After mentioning yesterday that Darren Hayes’ music video for his new single, “Talk Talk Talk,” reminds me of Tears For Fears’ “Sowing The Seeds Of Love,” I noticed that today is actually Curt Smith‘s birthday.

So on the occasion of Curt Smith turning the Big Five-Zero, let’s forgo the hyperlink and watch Tears For Fears’ original 1989 video in its full glory. Integrating live performance with animated backdrops and objects, the inventive work won two MTV Music Video Awards, Best Breakthrough Video and Best Special Effects.

“Sowing The Seeds Of Love,” the first single from Tears For Fears’ third album, The Seeds Of Love, peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 28, 1989. Quite an amazing feat for the Beatles-like pastiche, considering Tears For Fears’ chart competition included the likes of Janet Jackson, New Kids On The Block, Roxette, and Aerosmith.

Purchase Tears For Fears – “Sowing The Seeds Of Love” via iTunes, Amazon MP3.