1 of over 2000 music videos on this channel, all taken from my videotape collection. If you enjoy this channel, then help keep it going via Go Fund Me at gofund.me/f91033fc

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

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

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.

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!👏

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wow. Then suddenly, the flute played itself.

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!!! 🙂🌞🌻💛🙏

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.

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

Those two, they're going to be big someday

Goddam they chucked their whole nervous system into their performance

Hardly recognized them. They embraced the Gary Numan look! Nice little pop tune.

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 😄

Amazing bit of archive. Thanks for sharing

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.

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

Would love a cover of this song from Franz Ferdinand

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

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.

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.

Roland looking way too intense for that song! LOL

Somewhat unintentionally funny with the kid audience appearing more or less oblivious and unable to clap in time and then the piped-in sound of children cheering ecstatically at the end. Also it is quite nostalgic seeing Curt and Roland side by side when I was 13 years old and yet destined for greatness about 12 years later. Thanks much for posting this little gem of a time capsule.

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.

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!

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

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.

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

Kinda awkard moves but in the style of those times for a rock/nu wave oriented band.Great live performance and such a fine tune and chorus melody.

I've always liked Roland's singing style. I mean the way he was singing with determination.

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.

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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

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

Great document!!! Thank you for share this.

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

This song has a "Down Under" _Men at Work_ vibe about it. Could've been a hit if it had gotten enough radio play, but it was probably 4 years ahead of its time. I suppose it's just as well it wasn't a hit, otherwise we most likely would never have had Tear For Fears.

I loved watching this performance. At this early stage of their musical career they had no idea how big they would become. TFF is my favorite band since forever!

Thank you for sharing this video!:)🥰 sounds great ✌️💖🤩

"Everybody Wants to Rule the Playground".

So Ringo used to play the guitar at some point in the beginning of the band! Just Wow! 😮

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

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!

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

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

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

Curt is killing it on the Bass!..

Thank you so much for this ❤

I think i remember seeing this coming back from school one day! Wouldnt have remembered it was Tears though!

I love how Roland and Curt move in sync

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

That was very cool. Thank you.

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.

In the kids TV days of Jimmy Saville, at least you knew kids were safe around the likes of Mike Reed. Give you a clip round the ear, but nothing worse. Back on track.... can't believe these two developed in TFF. The flutist was never going to work.

wow, that's a way to get exposure. grooming the audience to awesome music for life. so cool to see legends in their humble beginnings

OMG, this is great, I had to look at my video speed to see if it was speeded up my goodness haha

That was fantastic, thanks for posting!!!

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! 😻

I keep coming back.

cela reste dans la tête. Bravo.👍👏🙏👍👏😁. On ressent déjà le talent❤❤

I like the self-playing flute at the end!

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!

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

I can't get enough of listening to this great song..❤

Def. an 'inkling' of great things to come....

The legend Andy Crane on the drums.

Wow, Roland was into it!

Precious footage. Thank you. They were born for this.

They were called Graduate before TFF. I have a 10” ep of this. Wonderful to see this footage.

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.

You can hear the melody that took them far.

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 KZfaq 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!

Never seen this, well maybe as a kid. Loved them since the 80s, thanks

Very jammy !!

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

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.

thanks for coming in manila, philippines.

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

1:40 can you tell they helped inspire 90s alternative rock

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

Roland had that intensity! Destined for greatness!! TFF is my favorite band.

Fabulous clip , very impressive performance, I’ll spread the love ❤