![]() ![]() The Great Northern is located within walking distance from Civic Center and 16th Street BART stations.įollow us on Instagram our full calendar at thegreatnorthernsf. We recommend setting up your QR vaccine record. For those who have ever pondered the fate of 1980s new wave and synth-pop sensation A Flock of Seagulls: hair today, gone tomorrow doesn’t cut it. Happy National Hair Day Antenna TV spoke to Mike Score of A Flock Of Seagulls about his iconic 80's hairdo. To ensure attendee, staff, and community safety - and per SF city mandate - we are currently requiring proof of full vaccination and masks. The references in culture from TV (Ross’s Haircut in Friends), Computer Games (I Ran was the standout track on Grand Theft Auto Radio), Film (The band and haircut are reference in Pulp Fiction, X-Men and The Wedding Singer) cemented the bands reputation and brought the band to a whole new legion of fans. Mike carried on touring with session musicians and quietly, surely and steadily the folk lore surrounding the band began to grow. Shortly after Paul Reynolds left the band.Ī Flock of Seagulls never really broke up. The band released 1984's The Story of a Young Heart which fielded the minor hit ‘The More You Live, The More You Love’. ‘Wishing’ was taken from the group's second album, Listen in 1983. In the U.K., ‘I Ran’ didn't make the Top 40, but ‘Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)’ reached number ten later that year in America, that single became a Top 40 hit in 1983, after ‘Space Age Love Song’ peaked at number 30. ![]() The single climbed into the American Top Ten, taking the album along with it. ‘I Ran (So Far Away)’ was released as the first single from the album, and MTV quickly picked up on its icily attractive video, which featured long shots of Mike Score and his distinctive, cascading hair. The band signed a major-label contract with Jive by the end of the year, and their eponymous debut album appeared in the spring of 1982. The group released its debut EP on Bill Nelsons Cocteau Records early in 1981, and while the record failed to chart, its lead track, ‘Telecommunication,’ became an underground hit in Euro-disco and new wave clubs. The 80s were a great time to experiment with the hairstyle of a flock of seagulls. Hairdresser Mike Score (lead vocals, keyboards) formed A Flock of Seagulls with his brother Ali (drums) and fellow hairdresser Frank Maudsley (bass) in 1980, adding guitarist Paul Reynolds several months later. Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement. A Flock of Seagulls is an English new wave synthpop band from Liverpool, UK. A Flock of Seagulls were one of prime movers in the 80’s new wave era. Re-live the best of the 80s at this special live performance.Ī Flock Of Seagulls may well be known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as much as their hit single ‘I Ran’. ![]()
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