{"id":345351,"date":"2026-03-14T04:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/345351\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T04:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T04:23:15","slug":"tears-for-fears-praise-harry-styles-cover-of-their-song-loving-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/345351\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears For Fears Praise Harry Styles&#8217; Cover Of Their Song: &#8216;Loving This&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/tears-for-fears\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tears For Fears<\/a> are here for it. The British new wave duo comprised of Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal weighed in on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/harry-styles\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harry Styles<\/a>\u2018 cover of their 1985 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash \u201cEverybody Wants to Rule the World\u201d during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/pop\/harry-styles-live-lounge-tears-for-fears-cover-watch-1236197757\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">his BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge set<\/a> this week, heaping praise on the \u201cAperture\u201d singer for his soulful take on one of their signature hits.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/harry-styles\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/harry-styles-6jk-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/tears-for-fears\/\" class=\"c-lazy-image__link lrv-a-unstyle-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-billboard-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tears-for-fears-m3u-344x344.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-secondary-fancy-xxxs@desktop-xl a-font-secondary-fancy-s@desktop-xl-max lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase lrv-u-color-black u-padding-t-13 lrv-u-padding-b-2 lrv-u-margin-tb-00 lrv-u-text-align-center lrv-u-border-t-1 lrv-u-border-color-black lrv-u-width-100p\">See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t\u201c<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVy-pD3kcyu\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\">Loving this cover<\/a>,\u201d the pair wrote on Instagram alongside footage of Styles dancing around and grooving out to the tune with his band.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs part of the promotional rounds in support of his new album, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/lists\/harry-styles-kiss-all-the-time-disco-review-tracks-ranked\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally<\/a>, Styles dipped into the BBC\u2019s Maida Vale studio for a five-song set that included four songs from the new LP, the singles \u201cAperture\u201d and \u201cAmerican Girls,\u201d as well as \u201cCarla\u2019s Song\u201d and \u201cDance No More.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAnd, as is customary, Styles threw in a classic cover as well, in keeping with his previous appearances on the show, including in 2022, when he took on Wet Leg\u2019s \u201cWet Dream,\u201d as well as 2019, when he tackled Lizzo\u2019s \u201cJuice\u201d and during the press rounds for his self-titled 2017 debut album, when he covered Fleetwood Mac\u2019s \u201cThe Chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tStyles will be back at it this weekend when he pulls double-duty on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/harry-styles-snl-promo-marcello-hernandez-impersonation-1236197251\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Saturday Night Live\u00a0<\/a>as both host and performer. Styles first hosted the show in 2019 and has appeared as a musical guest four times in his career as a soloist as well as with his former band One Direction. Harry got a jump on the hosting gig last weekend when he very inconspicuously slid into Ryan Gosling\u2019s monologue, where he proved to be a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/tv-film\/harry-styles-cameo-snl-1236195022\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">hilariously annoying distraction<\/a>\u00a0that show\u2019s host.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubpass.co\/billboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2HpFicp.png\" alt=\"Billboard VIP Pass\" style=\"max-width: 100%;height: auto\"\/><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"c-logo lrv-a-unstyle-link u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-width-100p  u-max-width-100 u-height-26 u-max-width-130px@mobile-max u-margin-t-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/\" title=\"Billboard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-tagline  a-font-accent-l@desktop u-font-size-1205 a-font-accent-xs@mobile-max u-font-size-15@mobile-max u-line-height-22px@mobile-max lrv-u-text-align-center@mobile-max u-letter-spacing-0030@mobile-max lrv-u-padding-t-025 lrv-u-margin-a-00 u-padding-t-0125@mobile-max u-padding-b-0063@mobile-max\">Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"c-link  lrv-a-unstyle-button lrv-u-cursor-pointer lrv-u-display-inline-flex lrv-u-background-color-brand-primary lrv-u-background-color-black:hover lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-color-brand-primary:hover u-padding-lr-0.875 u-padding-tb-10 lrv-u-flex-shrink-0 u-align-items-center a-font-basic-fancy-xs u-margin-t-0.188 u-margin-b-0188 u-margin-b-040@mobile-max\" href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.billboard.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\tSign Up<\/a><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tears For Fears are here for it. 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