Tears For Fears' 1983 hit "Mad World" is one of the few songs from the synthpop era that has completely escaped from its original context. A lot of that has to do with the haunted, stripped-down version of "Mad World" that Gary Jules and Michael Andrews recorded for the Donny Darko soundtrack in 2001. (The…
Stereogum — Tears For Fears' 1983 hit "Mad World" is one of the few songs from the synthpop era that has completely escaped from its original context. A lot of that has to do with th... more info