Tears for Fears

What Happened to the Generation Gap?

Kurt Ellenberger | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, Tears for Fears, Pop Music, Beethoven, The End of History, Music Eras, Teen Rebellion, The Beatles, 80s Pop Music, Francis Fukuyama, Miles Davis, Rammstein, Madonna, Wham, George Michael, Heart, Lady GaGa, The Eurythmics, Culture News
Kurt Ellenberger

Why are teenagers listening to music that their parents were dancing to 25 years ago instead of rebelling against it? When I was 13, I may have had some knowledge of pop stars from a quarter century earlier, but I certainly didn't like any of their music.

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"A Little Less Conversation": A Playlist to Encourage a New Generation to "Do Something"

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Eric Clapton, The Felice Brothers, Rob Thomas, The Eagles, Pete Seeger, Travie McCoy, Jackie DeShannon, The Beatles, The Weavers, The Who, Utopia, Vh1, Natasha Bedingfield, Journey, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Do Something Awards, Glee, B.B. King, Infant Sorrow, Bob Marley, Neil Diamond, Van Halen, Aimee Mann, Vince Gill, Carole King, Mos Def, Jane Lynch, Red Hot Chili Peppers, George Harrison, Twilight, Jersey Shore, Canned Heat, The Youngbloods, Billy Swan, Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, The 5th Dimension, Elvis Presley, Kellan Lutz, Bruno Mars, Gogol Bordello, Bill Withers, Friend & Lover, Bret Michaels, U2, Thunderclap Newman, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Jakob Dylan, Tears for Fears, Frank Sinatra, R.E.M., James Taylor, Allen Toussaint, Bruce Springsteen, Lifehouse, Entertainment News
David Wild

Today, I have a semi-modest proposal for those same young Americans who will likely inherit this big mess: do something, and do it with "A Little Less Conversation" and little more action.

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'Cracked Actor': An Angry Yet Forgiving Playlist for Mel Gibson

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Rolling Stones, Britney Spears, The Special a.K.A., Nirvana, Paul Simon, Black Sabbath, David Grisman, Beck, The Beatles, John Mayer, George Michael, Talking Heads, Mel Gibson, Sly & the Family Stone, Loggins & Messina, Oksana Grigorieva, N.W.A., Graham Parker, David Bowie, Tears for Fears, Elvis Costello, Entertainment News
David Wild

In the spirit of brotherhood, here's my angry but forgiving playlist for a cracked actor who apparently has some passions in this life that aren't particularly Christ-like. Please know that I'm praying for you, Mel -- in Yiddish.

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"Everybody Wants To Rule The World": A Winning Playlist For World Cup 2010

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World Class Heroes, World Cup 2010, E, Wind & Fire, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Julian Cope, The Beach Boys, Team America, Lady Antebellum, Bee Gees, Daryl Hall, Billy Bragg, John Mayer, Tears for Fears, Shakira, Sounds of Blackness, Nelly Furtado, Kinky, Elton John, Curt Smith, Five for Fighting, Earth, Jethro Tull, Bob Marley, Enrique Iglesias, Del Amitri, Ricky Martin, Soccer, Ringo Starr, New Order, Jakob Dylan, Cat Stevens, Rolling Stones, Everclear, Sports News
David Wild

The World Cup 2010 has finally grabbed my partial attention, and made me upgrade soccer to a position just below American basketball, baseball, football and tennis, but just slightly above curling and ping pong.

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Hit the Road Jack: a Tortured Fan's Playlist for the End of "24"

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Colin Hay, The Rolling Stones, The Jacksons, Bob Marley, Neil Diamond, David Crosby, Steve Miller, Skeeter Davis, George Harrison, Queen, Fox, The Wailers, Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty, Lauryn Hill, Aretha Franklin, Leo Kottke, The Who, John Lennon, Pearl Jam, Mel & Tim, Little Feat, U2, Camper Van Beethoven, Kiefer Sutherland, The Standells, Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens, Tears for Fears, Ray Charles, 24, Plain White T's, The Bangles, Jude Cole, Entertainment News
David Wild

I have been there watching "24" since its first hour, and now, I will be there when Jack Bauer hits the road this year too. In appreciation for all that entertainment/patriotism/torture, here's one fan's loving playlist.

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"Let's Get Lost": A Final Playlist for an Island Full of Great Memories

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Debbie Gibson, Huey Lewis, Jack Bender, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, The String Cheese Incident, BeBe Winans, Spongebob Squarepants, Big & Rich, J.J. Abrams, Queen, Bread, Jimmy Herring, Faith Hill, Cece Winans, The Kinks, T.I., Beck, Billy Joel, Lost Final Season, The Clash, Supertramp, Weezer, J.Geils Band, The Rubinoos, Sawyer Brown, Elton John, Lucinda Williams, Ben Folds Five, Matthew Fox, Brooks & Dunn, The Cure, Damon Lindelof, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Johnny Cash, Carlton Cuse, Little Big Town, Bob Seger, Tom Petty, Katy Perry, Lost Finale, Meat Puppets, Gin Blossoms, Michael Buble, Cassandra Wilson, Chet Baker, Mama Cass Elliot, Foreigner, Coldplay, Will Smith, Tears for Fears, Justin Timberlake, Lost, Al Stewart, Jay-Z, Hugo, Entertainment News
David Wild

More than any other show in recent memory, Lost required our full attention and rewarded that sort of dedicating viewing with its singular elusive excellence.

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"Everything Is Broken": A Playlist for Our Broken Government

David Wild | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Albert King, Green Day, Rusty Truck, John Fogerty, Rod Stewart, Joe Nichols, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson, Beck, Tift Merrit, Robert Downey Jr, Bon Jovi, Senator Evan Bayh, John Mayer, The Raconteurs, Norah Jones, Ringo Starr, Al Green, Rosanne Cash, Tears for Fears, Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, The Gordian Knot, Allen Toussaint, Entertainment News
David Wild

In music, when a record "breaks," it's a good thing. In Washington, when our government "breaks," it's generally a bad, bad thing. At least that's what I got from Senator Evan Bayh.

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How David Hasselhoff Toppled the Berlin Wall: Music Memories From November, 1989

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Hasslehoff, Tears for Fears, Berlin Wall, U2, Berlin Wall Anniversary, David Hasslehoff Germany, Berlin-Wall-2009, Entertainment News
Kristi York Wooten

At the end of the day, we were but tourists in the whole charade. Yet one American fit right in: David Hasselhoff.

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The 7 Best Literal Music Videos Of All Time

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Total Eclipse of the Heart, Video, Take on Me Literal Version, Lol, Take on Me, Funny Videos, Separate Ways Literal Version, Under the Bridge Literal Version, Separate Ways, Total Eclipse of the Heart Literal Version, Under the Bridge, Tears for Fears, Journey Literal Video, Head Over Heels Literal Version, Just a Friend Literal Version, Biz Markie, With Arms Wide Open Literal Version, Best Literal Videos, Literal Videos, Literal Music Video, Literal Video, Literal Music Videos, Comedy News

If you've ever watched a music video and wondered what the hell it had to do with the song, this post is for you. It holds the best literal versions...

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American Idol -- Top 8: Allison Gets (Some) Respect

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Simon Cowell, Allison Iraheta, Pop Music, Ryan Seacrest, Lil Rounds, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Adam Lambert, Kara DioGuardi, Tears for Fears, American Idol, Kris Allen, Danny Gokey, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

On a day when photos circulated on the internet showing Adam Lambert apparently kissing a guy or two, the big news in the parallel world of TV Idol was Anoop's defensive attitude coming across too much last week.

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