![]() ![]() Who were they? What were they about? Why did they end up running so far away afterwards?īefore the hit Pictures of band and Mike Score by himself And yet, they never seemed to get their fair due. Todd (VO): Pretty much everything about this band-its sound, its look, its name-signifies pretty much everything iconic, for good or for bad, about the early 80s. Todd: Which.you should not need Captain Hindsight to point out how this happened, dude. Lead singer Mike Score has always lamented how the hairstyle has overshadowed the music. Todd (VO): Underneath that horrible styling-gel-and-chainsaw accident was an actual band, not that you would know. Of.it's.it's like part mullet, part emo-fringe, part pointy-haired boss from Dilbert. The other is their lead singer's unmatchably, legendarily ridiculous hairdo, one that has to be considered as the outright stupidest hairstyle of the '80s, and it's not like the 80s was short of competition for that title. Todd (VO): One of them is "I Ran", the MTV-powered Top 10 smash that was a big, major hit at the dawn of the '80s. Michael "Mike" Score: And I ran I ran so far away Todd: A band largely known for two things. Todd(VO): A Flock of Seagulls! Not the Flock of Seagulls, just A Flock of Seagulls! And today?Ĭlip from Pulp Fiction Jules (Samuel L. Todd: So I feel like I should get to work on that. ![]() Montage includes The Buggles - " Video Killed the Radio Star", Falco - " Rock Me Amadeus", Gary Numan - "Cars", Kajagoogoo - "Too Shy", Nena - "99 Luftballoons", and The Vapors - " Turning Japanese" Various clips of New Wave band songs as the opening of "I Ran (So Far Away)" plays in the background. Todd: I-I do try to space out the '80s New Wave bands I cover on One Hit Wonderland, but going more than a few episodes without covering at least one of them feels wrong. ![]() Todd plays "I Ran (So Far Away)" on the pianoĪ FLOCK OF SEAGULLS - I RAN (SO FAR AWAY) ![]()
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