The story behind
Tears for Fears released "Mothers Talk" in 1984, before the release of their second album Songs from the Big Chair. The song was recorded at the beginning of that year, but was released as a single months before the album. It was a preview of what they were going to do with the album: more commercial, more direct. Roland Orzabal wrote it in 1983 during a tour, and wanted it to sound like Talking Heads, but it didn't work out. They recorded it with Jeremy Green, but the result didn't please the label. Then they re-recorded it with Chris Hughes, the producer of the first album, and it was released in August 1984. The song starts with instruments taken from a Barry Manilow album and a rhythm that reminds one of Weather Report. It was one of the first Tears for Fears songs to use samples. In the United States, they released it as the fourth single in 1986, with a completely new version. The version was mixed by Bob Clearmountain, who also worked on the album. The American version has a different sound, cleaner, and also includes a version of "Sea Song" as the B-side. ↓ Skip to chords
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The Hurting
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