Talk:Bloodrock
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I remember We were flying along and hit something in the air I remember We were flying along and hit something in the air
- No, no, no. "We were flying low and hit something in the air..." Benami 19:51, 15 January 2006 (UTC)
When I first heard the song, I assumed that 'flying' meant that they were high on drugs, and were involved in a car crash. It sounds to me like he's saying, 'We were flying a-low,' which, of course, doesn't make any sense.--James Richardson 13:52, 22 July 2006 (UTC)
I agree. At the time it was assumed this was a song about a car crash, not a plane crash. We believed the lines about "flying low," and "hit(ting) something in the air," were references to driving under the influence of drugs. That was normal parlance of the day: Note Steppenwolf's "Snowblind Friend."
I don’t know what the band members claim now but I still believe that’s what they were talking about.
If my memory is correct – and there’s a good chance that it’s not – part of the song’s notoriety came from being banned or edited for airplay in some cities because it violated municipal ordinances prohibiting sound effects on the radio that imitate police or emergency sirens. And of course labeling a song “Banned” quadruples the public interest in it.
I can’t think of another top 40 hit as gruesome as this. Check out the compassionate EMT who tells the guy as he’s lying on the stretcher that he’s going to die. Nice. --Sam Hill
Hi, Bloodrock is awesome, rather obscure for their day don't you think?
