This is TFF’s commentary on power, control and corruption. Penned in 1984, the lyrics resonate even more strongly in our current times and right now on Election Day. As a kid, I didn’t understand the themes, but I could hear them everywhere - on MTV, on the radio, in shopping malls, on my Sony cassette player. TFF belted out numerous great tracks during a powerful three-album stretch, and “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” was their signature song.

“Help me to decide. Help me make the most of freedom and of pleasure. Nothing ever lasts forever.”