Tears For Fears Head Over Heels
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Tears For Fears Head Over Heels
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" Head over Heels " is a song recorded by British band Tears for Fears for their second studio album Songs from the Big Chair (1985). The song was released by Mercury Records , as the album's fourth single – initially on 10 June 1985 in Germany and then on 14 June in the UK. [1] [4] It was the band's tenth single release in the United Kingdom and eighth top 40 hit in the region, peaking at number 12. In the United States, it was the third single from the album and continued the band's run of hits there, peaking at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. A limited edition four-leaf-clover-shaped picture disc was issued for the single's release in the UK. The song was also an international success, reaching the top 40 in several countries.
"Head over Heels" had been developed nearly two years prior as part of a segue with the song "Broken", which was previously a stand-alone B-side to the 1983 " Pale Shelter " single. As the two songs share the same piano/synth motif , "Head over Heels" eventually came to be sandwiched in between two bookend parts of "Broken" in live performances. This placement carried over to the final track listing of the Big Chair LP, with a newer studio recording of "Broken" preceding "Head over Heels", followed by a live reprise taken from a December 1983 concert recording (previously released as the " In My Mind's Eye " VHS).
The song features Roland Orzabal on lead vocals, with Curt Smith singing a couple of lines in the background during the second verse.
It is basically a romantic love song and one of the most simple tracks that Tears for Fears have ever recorded. It is a romance song that goes a bit perverse at the end.
Cash Box called it "another searching lyric and richly evocative melody." [5]
"Head over Heels" has seen only three official remixes since its release.
The 12" version was titled the "Preacher Mix" and is an extended remix of the entire "Broken/Head Over Heels/Broken" medley. The mix was done by producer Chris Hughes and features an unusual spoken word intro in which Roland Orzabal recites lyrics from the song " I Believe " in the style of a preacher. This mix contains the only released studio recording of the "Broken" reprise (the version on the Songs from the Big Chair album is a live recording). The sung vocals from the album version of "Broken" are completely absent, as is the lead guitar line.
The 7" remix was done by David Bascombe and notably ends in a cold stop after the "time flies" lyric, instead of the segue into the reprise of "Broken" found on the album.
There is also a unique radio-only version that was issued on a double A-side single featuring the regular single mix on the other side. This was issued to radio stations for promotion only and has the catalog number IDEDJ 10. The radio mix is noticeably different from the regular single version in that it omits the flanging effects from the drum fill after the second chorus and the closing "time flies" vocals. Whereas the regular single credits the remix to Dave Bascombe, the radio version simply credits Chris Hughes as producer. This version of the single does not include "When in Love with a Blind Man" and has blue-coloured injection moulded labels.
" When in Love with a Blind Man " is a short song that served as the B-side to the "Head over Heels" single. It features bassist Curt Smith on vocals and features a synthesized shakuhachi flute, a popular musical motif for pop music in the 1980s. [ citation needed ]
This song predates a track called 'The Working Hour' from the Big Chair album. The motif is identical; it's something Ian (Stanley) came up with which I later put melody and lyrics to. It was recorded in The Wool Hall and was the b-side to 'Head over Heels'.
The music video for "Head over Heels", filmed in June 1985, was the fourth Tears for Fears clip directed by music video producer Nigel Dick . A lighthearted video in comparison to the band's other promos, it is centred on Roland Orzabal 's attempts to get the attention of a librarian (Joan Densmore), while a variety of characters (many played by the rest of the band), including a chimpanzee wearing a Red Sox jersey, engage in shenanigans in the library. The final scene shows Orzabal and the librarian as an older married couple. The video was filmed at the Emmanuel College Library in Toronto , Canada . [6]
An edited version of "Head over Heels" is featured in the 2001 film Donnie Darko . [7] According to director Richard Kelly on the DVD commentary, the scene in which the song was used was written and choreographed specifically with the song in mind.
A cover of the song was recorded in 2019 by Japanese Breakfast as a b-side of the “Essentially” single.
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9]
[Bridge: Roland Orzabal] And this is my four leaf clover I’m on the line, one open mind This is my four leaf clover [Outro: Roland Orzabal] La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la La la la-la la-la La la-la la la, la la-la la la In my mind’s eye La la la-la la-la One little boy, one little man La la-la la la, la la-la la la Funny how time flies
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Another 80s hit from Tears for Fears, younger listeners may recognize the song from its choreographed inclusion in the 2001 cult classic Donnie Darko . Ryan Reed’s Guide to Progressive Pop celebrated the song’s lasting legacy as time has flown:
…some mainstream pop acts, including Tears for Fears, were brave enough to challenge their audiences with more experimental ideas. The falsetto-heavy “Head Over Heels,” a top three U.S. hit, is already full of muso touches: counterpoint backing vocals, wild synth eruptions and tumbling drum fills.
Speaking on his own work, Roland Orzabal described its meaning as such:
It is basically a romantic love song and one of the most simple tracks that Tears for Fears have ever recorded. It is a romance song that goes a bit perverse at the end.
The music video , lighter in tone compared to prior hit “Shout” , depicts Orzabal as a lovelorn hopeful vying for the attention of a librarian among a colorful cast of eclectic characters mostly depicted by bandmates Curt Smith, Ian Stanley, and Manny Elias.
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Album: Songs From The Big Chair ( 1985 )
Written by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith of Tears For Fears, this song finds Orzabal going "head over heels" for a girl and pleading with her not to break his heart. The lyric is a combination of poetry and pathos that veers into dangerous territory at the end when he sings: It's hard to be a man when there's a gun in your hand Oh, I feel so... Any girl getting this missive would be wise to file a restraining order.
"Head Over Heels" was the tenth UK single release from Tears for Fears, and it scored them their eighth UK Top 40 hit. It is one of five hit singles from their third album, Songs from the Big Chair .
The album Songs from the Big Chair takes its name from the 1976 American TV drama series Sybil , in which the title character, suffering from psychiatric problems stemming from child abuse, seeks refuge in her therapist's "big chair." For those of you who missed it, Sybil was based on the controversial book about a woman who was supposed to have had 16 different personalities. The TV series was pretty much the campiest, most-over-the-top portrayal of mother-daughter dysfunction since Mommie Dearest . Orzabal and Smith stated that they based this title choice solely on the concept that the songs on the album were so varied, that they all had different personalities all their own.
The song "Broken" precedes this song on the album, and is played both before and after this song in concerts, as it was originally composed as a segue into "Broken."
There are two versions of this song out there. The shorter version ends on a cold stop. The longer version is known as the "preacher version" because it opens with Roland Orzabal reciting the lyrics from their song "I Believe" as if delivering a sermon.
The video to "Head Over Heels" was directed by Nigel Dick, who would later direct Britney Spears in " Baby One More Time ." Roland Orzabal gave Dick the concept, which was meeting a beautiful girl in the library and growing old with her. He also suggested many of the very random images, like the rabbi and the chimp. There's even an homage to the movie Ghostbusters in a scene where Orzabal pulls a card catalog drawer and the cards go flying. Ripe for parody, in 2008 a "literal" version appeared on YouTube with dubbed lyrics that poke fun at the video's visuals.
The song featured in the 2001 movie Donnie Darko during a scene where a camera flies around the school. Director Richard Kelly said on the DVD commentary that the scene in which the tune was used was written and choreographed specifically with the song in mind. Other uses of the song include: Fringe ("Brown Betty" - 2010) Degrassi: The Next Generation ("Drop the World: Part 2" - 2011) Orphan Black ("Ipsa Scientia Potestas Est" - 2014) The Late Bloomer (2016) GLOW ("The Dusty Spur" - 2017)
"Head Over Heels" made an appearance at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show when the piano riff was incorporated into Mary J. Blige's performance of her hit " No More Drama ."
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