everybody wants to rule the world is about the first gulf war.
everybody wants to rule the world is about the first gulf war.
everybody wants to rule the world what is the song about?
first gulf war
in an interview with "mix" magazine, hughes admitted that "as a piece of recording history, [the song is] bland as hell." the lyrics of the song were originally "everybody wants to go to war", which orzabal felt was lackluster. however, hughes convinced orzabal to record it, in a calculated effort to gain american chart success. orzabal acknowledged that the shuffle beat used in the song was "alien" to their way of writing music, stating it was "jolly rather than square and rigid in the manner of "shout", but it continued the process of becoming more extrovert." curt smith, the group's lead singer, mentioned the concept of the song was "quite serious – it's about everybody wanting power, about warfare and the misery it causes."
everybody wants to rule the world
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bullet::::1. a. "everybody wants to rule the world" 4:11









































bullet::::2. b. "pharaohs" 3:42









































bullet::::3. a. "everybody wants to rule the world" (urban mix) 6:06









































bullet::::4. b. "roland & curt interviewed" 7:30









































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bullet::::1. a. "everybody wants to rule the world" 4:11









































bullet::::2. b. "pharaohs" 3:42









































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bullet::::1. a. "everybody wants to rule the world" (extended version) 5:43









































bullet::::2. b1. "everybody wants to rule the world" (7" version) 4:11









































bullet::::3. b2. "pharaohs" 3:42
everybody wants to rule the world