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PARIS HILTON



Seagulls hit Scores again
By MIKE BELL


That chick from Felicity, the cast of Friends, Marge Simpson, and Mike Score from A Flock of Seagulls.

All of the above at one time owned pop culture coifs, hair that made a lasting impression.

For Score, who brings his Seagulls to town for a show tomorrow night at The Whiskey, his over-the-top '80s swoop style is remembered more with derision and mockery than fondness.

Take for example the shots in films such as Pulp Fiction and The Wedding Singer -- is that really a legacy you would want for yourself?

"I think it's cool just to be remembered for anything," a ponytailed Score says, explaining he only wore the infamous 'do for a year and a half.

"I never took it that seriously. We thought it was hilarious when we did it. It was cool and hilarious at the same time. But in the '80s you had to have a strong image like that.

"(But) people still expect me to do it, and they should get a grip on things because it's 20 years later."

It is 20 years later. But even two decades after the English synth pop quartet scored it big with the memorable hit I Ran (So Far Away) the world still remembers.

And if it didn't, it's now being reminded by a very funny Canadian Pepsi commercial featuring the Seagulls' hit and lampooning Score's lid.

"I just found about this a couple of weeks ago, and of course I'm happy that they used it -- and I drink Pepsi," Score laughs.

"It's great ... I know that my manager is talking to them about extending that down to America and seeing what we can do together with Pepsi -- maybe promote a tour or something.

"But obviously it's great for any band to be involved in something like that.

"The freedom it's going to get me is great."

That financial freedom has allowed Score the luxury of doing what he wants career-wise, although admittedly he always winds up back in the music biz.

The band he's currently fronting retains the name -- booking agents, he says, thought it a wise financial decision -- and perform the hits such as I Ran and Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You), despite the fact that he's the only one remaining from the original lineup after a less than amicable split in the late '80s.

But far from being the old bait-and-switch that's extremely popular on the retro circuit these days, Score insists the act was always his.

"As long as I'm there, you've got A Flock of Seagulls," he says, revealing his new band is currently working on a new album.

"I won't change the name of the band because people will just go, 'That's the guy from A Flock of Seagulls.'

"The style of the band may change, but it's still me."


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