth, and you can’t explain that to someone who wasn’t there….my husband is ten years younger than me and he just doesn’t get it. The music was INCREDIBLE and even today so much of it stands the test of time.

This is the best description I’ve ever read of the 80’s music period. I’m 46.

I hear you. 70's still my favorite, but damn it TFF was one of the best.

If time would have just stood still in those magical times. I am 60 now, but I look back on the 80's as the time I really grew up. I graduated high school in '79, but I had the best years of my life in the 80's! I think back on those years with such a variety of emotions. Sometimes this music brings me back to that time in my life and I feel so sad that those times are gone. Some of the people are gone forever, some are still around, but we've all moved on and hopefully look back fondly on these memories. I miss those days...best years of my life!

That is such a perfect way to describe it.

So true. Never came up with a better summary

I listened to this 60 times (i counted it)

TikTok ruined music, swear only time I heard this song was on my mixtapes or Donnie Darko

Mine too, tends to be a song that stands well on it's own.

BEST Tears for Fears song. Ever....

Love yall

The best!

And the na na na nas are wonderful and special.

💎

rick beato ?

There were a lot of great 80's bands across many genres, I don't think there is an 80's goat in my opinion.

There is, Iron Maiden

The Best Of The 80's

Very Good Band Most Defo Up There Gotta Say My Best 80s Band Gotta be Simple Minds And I Was Only Born In 1982

There are also some great Band groups like DURAN DURAN, POLICE ,SPANDAU BALLET and DEPECHE MODE

Hard to imagine my teens without the 80's video boom.

Matheus Majer it is that damn good❤️

Yep

Also hard to imagine the world without this band

Same brother

So true, and I never thought about it before, despite that fact that I've listened to this song hundreds of times: The hook is RIGHT THERE.

I've always enjoyed this video because I like Tears For Fears and Ghostbusters. With the flying library cards, there's a similar scene at the beginning of the1984 movie Ghostbusters. Songs from the Big Chair, I have on Record and CD.

Absolutely legendary ❤

Me too

Funny how tiiiiiiiiime fliiiiiiiiiiiies.

this future sucks

April 18th 2024, yeah!!

April 25th 2024. The best.

Roland? Yes.

❤❤❤❤

Back in the day, Curt Smith seemed to get a bit more publicity as the "lead" in Tears For Fears, but I have always thought that Roland Orzabal is both the more talented musician and the better singer. This is not to take anything away from Smith, but in modern performances the mild deterioration of Orzabal's voice - which is obviously understandable - noticeably reduces the richness of the band's vocals. I think it is amazing that they still perform with the quality that they do, but Orzabal's voice had an unmistakable resonance that simply can't be replaced.

@@bluebirdconundrum My fav song is EWTRTW so I’m a bit biased toward Curt but I agree with you that Roland was even more unique.

their passion is everything

@@bluebirdconundrum roland was the brains of them lol

curt was the cuter one though lol

I HOPE THAT YOU KICK CANCER IN THE FUCKING ASS. GET WELL SOON.

Stay strong. I hope you feel better soon!

Best wishes to you for a full and easy recovery!

I hope you make a full recovery sweetheart ❤️

Que vc logo possa se recuperar🙏

Definitely 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

I'm so glad when I see young people who knows what real music is. ❤

I’m 16 as well and I know more 80’s music than I do music from this generation

@@gurrrrrrrlllllll 👍❤️

@@gurrrrrrrlllllll The Final Countdown, Everybody Wants to Rule the World, All Out of Love, Truly Madly Deeply, Especially for you, The Reflex, Ordinary World, American Pie, King and Queen of Hearts, It's My Life, Will of the Wind, If Ever You're In My Arms Again, Wind of Change, Shower Me With Your Love, Take On Me, Making Love Out of Nothing at All are some of the all time classics that'll be there in our hearts forever. ❤️

I’m also 16 and I absolutely love 80s music. Can’t also forget the 90s and 2000s

I'm going to see them tomorrow!

WOW! Are they still touring ! Amazing ! Id love to see them one day !

@@lindam.6782 I had no idea ! It saddens me they hadnt spoke in so long but if any band deserves to still be performing its them! TY so much for the info !

@@lindam.6782 Wow- still cant even believe they care to still tour in the first place - with what life has brought to them - and most of us. I did notice some recent touring dates on their vids - Im definitely hoping to see them. The nostalgia is so strong Ill probably make a fool of myself and cry through the whole show 🤣😭

Tampa in two days! First time! I’m so pumped!

I wasn’t there but I can listen to this and feel like I was. The pure magical innocence 😭😭😭

Facts

@@mel_va_ ALWAYS!! My friend think I’m so strange that I can listen to this at anytime of the day. Hey their loss of beautiful nostalgia

Absolutely

Innocence? What about hardcore punk, metal that turned into sex crazed hair bands? The grinding depression of goth, nuclear war protest (and that's all just the music). Get grounded friend. Nothing innocent about the 80s.

Omg, The Smiths! I love them!

That’s pretty cool!! They are a great band.. miss the 80’s

Oh that’s cool *books tour to college I don’t want to go to just because of a Tears For Fears music video*

is Cambridge?

Damn that’s meta af

funny how time flies.

an absolutely superb song, brilliantly produced and one of the best bass riffs of all time, excellent band, pure class.

@@williamprokipchak that was excellent thanks.

I think that when I do a deep dive into 80s music. They were so generous to us

The song only has one hook but a few bridges

It was a marker for me, i thought 'he looks old' at the end, guess what? funny how time flies.

I never knew that, that is so interesting!!

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Yep. It is completely sick, twisted, and beautiful; all at once.

Don't throw it away! I love the skating bass line🎵🎶

Incredible comment! 💪🏼

There's a room where the light won't find you!

And without Duran Duran, Simple Minds, Michael Jackson, Depeche Mode, The Cure, Siouxsie Sioux, The Smiths, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, Hall and Oates etc. there would be no 80s.

Amen! Tears for fears is 80s!

This is true

way ahead of their time!

The whole song is very unique lyrically. Honestly I'd love to hear some interpretations, because it's rather oblique to me, particularly the second verse, and what's the significance of the 🍀? Whatever it means, it's brilliant poetry. They seem to favour imagery over direct meaning in their lyrics, kinda similar to bands like early R.E.M. and Live (at least, 90s Live), among others.

@@zonesquestiloveunderworld "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears is a song that delves into the complexities of love and emotional vulnerability. The lyrics portray a deep infatuation or love that the narrator feels towards someone, possibly reflecting on the whirlwind of emotions that accompany falling deeply in love, where one might feel both elated and vulnerable. The line "And this is my four leaf clover" suggests a sense of hoping for good luck or cherishing a rare find in the context of love. It's like stumbling upon something uniquely special and holding onto it as a symbol of fortune and happiness. The song's title, "Head Over Heels," itself is a common idiom that describes being completely enamored or in love with someone, to the point where you're almost metaphorically 'upside down' with emotion. This intense emotional state can lead to a sense of disorientation, mirroring the chaos and unpredictability of love. Throughout the song, there's also a sense of longing and a desire to connect deeply with the object of affection, coupled with the fear of unrequited feelings or the potential for heartbreak. The music and lyrics together create a powerful emotional landscape that resonates with listeners, capturing the universal experience of falling head over heels in love, with all its complexities, hopes, and fears.

I have often said this is my favorite line of any song. Great minds think alike!

Yeah

I get 'Head over Heels' all the time! And I'm 69 yrs!!

Agreed!! They were and still so good!! Their songs do something special to my thoughts!! The melodies and the song writings were amazing.. on a whole different level!! They were ahead of themselves. UK artist and bands stick it to US artist and bands.

Wait. They aren't in the freakin Hall of Fame???????? GD it!!!!@

Church

I can’t like this comment enough.

Tru dat

True. Nobody does music like the British.

FACTS

and TFF was among the greatest of them

I just came from listening to some great American music. You guys aren't too shabby.

My 80s goose bumps have come back,anyone want a taxi back im paying

I was.

I was.

Me too. 80-85. Of course we didn't know what a great time we were living in then. It's only clear in hindsight.

I was stationed in the UK 85-89. Glorious

😋😋😋

Nowadays is better. You can listen to all of it with youtube. In the past only rich people would have access to pearls like this. Music is what you hear. The past sucked balls, it's an illusion thinking it was a great time to be alive.

@@naofazsentidoable YES 👍👍🇳🇴 show

It might be the most quintessential 80s song.

We are all unique, just like everyone else

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Lydian/mixolydian mode.

For me it's Pale Shelter. It's so unique

It would be nice to just turn back time.

Me Too !

But is that a good or bad thing?

​@@CuriousCritter17 That's actually bad. Imagine how good it would be if you turned on the radio and the songs were as good as this one.

I'm 46 I know what you mean.... It just doesn't get any better

I'd say 60-99 was peak modern music.

I didn’t care for 90s grunge, gangsta rap or late 90s rap metal. 80s and early 90s music was the best. Until it all went to shit around 1993/1994.

It truly was ! I remember so many classics from the 80 's this is one of those songs I heard then and just never forgot !

The 80 has the best and worst music imo. Classics like this then snooker loopy and star trekking

I didn’t like it as a 20-year-old but man that I grow to like it now that I’m 57

Absolutely correct

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and 'Change" too...wonderful album The Hurting

I was born in 80 and i love 80s .im italian.

45 here and same, I honestly can’t explain how I feel when I hear this. It’s like all of the hope, love, passion, and everything that was my teenage years is rolled up in the song. I wasn’t even a teenager when this was big but I think it just represents another time in life when the world was easy and my whole life spread in front of me. Love it so so much.

I'm 68 and still love this song and band ♥️

Same

Same here. My sentiment exactly

Same!

Ok you literally cut and pasted this comment on Save A Prayer by Duran Duran , stop seeking upvotes

@@bobmathews9072but but this is one of them

Even that your comment may be true, you are just copying and pasting from others just to get likes.

Librarians were always hot when I was in high school. It's a classic misconception to think they were all old and stony.

Hell yeah. Gotta love sexy librarians!

i hope you found someone you’re head over heels with

Having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card!

And one more thing do you miss the Dewey Decimal System?

The good old gated reverb. Phill Collins actually came up with it by accident.

@@dave1135 Do you like Phil Collins?

@@relaxbro7671 yep, love him, even from his genesis days

Lol it absolutely can, it's just gated reverb which was accidentally discovered when I believe the drummer for the Eagles played drums during advertisements of a radio show they were on, and the vocal mic which was outfitted with a gated reverb picked it up and someone listening liked the sound. it went on to define the 80s, and is still commonly used today just not as exaggeratedly.

Well, Tears For Fears did, sadly.

And some become more so.

Well relevance, one of their songs “Everybody wants to rule the world” has been used in recent movies like Ready Player One and To all the boys I love before

Favorited lame

Yeah!

He looks like he gives 0 Fs

1:46

Fun fact, keyboardist name is Ian Stanley and was the unofficial third member of the group, appearing in several videos. I'm lead to believe he was sacked by TFF.

Flaming awesome, such a sexy tune and video, makes me shiver listening to this 😎

@@BR-tq9wq That scene in Dark Darko was epic! Oh man!

@@MJScoutArchMar So good with that little sped-up sequence with D.BMore so good

How absolutely true it is

Sadly, so true! One minute I was sitting my GCSE’s and loving 80’s music and life and then I blinked and I am now 52! Funny how time flies……

Same here! 57! I'm here during this Putin crisis, wishing I were back in these 80s good old days!!

And Praise God for all that in the song!

@@jaydenmorales5179praise god for all music *

Yes I agree awesome group I remember in 1985, when I was 18

His mom is/was half angel

and the acting too...I f'n love it!!!

It's fantastic

Indeed. One of my Tears For Fears favorites.

yes, so many of their songs are

The intro, the bassline, even the synth sounds... perfection.

Ikr.. that piano melody!

LoL 👍

Literally

Yea

I'd also be ok with the 90s, that would also be fine

Absolutly right. 😃😃😃😃👍👍👍

1:45

one finger solo!!

Excellent comment 👍

Like Keyboard Cat but flashier.

I feel you bro

Thank you !❤ I wish you all the best in life !!

Thanks you too 🎉

What an album

"Shout" was pretty cheesy, but the other two make up for it.

The Working Hour is so good too

Mother's talk, I believe

That album must be like Gold, has to be their Magnum Opus with all those brilliant songs.

🤗

Very nostalgic 😢

Just stay in nostalgia, my dear friend. That's what I do.

You said it.

I miss these days. Most everything seemed normal. “Funny how time flies”😢

Aye. Just needed to hear this one again.

Me 🙋🏽‍♀️

kkk mdss

Ian is indeed really, really hot too

Yeah he's sexy😍😍😍😍

yeah she let HIM play with her keyboard!!!! lol

He's Beautiful!

AMEN!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

Are you Liam & Noel's lil' brother?😁

You should know better, Ozymandias!😅

They tried. But Dua Lipa & Sean Mendes can't erase this masterpiece

agreed

I used to hear it didn’t appreciate it until my late 30’s and now 40’s

I was 6

So true ..

i agree!

I fall in love with Roland xd

I just threw up in my mouth.

Yes, I'm in love with Roland and Curt💖💖💖

Agreed

Yeah Roland ,Ian and Chris Hughes were a great team.

Yup

touche

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In love with his voice and intensity!

I agree!!

Amen! He is got the passion of music!!!

I saw them last night in Franklin TN and they still got it.

@@AdamSchlaff I get to see them next Monday in Austin and I am so excited!!

We saw them at the same concert in Virginia Beach too! My lady and I. Phenomenal.

Just got tickets to see them at the Hollywood Bowl, surprising my dad who played this when I was a kid

@@danielperkins7311 Hell yeah, veteran home loans!

Exactly. I was 13 when this video came out. I tell every young person the same. Enjoy your youth , it will be gone before you realize it.

I'm about the same age. I still remember what I was doing the afternoon of LiveAid, in my 1976 Olds Delta 88 cranking Queen at Wembley. I always thought it interesting that Roland Orzabal, Matthew Brodderick and Jon Cryer had really similar looks, and could have been brothers.

I just hit 25 this week and revisiting a playlist I have made a couple years back, and funny enough I get that nostalgic feeling listening to this song. Its funny how your brain associates certain memories with a song. This one is definitely one of them and you're absolutely right. The last 7 years have gone by so fast. I'll never forget to live my life to the fullest and I encourage everyone to do the same

So true, if only V can turn back time !

Wrong perspective, growing old is a blessing. Some aren't so lucky.

I didnt notice the ending before... He got the gal (married and in old age by the looks of it).

Yes, love this video - award winning, no doubt. Has special meaning because the neighborhood Harlem library was like a second home. 😍📚

@@tjmns -- the song is 37 years old. I figured this is supposed to be them about 40 years later -- 2025.

😂😂😂😂😂

yeah

Never and I’m 14

GOOD CALL DUDE, AS THE 2 GREAT ONES WOULD SAY

true

The song uses the so-called Lydian scale, which has the effect of being heavenly and spiritually uplifting

Same here.. also when I'm going deep into cardio

What are your other Go-To songs for depression, amigo? Two of mine are The Fear by Lily Allen and Love Me Like You Do by Ellie Goulding.

@@williamfoy599 I like Billy Idol Eyes Without a Face. It's like driving home at night after getting fired from a job...kind of feeling.

@@mountainman8775 Wow interesting. Any other songs you would recommend? It would be helpful to get rid of my dark thoughts.