A Flock Of Seagulls - Wishing (I Had A Photograph Of You)

[fortylove64]

beautiful song that made me ache....this was an 80's shoegazer..

[darintaylor79]

This song is so under rated. BTW check out my video of this song.

[deephollowbluegrass]

SO TRUE!!!! This song is so awesome ever since I heard it back in the 80"s. No music has competed with this style, and probably never will.....

[deephollowbluegrass]

SO TRUE!!!! This song is so awesome ever since I heard it back in the 80"s

[HimeNoKuri]

I have my 45 of this song

[transfoby]

Oh boyz and girlz..you should see them in concert...they sound even better. They are currently touring

[MarkMuses]

Soars.... doesn't it? Love this.

[transfoby]

@MarkMuses Yes, it soars...they are sooo romantic..They played this song just for me one cold night in December in this dive in Langley BC. I was the only one on the dance floor as this great band played full stage production. Ten years later I saw them again in another small dive in Vancouver and they were as humble and great as ever. As they were packing their own instruments I approached them and told them they were the greatest. The guitar player said simple 'thank you' and shook my hand..

[mrcarpetride]

ace

[Kenjutsumasters]

Cant anyone just enjoy the fucking song! I love youtube people will argue about anything

[hahaRanqe]

Dang 30 years ago wish i was born instead im stuck with 50 cent or lady gaga god i feel like im a home when i listen to theese songs but i wasnt even a thought

[transfoby]

@hahaRanqe Yes, I wish you were..I never had a boy to dance to this..:))

[hahaRanqe]

@transfoby eh? what do you mean?

[transfoby]

@hahaRanqe I am spending my life wishing for that boy...:) to dance with...

that's what I meant..Flock of Seagulls played this song just for me in this small club in Langley BC approximatelly 15 years...I was dancing alone on the floor in front of them:))

I wish that boy was with me :)..hope this answers your question

[transfoby]

@hahaRanqe And yes, I am Louise Brooks lookalike...the older version :)

[hahaRanqe]

@transfoby Jeez im late to reply to you're comments Ha.. i hate my generation so if u know how to time travel do let me know and i'll dance with you and i understand it now

[transfoby]

@hahaRanqe :))) Love

[gtlpyt1]

那個剪了鷹頭的主音歌手造型真嚇人,好似個鬼頭仔.哈哈

[FUkckyou12]

@ COL, your a fucking tool.

[COLONEL961]

what a fucking stupid haircut-unbelievable isnt, it

[tykobray]

lol times havent changed!

[COLONEL961]

tykobray,-i,m sorry if i was very critical-because the song is fantastic-real top class,so whatever the haircut-RESPECT!

[bigdsears]

@COLONEL961 Wow Colonel, you're making a comment about his hair, what an origional comment. His hair has been like this for like 25 years.

[transfoby]

@bigdsears Not really. when I saw them last, ten yrs ago, their hair was long

[HimeNoKuri]

@bigdsears he changed it a long time ago and said he'll never go back to it and he hates to have to sing "I ran" and only does so at the end LOL

[natty0804892381]

I loved this song when i was 12....sometimes you're better off leaving the past just where you left it. Turgid stuff

[mimidec67]

I just love how someone will PURPOSELY look stuff up just to post their jackass comments. I hate hip hop and rap so guess what?I don't look it up. Why waste the energy? I look up stuff I want to ENJOY not COMPLAIN about.

[benjo231]

brilliant band, i love the tribute to them in The Wedding Singer film... such a cool electro song, brother was really into this stuff when i was a child, too young for me to understand but i see its relavence in other artists all around today, the birth of electro certainly happened here, after Kraftwerk i guess!

[tailgate28]

Brings back a lot of memories

[anthonythatsme100]

i know frank the bass player he comes the derby mills in liverpool top bloke

[abvgvideos]

Magic...

[Vanhee1]

Thats the exact word for this song

[Boredin81]

Best song with the fewest words

[necr0sins]

Honestly, you should seek help, that's my opinion, so die in a bon fire, wont you?

[Boredin81]

@necr0sins seriously dude, if you listen to this one for many, many years ( as have I ) the simplicity becomes the appeal....

[walrus9xxx]

Great song and album. Not available on CD but vinyl & cassette only, it's called "Listen" and you should!

[bizchazlien]

This song rules, end of story . Fuck the 90's and now!!!

[TheBunnySensation]

@bizchazlien

90s were kinda the start of Hip Hop and Rap. thats when it went down hill from there

[starsweet4]

@bizchazlien 90s were pretty good too. so just fuck now ;D

[wpnwilo1]

@bizchazlien: Thank you for writing this post. I get so sick of people moaning about how bad the 80's were. Did people suddenly forget the 60's, 70's and now?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!­! I'd TOTALLY forgotten about this song! It has made my day!

[mylesford]

This is one of the best love songs from the 80s!!!

[bowiemars]

esta cancion es hermosa la amo

[necr0sins]

the chorus is so flat that he sings, he's not even in tune with the rest of the music, how hard is this to come up with, I mean really....

[necr0sins]

wow, this guy, in addition to looking like a complete asshole sings like shit too! Love the 80's!

[mickyboyblue]

twat !

[milw189]

Your smoking CRACK! Thsi video is STILL AWSOME al these years later!

[necr0sins]

You should really seek some help

[necr0sins]

I havent smoke crack in years

[mitsupitsu44]

the video sucked..but the song is still great after 27 years...timeless

[AbigailRocketblast]

Best Band EVER!!! XXX

[bowiemars]

wow excellent afos loooolllllll

[siancar]

What a tune, pure quality, best scouse band of the eighties.

[stillwaterguy04]

It's just unreal how fantastic the '80's were musically - - - mindbending!

[Remek123]

Uwielbiałem tą piosenkę :)

[onyxx1031]

I absolutely love this song. It is one of my all time favorites!

[esikris]

ditto!

[jessica80ss]

Long Live at 80´s Songs.... \o/ *--*

[benno1066]

mike score lived in the flat above me in ventnor road liverpool, thats in england, he is the singer in case you dont know. oh the good old days eh, all those summers gone, was it that long ago.

[theunderwearguyisbac]

83brockenwings ,We all are different I love this music have since i first heard them back in the 80,s on Mtv that is when mtv lived up to there name now mtv is nothing but trash ! My God where has happend to the music ,but then again Im a retro person who still to this day appreciate the 80,s some 70,s I still got a big collection of 80,s vinyls and lots of 80,s cds so 83Brkwings you go on listening to AFOS no matter what thats mine and youre cup of tea so i suggest we keep on drinking it :)

[83Brokenwings]

theunderwearguyisbac You are right! Thanks. It takes all kinds to make a world, and yes, I am like you in the way that I listen to retro music, (that is all I ever listen to.) I also agree about MTV! It's absolute crap! "Cribs!" what a load of pretentious nonsense! :0)

[smigbabb]

i know what ya mean about mtv its just like sky 1 now its all just adverts and shite and as for afos i will listen to them when i'm old and grey........COOL AS FUCK............

[83Brokenwings]

You know something, I get called retarded by some people for liking stuff like this!! I just don't know how some people tick! This music is absolute pure GOLD!!

[r1skate]

I have all AFOS's albums!

I hope people think I'm retarded! God! I hope so! By the way I LOVE metal, jazz, and blues too! So maybe I'm more retarded than I thought?

[83Brokenwings]

You are not retarded. you have taste. Big difference and i think people like us are far cooler than peeps who follow the crowd!

[r1skate]

If liking this means I am retarded then my IQ is about 40 which means I can't type (or drive). Yet here I am typing... I got firewood ealier. too.

You can use that the next time someone says you're retarded.

[g4aaaa]

Great song and a classic. We all need something to hold onto...at least I still do....

[bhcandaswp]

What the fuck are you talking about ? I'm English and "back in the day" you sound like an old man with a big chip on his shoulder.Jesus i make a comment about a band from my country who i know about and it was a compliment.The musis sound's so 80's because it's from the 80's and it sure as hell dosnt sound modern you twat.Typical Canadian with a chip on his shoulder who hates living in the shadow of other countries great histories.What did your country do ..lend us a couple of pistols.

[83Brokenwings]

I adore this. Simply stunning and somewhat haunting electro-pop tune. It reminds me of being little back in the 80s-My old school...My teacher loved this song...ahh! Happy, happy times never to be had again...:(

[texastea350]

Great tune that never dates . These guys were under - rated !

[RXR4rr]

Mike Score had a Very Unique sound. I liked the Band up til he got a whole new line up. Glad they got to be in bands reunited. With the original members. Paul Reynolds just kicks ass on that Guitar.

[bhcandaswp]

Unique sound but somehow very 80's and very evocative.Quality.

[jarheaddoc]

This is about the dumbest comment I have ever read......"very eighties"..... You think? It's band like this that formed the 80's sound. Everbody banged on it in the 90's but now, all of a sudden, ppl are starting to realize that the sound was totally unique; not too mention that some of the best singers came from the 80's "hair spray" scene.

[bhcandaswp]

p.s unless you lived in the u.k i think i have a better idea of the music scene over here than whatever your perception of it was/is.(flock of seagulls were from Liverpool by the way in 1980...)

[bhcandaswp]

It was a compliment mr usa and not a dumb comment - jesus do you take everything so serious. ??!!

[jarheaddoc]

How many times you gonna post on this Mr. UK? You brits are all alike; snobbish boars who think your shit doesn't stink. Wish we would have left you alone to deal with your "troubles" back in the day.

[garibaldi54]

Our troubles?? It was the whole worlds troubles but as usual we were first to step in, you only joined in when the worst of it was over then try to take all the credit.

[DetroitLove4U]

The Eigties were and are A Legendary Time! Flock Of Sea Gulls man were so

80's!! I love Space Age Love Song too!! What a totally dope group!!!

[orangesarasmom]

Saw em in concert last year...still rad baby !!! Yea for the 80's -Great song.......

[fieldmor77]

Rap is crap!!, bring back the eighties for christ's sake, before we all die from f @#$%!& boredom!!.

[pepeless]

Hahahahah, well said.

[azdalin2000]

Haven't heard this one all the way through since 82. Thanks for the memories! I was young again for a few minutes!

[64citykid]

does anybody know how old mike score was here? he looks awfully young. thanx. 64citykid.

[mikeb439]

Supposedly he was 15 or 16.

[nzkiwi1967]

....I wanna go back again.....I don't feel comfortable with the things we are living today

[JTC0NEC]

The 80s best decade for music, they dont make them better than this! d:-)

[Ferminator08]

i agree.

[snorlaxmd]

This has to be one of the most beautiful songs Ive ever heard. Heard when I was young but didnt know who did it. New wave at its finest! :D

[longman818]

God I wish I was twenty something again! Freaky hair but great eighties song reminds me of old girlfriends....

[rudiparker]

bet she was ugly?

[takehimtocourt]

This song is sublime. That's the only adjective that comes to mind when listening to it. It is a masterpiece. My favorite song of all songs.

[emmaecstasyxo]

has anyone else covered this does anyone knoww :)

Please! xxx

[sdhssmh]

16 years? This osng came out in 1981.

[burt64]

they like a UFO's

[Giinababeh]

Such a beautiful Song..

[kevla1980]

sitting in the gordon house, kirkcudbright,enjoying a pint enjoying this song on the juke box,come on the 80's

[JOJOtheFLY]

i meant the lead guitarist was 15 at the time

[JOJOtheFLY]

Ever notice how the bass player ALWAYS wears big sunglasses? He was only 15 yrs old when most of these videos were shot...

[BrianMaysPlughole]

I have got a photograph of her. And it still hurts.

[Kman056]

love the dot matrix paper

[mjolnir1965]

i remember you tracey... i love you.

[bucketodirt]

I listen to this song and I am transported back to Alaska ,I am with a beautiful woman named Ingrid and we are watching the tide come in along Turnagain arm .The wind blowing in her hair.Oh How I wish I could do that again

[ridgewaystreet]

I was a big fan in the eighties and would love to see them live again... Brilliant band!

[90069socal]

a real CLASSIC

[RustiSwordz]

Those SFX are from the Space 1999 TV series intro.

[AFOSvideos]

...16 years after this song was made..

[hannon1235]

cooooooooooooooool!

[scire122]

I just had a dream about being with some friends from the past (one who died 14yrs ago ) and at the end of my dream this song played. Talk about a way to end a dream. This song takes me back to the 80s.and if I had a time machine I would go back and revisit the good old days. I saw them perform 4 yrs ago at Chicago Halstead street Market Days. They are still awesome.

[drainyou8]

Love this song. Its a shame everyone focuses on their hair cos they had some great songs

[hipsam33]

It reminds me VH 1 classic hits, man!

I love it!

It's 80's vintage!

A flock of Seagulls is the best synth-pop band!

[hipsam33]

Beautiful song, greta band, good mood and I love their songs, buuut, where are they now?!? I want to know!

This is a 80's classic song!

[mrlookman]

Just great!!!!!

[Gothiczartan]

he's got an owl hair style!

[nxxi]

It was so cool to have that hair style in the 80's. All the guys in my school have that cool style. Man, Flock of Seagulls rulezzzzzzzz.

[Gothiczartan]

that hair style mike has look like an owl.

[lovelyday002]

thats funny

[Shemwood]

space age love...you can't beat it!!!!!

[ospTube]

this and yaz or yazoo totally defined the early 80's 4 me (18 at the time)

[bucketodirt]

I listen to this and I remember a beautiful woman I once knew named Ingrid with the wind in her hair along Turnagain Arm in Alaska, Oh how I long for those halyon days

[1989forlife]

love this song, i was obsessed with this band when i was like ten

[briannoc]

the 80's best music ever..

[boodat77]

its a great hairstyle, it just makes driving a bit difficult

[batalion666]

thats secret of english music from this era very cold surface,vocals,production and wholla lotta of heart,warm and emotion inside I love this

[batalion666]

the best pop english song of 80ties

[sdbrownflashnet]

One of the only pop songs ever to have just an instrumental chorus.

[dermotoblong]

i remember an 80s music award show.worst looking band voted were men at work and the singer said this should go to a flock of seagulls! brilliant songs though!

[hipsam33]

There's so many reasons to love this song!

It's so AMAZING!!!

Thanks for posting and 80's is is back!

[bigjoeysmall]

brilliant....still does it for me nuff sed

[monauraldaredevil]

I love the song too. Its just in the 80's, the haircut he had was considered awesome in it's time(which it is)

[lewisner]

Their music has aged really well.Sounded great then and still does.That guitarist could really play.

[andysllt]

who gives a SHIT ABOUT THE HAIRCUT THE SONG IS THE DOGS BOLLOX

[monauraldaredevil]

in the 80's, that WAS a great haircut,

laines444. and so what if hes bald now?

[laines444]

lolololol what do u mean great haircut??? he was just a 1980's bobby charlton with a naff comb over....baldy fool

[seeker656]

And i thought it was just me that thought this is brilliant.. 20 odd years down the line i still love this

[Hoekenes]

great haircut!

[aaronb01]

frank is the best shopkeeper ever

[monauraldaredevil]

Mike, Ali, Paul, and Frank, you guys are geniuses! I LOVE this song. Its awesome and mystical in a sense.

[xopaigemattixo]

awsome

[ladybab]

Nice to hear great 80s music and this is one of them great song and video.

[lovelyday002]

my son has a keyboard and i would give anything to be able to play this song on it. I never get tired of playing it, its greattttt.

[lovelyday002]

my son has a keyboard and i would give anything to be able to play this song on it.I never get tired of playing it brilliantttttt.

[vonnie1uk2001]

I'm sure they were Scottish? Excellent song from the 80s. Love this so much.

[Misfitsmusic]

there english, there from liverpool.

[stecky1]

just takes me back.. a classic

[wvskrj]

The guitar Paul Reynolds is playing is a 1963-64 Gibson Reverse Firebird III. I have that same guitar, same color and everything. The most fun to play of all the guitars EVER.

[vikesh81]

The singer tried sporting that particular haircut into the 90's, not surprisingly he vanished up his own backside.......

[gabriellelegance]

That keyboard riff: pa-na-nanam-pa-na-nananam!

I can't get enough of it!

[stratocastermojo]

I love this song so much, a classic!

[ikwillem85]

I'm in love with this song. Is there someone who can post the notes of the keyboardpart?

[lovelyday002]

this is well brilliant!

[daneBF]

This is well good!

[Ve4Vendetta]

'Doctor Who' meets 'Deep Space 9' - you couldn't sing it, it was hard to dance to, but you couldn't get it out of your head ... (the extended version of 'Wishing' is9 minutes long) Thanx Jake198917 - great stuff

[swcslay]

THAT HAIR STYLE IS F@#!$%.. THIGHT!!