Man Made

The story behind

A Flock of Seagulls released Man Made in 1982, a song that got stuck in people's heads. The song has that sound that makes you want to dance, with those synthesizers that sound like they're floating in the air. The main vocals sing as if speaking directly into the ear, with an energy that can't be ignored. The lyrics talk about something that seems like a metaphor, but what matters is how it sounds. The rhythm is constant, like a heartbeat that never stops. The song lasts five minutes and forty seconds, but in that time it takes you to another place. It's a piece recorded in a time when music still had that touch of fantasy and the future. People keep listening to it because it's still part of that sound that never gets forgotten.