Tears for Fears - BBC 4 atm

A much underrated band imo, Woman In Chains is a bit of a masterpiece, for me.

I find it kind of funny, I find it kind of sad there aren't bands of this calibre around these days.It's a  mad world.

Oh yes,great band.  I recorded it and will watch it soon.

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow

And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world, mad world

Children waiting for the day, they feel good
Happy birthday, happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher, tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me

And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it's a very very
Mad world, mad world
Enlarge your world
Mad world

With so many covers it shows it was a masterpiece.

Dreadful rubbish

Like the pet shop boys , that sort of music something feels like it is missing ,  they know they are talentless

Madonna , that's another one . Same thing

Culture club , same problem again

Duran Duran , yep them too

When the notes cease, everything remains the same

Listening to that music I always have the same feeling ,
something's missing
I can't explain it any other way

It's a similar feeling you might have for artificial grass

lfc1971..

Shout
Shout
Let it all out
These are the things I can do without
Come on
I'm talking to you
Come on

: ) yes stickyvicky but I have already said it loud and clear
with a few too many repetitions
But any sensitive person would understand why this music is the same as artificial grass

It's the difference between stock Aiken and waterman and Motown
Well one is sh!te and the other sublime

That lovely songs like Abraham , Martin and John exist ,
Is a lovely thought

Nothing has compared to the 80's music era since imo.
From U2 Madness Simple Minds Depeche Mode etc. to the above you have mentioned, most wrote their own songs and played their own instruments.
Tears for Fears actually surprisingly to me have a large catalogue of hits after watching this programme.
Agreed Stock Aiken and Waterman brought in all the manufactured stuff coming off a conveyor belt every week.

Tears for Fears - fantastic band

You missed out Stefan Dennis, St Winifred's school choir, and Black Lace.

St Winifred's school choir a class apart

By the 1980s there were no remarkable men left in music

i've never heard anyone say that the 1980s wasn't a good musical decade  .... I think there was a really good mix going on .