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Then at the age of 17, he joined the new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, a few months after the band was formed, and came to replace the original guitarist Willie Woo. [2] [3] The group's popularity soared in the early 1980s with the release of "(It's Not Me) Talking," and in 1982 the song "I Ran (So Far Away)" was a hit
A Flock of Seagulls are an English new wave band formed in Liverpool in 1979. The group, whose best-known line-up comprised Mike Score , Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds , hit the peak of their chart success in the early 1980s.
The song exemplifies "synth-pop's spaced-out loneliness" and yearning for imagined, absent lovers, [3] and is noted for its Wall of Sound-styled layer of synthesizer padding – a "multi-layered, hypnotic song", according to AllMusic. [2] According to lead singer Mike Score, "Wishing" was based on a real person. When recalling the experience ...
"Space Age Love Song" is a 1982 single released by the British band A Flock of Seagulls. It was their fourth single. Lead guitarist Paul Reynolds remarked on their 1984 video album Through the Looking Glass that, as the band could not come up with a title for the track, he suggested "Space Age Love Song" because he thought it sounded like a space age love song.
Modern Love Is Automatic is a 1981 EP by the British new wave band A Flock of Seagulls, written by Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds. The song of the same name was also showcased on their self-titled album the following year. The song peaked at #19 on the US Dance Club Play chart as a double A-side with Telecommunication. [3]
A Flock of Seagulls (1981) 4:55: 2. "Space Age Love Song" A Flock of Seagulls: 3:45: 3. "Telecommunication" A Flock of Seagulls: 2:29: 4. "The More You Live, the More You Love" The Story of a Young Heart (1984) 4:09: 5. "Nightmares" Listen (1983) 4:36: 6. "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" Listen: 5:30: 7. "(It's Not Me) Talking" Listen ...
The song reached No. 66 in the UK [4] despite the album not charting. [5] It was their last single to chart in the UK. [4] The song has a BPM of 144 and plays in 4/4 time signature. [6] Author Dave Thompson notes that the song "marked the end of the classic Seagulls line-up". [7]
I Ran (So Far Away)" – 5:02 from A Flock of Seagulls "Space Age Love Song" – 3:49 from A Flock of Seagulls "Telecommunication" – 2:25 from A Flock of Seagulls "The More You Live, the More You Love" – 4:13 from The Story of a Young Heart "Nightmares" – 4:38 from Listen "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)" – 4:55 from Listen