Kirk kicks off Strong Songs Season 5 with Tears For Fears' 1985 hit "Everybody Wants to Rule The World." From classic synths and drum machines to surprisingly avante-garde guitar solos, this song's got a lot more going on than you might remember.Written by: Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Chris HughesProduced by: Chris HughesAlbum: Songs from the Big Chair (1985)Listen/Buy via <a href="https://songwhip.com/tears-for-fears/songsfromthebigchair">Songwhip</a>ALSO DISCUSSED:<ul><li>"Shout" and "Head Over Heels," both from Songs From the Big Chair, 1985</li><li>"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age from Songs For The Deaf, 2002</li><li>"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton performed by Whitney Houston on The Bodyguard soundtrack, 1992</li><li>"You're The Voice" by John Farnham from Whispering Jack, 1986</li><li>"Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)" by Kate Bush from Hounds of Love, 1985</li><li>"Kiss" by Prince from Parade, 1986</li><li>"Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads from Stop Making Sense, 1983</li><li>"So What" by Miles Davis from Kind of Blue, 1959</li><li>"Cold Sweat" by James Brown, 1967</li><li>Dan Carr's excellent synth breakdowns at <a href="https://reverbmachine.com">Reverb Machine</a></li></ul>----LINKS-----SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!<a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic">Paypal</a> | <a href="https://patreon.com/StrongSongs">Patreon.com/Strongsongs</a>MERCH STORE<a href="https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/">store.strongsongspodcast.com</a>SOCIAL MEDIAIG: <a href="https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a> | Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a>NEWSLETTER<a href="https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe">https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe</a>JOIN THE DISCORD<a href="https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm">https://discord.gg/GCvKqAM8Sm</a>OUTRO SOLO PLAY-A-LONG:<a href="https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo">https://soundcloud.com/kirkhamilton/strong-songs-outro-music-no-solo</a>STRONG SONGS PLAYLISTS<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5d9ym1sUymGoySMXOw3zbZ?si=Htz5soSaSrGWAr2wUX16jg">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/the-strong-songs-playlist/pl.u-V9D7gaGiJ7o0a">Apple Music</a> | <a href="https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlWRG2gSOVHd1ywbQVZInJhANNLGcHSgz">YouTube Music</a>--------------------JULY 2023 WHOLE-NOTE PATRONSCatherine WarnerDamon WhiteKaya WoodallDan AustinJay SwartzMiriam JoySEAN D WINNIERushDaniel Hannon-BarryAshley HoagChristopher MillerJamie WhiteChristopher McConnellDavid MascettiJoe LaskaKen HirshJezMelanie AndrichJenness GardnerJeanneret Manning Family FourDave SharpeSami SamhuriAccessViolationRyan TorvikElliot Jay O'NeillAndre BremerMark SchechterDave FloreyJULY 2023 HALF-NOTE PATRONSCallum WebbLynda MacNeilDick MorganZach WamplerBen SteinSusan GreenSean MurphyJake YumatillaAlan BroughRandal VegterGo Birds!Jeff SpeckSamuel MillettWhit SidenerChance McClainRobert Granatdave malloyTim RosenwongNick Gallowayjohn halpinPeter HardingDavidMeghan O'LearyJohn BaumanDax and Dane HuddlestonMartín SalíasTim HowesStu BakerSteve MartinoDr Arthur A GrayCarolinaGary PierceMatt BaxterGiantPredatoryMolluskLuigi BocciaRob AlbrightE Margaret WartonCharles McGeeCatherine ClauseEthan BaumanRenee DowningKenIsWearingAHatJordan BlockAaron WadeTravis PollardJamieDeebsPortland Eye CareCarrie SchneiderRichard SneddonJulian RoleffDoreen CarlsonDavid McDarbyWendy GilchristElliot RosenLisa TurnerPaul WayperBruno GaetaKenneth JungAdam StofskyZak RemerRishi SahayJason ReitmanAilie FraserVonNATALIE MISTILISJosh SingerPhino DeLeonAmy Lynn ThornsenAdam WKelli BrockingtonStephen RawlingsVictoria YuBrad Clarkmino caposselaSteve PaquinDavid JoskeEmma SklarBernard KhooRobert HeuerMatthew GoldenDavid NoahGeraldine ButlerRichard CambierMadeleine MaderJason PrattAbbie BergDoug BelewDermot CrowleyAchint SrivastavaRyan RairighMichael BermanOlivia BishopJohn GisselquistLinda DuffyLiz SegerEoin de BurcaKevin PotterM Shane BordersDallas HockleyJason GerryNathan GouwensLauren ReayEric PrestemonCookies250Damian BradyAngela LivingstoneDavid FriedmanSarah SulanDiane HughesMichael CasnerLowell MeyerStephen TsoneffLorenz SchwarzWenJack SjogrenGeoff GoldenRobyn FraserPascal RuegerRandy SouzaJCClare HolbertonDiane TurnerTom ColemanMark PerryDhu WikMelEric HelmJake RobertsJonathan DanielsMichael FlahertyJarrod SchindlerCaro Fieldmichael bochnerNaomi WatsonDavid CushmanAlexanderGavin DoigSam FennTanner MortonAJ SchusterJennifer BushDavid StroudAmanda FurlottiAndrew BakerJules BaileyAndrew FairL.B. MorseBrian AmoebasBrett DouvilleJeffrey OlsonMatt BetzelMuellerNate from KalamazooMelanie StiversRichard TollerAlexander PolsonEarl LozadaJustin McElroyArjun SharmaJames JohnsonKevin MorrellColin Hodo

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