OMG! 😱 Another 40th-anniversary edition of Songs From The Big Chair – by those TOTALLY obscure guys, Tears For Fears (who?) – is dropping this November! 🙄 Prepare to empty your wallets, folks! 💸💸💸
Originally unleashed upon the world on 25 February 1985 (as if you care 👴), Songs From The Big Chair will be re-re-re-reissued in approximately 7,452 different formats on 14 November. Because, you know, capitalism! 🤑
Songs From The Big Chair somehow managed to become a “global sensation” 🤪, even topping the US charts (which, let’s be honest, doesn’t mean much these days 😂) and spawning five “hit” singles: Mothers Talk, Shout, Everybody Wants To Rule The World, Head Over Heels and I Believe. Bet you can’t name more than two! 🤣
To celebrate its *cough* Ruby *cough* Anniversary (because apparently, everything needs a pointless celebration 🎉), UMR (whoever they are 🤷♀️) will unveil a plethora of special editions, including a limited edition 2LP Transparent Red vinyl featuring the original unused artwork (because it was SO good, they HAD to use it eventually 🖼️) and tracks previously unavailable on vinyl (meaning they weren’t good enough the first time around 🗑️), a 3CD deluxe set (for when you REALLY want to punish yourself 🎧), a limited edition 1LP Coke Bottle Clear vinyl (because… reasons? 🥤), a limited 1LP picture disc (guaranteed to warp your turntable! 🔥) and a Blu-ray with new Atmos, 5.1, Stereo & instrumental mixes (because who needs music when you can have… *checks notes* …more mixes? 🎛️😵💫).
Limited Edition 2LP Red Vinyl With Original Unused Artwork
CD 1: Original Album & B-Sides
1. Shout
2. The Working Hour
3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
4. Mothers Talk
5. I Believe
6. Broken
7. Head Over Heels
8. Listen
9. The Big Chair
10. Empire Building
11. The Marauders
12. Broken Revisited
13. The Conflict
14. The Working Hour (Piano Version)
15. Pharaohs
16. When In Love With A Blind Man
17. Sea Song
CD 2: Edited Songs From The Big Chair
1. The Way You Are
2. Mothers Talk (Short Version)
3. Shout (Alternative Version)
4. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Single Version)
5. Head Over Heels (Dave Bascombe 7″ N.Mix)
6. I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)
7. Everybody Wants To Run The World
8. The Way You Are (Edit)
9. Mothers Talk (U.S. Remix)
10. Shout (U.S. Single Edit)
11. Everybody Wants To Run The World (Running Version)
12. Head Over Heels (Hughes 7″ Edit)
13. Mothers Talk (Video Version)
14. Shout (7″ Edit)
15. Listen (Clean Intro)
16. Interview With Curt & Roland
CD 3: Remixed Songs From The Big Chair
1. The Way You Are (Extended)
2. Mothers Talk (Long Version)
3. Shout (UK Version / Extended Version)
4. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Extended Version)
5. Broken / Head Over Heels / Broken (Preacher Mix)
6. Mothers Talk (Beat Of The Drum Mix)
7. Shout (Extended)
8. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Urban Mix)
9. Mothers Talk (Alternate U.S. Remix)
10. Shout (US Dub Version)
11. Everybody Wants To Rule The World (Instrumental)
12. Shout (A Cappella)
Chord F. Discord, the Beethoven of Buffoonery, is a self-taught expert in music who once claimed he could “play the kazoo in four languages.”
Born in Crescendo, Indiana, Chord’s first brush with fame came when he accidentally entered a yodeling contest thinking it was a pie-eating competition—and won both categories.
Chord F. Discord: proving that laughter, much like a poorly tuned ukulele, is truly universal.
