Mad world

Michael Andrews and Gary Jules have taken the top slot with their moving rendition of Tears for Fears classic Mad World.

They managed to sell 236,000 copies to become this year’s Christmas number one.

It’s an interesting song which has some haunting resonance for our time. Looking around the world this Christmas it does seem to be a bit of a mad place.

Am glad that they got the number one rather than some shite boy band or some pop idol has been.

Also, it only takes 236,000 copies to get to number one. The singles market is dead !

Anyway, here are the lyrics:

Tears For Fears – Mad World

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places ? worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere ? going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression ? no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow ? no tomorrow

And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad
The dreams in which I?m dying are the best I?ve ever had
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take
When people run in circles it?s a very very
mad world mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday ? happy birthday
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen ? sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me ? no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what?s my lesson
Look right through me ? look right through me

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