How To Play: A Flock Of Seagulls - I Ran (So Far Away) - With the Original Band Members

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  • RELEASED DATE : 7th Dec 2018
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    All 4 Original Members show you how to play I Ran (So far Away).
    There may be a lot of CZcams videos on how to play 80s classic "How To Play I Ran" out there.... but did you ever wonder how it is really done? All four original members Mike Score, Ali Score, Frank Maudsley and Paul Reynolds show you how.
    You can also buy the band-reunited album 'Ascension' which features all 4 original members performing their greatest hits with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. The singles Space Age Love song and I Ran are also available with extra mixes and versions. You can grab them on all digital stores or by buying direct from :
    www.augustday.net
    www.aflockofseagulls.org

Komentáře • 4,3K

  • @tadanohiro5065
    @tadanohiro5065 Před 3 lety +720

    The bassist is grooving like he never left the 80's. Love it

  • @nathanieljohnson8727
    @nathanieljohnson8727 Před 5 lety +1210

    i think this is the only tutorial for any song where they actually tell you the speed of the delay/effects.

    • @Zooko23NY
      @Zooko23NY Před 5 lety +69

      Nathaniel Johnson that was so cool of them. And ALL of their original gear and rigging used on the original recording

    • @jaretabbott2362
      @jaretabbott2362 Před 5 lety +39

      I definitely got too excited for that.. 308ms :D

    • @gord1012
      @gord1012 Před 5 lety +8

      Gonna try it on my Zoom effects processor later..thanks guys...love AFOS!!

    • @rbivgq1734
      @rbivgq1734 Před 5 lety +4

      very helpful,

    • @gmansi
      @gmansi Před 5 lety

      Just a question, without that value it is difficult to find the right effect?

  • @rehoby
    @rehoby Před 2 lety +451

    Paul Reynolds is a guitar genius who has been criminally underrated.

    • @RickBlacker
      @RickBlacker Před rokem +4

      Agreed.

    • @SZTANCSEK
      @SZTANCSEK Před rokem +1

      Akárcsak Andy Scott.

    • @lisandrotosco2837
      @lisandrotosco2837 Před rokem +2

      True

    • @viiii481
      @viiii481 Před rokem

      Yeha

    • @jmm1817
      @jmm1817 Před rokem +8

      There's another one of those stupid underrated comments he is not underrated he is widely known as a great guitarist

  • @Fresh-tw7ev
    @Fresh-tw7ev Před 2 lety +214

    Eligible for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame since 2007. Who will agree with me it’s time these guys were recognized.

    • @scottsoltani8389
      @scottsoltani8389 Před rokem +10

      This whole album is great, new wave should’ve been the future, but fizzled out.

    • @hernanmoreira5455
      @hernanmoreira5455 Před rokem +5

      New Wave Hall of Fame.

    • @SuzeeBeeCA
      @SuzeeBeeCA Před rokem +10

      100%! This is the epitome of New Wave. I'll never forget the first time I heard "I Ran." Was at a record store buying Ozzy Osbourne lapel pins 🤣 when I suddenly heard that atmospheric riff. I turned around and just stared at the music video. It was the coolest thing I'd ever heard.

    • @vonn4017
      @vonn4017 Před rokem +3

      some years there is no nobel prize for literature as no one is deemed good enough. that being said having existed or even 1 or 2 hits doesnt get you into the hall fame. there should be some kind of rule. lets face it, its a popularity contest and thts not how you get into any hall of fame. is skill and musicianship. not bullshit

    • @squirelova1815
      @squirelova1815 Před rokem +7

      That Rock n' Roll 'Hall of Shame' charade DOES NOT even deserve born musical geniuses like A.F.O.S. gracing its halls. The institution is a silly cash-commerce driven joke and and has a downright embarrassing history of how it treats extremely talented Artists.

  • @ShakerCuda71
    @ShakerCuda71 Před 5 lety +2611

    Truly awesome to see all original members from a 38 year old band together making a vid like this. Thanks guys! Keep em coming

  • @baronvg
    @baronvg Před 5 lety +665

    Holy shit, if only more artists and bands did this!!!

    • @bigt8916
      @bigt8916 Před 5 lety +9

      I've been saying this for days, couldn't agree more, what a way to learn the way they did it and gel with the band and jam together at the same time, what a concept!!!!

    • @pickzkickz
      @pickzkickz Před 5 lety +5

      Probably easier for them seeing it was their only hit. Great song

    • @hk-wr2jt
      @hk-wr2jt Před 5 lety +7

      @@pickzkickz Wishing and Space Age Love Song, too. But this one was a monster hit.

    • @michaelbienicewicz2993
      @michaelbienicewicz2993 Před 4 lety

      I hear ya

    • @punkgift
      @punkgift Před 4 lety +6

      They would only do it near the end of their careers. When they are still making money they wouldn't want to give their secrets away. I've heard that Peter Hook of New Order used to scrape the markings off his bass pedals so that people couldn't see how the sound was made.

  • @Francosystems
    @Francosystems Před 2 lety +121

    This song is simply “Perfection “ at its best. And coming from the original members is even better. Awesome. 80’s. BEST decade EVER!!!!!

  • @bobbybandolon6221
    @bobbybandolon6221 Před 3 lety +115

    Paul. That guitar sound. Those freakin soul slicing notes. Always. Forever. My hero

  • @grxengine
    @grxengine Před 5 lety +2568

    Pay attention, folks. THIS is how you use CZcams.

    • @TheMicheleAri
      @TheMicheleAri Před 5 lety +35

      grxengine Just had the same thought! I’d watch more than kittens if there was more content like this. Tho I do love kittens.

    • @TonyRule
      @TonyRule Před 5 lety +45

      Yep. Not this "un-boxing" and "reaction" video rubbish. What kind of mindless NPC finds that a worthwhile use of their time to watch.

    • @TheMicheleAri
      @TheMicheleAri Před 5 lety +12

      Tony Rule I’m not sure I have the answer to that one but I get it!

    • @TheBetito123
      @TheBetito123 Před 5 lety +6

      @@TonyRule hahahahaha

    • @etpicci5915
      @etpicci5915 Před 5 lety +8

      Winner.

  • @squarecreative7941
    @squarecreative7941 Před 4 lety +570

    Paul Reynolds, one of the 80's most underrated guitarists! Brilliant!

    • @Alundrahs
      @Alundrahs Před 4 lety +20

      Square Creative and he used a damn penny for a pick. WTH!!

    • @richardjoslin2260
      @richardjoslin2260 Před 4 lety +13

      @A.C. B. ART what ever you say dude

    • @RiverOfBlacklights
      @RiverOfBlacklights Před 4 lety +21

      @A.C. B. ART You are aware that this isn't the only song AFOS has, right? Not to mention, you make it seem like keeping things simple is "wrong" or "bad" when just about every major musician strives to do just that - keeping it simple. Some of the most famous and popular songs of all time are simple with just a few notes throughout. There's a reason this band (the original lineup) still attracts tons of positive attention, even after nearly 3+ decades of not having played together... guy...

    • @smck20
      @smck20 Před 4 lety +17

      @@RiverOfBlacklights .hell for playing simple concise riffs, and producing a multi-platinum tune....props to him!

    • @TheGreatAlan75
      @TheGreatAlan75 Před 4 lety +17

      @A.C. B. ART it was Paul's feel that made the guitar parts sound so cool

  • @clubhouseme
    @clubhouseme Před 3 lety +49

    one of the best guitar riffs of the 80's

  • @patrickstribling
    @patrickstribling Před rokem +59

    Paul Reynolds still got it, love the band coming together and still have it, would love to see them live today.

    • @colinheaton6934
      @colinheaton6934 Před rokem

      You can see Mike scores flock of seagulls in UK later this year

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ Před rokem +1

      Sadly I don't think another reunion of the original lineup is going to happen. Mike prefers his touring band, plus recent health issues with Frank (has a rare heart condition) & Paul (recovering from a stroke he suffered in early 2020, though I have heard he's doing better).

    • @juanm.rodriguez2278
      @juanm.rodriguez2278 Před rokem +1

      FYI, Los Angeles July 8th, 2023 free show at Pershing Square.

  • @bassplay12
    @bassplay12 Před 5 lety +589

    This is why there will never be a decade of music like the 80's!!! Pure awesome genius!!

    • @LFOVCF
      @LFOVCF Před 5 lety +25

      @Dr. Bombay so is your entire existence on this earth

    • @ChadtheHammer
      @ChadtheHammer Před 5 lety +8

      I like the song, but how is it genius?

    • @LFOVCF
      @LFOVCF Před 5 lety +8

      @@ChadtheHammer people can have opinions.
      They also are not bound over to explain them.
      Genius is a relative and unquantifiable term. To him, this could be the result of genius musicians.
      Just let him say it, it wont hurt you.

    • @ChadtheHammer
      @ChadtheHammer Před 5 lety +7

      @@LFOVCF Ummm, I'm just asking a question, guy.

    • @EL-SHADDAI-ELOHIM
      @EL-SHADDAI-ELOHIM Před 5 lety +2

      bassplay12 ... Indeed ... what decade lots of memories

  • @Chicodelcuentito
    @Chicodelcuentito Před 3 lety +216

    Masterpiece, this is one of those rare songs that you can never have enough of it.

  • @MegatoneMusic
    @MegatoneMusic Před rokem +239

    Paul is one of the most underrated guitarist ever. This guy was 19 when he was pulling off these licks....amazing!

    • @janebraun4482
      @janebraun4482 Před rokem +16

      Thats why they hired him barely 17 y/o. He was pulling talent years earlier and they watched him, then needed him, without him there was a problem.

    • @TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru
      @TheOneAndOnlyZelenkaGuru Před rokem +3

      @@janebraun4482 A true virtuoso, not many of them these days outside of classical music

    • @DavidSchilter
      @DavidSchilter Před rokem +4

      Yup, the Edge of U2 fame has credited Paul as a real influence!

    • @jugstopper
      @jugstopper Před rokem

      If you think Paul is "underrated", you are just ignorant of the fact he has long been considered a great guitarist.

    • @TurboMountTV
      @TurboMountTV Před rokem

      Great player yes.
      "Virtuoso" might be an overstatement. Look at the tab here - not that complicated. Set the delay and a beginner can play it.
      Now look at tabs at what 19 year old Jimmy Page or Jimmy Hendrix were playing. It would look like a Beethoven music sheet.

  • @Nanotick1
    @Nanotick1 Před rokem +30

    You can't get more 1980's than this iconic song. It's takes me back to some wonderful memories of my 20's.

  • @SaltyBob355
    @SaltyBob355 Před 3 lety +158

    What an amazing time we live in, with original artists teaching us how to play their hits!

    • @sage9836
      @sage9836 Před 2 lety +7

      Yes. Glad you shared that thought. I also get more 80s now than I did then!

    • @tartanmystic4025
      @tartanmystic4025 Před 2 lety +4

      Sage, I just left a similar comment on another of FOS videos. I didn't see how colourful & vibing the 80s were till I peeked through the rearview.

    • @garysamosky641
      @garysamosky641 Před 3 měsíci

      I think that's pretty amazing, and they seem really nice!

  • @RichardT2112
    @RichardT2112 Před 3 lety +364

    “Easy when you know how!” LOVE IT!

  • @jenniferolson5345
    @jenniferolson5345 Před 2 lety +76

    "I Ran" is one of my favourite songs of my lifetime. 💕 The sound is still as fresh and tight today as it was all those years ago. A gem indeed!

  • @anotherbrickinthewall1700

    40yrs later, STILL a great song ! A forever classic.

  • @xulnag1774
    @xulnag1774 Před 5 lety +195

    “I ran” released 1982 and still an epic song. Thank you for this amazing tutorial.

    • @Coasterdude02149
      @Coasterdude02149 Před 5 lety +5

      Little did my 14 year old self at that time know that 37 years later they'd be doing something like this.

    • @publikenemi49
      @publikenemi49 Před 4 lety +3

      Xul Nag , I was probably 4th grade or so. I wasn’t too big of a fan at the time , but the girl in my class who I had a crush on, was ... so I pretended to like em . But today , some 37 years later , I like and respect the band - if for no other reason than sparking memories of growing up in the 80s - a blessing.

    • @gmcjetpilot
      @gmcjetpilot Před 4 lety +2

      Epic hair styles and aerosol hair spray.... ha ha.

  • @WV591
    @WV591 Před 5 lety +267

    80s talent and energy, you just had to be there to understand. there will never be a time like the 80s again. we were in our prime then....Damn the time and gravity

    • @DJL3G3ND
      @DJL3G3ND Před 5 lety +14

      I know, I really wish I could experience it. sometimes I just wanna restart my life in some perfect world that people seem to remember it as. I know realistically it wouldn't be all that great, but it'd really have its moments. the modern world just makes me sad. sometimes I just wanna escape most technology for a while, get some friends and just go out somewhere

    • @herzwatithink9289
      @herzwatithink9289 Před 5 lety +10

      One of the best songs from maybe the best musical decade.
      I was thinking as I clicked on the video, imagine being 17 when this was released and hearing it for the first time.

    • @billlee2458
      @billlee2458 Před 5 lety +1

      Great song,but crap entry level video. When spinning around with the mirrors and you see the cameraman and lots of fog.

    • @bluetickfreddy101
      @bluetickfreddy101 Před 4 lety +1

      Well said

    • @0utcastAussie
      @0utcastAussie Před 4 lety +1

      It was a glorious time and the music fitted it like a glove.
      I flew out to Perth W.A in August 1982 and this was rapidly climbing the charts Down Under. Couple that with Hot in the City (Billy Idol) Dexy's etc and you realise the coming summer (Down Under) was Just...So... Perfect
      Thanks for the Ch00ns AFOS. Your band was a major soundtrack of my youth.

  • @jonathanniccolls1592
    @jonathanniccolls1592 Před rokem +23

    This is the pioneering sound that seismically changed the landscape of modern and electronic rock music, forever. You are the heartbeat of the eighties, and you're still going strong! Thank you for still being here for us.

  • @dazealex
    @dazealex Před 2 lety +11

    The electric guitar man... Mesmerizing... The quintessential 80's sound.

  • @Isotec1
    @Isotec1 Před 5 lety +178

    Paul's guitar playing is what made this song great.

    • @bryede
      @bryede Před 5 lety +21

      Yep, it's fascinating how it dances around the basic groove.

    • @christ5826
      @christ5826 Před 5 lety +12

      @@bryede yes how genius but so simple is that counter melody of the lead in the chorus!! the best songs are so simple

    • @arsbadmojo
      @arsbadmojo Před 5 lety +16

      Maybe I'm biased as a fellow guitar player, but I completely agree; Paul's guitar bits transformed a catchy synth pop song into an instant classic. He plays with great restraint.

    • @Isotec1
      @Isotec1 Před 5 lety +15

      @@arsbadmojo He should be ranked in the top 5 best guitar players in rock music

    • @brugglesby
      @brugglesby Před 5 lety +3

      @@Isotec1 I've been saying that for years, thank you!!

  • @anthonyyoutubefan7567
    @anthonyyoutubefan7567 Před 5 lety +823

    Mike, I know you've played/sung that song till you are blue in the face...BUT, that song is a masterpiece. You, Ali, Frank, and Paul helped DEFINE The 1980s and THE FUTURE (as We speak and hear)...everything officially blew in to view with this classic! Thank you, Gentlemen. I'm getting your new album as a Xmas present.

    • @julezvonjupiter9362
      @julezvonjupiter9362 Před 5 lety +11

      Amen!

    • @micjam1986
      @micjam1986 Před 5 lety +7

      well said. Foxborough Mass. 82ish the open up for the police... awesome tune!!!

    • @pauladams1915
      @pauladams1915 Před 5 lety +5

      I wouldn't bother with the album. I'm a big fan but the album is a major disappointment. The best gift would be if the original four members reunited and toured, but of course Mike won't let that happen. He'll just keep plodding on with his second division FOS tribute band

    • @phayzyre1052
      @phayzyre1052 Před 5 lety +8

      Well said, Anthony! Just adding to what you wrote songs like "I Ran" was what made MTV what it was back in the 1980's. Unfortunately since about the early 1990's MTV has become a ghost of it's former self and I had to quit watching it. Now I come to CZcams when I want to see a music video of the past. To hell with MTV!

    • @anthonyyoutubefan7567
      @anthonyyoutubefan7567 Před 5 lety +13

      Phayzyre105 -- Someone, a few years ago online, very correctly commented that CZcams is the new MTV/VH1 in the 21st Century. It is truly twisted that a video here can rake up 5 million views, but the song/single will barely net repeated plays on the radio. To think that much of the original, great visual material made in the '70s, '80s, and '90s have been stowed away and relegated to MTV2 and Classic VH1 seems antithetical to what the original channels were committed to. Thank goodness for CZcams.

  • @angelinaflores465
    @angelinaflores465 Před 10 měsíci +13

    I love a Flock of Seagulls. Paul Reynolds is amazing. The guitar sound in this masterpiece is just perfection. I can listen to this song every day. Thank you guys.🤩

  • @newwavepop
    @newwavepop Před 3 lety +14

    personally i would love a lesson from Paul for EVERY song. which i mean as no insult to the rest of the band i would to see a lesson like this for ALL the songs, its just that the guitar is what i play and Paul had an absolutely amazing sound.

  • @jonnyronnyguy
    @jonnyronnyguy Před 3 lety +268

    You know consistency when a band can play the same song 30+ yrs later and it sounds near perfectly identical to the original studio recording. That was excellent.

    • @chrisadelina
      @chrisadelina Před 2 lety +11

      I agree on the perfectly identical on the spot it blew me away as well

    • @elkekuehn8759
      @elkekuehn8759 Před rokem +4

      40 +yrs.!!!😁😉🤭❤👍

    • @moisesojeda1085
      @moisesojeda1085 Před rokem +2

      they played this song probably over a thousand times throughout the 80s, it comes second nature to them

    • @jamessullivan4391
      @jamessullivan4391 Před rokem +5

      It was the studio recording.

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ Před rokem +1

      There's a certain magic when the original 4 play together.

  • @explodingburritosexperienc9111

    I love how into the song the bass player is. Like he never left 1985

    • @claytonvernon8793
      @claytonvernon8793 Před 4 lety +44

      He never did. Your body ages but your mind doesn't have to.

    • @dannyseo6759
      @dannyseo6759 Před 3 lety +19

      "Easy, when you know how"

    • @Ed_Okin
      @Ed_Okin Před 3 lety +7

      Check out bass player Frank Maudsley in this fun clip. He’s a gentleman you would want to find in a pub and chat over a pint.
      czcams.com/video/d8Cw2jpeLXs/video.html

    • @davesmith8265
      @davesmith8265 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah and he didn't need the bass player to cover his mistakes.Not that he made any!!

    • @lightningleaf23
      @lightningleaf23 Před 3 lety +6

      @@Ed_Okin I met him about 11 years ago in his house in Norris Green Liverpool. Don’t know if he still lives there but I never recognised him and asked about all his musical equipment in the front room . He said he’d been in a band that had been quite big in the 80s in America

  • @JasonNation72
    @JasonNation72 Před 2 lety +20

    The level of transparency with the band playing, sheet music and factoids were very intriguing! A lot of bands should adopt this approach.

    • @RideAcrossTheRiver
      @RideAcrossTheRiver Před 2 lety

      Why give away trade secrets? Learn how the hard way like they did.

  • @Jay-yy9ol
    @Jay-yy9ol Před 2 lety +14

    Headphones on, record spinning, after class, in dorm room, laying on top bunk, room dark, eyes closed, songs taking my imagination light years away from where I was, feeling at peace from the troubles of college in the 1980’s. Thank you so much for your music.

  • @chrispychrunchychrusty8345
    @chrispychrunchychrusty8345 Před 4 lety +782

    I'm not gonna lie.....
    This is seriously the coolest thing I have ever seen on CZcams...
    This song has so much going on and it all blends in perfectly.... real musicians are extremely rare these days...

    • @jaehill7769
      @jaehill7769 Před 4 lety +12

      @Sono2 Why do you answer your own question with a question? Do you always dig up graves to find girls to go out with? Wait, did I just do that? Did I just do that again? Aagh!!!

    • @Amathusukx
      @Amathusukx Před 4 lety +6

      Its not about talent anymore just money.

    • @Amathusukx
      @Amathusukx Před 4 lety +6

      @Sono2 All business is about money, the music industry are not bothered about talent in the respect they would rather focus their money on throwaway artists who they can control like puppets. Which in turn is detrimental to a diverse spectrum of talented people who create there own work.

    • @Philipe0849
      @Philipe0849 Před 4 lety +4

      So fucking bad ass!

    • @claytonvernon8793
      @claytonvernon8793 Před 4 lety

      Check out "One Man Genesis" as another contender

  • @bakerXderek
    @bakerXderek Před 4 lety +632

    This was absolutely a treat to watch.

  • @intertubicular
    @intertubicular Před 2 lety +12

    Love FOS. Paul especially. He doesn't over play on his guitar parts. Always perfectly in the pocket with his sound and dynamics. He is a genius.

  • @chuckcribbs3398
    @chuckcribbs3398 Před 3 lety +14

    What a great ‘80s classic MTV song! Watched it a hundred times. So original and a great tune to drive with on.

  • @marctronixx
    @marctronixx Před 4 lety +137

    The lad on the bass guitar was feelin' the song!

    • @noladude5046
      @noladude5046 Před 4 lety +14

      FocusFanatic, geezer? WOW, show a little respect to this talented musician!!

    • @IanMcCausland
      @IanMcCausland Před 4 lety +5

      I saw them live on this tour and he gave it his all then too

    • @hardlines4
      @hardlines4 Před 3 lety +5

      FocusFanatic He has more talent than today’s bratty millennials with no talent whatsoever! 🤫

    • @paulwhitehouse3986
      @paulwhitehouse3986 Před 3 lety +2

      Frank was great to watch live, Danced all through the set and never stopped smiling, best bass player on the planet, legend

  • @mayhemjet5733
    @mayhemjet5733 Před 5 lety +191

    I love A Flock Of Seagulls

  • @The.Last.Guitar.Hero.
    @The.Last.Guitar.Hero. Před rokem +9

    Always amazed me how Frank bounced around the stage and still managed to play bass

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ Před rokem +1

      Had to love his energy. He was always fun to watch.

  • @heatherferguson9589
    @heatherferguson9589 Před 2 lety +27

    I never appreciated this song as much as I do now. You guys are amazing. Thanks for giving us such great music to listen to!!!

  • @Bullitt3401
    @Bullitt3401 Před 3 lety +82

    It's crazy when a "how-to" video can give me, a 51 year old man goose bumps. :) An awesome band.

  • @pabloignaciocastillocampos443

    A dream come true!!!! the Masters playing and teaching !!! :-) Regards from Chile!!

  • @davidhanrahan9317
    @davidhanrahan9317 Před 2 lety +3

    Saw them in 82 in Boston in a club across the street from the Green Monster at Fenway Park. I forgot the name of it then! I do remember it was Drum Tobacco night, or at least they sponsored the show! The good ole’ days with lots of military jumpsuits, a big Sting influence at the time. I was 20 then and will be 60 in a few months. But when I hear The Police, The Clash, New Musik ( Tony Mansfield), XTC, and all the others, it just takes me back, and I’m 20 again! Music is powerful!

  • @steamach
    @steamach Před 3 lety +21

    Lyrics:
    I walked 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
    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
    'Pearing 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

  • @MrDmfan
    @MrDmfan Před 5 lety +75

    the first time I saw these guys live was in the mid 80s, they opened for New Order. Paul Reynolds is an awesome guitar player.

    • @sovietonion72
      @sovietonion72 Před 5 lety +1

      MrDmfan More like New order should've opened for them.🎶🎵🎼🎸

  • @MountainMan.
    @MountainMan. Před 5 lety +71

    One band who contributed to such 80's greatness. They're the real deal

    • @orlandotouristtraps7410
      @orlandotouristtraps7410 Před 4 lety +4

      I can't help but recall a funny scene from the movie "The Commitments" when they were looking for a name for their bad. One person suggested "Flock Of Budgies" LOL.

  • @Mr.Steve-O
    @Mr.Steve-O Před rokem +10

    One of the greatest guitar riffs that ever came out of the 80s that still blows my mind. I was up to my eyeballs in post-punk music at that time, but the debut lp was special, so of course, I purchased the cassette. Hearing this song for the first time in 1982 was a galactic journey. Would have loved to have seen Paul playing his old Kramer XL-5 in this clip, but I'm sure that guitar is in a museum somewhere. Cheers!

    • @Formula-602
      @Formula-602 Před rokem +1

      Saw them..with Squeeze as headliners….The Producers were opener….Grand Rapids,Michigan..summer..1982…

    • @garnetbezanson1404
      @garnetbezanson1404 Před rokem +1

      That guitar is also probably insanely heavy

  • @charlesesylvesterjr639
    @charlesesylvesterjr639 Před 2 lety +10

    I love the Flock Of Seagulls and this was & still is my jam! I used to stay up all night watching MTV back in the 80s. I rocked this out! Glad to see you guys are alive and well, still a BIG fan...love you guys!

  • @danielm.edwards1977
    @danielm.edwards1977 Před 4 lety +127

    This actually makes me emotional; thank you for being a part of what was the best era of my life.

  • @alandamiancarrabilla933
    @alandamiancarrabilla933 Před 3 lety +111

    The guitar of Reynolds is pure Magic

    • @weebles1695
      @weebles1695 Před 3 lety +14

      Sounds weird but watching his fingers on the solo is mesmerizing.

  • @bigbluenationsmith2489
    @bigbluenationsmith2489 Před rokem +4

    To this day. This song is in my top ten songs to request on the radio.
    Never gets old. This is music. Thank you so much for this song.

  • @glynndavies6170
    @glynndavies6170 Před rokem +7

    One of the greatest songs ever written and put together by the group.
    Definitely one that will run forever!
    Well done lads 👍🏽

  • @mr_unstoppable
    @mr_unstoppable Před 3 lety +161

    This video is music history. They had such a big fallout because of the stress and fame and it never seemed like in a million years they would ever collaborate again. This video is just amazing... PS I know they got together in that one show awhile ago but this video is still grand!

    • @chrisadelina
      @chrisadelina Před 2 lety +1

      To never part

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ Před rokem

      They did a few reunion shows in 2004, but it fell apart when they started fighting again.

  • @jamesjoiner5766
    @jamesjoiner5766 Před 5 lety +28

    Watching that old bass player bounce gives me more joy than i know how to express . What a grand old diamond he is . If you ever see this thanks for the wonderful feelings .

    • @bigcrispyhied
      @bigcrispyhied Před 5 lety +5

      Putting his heart and soul into it, a joy to watch.

  • @Diana-hy8qj
    @Diana-hy8qj Před rokem +3

    Paul Reynolds is one of the greatest guitarist of all time! Total Beast!

  • @narq5099
    @narq5099 Před 2 lety +17

    I love this. I'd like to see more bands start doing "how to play" videos. Cheers and thanks for all the great music!

  • @johnathonballantyne3588
    @johnathonballantyne3588 Před 4 lety +115

    I'm only 24 years old and this has been one of my favourite songs since I was 13, fair to say I was raised right! Well done boys, love from Scotland x

    • @kengagnon6192
      @kengagnon6192 Před 4 lety +1

      I have their records was music of my teen years 😊

    • @chazbunko6093
      @chazbunko6093 Před 4 lety +3

      Ha! Saw this band in concert when I was your age in the early 80's.

    • @willmelikyan5689
      @willmelikyan5689 Před 4 lety

      Music is not indicative of how you were raised. Get off your high horse and just enjoy the music

    • @chazbunko6093
      @chazbunko6093 Před 4 lety +2

      @@willmelikyan5689 : Who the fcuk are you?

    • @willmelikyan5689
      @willmelikyan5689 Před 4 lety

      @@chazbunko6093 be quiet, chaz

  • @fabulousfireent
    @fabulousfireent Před 5 lety +30

    All I can say is, is that this amazing song will never grow old!

    • @thedeathwobblechannel6539
      @thedeathwobblechannel6539 Před 5 lety +2

      i really liked the keyboard and camera being locked together in teh video and spinning about.

  • @moonscar119
    @moonscar119 Před 4 měsíci +2

    Over and over and over I find myself coming back to this video. I love it so much. Thank you a flock of seagulls

  • @theworldsbonkers
    @theworldsbonkers Před 2 lety +22

    this is a chance for the youth of today to see and listen how great music was created.

  • @watson0341
    @watson0341 Před 5 lety +25

    64 yrs young, and that song still sends shivers up & down my spine.
    Awesome!

  • @roconnor01
    @roconnor01 Před 5 lety +33

    Mike used to cut my hair in Liverpool in the late 70's early 80's. I Remember that crappy salon you had in Whitechapel Mike. Best wishes from the UK.

  • @rdnkjedi
    @rdnkjedi Před měsícem +1

    I still have the original cassette, I will never let go of the 80’s, long live AFOS!!!!!!!!!

  • @wayne90079
    @wayne90079 Před 2 lety +1

    I’m 57 and loved many tunes throughout my life, this is in my top 5

  • @elmerfudd6305
    @elmerfudd6305 Před 3 lety +35

    First heard I ran in a club in mount isa Queensland Australia in 1982, when this song came on the whole place went into hysterics, absolute meltdown, there was no one sitting everyone was up and dancing to this masterpiece of drum beat, synth, guitars and that unique voice of score.. and in 2021 it's better than ever..!!!

  • @Hoss5678
    @Hoss5678 Před 5 lety +110

    Because of songs like this, I wanted to stay in the 80's for ever......

    • @3dPrint_and_chill
      @3dPrint_and_chill Před 4 lety +1

      I was a teenager in the 80s. It sucked. Some of the music was good. That's about it. High unemployment, terrorism, run down council estates and schools. It was aweful.

    • @zackworrell535
      @zackworrell535 Před 4 lety +2

      I would certainly agree. I'm 49 the 80's were king! I'd trade in the current political bullshit and division for the cold war any day.

    • @orlandotouristtraps7410
      @orlandotouristtraps7410 Před 4 lety +4

      I know perhaps every generation feels this way about the music that was popular at the time but still there was something special, inventive and exciting about the 80's with the introduction of MTV. It was a special time with a huge deluge of good bands worth listening to. Today it is a struggle to find anything good.

    • @paulmirza2083
      @paulmirza2083 Před 4 lety

      @@zackworrell535Absofuckinglutley brother!!

    • @GrimReaperV
      @GrimReaperV Před 4 lety

      I was born 89, i didn't even get to enjoy it let alone remember any of it

  • @user-vl5tr5ez8x
    @user-vl5tr5ez8x Před rokem +1

    The feeling this music gave me was out of this world and hopeful at the same time. I still enjoy hearing it.

  • @fordxbgtfalcon
    @fordxbgtfalcon Před 2 lety +3

    Paul is my all time favorite guitar player!

  • @jinx0192
    @jinx0192 Před 4 lety +45

    Their music still sounds great to this day.

  • @bamablue1492
    @bamablue1492 Před 3 lety +76

    Saw the Flock Live in a small bar in Fayetteville, North Carolina in 1986. One of my fondest memories of the 80's... THANK-YOU!!

    • @jdevassydevassy5024
      @jdevassydevassy5024 Před 3 lety +6

      Saw them open for the Fixx in a Connecticut jai-alai fronton, early 80s. Fixx rocked and were good, a but sterile if remember, but the Flock kicked seriously major a**. Seeing them bang the hell once again, out of this anthemic beautiful song, some 40ish years later, is mind-blowing. Cheers.

    • @anitahand5699
      @anitahand5699 Před 3 lety +6

      saw them once. during the break my brother and i were chatting with them, and they bought us a few refreshments. helluva nice guys.

    • @SniffyPoo
      @SniffyPoo Před 2 lety

      I saw them in a small bar....tonite!

  • @budsodalsky
    @budsodalsky Před rokem +1

    This song IDENTIFIES and DEFINES the beginning of so many things 1980's. For instance: MTV, Turner's Night Tracks, Syntho-Pop, Hair Styles, Plastic Clothes, Great Original music! This song was one of the three opening salvos of the 1880's genre: I Ran, Video Killed the Radio Star, and Whip-It! Dudes are OLD now!

  • @davewielhouwer11
    @davewielhouwer11 Před 3 lety +6

    The whole band sounds awesome. Mike Score can sing as good now as he did 30 years ago. Its the Florida air i believe...keeping us both young. Thanks for posting

  • @maxxas5067
    @maxxas5067 Před 5 lety +188

    I'm just going to count this as a live performance. And if you didn't sing along then you are troubled my friend

  • @kallegrabowski8972
    @kallegrabowski8972 Před 3 lety +43

    285 dislikers got no sense for this genious work. It is a pure pleasure to look, listen and feel these guys playing this masterpiece. I remember when this song comes out i was a young man and i loved it from the first time i have heard it. Now, 40 years later, i am still flashed from this song.
    And the idea to make this video is absolutely fantastic! Thank you guys so much! You made my day!

  • @ALTERNATIVEMIXTAPES
    @ALTERNATIVEMIXTAPES Před rokem +1

    Paul Reynolds must be one of my favorite guitarists of all time. To me, a brilliant guitarist is not playing something difficult, it is about a unique contribution to a song that can only come from your mind. The idea for a vibe and a tone that sets a unique sonic characteristic that sets you apart of other players is what is brilliant about Paul Reynolds.

  • @Argentx1965
    @Argentx1965 Před rokem +1

    Had me in tears! Reminded me of when me and my daughter would play this song on Rock Band on expert. It was the hardest song to play, very difficult. Good times!

  • @briandavis3832
    @briandavis3832 Před 4 lety +8

    Paul Reynolds makes the guitar 🎸 sing 🎶 absolutely class 😎🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

  • @kuehnel16
    @kuehnel16 Před 5 lety +28

    I've watch this over a hundred times and can't stop.

    • @mikkelbreiler3846
      @mikkelbreiler3846 Před 4 lety

      Oh you should try the video with that has Jackie Chan dancing along to Brimful Of Asha.

  • @ibbydread6092
    @ibbydread6092 Před 2 lety +1

    It’s 2021 and I think it still sounds ‘cool, fresh’. I hope children listen to it and love it as much as I do.

  • @RIOTNOOB
    @RIOTNOOB Před 2 lety +5

    Any of you giving this down votes this is my first band that I followed in the 80's and they have tremendous abilities in their instruments and vocals.

  • @UltanMashup
    @UltanMashup Před 4 lety +28

    Love the sign-off - "Easy, when you know how." Super song and delivery.

  • @switxelswit5710
    @switxelswit5710 Před 5 lety +14

    It's like Paul never touches the strings of the guitar when he plays! Awesome!!! Genius!!! Love you Paul!

  • @erichanderson1491
    @erichanderson1491 Před 3 lety +13

    Thank you so much for this! The formatting of this with the staff/tab in a window below the video of the instruments being played is great. The true brilliance of this song is simplicity of the individual parts that come together to make wonderful driving pop song that soars into space.

    • @sage9836
      @sage9836 Před 2 lety +2

      Yeah, I love these songs that sound so spacious - and theres a mystery to creating a song that soars like this one does.

  • @jameswickham2004
    @jameswickham2004 Před 2 lety +4

    They still got their talent! They should come back and revive the 80s...

    • @Formula-602
      @Formula-602 Před rokem

      They are on the road this month and next month!

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ Před rokem

      @@Formula-602 Not the original lineup though. They have not played live together since the handful of reunion shows they did in 2004. Mike tours with a totally different lineup these days.

  • @mrkroeger
    @mrkroeger Před 3 lety +33

    Thats a hell of a bass line. The guitar is hypnotic. Love it and the concept of the video is so cool. Helps you realize what a great timeless song this.

  • @rabidhamster61
    @rabidhamster61 Před 5 lety +88

    Can only say one word.
    brilliant.👍

  • @Colintherabbit
    @Colintherabbit Před 2 lety +1

    This was the first song I ever heard on a compact disc. My brother and I came home from school and mum got a small Phillips CD player, the kind with a push-to-open door on the top, out of the airing cupboard and popped this on. We stood there and listened in silence, it seemed such an alien sound to us, having grown up on a diet of copied and stretched Led Zeppelin and Beatles tapes. I can remember it like it was yesterday. It would have been around '99. R.I.P Mum.

  • @Hotdogger808
    @Hotdogger808 Před 3 lety +1

    As a fellow Bass Player, that was magnificent! Paul's guitar solo still makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up! That slide is legendary......
    Finally I get to see how the outro guitar solo changes pitch. It's not the lead guitar Paul is playing which is by the way awesome changing notes that causes the change in pitch, it's Franks Bass and the synth that causes the effect! I had to listen to it a few times to pick up on it as Paul is playing the same notes, but the pitch is changing. Wow I just learnt a hell of a lot about this song that I did not realize and I must have heard it thousands of times. I have been listening to this brilliant track since it was released when I was a teenager. What an eye opener and many thanks and big props to the band for taking the time to play and show us the way it is meant to be played........bloody brilliant....period!

  • @erimronnbeck
    @erimronnbeck Před 3 lety +13

    “Easy when you know how!!!!” That says it all, truly classic truly one of the greatest songs of the 80’s!!!!🎸🪗🥁🎼🎧

  • @leannericher
    @leannericher Před 3 lety +74

    I am not a musician but it was such a joy to see the musical notes used. It made me more feel deeply connected to the song. I didn't wait till the end before I saved it and pressed replay!

  • @robertesensee3494
    @robertesensee3494 Před 6 měsíci +1

    such a simple, yet powerful solo. Just shows you do not have to be a schredder to make a classic solo. That is in my top 10 favs of all time. Well done, guys!

  • @Blades729
    @Blades729 Před 2 lety +5

    PAUL REYNOLDS IS THE BAND. HIS GUITAR SOUND IS DREAMY BEAUTIFUL HAUNTING LOVELY. 😍
    THE ONLY REASON WHY I LOVE FLOCK OF SEAGULLS.
    SO UNDERRATED ITS CRIMINAL.

    • @AJ17_
      @AJ17_ Před rokem

      Reno was really the heart & soul of the band.

  • @JulesFox
    @JulesFox Před 5 lety +75

    Well done... re-capturing ownership of a classic

  • @HappyGillian
    @HappyGillian Před 5 lety +80

    Nobody can play "I Ran" as well as Paul Reynolds himself. Amazing to see him teach how to play it. Paul, Frank, Ali and Mike are all amazing musicians. The original Flock. Thanks for making this video. Loved it!

  • @thebmackchannel1837
    @thebmackchannel1837 Před rokem +3

    I miss the 80s...who wanna go back

  • @DMcC
    @DMcC Před 3 lety

    Awesome that you guys would put this together. Thanks. Always a treat watching the performers so closely and getting insight into how they set up for the sounds.

  • @gregdiller8303
    @gregdiller8303 Před 5 lety +245

    Space Age Love Song next please!!!!!!!

    • @cleawox
      @cleawox Před 5 lety +6

      What he said and make that a double! What a pop song!

    • @truckerkevthepaidtourist
      @truckerkevthepaidtourist Před 5 lety

      ya watch people play And I wonder how to play the space age love song the right way many just use tons and tons of delay but there's a trick that Paul used I believe just a great song too

    • @bestiacosmicaerickgcau4097
      @bestiacosmicaerickgcau4097 Před 5 lety

      Sí, esa está muy verga... Xd

    • @raydeen2k
      @raydeen2k Před 5 lety +2

      Hell yes! That was my favorite! Used to blast that and 'Love Plus One' by Haircut 100!

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      @oddballsok Před 5 lety

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  • @andyforshortbutnotforlong5351

    Simple, but genius, I have adored this song for almost 40 years ❤️❤️

  • @claimguy
    @claimguy Před 2 lety +2

    As a child of 70's classic rock, I used to call "I Ran (So Far Away)" a guilty pleasure. Bu the pleasure it has given me for 40 years means I long ago dropped the "guilty' part. This tune along with "Talk Talk" and "Melt With You" are masterpieces of the 80's and three of the songs I will take to my grave in the Top 50, all time.

  • @seancurtin5131
    @seancurtin5131 Před 2 lety

    Many thanks for sharing AFOS. What a treat for a fan. Wonderful performance to boot.