Tears for Fears- Saturnine Martial and Lunatic

 

Recently, I listened to one of my favorite CDs growing up, Tears For Fears Saturnine Martial and Lunatic.  It's a collection of B-sides from the popular 80s band, and what made it unique then and now was that many of the tracks played with existing melodies or ideas from TFF songs- for example,  the opening track "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" has a woman rapping the lyrics to "Sowing The Seeds of Love".  "Pharaohs", a very laid back track, features some of the guitar work from Everybody Wants To Rule The World.  "Deja Vu and The Sins of Science" is noteworthy because of the lyrics but also the sounds effects, including what sounds like a van door closing (and, at one point, a cow mooing).  There's an alternate take of "Laid So Low" called "Tears Roll Down", and a cover of David Bowie's "Ashes To Ashes.  Overall, it's an interesting listen and one of the better B-side collections I've heard.