You guys are way to critical. You should just enjoy the tune or turn it off. Personally, I remember Flash and the Pan as a different style of music coming into a time of hard and acid rock. It was nice to get something different at that time and I still love the tune!

I happen to still like this song, but beyond that I'm surprised at how strong the memories are that this song brings back. Mmmm... 8)

It was one of those songs that got a lot of airplay "back in the day," and I was never sure why. And I'm still not.
Ugh...next you'll be playing "I Don't Like Mondays." :puke:

i don't normally rate songs badly on RP....but this is a prime example of why i do not listen to "normal" radio as songs of this ilk are quite common there. i concur with the many posters here who wish for this song to be removed permanently from the playlist.

would be a decent pop song without the dreadful chorus...

Sometimes it absolutely amazes me the dreck that makes it into rotation compared to some of the songs that get rejected; this being a prime example of the former.

" Hey , Saint Peterrrrr.....
It really feels like Hellllllll......"

coding_to_music wrote:
Wonder how they knew in advance?

What the hell is this song trying to be?
Ugh!

Oh, my. I last heard this in July 1979, just before being posted to the American Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa.

I hated it then. Now I remember why.

Ah, this band was just a flash in the pan...

I don't have to like this song and you can't make me.

Al_Koholic wrote:

Me too. It's the 80's.I've got a mullet. A girlfriend with big hair. I'm too high And I am changing the radio station

WOW! I feel a flashback coming on. I like it. Thanks

KevDogRedux wrote:
Hmmm. . . Jim Carroll light -- the man who wrote Basketball Diaries and then recorded CAtholic Boy; interesting concept . . . not sure this fits in with his musical works; much too melodic , me thinks.

"Done my time in Hell..." Could it be that Bill's not enjoying his visit to New York City?

I'm still lovin' it all these years later. Great stuff. Kinda Jim Carroll light!

Good One, I like It

MrMorgan wrote:


Truly a Classic!!!! This was a breath of fresh air when it came out.

Common you guys, lighten up on Flash and the Pan. This is truly a classic song, whether you really like it or not. Remember when this came out, they were brave enough to tread on water and try to come up with something different..................great song! ! !

:puke:

Absolute shocker!!!

ce wrote:


I've always liked "Media Man," too. Oh, the MTV memories! When it was actually WATCHABLE!

Truly craptastic! :puke:

DavidCarrico wrote:
I've begun to feel your nausea more and more each time I hear this. :puke:

:puke:

I liked this the first time i heard it... but I liked it just a little bit less each subsequent hearing... untill the end, where I began to downright hate it. now... if this song was played in the waning days of progressive radio, it (and others like it) can probally be blamed for the downfall. You notice, most songs on corporate radio rocket to the top, stay there for a couple minutes, then slowly fade from public memory. Its sad... and The reason I originally stopped listening to anything cast out over the air.

the_om wrote:

...plus the mushroom cloud in the background. Yes, a memorable cover from a cd with a number of good cuts. This was released in '79 if I remember correctly and got a sizable amount of radio play in the waning days of progressive radio.

8O Is this a joke?

Alright RP...why are you punishing us..??