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UK people, what's the MAD WORLD craze all about?
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Topic: UK people, what's the MAD WORLD craze all about?
PeterK
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I've noticed lately the reworked song "Mad World" by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews from Donnie Darko is #1 on the British Pop charts.... The weird thing is in all the news stories I've seen, the film or the soundtrack is not mentioned by name. Michael Andrews, composer for Donnie Darko, Gary Jules the vocalist. I like the version of the song a lot, but am weirded out by how it's a cult favorite in the US, but a pop phenomenon in the UK. What gives, peeps?
posted 01-05-2004 10:15 PM PT (US) Timmer
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Beats me Pete, I'm still scratching my head!??
posted 01-06-2004 04:45 AM PT (US) FalkirkBairn
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I'm still a-scratching too. It just seemed to appear out of nowhere - and then people complained that it wasn't a cheery Christmas No. 1!
posted 01-06-2004 05:38 AM PT (US) shrubber
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Unless I'm very much mistaken, it also made an appearance on the soundtrack of a TV show (or did he sing it on live TV?). Anyhoo, that might explain it. Oh, and Tears For Fears are reforming...
posted 01-07-2004 05:09 PM PT (US) Timmer
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Seems thy name is the bearer of bad news shrubber ol'mate. Tears For Fears reforming? Eeegads hell really is freezing over!
posted 01-07-2004 06:11 PM PT (US) HadrianD
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Originally posted by Timmer:
Seems thy name is the bearer of bad news shrubber ol'mate. Tears For Fears reforming? Eeegads hell really is freezing over!Lets just shout shout and let it all out.
posted 01-08-2004 05:03 AM PT (US) shrubber
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Mad World indeed. If you don't believe it, read it here and weep.[Message edited by shrubber on 01-09-2004]
posted 01-09-2004 05:30 PM PT (US) Dan Brecher
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I doubt anyone could explain the intricacies of the British singles chart.Daniel
posted 01-10-2004 08:49 AM PT (US) Shaun Rutherford
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Piss off, I like Tears For Fears.Shaun
posted 01-10-2004 10:01 PM PT (US) Timmer
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Shaun, we just don't hear your dulcet tones enough around here!
posted 01-11-2004 06:46 AM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB