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Roland: I consider it an insult comparing our group to Wham! Wham! is just sex and suntans and that's it. It's too easy for Americans to accept Wham! Curt: Wham!'s musical content is a bit superficial. Ours has more depth. Also, we've had to work harder to get noticed because we don't have the natural videogenic good looks like the guys in Wham! do. And even if we did we wouldn't focus as much on that. Music is our first consideration. Submitted by: Shout! Shout! Let It All Out.
| "We wanted pick up where we left off because we wanted to remind everybody that hopefully by the end of the decade of the 80s we had transcended on what we had become so bloody famous for." Submitted by: Celeste
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Q: What’s a dominatrix’s favorite Tears For Fears song? A: Woman In Chains. Submitted by: Garrison
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Known informally as: T4F. Submitted by: Celeste
Known informally as: TeFoFe. Submitted by: Twister and Shouter
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
"Roland Orzabal" | "Well, I'm only saying this because he should have more solo projects under his name personally and not as TFF." | - Estekay |
"Roland Orzabal" | "He released Tomcats Screaming Outside in 2001; and its release couldn't have been timed more badly than it was." | - Celeste |
"Curt Smith" | "Curt's most recent solo album Halfway Pleased is good." | - Celeste |
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
"Mad World," | A world cannot feel anger. | GlamRockNinjaLord |
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World," | If that was true then I'd be ruler of the world. | Celeste |
"Head Over Heels," | Only if you were born with a really bad deformity. | Celeste |
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World," | Not true - because I don't, for a start! | Garry Davenport |
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
"The Sword Of Orion," Krisiun | "New Star," Tears For Fears | |
"What A Wonderful World," Louis Armstrong | "Everybody Wants To Rule The World," Tears For Fears | |
"In Love," Scouts Of Saint Sebastian | "Head Over Heels," Tears For Fears | |
"Then She Kissed Me," Hello | "Everybody Loves A Happy Ending," Tears For Fears | |
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Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" | "Everybody Wants A Monstergirl" | Little Shadow Birdie |
"Shout" | "Barf" | EWOP |
"Master Plan" | "Viewer Plan" | Duc4AmIRight |
"End of Night" | "End of Class" | Duc4AmIRight |
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | "Joe Biden is Going to Rule DC." | Parody Beast |
"Everybody Wants To Rule The World" | "Gadget Hackwrench Wants To Rule The World" | PennyP1998 |
"Mad World" | "Backwards" | the_conqueror_of_parodies |
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | "Chikan in Japan is Really Rude" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
"Everybody Wants to Rule The World" | "Every White Whale Wants To End Your World" | Herman Steinbeck |
"Shout" | "Scouts!" | Robert D. Arndt Jr. |
There are additional song parodies available. |
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
Shout | Shout stain remover | Tarzan |
Shout | Singing Lessons | Rad |
Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Wills and Kate's wedding coverage | pickle |
Shout | Shout (For Stains) | CJB |
Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Powerpuff Girls Cartoon | Urvy J |
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
Everybody Wants To Rule The World | The United Nations headquarters | Edward |
Everybody Wants To Rule The World | The United Nations headquarters | Edward |
Women In Chains | Domestic Violence Hotline | Liz |
Shout | Physchologist's office | Celeste |
Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Osama Bin Laden's Answering Machine | Celeste |
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First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
The End Of The World Skeeter Davis | Mad World Tears For Fears | The End Of The Mad World | Paul |
Don't Know Why Norah Jones | Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears | Don't Know Why Everybody Wants To Rule The World | Serafina |
Everybody Wants You Billy Squier | Everybody Wants To Rule The World Tears For Fears | Everybody Wants You To Rule The World | Serafina |
I Can't Stop Farting The Queers | Quiet Ones Tears For Fears | I Can't Stop Farting Quiet Ones | Jonathan S. |
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"Mothers Talk"
Misheard Lyrics: Andersen Windows
Original Lyrics: When the wind blows
| "Mad World"
Misheard Lyrics: Laura
Original Lyrics: Mad world
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"Sowing the Seeds of Love"
Misheard Lyrics: Time to read all your books
Original Lyrics: Time to read all your words
| "Shout"
Misheard Lyrics: At dinner time
Original Lyrics: In violent times
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"Head Over Heels"
Misheard Lyrics: But the CHIPs and I go crazy 'gainst the charm in your face.
Original Lyrics: But traditions I can trace against the child in your face
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Story about this misheard lyric by: Liz The TV show C.H.I.P.s was in first-run syndication at the time. |
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"The Quiet Ones"
The Funny Lyrics: It's always the quiet ones
who are stranger than fiction. Why They're Funny: I'm a quiet person and I've lived quite a dull and unfulfilled life.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Wino"
The Funny Lyrics: You're a wino
a cigarette smoker you have a good time they call you a joker don't they? wino a cigarette smoker you have a good time they call you a joker don't they? don't they? Why They're Funny: This is a good song to turn on when you have your drinking buddies over. something about it says "look at me I'm the world's funniest drunk."
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Time to eat all your words
Swallow your pride Open your eyes Time to eat all your words Swallow your pride Open your eyes. Why They're Repetitive: This is but another example of just being plain lazy. :P
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Sowing the seeds of love
The seeds of love Sowing the seeds of love Sowing the seeds of love The seeds of love Sowing the seeds The birds and the bees My girlfriend and me In love Why They're Repetitive: We know that they're sowing the seeds of love there's no need to be repetitive like this.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Break It Down Again"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: They make no mention of the beauty of decay
blue yellow pink umbrella, save it for rainy day Why They're Nonsensical: What does a blue-yellow-pink umbrella have to do with the beauty of decay?
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Into that void of silence
Where we cry without sound. Why They're Nonsensical: How does one cry without sound?
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Fish Out of Water"
The Misrhymed Lyrics: With all your high class friends, you think you got it made
The only thing you made was that tanned look on your face.... But now it�s sink or swim since your memory fails Now in Neptune�s kitchen, you will be food for killer whales. Why They're Misrhymed: Don't get me wrong, I like this song, but some of the lines, like these ones, stick out like sore thumbs. And they could have fit in some of the other song categories, such as insulting lyrics, but these four lines in particular sound so forced that they're some of the most awkward lines Roland Orzabal ever wrote. As for the first two lines, uh, geez, he tries to rhyme made with face. And even worse, the second line has more syllables than the first making it sound forced as if he didn't have time to think it out more. And now to the last two lines... while he does get two rhyming words (fails and whales) the last line sounds terribly forced. Even if these lines may have the same amount of syllables, it sounds even more poorly paired than the first two.
Submitted by: Mykal Roze
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"Fish Out Of Water"
The Insulting Lyrics: We used to talk about Primal Scream
to exorcise our past was our adolescent dream Why They're Insulting: The whole song is a slam towards Curt Smith. And the only Curt could have possibly react to a slam that was directed at him was to direct a slam towards Roland.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
The Insulting Lyrics: Politician Granny with her high ideals
But you have no idea how the majority feels? Why They're Insulting: Well, the name "Politician Granny" refers to then-U.K. Prime Minster "Iron Lady" Margaret Thatcher. The whole song is about the corrupt governments of the world and how they want to hold on to power no matter what.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Head Over Heels"
The Inappropriate Lyrics: I wanted to be with you alone
and talk about the weather Why They're Inappropriate: Did he just go up to a complete stranger and ask to be alone with her?
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Shout"
The Dated Lyrics: In violent times
you shouldn't have to sell your soul In black and white they really really ougth to know Those one track minds that took you for a working boy Kiss them goodbye you shouldn't have to jump for joy you shouldn't have to jump for joy Why They're Dated: This song is about protesting against the things that from a political stand point that are disturbing to you like nuclear weapons ad Margaret Thatcher's U.K. which was aiming to place nuclear weapons in army bases. But I guess since then nuclear weapons have been banned by some countries which would make this song pretty dated.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Floating Down The River (Once Again)"
The Dated Lyrics: Lost in a space between the lines
Seems like life begins at 40 anyways Why They're Dated: I guess Roland wrote this song when he was almost 40. That was 10 years ago and now he's almost 50. :) That's why the lyrics are dated.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Head Over Heels"
The Dirty Lyrics: I wanted to be with you alone
and talk about the weather. Why They're Dirty: It sounds like he went up to a complete stranger and asked to be alone with her. :P
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Call Me Mellow"
The Dirty Lyrics: I wouldn't mind but
she just showed up on my doorstep Wistful, and ashen slightly bedraggled Last time I saw her she was howling at the moon Roaming the forest lupine and rabid Woah is she wild? Does she see my inner child Why They're Dirty: This whole song is about lust.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
The Lyrics: Politician Granny with your high ideals
but you have no idea how the majority feels Who They Mention: Margaret Thatcher
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Mothers Talk (Beat of the Drum Mix)"
The Lyrics: James Brown, James Brown, James Brown, James Brown
Who They Mention: This is a remix of a single from "Songs From the Big Chair" and is found on the deluxe edition CD reissue. This song is mostly instrumental, but in parts of it Roland Orzabal is heard repeating "James Brown" in the background. This shout-out to the Hardest Working Man in Show Business isn't heard in the original version of the song.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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"Sowing the Seeds of Love"
The Song Lyrics: Sowing the seeds, the birds and the bees...
Song They Mention: "The Birds And The Bees" by Jewel Akens.
Submitted by: Bob Oldhart
| "Sowing The Seeds Of Love"
The Song Lyrics: If you're a worried man, then shout about it
Song They Mention: "Shout", a big hit these guys had four years before this one
Submitted by: Joe
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"The Prisoner"
Opening Lines: The Prisoner
Comments: No comment is required. (Editor:Then don't put one.)
Submitted by: Celeste
| "Raoul and the Kings of Spain"
Opening Lines: When the seventh son of the seventh son comes along and breaks the chains Raoul, Raou, Raoul and the Kings of Spain.
Comments: Well, at least Roland tried back then.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Mad World"
The Made Up Words: Halargian
Comments: The final line "Halargian world, mad world" references a studio in-joke: "Halarge" was a fictional planet invented by a couple of guest musicians on Tears for Fears' first album. In Gary Jules' well-known cover, this line is changed to "enlarging your world, mad world."
Submitted by: Sejica
| "Lord of Karma"
The Made Up Words: pain-o-rama
Comments: Lyrics: "Lord of Karma, your mystic pain-o-rama, one good reason keep my feet on the ground."
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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"Call Me Mellow"
The Lyrics: I wouldn't mind but
she just showed up on my doorstep Wistful and ashen slighly bedraggled Last time I saw her she was howling at the moon Roaming the forest lupine and rabid. Why: It must be scary to have a female fan lust for you when you're twice her age.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Lord of Karma"
The Lyrics: My superego, where I go, he go
He come a-reapin', come a-keepin' the score Why: Subject-verb agreement was sacrificed for rhyme and rhythm.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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"Call Me Mellow"
The Lyrics: If only I was half her age
and she was older. We'd live on ice cream on Coney Island. Why: This line mentions Coney Island, New York.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Floating Down The River (Once Again)"
The Lyrics: Ave Neru Salam
Why: Means A Few Days in Malay.
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)"
The Lyrics: Into that void of silence
Where we cry without sound Where tears roll down Where tears roll down and when your mother's violence sends your soul underground Where tears roll down Where tears roll down Why: What makes this song particularly upbeat but depressing is that he sings about laying so low that tears roll down with peppy music.
Submitted by: Celeste
| "The Prisoner"
The Lyrics: We are the wall
I feel so small breathing but not receiving Anger is me Love sets me free Feeling but not believing. Why: The upbeat tempo doesn't exactly match the angry and dark lyrics of this song. :(
Submitted by: Celeste
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"The Way You Are"
The Lyrics: Going far
Getting nowhere Going far The way you are. Why: They tripled up on the letter "G."
Submitted by: Celeste
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"Lord of Karma"
The Lyrics: Take fear and loathing and put new clothing on it
Why: Possible mention of "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" by Hunter S. Thompson, which was made into a movie starring Johnny Depp.
Submitted by: Martha Hankins
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"Shout"
The Lyrics: Shout, shout
Let it all out These are the things I can do without Come on! I'm talking to you Come on! Why: Not a very good ringtone choice when you're trying to attract a mate.
Submitted by: Celeste
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