Mar 7, 2023

Look Forward To A Future In The Past



The Hurting
Tears For Fears (1983)
One of my favorite albums ever recorded is turning 40 years old today.  The debut album from Tears For Fears was released on March 7th, 1983.  It's a record that I have a deeper appreciation for every time that I listen to it.


The video above is a playlist of the entire album.  If you've never listened to it before, there's no time like the present.  I can't think of a record that captures what it felt like for me growing up as closely as The Hurting.  However, if you only have time to listen to one song, click below to listen to Suffer The Children.
It's a sad affair
When there's no one there
He calls out in the night
And it's so unfair
At least it seems that way
When you gave him his life

And all this time it's been getting you down
You ought to pick him up when there's no one around
And convince him
Just talk to him
Cause he knows in his heart you won't be home soon
He's an only child in an only room
And he's dependent on you

And it seems so strange
That at the end of the day
Making love can be so good
But the pain of birth
What is it worth
When it don't turn out the way it should

And all this time it's been getting you down
You ought to pick him up when there's no one around
And convince him
Just talk to him
Cause he knows in his heart you won't be home soon
He's an only child in an only room
And he's dependent on you

Suffer... suffer the children