Her subdued cover feels like the perfect B-side to her 2008 song “La La Land,” which speaks to working in the Hollywood “machine” and simultaneously dealing with the pressures of fame.įor one of her Kellyoke covers on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the singer/host took the best of both mad worlds, mixing the the slowed-down tempo of Jules and Andrews’ version with heavy drums and guitars that harken back to the peppier, synth-pop original by Tears for Fears. “I saw this song in Donnie Darko when I was 14 and have listened to it over and over,” she said in the album’s editor notes on Apple Music. Lovato included her cover of “Mad World” in her seventh studio album Dancing With the Devil… The Art of Starting Over after rediscovering it during a Big Bear, Calif. Below, Billboard rounds up some of the best interpretations of “Mad World,” starting with the most recent. Who Sings Your Favorite Cover of Tears for Fears' 'Mad World'? Vote!Įven though Tears for Fears’ original version never charted, “Mad World” has lived on for nearly 40 years thanks to various covers.
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