Friday, September 22, 2006

Mad World

'Cause it is.

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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousSep 23, 2006, 1:35:00 p.m.

    What a beautiful song and video, brought tears to my eyes. I've forwarded it to my activist contacts, but I'd really like to know who did the music? Any idea?
    Thanks!

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  2. CliffSep 23, 2006, 1:57:00 p.m.

    Its by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews from the soundtrack to the amazing film Donnie Darko - it was also featured on an episode of CSI.

    It's actually a cover of a Tears For Fears song(!) The original is very 80's New Romantic and about twice the tempo - I prefer this version.

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  3. AnonymousSep 23, 2006, 3:16:00 p.m.

    Thanks, Cliff - will have to see about getting a download and will check out the film too.

    Hard to believe it's a cover of TFF - I love this version, it's rather haunting, isn't it.

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  4. CliffSep 23, 2006, 4:03:00 p.m.

    It's an earwig. You'll find yourself unconciously whistling it.

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  5. AlisonSep 23, 2006, 4:38:00 p.m.

    To be fair to TFF, I did once see them do an unplugged version of this on a local cable show many years ago. IIRC, it was about this slow. Been rattling around in the back of my head ever since.

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  6. CliffSep 23, 2006, 4:54:00 p.m.

    I've only ever heard the TFF original version. Lots of synth and much more upbeat.

    I was about 15 when TFF were getting big, but by that point I was heavily into The Clash, DOA and the Dead Kennedys. Listening to New Romantics like TFF was culturally verboten - though I had a secret fondness for that famous Ah Ha video for Take On Me - recently hilariously parodied on Family Guy.

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