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Goodnight SongTears for Fears

Songwriter: Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

Producer: Tim Palmer Alan Griffiths Roland Orzabal

[Verse 1]
Here on the stage, the time has come
With the strains of "Be my Angel", of rock in two four
Time may keep alive that old swan song
That we've been playing forever
'Til the time may be right to say "goodbye"
My voice is aching
I'm tongue tired
And the sounds we are making are so...

[Chorus]
Goodnight song, played so wrong
Blame the crowd, they screamed so loud, so long

[Verse 2]
Get some honesty
Take the best of me and then the rest let go
In every situation with it's tireless rage
Step outside the cage
And let the real fool show
I should have stayed 'round to break the ice
I thought about it once or twice
But nothing ever changes
Unless there's some pain

[Chorus]
And our goodnight song, played so wrong
Blame the crowd, they screamed so loud, so long

[Chorus]
Goodnight song, played so wrong
Blame the crowd, they screamed so loud, so long

Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English pop band formed in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

The group rose to fame in 1982 with single “Mad World”, which made it to number 3 in the UK charts and paved the way for the huge success of debut album The Hurting, released in 1983. However, it wasn’t until Songs from the Big Chair in 1985, a change in musical direction towards pop, that the band made it internationally. The record proved to be hit, reaching #2 in the UK and #1 in the US charts, and contains their most well-known singles, “Shout” and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. Third album The Seeds of Love, released in 1989, performed similarly, entering the UK Albums charts at #1.

In 1991, the band broke up. Curt Smith went on as a solo artist while Roland Orzabal continued as Tears for Fears, releasing Elemental in 1993 to much success in the UK (though significantly less in the US) and Raoul and the Kings of Spain in 1995, which did poorly in the charts, only reaching #41 in the UK but with some acclaim in continental Europe. In 2000, Curt and Roland reunited and recorded what became Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, released in 2004 to positive reviews and moderate success. The band currently continues to tour.

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