A Flock of Seagulls — I Ran
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I walk along the avenue
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
You hypnotize me through
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
A cloud appears above your head
A beam of light comes shining down on you
Shining down on you
The cloud is moving nearer still
Aurora Borealis comes in view
Aurora comes in view
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
Reached out a hand to touch your face
You're slowly disappearing from my view
'Appearing from my view
Reached out a hand to try again
I'm floating in a beam of light with you
A beam of light with you
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I couldn't get away
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
You hypnotize me through
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
A cloud appears above your head
A beam of light comes shining down on you
Shining down on you
The cloud is moving nearer still
Aurora Borealis comes in view
Aurora comes in view
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
Reached out a hand to touch your face
You're slowly disappearing from my view
'Appearing from my view
Reached out a hand to try again
I'm floating in a beam of light with you
A beam of light with you
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I ran all night and day
And I ran, I ran so far away
I just ran, I couldn't get away
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Just to confirm that I'm not crazy, this song was originally released in 1982.
I Ran after Run Like Hell. I never realized their similarities until today.
RP is playing the longer, album version which unfolds at a leisurely 5+ minutes. For those hankering for their MTV fix the original radio-play version was a punchy under-4 minutes.
drewd wrote:
MTV and CMT are now on the Internet Archive
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
MTV and CMT are now on the Internet Archive
jpfueler wrote:
Same here!
The Singer's Hair now matches my own style (worn since my mid 30's)
Bald
Same here!
igotitmade2k wrote:
Ha, my brother called them Flock of Birdshit. Although we overlap (Violent Femmes!!!), our tastes were quite different.
I used to call these guys "Flock of Beagles"
Ha, my brother called them Flock of Birdshit. Although we overlap (Violent Femmes!!!), our tastes were quite different.
Just a great pop single. The lead singer was mocked for his extravagant hairstyle (being a hair stylist after all) but whatever makes you stand out from the crowd and 40+ years on we still remember. Top 10 in the US but oddly didn't crack the Top 40 in their native UK.
The Singer's Hair now matches my own style (worn since my mid 30's)
Bald
Bald
ick wrote:
"The Real World" was also likely one of the precursors to now what is known as "reality T.V.". I don't know about you but nothing on reality T.V. comes close to my reality. Thank goodness!
In the (paraphrased) words of Mike Rowe "If your 'Reality TV' show has a script, how real is it?"
"The Real World" was also likely one of the precursors to now what is known as "reality T.V.". I don't know about you but nothing on reality T.V. comes close to my reality. Thank goodness!
In the (paraphrased) words of Mike Rowe "If your 'Reality TV' show has a script, how real is it?"
Oh man, that hair..!!
Vice City is the best 
Chant get La La Land out my mind!!!!
bdwhitepm wrote:
The birth of the show "The Real World" was the start of the decline of music on MTV. Long live the Spacesuit man.
"The Real World" was also likely one of the precursors to now what is known as "reality T.V.". I don't know about you but nothing on reality T.V. comes close to my reality. Thank goodness!
The birth of the show "The Real World" was the start of the decline of music on MTV. Long live the Spacesuit man.
"The Real World" was also likely one of the precursors to now what is known as "reality T.V.". I don't know about you but nothing on reality T.V. comes close to my reality. Thank goodness!
Is this being played right after "So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" because the opening sounds like a pod of dolphins saying so long?
Great new wave stuff. The whole album is good.
Flock of Beagles
Signwrtr61 wrote:
What hairstyle from the 80s is more *instantly* recognizable?
OG.... not so much! Wannabe's, maybe. Good tune tho.
What hairstyle from the 80s is more *instantly* recognizable?
I couldn't get away.....
skf1062 wrote:
OG.... not so much! Wannabe's, maybe. Good tune tho.
The OG Hairband!
orthomd wrote:
Only if you say! They were ok but, there were many, much better bands back then.
One of the best songs and bands of the 80s
The photo with the bio was a shock. Somehow the song went with the hair.
The OG Hairband!
Teezee wrote:
Tragically bald now. As am I. sigh
A flock of HairDressers
Tragically bald now. As am I. sigh
The intro is reminiscent of Jean-Michel Jarre's "Equinoxe"...
Ryan_Boru wrote:
I Agree! I hated it then, but l LIKE it now! I just turned 68. I guess I'm going senile! Thanx RP!
It's unfortunate that people crap on the music that came through MTV.
I couldn't stand this song back in the day but listening to it now, I can appreciate some real musical innovation and courage.
With all of it's cultural shortfalls, MTV provided a way for artists to express themselves in ways that had never been available or really seen before.
Cheers to RP for playing this old music despite what some grumpy old elitist might say. Fortunately there's a "next" button. MTV only had an "off" button.
I Agree! I hated it then, but l LIKE it now! I just turned 68. I guess I'm going senile! Thanx RP!
It's unfortunate that people crap on the music that came through MTV.
I couldn't stand this song back in the day but listening to it now, I can appreciate some real musical innovation and courage.
With all of it's cultural shortfalls, MTV provided a way for artists to express themselves in ways that had never been available or really seen before.
Cheers to RP for playing this old music despite what some grumpy old elitist might say. Fortunately there's a "next" button. MTV only had an "off" button.
I couldn't stand this song back in the day but listening to it now, I can appreciate some real musical innovation and courage.
With all of it's cultural shortfalls, MTV provided a way for artists to express themselves in ways that had never been available or really seen before.
Cheers to RP for playing this old music despite what some grumpy old elitist might say. Fortunately there's a "next" button. MTV only had an "off" button.
So far away:
I completely missed the early 80s. Until now.
I ran to the next button
ice-9 wrote:
[snip, snip]
MTV is one of the worst things that ever happened to pop music, and pop culture in general. It branded and sold what little soul remained in music after the 70's. Yes, of course there are exceptions.
Have to agree. The enormous demand for content required the MTV music library to play in a turbocharged repeat cycle. And groups were no longer judged on musical talent, but on their attractive looks, stylish clothes, and ability to create a catchy video. Many good singer-songwriters and musical groups were cast aside because they wouldn't alter their vision to conform with the Warner/Paramount/Comcast vision.
In our constantly better-connected world, I see the same thing happening again: our minds' demand for sensory input leads to us to gobble up everything in front of us and desire even more. It causes us to consume both accurate information and outright lies. No surprise that humans and our societies are coming unglued.
Respectfully,
Grouchy Old Man
[snip, snip]
MTV is one of the worst things that ever happened to pop music, and pop culture in general. It branded and sold what little soul remained in music after the 70's. Yes, of course there are exceptions.
Have to agree. The enormous demand for content required the MTV music library to play in a turbocharged repeat cycle. And groups were no longer judged on musical talent, but on their attractive looks, stylish clothes, and ability to create a catchy video. Many good singer-songwriters and musical groups were cast aside because they wouldn't alter their vision to conform with the Warner/Paramount/Comcast vision.
In our constantly better-connected world, I see the same thing happening again: our minds' demand for sensory input leads to us to gobble up everything in front of us and desire even more. It causes us to consume both accurate information and outright lies. No surprise that humans and our societies are coming unglued.
Respectfully,
Grouchy Old Man
Suddenly, I'm Tommy Vercetti on a speedboat again.
ice-9 wrote:
Thanks Professor
I'd rather hear more Go-Go's on here than FOS. This is typical of the very bad music of that time. Read through these comments... 95% "remember when" and "brings back memories". Rampant Inflation brings back memories too.
MTV is one of the worst things that ever happened to pop music, and pop culture in general. It branded and sold what little soul remained in music after the 70's. Yes, of course there are exceptions.
Don't bother me with the replies. Comments are pointless if it's all vapid cheerleading.
Thanks Professor
I'd rather hear more Go-Go's on here than FOS. This is typical of the very bad music of that time. Read through these comments... 95% "remember when" and "brings back memories". Rampant Inflation brings back memories too.
MTV is one of the worst things that ever happened to pop music, and pop culture in general. It branded and sold what little soul remained in music after the 70's. Yes, of course there are exceptions.
Don't bother me with the replies. Comments are pointless if it's all vapid cheerleading.
drewd wrote:
lol yes
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
lol yes
drewd wrote:
Yep! too bad they got stupid in old age!! ....Guidos of the Jersey Shore & .........
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
Yep! too bad they got stupid in old age!! ....Guidos of the Jersey Shore & .........
Throbbin wrote:
Thanks for the smile - yes, they were one of those bands - I was driving around in a little Honda Van delivering dresses (frocks!) with this playing on a cassette - I'm not sure if CSN&Y would be happy sharing a cassette with AFOS!
Love the intro, great song and great to hear again. Remember driving in my BT van fixing phone lines in Pinner (Nw Greater London). But the into is soooo like Hawkwind…come on play Assault & Battery (original from Warrior on the Edge of Time)…bliss
Thanks for the smile - yes, they were one of those bands - I was driving around in a little Honda Van delivering dresses (frocks!) with this playing on a cassette - I'm not sure if CSN&Y would be happy sharing a cassette with AFOS!
Love the intro, great song and great to hear again. Remember driving in my BT van fixing phone lines in Pinner (Nw Greater London). But the into is soooo like Hawkwind…come on play Assault & Battery (original from Warrior on the Edge of Time)…bliss
I used to call these guys "Flock of Beagles"
Queue wrote:
I'd rather hear more Go-Go's on here than FOS. This is typical of the very bad music of that time. Read through these comments... 95% "remember when" and "brings back memories". Rampant Inflation brings back memories too.
MTV is one of the worst things that ever happened to pop music, and pop culture in general. It branded and sold what little soul remained in music after the 70's. Yes, of course there are exceptions.
Don't bother me with the replies. Comments are pointless if it's all vapid cheerleading.
I saw these guys as the opener for The Go-Go's at Morgantown, WV. I would go to almost every concert WVU managed to host while I was a student there. Although they were incredibly loud, they were very good.
Can't say the same for the Go-Go's, they lost the beat in the breakdown section of "We Got the Beat".
1982 was a fun year.
I'd rather hear more Go-Go's on here than FOS. This is typical of the very bad music of that time. Read through these comments... 95% "remember when" and "brings back memories". Rampant Inflation brings back memories too.
MTV is one of the worst things that ever happened to pop music, and pop culture in general. It branded and sold what little soul remained in music after the 70's. Yes, of course there are exceptions.
Don't bother me with the replies. Comments are pointless if it's all vapid cheerleading.
Heavy airplay on my college radio station in 1982! P.S. I was the Program Manager.
GOOD TUNE! We have all aged! Mike Score no longer has crazy hair! I don't look the same too! LOL!
Hard to explain how cool this song was in the 80s but it was cool in the 80s and is still good. Thanks RP for keeping it in the playlist.
quite likable, well constructed song !
One of my favourite songs of this era.
Iconic and emblematic harbinger.
I saw these guys as the opener for The Go-Go's at Morgantown, WV. I would go to almost every concert WVU managed to host while I was a student there. Although they were incredibly loud, they were very good.
Can't say the same for the Go-Go's, they lost the beat in the breakdown section of "We Got the Beat".
1982 was a fun year.
Can't say the same for the Go-Go's, they lost the beat in the breakdown section of "We Got the Beat".
1982 was a fun year.
Saw them in Montreal about 45,000 years ago.
Jota wrote:
This song was on Vice City. Wave 103. Right after Blondie and before The Human League.
GTA looking sleeve there.
This song was on Vice City. Wave 103. Right after Blondie and before The Human League.
drewd wrote:
Well, at least the first 3 years.
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
Well, at least the first 3 years.
cosmiclint wrote:
I was just 12 then and I thought this song rocked. I was just 5 years younger than you and 60's music seemed ages ago as if from a distant land. 5 years doesn't seem very long now.
I turned 17 in 1982 and didn't appreciate this song as much as I should have. I was too in to the Beatles and Hendrix.
I was just 12 then and I thought this song rocked. I was just 5 years younger than you and 60's music seemed ages ago as if from a distant land. 5 years doesn't seem very long now.
We all hated this for a while but time has been kind to this band. Liking it now means two things-
1- you've learned to laugh at yourself
2- you've dropped some of the pretense and are alright with allowing yourself to experience joy
1- you've learned to laugh at yourself
2- you've dropped some of the pretense and are alright with allowing yourself to experience joy
I'd never heard the long intro to this song until now; very cool.
A guilty pleasure from late 1982, maybe around November-December was when the song peaked. Was all over the radio and on MTV back then. Would love to go back to those days for a while.
KARAOKE ALLSTAR
AND ALSO ROCK BAND
THIS SONG SLAPS
AND ALSO ROCK BAND
THIS SONG SLAPS
What the flock?
bkrans9 wrote:
You haven't sunk low at all. You have raised yourself up. Nice to have you here.
I detested this song at the time as pop synth drivel. Now it makes me so happy--I could just pee my pants when it comes on in the supermarket. I have sunk so low...
You haven't sunk low at all. You have raised yourself up. Nice to have you here.
Teezee wrote:
Not on purpose, but
some mornings I awake with that 80's hair style
Non-blond
A flock of HairDressers
Not on purpose, but
some mornings I awake with that 80's hair style
Non-blond iransofaraway wrote:
My time has come. This is my song.
I turned 17 in 1982 and didn't appreciate this song as much as I should have. I was too in to the Beatles and Hendrix.
Great tune!
bkrans9 wrote:
LOL
I detested this song at the time as pop synth drivel. Now it makes me so happy--I could just pee my pants when it comes on in the supermarket. I have sunk so low...
LOL
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
well, we lived in a paper bag in the middle of the road.
Hah! Luxury.
well, we lived in a paper bag in the middle of the road.
Hah! Luxury.
Jota wrote:
More like GTA was a FOS looking sleeve.
GTA looking sleeve there.
More like GTA was a FOS looking sleeve.
justin4kick wrote:
Around 1999, almost 20 years after this came out my wife and I took our young son to a small international festival at the Thunderbird International School of Management in Glendale AZ. I couldn't believe that the cover band they had playing at the main stage was playing a whole host of Flock of Seagulls songs and I even commented to my wife that while I liked some of their songs, I was surprised they had a cover band dedicated to their music. They kept playing in the background and maybe 20 or 30 people were watching on blankets as the crowd milled around the various booths. I think we we're at the face painting station when the band finished up and the lead singer said "we're Flock of Seagulls, thank you all very much for listening". 
sergioso wrote:
am older but doing the Richard Butler backstroke (and it hurts more than it should!)
I have to stop working and stand up rocking hips, twsiting neck and and rising an arm. I'm 59
In the early summer of '83 when this was all over the airwaves, it was announced on KBCO that they were going to do a show at RedRocks! and there were still seats available! but my friends and I were like, "Nahh... Let's do 3-4-1s at The Walrus instead..." We slightly regretted dismissing them, and have always wondered if it was a good show. I'm happy to say that it makes me feel elated and nostalgic to hear it now. They had their time in the limelight, and it can still shine on RP...
I have to stop working and stand up rocking hips, twsiting neck and and rising an arm. I'm 59
very snappy
make you happy
move it pappy
make you happy
move it pappy
What the flock
My time has come. This is my song.
I still love this song!its peppy
its all right
its all right
I detested this song at the time as pop synth drivel. Now it makes me so happy--I could just pee my pants when it comes on in the supermarket. I have sunk so low...
nthenry wrote:
Okay, not Hawkwind, but this was produced by Gong bassist Mike Howlett. He actually won a Grammy for Flock of Seagulls production.
This sounded a bit "late 70's Hawkwind" at the very start.
Okay, not Hawkwind, but this was produced by Gong bassist Mike Howlett. He actually won a Grammy for Flock of Seagulls production.
This sounded a bit "late 70's Hawkwind" at the very start.
orthomd wrote:
Glad you like them.
One of the best songs and bands of the 80s
Sooooo many available comeback lines. But mock cruelty is cruelty nonetheless. And I'm tired of feeling like I have to give in to the compulsion to say the clever obvious.Glad you like them.
I ran to the next button
Critty wrote:
Ha, we used to call them Flock of Haircuts but your version is better.
LOL, living in SoCal at the time, a DJ on KROQ referred to them as "A Flock of Beagles." As someone else wrote, great driving tune!
Ha, we used to call them Flock of Haircuts but your version is better.
LOL, living in SoCal at the time, a DJ on KROQ referred to them as "A Flock of Beagles." As someone else wrote, great driving tune!
One of the best songs and bands of the 80s
dwhayslett wrote:
The birth of the show "The Real World" was the start of the decline of music on MTV. Long live the Spacesuit man.
drewd wrote:
Has it been 26 years since MTV ... became an inaccurate acronym?
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
Has it been 26 years since MTV ... became an inaccurate acronym?The birth of the show "The Real World" was the start of the decline of music on MTV. Long live the Spacesuit man.
drewd wrote:
Has it been 26 years since MTV ... became an inaccurate acronym?
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
Has it been 26 years since MTV ... became an inaccurate acronym? Rockit9 wrote:
Music IS the time machine
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
Music IS the time machine
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
Teezee wrote:
Ha, we used to call them Flock of Haircuts but your version is better.
A flock of HairDressers
Ha, we used to call them Flock of Haircuts but your version is better.
This makes me smile. Thanks RP
Jeez, 1982 and all the rest just left the playing field, great song, made even better with the knowledge that Mike Score had no musical training, but was a hairdresser - luv the 'cut.
This one does take me back - but not to the hairdressers. I've been painting and this works well for me...while driving too (music, not painting).
Blijj wrote:
well, we lived in a paper bag in the middle of the road.
well, we lived in a paper bag in the middle of the road.
A flock of HairDressers
Rockit9 wrote:
Yeah I dunno, cars were rubbish, no internet, you can have it!
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
Yeah I dunno, cars were rubbish, no internet, you can have it!
Rockit9 wrote:
Especially now, 2020 is for the Birds, I like Seagulls better!!
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
Especially now, 2020 is for the Birds, I like Seagulls better!!
another place and time. Good music . Great memories
kurtster wrote:
MTV a long time ago huh ? How about when color TV was new ?
Kidz ....
Oh yeah? ...how about when black and white tv was new? I remember THAT.
MTV a long time ago huh ? How about when color TV was new ?
Kidz ....
Oh yeah? ...how about when black and white tv was new? I remember THAT.
jmjohall wrote:
MTV a long time ago huh ? How about when color TV was new ?
Kidz ....
I remember this video on MTV. When MTV first came out. Yikes that was a long time ago..
MTV a long time ago huh ? How about when color TV was new ?
Kidz ....
Jota wrote:
No, that's just some very 1980's looking cover art.
GTA looking sleeve there.
No, that's just some very 1980's looking cover art.
some good guilty pleasure coronapocalypse music
These guys looked so cool in the video.
Well crafted electronica pop.
Still love this track.
Tony Jory, London and Somerset, England
Tony Jory, London and Somerset, England
DaidyBoy wrote:
Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...
while I never looked like the Before picture, I have a resemblence to the After, though I am only 54ish
Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...
while I never looked like the Before picture, I have a resemblence to the After, though I am only 54ish
DaidyBoy wrote:
Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...
Or perhaps repair, depending on how you see the early version.
Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...
Or perhaps repair, depending on how you see the early version.
I ran to the next button
the_jake wrote:
Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...
From the Wiki picture, looks like his hair style changed since this was released 
My mullat is gone now as well.
Big hair was in vogue in the eighties fer sure .
My mullat is gone now as well.
Big hair was in vogue in the eighties fer sure .
Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...
Great riff
I remember this video on MTV. When MTV first came out. Yikes that was a long time ago..
I was 22 & we liked Rock. 'Run far away' is exactly what we did when this came on.
It's a good one though isn't it.
It's a good one though isn't it.
nmuessig wrote:
Space Age Love Song
Have always liked this one! Indeed, great driving song...
Space Age Love Song
From the Wiki picture, looks like his hair style changed since this was released
My mullat is gone now as well.
Big hair was in vogue in the eighties fer sure .
My mullat is gone now as well.
Big hair was in vogue in the eighties fer sure .
I like the GTA Vice City inspired cover art almost as much as the song itself. Classic.
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
Have always liked this one! Indeed, great driving song...
I never noticed this song's intro sounds so much like some Goa PsyTrance track's intro lol
Great song, great memories! But the album "The Best Of ...." was certainly not releasesd in 1982...
Just to confirm that I'm not crazy, this song was originally released in 1982.
Yes, this song was released in 1982, but I can neither confirm nor deny your craziness.