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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax
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“Relax” is the debut single by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in the United Kingdom in 1983. It was written in 1982 after frontman Holly Johnson came up with the basic idea
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Maximum Joy
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On glory day we'll get the gifts of heaven up above / All around you hope and joy, to find and fall in love / Can you feel that Maximum joy / Rolling round like a brand new boy
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Power of Love
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One month after releasing their debut album Welcome To The Pleasuredome, FGTH dropped their third single “Power Of Love”. It became their third consecutive UK chart-topper – a feat
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes
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“Two Tribes” was FGTH’s second single, and second of three consecutive UK pop chart-toppers – holding the top spot for nine consecutive weeks. At the same time, their debut single
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Relax (New York Mix)
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[Instrumental 0:00-4:27] / Woah, well-ell / Now / Relax, don't do it / When you want to go to it / Relax, don't do it / When you want to come / Relax, don't do it / When you want
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Disneyland
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[Intro] / M I C, K E Y, M O U S E / M I C, K E Y, M O U S E / Ha! I like puppies! / We shine like diamonds in the sky / Knowing we never lied, never died / Don't be bland in
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Warriors Of The Wasteland
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“Warriors Of The Wasteland” was the second single from Liverpool. It was their first single to not crack the top 5 in the UK (peaking at #19), and it reached the top 30 in six
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – War
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“War” is one of FGTH’s several cover songs on their debut album Welcome To The Pleasuredome. The song’s most famous recording is Edwin Starr’s 1970 chart-topping version. It was
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Krisco Kisses
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When frontman Holly Johnson was asked by Record Magazine about “Krisco Kisses”, he began to reveal the meaning behind the ‘ambigious’ song:
Q: …tonight, before doing “Krisco
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Born to Run
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“Born To Run” is one of FGTH’s several cover songs included on their debut album Welcome To The Pleasuredome. The song was originally written and released by Bruce Springsteen and
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Fury
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“Fury” is an shortened version of FGTH’s cover of Gary Marsden’s 1964 hit “Ferry Cross the Mersey” which appeared in full as a b-side to the band’s debut single “Relax”.
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Alternative to Reality)
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“Welcome To The Pleasuredome” is FGTH’s fourth single, their first not to reach #1 in their homeland of the UK. It peaked at #2, kept from the top spot by the Philip Bailey/Phil
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – (Tag)
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“(Tag)” is a short interlude at the end of side 1 on the original 1984 vinyl and cassette editions of Welcome To The Pleasuredome. On the CD editions released the following year
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – For Heaven's Sake
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Leave them behind, those clouds of trouble / We have to find a world that's new / Buy a new dress and go out dancing / Do all the things you wanna do / For heaven's sake, you have
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The power of love (Extended Version)
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(Chris Barrie as Mike Read, Radio One DJ) / ... and in at number 35, but you can guess the next one, its Frankie Goes to Hollywood with Relax. Whey! I just taken a look at this
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Ballad of 32
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“The Ballad of 32” has no lyrics, but it certainly does contain voices. After a comical intro, the song becomes, as Disco 45 Magazine described the track, a “rather strange sex-
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – San Jose
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“San Jose” is one of FGTH’s several cover songs included on their debut album Welcome To The Pleasuredome. The song’s original full title is “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Black Night White Light
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“Black Night White Light” is a deep-album track on Welcome To The Pleasuredome that received little attention. Frontman Holly Johnson expressed in 1985 that it “could have been
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Lunar Bay
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Walk right through my soul, keep out the cold / Make me lose control, fill me with love / My mind is blasing and were escaping, the real world / Swing and sway on Lunar bay / On
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Holier Than Thou (Part Two)
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Holly Johnson: Ok, I’ll sing a bit then say something ’ey / Control room: Yeah Johnson, sing it like, yeah / HJ: Yeah. This is the spirit of Christmas to come / Brian Nash: Are we
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – One February Friday
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Peter Gill: After you Nash / Brian Nash: My name’s Nash and I’m a red Muso / PG: ergh my name’s Ped. I hate some people and I like some people / Mark O’Toole: My name’s Mark and I
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – War (Hide Yourself)
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The logic of war seems to be that if the belligerent can fight, he will fight / That leader’s will not surrender until surrender is academic / How is a national leader to explain
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Wish (The Lads Were Here)
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“Wish (The Lads Were Here)” is one of FGTH’s earliest songs. Originally titled “Love’s Got A Gun”, it was one of the three songs they played at their first ever live performance as
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Happy Hi
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“Happy Hi” was not originally included on the original 1984 vinyl and cassette releases of Welcome To The Pleasuredome, but replaced FGTH’s cover of “Do You Know The Way To San
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Counting Crows – Up All Night (Frankie Miller Goes To Hollywood)
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Is everybody happy now? / Is everybody clear? / We could drive out to the dunes tonight / 'Cause summer's almost here / I've been up all night / I might sleep all day / Get your
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Fruitness)
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Under the charm of the Dionysian / Not only is the union between man and man reaffirmed / But nature, which has become alienated, hostile, or subjugated / Celebrates once more her
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Is Anybody Out There?
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If I could change the things I've done / Would I be the only one / To with again if only I could take your pain away / And think of better, better things to say / The highest price
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Ferry Cross The Mersey
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“Ferry Cross The Mersey” is FGTH’s cover of Gary Marsden’s 1964 hit. It appeared in full as a b-side to the band’s debut single “Relax” and later (shortened in length) on their
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – (Don't Lose What's Left) Of Your Mind
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I am The Count, this is my song / A coffee, a burger, you can't go wrong / Rock me Daddio / Rock it / I am The Count and I love to wear silk stockings on my head / Sing it my
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome (Real Altered Mix)
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In song and in dance, I express myself / As a member of a higher community / I have forgotten how to walk and speak / I am on my way toward flying into the air, dancing / My very
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (Annihilation)
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(Johnson/Reagan Impersonation/Patrick Allen (PSA)) / Ladies and gentlemen, let me present / Frankie Goes to Hollywood / Possibly the most important thing / This side of the world
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CSS – Frankie Goes To North Hollywood
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[Chorus] / Frankie, when you coming home? / Frankie, it's no fun to be alone / [Verse 2] / I thought you were my best friend / Don't wanna rain on your parade / I just want to see
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Waves
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The waves, The waves / The waves, the waves, the waves / The lifeguard saves from the waters graves / The waves, the waves, the waves / The waves, the waves, the waves / The
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Rage Hard
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“Rage Hard” was the first single from Liverpool, released in August 1986. It peaked at #4 in its second week of release in the UK reached the top 20 in seven other European
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (For the Victims of Ravishment)
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The air attack warning sounds like / This is the sound / When you hear the air attack warning / You and your family must take cover / Ow, ow, ow / Ow, ow / Let's go / When two
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Two Tribes (Surrender)
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The air attack warning sounds like / This is the sound / When you hear the air attack warning / You and your family must take cover / Ow, ow, ow / Ow, ow / Let's go / When two
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Rage Hard (Stamped)
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We have begun / It is, of course, Frankie / And Frankie only / Laugh like the head of Apollo / Young and strong on the wings of tomorrow / Rise up in millions, get off your knees
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Watching The Wildlife (Voiceless)
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[Instrumental]
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – The Only Star in Heaven
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“The Only Star In Heaven” is one of the oldest FGTH songs, performed in their early live sets.
Disco 45 Magazine called the track “a rather ragged no-direction song, with a rap
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Frankie Goes to Hollywood – Watching The Wildlife (Hotter)
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Psst / Get free, from hate / And get in love / Get free, from hate / And get in love / Watching the wildlife / On my way home, the state of Rome / People gliding on the floor
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