Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

[Willow Rinadoobee Breakfast]

Love those opening notes, and love the song.

[Unhinged]

Great song. Like it much more than "Shout."

[Live Your Life]

Classic.

[jenglisbe]

The opening is pretty iconic at this point. I love the immediate vibe set. Great jam.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Classic song, but I adore "Head Over Heels" much more.

[disman00911]

One of the best 80s pop songs and my 2nd favorite from Tears from Fears after "Shout".  I heard the beginning of this song used as bumper music on the local morning news when I was a kid.  On the radio, this was played on 101.9 the Mix (usually during their 80s at 8 retro hour) and probably now-defunct 103.1 The 80s Channel WXXY.

music video
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGCdLKXNF3w

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

#28 on Billboard's 500 Greatest Pop Songs

Look no further than one of the best opening lines in pop music (“Welcome to your life, there’s no turning back”) to know how ambitious “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” is. The true brilliance of this chart-topper from the British pop-rock band lies in how jangly and upbeat the production is paired with grim lyrics about war-mongering and defying Mother Nature (“There’s a room where the light won’t find you/ Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down” is a particularly terrifying example). It’s a perfect snapshot of the glossy, greedy ’80s: power-grabbing, but make it pop. – KATIE ATKINSON

[Luckie Starchild]

Love this... a timeless classic.  Saw them in concert last year and this year.


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

[SabrinaFan]

This is such a classic! I love this and still listen to it pretty often.

[#LisaRinna]

Classic.