It’s funny. I never realized how simplistic the lyrics are. The song itself is so great that the limited lyrics never registered with me until I relistened to it here. 🤣
Yeah, this song wasn’t in Career Opportunities. The song she was skating to with Jim (Frank Whaley) is “Where Are You Baby” by Betty Boo. The song Jim was skating to when saw her is “Better World” by Rebel MC.
@@Liofa73 This song sure was... Jennifer Connolly and Frank Whaley roller skating through the closed Target store. Priceless !!! ua-cam.com/video/Mt9FG9YjBMM/v-deo.html&ab_channel=HeartbreakInMotordrive
I saw a interview with him and the hairstyle came about when they were all sharing a mirror and someone behind Mike Score put their hand flat on his head after he sprayed it and that was the result lol
Interestingly, the singer Mike Score, was a hairdresser before the band took off (they practiced above the hair salon). So the hairstyles are all his. Not all of us 80s kids imitated him, but some did. Also, his brother is the drummer.
Even funnier, the famous hairstyle from this video was an accident. Mike Score had spent an hour perfecting some other hairstyle, right before they were going to take the stage. Just before they went on, bassist Frank Reynolds, an incorrigible prankster, squashed the front of his hairdo with his hand to screw with him - the spike hanging down in the front was the result. Mike was furious, but they were going on stage right then. So out they went, and his hair was a hit.
My first concert!! We had dress-up day in high school, and I came in with my hair like the lead singer’s. Everyone got a kick out of it. Others have mentioned “Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)” which is a great recommendation. It’s probably my favorite from them.
Fun story: I played in a covers' band in my teens, between 1981 and 1984. There were other covers' bands in my area, so we were always searching for songs that they didn't play because we didn't want to copy anyone. My older brother (and the drummer in that band) had one of those all-in-one radio, clock, cassete player and recorder that were common in the early 80's (with a cool feature that allowed us to record the radio broadcasts on tape) and pretty much every night we sat down in his bedroom trying to catch BBC's Radio 1 on LW, because it was the only part of the day when we could get a decent reception here in Portugal. We managed to record "I Ran" and "Space Age Love Song" before the singles, or even the album, was released in Portugal, we rehearsed both songs and I almost 100% sure that we were the first band in Portugal to play those songs. Some of the guys we knew from the other bands thought they were originals from us! 😄
That's Paul Reynolds on guitar. It's hard to believe he's 61 now. He was just a kid here. He almost crashed and burned back then. He left the band and the business and kept a quiet lifestyle until the band reformed for the VH1 "Bands Reunited show. The two Score brothers, the singer and drummer had a falling out and didn't speak to each other till VH1 lured them back for a show. These guys are awesome, they were big but should have been WAY bigger.
The guitar riff in this song will stick in your head for 2 weeks after hearing it. I got to see A Flock Seagulls open up a show for The Police in Foxboro, MA in 1983. The Fixx was also on the bill that day. Great memories!
New wave girl here! I had the honor of meeting the lead singer Mike Score about 15 years ago, at a Flock of Seagulls concert and it was like a dream come true for me. This band will always hold a special place in my heart, like The Psychedelic furs. If you want another great song by them try Wishing (If I had a photograph of you). Great reaction my friends! Take care! All my best 🙏♥️
@@davidtyler6571 Hello David! Yep, I won front row tickets to The Club 80's tour in the early 2000's. As I was walking to get a beer, I stopped at the guards gate and said Hey tell Mike Score I'd love to meet him and to my surprise he actually came out and hugged me!I was able to introduce my mom to him too! He was absolutely awesome and I will cherish that memory for life! They still tour all the time, so if they ever come to your area make sure to go see them. Who knows maybe you'll get to meet him too! Thanks for the comment my friend. Much appreciated! All my best 🙏♥️
This was such a cool 80s riff. Brings back memories of driving with friends with this playing on one of my ‘mixed tapes’. (A cassette with individual songs I’d rip from the radio, for you younger peeps).
I had tons of cassettes of the What was known as mixed tapes. I was a little confused when what is now known as mixed tapes became a thing lol Yes, I also had a cassette tape ready at all times to press record when that one song came on, luckily I had a cool boom box that had a record, you could record yourself or the radio, I'm one that never turns the radio off even now, back then sometimes I would randomly hit record after finding a good radio station & would let it record at night while I slept, until it would run out of tape! The next day I'd listen to whatever songs and DJs it picked up, some of those late night DJs were fun! And hopefully I would get that one new song I'd be trying to hear all day, every day, but would just miss as soon as I turned the station on! I hated that! There was no streaming, online or music apps, or running straight to the music stores or Wal Mart to buy it bc chances were it wasn't out to buy yet, we had to wait a while for albums and movies to be released! Sometimes you could find a cassette single & later on it changed to a CD single, at the store, but in my town at least, they were limited & few. Ah, those were the days! Lol
It truly is a vibe. It's all riffs and verses, and it's utterly AMAZING.I was a teenager when this came out and this song is exactly what falling in love in the 80s sounded like! 🤩
I have been suggesting Missing Persons for a while. I hope they listen and react to them. Would like “Words”, “Walking in LA” or “Destination Unknown”.
Back in the early 80's when New Wave was the latest craze. Two of my cousins, myself & a friend decided to go out on the town all dressed "New Wave". We had the weird hairstyles and some had makeup (like Adam & the Ants). We even went to the movies in full garb. We were all in our early to mid 20's and had a blast. Love the memories of the 80's.
The ultimate "futuristic" new wave of the '80s. Style was as important as the music, almost. Thanks to MTV. Why else would someone do a hairstyle like that? Thanks for the reaction. Took me back.
This song makes you wonder ... how in the world did these guys come up with such killer "New Age" music (better than they have NOW) .... 40 YEARS AGO??!! Thos song is just stupid good!!! It's an 80's GOLD MINE!! Thank you both for reacting to such an AWESOME time capsule!!! ❤ 😊 @RobSquadReactions
This song has been touted as one insanely ahead of its time. It’s was definitely a precursor for some of the new wave music of the 90s & 2000s. Great song!!!!
ALL MUST HEAR Classics,, A Flock Of Seagulls,,"The More You Live,, The More You Love",, "Nightmares",, "You Can Run",, (It's Not Me) "Talking" & "Transfer Affection"
Paul Reynolds (the gentleman playing guitar on the right) was 17 when he joined "A Flock of Seagulls." By the time he was 20, he had a world tour with the band under his belt. Amazing, amazing musician. I think I straightened my closet when I was 17. Once. 🤔
Amber: "80s hairstyles.....this is the most unacceptable one" Had me laughing out loud! One thing's for sure - when you saw it, you always knew who it was. And on Halloween, again - always knew who it was. Even if you didn't know the singer's name - you knew it was Flock of Seagulls. 🙂❤ I recommend giving "Wishing" a listen.
i loved this song back then...it had an ethereal feel, where it sent me floating through space. yes, very trance like. i loved to dance to it and lose myself for a little while
You really need to do Thompson Twins “King For A Day” if you haven’t yet ❤ we had some great tunes in the 80’s. Does anyone remember trying to make a mix tape off of the radio and waiting all day to record your favourite tune 😂
Yes, I do! I would sit next to the record button with my finger on the button just to be ready. After recording the song, I wanted I would slightly rewind the cassette so I could cut out the DJ or airtime. I think I became a master at generic editing. Great times!!!
I looove "Space Age Love Song" by Flock of Seagulls. Simple lyrics but the music is so lovely! On my top 10 favorite 80 songs. I also love by them "The more you live the more you love"! ❤
Happiest base player of all time. every video smiling. The story with the hair was he was getting ready for a show and someone came in and told him to hurry up and pushed the front down. It stuck.
As a kid I had never heard of the flock of seagulls and I was discovering music from mtv in 1983 as an 8 year old and my older brother (by ten years) gave me a cassette of flock of seagull’s hits and I fell in love with “Wishing (If I had a photograph of you)” I think you guys would enjoy the keyboard melody as much as I did. It’s still one of my all time favorites. I am 48 yo now and it still brings me back to being a kid. How I miss those days sooo bad!
Great reaction, Jay and Amber. Other tracks by them to check out are: "Transfer Affection", "Wishing (I Had a Photograph of You)", "Telecommunication", there are others but these are good ones to continue with.
It was 1988. On the first date with the love of my life. Ice skating at the Polar Dome ice rink. This was the first song we skated to together, as a couple. Later, we would marry and have two kids. Ultimately though, I was dumb enough to lose her. But this song always takes me back to that first date, and reminds me that even though we all find "the one", not all of us are lucky or smart enough to hold onto them. I'm sorry, Tammy.
I'm 50 years old and grew up with this music. This particular fantastic piece always makes me think of a young couple on their journey of love. Running through misty meadows together they go, experiencing the lights and darks of life. Falling in love every second of the day with one another.
That whole first album is amazing! My favorite cut (besides this one!) is "Man Made". I loved that they had a cool synth beat with a strong guitar presence. Paul Reynolds was absolutely an underrated guitarist. Give "(It's Not Me) Talking" a listen. They were different, but they sure rocked!
Definitely. Paul was not a face-melting guitar hero, but he was an exquisite textural player, and an absolute guitar hook machine. You can sing all his guitar parts like they are the melody of the song. It's not hard to tell that he is a branch off the Andy Summers (The Police) guitar tree - one of its other strongest branches in the early 80s would be The Edge from U2.
Cool riff from the Flock! "The More You Live, The More You Love:" is another cool riff song from them. Needless to say the hair style from Mike Score never really materialized. 😆 Also reminds me of the Human League's keyboard riffs like "Keep Feeling Fascination." Thanks.
This is the most iconic individual hairdo of the 80s. Mike Score was working with his hair before a show and the call to go on stage came. One of the other guys (Frank Maudsley?) messed the hair up on the way to stage. That hairdo was the accidental result and history was made.
Haha! Y'all were cracking me up with the "unacceptable hairstyle" comment! Mike Score is the lead singer and he was a hair stylist, so....do with that what you will. You still have some amazing synthpop new wave bangers that you're yet to get to - Eurythmics "Love Is A Stranger", "Living On the Ceiling" and "Don't Tell Me" by Blancmange, Dead or Alive "You Spin Me Round". "The Metro" by Berlin, "Let Me Go" by Heaven 17, "Lies" and "The Gap" by Thompson Twins...and you have only scratched the surface with New Order and OMD. While they're not strictly synthpop, I seriously think you will LOVE Echo and the Bunnymen, too. There are just too many great 80s bands.
Blancmange's "Don't Tell Me" and Heaven 17's "Let Me Go"....Whoa, Are you kidding me?!!....those are some High IQ New Wave selects! I'd also add Blancmange's "Lose Your Love" & Camouflage's "The Great Commandment" to your exquisite list, if I may. 😉
@@mkmstillstackin thank you, thank you! I graduated high school in 1986 and was a bona fide synth pop nut. I kept thinking of things to add to the list, but then I was like "nah, they'll never read that much." 😋
This was the song that made me take my allowance money to Kmart and buy this album on cassette. It was the first album I ever bought with my own money. I was 10 years old, and it was 1982. Now that I'm a lifelong musician for decades and decades, I can say authoritatively that A Flock Of Seagulls was legitimately a fantastic new wave band, and severely underrated because of a certain hairstyle. Paul Reynolds is one of the lost guitar heroes of the 1980s. He was not a very technical guitar player, more of a textural player, but I never, ever heard him play the wrong note, not once. His guitar hooks were perfection. If you listen close, you can hear The Edge from U2 and Andy Summers of The Police.
Definitely a vibe. Other tunes you need to hear from AFOS is "The More You Live, The More You Love", "Never Again (The Dancer)", "Telecommunication" and "Nightmares". May I suggest other overlooked new wave bands like Wire Train's "Chamber Of Hellos" Red Rockers with "China", and "Catch Me I'm Falling" by Real Life.
Remember the scene from your reaction to The Wedding Singer? When Sandler's character is getting tickets to catch the plane near the end? "Do you like Flock of Seagulls? I can see you do."
Another great 80's new wave band. Incredible music and highly underrated in their talent. But man did they make some incredibly good tunes in such a few short years. This song is such a vibe. There are so many sounds happening in this song b/w the kick of the drums, the guitar, bass, synths etc. While this is a softer song than "I Ran", it still was a big dance tune in the clubs. Check out - "Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You)".
A guy I worked with in the 90's had a side hustle electronic band and they opened for Flock of Seagulls at the Ballard Fire House in Seattle and a bunch of us went there to support. FOS were so impressed they wanted them to tour with them but he declined. That Bulgarian guy got me to play Quake over a modem, really good dude.
i love the Seagulls, and this song is just SO GOOD. it's a vibe, so you either feel it or you don't. i'll pile on with everyone recommending "Wishing" -- y'all will dig it. I met Mike Score when they performed locally in the 90s, and i went home and grabbed my 12" vinyl of "I Ran" and brought it back so he could sign it for me. He wore a hat the entire time and i think all the hairspray he needed for his 80s hairstyles caused some premature hair loss, but i'm bald too so i'm not throwing stones here, haha.
Most music lovers do not want every song by a particular artist to have the same pace as the last one they made. If that was the musical world we lived in no artist would last. Variety is the spice of life, my friend! Some of my favorite songs on earth are the slowest songs on earth and some are incredibly fast. Think slow dancing and mosh pits. Music should not be judged on speed. Speed is what the artist deemed appropriate for its content. It should be appreciated for how it makes you FEEL, whether it’s the lyrics, instruments, tone, meaning, delivery, production. Not only was this song a HUGE hit for the Seagulls, but millions of people have DANCED to this song in clubs and homes since the 80s. Glad you really appreciated this beautiful love song, Amber! :)
T-Tops Off and cruising down the road with the tunes blasting, Even saw these guys in concert!! The 80's was the best time to be a young adult. Great Song
Most people prefer “I Ran” but this will always be my favorite song from A Flock Of Seagulls. Such a beautiful piece
Maybe I should have listened to it 😊
Agreed 👍
I Ran was/is overplayed
It’s funny. I never realized how simplistic the lyrics are. The song itself is so great that the limited lyrics never registered with me until I relistened to it here. 🤣
100% agree. I Ran is great but SALS is phenomenal
Jay & Amber, you might like their "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)"!! Another UK/US top 10 hit
Absolutely!
Darnit, @surlechapeau! Why didn't I think of "Photograph of You"?! Love this one too! 😁😉
@@mkmstillstackin 😉
I've been requesting Wishing since they reacted to I Ran, hopefully next time
My favorite song of theirs.
YES!!! Great band, Great sound!! Jennifer Connolly roller skating video to this song is smokin!!!!
Yup, the movie Career Opportunities - also the movie "Real Genius" with Val Kilmer has a great soundtrack, like Tears for Fears.
@@buning_sensations5437 --- Hehe, totally. I think they are tribute style videos. I don't think the song was in the movie.
Agreed. But SHE'S what's smokin' in that.
Yeah, this song wasn’t in Career Opportunities. The song she was skating to with Jim (Frank Whaley) is “Where Are You Baby” by Betty Boo. The song Jim was skating to when saw her is “Better World” by Rebel MC.
@@Liofa73 This song sure was... Jennifer Connolly and Frank Whaley roller skating through the closed Target store. Priceless !!!
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A haircut so iconic it was a recurring bit for Chandler on Friends to mention sporting the look in the 80’s.
I saw a interview with him and the hairstyle came about when they were all sharing a mirror and someone behind Mike Score put their hand flat on his head after he sprayed it and that was the result lol
Interestingly, the singer Mike Score, was a hairdresser before the band took off (they practiced above the hair salon). So the hairstyles are all his. Not all of us 80s kids imitated him, but some did. Also, his brother is the drummer.
Even funnier, the famous hairstyle from this video was an accident. Mike Score had spent an hour perfecting some other hairstyle, right before they were going to take the stage. Just before they went on, bassist Frank Reynolds, an incorrigible prankster, squashed the front of his hairdo with his hand to screw with him - the spike hanging down in the front was the result. Mike was furious, but they were going on stage right then. So out they went, and his hair was a hit.
I graduated with a guy at school in 86 and he had half this hairdo.....wasn't as adventurous 😂😂😂 but it looked good on him😊
@@bethshadid2087 I remember an episode of Leave It to Beaver-where Beaver had a similar hairstyle-anyone remember?!
He's also completely bald now.
Frank (Bass Player) was also a hairdresser as well & at the same salon as Mike.
Chandler Bing wore his hair like that in college. 🤣
RIP Matthew Perry. ❤
Matthew Perry died?
@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344Yes he did 😢
🙏 🕊 ❤️
@@jackasswhiskyandpintobeans9344 Matthew Perry died on October 28, 2023. Just 5 days ago. He was 54 years old.
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My first concert!! We had dress-up day in high school, and I came in with my hair like the lead singer’s. Everyone got a kick out of it. Others have mentioned “Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)” which is a great recommendation. It’s probably my favorite from them.
Fun story: I played in a covers' band in my teens, between 1981 and 1984. There were other covers' bands in my area, so we were always searching for songs that they didn't play because we didn't want to copy anyone. My older brother (and the drummer in that band) had one of those all-in-one radio, clock, cassete player and recorder that were common in the early 80's (with a cool feature that allowed us to record the radio broadcasts on tape) and pretty much every night we sat down in his bedroom trying to catch BBC's Radio 1 on LW, because it was the only part of the day when we could get a decent reception here in Portugal. We managed to record "I Ran" and "Space Age Love Song" before the singles, or even the album, was released in Portugal, we rehearsed both songs and I almost 100% sure that we were the first band in Portugal to play those songs. Some of the guys we knew from the other bands thought they were originals from us! 😄
That's Paul Reynolds on guitar.
It's hard to believe he's 61 now.
He was just a kid here.
He almost crashed and burned back then.
He left the band and the business and kept a quiet lifestyle until the band reformed for the VH1 "Bands Reunited show.
The two Score brothers, the singer and drummer had a falling out and didn't speak to each other till VH1 lured them back for a show.
These guys are awesome, they were big but should have been WAY bigger.
He was an excellent guitarist not fully appreciiated at the time.
I never know why they didn't re-release I Ran in the UK after they hit big with Wishing. It surely would have made the top 10
The guitar riff in this song will stick in your head for 2 weeks after hearing it. I got to see A Flock Seagulls open up a show for The Police in Foxboro, MA in 1983. The Fixx was also on the bill that day. Great memories!
New wave girl here! I had the honor of meeting the lead singer Mike Score about 15 years ago, at a Flock of Seagulls concert and it was like a dream come true for me. This band will always hold a special place in my heart, like The Psychedelic furs. If you want another great song by them try Wishing (If I had a photograph of you). Great reaction my friends! Take care! All my best 🙏♥️
You met Mike Score that had to be the coolest thing EVER !
@@davidtyler6571 Hello David! Yep, I won front row tickets to The Club 80's tour in the early 2000's. As I was walking to get a beer, I stopped at the guards gate and said Hey tell Mike Score I'd love to meet him and to my surprise he actually came out and hugged me!I was able to introduce my mom to him too! He was absolutely awesome and I will cherish that memory for life! They still tour all the time, so if they ever come to your area make sure to go see them. Who knows maybe you'll get to meet him too! Thanks for the comment my friend. Much appreciated! All my best 🙏♥️
One of the finest New Wave songs. The chord progression is just delicious.
This, and 'Wishing' (If I Had a Photograph of You) are my personal faves. 🎸🎹😌
Agree. I like both much more than "I Ran" Maybe, it was just overplayed.
@@davedave8602 Same. I liked that one, but it was too 'go-to' for radio stations back in the day.
This was such a cool 80s riff. Brings back memories of driving with friends with this playing on one of my ‘mixed tapes’. (A cassette with individual songs I’d rip from the radio, for you younger peeps).
YES!! i had this on my "car songs" mixed tape.
Always had a tape cued and ready to record for that one song on the radio that you loved . best times lol
I had tons of cassettes of the What was known as mixed tapes. I was a little confused when what is now known as mixed tapes became a thing lol Yes, I also had a cassette tape ready at all times to press record when that one song came on, luckily I had a cool boom box that had a record, you could record yourself or the radio, I'm one that never turns the radio off even now, back then sometimes I would randomly hit record after finding a good radio station & would let it record at night while I slept, until it would run out of tape! The next day I'd listen to whatever songs and DJs it picked up, some of those late night DJs were fun! And hopefully I would get that one new song I'd be trying to hear all day, every day, but would just miss as soon as I turned the station on! I hated that! There was no streaming, online or music apps, or running straight to the music stores or Wal Mart to buy it bc chances were it wasn't out to buy yet, we had to wait a while for albums and movies to be released! Sometimes you could find a cassette single & later on it changed to a CD single, at the store, but in my town at least, they were limited & few.
Ah, those were the days! Lol
Whenever I want to listen to this song, I look up the YT video of Jennifer Connally roller skating in Target.
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Such a nostalgic video, it hurts... 💔
^^^ THIS. I came here to say the exact same thing. ❤❤❤❤
It truly is a vibe. It's all riffs and verses, and it's utterly AMAZING.I was a teenager when this came out and this song is exactly what falling in love in the 80s sounded like! 🤩
My favorite song ever. The LP version is better than the 45 edit. Still gives me goosebumps to this day.
That high, choppy guitar and soaring high keyboard.... it's the epitome of the 80s sound!
These guys were GREAT! They were all over MTV and they were absolutely AMAZING to see live!
Check out Words by Missing Persons and Wall of Voodoo-Mexican Radio.
Yes, by all means it's time for some Missing Persons. They'd be perfect for Female Friday so we can get Dale Bozzio in all her innovative glory.
I have been suggesting Missing Persons for a while. I hope they listen and react to them. Would like “Words”, “Walking in LA” or “Destination Unknown”.
True. I like "Destination Unknown" a lot too.
I second Wall of Vodoo!!
I second “Words”!! I’ve been wanting them to react to that for so long. I know they’d love it!
This one always makes me wistful for the carefree times of the 80’s. My favorite from them, by far.
All-time Favorite Seagulls song! LFG🚀 Thanks for this!
Edit: Almost forgot..."The more you live the more you love" would be my next Seagulls pick!
Yes I love that song too!
@@georgedominguez255 Thanks!, its such a dandy. 🙂
Back in the early 80's when New Wave was the latest craze. Two of my cousins, myself & a friend decided to go out on the town all dressed "New Wave". We had the weird hairstyles and some had makeup (like Adam & the Ants). We even went to the movies in full garb. We were all in our early to mid 20's and had a blast. Love the memories of the 80's.
The ultimate "futuristic" new wave of the '80s. Style was as important as the music, almost. Thanks to MTV. Why else would someone do a hairstyle like that? Thanks for the reaction. Took me back.
This song makes you wonder ... how in the world did these guys come up with such killer "New Age" music (better than they have NOW) .... 40 YEARS AGO??!!
Thos song is just stupid good!!!
It's an 80's GOLD MINE!!
Thank you both for reacting to such an AWESOME time capsule!!! ❤ 😊
@RobSquadReactions
I love how 80's music bring smiles to peoples faces...It did back then, and it still does now. :)
You guys REALLY need to do Adam Ant's song "Goody Two Shoes"! It is absolutely iconic!
Plus Ant Music
Yes! The video is a definite choice!
After Adam Ant's song came out, I had people calling me that...even 20 years later! But I still think the song is fun.
This song has been touted as one insanely ahead of its time. It’s was definitely a precursor for some of the new wave music of the 90s & 2000s. Great song!!!!
ALL MUST HEAR Classics,, A Flock Of Seagulls,,"The More You Live,, The More You Love",, "Nightmares",, "You Can Run",, (It's Not Me) "Talking" & "Transfer Affection"
No other tune like Nightmares, love it
@@michaelaotearoa3839 You speaketh words of truth o' wise one. 🤪
The guitar riff was always one of my favorites. Underrated.
I absolutely love this jam!! When I think of my 80s this song ALWAYS warms my heart
I'm so glad you 2 are so open- minded about older music.. Thank you.
Thank you for finally reacting to one of my favorite New Wave 80's songs.
If you listen to the lyrics, it is really a beautiful love song.
A true gem of a song. My teen years well represented
I wanted so badly that hairdo in those days. This is one song that made you dance by yourself.
"Unacceptable" says Amber.
"No Amber, it's absolutely cool" says us from that time. Plus, check out punk rockers hairstyles!!!! (also cool)
Paul Reynolds (the gentleman playing guitar on the right) was 17 when he joined "A Flock of Seagulls." By the time he was 20, he had a world tour with the band under his belt. Amazing, amazing musician.
I think I straightened my closet when I was 17.
Once. 🤔
It's definitely a mesmerizing song. Great background or night driving music. Very new wave, and VERY '80's.
The malls, the skate arenas, and looking for a spark of attraction from across the way as a kid. Thats the feeling. Great time to grow up.
The more you live. The more you lov.is another great song from flock of seagulls
Amber: "80s hairstyles.....this is the most unacceptable one" Had me laughing out loud! One thing's for sure - when you saw it, you always knew who it was. And on Halloween, again - always knew who it was. Even if you didn't know the singer's name - you knew it was Flock of Seagulls. 🙂❤ I recommend giving "Wishing" a listen.
"Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)" might be their greatest hit. Definitely worth yalls next reactions for them.
Excellent reaction video! Guitarist Paul Reynolds was like 19 years old here. What a talent! This entire album is fantastic.
i loved this song back then...it had an ethereal feel, where it sent me floating through space. yes, very trance like. i loved to dance to it and lose myself for a little while
You really need to do Thompson Twins “King For A Day” if you haven’t yet ❤ we had some great tunes in the 80’s. Does anyone remember trying to make a mix tape off of the radio and waiting all day to record your favourite tune 😂
I loved the Thompson Twins! Definitely a favorite ❤️
Yes, I do! I would sit next to the record button with my finger on the button just to be ready. After recording the song, I wanted I would slightly rewind the cassette so I could cut out the DJ or airtime. I think I became a master at generic editing. Great times!!!
Lay Your Hands on Me is another Thompson Twins must.
This teleports me back to my youth in the 80s. Love this band and the song. This song was even played in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Takes me back to my college days and roller skating to this one by the Flock! Love it! Pure early 80s new wave rock! I really miss those times.
I looove "Space Age Love Song" by Flock of Seagulls. Simple lyrics but the music is so lovely! On my top 10 favorite 80 songs. I also love by them "The more you live the more you love"! ❤
The guitar player has a great touch and sound. Underrated, actually. Great vibe, this song. Recommend: Propaganda - Duel. 80s fave!
Happiest base player of all time. every video smiling.
The story with the hair was he was getting ready for a show and someone came in and told him to hurry up and pushed the front down. It stuck.
As a kid I had never heard of the flock of seagulls and I was discovering music from mtv in 1983 as an 8 year old and my older brother (by ten years) gave me a cassette of flock of seagull’s hits and I fell in love with “Wishing (If I had a photograph of you)” I think you guys would enjoy the keyboard melody as much as I did. It’s still one of my all time favorites. I am 48 yo now and it still brings me back to being a kid. How I miss those days sooo bad!
Look at her eyes and her swaying. This song took her to a happy place almost immediately.
Great reaction, Jay and Amber.
Other tracks by them to check out are: "Transfer Affection", "Wishing (I Had a Photograph of You)", "Telecommunication", there are others but these are good ones to continue with.
It was 1988. On the first date with the love of my life. Ice skating at the Polar Dome ice rink. This was the first song we skated to together, as a couple. Later, we would marry and have two kids. Ultimately though, I was dumb enough to lose her. But this song always takes me back to that first date, and reminds me that even though we all find "the one", not all of us are lucky or smart enough to hold onto them. I'm sorry, Tammy.
Jay & Amber - imagine it's 1982 & you're out on the dance floor & this song is playing. It just makes you feel free & happy. 😊
I'm 50 years old and grew up with this music. This particular fantastic piece always makes me think of a young couple on their journey of love. Running through misty meadows together they go, experiencing the lights and darks of life. Falling in love every second of the day with one another.
The More You Live, The More You Love is my favorite FOS song.
This was my favorite Flock of Seagulls song…there was a gentleman who I knew who sold ice cream and had the same hairdo!! 😂
i love this song so much and paul reynolds is a legendary guitarist. i have early mtv memories of this and it launched a hairstyle.
A Flock of Seagulls song "Wishing (I Had a Photograph of You)" should be the next one!
The guitar delays the guy used was the best part of that band. He sure loved delays.
The guitars always kill it in FOSG songs
I love this song!! Thanks for reacting to this one. 😍
When you listen to there music is. All different and great music
AS FAR AS THE HAIRSTYLES GO:: 2 group members were both former hairdressers at the same salon..Mike (Lead vocals/Keyboards) & Frank (Bass Player)
That whole first album is amazing! My favorite cut (besides this one!) is "Man Made". I loved that they had a cool synth beat with a strong guitar presence. Paul Reynolds was absolutely an underrated guitarist. Give "(It's Not Me) Talking" a listen. They were different, but they sure rocked!
Paul had some genius riffs to be so young.
So underrated! I love that he wrote the guitar part in this song when he was only 17.
Definitely. Paul was not a face-melting guitar hero, but he was an exquisite textural player, and an absolute guitar hook machine. You can sing all his guitar parts like they are the melody of the song. It's not hard to tell that he is a branch off the Andy Summers (The Police) guitar tree - one of its other strongest branches in the early 80s would be The Edge from U2.
I think Reynolds had a mini-breakdown while in the band.
The More You Live The More You Love.
Someone suggested “Wishing I had a Photograph of You” and I concur
Cool riff from the Flock! "The More You Live, The More You Love:" is another cool riff song from them. Needless to say the hair style from Mike Score never really materialized. 😆 Also reminds me of the Human League's keyboard riffs like "Keep Feeling Fascination." Thanks.
This is the most iconic individual hairdo of the 80s. Mike Score was working with his hair before a show and the call to go on stage came. One of the other guys (Frank Maudsley?) messed the hair up on the way to stage. That hairdo was the accidental result and history was made.
They have a very underrated song called 'The More You Live, The More You Love'
It’s a very simple song, but it also very soothing to hear
Haha! Y'all were cracking me up with the "unacceptable hairstyle" comment! Mike Score is the lead singer and he was a hair stylist, so....do with that what you will.
You still have some amazing synthpop new wave bangers that you're yet to get to - Eurythmics "Love Is A Stranger", "Living On the Ceiling" and "Don't Tell Me" by Blancmange, Dead or Alive "You
Spin Me Round". "The Metro" by Berlin, "Let Me Go" by Heaven 17, "Lies" and "The Gap" by Thompson Twins...and you have only scratched the surface with New Order and OMD. While they're not strictly synthpop, I seriously think you will LOVE Echo and the Bunnymen, too. There are just too many great 80s bands.
Blancmange's "Don't Tell Me" and Heaven 17's "Let Me Go"....Whoa, Are you kidding me?!!....those are some High IQ New Wave selects! I'd also add Blancmange's "Lose Your Love" & Camouflage's "The Great Commandment" to your exquisite list, if I may. 😉
So shocked I've not seen anything by Echo & the Bunnymen, nor Siouxie & the Banshees on here.
@@epongeverte I have requested Siouxsie many times. Hopefully one of these days!
@@mkmstillstackin thank you, thank you!
I graduated high school in 1986 and was a bona fide synth pop nut. I kept thinking of things to add to the list, but then I was like "nah, they'll never read that much." 😋
Some Trans X, "Living on Video" would be good.
This was playing in the prom scene of Spiderman Homecoming. A nice tribute to John Hughes movies
One of the 80s Greats!
This song encapsulates the 80's......
Thank you for this one!!!!
One of the better walls of sound from that era.
This was the song that made me take my allowance money to Kmart and buy this album on cassette. It was the first album I ever bought with my own money. I was 10 years old, and it was 1982. Now that I'm a lifelong musician for decades and decades, I can say authoritatively that A Flock Of Seagulls was legitimately a fantastic new wave band, and severely underrated because of a certain hairstyle. Paul Reynolds is one of the lost guitar heroes of the 1980s. He was not a very technical guitar player, more of a textural player, but I never, ever heard him play the wrong note, not once. His guitar hooks were perfection. If you listen close, you can hear The Edge from U2 and Andy Summers of The Police.
Allowance money! Kmart! Buying cassettes as a grade schooler! My God, this comment gave me all the feels!
Definitely a vibe. Other tunes you need to hear from AFOS is "The More You Live, The More You Love", "Never Again (The Dancer)", "Telecommunication" and "Nightmares". May I suggest other overlooked new wave bands like Wire Train's "Chamber Of Hellos" Red Rockers with "China", and "Catch Me I'm Falling" by Real Life.
This is my favorite Flock of Seagulls song. Thanks for the listen.
Remember the scene from your reaction to The Wedding Singer? When Sandler's character is getting tickets to catch the plane near the end? "Do you like Flock of Seagulls? I can see you do."
Thx for sharing this video. I love this song. Made me smile. 🙂
you can never go wrong with 80s new wave....berlin, depeche mode, soft cell, japan, missing persons, i could go on....and on....and on....
paul reynols is a genius on the guitar... i love seagulls
Another great 80's new wave band. Incredible music and highly underrated in their talent. But man did they make some incredibly good tunes in such a few short years. This song is such a vibe. There are so many sounds happening in this song b/w the kick of the drums, the guitar, bass, synths etc. While this is a softer song than "I Ran", it still was a big dance tune in the clubs.
Check out - "Wishing (If I had a Photograph of You)".
A guy I worked with in the 90's had a side hustle electronic band and they opened for Flock of Seagulls at the Ballard Fire House in Seattle and a bunch of us went there to support. FOS were so impressed they wanted them to tour with them but he declined. That Bulgarian guy got me to play Quake over a modem, really good dude.
i love the Seagulls, and this song is just SO GOOD. it's a vibe, so you either feel it or you don't. i'll pile on with everyone recommending "Wishing" -- y'all will dig it. I met Mike Score when they performed locally in the 90s, and i went home and grabbed my 12" vinyl of "I Ran" and brought it back so he could sign it for me. He wore a hat the entire time and i think all the hairspray he needed for his 80s hairstyles caused some premature hair loss, but i'm bald too so i'm not throwing stones here, haha.
They did this with a full orchestra Prague …sounds even better even tho many years later….no fancy hair tho ….no hair at all lol
Most music lovers do not want every song by a particular artist to have the same pace as the last one they made. If that was the musical world we lived in no artist would last. Variety is the spice of life, my friend! Some of my favorite songs on earth are the slowest songs on earth and some are incredibly fast. Think slow dancing and mosh pits. Music should not be judged on speed. Speed is what the artist deemed appropriate for its content. It should be appreciated for how it makes you FEEL, whether it’s the lyrics, instruments, tone, meaning, delivery, production. Not only was this song a HUGE hit for the Seagulls, but millions of people have DANCED to this song in clubs and homes since the 80s. Glad you really appreciated this beautiful love song, Amber! :)
The more you live the more you love, Wishing, Committed, DNA are all good next stops for this band.
T-Tops Off and cruising down the road with the tunes blasting, Even saw these guys in concert!! The 80's was the best time to be a young adult. Great Song
Like I said before! This whole album is awesome!👌😎👍❤️ so good! Paul Reynolds is an underrated guitarist! Way ahead of their times!🛸
this is my favorite FOSG song, but also in my top 10 80’s synth pop cuts
This is my favorite Flock of Seagulls song. I absolutely love it.
The more uou live the more you live good song
Career opportunities pops into my head every time I hear this
They nailed it. Everyone was doing a U2 Edge guitar sound with major synth lines. It just worked.
One of the best songs of the greatest 80's I was 17 years old when this song was released!
The guitarist Paul Reynolds was just a teenager when they made it.
I had this album with their picture on it…it was definitely a favorite in college lol. Oh the hairdos!!