Don't sleep. This is one of those tight lil' 80's ballads.

I was just about to mention this in the "why you hate a song" thread. I don't actually mind this song (like it heaps more than "shout"), but when we were kids, my sister and I used to go thru all our teen mags and colour their faces in because for some reason these two guys gave us the creeps.

I actually like this jam

One of my favorite New Wave tracks ever. I'd like to cover this song one day.

I wish I had the video version or radio edit version where the ending DOES NOT segue into another song.

That's the problem with the album version, but ironcially "Head Over Heels" is why I keep that album in my collection.

looove Tears for Fears...Songs from the big Chair album was awesome,a song from the album called "the big chair" theres a sample lifted from a movie called "sybil".

Head over Heels is a wonderful song. much props to Curt and Roland.

TheRealFiness said:

Yeah what he said ..lol But seriously I loved this group in the 80's they were one of my favorites and Head over heals still gets to me.

Great song...

I used to not like Tears for Fears because they used to say bad stuff about Duran Duran (silly stuff I read in Star Hits), so I would try to avoid their music. Then I heard this song and that changed my mind. "Don't take my heart, don't break my heart, don't don't don't throw it away." Since then I've let my walls down.

Good tune.

this is my 2nd all-time favorite song from Tears For Fears, followng The Badman's Song on the Sewing The Seeds Of Love album..

like many people, I like the

"la lala la la..
LA LA LA LA la
la la.. la la.. LA LA"
refrain repeated in the last 3rd of the song!


a true "pop classic".

i love me some tears for fears..

always had a crush on curt...he is the none lead one, right? his voice is soo smooth and should be displayed much more...but that attention whore roland always seems to want the spotlight...

errr...

funkyslsistah said:

They said bad stuff about Duran Duran?

Well, they had good tunes anyway, But Duran Duran is better.





Seriously though, I really dug the use of their music in Donnie Darko. Notorious by Duran Duran was also in that movie, go figure. Anyway, this might be my favorite song by Tears For Fears. Or that other one that goes, "My features form with the change in the weather... we can... we can work it out."

has this disc been remastered?

ThreadBare said:

Yes, and augmented with bonus tracks. As have The Hurting and The Seeds Of Love.

GREAT pick! This was one of my favorite songs from childhood.

Strangely, the video seemed to come on almost every morning as I was getting dressed for middle school, so it'll forever be engrained as a sort of early word of advise for living.

It is such a beautiful melody, and the words hold such truth. Through love and infatuations, pining for a certain past and anticipating a yet unforeseen future, I think the point of the song is summarized in the last line: "One little boy; one little man. Funny how time flies." Life will totally pass you by while you're wasting all your time merely pondering it instead of truly living... At least that's what I got out of it.

These guys are VERY underrated songwriters.

great song... Mother's Talk is my favorite from that album, though... especially the single re-recorded version

Good choice, namepeace. I love this song. I'm listening to it right now on my iPod.

Great Song!


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LOVE that song! I never call it by its title though; I always refer to it as "The Library Song" (becuz of the video).
btw, does anyone else think that one of those guys looks like Jerry Seinfeld or is it just me?

oh i just love this song--especially when i am in a romance--i think about this song...


"I wanted to be with you alone ...and talk about the weather..."

Definately one of the best hits of the 80's, along with their other hit ~Sowing The Seeds Of Love~.

great group, great song.

(i do also find that segue into the other song on the cd annoying.)

madartista said:

Personally I think the 3 track segue on SFTBC is genius. Just love that album