Tears for Fears, formed in Bath, England, in 1981 by childhood friends Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, emerged as one of the most influential bands of the 1980s new wave movement. The duo pioneered ...

Tears for Fears were one of the most successful pop rock outfits of the 1980s, but their defining hit featured a lyric lifted from punk heroes The Clash.

Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” tumbles out of the silver speakers, and a menagerie of Yamaha DX7 and Prophet T-8 synthesizers, a PPG Wave synth-bass and LinnDrums wraps ...

Several are well-known, but the most famous song in the entire Tears for Fears catalog is "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," the third single from the album. But it's not the only major hit from ...

Interacting with Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal of Tears for Fears is not a relaxing ... borrows the rhythm from “Everybody Wants to Rule the World,” going into “Everybody Wants to Rule ...

Keyboardist Ian Stanley, the unsung hero of the first two Tears For Fears albums, co-wrote the chart-topping singles “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Shout,” while Orzabal signaled ...

During the interim, their 1985 hit “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” reentered the charts, marking Tears for Fears’ ...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Tears for Fears hit the stage at Firstbank ... had a lot in rhythmic common with “Everybody Wants to Rule the World.” “Putting the new songs against the old songs ...

Back in the '80s, Tears for Fears was on top of the music world. But despite the huge commercial success of three straight albums, singer and bassist Curt Smith was rather miserable.

Tears for Fears will return to Las Vegas for ... renditions of classic hits like “Shout,” “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” and “Head Over Heels,” alongside four new studio tracks ...

When Tears for Fears hit the stage at Firstbank ... Fans will also hear the classics: “Everybody Wants To Rule the World,” Shout” and “Head Over Heels.” “We listened to a lot of ...