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Ben Rogerson

“Loving this cover!”: Tears For Fears give Harry Styles’ performance of their biggest hit the seal of approval, but was there a more appropriate version he could have sung?

Harry Styles and Tears for Fears.

Harry Styles is making a habit of covering classic British pop songs from the ‘80s. Six years ago, he and his band gave a widely acclaimed and much-viewed performance of Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer on the Howard Stern Show, and now they’ve turned their hands to another of the era’s banger – Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears.

The occasion was a session in BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Styles performed four tracks from his new album. Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. – Aperture, American Girls, Dance No More and Carla's Song – before turning his attention to Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal’s 1985 masterpiece.

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