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Japanese Breakfast Covers Tears For Fears' 'Head Over Heels' To Benefit ACLU

Michelle Zauner slows and strips down the deliriously romantic love song to a twinkling pace.
Source: Jackie Lee Young

Michelle Zauner's songs are tender, but perverse — there's a break in the sweetness barrier that expels unspoken desire with a forceful glimmer.'s 2017 album , in particular, so riveting.

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