A Flock Of Seagulls - Space Age Love Song (Official Music Video)

[@antigravita1143]

you can feel the true 80s vibes trough this song

[@vivianapelizzon3369]

Sure

[@craigwyss6035]

Bea😢tiful Song.

[@rissa9569]

Can see it, too

[@jlucasound]

One of the few (new) 80's bands that I truly love and respect. Another is "Tears for Fears". I grew up on Led Zeppelin.

[@TshirtHelpDesk]

I hear this song and I'm instantly taken back 40 years. Music is so powerful.

[@TrueAudio]

yeah too powerful, noisey too

[@tinal9627]

Gibson Firebird kicks 80s ass

[@BeatlesFan1975]

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS = my favorite "New Wave" band , I think...... 😊 There are so many great ones!! MISSING PERSONS, GARY NUMAN, DEVO, THE CARS, THE POLICE , keep it going, how about you?! 😊

[@revolution51]

I come back to this vid often. These guys had a stage presence that was exactly right for their music. Very pleasing to watch and listen.

[@suzanneflowers2230]

Still love it!

[@punkergdl]

1982 - this song is awesome!💥 2024 - this song still awesome!💥

[@nickderosa1460]

WORD! I am seeing them live next month.....

[@zaidamiramontes614]

I saw A flock of Seagulls on Thursday, 2/16/23. Glad to experience live music from my childhood when I was 10.

[@liamgillett9068]

I think this is just a timeless song

[@winslow-eh5kv]

@@liamgillett9068 It's timeless because it's "Space Age" as the tittle says. It still sounds pretty futuristic.

[@jonhunter8737]

2045. This song is awesome!!!!!!

[@EdBusto-e2g]

My late wife just loved this im still playing it for you sweet pea!

[@FlaminHell]

🌹

[@lorenzocano6309]

🌹

[@stephenmincer5501]

We didn't realize how good we had it. Pop music played by actual musicians.

[@JohnnyBGoode-xw9zj]

There will NEVER be a time like the 80s ever again. How Lucky we were for those who got to experience it. What a Time it was!

[@catemills5696]

I REALLY wanna see what it was like. I'm 14, but LOVE the 80s. I'd love to live in the 80s for a week.

[@utecastronoova863]

I was there and loved this when it came out but to be honest I would trade that for being 20 again.

[@utecastronoova863]

@@catemills5696 you didnt miss anything. You have your youth plus you still get to enjoy 80s culture. I would gladly trade you your age for mine.

[@2200Z]

The 80s was a magical time to grow up. I absolutely loved the New Wave music of the late 70s to the mid 80s.

[@octavia88]

Let me introduce you to 80s nostalgia & retrowave...you're welcome.... 80s are always with us because they're ETHERNAL. Just play some nice synthpop or italo disco :)

[@averyj8924]

HOW THIS SONG WAS NOT THEIR BIGGEST HIT IS BEYOND ME.

[@PaulRobert474]

Actually, I like "Wishing" but this is a close 2nd...I think "I Ran" was their first hit is why, not because it's better.

[@paularnold1641]

agree 100%

[@TheSnakeTD]

This one will forever be my favorite. Even though I also love their “other hits” 😊

[@DeronMidge]

🌟💯🌟

[@billcummings6958]

Stop cutting your hair that way Said my mum Great to be 80s

[@mikefiorentini3050]

You would never have known the magic of the 80s unless you experienced it first hand.😊

[@dreamguest3597]

Those of us who played vice city got a little taste of it

[@tonydisanto6730]

yes i experienced the 80's the first half was the most magical and it felt like i was living in THE TWILIGHT ZONE, i thought it would never end it was really magical

[@Beavis-mw5tu]

@@tonydisanto6730 I graduated HS in 88, and in so many ways the 80's were a fantastic time. So much good music, politics weren't so overbearing, and everything made a lot more sense back then.

[@deanrane1961]

Agreed. Early 80's was a great time to be alive man.

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Never had a worry...😎

[@jimcassidy6204]

They took 25 words and just over 3 minutes and made a masterpiece that is still being played 40 plus years later.....ABSOLUTELY AWESOME!!!!!

[@moongypsyguerrero1925]

You speak the truth,my faithful,ahem like-minded companion

[@musicland2024-gq2pb]

ok home many times did he stroke the guitar

[@vincentkr]

it has nothing to do with words, thats what our current simple brain thinks that word counts make something great.

[@johnrienhardt2984]

He played this song using a Irish penny.​@@musicland2024-gq2pb

[@redfullpack]

so is that eagle haircut

[@fastcompany72]

I won't forget, in 2018 my dad was diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer. I made a lot of mistakes in my short sweet time I had left with my dad. We always bonded over music. His memory was so perfect. He could tell me when and where he wqs and what he was doing when he first heard any music. This among other is one the songs he showed me and opened up to me about. He passed in 2019, he lives with me every day in the music he showed me. I'm so thankful he showed me the songs that made an impression on him.

[@Johnnieg67]

What a great set of memories. Remember him well, through his great taste in music.

[@francisco2591]

Music will always walk with you.. fortunate

[@joakenny]

Los padres entregamos parte de nuestra vida al hacer conocer ésta música a nuestros hijos...es algo maravilloso el legado que te dejó❤🥲

[@blagger42]

Thank you so much for sharing ❤️ the 80s were an age when anything was possible.

[@mgparis]

Sorry for your liss, staay strong

[@jimdandy7772]

April 28 1982 Where did the 42 years go?????

[@whaheydelee]

We blinked.

[@jimdandy7772]

@@whaheydelee We sure did!!!

[@thorpevic]

I left high school in 82, seems like yesterday lol

[@Harry-fe9ec]

My birthday. I was 15. Great summers.

[@anitahunt3607]

Man this brings back memories

[@inarticulate]

With great hair brings great responsibility. This love song soars and soars and soars.

[@susannasaritarevi9092]

Totally agree👍

[@KevinHochstatter]

Like the hair!

[@johnwillis5605]

All bout da hair, but I cry for the pre-Reagan era. I was there. It was fun

[@rob-robi]

mike score the singer great song writer

[@adamstoler8949]

One of my favorite 1980’s classics

[@OvalRC]

80's.. we were living the dream and didn't even know it

[@livealittle1100]

There are certain 80s songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.

[@allewis4008]

Amen to that

[@mikeh6177]

You just described this song perfectly in how it affects me when I hear it.

[@vulcanprincess1584]

i was born in the 90s but i get a similar feeling listening to this song probly cos my dad raised me on 80s movies

[@Jona867]

Good job explaining

[@shawnstarks1743]

Perfectly Said.

[@ldelcarmen]

That guitar melody is so simple but so memorable. You don’t mistake it for any other song. And when Paul Reynolds switches octaves it really makes your heart swell. An amazing song from an amazing decade

[@CtrlAltDelite]

I'm playing along right now Louie. Good vibes, brother

[@santacollins326]

🤗🧡💛💚💟

[@mikamikalson7393]

Indeed, well said!

[@michaelburkhart4574]

I think the guitarist listened to some Alex Lifeson growing up. The guitar parts sound very early 80s Rush, like Signals/Grace Under Pressure. Not saying this guy was a good as Alex or anything, but I totally hear Rush in the song.

[@sebastianthornton9607]

@@michaelburkhart4574 Well what you are saying might be true both albums you cited came out after this song was made.

[@IlliniJake]

Those who were not around for the 80s missed a great ride.

[@RayC234]

Man did they ever.

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

Forever thankful to be Generation X🤘

[@yodasmomisondrugs7959]

@@Sanguine_AddictionHell yeah!

[@redfullpack]

If the producers of Stranger Things can include this song into a future season then the younger gen will appreciate it

[@luddite333]

was born in 70 so wow what luck for me - am stuck in late 80s forever so the future and now can just F O

[@forerunner7]

That guitar riff is gorgeous!

[@Moridin69]

I was born in the late 90s. I grew up in the 2000s. And yet with the power of the internet I can experience all that came before me. And I love all of it.

[@BradyLMarshall]

Ditto! When it comes to time travel, KZbin is the place to be!

[@shred2097]

My wife and I danced to this at our wedding for our first dance. I told her I was going to marry her after two weeks of dating. Here we are 10 years later, and here is this song, still absolutely crushing it. ❤

[@themagus5906]

I would have loved to seen the faces at that reception....😆

[@lefkytheshin]

I was on board till you said "crushing it." Oy.

[@shred2097]

@@lefkytheshin Wow man, be careful you don't cut. seeing as how you're so edgy. I wish I was as cool as you. Darn.

[@lefkytheshin]

Crushing it? Oy. Why folks insist on using those tired, idiotic phrases is beyond me.

[@shred2097]

@@lefkytheshin And I can't believe that proper English exists, and you still type "oy"

[@ambervillanueva4590]

Paul Reynolds ❤ what a masterpiece thank God for the 80's

[@Piercejeans]

Indeed. You can listen to this song over and over.

[@HoustonTom]

While I Ran is definitely they’re best known song, this one is 10x better

[@brendahflores]

Definitely

[@caliniulian9179]

right m8❤

[@dclark9734]

Absolutely. I was thinking that same thing. This and especially Wishing! That is one of the best songs of its time.

[@lecoeur1231]

💯

[@mrjinkorea]

As the old adage goes, 'Don't be sad that it's over. Be grateful that it happened'

[@ADPeguero]

Love it!

[@FloozyLife]

Still, it’s a little hard to not be sad …….

[@Mogwai-z9f]

Wise words Yoda

[@327JohnnySS]

So true and wise words. Life is short yet it's the longest thing that you will ever do.💜

[@OneRandomVictory]

80's music just has a type of magic to them

[@mimirodriguez6479]

TOTALLY!!!✨🥰

[@GlennPoland-td8xi]

God really blessed me with allowing me to be born in 1969, so from start to end of 80s music and movies along with tv shows are a full memory and it was the absolute best of all these. My band is an 80s rock cover band and we get booked while other bands are trying to get a show once every 6-8 weeks. People including teenagers now actually know the music and it’s awesome to see how our generation of things has totally impacted them. Thank you God

[@randy5655]

Nice but you missed the 60's, the greatest era of music.

[@johnromansky6834]

Me too ❤

[@MrSeth166]

Dude!! I'm with you on the same boat... Nobody but us from that particular time will understand our thoughts... Welcome back to the future...Welcome back to the 80's... The greatest times ever... Great new music era, great futuristic movies, new futuristic technology... Welcome back to the 80's... 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@mrmkraemer]

Born in '68 here and man were we blessed to experience our teenage years in the 80's. So much awesome music, so many memories. Wouldn't trade it for anything.

[@randy5655]

@@mrmkraemer I found it interesting that at the Paris Olympics opening a band played 80's songs by REM and Liztomania and the people were rocking!

[@debralynn2620]

52 years old now .. the beginning of this song still gives me chills!!! Literally brought tears to my eyes. Took me back to a WONDERFUL time! ❤ Love this song so much!!

[@BritonAD]

👍😂

[@phmj]

A time sadly passed , I'm 53 and miss the 80s so much , the song is another level compared to today's insincere songs,

[@seanoconnor5737]

Me too im 52 and with great memories of the good times.

[@mtsilvagt]

Im 64 and I absolutely concur with you Debra , I miss the 80’s sooo much 😢 ♥️

[@ChillDudes69]

ya heard of NWA?

[@KingBeevr]

Paul Reynolds was 19 when he wrote those riffs. 19! I love how it's melancholy and happy and longing, all at the same time. I still feel it everytime i hear that intro start. God bless that dude.

[@opalvolantis1180]

❤️❤️❤️

[@jeffsor47]

This is one of the most nostalgic songs ever recorded, assuning you were around at the time. Life is short, youth even shorter. Wistful feelings and dreams never to be relived. That's life.

[@waz3128]

And then The Edge stole his sound and based his entire career on it

[@rick3747]

@@waz3128 Yes he did!

[@nancysmith8626]

@@waz3128 oooo, that's pretty low. No, just kidding! Paul Reynolds is amazing and completely underrated. I don't think people give enough credit to New Wave - some of the best guitar pieces, in fact, came out of 80s New Wave songs like this; great guitar was not the sole province of strict "rock" bands.

[@paulbeharrell]

Paul Reynolds' atmospheric, textural guitar work is so underrated. We were so spoiled in the 80s!

[@val13c59]

I would think that any millennial that’s into Angel and Airwaves, The Bravery, The Killers would have discovered Flock of Seagulls a longtime ago. AnA pretty much sounds like this. But if you’re into that Kanye West crap, you’ll never know what your missing.

[@patrickhemus8102]

VAL13C man, I just discovered Flock of Seagulls TODAY. I’ve heard I Ran before but never knew who it was by. I manage a business centre in Liverpool and we have a chiropodist who has a space here. A very rambunctious guy and lady came in, and she had come to get her feet done. I got talking to the guy, and he said he played bass in a band, blah blah blah so has every older guy. When I said I was American, he said his band was quite big in the states in the 80s. I had never heard of this “Flock of Seagulls” but told him my drum kit is next door, so we went through and he drummed for a sec, then grabbed the bass across the stage (the centre is a part of our church, so all instruments are there). So we jammed for a couple minutes and went back to the business centre. Had a good chat, and when they left, I started YouTubing and Googling this band to see who he was. When I found this song, it got very real for me. AVA is one of my favourite bands, and to hear this sound in the 80s, which CLEARLY influenced the AVA guys, I found it amazing to have met a guy who was a part of influencing them. ‘Twas a good day today!

[@oliveriogutierrezzamora295]

Paul reinolds he is jew shalom for jerusalem.

[@erikchute9506]

The Edge totally took his playing style...

[@cgsonic1968]

@Paul Beharrell I don't think Paul Reynolds has ever been underrated. We all know the kind of virtuosic guitar player he is.

[@Whistfulthinking]

I'm listening to this now, born '86, and my soul is literally soaring. What an absolute masterpiece!

[@bevsopinion]

It really is. ❤

[@mikeh9565]

I just turned 50 and I miss the 80’s!! What a great time.. this new era sucks.. I want to go back to being a kid and riding my skateboard and hanging out at the mall

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Wait till you hit 51 ;)

[@richardmoore2718]

Miss the arcade, hanging out with friends and enjoying the music.

[@barrygill4376]

hell yeah

[@DanaMedic77]

@@richardmoore2718 Arcades are one of the things I miss the most about the 80s. Spent so much time (and quarters) at those places.

[@Apollo_Blaze]

Me too, and so do millions of us...I want to go back too...I loved those times

[@user-tb6iq4lb8g]

one of the best and most underappreciated songs of the 80's!

[@sebastianchirinos7714]

That was childhood

[@keithmohr5923]

This was not in a movie. If you’re talking about the 1990’s movie Career Opportunities, this song was not it in. Someone thought it matched a scene where Jennifer Connolly was in. And the most under appreciated song of the 80’s.

[@HueJackCity66]

Bands really. Its not me talking. Photograph telecommunication. Very cool songs.

[@jomontanee]

@@keithmohr5923 Yes it is in the movie called NAPOLEAN DYNAMITE.

[@emmarae4322]

Oh, bs.

[@timotheewilliams9086]

That guitar solo is off the chain 👌

[@jimbennett6558]

Thank you, Flock of Seagulls. Your song reminds me of my high-school sweetheart. It's timeless. Great job. DJB

[@jasonhuntley4203]

this is dedicated to my late brother mike he loved these guys r.i.p 1980-2019

[@Reverandfatdave]

Your brother was a man of excellent taste.

[@mikeb483]

May he rest in peace. God bless✊🏿

[@paulomirandamiranda4764]

God bless you and your Family.

[@pumpkingirl4229]

RIP..Cool Brother.🙏✝️❤️💐💐🤘🏼😜🎸

[@call-me-dezz]

Great taste he had. R.I.P to your brother, sending love to you and your family.

[@paogate1384]

It's so true what they say "you don't know how good you have it until it's gone" the 80s was a magical decade.

[@Niedergauss]

Every decade since 1950s was magical. Even 2010s.

[@susangrandmont6783]

Truly magical. This song makes me yearn for my younger years.

[@Colaris99]

Thanks to the internet you can relive it!

[@FletchersTubeTV]

Best time of my life!

[@paularyche]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@Gettles]

God I am so in love with that guitar tone

[@rob-robi]

it's glorious :D

[@anakina1]

Paul's guitar makes this and many of their songs great. Deserves so much more recognition.

[@BillMcGirr]

I never realized how much this guitar 🎸 player is absolutely killing it. Cool song... killer band.💪👍🥃

[@jerryphelps3884]

Readily admits that he is a protege of The edge from U2

[@musicfanhawk4523]

You are right!!

[@vbian88]

WE took his greatness for granted.

[@cardigansarecool]

@@jerryphelps3884 and the Edge ripped off Keith Levene from PiL

[@timothykozlowski2945]

Makes the whole song.

[@DeuceSchnozzle]

Paul Reynolds MADE this band. These riffs are AMAZING! I was 21 whe this came out, and while all my friends were into Zeppelin and Skynyrd, they didn't get this music. But I couldn't get enough. The New Wave was a hell of a ride!

[@anthonyivy1305]

Same here...I was much more into the New Wave stuff like FOS and Echo and the Bunnymen, the Church, the B-52's...God, it was one awesome song after another...

[@tucandevotion]

Paul marco esta banda dando un sonido inigualable,junto al gran bajista eran un gran complemento. A flock of seagulls icono de los 80s

[@janelleespinosa6247]

I liked it all!

[@rachael_grey]

He was so very young, too. Just a kid of 17 when he joined the band, and 20 when this song was recorded, if I remember correctly.

[@raymondmanansala5647]

The New Wave sounds of the 80's still the best era...

[@HardRockMaster7577]

It was the most fun!!

[@scorpionkobra]

New Wave and Synthpop are definitely represents 80s music

[@josealexizcoria7073]

It was purity it was so creative 80s rock n roll

[@robocop5935]

81 to 84 we're the greatest 80s era.

[@chuyhighman6927]

When mTV was Good,... GoooD Song !! 😁👍

[@matthewsmith1931]

The guitar sound is perfect for this song in my opinion, it still sounds futuristic all these years later.

[@SkynetToaster]

I feel like the keyboard synths definitely add to the atmosphere.

[@XI_Daisy_XI]

It really does!✨🎸✨

[@universalparadox4144]

Growing up as a kid in the 80s was amazing! The decade was a mix of optimism, innocence, coolness, and pure joy. Sadly, there probably will never be a decade like the 80s again. 😢

[@victorhernandez7670]

Well said!!!

[@larrygarcia6356]

All the more reason to cherish the 80s. I certainly do.

[@DarkArtist1]

‘Get off my lawn’

[@barkmaker]

Couldn't agree more.

[@profebitterlich]

...4144 Do not be sad. Look at it this way, how lucky we were to live in that time and how lucky we are to be able to listen to them now. / No estés triste. Míralo de esta manera, qué suerte tuvimos de vivir en esa época y qué suerte tenemos de poder escucharlos ahora.

[@peteartussee1202]

What I'd give to have a time machine. The 80s was and always will be the best decade ever. Miss those days

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By indie 80's artist Robert Nix

[@debralynn2620]

SAME!! MEEEE TOO!! 🙋🏻‍♀😔

[@DoctorPhobos]

I wanna go back then!

[@lieutenantdan4609]

You and me brother.

[@DUNGSTA]

You still have their sound 🤷‍♂️

[@martindeckert6035]

Every member of this band should be very proud of themselves for making one of the best pop songs of the 20th century

[@williams.vincent4235]

I'm 61 and I got to listen to music in the 70's as a teenager and in the 80's I was in my 20's . There'll never be 2 decades of music like that again. I mean, Flock of Seagulls were one of hundreds (thousands?) of amazing bands that I got to listen to and in maybe 15 or 20 instances, I went to concerts and saw some of these bands live. I saw Flock of Seagulls and The Fixx in Toronto in the early 80's - they were amazing - and I'll have these experiences to the day I die. Today there's maybe half a dozen bands that I would go see as there just isn't the level of talented musicians as there were in my younger days. I think a lot of people my age maybe don't realize how fortunate we were to live through the 70's and 80's music.

[@JT-fn3fo]

Amen

[@Madmoo61]

63 and agree great decades

[@dennisconnelly9220]

William, I to am 61 and agree. Nothing will ever beat the 70's and 80's for music.

[@mactheweld]

Im 62 in reality and totally agree with what you say, and when YT gets loaded up , the headphones go on, im in my teens again

[@juanarjuan]

44 here and I do appreciate the level of music we had in those days. Specially hearing today's music and considering I have a quite wide range of taste.

[@thevindicator1220]

Cant thank Peter enough for introducing me to the best songs ever!!!

[@eammedia1744]

Last Song before his universe ends hahahaahaha

[@Lopez03Eduardo.]

Well it’s not first time it played in MCU it was first played in Spider-Man Homecoming dance scene

[@ElliottFan_9]

Yes thank you Peter Parker for walking into homecoming.

[@Lopez03Eduardo.]

@@ElliottFan_9 I remember it because Mj flipping off Peter was hilarious

[@mitopepper460]

Which Peter? Quill or Parker?

[@patricklinsley1070]

I think Paul Reynolds - lead guitarist - was one of the best, yet one on the most under rated of his time.

[@GH05TM0V3R]

I'm in full agreement there. Not only that the whole band are underrated! Amazing set of early eighties tunes these guys were my top band as I grew up, still love em, and this song is magnificent perfection! 😎👏

[@orphan9767]

He was really young too. Like 16-17

[@pizanatdotorg]

@@orphan9767 And because of it, according to an interview by the band members and including himself, he burned out way too early. Too much, too soon... as they say. One can only wonder what could've been of him had he been a bit older when he hit stardom.

[@dancalestini9850]

Unfortunate yesl look at the guitarist for Morrissey an ass kicker you never hear his name?

[@brettthebassist]

Orphan 97 20 years old

[@michaeljloomis]

The '80s really was a good time. We got to enjoy the innocence of an older time without cell phones, yet the beginnings of many new technologies.

[@15081972able]

If this isn’t played at my funeral, I won’t go

[@marlenyrodriguez6410]

😂😂

[@U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE8369]

HAHAHAHAHA! Stand Up everyone/no-call no-show at your own funeral?!? Now THAT's Original!!!!!😁😆🤣

[@byronbenguche]

Gen-x Humor I Love It 😂😂😂

[@15081972able]

@@U.S.S.SOUTHSIDE8369better than who’s listening in 24 I’ve been listening since 82

[@thomasbrunn4182]

trust me ill be there and if not ill look for you lol

[@nicolefama525]

I’m feeling sick I’m having health issues but hearing this makes me so happy. It’s one of the 80’s songs that get to your feelings. Hope everyone is doing good and if you experienced the 80’s and still love them well you are awesome! Take care

[@terencemeikle534]

Such a blissful, beautiful song. A Flock of Seagulls are on my player every day without fail. I hope you get better soon.

[@costash457]

You cannot described it better !

[@bubblegum1948]

I'm so sorry about what you wrote. About anything health related. I hope so much, that you recover, and shall overcome whatever is affecting you. For what it's worth, I'm going through a real dark time myself; And if they would've shown me back then, in the 80s, where I'd be NOW as an adult ----- I would've NEVER believed it! I probably would've shown them that they're "#1", with the correct finger...LoL! Yeah, it was an extraordinary time. No question. Not to be a boring talking cliché, but I would love to go back to the 80s if it was a Human Potentiality. ♡

[@ericswift2773]

I am having a health isur right as well and I needed something to heal me and this song is helping me so much. I wish you well!

[@richardlahan7068]

Hope you're feeling better now.

[@ralf-dieterrudenburg2898]

Obviously none of us who were lucky enough to fully experience the 80s knew at the time how gorgeous it was. Now we do.

[@KlaireMurre]

if anything i'm glad we aren't in the 80s anymore. we keep mentioning all the great things like the music etc. but we shoduln't forget things like the AIDS situation

[@eigrp]

@@KlaireMurre Because everything's so much better now, right? In the '80s we were tearing down the Berlin Wall. Today communism is well positioned to finally destroy the West and we live in the cultural wasteland that goes along with it. No decade is without its challenges and sorrows but if you aren't longing for the '80s now, I promise someday soon you will be.

[@allisvanity...9161]

@@eigrp I was born in 1988, what were the best aspects of that decade, besides zero political correctness, and synth wave/electronic music?

[@eigrp]

@@allisvanity...9161 "besides zero political correctness" Well, we could stop right there. However, politics and the destruction of our freedoms aside... Movies from Kubrick, John Hughes, Spielberg, John Carpenter, James Cameron, Oliver Stone, Ridley Scott... Music of many genres from a record industry willing to take risks and invest in artists for the long haul. Early home computing kicked ass. Dungeons & Dragons and the like, i.e. physically getting together with friends and having a ball without spending a lot of money. But probably the most important aspects are the things we didn't have: cell phones and social media. We were free and the stupid little things we did and said as teenagers wouldn't become public and permanent and ruin the rest of our lives.

[@allisvanity...9161]

@@eigrp Thank you for your detailed answer! What was the left talking about back then beside anti-Reagen/Thatcher? By the way, 1984 staring John Hurt, and Richard Burton is on amazon in DVD, and Blue-Ray formats!

[@kimberlya975]

From the bass, to the lyrics, and the sound, this song feels like it does when you are in love. It just makes you happy. One of the greatest songs ever!

[@nancysmith8626]

I just love Paul Reynolds's "cool as a cucumber" vibe in this video. Playing massively iconic guitar riffs like it's nothing; showing people how it's done without overplaying the part.

[@KelliHoltorf-ko5ri]

I had such a crush on him in the 80s!

[@leod-sigefast]

He even has that 1980s football hooligan haircut down to a tee!

[@60zeller]

Very Johnnie Marr like

[@tucandevotion]

Era genial escuchar esa maravillosa guitarra con los riffs de Paul ,que nos llevaba en un viaje al espacio con esos acordes ... A flock of seagulls icono de los 80s.

[@blaydrousselli7695]

Dude looks like my nephew 35 yrs later😅

[@Doomsong83]

Paul Reynolds is grossly underrated as a guitarist.

[@jameswilliams8568]

My time, my music, my generation. I long for those golden days.

[@brandondiazmma]

james williams i bet it was beautiful!

[@michellebeatty9108]

❤

[@TuckerSP2011]

It sure was! It still thrills me! Music today has none of this charm, optimism or innocence.

[@YouTubeWatching67]

What a time to be alive, The 80s

[@crc38141]

Golden times they were bro.

[@nickgodfrey1148]

Magical riff. Paul Reynolds is a brilliant guitarist.

[@sinistrality7883]

God bless Paul Reynolds, probably one of the most unique sounding guitar players of his time.

[@jasonwingfield7585]

The 1980's were possibly the greatest decade ever

[@bill1260]

good times ol friend

[@lukeimontv7086]

I agree. The only thing that brought it down was the serious threat of HIV/AIDS. That scared the shit out of everybody

[@georgehall6098]

So far as I've seen, it was.

[@elzoan]

@@georgehall6098 x2

[@olimpiamiforever]

without if and but

[@alanchamberlain9967]

A hypnotic, ethereal masterpiece - best song of the '80s.

[@tomklein4941]

Best song of the 80s, no one even close...

[@kingpluto555]

I absolutely love this song, but "the best song of the 80's" is subjective from person to person.

[@BaconSlayer69]

I’d give that title to the song take on me from Aha

[@craigslaunwhite579]

I wish there was an extended version. Ends too soon

[@alanchamberlain9967]

@@craigslaunwhite579 I think there is one - check you tube.

[@giuseppemaruotti5881]

1982: awesome song! 2024: awesome song!

[@sandramcmillan4200]

Saw them in concert with the Go Go's back in 1982. !!

[@thomasbrunn4182]

wow learn many words in 42 yrs.

[@villageidiot6537]

Ditto

[@mikedrury5381]

Bad ass!

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend an Indie song & video That's called 'Life changes' by Robert Nix

[@vincefisher9907]

Paul Reynolds was so young here,what an incredible riff!!

[@jeremyschmidt3675]

I just discovered this song 12 hours ago and it has been on repeat for all those 12 hours

[@opheliab4u]

Welcome to the Flock ❤️

[@monicahurtado6273]

❤💞💖💕💓it's just magic

[@JesusReyes-vd6kt]

Same 😂

[@oldie-sf2ru]

Jeremy Schmidt : I’m warning anyone once you play any song over & over its gonna repeat and give you insomnia trying to sleep I like repeating songs too.

[@docholidayproductions]

Let me guess ready player two?

[@marya5315]

80’s was amazing I was so lucky to have lived those days of my life. Now if I could go back..

[@darlinspaces]

me too, ever notice how people posed in pictures in a light hearted way back then, now today people pose like they are kylie jenner wannabees!

[@user-bd5md5cm2j]

Sometimes I cant believe it was 30 plus years ago. We had the best music of all the generations. No cell phones, you just left and came home when dinner was ready. Everything was better. My 501s and my boat shoes or Nike's and my button up shirt with a belt. Gel in my hair.....ahhhh.....

[@mikehunter5046]

Mary Alatorre I agree with you so much.......what a great time. We did something called “talking to each other.....”

[@batboy3746]

I don't know about you...but, there is a specific time, I would definitely go back to, and relive it all again, except with out all the detours, and pot-holes.

[@thokim84]

The 80's us when the world was completely set on fire.

[@diddlysquat8595]

So 80’s it hurts

[@miguelr3135]

As a 22 year old I can say it gives me such Nostalgia to an Era my Eyes have Never Seen.

[@Mr.NewWave1998]

I'm the same age 22 and I feel the same way I hate the time were living in now !

[@daveb1081]

@@Mr.NewWave1998 I'm 18 and feel the same way! it must have been such a great decade!

[@DaveMiller2]

It was a great time. It had its problems for sure, but it was a great time. Happier. Less stressful. Fun.

[@SuperTweezy5]

@@daveb1081 It really was. I was 15 when this came out.

[@jayfblank]

The youth of the world today are tasked with a pretty heavy load, I appreciate your respect for our time, but know that I also respect your future. We're counting on you, man!

[@chrisbaliatico2531]

love when a song makes a 57 year old man 18 for a few minutes ....

[@Shyblues]

Me too 🥰🙌🏼

[@danielmitchell6738]

I hear that!

[@nikoslavranos1548]

👍👍👍

[@TrippinCreatives]

I was probably 4 or 5 at the time but this song still gives me the chills. songs from the 90s, a little less but they still had impact. I remember little from the 00s and 10s even if they were good or catchy. There's no magic in most music these days

[@andyevans2670]

Yep I agree great time to grow up I was 17 in 1981 I'm fifty seven now this music is eternal

[@americangattuso2400]

It's about damn time the official video was available again.

[@RiverOfBlacklights]

Yeah but it sucks that some of their other videos are still unavailable to watch...

[@mfc4afos]

Yeah, but i feel like they cut a bit in it tho

[@enanoh8971]

Im still prefer the video with Jennifer Connelly on skates

[@sebastianchirinos7714]

I'm here because of sym biónic Titan

[@Supersweetguy]

Yes, i agree with you Darbee. Vevo has a had habit of deleting or marking music video of this song as private. Way to go Vevo!!! SMH.

[@johnnyg3677]

Something about this song that goes straight to your heart and soul I love 70s and 80s music.

[@pressplay7918]

I was surprised this song charted so low globally, it's one of their best and should have been top 5 on the charts.

[@adrian40671]

I agree

[@sheltertwo7957]

I look back at so many songs like this & wonder how they didn’t chart better. Like what were people doing in the 80s? Clearly not recognizing greatness, that’s what.

[@therealtampadude9175]

IMHO this is their best song.

[@bradleytrousdale886]

@@sheltertwo7957 mostly doing cocaine lol

[@jeand3620]

Soul type stuff never get s to the top.... But it did with you !

[@lisadavis1837]

The 80's were magic!

[@James-mn6jo]

Hello Lisa, how are things going with you?

[@parkjamesshaw3189]

Afuckinmen

[@nightowl6811]

Im 52, when i die, i want a slide show with all 80s

[@caat04]

I am hoping to go through the portal when I pass and end up stuck in the 80's for eternity.

[@DanielShumway-s8n]

I'm also 52 since last November. This reminds me of my childhood hearing this song, and it also makes me think of my last real heartbreak Ashley who fell for the other guy and I don't think she cares my love is real, but at least I know I'm capable of love after the divorce before her. I don't know if this song is meant to be sad or happy or both.

[@BASSLIFE4EVR187]

That would be awesome 🤜🏽🤛🏽✌🏽

[@aztecwarrior9119]

The 80's was, is and will always be the best decade for music. What a beautiful song!!!

[@I_am_Diogenes]

The flashback is so strong it can almost be touched .

[@robertbeckerbecker1354]

You most definitely are correct

[@magnificentmuttley154]

Oof. Profound, articulate depth & sentiment there. Thats the very best of what we are as people, isnt it? 👍👍

[@brunohistoriayletras]

I feel it too. The atmosphere, the sound, the style, you feel a smooth feeling around.

[@jasonwalters5288]

💔 miss the 80s. Everything was Real, instead of today. Contrived and Manufactured without ❤

[@peace_knight]

Pure new wave, pure talent. This is genius.

[@allen_p]

Absolutely New Wave

[@wahn10]

His haircut is EPIC. One of the most iconic styles from the 80s.

[@royrobinson9212]

Probably the best song they had. Honestly, it doesn't get enough love.

[@ALONEAGAIN82]

Quite an underrated band, this sounds futuristic even to this day.

[@oscarhernangb]

This song is among my top 10 favorite songs of all time!!! Today I am 59 years old ;)

[@qtig9490]

For me this is the best Flock of Seagulls song. Makes me optimistic and happy and wishing life was as simple as it was for me in the 80s.

[@bigkozlov]

Without Paul Reynolds' guitar this would not have the same genius sound. Masterpiece of the 80's.

[@tikneshiabeauford7289]

Paul Reynolds was a genius at 17 years old

[@Infloun]

Paul Reynolds is the reason why I picked up a guitar, his work was amazing and for the early 80s was amazing.

[@megatron552]

This song is the magic of the 80s. Such an iconic 80s song.

[@steamin625]

Paul Reynolds is a guitar genius and riffmaster. The whole band is amazing

[@dchristopher7]

The dude definitely started winding it up right here 1:33. His solos were a great compliment to the keyboard. I miss waiting to see what video came up next.. those were the days..

[@InTheMindOfDavid]

Nah, the undisputed “genius and riff master” is and always will be Tony Iommi. With Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix tied for 2nd.

[@steamin625]

@@InTheMindOfDavid Of course. But there are far more! For example, Steve Clark, Slash, Angus Young, etc. But Paul Reynolds, even if he is not a rock guitarist, belongs to one of them thanks to his unique and exceptional style. After all, it plays as if you were really hearing Flock of Seagulls

[@alcalu]

@@InTheMindOfDavid "Generals gathered in their masses..." I concur with your findings...

[@AJ17_]

So underrated & unappreciated. He had such a unique style and tone. He was only 17 when he joined AFOS (he's 19 in this video). He played like he had way more experience. He was really a musical genius and could play other instruments as well.

[@scyhte82]

Criminally underrated band imo... They had the 80's thing down to perfection.

[@emmarae4322]

Underrated?😂😂😂

[@kingpluto555]

I agree, Scyhte. As a 20 year old, I don't know many folks my age who know A Flock of Seagulls. Not that I believe that all of today's music is bad, though; I've heard some bad songs (e.g. Cardi B), but I've also seen some hidden gems as I went down numerous rabbit holes (e.g. Mac DeMarco).

[@syntheticgerbil]

It's 80s, no apostrophe. It's not eighty's. Also Flock of Seagulls has sold millions of records, sold out shows all over the world, still has their songs played on rotation on many modern radio station, has gathered much critical acclaim, and has hit the charts many times. This is not an underrated band.

[@BAKER22-l4u]

Underrated? Lol..Ridiculous

[@BAKER22-l4u]

​@@syntheticgerbilexactly

[@Dcurucci]

The 80s never left. They paved a path that continues on today

[@Mark-td5ux]

The future is built on the past.

[@sarahl9398]

I'm born in the late 80s but this is one of those songs that make me feel deeply nostalgic for a time I never lived through.

[@carlhansford6880]

I was 5 years old in 1982 so i was child/kid of the 80s.....grifter/bmx/and chopper bikes, rubik's cubes, computers, breakdancing, graffiti, and consistently great kids films ......being a kid of the 80s was exiting and awesome.....luckily i had an uncle who was into motorbikes and music....and i gladly absorbed it all, but without the music the 80s would be nothing.....it directed the 80s in a sense...👍🇬🇧👍

[@joeblow26]

Remember the internet popularity part of computers didn't start until the 1990s

[@joeblow26]

@@sonnymontigny4733 I agree the 1980s had some pretty good movies but some of the biggest blockbusters we in the 1990s. So many popular films to mention. But I still would say the best time for music with different genres going all at once was the 1980s, New Wave heavy metal, understandable nonviolent rap music and even some good country music was around.

[@reefturkey]

Greatest era in music. Can not be touched.

[@roywilkowski2326]

80's were good, but rock n roll was perfected in the 70s

[@50buttfish]

@@roywilkowski2326 60-70s music laid the foundation, for what the 80s had in store. I'm deaf from the ROCK & ROLL; even if I couldn't hear the 80s tunes, the rhythm & movement was enough to dance to for me. And when I was young the music was referred to a "Jungle Music" by our parents.

[@swapmeetsheriffdonknottexp3046]

Yes I was in 7th grade

[@zacbrown3797]

My nose can and will always touched by my feet.

[@brianyoung2268]

I am building a time machine to go back to the 80s! Who's with me?

[@sebastianstevens4619]

Kyle Reese and a T-800 did it already and now the future is not set.

[@ericmixer]

I wish !

[@benchalmers8757]

I over shot and landed in the 1880’s once

[@ferreiramaurice7458]

Gimme that paradox, ill sure be with u, bro.

[@JM-db8ez]

Lived through the 80s already, it's a lot emptier than you think. Not the shiny golden era you think it was. Everyone remembers the bling and shallowness and glitz and forgets about all the horrible crap. As usual.

[@skullleaderx4986]

The hair! The guitar riffs! The beat! The cool lyrics! Luv this song!

[@Augfordpdoggie]

that hairstyle is iconic. i know he hates that he did it, but when people study 80s music it will always be unique and legendary

[@garcia83viz]

Most underrated band of all time...

[@QuidProQuozx]

I heard this amazing song as a child when living in the Peruvian highlands. I think it was 1986, in one of those small old radios with AM / FM, the radio station wasn't Peruvian because they never spoke Spanish, in fact there was just one, but the rest were in many different languages which I never understood. However, I clearly remember this song ... and NOW it's a time machine as I see myself running through the hills with my cow, Margarita, my two little lambs, Adan and Eva, and my loyal friend: my dog Nerita: "I saw their eyes and they make me smile and for a little one I ..."

[@TdT2211]

I was just thinking about how this song reminds me of Peru. Unfortunately, not the highlands. But riding in a combie in Lima City. I hope to experience that again one day. Te ❤ Peru!

[@alvaroelfeik]

Hello from Peru ❤️

[@elzoan]

gracias

[@SunShine-ws5be]

How nice story!.. Greetings from Azerbaijan☀️

[@steveainsworth3114]

It sounds like a simpler life from the polluted world now

[@Mark-wx1ho]

That guitarist. Immense. So cool. Zero fucks given. Bravo.

[@Watfordfc71]

Growing up in 80s was just like living the dream

[@happyhornet1000]

Too true, a great time to be a Watford fan too! :-)

[@VicGeorge2K6]

My dream was going through high school in that time period. That never happened, though.

[@EuropeanQoheleth]

A dream is what happens when someone's asleep and nothing good comes of it so yeah, sounds about right.

[@tommy.1002]

Being old enough to go into bars in the 80's did rock. Music was so much better then.

[@DetroitLove4U]

What do you think the 2080's will be like? Isn't that a crazy illusion - the 1980's will rock forever!!

[@themusicdemigod3740]

0:08 is one of the best guitar intros of all time, instant classic ❤

[@andreataylor9637]

The nostalgia that this song produces is so painful it brings tears to my eyes.

[@redskies4530]

That's what good music does...

[@gman5410]

The 1980s had to be the best years of my life! The clothes, music , movies what an experience it really was! Songs like this will always be cherished!!

[@phoenixblack1220]

Man the 80’s was one of the greatest periods of time to live!

[@EL-Kabong1979]

Best Flock of Seagulls song ever!!

[@scottgh8285]

the 80's spoiled us. we thought good music would always be around.

[@nancysmith8626]

Damn, that's right!

[@veganath]

True right mate!!

[@dparks68]

Scott GregH, you couldn't of said anything more true!!!

[@Tilstrom]

Good music isn't extinct, just takes a little longer to find it.

[@ericconnor708]

It's stlll here. It's called ''80's music'.