Tears for fears - first TV appearance 1978

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  • @ScottishTeeVee
    @ScottishTeeVee  4 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    1 of almost 3000 music videos on this channel, all taken from my videotape collection.
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    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @My TH-cam Comments Are Now Shadow Banned Glad you enjoy the strange mix of videos I upload, many more to come. Nice to hear from a viewer in NZ.

    • @johnwalsh128
      @johnwalsh128 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Great video. I still have graduates album 'acting my age' I don't suppose you've got sparks appearance on the old grey whistle test in your collection?

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@johnwalsh128 Sorry to say I do not have their OGWT appearance, wish I had. Thanks for watching and commenting.

    • @hulkhatepunybanner
      @hulkhatepunybanner ปีที่แล้ว +13

      *I know that AllMusic lists Graduate as a new wave band but going by this song they're more like power pop band.* Like J. Geils Band, Big Star, The Knack, and Cheap Trick. Tears for Fears is definitely new wave. I wonder if they realized power pop was only getting them onto kiddie shows and decided to get on the new wave scene.

    • @oldmanc2
      @oldmanc2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This is great - thank you TH-cam algorithm 😅

  • @morganyoungisplayingdrums
    @morganyoungisplayingdrums ปีที่แล้ว +62

    A very caffeinated Roland in '78 should be the title.

    • @pjuniormol
      @pjuniormol 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      With 17 y old ..

    • @CmLesniak
      @CmLesniak 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😂

    • @ssdtrain1
      @ssdtrain1 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      the band didn't get money for this gig, they all got bikes and dartboards!! 🤣🤣🤣

    • @gcqtvchannel4125
      @gcqtvchannel4125 13 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      😅

  • @alexrizzo
    @alexrizzo ปีที่แล้ว +322

    Although the band was created in 1978, this video is actually from 1980, in a TV performance, with this song "Ever Met a Day" on the children's program Runaround for Southern TV, in Southampton. It was in this year that they released their first and only album, “Acting My Age”. In 1981, Orzabal and Smith left Graduate and formed a band called History of Headaches, which they soon changed to Tears for Fears.

    • @kylej.mcelravy
      @kylej.mcelravy ปีที่แล้ว +16

      It was also called Neon for a short time.

    • @paleshelter5376
      @paleshelter5376 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      cool

    • @crashvelvet
      @crashvelvet ปีที่แล้ว +4

      TY! ❤

    • @ingthoughts
      @ingthoughts ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@kylej.mcelravy. Neon was actually a band they played with that essentially became Naked Eyes.

    • @charlesdjones1
      @charlesdjones1 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nice history lesson there. I was thinking no way TFF sounded like this, and now that makes sense.

  • @rachelseago3473
    @rachelseago3473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1287

    I was in the audience of this. Cant believe they are now my favourite band.

    • @louiseditlevsen6887
      @louiseditlevsen6887 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      That's so wild!!

    • @tylerthompson1842
      @tylerthompson1842 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      Back story please. How’d you end up there?

    • @rachelseago3473
      @rachelseago3473 ปีที่แล้ว +141

      @@tylerthompson1842 I lived locally to the studios and they asked local schools to play and attend. Great fun and great memories. I still have my badge.

    • @rachelseago3473
      @rachelseago3473 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      And Curt and Roland didn't live to far away either so it was all very local.

    • @gatolocoverga152
      @gatolocoverga152 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      this pre tears is like Jetro tull + new order combined togeter

  • @teddybear9029
    @teddybear9029 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    It’s certainly a mad world!!!

  • @creativitycell
    @creativitycell ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Didn't know they went back to late 70s! Just shows you, all the Great 80s bands like Simple Minds, Depeche Mode, Thompson Twins, Tears For Fears, so many! They didn't just appear overnight, they put the years of work in, gigs, writing, creative focus....they forced their way into the popular culture of the 80s, and made it great for all of us!👏

    • @DudeSilad
      @DudeSilad 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      They weren't called Tears for Fears in those days. That band broke up.

    • @stokerY100
      @stokerY100 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thompson Twins!
      Great bands? 😅

    • @markjones7109
      @markjones7109 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Absolutely.

  • @vinto34
    @vinto34 ปีที่แล้ว +213

    Funny how .....time flies...

    • @beds139
      @beds139 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nice one😊

    • @fabiocorrea8228
      @fabiocorrea8228 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      🇧🇷

    • @RyanDoThings
      @RyanDoThings 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      what a classic "head over heels"

    • @ysteinnordli7988
      @ysteinnordli7988 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      So true 😉

    • @RyanDoThings
      @RyanDoThings 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@ysteinnordli7988 in my minds eye, one little boy one little man, funny how..... time flies my friend.

  • @ejneenan9329
    @ejneenan9329 ปีที่แล้ว +445

    Very XTC-ish. From a kid's show to global fame. Well done boys!

    • @vandalorianvandalorian4769
      @vandalorianvandalorian4769 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      It’s funny how the kids really don’t get what they’re hearing.
      Definitely XTCish. Great moment. Roland is going off!

    • @mariahedges5072
      @mariahedges5072 ปีที่แล้ว

      XTC at this point were much more frantic and angular.@@vandalorianvandalorian4769

    • @hd-xc2lz
      @hd-xc2lz ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wow, so true. I was a big XTC fan in the early '80s, only knew Tears For Fears from Songs From the Big Chair, and confess that I didn't pick up on the influence. Here it's so strong.

    • @CamberleyDaz
      @CamberleyDaz ปีที่แล้ว +10

      XTC-like, that's exactly what I thought.

    • @spanishpeaches2930
      @spanishpeaches2930 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Was thinking exactly the same, but you beat me to it.

  • @ricoatendido2925
    @ricoatendido2925 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    Looked like they were moving in fast motion. So young and full of energy. Great Iconic band.

    • @oxyman10
      @oxyman10 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Should see them now, Curt Smith looks the same more or less, just a bit older. Roland Orzabal looks like a wizard from Middle Earth these days.

    • @bertvennemann189
      @bertvennemann189 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oxyman10 👌 🤝

    • @michaelashe5265
      @michaelashe5265 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yep, looks sped up a bit

    • @alfredooliva5175
      @alfredooliva5175 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Speed is a helluva drug

    • @michaelcruz7704
      @michaelcruz7704 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@oxyman10Roland Looks like an Hermit now. Should have a haircut and a beard trim. Roland I would volantary cut ur hair for free.

  • @skeleman1963
    @skeleman1963 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    This band was called Graduate from 1978-1980ish
    disbanded then Roland and Curt started Tears for Fears

    • @robertnegron9706
      @robertnegron9706 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      And the rest was history .. saw them in nyc at the beacon Theatre in the 90’s. Best concert I ever attended.

    • @scottfraser7118
      @scottfraser7118 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Stop Showing off you Lot 😂

  • @bauron1985
    @bauron1985 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    The boys were, maybe, 19.
    Think about that.
    Roland's musical genius is so stark.

    • @CruceEntertainment
      @CruceEntertainment หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      That was a pretty good song for a 19 yr old

  • @johntrauscht1421
    @johntrauscht1421 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    Roland looking way too intense for that song! LOL

    • @CruceEntertainment
      @CruceEntertainment หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Well no one wanted to know him

    • @twcmaker
      @twcmaker 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      🙈😂​@@CruceEntertainment

    • @harveylee51
      @harveylee51 22 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @johntrauscht1421 Channeling his PRIMAL therapy into this performance and those dance moves are unmistakably Roland !! 🤣

    • @MatthewMacFarlaneMusic
      @MatthewMacFarlaneMusic 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@CruceEntertainment😂😂😂

  • @wilsonbrownofficial2828
    @wilsonbrownofficial2828 ปีที่แล้ว +109

    I don’t know whether to laugh, cry or just be amazed. What a captivating clip from the past! To think they went on to create Songs from the big chair, Sowing the Seeds of Love, and Everybody Loves a Happy Ending - my three favourite TFF albums

    • @andrewthomas3270
      @andrewthomas3270 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      How could you miss out The Hurting which I was playing yet again this Afternoon where Roland wrote about of his and Curt’s Traumas while growing.up
      Awesome Debut album that I bought the day it was released in 1983.

    • @AJLangford
      @AJLangford ปีที่แล้ว

      It is quite funny. I agree that Everybody Loves a Happy Ending is a brilliant album. Love the Hurting as well, but I think it's one of their best. Hope it gets a vinyl release.

    • @warrenny
      @warrenny 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      LOL. I feel the same. Although I would replace happy ending with Elemental.....very powerful album with some very powerful well produced songs.

  • @CatoMinor
    @CatoMinor ปีที่แล้ว +256

    A mix of different styles: Beatles, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Jam....very interesting. The talent was already evident.

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks for watching and commenting 🙂

    • @CatoMinor
      @CatoMinor ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you for appreciating. @@ScottishTeeVee

    • @superbug1977
      @superbug1977 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      They were completely under the spell of Elvis Costello most of the time.

    • @4Mr.Crowley2
      @4Mr.Crowley2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And add some Roxy Music and early Ultravox

    • @SmartCookie2022
      @SmartCookie2022 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@superbug1977 Nah, they were huge Genesis and prog rock fans as well. I can hear Jethro Tull in this too. It also sounds like Australian rock band _Men at Work_

  • @stevephlyer
    @stevephlyer ปีที่แล้ว +102

    What a fascinating and creative band they became. This is a treasure of a video. Thanks for posting.

  • @paulleonard1862
    @paulleonard1862 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    My Dad was one of the directors for Runaround. I remember watching a couple of episodes from the audience. I also remember he described Mike Reid as difficult to direct because he had no patience with the kids taking part 😄

    • @victoroladuja2416
      @victoroladuja2416 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I can imagine him effing and blinding under his breath.😂😂😂

    • @rodgreene2687
      @rodgreene2687 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I could have sworn the host was Allen Ford!

    • @neilmac991
      @neilmac991 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Will you fkin kids sit dan

  • @glennmatchett
    @glennmatchett 4 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    Amazing bit of archive. Thanks for sharing

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for commenting and watching

  •  ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Those two, they're going to be big someday

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The flautist and the show host? I agree.

  • @MartyMcTube
    @MartyMcTube ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Wow. Then suddenly, the flute played itself.

    • @beds139
      @beds139 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The magic of television 😅😅😅

    • @wollowiese72
      @wollowiese72 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      F*** the f***** flute and sodding TV. It's all bs!

    • @quad5186
      @quad5186 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      It was the resurgence of the Magic Flute from H.R. Pufenstuf😂

    • @chewie2055
      @chewie2055 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That magical tambourine flute combo..

    • @sd30001
      @sd30001 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He got into the tambourine too much and forgot the flute 😂

  • @meowsicle7463
    @meowsicle7463 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    i'm entranced by how angry/intense that lead vocalist is, he's performing at an entirely different level from everyone else in that room.

  • @adamslowikowski3085
    @adamslowikowski3085 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    It's unbelievable!!! First they get introduced by Eastenders stand up comedian Mike Reid!!! Then when they appear Roland and Curt look like they are in the Elvis Costello band!!! Amazing TV performance!!! 🙂🌞🌻💛🙏

    • @nationaltrevor255
      @nationaltrevor255 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ha! Mike Reid.. "Janine, eat yer toast.”

    • @johno4521
      @johno4521 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pity it went right over the kids' heads..

    • @angelomicciche3044
      @angelomicciche3044 ปีที่แล้ว

      Rrrunnnn around now!

    • @Banglish123
      @Banglish123 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What am I? Some kind of double-yolker?

    • @Kohntarkosz
      @Kohntarkosz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ah, I was trying to remember where I recognized the emcee from.

  • @jeremiahpolom2802
    @jeremiahpolom2802 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Tears for Fears came a long way from those days. I never knew that they started in the late 70s. I always thought they started in the early 80s.

  • @TimJackson-eq6iy
    @TimJackson-eq6iy ปีที่แล้ว +10

    There is a photo of Curt and Roland at an early 80s King Crimson concert, totally enraptured. That explains how the went from this basic musical structure, to the more complex Tears For Fears arrangements.

  • @JeremyReedMusic13
    @JeremyReedMusic13 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Roland and Kurt are amazing songwriters, performers and musicians! This was great to see 😃🤩

  • @ohcaptainvideo
    @ohcaptainvideo 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    You can see the Beatles influence in the outfits and hairstyles😄 If it weren’t for the description I probably would not have known it was Curt & Roland. Classic!

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for watching and commenting

  • @jonathanriches4419
    @jonathanriches4419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    What a cool piece of history. They all look like they auditioned for post-70s blondie and got rejected haha. Definitely groovier and more cheerful than most tears for fears stuff, thanks for posting.

    • @John-c4r1o
      @John-c4r1o หลายเดือนก่อน

      Look like buzzcocks, the jam etc. If they'd dropped the flute it would have been better...

    • @toomuchinformation
      @toomuchinformation 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@John-c4r1oIt gave them a Men At Work vibe.

  • @ant6695
    @ant6695 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    This was before they were Tears For Fears, they were called "Graduate", they tried their hand at being a mod band, like The Jam.
    The TV show was called "Runaround" and was a kids show, presented by comedian and later EastEnders actor Mike Read.

    • @markl8740
      @markl8740 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah and it was 1980, not 1978!

    • @hunglikeafruitfly6722
      @hunglikeafruitfly6722 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      glad they changed it up , this song crap , but mad world and everybody wants to rule the world masterpieces

    • @markl8740
      @markl8740 ปีที่แล้ว

      y6722 Agreed. I'm also a big fan of Mother's Talk.

    • @johno4521
      @johno4521 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Oi, turn it in, kids!
      Runaround, starting....Naah!

    • @jeffkaufman9875
      @jeffkaufman9875 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @Mark And I’m a big fan of Mother’s Milk…

  • @doughnutdisturb117
    @doughnutdisturb117 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Goddam they chucked their whole nervous system into their performance

  • @robscoggins
    @robscoggins 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Definitely getting Genesis/Men at Work vibes from this.

  • @Pulsonar
    @Pulsonar ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This is a fantastic trip back in time, the broadcast quality is amazing. The way Roland and Curt are playing and dancing is aggressive and punk in attitude. It’s a million miles away from the cool stage persona they had when they hit the big time with their mid 80s ballads and stadium anthems.

    • @throbbinwoodofcoxley6830
      @throbbinwoodofcoxley6830 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Punk, not even close. Disco…yes.

    • @davidaustin6962
      @davidaustin6962 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830 no, totally wrong beat for disco. Thank heavens.

    • @jamesortiz5388
      @jamesortiz5388 ปีที่แล้ว

      They got lazy.

    • @md61211
      @md61211 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I was getting Madness vibes from that choreography

  • @Alistair_Spence
    @Alistair_Spence ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Bloody hell. I used to watch Runaround after getting home from school. Loved that show. I grew up in the Bath area and of course knew about Tears for Fears but I didn't know about Graduate. Very interesting bit of music history!

    • @SteveMullington
      @SteveMullington ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Used to watch Runaround myself after school. No idea they were in this band .

    • @davidtomlinson6138
      @davidtomlinson6138 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember that .What was the one where kids had to pik up cabbages ?was that runaround?🤔🙂

    • @Mr.Wrong1
      @Mr.Wrong1 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​​@@davidtomlinson6138crackerjack. The double or drop segment was the bit with the cabbages.

  • @PaulaMMH
    @PaulaMMH ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Thank you for uploading this, it's great when people share these, it's my first time seeing it

  • @glenndarling738
    @glenndarling738 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    have the 10" album on vinyl and is one of my treasured belongings. Found it at a local record store (ska category) in New Jersey of all places.

    • @ucuuba
      @ucuuba ปีที่แล้ว

      So that’s where my copy ended up!! 😂

  • @katfishkobain8809
    @katfishkobain8809 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some commented on the crowd being confused. If the Beatles came out with Sgt. Pepper in 1963, people wouldn’t understand it. Timing is sometimes as important as the music itself.

  • @knownpleasures
    @knownpleasures ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Back of the net Verne ! This is definitely an amiable folk /rock ditty . Not sure it was suitable for a kids show though lol. This is actually 1980

  • @ThomasSielaff
    @ThomasSielaff ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Thank god they progressed.

    • @BoogieBMWE34
      @BoogieBMWE34 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      yeap, total shit music

  • @brianf3207
    @brianf3207 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Wow! I’ve never seen this before, thanks for digging this up😊

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm glad you watched and enjoyed this video Brian

  • @ronbock8291
    @ronbock8291 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    It’s as if Men and Work and The Police had a mutant love child. Amazing they survived.

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Men @ work. FFS

    • @joeyorjohanna
      @joeyorjohanna 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      is that george harrison

    • @ronbock8291
      @ronbock8291 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@joeyorjohanna it is George yes.

    • @momentosenvideo2012
      @momentosenvideo2012 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Exacto

  • @marcelokrahenbuhl1075
    @marcelokrahenbuhl1075 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    A animação das crianças era absurda...rss...e eles com corte de cabelo...meu Deus...de dar medo...mas se tornaram algo inesperado no mundo da música...fez parte de minha época de descobertas musicais de todos os tipos...o Rock até o Pop...são demais...hoje tantos anos depois ouvir Tears for Fears é um alento pra alma !!! 😍

  • @ThePassionOfTheMarc
    @ThePassionOfTheMarc ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This is amazing. Never seen this before. I was a huge TFF fan (especially The Hurting album) and so was my sister, Growing up in the United States we couldn't get our hands on this kind of stuff but thanks to TH-cam AND this uploader I get to catch up on all the stuff I missed. Never thought I'd get to listen let alone watch Graduate live. Thank you!

    • @PAULLONDEN
      @PAULLONDEN ปีที่แล้ว

      They weren't live though.......2:57 Suddenly no one played the flute.

  • @albertobottini4058
    @albertobottini4058 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    Would love a cover of this song from Franz Ferdinand

    • @LeandroMartinscg
      @LeandroMartinscg 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      You got me on this one 😂

    • @lgbm777
      @lgbm777 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      U r 1000% correct ! ❤🎉

    • @tdsmtdsm
      @tdsmtdsm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      wow, nailed it. love you

  • @nycfilmgirl11
    @nycfilmgirl11 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I can’t quite get over this... It’s so fun and catchy! TFF are my favorite band, and I knew absolutely nothing of this earlier venture. The in synch moves are to die, total Beatles maniacs moves!

    • @therespectedlex9794
      @therespectedlex9794 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You don't read up on your heroes then.

    • @cd3949
      @cd3949 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Beatles weren't a bunch of spaz's like these dudes though.

    • @Greenballoffire
      @Greenballoffire ปีที่แล้ว

      @@cd3949 why do you say that?

    • @PAULLONDEN
      @PAULLONDEN ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Greenballoffire He might've been somewhat rude , but the Beatles never moved like that .

    • @tonycatman
      @tonycatman ปีที่แล้ว

      If you want more, then I remember my friend buying an EP by the Graduates.
      From memory - they included a song "Elvis Should Play Ska". Four great songs altogether if you can find them.

  • @1oolabob
    @1oolabob ปีที่แล้ว +65

    In 1978, the world was not ready for what this band would become. They were hip enough to popular tastes at this point to know that they could connect with the audience better by playing guitars instead of synths, but their way with a song was already in full bloom.
    To be honest, it was the 90s before I was willing to admit how good they are.
    I love this rare early video. Thank you for posting.

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

    • @beds139
      @beds139 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ScottishTeeVeeThis is 1980.

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@beds139 On YT the more comments a video gets the more YT promotes it to others, so if I put in a very obvious incorrect detail, people jump in to correct the mistake and they comment, where as they would never have sone so before. The result being that this video has had 40,000 views inside the last 3 days and 125,000 inside the last week.

    • @Djvic2007
      @Djvic2007 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It.s not TFF...The name of the band was Graduate... with members of new bands when they disbanded..TFF and Naked Eyes

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Djvic2007 Totally correct. However 99% of TFF fans probably have never heard of "Graduate" and this video would have been lucky to have 1460 views inside the last week, had I stated the correct name and year in the title. Where as with a little imagination, this video has had 146,000 views inside the last two weeks and now many TFF fans have an idea who Graduate were.

  • @JuniorJr_23
    @JuniorJr_23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This band was the bomb in the 80s. Glad to see their first TV appearance video.

    • @alukuhito
      @alukuhito 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Graduate?

  • @FrontRowPass
    @FrontRowPass 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is an awesome video! Thanks for sharing man! Cheers 🍻

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed it 🙂

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia1867 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wow! Never heard this song before!! What a rare treat!!👌😎👍

    • @juliecrook4515
      @juliecrook4515 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What a great treat🥴🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣it’s terrible…it’s made my day chuckling at this…so in that respect..I agree👍🤪

  • @leechilds3725
    @leechilds3725 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Very interesting. Xtc meets the jam and throw in the beat too. Glad these 2 found their way in the 80s

  • @edwinf.triana2190
    @edwinf.triana2190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Adoro esa banda ¡¡ y obvio a los Tears for fears, aquí se nota que Curt y Roland han dado su vida por hacer música, respetos totales.

  • @DG-uh8uv
    @DG-uh8uv ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve never seen this video, and I was unaware of this band. Thanks so much for posting it!

  • @judithtaylor716
    @judithtaylor716 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    What an enjoyable video... it is so great to see the very young Roland and Curt. Funny how two young musicians can be part of your life for so many years... and now they have given us Tipping Point. I have never heard this song before. I wish they would add it to their set list for the next tour... it is so fun.

  • @sararichmond8476
    @sararichmond8476 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This is really out of left field. A penpal of mine introduced me to Graduate, then I saw TFF live in the mid 80s being all cool and polished following the release of Big Chair, and one afternoon I walked past a hotel and saw Curt and Roland getting into their car, there was Head Over Heels in the Donnie Darko movie and Seeds of Love playing in a store everyday where I worked , one of my major fave musicians Steven Wilson has worked with them and I watched a live BBC concert a little while back when on hols and my flatmate has most of their stuff now. They've been following me around for decades! And fine cos they're not a bad band at all! My fave song is Sea Song. Btw, big shout out to all my old penpals from back in the day....we used to write a heck of a load of letters about TFF, there was a massive worldwide TFF network then in the 80s before the time of Social Media. We found a way. Happy days! 😻

    • @jevandro9484
      @jevandro9484 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello good afternoon, do you know what happened to the other members of this band?

  • @jamescollings1834
    @jamescollings1834 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    For a pre-Tears song, I enjoyed that. Great catchy tune.

  • @WildRover1964
    @WildRover1964 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    the guy playing the flute and the tambourine is obviously the only one who had a garage that they could practice in

  • @delagreenpicti2022
    @delagreenpicti2022 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Waow I’ve never seen this
    He has so nicked John McGeoch’s riff for the middle 8 ❤😂
    This channel is Golden !.

  • @peterkassner3552
    @peterkassner3552 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    i was at university in Bath (where Graduate are from) from 1977 to 1982, and saw Graduate many times in local clubs. I remember the last time i saw them, the personnel had changed and i thought they were even better... then noticed the two guys standing next to me (Kurt and Roland) and remember thinking to myself how pissed off they must be not being in the band anymore, because Graduate were so good! lol..... I guess it didnt affect them too badly in the end 🤭

  • @ambermum
    @ambermum ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Holy cow! I had no idea they had even formed that long ago!

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +10

      45 years ago, it's almost scary🤣

    • @lorddiosliving
      @lorddiosliving ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ScottishTeeVee seems they has other récords as another band

    • @bongo4unme
      @bongo4unme ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@lorddiosliving They were also part of a band named Neon that had two other members and when they split, they formed Tears for Fears and the other two formed Naked Eyes, another amazing 80's band.

  • @ceciliamiranda3203
    @ceciliamiranda3203 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Roland desde el inicio de si carrera, seguro de su mismo,con mucho aplomo, cómodo en el escenario,cómo dominandolo, conquistando al público!

  • @Elucidarian
    @Elucidarian ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Boy, those kids were certainly a, um, perfunctory audience.

  • @dean6816
    @dean6816 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Catchy as hell!! Gonna stay in my head for days now!!

    • @CruceEntertainment
      @CruceEntertainment 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It is very catchy. They were always good song writers.

  • @canuck64
    @canuck64 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Even at 17 yrs old in this clip, Rolland and Curt had it all... those guys were and still are pure talent!!

  • @chrisr5499
    @chrisr5499 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That just blew me away as looked like mods but playing Folk Prog Rock with a New Wave attitude to a Priory school audience...wish thay stayed like that for a few more years.

  • @masterdisco
    @masterdisco ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great document!!! Thank you for share this.

  • @progbaby69
    @progbaby69 4 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    Why did the audience look so out of it? I would've had the biggest cheese eating grin on my face seeing how cute Roland and Curt were up close 😁 Thanks so much for this, they were adorable

    • @carolfreitag6847
      @carolfreitag6847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      most of them kids

    • @joseberrios7979
      @joseberrios7979 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Nobody knew how good they were or are even in 2022 rocking, how many people thought Gary Jules was the originally, hurt me musically and no wonder no one knew my dance moves but had many new copy-students, showing them the video after the club, Peericeless.

    • @mikiex
      @mikiex ปีที่แล้ว +21

      In the 70s all the kids where off their heads on Findus Crispy Pancakes

    • @wilfullness
      @wilfullness ปีที่แล้ว +6

      youve no idea what you would have done.

    • @mizzury54
      @mizzury54 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Can you see that it's kids? It's a kid's show.

  • @ReformfortheUK
    @ReformfortheUK ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love the way the credits are jerky as they scroll up the screen. Deliciously retro!

  • @anthonycantu8879
    @anthonycantu8879 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh man, it took me a second to realize that Curt Smith was on the bass! And that's Roland all over that stage. Yep! Well, there they are, TFF in the making. Wow! TFF is in my top three best bands of all time, to me. Love it! Wow!

    • @anthonycantu8879
      @anthonycantu8879 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @ronniedoorzon1576 "Everybody wants to rule the world" and "Shout," of course. There is plenty about them to admire.
      I saw them in concert, once, in Reno. What an evening that was. They had just released their "Everybody loves a happy ending" album.

  • @AndyMervinGeorge-AMG
    @AndyMervinGeorge-AMG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Roland and Curt so cute in this! The kids in the audience stayed glued to their epic movements!

  • @jclvmanagement7848
    @jclvmanagement7848 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Kind of a weird yet catchy tune. You could hear there were hints of song writing and arrangement abilities from the duo. Still at this stage in their life and career no record executive could know for sure if this duo could crank out magical hits. Turns out this quirky, weird pop tune was just the tip of the ice berg. Hats off to the record exec. who knew way ahead of time they were destined to be super stars.

    • @jean-louispech4921
      @jean-louispech4921 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It sounds like 60's British pop , with some inspiration from the Beatles , i would say.
      Very far from the music in 1980 with punk new wave, etc.....

    • @throbbinwoodofcoxley6830
      @throbbinwoodofcoxley6830 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jean-louispech4921why does everyone scream muh bEaTLeS about every brit band that sounds nothing like them? There was no Beatles energy or sound here.

    • @jean-louispech4921
      @jean-louispech4921 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@throbbinwoodofcoxley6830
      I was talking about melodies, it remember me the style of melodies from Beatles and some other british bands of the 60's.

  • @costalarissak
    @costalarissak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Jesus, now I can't stop listen this one 😂😍

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for watching and commenting

    • @louiseditlevsen6887
      @louiseditlevsen6887 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Me neither I'm stuck now 😂 first i thought okay it isn't my favorite song but it's not bad and now i love it 😂

    • @SkyeID
      @SkyeID ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this is the 3rd time I've listened to this song in 24 hours lol

  • @kshelaanofelaas1967
    @kshelaanofelaas1967 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I can hear the voices of Tears For Fears in this clip! Very Well Done Guys!!

  • @KimNorko
    @KimNorko 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Totally awesome 😅❤ !!!

  • @peak420
    @peak420 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This song is so cahtchy, and the moves are epic lmao

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for watching and commenting John

  • @claramacario8894
    @claramacario8894 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Aqui o Roland e Curt estão com o cabelo cortado e cantando semelhante aos Beatles, até que a música é envolvente, contagiante, isso lembra o início da carreira deles!

  • @arcadia1081
    @arcadia1081 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great find! Actually having been through Big Chair etc my fave album is actually Roland's own "Elemental" with "Mr Pesssimister" being a fave.

  • @horaciorau
    @horaciorau 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Increible!

  • @Nihaowilson
    @Nihaowilson 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Oh, my freaking Gawd! Curt and Roland!

  • @alvidadost6955
    @alvidadost6955 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My gosh, this is so good! Only heard their familiar hits so far. Roland vaguely reminds me of the young Grif Rhys Jones :-)

  • @joseberrios7979
    @joseberrios7979 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great even as adolescents, Roland hurting hisvoice box, and Curt taking over on vocals, 30 years later great move Roland.

    • @cjmiller6741
      @cjmiller6741 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't remember ever hearing Roland hurt his voice box, so forgive me but I must ask? What is your source on that bit of information? I think they pretty much both sang throughout their time together, and of course have recently reunited.

    • @markw8825
      @markw8825 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@cjmiller6741 About 15 years ago his voice was shot for a while. Seems to of improved and they have probably dropped the key of some of the tracks as he's older now and his voice will be lower.

    • @cjmiller6741
      @cjmiller6741 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@markw8825 I didn't even know they were performing together 15 years ago. There was a major falling out and the two vocalists went years without speaking to each other. Of course, I don't have a timeline of the band's history. So what do I know?

  • @DemetriusSorvo
    @DemetriusSorvo ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I wish there was more swaying in this performance. It could use more swaying.

    • @allendracabal0819
      @allendracabal0819 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Conversely, it has just the right amount of cowbell.

  • @adrianbrowne7874
    @adrianbrowne7874 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Already the signs of greatness are here, and it's unsurprising that the band "graduated" with first class honours to even greater heights!!

  • @weaponofvoice
    @weaponofvoice ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Roland and Curt have the mod moves. I didn’t see them dance like that in Mad World 😊

    • @PGHEngineer
      @PGHEngineer ปีที่แล้ว +2

      They must have been fans of The Jam back then, hence the comment on Seeds of Love.

  • @PaganAtheistWiccan
    @PaganAtheistWiccan ปีที่แล้ว +5

    i thought dude with the flute was gonna bust into a men at work solo for a sec....

  • @Neptuneman07
    @Neptuneman07 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is great power pop. Get it Together usually have the coolest up and coming bands in each show. No matter how bad the covers were sung in between the live bands, it's worth it.

  • @gioacme7321
    @gioacme7321 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Amazing, never seen before.
    From the ashes of this band two multimillion records seller was born... the most famous tears for fears, and the electropop duo naked eyes.
    Awesome.

  • @keithbutler2222
    @keithbutler2222 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You can hear elements of TFF in this through the vocal delivery and Roland's spicy delivery 🙂

  • @morgan4212
    @morgan4212 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I find it oddly interesting
    I keep going back to it

  • @algunoscuenticos
    @algunoscuenticos ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So cool, a very British way of dancing to the music.

  • @LeviAckerman-cb5ji
    @LeviAckerman-cb5ji ปีที่แล้ว +7

    3:21 I didn't know they were prescribing Ritalin back then.

    • @silviofernandes3217
      @silviofernandes3217 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @jonstern7511
    @jonstern7511 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Saw them in Bath in their early days. Saw a lot of bands then amd considered myself a good judge of talent but had no idea they'd get as big as they did!

  • @kevinfisher5492
    @kevinfisher5492 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm reminded a bit of Nine Below Zero in this, with a hint of Ian Anderson. Catchy tune, too.

    • @ScottishTeeVee
      @ScottishTeeVee  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I can see the NBZ look and the flute is more Ian Anderson than any other band

  • @sumantmurugesh1669
    @sumantmurugesh1669 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow, that's amazing, so young! I love hearing that voice! Thank you posting.

  • @PeardropsTwister-ik6hd
    @PeardropsTwister-ik6hd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is great to see . Never knew they were in a previous band. Even then Roland has stage presence.

  • @DevinDeVore
    @DevinDeVore 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This is epic!

  • @richatlarge462
    @richatlarge462 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Whoa, this is hilarious, I never knew about this incarnation of the band. But they had the attitude and could really sing! (probably playback but they could still sing as we know)

  • @michellebach6277
    @michellebach6277 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    They were so brilliant since the beginning. I love them

  • @hungfao
    @hungfao ปีที่แล้ว

    At first I was about to quit watching thinking this was some kind of clickbait. But.........OMG! It IS them! Roland! Curt! Good post.
    Sounds like something Men At Work would do a few years later.

  • @simonwinn387
    @simonwinn387 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Kurt and Roland are such a talent, thank you for all your fantastic music guys . They were absolutely epic in the 80s heyday

  • @truckingscouser
    @truckingscouser ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Roland was mm away from smashing the neck of that Telecaster 😮

  • @4tuneagent
    @4tuneagent ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Curt is killing it on the Bass!..

    • @leno_o17
      @leno_o17 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's always killing it on the bass

    • @DJ-ov2it
      @DJ-ov2it 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      its playback

  • @MegaSpiritualWarrior
    @MegaSpiritualWarrior ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brilliant! Never heard this.

  • @anibalbabilonia1867
    @anibalbabilonia1867 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow! What a gem 💎 to tell you the truth I’ve never heard this tune before! How awesome! I love Tears for fears!👌😎👍♥️