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A Flock of Seagulls — I Ran
Album: The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls
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Released: 1982
Length: 5:01
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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
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Just to confirm that I'm not crazy, this song was originally released in 1982.
Posted 1 month ago by surfool    [ Reply ]
I Ran after Run Like Hell. I never realized their similarities until today.
Posted 1 month ago by dcd    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 2 months ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:

MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!


MTV and CMT are now on the Internet Archive
Posted 2 months ago by mrtuba9    [ Reply ]
 jpfueler wrote:

The Singer's Hair now matches my own style (worn since my mid 30's)
Bald




Same here!   
Posted 2 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 igotitmade2k wrote:

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.
Posted 3 months ago by tragic_king    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 4 months ago by siqbal    [ Reply ]
The Singer's Hair now matches my own style (worn since my mid 30's)
Bald
Posted 4 months ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 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?"
Posted 4 months ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
Posted 7 months ago by TurtleMan    [ Reply ]
Oh man, that hair..!!
Posted 8 months ago by GingerandMe    [ Reply ]
Vice City is the best 
Posted 11 months ago by Dalsir    [ Reply ]
Chant get La La Land out my mind!!!!
Posted 1 year ago by rgillard    [ Reply ]
 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!
Posted 1 year ago by ick    [ Reply ]
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?
Posted 1 year ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
Great new wave stuff. The whole album is good.
Posted 1 year ago by nutrod42    [ Reply ]
Flock of Beagles
Posted 1 year ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
 Signwrtr61 wrote:
OG.... not so much! Wannabe's, maybe. Good tune tho. 



What hairstyle from the 80s is more *instantly* recognizable? 
Posted 1 year ago by Eyewanders    [ Reply ]
I couldn't get away.....
Posted 1 year ago by Eyewanders    [ Reply ]
 skf1062 wrote:

The OG Hairband! 

OG.... not so much! Wannabe's, maybe. Good tune tho. 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
 orthomd wrote:

One of the best songs and bands of the 80s

Only if you say! They were ok but, there were many, much better bands back then. 

Posted 1 year ago by Signwrtr61    [ Reply ]
The photo with the bio was a shock. Somehow the song went with the hair. 
Posted 1 year ago by mikegrinker    [ Reply ]
The OG Hairband! 
Posted 1 year ago by skf1062    [ Reply ]
 Teezee wrote:

A flock of HairDressers



Tragically bald now. As am I. sigh
Posted 1 year ago by AndyR    [ Reply ]
The intro is reminiscent of Jean-Michel Jarre's "Equinoxe"...
Posted 1 year ago by PinkSo    [ Reply ]
 Ryan_Boru wrote:

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!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 1 year ago by Ryan_Boru    [ Reply ]
So far away:
Posted 1 year ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
I completely missed the early 80s. Until now.
Posted 1 year ago by pbouchar    [ Reply ]
I ran to the next button
Posted 1 year ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 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
Posted 1 year ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Suddenly, I'm Tommy Vercetti on a speedboat again.
Posted 1 year ago by contactchrisx1    [ Reply ]
 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.


Posted 1 year ago by zedwhytheexwarrior    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:

MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!




lol yes
Posted 1 year ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:

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 & .........

Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
 Throbbin wrote:

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!
Posted 1 year ago by prs    [ Reply ]
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
Posted 1 year ago by Throbbin    [ Reply ]
I used to call these guys "Flock of Beagles"
Posted 1 year ago by igotitmade2k    [ Reply ]
 Queue wrote:

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.
Posted 1 year ago by ice-9    [ Reply ]
Heavy airplay on my college radio station in 1982! P.S. I was the Program Manager.
Posted 1 year ago by kjl    [ Reply ]
GOOD TUNE!  We have all aged! Mike Score no longer has crazy hair!  I don't look the same too!  LOL!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
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. 
Posted 1 year ago by young923028    [ Reply ]
quite likable, well constructed song !
Posted 1 year ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
One of my favourite songs of this era. 
Posted 2 years ago by Steffl    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by bc    [ Reply ]
Iconic and emblematic harbinger. 
Posted 2 years ago by easmann    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 2 years ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
Saw them in Montreal about 45,000 years ago.
Posted 2 years ago by dpatte    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:

GTA looking sleeve there.



This song was on Vice City.  Wave 103.  Right after Blondie and before The Human League.
Posted 2 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:

MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!


Well, at least the first 3 years.
Posted 2 years ago by SmackDaddy    [ Reply ]
 cosmiclint wrote:

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.
Posted 2 years ago by lavaracer    [ Reply ]
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

Posted 2 years ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
I'd never heard the long intro to this song until now; very cool. 
Posted 2 years ago by teapot    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 2 years ago by timmus    [ Reply ]
KARAOKE ALLSTAR

AND ALSO ROCK BAND

THIS SONG SLAPS
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
What the flock?
Posted 2 years ago by jef    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by scrubbrush    [ Reply ]
 bkrans9 wrote:

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.
Posted 2 years ago by jnhashmi    [ Reply ]
Posted 2 years ago by bennie482    [ Reply ]
 Teezee wrote:

A flock of HairDressers


   Not on purpose, but
some mornings I awake with that 80's hair style 
  Non-blond
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 iransofaraway wrote:

My time has come. This is my song.




Posted 2 years ago by captbradders    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 2 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
Great tune!
Posted 2 years ago by eileenomurphy    [ Reply ]
 bkrans9 wrote:

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
Posted 2 years ago by folkes.tom    [ Reply ]
 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:

well, we lived in a paper bag in the middle of the road.

Hah!  Luxury.
Posted 2 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:

GTA looking sleeve there.



More like GTA was a FOS looking sleeve.
Posted 2 years ago by ekalfwonS    [ Reply ]
 justin4kick wrote:










Posted 2 years ago by Jeeper    [ Reply ]
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". {#Smile}
Posted 3 years ago by fortheloveofpete    [ Reply ]
 sergioso wrote:

I have to stop working and stand up rocking hips, twsiting  neck and and rising an arm. I'm 59 

am older but doing the Richard Butler backstroke (and it hurts more than it should!)

Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
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...
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
I have to stop working and stand up rocking hips, twsiting  neck and and rising an arm. I'm 59 
Posted 3 years ago by sergioso    [ Reply ]
very snappy

make you happy

move it pappy

Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by Sofa_King    [ Reply ]

What the flock
Posted 3 years ago by justin4kick    [ Reply ]
My time has come. This is my song.
Posted 3 years ago by iransofaraway    [ Reply ]
I still love this song!
Posted 3 years ago by Caroperez    [ Reply ]
its peppy

its all right
Posted 3 years ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
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... 
Posted 3 years ago by bkrans9    [ Reply ]
 nthenry wrote:
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.
Posted 3 years ago by TotalHip    [ Reply ]
This sounded a bit "late 70's Hawkwind" at the very start.
Posted 3 years ago by nthenry    [ Reply ]
 orthomd wrote:
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.

Posted 3 years ago by RParadise    [ Reply ]
Posted 3 years ago by nikolamatic729    [ Reply ]
I ran to the next button
Posted 3 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 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! 
Posted 3 years ago by gammapi    [ Reply ]
One of the best songs and bands of the 80s
Posted 4 years ago by orthomd    [ Reply ]
 dwhayslett wrote:
 drewd wrote:
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.
Posted 4 years ago by bdwhitepm    [ Reply ]
 drewd wrote:
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?

Posted 4 years ago by dwhayslett    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
 
Music IS the time machine
Posted 4 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
MTV just celebrated their 40th year anniversary. Thank you MTV for 14 years of music!!!
Posted 4 years ago by drewd    [ Reply ]
 Teezee wrote:
A flock of HairDressers
 

Ha, we used to call them Flock of Haircuts but your version is better. 
Posted 4 years ago by Critty    [ Reply ]
This makes me smile.  Thanks RP
Posted 4 years ago by rowgal    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 4 years ago by tazmondpembroke    [ Reply ]
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). 
Posted 4 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
 Blijj wrote:
 
 
well, we lived in a paper bag in the middle of the road.
Posted 4 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
A flock of HairDressers
Posted 4 years ago by Teezee    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
 
Yeah I dunno, cars were rubbish, no internet, you can have it!
Posted 4 years ago by NoisyMiner    [ Reply ]
 Rockit9 wrote:
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
 
Especially now, 2020 is for the Birds, I like Seagulls better!!
Posted 4 years ago by molson    [ Reply ]
another place and time.  Good music  .  Great memories 
Posted 4 years ago by 1wolfy    [ Reply ]
 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.  
Posted 4 years ago by wildmanfromSB    [ Reply ]
 jmjohall wrote:
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 ....
Posted 4 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 Jota wrote:
GTA looking sleeve there.
 
No, that's just some very 1980's looking cover art.
Posted 4 years ago by ce    [ Reply ]
some good guilty pleasure coronapocalypse music
Posted 4 years ago by niseywee    [ Reply ]
These guys looked so cool in the video. Well crafted electronica pop.
Posted 4 years ago by meatmike    [ Reply ]
Still love this track. 
Tony Jory, London and Somerset, England
Posted 4 years ago by tonyjory    [ Reply ]
 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
Posted 4 years ago by jpfueler    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:

Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...



 
Or perhaps repair, depending on how you see the early version.
Posted 4 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
I ran to the next button
Posted 4 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
 the_jake wrote:
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 .
 
Forty years does a fair bit of damage, friend...



Posted 4 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
Great riff
Posted 4 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
I remember this video on MTV.   When MTV  first came out.  Yikes that was a long time ago..
Posted 4 years ago by jmjohall    [ Reply ]
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.
Posted 4 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
 nmuessig wrote:
Have always liked this one!  Indeed, great driving song...
 

Space Age Love Song
Posted 5 years ago by dancindan    [ Reply ]
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 .
Posted 5 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
I like the GTA Vice City inspired cover art almost as much as the song itself. Classic.
Posted 5 years ago by captbradders    [ Reply ]
Does anyone have a Time Machine...I want to go back.
Posted 5 years ago by Rockit9    [ Reply ]
Have always liked this one!  Indeed, great driving song...
Posted 5 years ago by nmuessig    [ Reply ]
I never noticed this song's intro sounds so much like some Goa PsyTrance track's intro lol
Posted 5 years ago by ExploitingChaos    [ Reply ]
Great song, great memories! But the album "The Best Of ...." was certainly not releasesd in 1982...
Posted 5 years ago by 123heyaho!    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by nancynancy    [ Reply ]
cranking this one up!
Posted 5 years ago by nancynancy    [ Reply ]