In Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, he tries to convince Felicity to stay. What's the flock of seagulls?

Question

He mentions a gas shortage and a flock of seagulls happening in the 70s and 80s. Obviously the gas shortage is what happened as a result of the Yom Kippur War, but what are the seagulls?

Answer 1

FlockOfSeagulls





Formed:

1980 in Liverpool, England

Representative Songs:

"I Ran (So Far Away)," "Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)," "Space Age Love Song"

As well-known for their bizarrely teased haircuts as their hit single "I Ran (So Far Away)," A Flock of Seagulls were one of the infamous one-hit wonders of the new wave era. Growing out of the synth-heavy and ruthlessly stylish new romantic movement, A Flock of Seagulls were a little too robotic and arrived a little too late to be true new romantics, but their sleek dance-pop was forever indebted to the short-lived movement. The group benefitted considerably from MTV's heavy rotation of the "I Ran" video in the summer of 1982, but they were unable to capitalize on their sudden success and disappeared nearly as quickly as they rocketed up the charts.

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Answer 2

Flock of Seagulls was a New Wave group from Britain that became famous in the 1980's.

Answer 3

the rock band...A Flock of Seagulls