The song began life as a demo keyboardist Ian Stanley put together while Roland and Curt were promoting The Hurting. He, as he put it himself. 'started messing around with drum machines and stuff'. When Roland and Curt returned he suggested it to them. Roland decided to use the demo for the quiet part of the song, only adding a melody for Curt's vocals. As many songs at that time, he took it from there. The Spanish chanting, which takes up the second part of the song, is: 'Cumple años chica no hay preocuparse', which translates to: 'Grow older girl, yo… read more
The song began life as a demo keyboardist Ian Stanley put together while Roland and Curt were promoting The Hurting. He, as he put it himself. '… read more
The song began life as a demo keyboardist Ian Stanley put together while Roland and Curt were promoting The Hurting. He, as he put it himself. 'started messing around with drum mach… read more
Tears for Fears is an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new wave synthesizer bands of the early 1980s, and attained international chart success. The band's debut album, The Hurting (1983), reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, and their first three hit singles – "Mad World", "Change", and "Pale Shelter" – all reached the top five in the UK Singles Chart. Part of the MTV-… read more
Tears for Fears is an English pop rock band formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith. Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, Tears for Fears were associated with the new…read more