Tears For Fears are here for it. The British new wave duo comprised of Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal weighed in on Harry Styles‘ cover of their 1985 Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” during his BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge set this week, heaping praise on the “Aperture” singer for his soulful take on one of their signature hits.
“Loving this cover,” the pair wrote on Instagram alongside footage of Styles dancing around and grooving out to the tune with his band.
As part of the promotional rounds in support of his new album, Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally, Styles dipped into the BBC’s Maida Vale studio for a five-song set that included four songs from the new LP, the singles “Aperture” and “American Girls,” as well as “Carla’s Song” and “Dance No More.”
And, 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’s “Wet Dream,” as well as 2019, when he tackled Lizzo’s “Juice” and during the press rounds for his self-titled 2017 debut album, when he covered Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.”
Styles will be back at it this weekend when he pulls double-duty on Saturday Night Live 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’s monologue, where he proved to be a hilariously annoying distraction that show’s host.
