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About This Track
“Mad World” was covered by Michael Andrews and Gary Jules for the film Donnie Darko (2001), achieving a second round of success almost twenty years after the original. While the Tears for Fears version featured various synthesizers and percussion, the Andrews/Jules version was stripped down; instead of a full musical backing, it used only a set of piano chords, a cello, and modest use of a vocoder on the chorus. Their version was originally released on CD in 2002 on the film’s soundtrack, but an increasing cult following spawned by the movie’s DVD release finally prompted Jules and Andrews to issue the song as a proper single.
The release was a runaway success in late 2003.
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dronshek wrote:
"The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had..." [6]
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Ivana_Shirayuki wrote:
beautiful
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SkateSlut wrote:
gooooood
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PrismaIndiana wrote:
n1
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SabinaTheQueen wrote:
Ideal song.
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trekeyus wrote:
Another cover that ends up being better than the original... Shows how a different artist's take on a song can often give it new life and a larger audience. [2]
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DrinkNewCoke wrote:
:)
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kiciax3 wrote:
Cudowne, kurwa.
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agurish wrote:
Another cover that ends up being better than the original... Shows how a different artist's take on a song can often give it new life and a larger audience.
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monique019 wrote:
<3
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criminal_manboy wrote:
Melancholy.
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adrianneb69 wrote:
The dreams in which i'm dying are the best i've ever had .
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mikesport wrote:
Perfect ending song for my favorite movie. Makes my cry..
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sundayborn13 wrote:
Awesome.
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kikikirsche wrote:
When people run in circles it’s a very very Mad world
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narmi wrote:
^ it was used in the original gears of war 1 trailer. So technically it was used before anyone had even played gears of war. Love how it's used in Gears 3 though.
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AEcid wrote:
i never thought i would hear this song in a game like gears of war 3...
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borisj wrote:
One of the sweetest covers ever made
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kyoken wrote:
Only acceptable with Donnie Darko.[3]
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Hulum wrote:
"The dreams in which I'm dying are the best I've ever had.." [5]
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