Flipper - Way of the World

[@bryanroberts3652]

One of my fondest memories is seeing them play this song on the Tonight Show. Johnny stood up at the end and applauded, which almost never happened with a guest band. And yet Letterman never had them on his show. Just goes to show.

[@kryptichands968]

Will was God

[@morgellon9449]

They were on the Tonight Show?!

[@JockoJonson17]

Lol wow?

[@DKHolbrook11]

@@morgellon9449 nope..never

[@zakkziegler111]

Lol, you fucker. You're the type that just loves to mess with people's heads, eh? I get it.

[@escapement]

Probably the most important song ever written

[@Alltoofinite]

Other than just being one of the best bands to come out of America… They were some of the best lyricists ever…

[@Alltoofinite]

There are kisses left undelivered… And sighs and moans unuttered

[@ficticious2025]

Nice , I met Bruce at CBGBs in 05 when they were closing the place. He was very cool, but in pain. Peter and the Test Tube Babies from England played that night. Also Adernaline OD from New Jersey. It was a great night!

[@tanyaracine6045]

What a wonderfully astute and honest statement of the human condition! Love these guys attitude!!!

[@chetrok1]

Agree as fuck

[@calebbasile2219]

Agree as heckerooni

[@Akhin]

Agree as helliotropic

[@chetrok1]

Ill never forget this song, , thats the way of the world! !! RIP William Shatter

[@derrickcoca8893]

Music of substance both social & political.. That made us think ponder& bought forth dialog... The way of the world....

[@chetrok1]

+Derrick Coca Amen punk rock jesuus

[@carolynzaremba5469]

@@derrickcoca8893 As important as ever.

[@lukecancer5980]

Oi my brothers!

[@kryptichands968]

@@lukecancer5980 Oi Oi Oi

[@AngloSaks666]

There are eyes that cannot see And fingers that cannot touch That's the way of the world There are dreams left empty and blank And legs that have ceased to walk That's the way of the world There are kisses left undelivered And sighs and moans unuttered That's the way of the world There are hearts no longer beating And there's entrails still on the floor That's the way of the world That's the way of the world That's the way of the world That's the way of the world

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

Well done. Great song, album, band. I miss that scene

[@l.a.q.hanley5852]

The Best US Punk band in history...

[@mr.onethirtyeight5088]

They really were something else.

[@luther_beckett]

Pretty much. Never were anything but themselves.

[@jonbryant934]

your wrong...the fuck-ups from San Francisco were...

[@jonbryant934]

hardly

[@jonbryant934]

no the best but a part of the San Francisco dynamic scene of the late seventies and early 80's...

[@JRK2669]

Teacher: Why do you never do your homework Me: THATS THE WAY OFF THE WORLDDD

[@kermerc.s.a.5765]

Ted's guitar sound 👍 Every time I'd see him while he's working at the practice space I used to have band practice at, we'd get into crazy stories and shit of the sort. I remember one time he saw me trying to find some half smoked cigarettes from the ashtray and he tells me "Probably time to give that habit up". I turn to him and said "Ted, you were in flipper for fucks sake. You can't say shit". He stood there for a sec and chuckled before responding with "fair enough. You got me there" and went back to work. Always thought it was funny that he did work for storage/practice space at the spot. He took care of all the vegetation and what have you on the grounds and he's got some long ass dirty dreds now so most don't recognize him at first. If my friend didn't work there and tell me who he was, I never would've figured. If you find yourself in Oakland, look up Soundwave studios.

[@carolynzaremba5469]

He still does, but he quit smoking years ago.

[@luther_beckett]

I love Flipper stories and have a couple myself. What a great band and interesting people. Never met Ted but hope to.

[@morgellon7877]

That's awesome. Yeah, Ted Falconi's guitar work is mind-blowing. He really deserves more recognition. I wish I could play this shit for a good friend of mine who passed, an old yippie drifter who was in my opinion the greatest guitarist who ever lived, the Pied Piper for all the skater punks of our little desert town. He loved punk rock, too, but was mostly into stuff like Bert Jansch, Johnny Winter, Albert King... He would have lived Flipper.

[@anfrankogezamartincic1161]

@@carolynzaremba5469 i should too. It's expensive and my fingers are yellow.

[@theodoretours9083]

Ah yes, Ted and his guitar sound. Always, Flipper.

[@SirReal1958]

It's a given that this is a song that won't appear on a Playlist in any hospital waiting room.

[@DulceMiel11]

Hahah brilliant

[@keneastman7741]

Pure anarchy. Love and love again!

[@fuzzcous]

That guitar is really something.

[@josephtravers777]

Transmitted from Mars rover. Very far out ;)

[@mikemorris2201]

a very beautiful song.

[@andrewdouglass1427]

Fuck it's kinda freaky when you hear this for the first time since...you had it on cassette, and you know every fucking word. Thanks FLIPPER!

[@ericheinitz2811]

im glad my dad showed me this album

[@vinyldiary6664]

Badass dad if you ask me! Raising kid in a right way

[@kryptichands968]

You're Dads the man

[@JockoJonson17]

Excellence in parenting.

[@JoseGomez-ys3zs]

Timeless song!

[@BillFahey]

Borrowed this album from the library and recorded it back in the day. Love hearing it again.

[@shitsheep2356]

Sickest library ever.

[@oscarrocabert6268]

That's the way of the world

[@thomthum2000]

You can tuna fish, but you can't tune a FLIPPER

[@mishelle1385]

Yeeesss!!😂😂

[@chamaleon1963]

great band !love it!

[@StephenFinsel]

I taught my band to play Flipper, it is epic!

[@Schooliday]

then probably you play the guitar lol

[@StephenFinsel]

@@Schooliday wrong, I am a drummer and I sing. Sex bomb was the best blues song when playing out on the clubs. Easy bass line, lyrics and it's a catchy tune!

[@Schooliday]

@@StephenFinsel I cannot agree more on the Sex Bomb, it's purely amazing, party in my ears type of stuff.

[@carolynzaremba5469]

I like this one, too.

[@biriani]

flipper rules.happy joy.x

[@dennismazza4233]

LMFAO - raw truthful song, but not a song that should be played in a hospital waiting room !

[@spineboy]

Yeah, but I have played this in the OR, when I'm operating...

[@grimsby423]

playing it at the nurses station right now ... SFGH ... 🔥🎶‼️

[@martinluna9108]

it really is...

[@kryptichands968]

RIP WILLIAM SHATTER

[@barfyyarfy996]

Love it

[@tphvictims5101]

324 thumbs up? These are part of the roots of Punk Rock.

[@shacharh5470]

What? It's a good record but Punk had been established for about 6 years by then

[@skitxez8912]

So fucking underrated!

[@shankaradas2599]

Such a fucking brilliant & fucked up band. We lived this shit. some never woke up from the night b 4

[@MilkmanC]

Jesus Lizard kinda sorta in a way sounds like Flipper

[@grrkerson]

thanks heather

[@frogtrax5833]

the song that spawned the almighty No Trend

[@Shikta-poobah67]

And Flipper were (mostly) spawned by Negative Trend. It’s a trendy old world.

[@danielal6283]

[@Jonesmalone562]

So punk they passed the punks off!

[@generalmorose3523]

I am an earth worm.

[@yacuncha4045]

I am the earthworms worms

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Coo-coo-ga-choo

[@khoroshoorange]

Flipper Rules.. okay?!

[@erikrudolph5769]

William Shatner should do a flipper album

[@chetrok1]

Watch it all go to hell, life is fucked, RIP WILL SHATTER

[@ficticious2025]

RIP Brother Will Shatter

[@LisaODavis]

Is Will Shatter- great name- the lead singer? Oh, I'm not surprised, damn it!

[@ficticious2025]

Lisa O. Davis yes great name, he played bass and sang with Bruce Loose. They switched. Watch video of their song Get Away. I highly recommend it, Man!

[@LisaODavis]

Oh yeah, I listened to them at top volume all through the early to mid-eighties! I had all of their records. Even some little known forty fives made by Bruce Loose solo. I lived in the bay area were they6 are also from (S.F.).

[@carolynzaremba5469]

@@LisaODavis I still do.

[@JockoJonson17]

This is low budget recording early U2. Lyrics and writing are easily as good as anything U2 has done.

[@badwickedworld]

Umm, this is way better, way beyond U2 or anything they ever did. How can you even compare that Bono the clown to this?

[@brucecollins1904]

The Carpenters could've covered this song and still not ruined its greatness. Julio Iglesias could've covered it in Portuguese and it would've still shined as brightly.

[@HowlinHex]

the white version of "theres a riot going on" -- a decade latte but right on time [A+]