in 1985 I left home at age 17 and this song played non stop on my 3000 mile drive to the west coast. 'Welcome to your life, there's no turning back' this song gives me the same feeling it did back then

“Welcome to your life. There’s no turning back” One of the greatest lines ever written.

I love how their voices basically haven’t changed, they sound so beautiful

I can never get tired of this piece of music. It’s forever young. Though I’m no longer.

I _never_ tire of this song.

As they say, gold never rusts

Nov 11, 2023. I'm playing this beautiful song to my mom while she's laying down in her hospital bed. She's about to leave this world in a few Moments... She loved this song so much... I wanted to tell her some goodbye words ... But i could not find a better way to express how much I Will always love her and miss her than by playing such a beautiful melody to her.... Thanks so much Tears for Fears...

This has got to be one of the top 10 most perfectly balanced tunes in music history and the musicianship is impeccable

Curt and Roland sound absolutely stunning for their age. Long live Tears for Fears.

One of the best written songs ever!

One of the most perfectly written, produced, mixed and mastered tracks ever. It’s just a masterpiece!

This song will never ever get old. A timeless feel good melody that will never be forgotten.

Wow Spotify, you nailed the audio quality.

this live version is more studio than the studio version 😯😯😯

It's 2023, almost 38 years ago this song made it to the top charts, anybody still listening and lived it like me?😎🤟😎

It’s quite incredible how good they still sound 30yrs later. Vocally and instrumentally phenomenal. I’ve watched this so many times. Drummer killed that groove. Snare sounds awesome.

This is the song that encapsulates the 80's...

Nobody can ever say the 80's didn't rock.

I love how this song was played every 5:30 in the morning in cartoon network it gives me the vibes of my elementary days before going to school

I'm 45 years old now, but from the first time i heard this song to these days, it always give me the goosebumps. It's just one of those songs, you know?

The drummer is playing the beat perfectly, very difficult, and what a great beat!

Still one of the great "mood" songs ever. Summer day driving on a country road, windows down and this great song turned up all the way.

This is probably, one of the endless songs ever written.... a pure example of a golden era of creativity

How good is that? I'm a 1958 baby and Northern Soul lover, but know class when I hear it. Newly married when this came out, bought the album for my wife, we were on holiday in Crete when it came out, still reminds me of those times. Magic

Props to the drummer! If you're not one, you may not realize how awkward and unorthodox it is to play this groove....

WTF!! I put headphones on and this sounded like it was the actual recording! Considering this is a '35+ yr. old' band....this was utterly amazing! Everyone nailed the authentic studio recorded soundtrack and that's not an easy feat. Recreating the guitar fills/parts alone is especially not easy. Look at some of the KZfaq attempts at this song and I rest my case. That last guitar lead at the end......what type of scale is that!?! Never heard anything like it. Difficult to replicate - but, it was on the recording. As a gigging musician I am totally impressed and blown-away by this surprising, out of the blue, performance!

That guitar solo is so different and perfect. Literally perfectly fits the song.

I remember when I was in the Navy stationed in Virginia then suddenly received orders to the West coast (as we called it)…well, they gave me 10 days to get there. Wasn’t interested in flying because that would have left me without my car, so I did the next best thing…ROADTRIP!!! And I played all kinds of tunes in my vast collection, namely TEAR FOR FEARS. it was an awesome journey laden full of memories I’ll never forget!

I miss the 80’s so much. Music and the films were just hitting all the right spots.

“Welcome to your life. There’s no turning back” One of the greatest lines ever written. Wow Spotify, you nailed the audio quality.

Welcome to your life There's no turning back Even while we sleep We will find you Acting on your best behavior Turn your back on Mother Nature Everybody wants to rule the world It's my own design It's my own remorse Help me to decide Help me make the most of Freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world There's a room where the light won't find you Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down When they do I'll be right behind you So glad we've almost made it So sad they had to fade it Everybody wants to rule the world I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the world Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world All for freedom and for pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world

Curt Smith vocal still as great as ever.

1985, just graduated college, it was dark outside and it had snowed. Went running, getting ready for officer training and flight school. Had this song playing on the Walkman. It was beautiful. Best song to fly low-level to in a Air Force jet. Damn I was lucky. Thanks TFF!

This song is by far one of my favorites of all time. The crazy thing is, that it doesn't sound any different than it did in 1986.

They have aged so well And still sound amazing 👏 🙌 Love this song the tempo is timeless..

The sound mix engineer and the musicians deserve incredible recognition for this. The sound is recording studio, post processed quality.... But it was live. Wow.

This has to be one of the best ever live performances

The drummer hit the pocket from the get go and stayed for the whole trip..... so good.

Absolutely one of the all time best songs, singing, and instrument playing - all in one. You guys are incredibly talented. Thank you.

I cannot think of a single modern-day artist (?) who will be able to replicate their performance 30 years from now. I'm so glad that this was "my era" of music, with lyrics that actually said something and meant something instead of the blah blah blah junk today.

"I can't stand this indecision married with this lack of vision"....wow, those lyrics are still relevant today....

Drummer perfect.... all perfect...

This song hits me hard in the feels. Absolutely love it.

This song can be dissected until the end of time. Bottom line…it’s truly perfect. The guitar solos, the unique drums(like Rosanna), vocals, lyrics, and beautiful keyboard work. The perfect storm. My 7yr old grandson keeps playing the opening guitar riff on a tiny keyboard he has. He is INFATUATED with a song from my youth. I love it all!!

Imagine writing a song so good that it's still this much fun to perform it 35 years later🔥👏

They aged exceptionally well. They still kill it live :)

I grew up listening to this song when my parents used to play it all the time when I was young. I STILL listen to this song to this day.

Han pasado 36 años y siguen teniendo la tremenda fuerza de su música, de este temazo en particular.

That intro, although brief, is so memorable and you instantly know the song when it starts

As the years forge ahead, I am so incredibly sad that we can never ever go back for a replay. This song continues to stay with me - and touch my heart throughout, from its opening riff. I'm from Roland and Kurt's generation. We are the post Baby Boomers. In 1985, my girlfriend turned me on to this whole album. She said to me, "Listen to this... it's beautiful." I married her a year later. And we're still together.

Some songs come out and on first listening you just know that it will hold up over time. This was a perfect example of a song that your children's children will be listening to in their pod on their way to Mars.

FACT: A new computer program recently showed both these guys are the number 1 singers in the world to sing at the same quality now as to their original recordings. The program overlays their current music over the original and comes out with a percentage of degrading, a bit like a vehicle dyno that measures the current power to that when was new. These guys dropped just 3% which was NEVER heard of (or 1% each 10 years) so... they re did the test and was correct. So good that as a comparison, the master copy ON tapes looses 2.7% every 10 years due to natural degradation!! Next closely followed by Def Leppard who was only 6.6% or 2.2 each 10 years...compared to Meatloaf that had lost 84% quality with 30 years... Well done guys...the quoting that you sound exactly AS GOOD now as ever before is a fact that cannot be disputed! Keep up the great music! 👍👍👍

The music and voice perfectly same as of 1985 version..respect to all of them

This song means more now than it did back in the 1980's. Everybody still wants to rule the world, and It's getting worse.

Timeless and yet firmly in the 80's... it's just a really, really good song and this performance is excellent.

Magnificent!! Imagine being able to be so confident in your ability ( humble in the process) and please yourself, that is Tears for Fears. LOVE!!!

Whoever was the sound engineer for this did awesome work!

Here you have the lyrics :) Welcome to your life There's no turning back Even while we sleep We will find You acting on your best behavior Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to rule the world It's my own desire It's my own remorse Help me to decide Help me make the most Of freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world There's a room where the light won't find you Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down When they do, I'll be right behind you So glad we've almost made it So sad they had to fade it Everybody wants to rule the world I can't stand this indecision Married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the world Say that you'll never, never, never, need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world All for freedom and for pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world

Top to bottom one of the greatest songs ever recorded: the melody, lyrics, guitar solos, drum part... absolutely great.

Nothing quite like this, played loudly through nice speakers. SO good.

I didn't speak English when I was little but some how this song was always in my head for the last three decades. Now I know why, it's just a fantastic song.

The intro starts and we all traveled back 30 years ago

I will never get tired of this song😀.

I went to HS and college in the ‘80s. Best times ever! Music was timeless, such great bands, and great songs like this.

Welcome to your life, there's no turning back, Even while we sleep, We will find you acting on your best behavior Turn your back on mother nature Everybody wants to rule the world It's my own desire, it's my own remorse. Help me to decide. Help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world There's a room where the light won't find you Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down When they do, I'll be right behind you So glad we've almost made it So sad they had to fade it Everybody wants to rule the world I can't stand this indecision, married with a lack of vision Everybody wants to rule the world Say that you'll never, never, never, never need it One headline, why believe it? Everybody wants to rule the world All for freedom and for pleasure Nothing ever lasts forever Everybody wants to rule the world

to me, the 80s were like the pinnacle of musicality. I would describe those years as like one most unforgettable, life-defining concert in which the opening acts were the Beatles and Led Zeppelin!

My #1 song of all time.

Everyone wants to hear this beautiful song in 2021 through 5050 and beyond!! Simply a beautiful song!! Memories in the 80s for me was Incredible!! Thank you KZfaq👍

This song is like putting on a comfortable jacket you wore when you were younger and still fits just as well today. For a little more than five minutes, I was a teenager again. Thank you. Guys sounded great. 👍

I don't know about you, but for me this is the sound of 80's. Travels me back in time.

I'm 60 years old this video brings me back in time, I felt young again for a moment.

I think this drummer has some very simple but tasteful drum parts in this song that I always wait for everytime I hear this song

I miss the 80's. Hearing this brought tears to my eyes. The world will never be the same.

There's a reason we dreamed in the 80's.

The video is a true classic as well

When bands 30 years later sound better..........LIVE! These are real musicians, not synthesized voices!

This song NEVER gets old. And although it's my #1 anthem of the '80s, it's sound is timeless. One of the greatest songs ever recorded.

this song never gets old. I really love the marching bass and the dynamics, simply perfect songwriting. And the live performance is amazing!

God! Even 35 years later… they still sound so amazing!!! I would love to see the the original four members from Big Chair preform again hopefully at the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Ceremony one day soon!

"i can't stand this indecision, married with a lack of vision" those are two finely crafted lines, written in the mid1980s, that ring so true in 2020

They recreated this so perfectly. Every little detail of the song has been included and even the synthersisers sound just like they did on the original recording.

It was a dream of mine to listen to this song performed live while I was watching in person a few yards away. Roland & Curt gave an AMAZING performance a few weeks ago in St. Louis, Missouri. What a beauty to see the consistency in their excellence. I loved seeing and feeling the energy between the artist and the audience.

A whole decade, culture, and feeling bottled into one song.

Quite possibly one of the greatest songs of the 80s.... Memories of long Summers in San Diego.... Now listening in Abu Dhabi! Love and respect from the UAE! 😀

These guys are legends!! when rock music was the mainstream in the '80s, The 'Tears For Fears' band was dominating the airwaves for decades, which is a remarkable testament to their unique craftsmanship, I feel 80's music is timeless!

I just happened to stumble on this video in my recommend and my god these guys still sound incredible... I'm legitimately blown away by this!

Junior High ‘85. The bois adventure : bike trails, organising the batch pop culture house party (wearing dad’s bomber jacket , earring in one ear, guyliner), booze! It was a blast !!!

In the original, when he sings the part at 2:29, his voice has a very youthful tone to it, because the guy was obviously much younger, yet he retains most of it here, several decades later. I love this song, and this version is just as good. Nice atmosphere, too. What a great band.

Awesome tune! This song certainly stands the test of time.

Saw them in concert in Baton Rouge, LA when I was 13. Loved them then, still love them now! Oh, the memories of that year.

One of the best live performance ever made, sounds like the original studio version

Some songs just have it all - the right groove, a great hook, great arrangement , lyrics to make you think and sing along to and done by a great band.

One of my earliest memories was laying in my parents car in the mid 80s and hearing this song on the radio. I must’ve been 3(ish). This song has always stayed with me throughout my life and has been really special for me.

They still sound so great ❤️

Siguen con esa hermosa voz que parece que tuvieran 20 años, ¡amo esta musica! Un saludo desde Buenos Aires (Argentina).

"Songs from the Big Chair" is on my top 15 albums that ever been made.

One of the most beautiful songs ever, of all kinds.

beautiful song and amazing memories

This makes me happy. I liked them when I was young but really appreciate the true musicians they are. I could listen to them over and over.

1985 we had a grab bag for Christmas and my sister inlaw Clara like the band tears for fears. Today 4/28/ 2016 she passed away and I can't help to remember her by listening to the Big Chair songs by Tears for fears because it reminds me of music that made her happy God Bless sister inlaw and yes everybody wants to rule the world