Despite Roland Orzabal and Curtis Smith both coming from broken homes, they didn't allow it to hamper their careers going forwards. A good lesson to all young children in a similiar situation. I've always loved this duo, especially their powerful lyrics and resonant voices. One of the best musical acts of 80s.
One thing that struck me about TFF was the level of musicianship on "The Hurting", which was where i came in to them. For two guys so young, the music and the lyrics were incredibly mature. Not only that, they've always had that weird ability to have completely different songs on the same album that still sound like TFF. I wish I'd seen them back in the day because for me, like many others, their music was a backdrop to many scenes in my life. Best to Roland and Curt. Thank you, gentlemen.😔👍🏾👍🏾
@@donnahilton471 I’m so glad I can listen to their music now and watch their videos so easily now. I remember sitting in front of the TV back then waiting for one of their videos to air on MTV. This is so much better. 😊
Sewing the seeds of love, Everybody wants to rule the world, Head over heels, Woman in Chains (my personal favorite) and so many more. I'm so happy they're together and recording! We need them now in this awful time the world is going through.
Thank you for creating this brief but very informative bio of Roland. Hope to see one from Curt as well, I'm happy to know that Roland has re-married, it is good for him and gives more music to the fans.
Love Roland...his voice his writing style and his guitar playing. Love TFF!! The two of them made historic music! TFF should be in the R&R HOF! Thanks for making this video!
Tears for Fears is a really big part of my teenage years in the 80's. Love their songs and music with deep messages and very progressive. I'm glad Smith and Orzabel got back together to make more awesome music for us to enjoy again! 🎶
Great background story. Glad they are back together, it is sad when we hit a bump in the road that changes our path, sometimes we find our way back to the original road 🙏
June 1985 was a pivotal and traumatic time in my very young life. Their music made a difference and has always been a warm blanket of beautiful, sad sorrow, and incredible brightness, uplifting.. and pretty damn rad!
Shout, Everybody wants to rule the world, Sowing the seeds of love, Woman in Chains, Head over Heels, etc... etc... I even loved Roland Orzabals solo song Break it down again. Everything they've ever done just about is on my playlist for a playlist for working out, hiking, doing housework or just entertaining guest their music is awesome and ever lasting.
They've stood the test of time ,to this day I play their music and always seem to be moved by it regardless of how much I've listened to them. Great band
Brilliant musicians! Love you Roland and Curt forever! Thank you and wishing you many blessings, just as you have brought so many blessings to us with your timeless music !!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Roland is a very clever guy when it comes to lyrics, music and sound. This band have been my ultimate favourite since 1982. Love them, love them, love them. Thank god and thank goodness they got together and came to their senses. Should of never split up in the first place.
Just a pop band to me..... until a friend popped by and played "sowing the seeds". WOW ! super production, great musicians, great songs... I bought the album next day. I am so pleased they are back together, writing and performing, doing what they do so well. I wish them every success, and will be listening out for them.
They are Magic-together. The songwriting, vocal-harmonies & incredible production is Haunting. Listen with headphones to: Sketches of Pain, Standing on the Corner of a 3rd World, Woman in Chains, Advice for the Young at Heart, Sowing the Seeds of Love = phenomenal tracks (among many others) oNe LovE from NYC
These guys have a massive influence in the dance music "thinking persons" music I have now... and I thank you for your music in my youth, intelligent alternative. Definitely a massive influence in me... much love and glad you were able too sort out your artistic difference through age.. much love ❤
please continue to write and produce more artistic biographies. in addition to relying on published sources, work up a list of topics to raise with the subjects, and converse with them directly. you are talented and this video proves it. your perspective and intellectual style are highly functional.
You forgot to mention that his surname (Orzabal) is from basque origin, like many people living in Argentina. The Basque Country is an historical region split into two countries, Spain and France, hence the (southern) french origins of Roland (Jaime). By the way, Orzabal (like Ormazabal) means, literally, "Wide wall" in basque (Euskera), which is the oldest language in Europe.
Great job on the video. I've been a TFF fan since my friend sent me "the hurting" from england in 83. He said "I know you like depressing music". I loved it. there was a lot of great music coming out back then... and it shows that tears are a REALLY great band.
These guys are pure genius when it comes to music there so talented I love tears for fears they helped a lot through some tough times in my life so thank you for everything tears for fears.
absolutely great video!! i’ve loved tears for fears since i was super young, and yet i still learn new things every day. i strongly encourage a curt one as well !! keep up the great work :) hope you also picked up some tickets for their TTP tour !! going in june with my boyfriend and i can’t wait !
Tomcats Screaming is an amazing album that never got the attention it deserves. Roland is my favorite songwriter and voice in the world! I have been to many of their concerts, Seeds of Love Tour being the most memorable. I recently brought my 10Yr old daughter to her first concert 2 months ago in Seattle - She experienced the Tipping Point concert, and loves their music as much as I do!
Roland grew up near me in a place called leigh Park, can remember hearing pale shelter and thinking, wow this is different every song of theirs was a banger in the 80s, very underrated song writer's.
Thank you for making this vid! I liked it a lot. Like many, I only remember the big hits, but have always enjoyed the guitar of Orzobal and the voice of Smith. HOpe your marks weren't adversely affected by the time you put into this - I really liked it!
Beautiful video! My best friend and I have been big TFF fans since the 80s. Their songs are a big part of who we are as adults. We look forward to their Tipping Point tour. Wishing Curt recovers well for the tour to resume.
And now we know: The Tipping Point is prob the best album released in 2022. I've been a fan since 1989. And I hope they're gonna release a new studio album rather sooner than later, because they STILL got it! ♥
Something you can find in recent interviews is that Roland considered his dad a “lunatic” and recounted when he watched his mom teach women how to strip dance and his dad judged them. So, there was some real tumultuous stuff going on in his childhood. Not just divorce.
This was well made and enjoyable. Just one thing "The Graduate" were a typical new wave Mod band like 'The Jam'. So it wasn't about The Beatles. I know it was only 10 years after The Beatles but it was a totally different generation. There was a resurgence of Mod music but it had punk elements to it and that's really what we called New Wave in the UK - that and other post-punk rock music. Some of the music had Jamaican elements to it which was generally called Two-Tone or Ska. The Graduate had typical mod haircuts and dressed in mod suits. Not that important but it was when I was a teen and these were my preferred genres.
Despite Roland Orzabal and Curtis Smith both coming from broken homes, they didn't allow it to hamper their careers going forwards. A good lesson to all young children in a similiar situation. I've always loved this duo, especially their powerful lyrics and resonant voices. One of the best musical acts of 80s.
Roland is a genius. He is also handsome and I’ve always had a crush on him, especially with his long hair. Again very talented. 👍🏽👏💃🏽
Same here😍 O always thought he was handsome..even now he's still handsome
Me three...he is just...so! Brains handsome talented and socially aware. What's not to like? ❤
Me too.❤️❤️❤️
Count me in on this too. ❤
I can't get over how beautiful Roland Orzabal is.
Absolutely true
Roland has one of the most beautiful and distinctive voices i have ever heard!
Underrated music genius.
yes
skibidi toilet guy lol
Wow Dafuq 😊
Tears For Fears is my favorite
Musical genius if you ask me. Top quality songs galore.
genius? .....no........
Yes.. I was just about to type.. Musical genius, but you beat me to it.
i dont have to ask you to realize Roland was a musical genius
@@jsafla666 yes 👍😘
I didn't
Roland has such a powerful distinctive voice.. Great band
There is no song I love more than “Everybody wants to rule the World”. Pure genius!
They were way ahead of their time. Geniuses.
One of the best singer songwriter of our times.
Elemental and Raul are such under rated albums. Its some of Roland's absolute best work. What an amazing talent.
Agreed. Elemental is ne of my all time favorite albums - from any artist.
@@TrishTruitt Me too! Love both albums but Elemental… wow. His voice just reaches right into me.
Absolutely! Raul was great. "Me and my big ideas" and "I choose you" are FANTASTIC love/relationship songs.
💯 agree!
One thing that struck me about TFF was the level of musicianship on "The Hurting", which was where i came in to them. For two guys so young, the music and the lyrics were incredibly mature. Not only that, they've always had that weird ability to have completely different songs on the same album that still sound like TFF. I wish I'd seen them back in the day because for me, like many others, their music was a backdrop to many scenes in my life. Best to Roland and Curt. Thank you, gentlemen.😔👍🏾👍🏾
I never heard a song by these guys that I didn't love. Been loving their music since I graduated from college in 1983 and first heard their records.
I graduated in 1983, also, and liked their stuff but I think I'm going to go back and listen closer.
@@donnahilton471 I’m so glad I can listen to their music now and watch their videos so easily now. I remember sitting in front of the TV back then waiting for one of their videos to air on MTV. This is so much better. 😊
Brilliant songwriter, singer and very underrated guitarist. Fact: Roland played guitar in Rick Ocasek's Emotion in Motion.
I did not know that.
Tears for fears one my favorite group in the 80s and 90s still love them
Same Here…
Tears for fear for life
Sewing the seeds of love, Everybody wants to rule the world, Head over heels, Woman in Chains (my personal favorite) and so many more. I'm so happy they're together and recording! We need them now in this awful time the world is going through.
Thank you for creating this brief but very informative bio of Roland. Hope to see one from Curt as well, I'm happy to know that Roland has re-married, it is good for him and gives more music to the fans.
I'm SO glad they're finally back!
Love Roland...his voice his writing style and his guitar playing. Love TFF!! The two of them made historic music! TFF should be in the R&R HOF! Thanks for making this video!
Yes, yes yes, I agree regarding HOF
Tears for Fears is a really big part of my teenage years in the 80's. Love their songs and music with deep messages and very progressive. I'm glad Smith and Orzabel got back together to make more awesome music for us to enjoy again! 🎶
Great background story. Glad they are back together, it is sad when we hit a bump in the road that changes our path, sometimes we find our way back to the original road 🙏
June 1985 was a pivotal and traumatic time in my very young life. Their music made a difference and has always been a warm blanket of beautiful, sad sorrow, and incredible brightness, uplifting.. and pretty damn rad!
"Musical genius if you ask me. Top quality songs galore."
Shout, Everybody wants to rule the world, Sowing the seeds of love, Woman in Chains, Head over Heels, etc... etc... I even loved Roland Orzabals solo song Break it down again. Everything they've ever done just about is on my playlist for a playlist for working out, hiking, doing housework or just entertaining guest their music is awesome and ever lasting.
The Tomcats Screaming solo album is a terribly underrated and underappreciated collection of songs. You would enjoy it!
They've stood the test of time ,to this day I play their music and always seem to be moved by it regardless of how much I've listened to them. Great band
Great video. I was a teenager in the 80s, Loved their music and still do. Looking forward to hearing their forthcoming album at the end of Feb 2022!
I love them all there songs and there life they live is so special anything they do is fantastic and brilliant and brave
Love them very much.❤❤
すばらしい作品です。ありがとう。
Your work is Excellent. Thank you from Japan.
I love Roland Orzabal.
Brilliant musicians! Love you Roland and Curt forever! Thank you and wishing you many blessings, just as you have brought so many blessings to us with your timeless music !!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Roland is a very clever guy when it comes to lyrics, music and sound. This band have been my ultimate favourite since 1982. Love them, love them, love them. Thank god and thank goodness they got together and came to their senses. Should of never split up in the first place.
Absolute brilliant duo! Roland's voice is gold!
Just a pop band to me..... until a friend popped by and played "sowing the seeds". WOW ! super production, great musicians, great songs... I bought the album next day. I am so pleased they are back together, writing and performing, doing what they do so well. I wish them every success, and will be listening out for them.
They are Magic-together. The songwriting, vocal-harmonies & incredible production is Haunting. Listen with headphones to: Sketches of Pain, Standing on the Corner of a 3rd World, Woman in Chains, Advice for the Young at Heart, Sowing the Seeds of Love = phenomenal tracks (among many others) oNe LovE from NYC
Those tracks on headphones give me chills every time! Dozens of not hundreds of times.
THANK YOU☺️....for the back story!! and bring me up to date ....on a beloved person, (writer, singer performer Artist) in my young teenage life....✌️😎
absolutely amazing biography, thank you so much for this. I got to learn a lot about the pair.
These guys have a massive influence in the dance music "thinking persons" music I have now... and I thank you for your music in my youth, intelligent alternative. Definitely a massive influence in me... much love and glad you were able too sort out your artistic difference through age.. much love ❤
Elemental was a fantastic album. So many great songs
please continue to write and produce more artistic biographies. in addition to relying on published sources, work up a list of topics to raise with the subjects, and converse with them directly.
you are talented and this video proves it. your perspective and intellectual style are highly functional.
Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate this comment : )
This was a brilliant and fascinating presentation. Bravo!!
You forgot to mention that his surname (Orzabal) is from basque origin, like many people living in Argentina. The Basque Country is an historical region split into two countries, Spain and France, hence the (southern) french origins of Roland (Jaime). By the way, Orzabal (like Ormazabal) means, literally, "Wide wall" in basque (Euskera), which is the oldest language in Europe.
Баскский язык самый древний в Европе? А на каких же языках говорили другие народы населяющие континент? Они были немые по вашему ?
Great job on the video. I've been a TFF fan since my friend sent me "the hurting" from england in 83. He said "I know you like depressing music". I loved it. there was a lot of great music coming out back then... and it shows that tears are a REALLY great band.
These guys are pure genius when it comes to music there so talented I love tears for fears they helped a lot through some tough times in my life so thank you for everything tears for fears.
absolutely great video!! i’ve loved tears for fears since i was super young, and yet i still learn new things every day. i strongly encourage a curt one as well !! keep up the great work :)
hope you also picked up some tickets for their TTP tour !! going in june with my boyfriend and i can’t wait !
Totally great music and I am so glad they are still making totally great music!!!
❣️I love you Roland Orzabal❣️
😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘
The first song I ever heard from Tears for Fears was Change from The Hurting and I have loved them ever since.
Roland e Curt são gênios! Incomparáveis! Amo tanto..
Tomcats Screaming is an amazing album that never got the attention it deserves. Roland is my favorite songwriter and voice in the world! I have been to many of their concerts, Seeds of Love Tour being the most memorable. I recently brought my 10Yr old daughter to her first concert 2 months ago in Seattle - She experienced the Tipping Point concert, and loves their music as much as I do!
Thank you for your Sensitively in making this video. I'm More than Impressed by it.
Again.. Thank You
And here we are another beautiful album , incredible performance last night jones beach New York , 🥰thank you tears for fears , 😭❤️🙌🏻
I was there too. They are amazing
Everybody Wants to Rule the World IS the best song that I have ever heard in my life. I am going to see them on 6/24/22. I cannot wait!!
I just went to see them in Palm Desert on the first of this month! They were awesome! I fell in love with them when I was 14 years old 1984.
Roland lived on the same council estate as me in Havant....so glad I left that place and its sad memories behind, as Im sure Roland did
Great video. I've been a big fan of Tears for Fears since the early 80's. Tears for Fears helped define, and gave a voice to a generation. Thank you.
Songs From the Big Chair is a masterpiece of pop art. As musically mesmerizing as Led Zepplin or Fleetwood Mac.
They are simply the BEST band, live, of the 80s! Saw their Tipping Point tour…still the best. Cheers!
Love Tears for Fears, reminds me of life in Redondo beach in the 80’s. Loved it from the beginning.
Cool, well done. Loved the background and walk through. Looking forward to listening to new album.
I’m so obsessed with his voice
"The Hurting" changed my life. Love TFF always. ☮️♥️🎶
Nice work and insight on the guys.
Orzabal surname is of Spanish origin, from the Basque region.
True, that's right.
Saw them when they were Graduate playing at the Bell pub in Bath . I have the Graduate single Elvis should play ska which you can find on TH-cam
Just good vibes with this band
mr orzabal is one of the rare geniuses in this music industry no one can dare to tampered his uniqueness ❤
I appreciate your concise biography of a musical genius.
Very Good job on this Biography. Roland and Curt made their best Music when they worked together.
Amo muito! ... Melhor de todos os tempos!
Such a huge talent.
Tears for Fears will always be in a CLASS BY THEMSELVES!
Roland. Talented. Amazing. 🔥
Roland grew up near me in a place called leigh Park, can remember hearing pale shelter and thinking, wow this is different every song of theirs was a banger in the 80s, very underrated song writer's.
🎉🎉Happy Birthday🎉🎉 King of Leos Roland Jaime De La Quintana!!❤
Great musician Congratulations ❤
Great video, thanks for sharing it. Greetings from Mexico.
Thank you for making this vid! I liked it a lot. Like many, I only remember the big hits, but have always enjoyed the guitar of Orzobal and the voice of Smith. HOpe your marks weren't adversely affected by the time you put into this - I really liked it!
Thanks for your lovely comment!
(Also I was happy with my final marks and I made it into university.)
@@someskitsandotherbits7160 Very delighted that you responded. Glad to hear of your success!
Thank you for taking the time to put this together. I very much enjoyed it.
So glad the band is back together!
Roland is a musical genius!
I'm 67 enjoying this band again at my age I have a crush on roland ❤
A most excellent video. Bravo!
And thank you.
Beautiful video! My best friend and I have been big TFF fans since the 80s. Their songs are a big part of who we are as adults. We look forward to their Tipping Point tour. Wishing Curt recovers well for the tour to resume.
I always thought they were brothers, first song I heard was Shout! Love this band. Glad they are back tho.
There were three great creative musicians from this time period: Roland Orzabal, Andy Patridge, from XTC and Paul Westerberg from the Replacements
Beautiful video. Thank you so much to put this together.
Ronald un genio de la musica y una voz impecable que pena que ya no hay cantantes como ellso que nostalgia
Great video mate, as a lifelong TFF fan I really enjoyed it!
I have to see them if they will bless us with a performance in Detroit. They r my favorite
And now we know: The Tipping Point is prob the best album released in 2022. I've been a fan since 1989. And I hope they're gonna release a new studio album rather sooner than later, because they STILL got it! ♥
Thank you for working and putting this up… Tears for Fears lyrics make me cry… Roland feels so much.❤️🎶❤️
Something you can find in recent interviews is that Roland considered his dad a “lunatic” and recounted when he watched his mom teach women how to strip dance and his dad judged them. So, there was some real tumultuous stuff going on in his childhood. Not just divorce.
Just love the music of these very very gifted musicians.
Very informative and well put together thank you 😊
It takes two tears to have fears..
Take this comment however you want to, but Roland and Curtis are the absolute best!
A musical icon absolutely brilliant
I enjoyed that recap history of the band and their personal makings. Amazing a new release of an albulm after all these years. Best success...
Roland is a true genius of music. Love he and Curt ♡
For me it was the visceral connection to reality. If you don’t Feel while listening to tears for fears… you can’t hear the word for what it is.
This was well made and enjoyable. Just one thing "The Graduate" were a typical new wave Mod band like 'The Jam'. So it wasn't about The Beatles. I know it was only 10 years after The Beatles but it was a totally different generation. There was a resurgence of Mod music but it had punk elements to it and that's really what we called New Wave in the UK - that and other post-punk rock music. Some of the music had Jamaican elements to it which was generally called Two-Tone or Ska. The Graduate had typical mod haircuts and dressed in mod suits. Not that important but it was when I was a teen and these were my preferred genres.
It's funny you should say that because I'm working on a bio about Curt, and I talk a little bit about how ska influenced Graduate.
Hey, "Elvis should play ska"! 😄
Awesome work, thank you!