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The Working Hour

from The Working Hour by Wise Owl

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when i was a kid i thought music from the 80's was lame, and Tears For Fears was among the lamest. it's only because of the commercials for 80's compilations they played on TV that made them look so corny to me

now, Tears For Fears is the biggest non-Jamaican influence on Wise Owl music. let be known, i think these guys are geniuses

so why didn't i do Everybody Wants To Rule The World? why not Shout or Mad World? well, maybe i will. but i wanted to do this song first because in my opinion, it's the heart of Songs From The Big Chair. it's the most unique, the most striking, and it feels and sounds like everything these guys wanted to say all in one song.

and besides all that, i just like it and i've always wanted to play it!

so here it is, one of my favorite songs of all time, in a reggae style at last

lyrics

These things that I've been told
Can rearrange
My world, my doubt, in time
But inside out

This is the working hour
We are paid by those who learn by our mistakes
This is the working hour
We are paid by those who learn by our mistakes

This day and age for all
And not for one
All lies and secrets, put on
Put on and on

This is the working hour
We are paid by those who learn by our mistakes
This is the working hour
We are paid by those who learn by our mistakes

Fear is such a vicious thing
It wraps me up in chains

Find out, find out, what this fear is about
Find out, find out, what this fear is about

Find out, find out, what this fear is about

credits

from The Working Hour, released March 12, 2021
Written by Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, and Manny Elias

Original song appears on the 1985 Phonogram release Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

Recorded, Produced, and Mixed by Brandon "Wise Owl" Niznik at Adult Tree House in Los Angeles, CA

Mastered by Nathaniel "Black Market" Bridges at High Noon Audio in Nashville, TN

Drums recorded by Mike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi

Vocals, Bass, Guitars, Piano, Organ, Synthesizers - Brandon "Wise Owl" Niznik
Synthesizers - Patrick Simon
Saxophone - Brian "Dub Robot" Wallace
Drums - Winston "Horseman" Williams

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