This is an 'easy piano' (level 3-4 of most method books) arrangement of 'Mad World' as performed by Gary Jules. Mad World is available in three voicings ? SSA, SAB and SATB ? all with piano accompaniment. The ending section includes overlapping motif ideas which can be effectively dramatized in accordance with the included performance notes. In keeping with the poignant simplicity of the Gary Jules version, this choral arrangement seeks to maintain the clarity of the text, with passing dissonances highlighting the word ?mad?. 'It's a bizarre viewpoint to watch people go about their daily routine, having to work for a living, when you're sitting in a flat, unemployed,' he said. Here he would spend his time looking out the window, strumming guitar and watching people going about their daily business. Orzabal wrote the song when he was 19, living in an apartment above a pizza shop in Bath.

This version became a UK number one hit when it was released as a single in 2003. It has since been covered by an extensive list of singers, most notably by Gary Jules and Michael Andrews for the soundtrack of the 2001 film Donnie Darko. It was the band's third single release and its first chart hit, reaching number 3 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1982. If visitors want to know the meaning of more details of this song, the next segment of this article will answer visitors’ curiosity.Mad World is a 1982 song written by Roland Orzabal and sung by Curt Smith, members of the British band Tears for Fears. The song “Mad World” itself basically tells the story of how the world works from the perspective of a depressed teenager. Orzabal claimed that the idea of writing this song came to mind when he was still living at the top of a pizza restaurant & watching the hustle and bustle of the city from the window of his room. The song “Mad World” was written by Roland Orzabal, lead singer and guitarist for Tears for Fears. Another difference, if the chorus on the song version of Tears for Fears is sung three times, then the song version of Gary Jules only chants the chorus twice. The first difference is if the song version of Tears for Fears has a melody that seems cheerful & uses a lot of instruments in its background music, then the song that was delivered by Gary Jules seemed darker & acoustic. The song “Mad World” version of Tears for Fears & Gary Jules version itself has a number of differences.

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