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You better love loving, and you better behave
You better love loving, and you better behave
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
Calls her man the great white hope
Says she's fine, she'll always cope
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
Well, I feel lying and waiting is a poor man's deal
And I feel hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel
Well, it's a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains
Trades her soul as skin and bone
Sells the only thing she owns
Woman in chains
Woman in chains
Men of stone
Men of stone
Well, I feel deep in your heart there are wounds time can't heal
And I feel somebody somewhere is trying to breathe
Well, you know what I mean
It's a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains
It's under my skin but out of my hands
I'll tear it apart, but I won't understand
I will not accept the greatness of man
It's a world gone crazy
Keeps woman in chains
So free her
So free her
So free her
So free her
So free her
So free her
So free her
So free her
So Free Her
| Duluoz (Houston, TX) | Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 19:37 Shesdifferent wrote: And I love them each and every album.
Me too!  Own them all. |
| Xeric (404 Not Found) | Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 19:37 Gargh. Drivel. EDIT: Endless drivel. |
| enidualc (NY) | Posted: Nov 06, 2006 - 19:37  |
| greatfulted (WDW, FL) | Posted: Oct 23, 2006 - 04:30 Beautiful vocal harmony. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Sep 23, 2006 - 20:55 woozurdaddy wrote: Excellent analysis.... |
| AlienRelic (east of Eden) | Posted: Aug 25, 2006 - 14:38 Boring and way too commercial. |
| RoryBK2311 (Denver, CO) | Posted: Aug 25, 2006 - 14:36 Shoot me in the face, this is awful. |
| MickMan (Western, NY) | Posted: Jul 27, 2006 - 08:37 Duffalo wrote: Hate this like poison.
Don't hold back, tell us how you really feel.  |
| supergroverx (Los Angeles) | Posted: Jul 27, 2006 - 08:23 ya know, typically i like these guys, and i've always thought oleta adams had a great voice. not a terrible song, either. but the production is way way overdone. from the late 80s-early 90s multi-culti days (see peter gabriel us, johnny clegg/savuka, etc.) Some of those songs made good use of that sound, but most were just annoying. this one, 5. |
| twcarlin (too far, and not far enough) | Posted: Jul 27, 2006 - 08:20 Absolutly wonderful! TFF did create some masterpieces.  |
| Zweiblumen (Boston, MA [2,606 miles ENE of Paradise, CA]) | Posted: Jul 27, 2006 - 08:19 K-BILLY wrote: I believe this is the song that discovered Oleta Adams Talent as a singer.
 This song isn't discovering much aside from the mute button on my headphones. This is bordering on abysmal. |
| Duffalo (Aisle 2) | Posted: Jul 12, 2006 - 16:25 Hate this like poison. |
| Tux (The Netherlands) | Posted: Jun 28, 2006 - 00:26 Going back to a wonderful time. I love it. |
| K-BILLY (Roseville, CA) | Posted: Jun 13, 2006 - 14:32 I believe this is the song that discovered Oleta Adams Talent as a singer. |
| panlad | Posted: Jun 13, 2006 - 10:23 It could be argued that the original album, Seeds of Love, is overproduced. It took them six years to finish it. Much of that time was spent with infighting between Curt and Roland I'm sure. Nonetheless as a complete work it rises way above the saccharine pop and rock that dominated the late 80's. The same could be said about the previous Songs from the Big Chair. They are musically unique for their time. This doesn't mean everyone should like it of course. But TFF is an interesting phenomenon in the popular music world. I love this record. I do think the digital recording can be a bit flat but it is an otherwise fantastic achievement in production. It was clearly painstakingly recorded with great attention to detail. In a rare occasion for a rock/pop record the songs and musicianship really live up to the ambition of the production. Big name studio musicians such as Robbie McIntosh, Simon Phillips, and Manu Katche put in fitting contributions. Each song is unique and wonderfully realized as its own piece. Especially noted by TFF fans is the haunting final track, Famous Last Words. All of that said I always felt Seeds of Love was not recognized all that much for its greatness. Maybe it is just too unique in its ambitions. But that's just my opinion... |
| stratrjb (mitten) | Posted: Jun 13, 2006 - 09:47 This is one of the best songs written IMO, the female vocalist is outstanding and I've heard it many times since it was released and it is still one of my top tens by far. loverofsaptotheveryend |
| Mari (why do all the country girls leave) | Posted: Jun 13, 2006 - 09:44 ">  |
| -relayer- (9500 ft ASL) | Posted: Jun 13, 2006 - 09:43 This really hasn't held up very well over the years. Very dated sound. |
| mysteryplane | Posted: Jun 13, 2006 - 09:42 What ever elevator this elevator music came from, is down, down, all the way to hell. With cancer... and john tesh, and richard gear.... |
| jarrudy | Posted: Jun 13, 2006 - 09:40 mfassett wrote: AMAZING song, always moving.
oleta adams.  |
| mfassett (Redwood City, CA) | Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 22:52 AMAZING song, always moving. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Apr 11, 2006 - 19:59 This is a re-post but I couldn't help it. This song is so good..Great to hear it! Play more TFF, how about something from Raoul and the Kings of Spain?  |
| Beastie (Living with 22 million+, same city) | Posted: Mar 13, 2006 - 10:23 This is pretty good. TFF certainly knew how to create magic sometimes. |
| cattgirl813 (Detroit) | Posted: Mar 13, 2006 - 10:20 One of my favorite TFF songs, mainly because of Oleta Adams's beautiful voice. Where is she? We need more singing like that out here. |
| phillips (a beach near you) | Posted: Mar 13, 2006 - 10:19 i love them. |
| rsfc_carp (Lafayette, IN) | Posted: Feb 26, 2006 - 19:01 Platypus wrote: you hit the nail on the friggin head.  I keep waiting for Taylor Dayne to come in and pick up the melody. Jeeze I disklike this. |
| weevilkinevil (close to Paradise) | Posted: Feb 26, 2006 - 18:53 Wow! I haven't heard this in years! Time to space out and remember times gone by. |
| highwindows (Deepest East Anglia) | Posted: Feb 12, 2006 - 01:14 Pretty damn good. First time I've heard this particular track but have to admit I'm always a sucker for these guys. |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Jan 28, 2006 - 08:18 Fine song, but there's a little too much reverb in the mix. (Typical of the 80s.) |
| PattonFever (wherever i go, there i am.) | Posted: Jan 13, 2006 - 17:46 brings back nice memories. thanks. :) |
| jah_blessed (Netherlands) | Posted: Dec 30, 2005 - 05:21 Nice 80s flashback. |
| shakitten (8500 feet, overlooking Denver, Colorado) | Posted: Dec 15, 2005 - 17:50 TELowe wrote: This song is amazing. I can listen to it all day, the textures, overlapping melodies, voices, tempo, omgosh, I sing it all the time. I love this song!
Ditto! My favorite from TFF...  |
| TELowe (Columbus, Ohio) | Posted: Dec 09, 2005 - 17:47 This song is amazing. I can listen to it all day, the textures, overlapping melodies, voices, tempo, omgosh, I sing it all the time. I love this song! |
| DocGuy (SoCal) | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 20:33 Faithful_Fool wrote: Bad Mans song had special meaning too.
Badmans Song = ultraexcellent! ... When I saw T4F on the Elemental tour, they closed their encore with it... truly breathtaking... I uploaded it to the LRC. Voting is currently at 11-5. Cross your fingers. |
| Platypus (here, now) | Posted: Nov 01, 2005 - 20:29 cbonai wrote: Hate to dis Tears For Fears but this sounds like an interlude to some cheesy Van Damme film.
you hit the nail on the friggin head. |
| SoFree | Posted: Oct 18, 2005 - 06:00 Phil Collins on the drums... |
| atomm73 | Posted: Oct 18, 2005 - 05:57 wonderfull |
| Mark1970 (Grayson, GA) | Posted: Oct 03, 2005 - 13:27 Shesdifferent wrote: These guys were soooooooo good, this song is brilliant. Play more, how about something from Raoul and the Kings of Spain?
There are a couple of songs in the catalog here on RP. I've requested them several times with no luck.  |
| babygirl614 (Green Bay, WI) | Posted: Oct 03, 2005 - 13:26 Love it, love it, love it. And Oleta Adams ain't bad either. |
| Faithful_Fool (Streets of San Francisco) | Posted: Oct 03, 2005 - 13:25 Makes me think of an old girlfriend, Linda G. We'd go at it for the emtire length of this album. Song for the Bad Man, or Bad Mans song had special meaning too. 9! |
| archrrone (Erie, CO) | Posted: Oct 03, 2005 - 13:20 I guess I hear something much different than some of you because this is a 9.5 for me. |
| Roverfish (Tucson, AZ - Thanks for visiting...now go home!) | Posted: Sep 03, 2005 - 23:09 EthicalDilemma wrote: :puke: De gustibus non est disputandum
I beg to differ. So would the 7 rating. Very suprised, but happy, to hear this song on RP. |
| Mangoman (Portland Metro Oregon) | Posted: Sep 03, 2005 - 23:04 Every once in a while Tears For Fears created magic. The rest of the time they inflicted pure pain. "Woman In Chains" was about as painful as it got.:puke: That said, I caught them on TV recently playing cuts from their new cd-- Some real nice work. I'm planning to check it out. |
| EthicalDilemma (Richmond, CA) | Posted: Sep 03, 2005 - 22:58 :puke: De gustibus non est disputandum |
| mxdcec | Posted: Aug 20, 2005 - 02:41 Artist: Tears For Fears Song: Woman In Chains -------------------------------------------- You better love loving and you better behave You better love loving and you better behave Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Calls her man the Great White Hope Says she's fine, she'll always cope Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Well I feel, lying and waiting is a poor man's deal And I feel, hopelessly weighed down by your eyes of steel. Well, it's a world gone crazy Keeps woman in chains Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Trades her soul as skin and bone Sells the only thing she owns Woman in Chains Woman in Chains Men of Stone Men of Stone Well I feel, deep in your heart there are wounds that time can't heal. And I feel, somebody somewhere is trying to breathe. Well, you know what I mean? It's a world gone crazy, Keeps woman in chains. It's under my skin, but out of my hands. I'll tear it apart, but I won't understand. I will not accept the greatness of man. It's a world gone crazy, Keeps Woman in Chains. It's a world gone crazy, Keeps Woman in Chains. So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her So free her |
| g-rod (Church of the Acceptance of Mortality) | Posted: Jul 21, 2005 - 10:41 Bob Clearmountain |
| cbonai | Posted: Jun 07, 2005 - 07:11 Hate to dis Tears For Fears but this sounds like an interlude to some cheesy Van Damme film. |
| Shaken_Bake (Mile High City (or is it just me?)) | Posted: May 23, 2005 - 14:55 Harmonies don't get much better than on this song. Can Oleta Adams sing or what?! |
| ginger | Posted: May 23, 2005 - 14:55 The Seeds of Love is still one of my favorite albums after all these years. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: May 08, 2005 - 23:34 These guys were soooooooo good, this song is brilliant. Play more, how about something from Raoul and the Kings of Spain? |