From an interview with David Byrne:

July 1981 - Second single as 'Neon': Communication without Sound

July  - Second single as 'Neon': Communication without Sound

 

We used live drums and bass, and the guitar was played by Neil Taylor 'Remote Control' was just Rob and I, I did all the vocals on both tracks It was interesting to work with real instruments again [no

more tracks were cut at this time] We then acquired Curt Smith [later in Tears for Fears] on bass, and Manny Elias on drums We gigged around for a while in the West Country The original line up was me

on vox, Rob on keys, Neil Taylor on guitar, Curt Smith on bass and Manny Elias on drums Then Neil left and was replaced by Roland Orzabal [later in Tears for Fears] We went into Crescent and

recorded 'Victims of Fact' (which Rob and I are thinking of re-doing) and 'Price You Pay' Neither of these were ever released Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal played bass and guitar, Rob played the

keyboards and I was the singer All of Neon's material was written by Rob and I, so it sounded like Naked Eyes with guitar and drums

 

                                                                  - Naked Eyes formed

 

Tears for Fears and Naked Eyes came from the breakup of Neon in December ' Once again, Rob and I found that running a band was not as interesting as writing and recording We decided to go back

to square one, I asked a friend of mine to manage us and he paid for us to record a number of songs in a studio in Bristol (owned by Andy Davis from the Korgis) These first sessions included 'Fortune and

Fame' and 'When the Lights Go out' We later decided to do a cover of 'Always Something There To Remind Me' It was these demos that led to our signing a deal with EMI in May ' We recorded  or

songs during this period, Always Something, Pit Stop, and a few songs that never made it to the LP

 

 

 




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ACTING MY AGE

ADVICE FOR THE YOUNG AT HEART

ALL OF THE ANGELS

ALWAYS IN THE PAST

AMBITION   

BABY BLUE

BAD DREAMS

BAD MAN S SONG

BEAT OF THE DRUM

BIG CHAIR

BLOODLETTING GO

BODY WAH

BREAK IT DOWN AGAIN

BRIAN WILSON SAID

BROKEN

CHANGE

CHRIST LOOK UPON US

COLD

CONFLICT

DANCING NIGHTS

DEJA VU AND THE SINS OF SCIENC

DIE LAUGHING

DOGS A BEST FRIENDS DOG

DON T DRINK THE WATER

ELEMENTAL

ELVIS SHOULD PLAY SKA

EMPIRE BUILDING

ETHNIC PRAYER

EVER MET A DAY

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD

EVERYBODY WANTS TO RUN THE WORLD

EVERYONE ONE OF US IS A SINNER  

FALLING DOWN

FAMOUS LAST WORDS

FISH FOR LIFE

FISH OUT OF WATER

GAS GIANTS

GET UP JUST GET ON DOWN

GOD S MISTAKE

GOODNIGHT SONG

HEAD OVER HEELS

HUMDRUM AND HUMBLE

HURTING

I BELIEVE

I BELIEVE

I CAN T GET TO SLEEP

I CHOOSE YOU

I NEVER HAD A LOVE LIKE THIS

I WANT YOU BAD

IDEAS AS OPIATES

IT HAPPENS SO FAST

JOHNNY PANIC AND THE BIBLE OF

JULIE JULIE

LAID SO LOW

LAID SO LOW TEARS ROLL DOWN

LET IT OUT

LET S TALK ABOUT YOU      

LISTEN     

LORD OF KARMA

LOS REYES CATOLICOS

LOVE THAT IS BAD

LOVING YOU

MAD WORLD

MADNESS OF ROLAND

MARAUDERS

ME AND MY BIG IDEAS

MEMORIES FADE

MEMORIES FADE BUT THE SCARS STILL LINGER

MIND SCAPING

MOTHERS TALK

MR PESSIMIST

MUSIC FOR TABLES

MY LIFE IN THE SUICIDE RANKS

NEW STAR

NO DEEPER MEANING

NO SECOND TROY

O U BOYS

PALE SHELTER

PHAROAHS

POLKA PARTY

POWER

PREACHER MIX

PREMATURE BABY

PRISONER

QUEEN OF COMPROMISE

RAOUL AND THE KINGS OF SPAIN

REACH OUT FOR ME

RHYTHM OF LIFE

ROCKING RIGHT BACK TO YOU

ROLAND AND CURT INTERVIEWED

SAXOPHONES AS OPIATES

SCHRODINGER S CAT

SECRETS

SHOUT

SHUT UP

SKETCHES OF PAIN

SOMETIMES PEOPLE FALL OUT OF LOVE

SORRY

SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE   

STANDING ON THE CORNER OF THE   

START OF THE BREAKDOWN

SUFFER THE CHILDREN

SWORDS AND KNIVES

TEARS ROLL DOWN 

THINK OF ME   

UNTIL I DROWN

VALENTINO  

WAR OF ATTRITION

WARRIOR    

WATCH ME BLEED  

WATCHING YOUR WORLD

WAY YOU ARE   

WE ARE BROKEN

WEDNESDAY S CHILD

WHEN IN LOVE WITH A BLIND MAN   

WHITE PAPERS  

WINO CIGARETTE SMOKER     

WOMAN IN CHAINS 

WORKING HOUR  

YEAR OF THE KNIFE

YOU RE GETTING USED TO SADNESS


 

 

 


Songs written by Curt Smith

 

 

ALL I HAVE

BEAUTIFUL TO ME

BIG CHAIR

CALLING OUT

CONFLICT

COOL IN SORRYTOWN

CRY

DEAL

EMPIRE BUILDING

GONE AGAIN

HEAD OVER HEELS

HIDING PLACE

HOLD ON

I CAN T GET TO SLEEP

I DON T WANNA BE AROUND

I DON T WANT TO BE AROUND

I SEE THROUGH YOU

I WANT YOU BAD

I WILL BE THERE

IT HAPPENS SO FAST

JASMINE S TASTE 

ME OR YOU

MOTHER ENGLAND

NO ONE KNOWS YOUR NAME

PHAROAHS

PREACHER MIX

RAIN

REACH OUT

REVOLUTION

ROLAND AND CURT INTERVIEWED

SICK AND TIRED

SNOW HILL

SORRYTOWN

SOUL ON BOARD

SOWING THE SEEDS OF LOVE   

SUN KING

TAKE ME BACK

TEST OF TIME

TREES

WAY YOU ARE

WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR

WHAT KIND OF LIFE

WONDER CHILD

WORDS

WORDS DON T SAY ENOUGH

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