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Tears For Fears: Best single? (Re-issued)


View Poll Results: Which was best?
"Change" 3 5.88%
"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" 8 15.69%
"Head over Heels" 6 11.76%
"Pale Shelter" 9 17.65%
"Mad World" 11 21.57%
"Mothers Talk" 2 3.92%
"Shout" 4 7.84%
"Sowing the Seeds of Love" 2 3.92%
"Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" 2 3.92%
"Woman in Chains" (with Oleta Adams) 4 7.84%
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Old 10-12-2016, 11:32
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Reissued because I loused the first poll up with a glaring omission (and I thought it was all going so swimmingly too).

So once again, pleae vote for your favourite TFF single and perhaps tell us why it's the best, ta!

(Poll closes Christmas Eve)
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Old 10-12-2016, 12:00
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Love TfF - saw them live several times back in the 80s. Awesome

Very difficult to choose between Head over Heels and Woman in Chains - and indeed they're all brilliant.

Plumped for Head over Heels just cos I had to choose one.
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Old 10-12-2016, 12:15
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Love TfF - saw them live several times back in the 80s. Awesome

Very difficult to choose between Head over Heels and Woman in Chains - and indeed they're all brilliant.

Plumped for Head over Heels just cos I had to choose one.
And what a place to make your 25k post!

Good choice Head Over Heels, I'd say Songs From The Big Chair was one of the great eighties albums.

To that end, I saw that I Believe was issued as a single with the parenthesis (A Soulful Reissue) but it didn't make much sense as the list I worked from showed no prior release of it.

I hope Change gets a good shout too, it has no votes as yet.
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Old 10-12-2016, 14:12
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Yes love Change, it would be in my top three, behind Pale Shelter and Mothers Talk. Most of their singles had a low-key epic quality, with intricate production. and subtly catchy hooks. They are one of my favourite acts of the 80s.
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Old 10-12-2016, 14:19
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I can see someone other than myself has voted for the magnificent Woman In Chains!
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Old 10-12-2016, 14:59
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I loved the extra dimension that Oleta added to their sound. Beautiful voice.
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Old 10-12-2016, 15:21
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Difficult choice, but would have to say that "Sowing the seeds of love" is one of my favourites.
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Old 10-12-2016, 15:36
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I remember the original version of 'Pale Shelter' really catching my attention before they hit the big time...so that gets my vote.
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Old 10-12-2016, 15:56
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Mad World for me and surprised it's not way ahead.
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Old 10-12-2016, 17:13
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Not a big fan of eighties music, but I love most of the singles that Tears For Fears released.

Close run thing for me between "Mad World" and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", but eventually went for the former. This will sound like sacrilege to some of you, but I like the Gary Jules version too! Though not as much as the original.
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Old 10-12-2016, 17:17
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This will sound like sacrilege to some of you, but I like the Gary Jules version too!.
#sacrilege

Sacre bleu!
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Old 10-12-2016, 19:28
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Surprised nobody has mentioned *Suffer the Children *, my overall favourite of theirs, closely followed by *Mad World*.
Have to admit it took awhile to get into them and I appreciate them more now
Very accomplished musicians
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Old 12-12-2016, 02:58
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That's not a bad turnout for a first venture, almost 30 voters. And Pale Shelter and Mad World are still neck and neck. It has also confirmed my suspicion that there is zero love for Sowing.
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Old 12-12-2016, 10:02
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'Pale Shelter' for me. 'Sowing the seeds' is probably my least liked.

I saw TFF live for the first time at Guildford Civic Hall on the night that 'Everybody Wants To Rule The World' went to number 1 in the charts. I was right at the front and can remember nearly being crushed when they played it. Good times.
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Old 12-12-2016, 11:00
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My favourite TFF single is "Advice For The Young At Heart" but that's not listed here.
My second favourite TFF single is "The Way You Are" but that's not listed here either.

Of the ones that are listed I'd probably plump for "Everybody Wants To Rule The World".
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Old 12-12-2016, 11:21
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My favourite TFF single is "Advice For The Young At Heart" but that's not listed here.

My second favourite TFF single is "The Way You Are" but that's not listed here either..
There are two reasons for this. Firstly, I could not see what option limit there was and this frame is rather basic; some forums have a minimum of ten choices in a poll. My next survey will be on Human League and if more choices are allowed, then more songs will go in.

Secondly, the list of singles relied on major hits so songs that made at least the top 20 in the UK Singles chart. Advice For The Young At Heart peaked at 36 while The Way You Are reached 24 (ref Official Charts Company).

Meantime, Pale Shelter has edged ahead again.

7 - "Pale Shelter"
6 - "Mad World"
5 - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
4 - "Shout"
3 - "Head over Heels"
3 - "Woman in Chains" (with Oleta Adams)
2 - "Change"
2 - "Mothers Talk"
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Old 12-12-2016, 12:07
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I love the production of the early hits so hard to choose between 'Change' and 'Pale Shelter' went for the latter in the end
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Old 12-12-2016, 12:24
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Not a big fan of eighties music, but I love most of the singles that Tears For Fears released.

Close run thing for me between "Mad World" and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", but eventually went for the former. This will sound like sacrilege to some of you, but I like the Gary Jules version too! Though not as much as the original.
i liked the gary jules version when it came out, but the novelty soon wore thin.

i dont care if i never hear it again now..

great british pop band, hard to chose, for me they never did an all time fav. but 'head over heels' is i think worthy of my vote. i dont think they did a bad track tbh.
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Old 12-12-2016, 14:46
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some forums have a minimum of ten choices in a poll
I meant maximum!

And apologies to Basil for his favourties not being included.
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Old 12-12-2016, 19:33
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Has to be Everybody Wants to Rule the World as it evokes a profound memory but I like Mad World too...
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Old 12-12-2016, 22:08
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Had to go with Mad World,
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Old 13-12-2016, 07:28
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I remember the original version of 'Pale Shelter' really catching my attention before they hit the big time...so that gets my vote.
Me too. Bought the original 12 inch of Pale Shelter when it came out. Superb production. Was slightly annoyed they changed it though at least it then charted. I'd actually bought Ever met a day by Graduate when it was out in 1980.
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Old 13-12-2016, 10:56
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I meant maximum!

And apologies to Basil for his favourties not being included.
Ah, don't worry about it. At least you put my favourite in your Human League poll!
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Old 13-12-2016, 13:23
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Ah, don't worry about it. At least you put my favourite in your Human League poll!
Thanks Basil. Clouds and silver linings! Hope you like Squeeze, they'll be on my next poll project.
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Old 17-12-2016, 08:52
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Great group with too many good songs to mention

If I were to pick my favourite (poll closed) It would be 'Mad World'

I also like 'Break It Down Again' but that is later when ones left the band..
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