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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?

I have some serious doubts about this "flying low" theory. The lyrics don't seem to say "low" but "along", as they are usually quoted as well. Also the band itself said the song referred to a plane crash. It seems dubious at best, and I do have some doubts that these are the injuries you might get from a car accident. Okay it's a song, not a documentary, but this seems a bit over the top for a car crash. After all, I'm not absolutely sure, to be honest, but why would the band make that up? They should know what their song's about and if it's about a car crash, why claim it was about a plane crash? If they preferred plane crashes, they would have made a plane crash song, right? It's not like plane crash songs are more expensive to make so they had to use a cheap substitute. I don't know. I've deleted the car crash part from the song page itself (as there is discussion yet) but I'm discussing it here. No changes made on the band page. 77.178.232.246 15:14, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

If there's a reliable source quoting the band as saying that the song's about a plane crash, then that will solve this issue.James Richardson 21:21, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

In the "Perfect Sound Forever" online magazine, there's an article by Barry Stoller which quotes Bloodrock member Lee Parnell as saying that it was written after witnessing a plane crash. [1] I can't find the actual interview, however, and I don't know the veracity of Barry Stoller or this magazine. That might be the most gruesome top 40 hit, but "Timothy" by The Buoys should get some mention.--GuySperanza (talk) 00:31, 5 December 2007 (UTC)