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Seagull, you fly across the horizon
Into the misty morning sun
Nobody asks you where you are going,
Nobody knows where you're from
Here is a man asking the question
Is this really the end of the world?
Seagull, you must have known for a long time
The shape of things to come
Now you fly, through the sky, never asking why,
And you fly all around till somebody shoots you down
Da da da da da da da down.
Mm mm mm mm, mm mm.
Seagull, you fly, across the horizon,
Into the misty morning sun.
Nobody asks you where you are going,
Nobody knows where you are from,
Now you fly through the sky, never asking why,
And you fly all around till somebody, yeah,
Shoots you down. Mm mm, yeah.
Seagull you fly, seagull you fly away.
And you fly away today
And you fly away tomorrow
And you fly away, leave me to
my sorrow.
Mm, mm, mm.
Seagull go and fly, mm, mm, mm,
Fly to your tomorrow, leave me to my sorrow, fly.
| BazH (www) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 09:15 Keef wrote: or maybe Chris Cornell? Robert Plant and Ian Gillan. |
| BazH (www) | Posted: Jan 30, 2013 - 09:10 Yes great singer. |
| Ronbo (Santa Rosa, CA) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 16:13 A piece of trite crap. Could have gone another 30 years without hearing it again. |
| Keef (Confluence of the American River) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 16:03 xkolibuul wrote: Roger Daltrey? Bryan Ferry? Freddy Mercury? Plenty of contenders for that throne. or maybe Chris Cornell? |
| shellbella (so california) | Posted: Nov 28, 2012 - 16:01 I love Bad Co....  |
| xkolibuul (Chuckanut sandstone) | Posted: Oct 18, 2012 - 00:06 unclehud wrote: Don't know about that romeotuma; today it's sounding really dated. I will agree that Paul Rogers is possibly the best rock vocalist, although Greg Lake and Robert Plant (of course!) are right up there with him. Roger Daltrey? Bryan Ferry? Freddy Mercury? Plenty of contenders for that throne. |
| Sasha2001 (Nowhere near a public restroom...) | Posted: Sep 26, 2012 - 20:17 R.I.P. Richard Bach. Your little book about a seagull who spends his life refusing to conform to the norms of society had a profound affect on me as a 10-year-old. “Heaven is not a place, and it's not a time. Heaven is being perfect.” - Jonathan Livingston Seagull |
| Lichenia, (uk) | Posted: Aug 26, 2012 - 07:57 Paul Rodgers def has thar raw energy rock charisma both in BC and Free. |
| hayduke2 (Southampton, NY) | Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 11:50 Cynaera wrote: Me, too. Maybe Paul Rodgers isn't THE best rock singer, but he carries a tune, can improvise, and can put inflections into his voice to lend an emotion where one demands to be included. Soulful, yes. I try to forget that he has an ego as big as Australia and just listen to the music. Bad Company was ahead of its time - when bands were incorporating big hair, various extraneous instruments, and backup singers, Bad Company was just four guys and a few harmonies. Stripped down, gutsy, and perfect. Right in the pocket. Can't listen to a BC song without remembering the kafoffel when they first broke. Some critics bet the bank that Bad Company wouldn't last a year because they didn't have a "gimmick." Funny thing - their "gimmick" was bringing rock back to simplicity. And I still love them. I'm very saddened by Boz Burrell's death - he was the understated bass-player that delivered such a solid backbeat with Simon Kirke's drums - it was a signature sound. Time marches on. Dammit. Beautiful song, from an album that shook me awake |
| marcel (some 10.000 km east of paradise) | Posted: Jun 24, 2012 - 11:44 He sounds a lot like Jim Capaldi.... Nice song |
| ziakut (Albeit In The Meantime) | Posted: May 23, 2012 - 15:45 Me likey. |
| Hannio (Austin, TX) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 05:39 ick wrote: Who shoots a seagull down? Ancient mariners? Wait, never mind, I'm thinking of something else. |
| rdo (DC) | Posted: Mar 21, 2012 - 05:39 This song caused me to look up the entry in Wikipedia for the 1970 book Jonathan Livingston Seagull. I was struck by the similarity in the book's cover to the album cover.  |
| On_The_Beach (The Blue Planet) | Posted: Jan 17, 2012 - 17:38 meauclaire wrote: Man, what a voice! Agreed. Paul Rogers has one of the best rock voices ever. (Scrolling down, I see I'm not the first to mention this.) |
| valerie (Chile) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 07:50 Thanks for shaking the dust off this song of my youth. |
| meauclaire (AZ....the land of misfits) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 07:46 Man, what a voice! |
| unclehud (300 feet above the planet) | Posted: Nov 15, 2011 - 07:46 Don't know about that romeotuma; today it's sounding really dated. I will agree that Paul Rogers is possibly the best rock vocalist, although Greg Lake and Robert Plant (of course!) are right up there with him. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 18:36 This classic is soooo cool... |
| tonypf (Honolulu) | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 18:36 ick wrote: Who shoots a seagull down? My tots too. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet) | Posted: Oct 14, 2011 - 18:33 Nice to hear this..... |
| sirdroseph (Yes) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 05:20 guiguy wrote: Paul Rogers; the best rock vocalist ever? Check out his appearance on Tim Donahue's Voices in the Wind! Best ever? Don't know about that, but surely one of my personal favorites and most underrated.  BTW one of my favorite songs as a kid. 8 |
| woodchuk (Lunar Lagrange point L1) | Posted: Sep 13, 2011 - 05:20 What an outstanding early 70s rock band! |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 20:27 Cynaera wrote: I love this song. I love this band. I'm not even going to analyze it. To me, it's perfection. Yeah, this is good stuff... I especially love the acoustic guitar work in this song... |
| Cynaera (Kenneth's Frequency) | Posted: Aug 12, 2011 - 20:24 Bumping from 9 to 10. I love this song. I love this band. I'm not even going to analyze it. To me, it's perfection. |
| dvwtwo (Woodbury, CT) | Posted: Jul 12, 2011 - 11:37 I'm having a hard time not thinking of this song as a sort of 1974 version of Double Rainbow. |
| bluematrix (confluence of mississippi and missouri rivers) | Posted: Jul 12, 2011 - 11:37 not a huge bc fan, but this is simple and pleasing. plus its fun to sing and play on guitar. |
| DD rabbi_phil (beach) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 05:29 guiguy wrote: Paul Rogers; the best rock vocalist ever? Check out his appearance on Tim Donahue's Voices in the Wind! was thinkin' more like roger daltry in his prime. maybe rogers a close second. (can my girl grace slick get an honorable mention?) |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: May 10, 2011 - 05:07 This is a blast from the past, right enough. I was well into Bad Company back in the day, but they seemed to drop off the radar after two albums, though according to Wikipedia they're still going. It's nice to hear them again on RP, though the eponymous track "Bad Company" on this album is better than Seagull, I think. This certainly sounds heavily influenced by Greg Lake of ELP fame/notoriety. 7 from the Nottingham jury. |
| spigolli (Peachtree City, GA, USA) | Posted: Apr 08, 2011 - 14:16 Monkeysdad wrote: Seagull? Really?!  1 Their inspiration?  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Livingston_Seagull |
| panlad (Serenity) | Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 11:19 Would like to see Silver, Blue and Gold added to the playlist. Arguably their best song. |
| audiophelia (Pennsylvania) | Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 11:11 Sweeeeeet! Such an awesome display of Paul Rodgers talent! Almost saw him in NYC at BB King's House of Blues but he had broken his collar bone and I couldn't make the rescheduled show. |
| WayUpNorth (Windswept Exile) | Posted: Jan 04, 2011 - 11:09 Saw a recent performance by them on Austin City Limits or Soundstage or something like that — he can STILL sing. They were tight. My teenagers were impressed! |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 13:07 Delawhere wrote: just a great simple song. every time I hear this song, I just have to stop what I am doing and just go with it Me, too. Maybe Paul Rodgers isn't THE best rock singer, but he carries a tune, can improvise, and can put inflections into his voice to lend an emotion where one demands to be included. Soulful, yes. I try to forget that he has an ego as big as Australia and just listen to the music. Bad Company was ahead of its time - when bands were incorporating big hair, various extraneous instruments, and backup singers, Bad Company was just four guys and a few harmonies. Stripped down, gutsy, and perfect. Right in the pocket. Can't listen to a BC song without remembering the kafoffel when they first broke. Some critics bet the bank that Bad Company wouldn't last a year because they didn't have a "gimmick." Funny thing - their "gimmick" was bringing rock back to simplicity. And I still love them. I'm very saddened by Boz Burrell's death - he was the understated bass-player that delivered such a solid backbeat with Simon Kirke's drums - it was a signature sound. Time marches on. Dammit. |
| MacMaggie (Portland, OR) | Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 12:53 I'm blown away that I am hearing this song on a radio station!! I've had a 30 year love affair with this song and never heard it played - not even once - by anyone but me... |
| jules44 (Sunny North Carolina) | Posted: Aug 30, 2010 - 12:50 guiguy wrote: Paul Rogers; the best rock vocalist ever? Check out his appearance on Tim Donahue's Voices in the Wind! One of the sexiest voices in R&R...fer sure  |
| Monkeysdad (Simi, CA) | Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 12:46 Seagull? Really?! 1 |
| KikaKitty | Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 12:42 Another phenomenal line up of tunes........ |
| Delawhere | Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 12:42 just a great simple song. every time I hear this song, I just have to stop what I am doing and just go with it |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 12:41 guiguy wrote: Paul Rogers; the best rock vocalist ever? Definitely among the best.  |
| ick (S.E. La Jolla) | Posted: Jul 29, 2010 - 12:40 Who shoots a seagull down? |
| bachbeet | Posted: Jun 27, 2010 - 15:29 Really good song from a great debut album. And, yes, the lead singer has a very good, unique voice. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 19:36 romeotuma wrote: This song is fantastic... love it... Hi, kindred spirit. When I first heard this song, about a million years ago, I couldn't believe it was the same bunch who did "Good Lovin' Gone Bad" and "Rock Steady." This is probably the best "mellow" song BC has ever done. RIP, Boz Burrell. Dammit. |
| guiguy (Near Mt.Fuji) | Posted: May 26, 2010 - 19:34 Paul Rogers; the best rock vocalist ever? Check out his appearance on Tim Donahue's Voices in the Wind! |
| calypsus_1 | Posted: May 06, 2010 - 21:51  Bad Company by ~JSaurer |
| Netto (Khimki, Russia) | Posted: Apr 25, 2010 - 02:36 romeotuma wrote: This song is fantastic... love it... |
| ScottFromWyoming (Powell) | Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 11:28 cosmiclint wrote: It's actually a pretty cool line-up. I think they usually come out and do a set of Paul Rodgers songs, followed by a Queen set. I haven't been to a show but I've "seen it on the TV." It gives two good live acts the chance to keep playing, and if you're a fan of one, you're probably a fan of both. I agree. Stumbled across it on TV and watched the whole thing. |
| scraig (Santa Barbara, CA) | Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 11:27 this is beautiful in its simplistic chord progression + tambourine! |
| nagsheadlocal (North Carolina, the new New Jersey) | Posted: Mar 24, 2010 - 11:26 I would almost swear that guitar is a bit out of tune. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 21:34 This song is fantastic... love it... |
| rbigelo (Spanish Town) | Posted: Feb 20, 2010 - 21:31 I'm definitely enjoying these FM-AOR (album oriented rock) progressive rock moments with RP. Thanks, Bill. |