Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Born To Run (Live)

[yardyek]

Not far off as good as the Boss version :)

[soundmagick]

YA MARK OTOOLE FUCKING KILLZ IT!

[moonspinner55]

not bad at all!!! surprisingly.

[neidecker23]

It's funny...the straightest guy in this video appears to be the tamborine player/dancer guy. Just having himself a good time

[CartoonsAndGameShows]

I love it!!! I'm from the USA and believe this band was very underrated. If they would've only stayed together and had more hits here....

[sasha64]

For me this is the 10 times better than Bruce...

[Unbroken1962]

@sasha64 Couldnt agree more, the original though a classic is surpassed by the energy of their interpretation. Mark O'Toole as lisajc31 says is under rated, he does this song proud, great style. It is Terry off Brookside

[robjamesnash]

So that's where Terry off Brookside went to...

[emptiness133]

You take it wrong blondman69xxx I am so not - I am from Liverpool and proud of it. If you were being 'what you call ironic' oh dear.

[emptiness133]

This version of the song is fantastic - bruce springsteen eat your heart out. As for blondman69xxx you are a walking bloody cliche!

[blondman69xxx]

They're scousers. The song should of been called Born To Run (away from the police and DSS fraud investigation unit).

[iandoyle69]

@blondman69xxx take it you from down south then..

[theholyfather1]

Not bad at all but never compare it to the REAL version.

[edmincepie]

I am a frankie goes to hollywood fan but they have just killed a classic song, you can not and will never beat the original.

[pjsilva69]

better than the original, more energy, more enthusiasm, more everything ...

[a0m0p0Japan]

Great cover of a classic song and I absolutely Love the BASS on this live Frankie version...

[mercuryfox1]

Nobody beats the Boss!!!

[Gohst1968]

Best version ever, FGTH were a great band, very creative; the original version fit's to my gran'pa.

[denpunk666mitsos]

Blows Bruce out of the water.......pure energy!!!!

[BaronM]

@denpunk666mitsos

I love satire!

[velotwo1]

a FINE interpretation!

[thugs81]

long life at the boss

[jsw11984]

Too fast for my liking, not in the same spirit as the original

[artstarnyc1]

bubble gum version

[peeirjvx]

bruce great songwriter but this version makes song come to life bruce version lacks energy

[jsw11984]

@peeirjvx What on earth are you on about, Bruce's songs never lack energy

[bosstime007]

@peeirjvx what the fuck r u talking about??!?!?!?!? have u heard bruce's version live?

[drjekyll66]

This is pure ROCKN´ROLL !!!!!!!!

[playgirlc]

memories..... :o)

[ksmit]

wow, killer performance....bravo!!!!

[Robcatist]

Theres some rare old bass playing on this! and is that Trevor Horn on keyboards i see trying to hold everything together? love this version thoe!

[daviscysgod]

The album version was the 1st version of this song I heard, and as much as i respect Bruce, Frankis kicks his arse on ths version. This song always should have had higher bpm's than the original has. Mcfly's version is just shit.

[paulspalace]

Can't take it away from the Boss he wrote a great tune in this one, on the minus side Bruce sounds bored to death while singing it, Frankie took it and shook it into a kick ass song and Holly sung it with passion and good to see them play it live.

[heanex]

Fun take on the original but for fuck sake any comparison to Springsteen is silly.

[mrlee192]

preferred Frankies version, the singing is better.

[CamelClass]

@mrlee192 you must be deaf, dumb and blind, go see a lot of doctors.

[bdassvids]

@CamelClass sure he plays a mean pinball

[rob80nikki]

Way better than my american brother Bruces versioon.  Thanks for turning a normal song into something awesome and special.

[whataprettyworld]

That look that HJ gives the bass player at 2.52...how fucking cool!!

[vasgereben]

live is ok.. but album verison is really a great cover..

[PrideofWhitey]

@vasgereben I'll have to agree. Even though I'm a huge fan of Springsteen's early stuff, and even though Bruce's version of Born to Run is the all-time greatest song in rock 'n' roll history, I still love Frankie's studio version. It'll never top Bruce's rendition, but it sure sounded awesome, and almost as powerful. This live version doesn't measure up to the studio cut.

[bgauthier4]

this shit sucks, how could anybody say this is better than bruce???

[MysteriousDrF]

somebody give that bassist a medal please :D

[miguel2096]

BRUCEEEEEE LONG LIVE THE BOSS

[boredsmile]

Too bad this group never had their proper reunion with Holly :(

[Candyskin69]

This is far better than Springsteen's pedestrian version. I'm sure he's delighted with the royalties.

[bigtrukdon]

Frankie should have gone to Dollywood and said "Well Doggies" instead.

[BLUEHIPPO47]

Like The Pet Shop Boys Where The Streets Have No Name this cover version pricks the pompous egotism of the original artist.

This track also makes me realise what underrated musician's Frankie were...

[ckwrich1]

I would bet a billion that Holly Jonson and the ban absolutly loved Bruces version and just wanted to do the best they could to impress.

[badintentions2]

they thrash it and it fucking works. passion ftw!!

[xj14y]

Never thought of this as a new wave song, but it's not that far of a stretch. It's really a pretty straight reading, with a few twists from an epic bassist. I quite like it.

[rob80nikki]

Best version of this song and I am an american. Sorry Bruce Springsteen, they have you beat!!!!!

[budgethemusicsponge]

Mark O'Toole - such an underated bass player. This is a great cover. Some people are just too precious!

[Speno6]

This is an embarrassment!

[badintentions2]

@Speno6 you idiot

[Speno6]

@badintentions2 haha how!

[sunsprie]

the boss needs to kick there asses

[duranasty]

dont understand why they never did more live performances,proof they can do it .

[TyroneJJ7]

C'mon, the thumping, fighting bass by O'Toole doing the solo is far punchier than Springsteen's brass-ridden version. And Holly gave every vocal performance his all. (Not unlike Springsteen as Trevor Horn actually said)

[JijiKiap]

I was in the front row at Wembley arena & when they played this I got squashed to hell by 100 Freddie Mercurys. What a fantastic band live, all those rumours about them being a miming band were untrue.

[jimrs2000]

guys.... its a parady...

[thepimppiper]

you people are nuts... this is a fine cover, but no way is better than the original.

[uzapuca]

Great cover, it is the kind of slightly punk cover i been waiting for.

[beowulven]

PED!

[bigkozlov]

as much as I like Bruce---these guys aced this song with minimal musical arrangements. Excellent bass wrok.

[Alvin1971]

You cant beat that ! The best version of Born To Run there is. No Question ! :)

[galileao1]

The cover is way better than the original. Nice to hear this sung by someone who doesn't sound constipated.

[paulkirk1962]

far far better than the boss...well done lads!

[Foxy1304]

There are some songs that should never be covered and Born to Run is one of them.

This doesn't even come close to the E Street Band!

[crazymetalhead9999]

great cover but the vocals could be a little better.

[lisajc31]

And who said they couldn't play? Is Mark O'Toole the most under-rated bass player EVER?!

[kazzielm]

yes

[ilmelangolo]

HELP!!!!!!

[brlax7]

wow this is an awesome cover

[TheGodParticle]

Wish i was there!

[grzx]

są rewelacyjni

[Captain2Pig]

the bass solos' right on the fkn money

[hecticcargo]

ha! No shit! That bass is fuckin rockin...especially 2:09 through 2:20.....Wanna know who else is rockin? That god damn high as hell dancer prancin around like a hummingbird on coke...ha....Great band

[TheFilthy13]

I have been a big fan of Bruce Springsteen for over 30 yrs. They did an 'Outstanding" cover !!!!! They did it their way and they owned !!!!! What more can you say but fantastic job !!!!

[hecticcargo]

Glad they covered it...has more balls and venom to it than Bruce's original version......

[TelecasterLORD73]

This cover is striped for energy and power. This rock 'n roll anthem should never be covered.

[stueylewie]

If you're gonna do a cover then own it

What a fuckin' great cover...

[cuzoon]

This cover is gorgeous! Tank you for tubing us a Live- Clip!!!

Frankie 4 Ever!!!

[brothernumbefour]

Frankie burnt bright n out but Brooce tiresomely faced away

[Swiss719]

What on earth are you talking about? Bruce hasn't faded away in the slightest.

[stewby112]

@Swiss719 the boss has faded away, never could sing it kills my ears to hear him squeal like the pig he is.

[areaman714]

this shreds . . . the studio version is on my ipod's gym playlist . . .

[beaniegirl962]

Blast from the past, love it, way better than Springsteen

[dagwoodful]

great bass, great tempo.

[jimmygeeeee]

awesome

[larypresley]

great tribute, great band!

[reginator80]

love the drums

[tommy30507]

I saw them in concert in Atlanta, GA in the 80s.....EXCELLENT SHOW....

[legunncat]

Outstanding.

[bukowskibabe]

I am actually very, very impressed by this!!!! I love it!

[randomglen]

TRIUMPHANT!!!

[LawrenceAngelow]

Hi Putshpetsh, that is Peter Oxendale on the keyboards.

[TonyPastello]

GREAT FRANKIE!!!!!  thanks for all!!!!!

[simplyeighties]

This has more energy than Springsteen's version. Prefer the faster tempo, too. Great!

[udogg69]

One of my first concerts as a lad. Good days!!!! Thank u

[putshpetsh]

Somebody can tell me ¿Is that Trevor Horn in the Keyboards?

[david01875]

Bruce 4 out of 5

frankie 5 out of 5

[megnaraptor]

It's really stupid cause they didn't do the awesome saxophone part that Clarence does!

[fuji217]

Bruce's version of this song is by far my favorite song of all time. However, I do enjoy this version. I think there are no wrong versions to it. They took a great song and put it in the style of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Is that style the same as Bruce's? No. Does it make it better, or worse? No. They play it well though. A great tribute to a great song.

[fireavenger124]

i like how its faster

[meeegashie]

Another great band that I met. Absolutely beautiful people. What an exciting time. Thanks for all the fun. You rock.

[bullet214th]

much better version than springsteen did

[Marcusnoo]

I can like it. Its a 80s-version, what can you do.

Bruce's version, which undoubtably is the best, is a rock-song. This is the 80s-pop-twist of it.

Rather they do their own version than doing it like the original and make it _REALLY_ crappy.

[Richaod]

This song really doesn't deserve to be turned into camp...

[kute102fm]

FGTH made this song worth listening to!!! I had never heard Bruce's version. When I did, I thought, WTF, who re-re-covered this song and screwed it up. When I found out it was BS, I knew then why FGTH felt compelled to do it right.

:)

Obviously, my own opinion.

I'm not gay, but they really kicked ass on this track! The guitar, the bass, drums, Holly's voice.

[rocknrobin1231]

How dare they ruin a classic

[daveykins]

They improved it.

[rocknrobin1231]

Improved it? no there's no room for improving a classic like Born to run

[matrixsenior]

Excellent cover!

[aneray]

sorry this was aimed at  puma161 apologies denniskoellner

[aneray]

how can a cover version be better than the original, does DENNISKOELLNER understand the basics of music or is he still listening to ' dean freedman'. what a knobhead whoever agrees post here

[puma161]

Much better than Springsteen

[bashthefash18]

You sir, are a fanny

[Denniskoellner]

THIS IS A SACRILEGE!!!!!!!!

[YouMadeMeMiss]

i will never understand why frankie don't get their props in the grand scheme of pop music. there's a line to be drawn from the sex pistols, through geogio moroder, frankie, the prodigy, suede, oasis, daft punk, basement jaxx, and now acts as diverse as the arctic monkeys and mika. i suspect its got a lot to do with the homo aspect. i'm not gay, but i get off on the "fuck you" confrontational aspect of the gay themes and the way they were presented. The Disco Pistols?

[beowulven]

100% agreed. I've always thought it was especially great for a "gay band" to have made an ass-kicking cover of this tune, perhaps the butchest song ever written. And Mark O'Toole, what playing.

[johnlemesurier]

& when they played it on TV it was the first time America got to hear the lyrics properly!

[ArbeiterInnenlieder]

The best FGTH song. And the best Bruce Springsteen track ever - exactly in the FGTH version.

Like the studio version even more. HJ is on of the world's best vocalists.

[paulspalace]

Slag it all you like it was good to hear someone sing it with a dynamic vocal style "the boss" always sounds half asleep as he drones through born to run. Thats the reason the Americans didn't like it "Frankie Goes To Hollywood" did a kick ass version.

[EdsPenis]

A memorable piss-take on "The Boss".

[rosario508]

The most bizarre cover since William Shatner/Rocket Man!!!!

[matt62010]

there are certain songs that just can't, and should never be, covered.

[totes32]

bring a tear to my eye remembering 1984 being 14 and a frankie fanatic.

[elephantlaugh]

Top Dollar !! This particlar one gig really shows of the energy that they where all about. Thanks for posting. Holly's Ace. Shame that they couldn't keep it that tight & together a bit longer. Well 'Ard though...

[drummerbod]

I see Trevor Horn on keyboards (one of the greatest producers ever).

[goncalobotelhosousa]

And partly responsible for FGTH sound :)

[egsecw]

Maybe not so good live. But on welcome to the pleasure dome it's much better than bruce's original. I'd suggest on a scale with All along the watchtower.

[Cosmos3001]

Great cut...Thanks!!!

[stuyvpc]

Remember seeing this live on the Tube and it totally changing my view of FGTH - still great if not quite up to the Boss.

[QBromley]

As a huge Brucie fan, this version still rocks big time. Respect Holly.

Q

[cme1strightnow]

2:50-3:00 Is awesome! Great song!

[pseudmaged]

This is awesome. Thanks for sharing! Never realized FGtH was a live band. Always thought of them as real studio-created electronic wizardry, not that that's bad. I like the way they take the Boss's anthemic, somewhat sentimental tune and inject some humor and insanity into it. It kind of punctures the sacred cow that is Springsteen while still showing some genuine love of the song.

[iwasanangryyoungman]

Is that Steve Carell fronting the band??

heheh

[dreggs37]

I love this version always have since i bought Blast, Holly Johnsons album and first heard it years ago.

Wife is a die hard Bruce fan so we have some great discussions :D

Great song whichever version you prefer.

[Allchaos]

overshadows the original...good one.

[backsypoo]

overshadow's the original my ass!

[robr1973]

It's good that they appreciate The Boss.

You can't blame them for trying....

But your words going beyond that?? That's funny!

[offwegosun]

saying this song overshadows the original is like saying green day is better than the beatles

[furby4bono]

this is really bad!!! they got only one hit and tried to imitate the boss!!! that ain't cool man!!!! the voice is horrible... the instrumental part also is $h!tty!!!! Too bad there's ppl who really liked it!!!

[PlasticDemons]

Their first 3 records went straight to number 1 in the UK, so how does that make them one hit wonders????????

Single sales of over 5 million???????

Too bad there's ppl that who really don't know what they're talking about.

[prodyparrot]

You can't consider a band that sold over 20 million records a one hit wonder. With the exception of USA Frankie had at least 4 big hits throughout the world. Too bad they did not release this version as a single.

[furby4bono]

Wanna talk with numb3r5???

The Boss.- 18 grammys, inducted to the rock and roll hall of fame in 1999, inducted in the songwriters HOF in the same year, an academy award, over 65 (65-20=45 ok there's a difference!!!) millions in the USA... he's one of the most appreciated artists in the US... HE WROTE AND PLAYED WITH THE E STREET BAND THIS SONG!!! THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL ANTHEM OF NEW JERSEY!!! BUT ALWAYS WITH THE BOSS!!! And there is much better music in the UK like the police, u2, the beatles..

[furby4bono]

Frankie goes to hollywwod!!! bands reunited... A REALITY SHOW... THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE MUSICIANS NOT ACTORS... ALSO A PC GAME!!! Must have been succesful to do those kind of things men...

They are non-influential... they don't have a style that was so important and so unique to be left by the years...

[897384]

The right energy level for this song! !

[nilscoram]

this is a disgrace,

[majorsnag]

"The boss sez if ya late again ya sacked"

"Calm down" love it!

[fusionfreq]

anyone got the WAR performance from this gig?

[ladymoonlight38]

he dont look born o run in what looks like jim jams & the drummer looks like a fat yosser. still great stuff though from a great band. was it this song that said sorry im late left my cards blah???

[thedutchviking]

Great performance. Studio version even better!

[tiedforlast]

Shocking how well they pulled it off. The bass solo in the breakdown kicks ass.

...and Springsteen would love it.

[sharktails123]

possibly the worst cover version of a song ever.

No one covers a song that the boss has song - unless its Tina Turner and dancing in the dark

[arthurmex]

Holly: You´re the King

[66BELLY]

i was ctually at this cheesey euro agogo night,filmed for c4s tube,great night,power of love was awesome.

[thorus974]

Overshadows the original ? I almost laughed :) Any live performance of Bruce is better !

[Allchaos]

sorry guys, i could only get through the first minute of this video...

the sacrilege was too much to bear.

[MarcodeVries]

Are you kidding me... there is not even a saxophone in this version... the dancing is stupid it even looks like they are making a joke of the whole song... of course the end is good but how can FGTH fans call this better than the original... the saxo solo is missing, the version is not as raw as the springsteen version ect.

[Hodson2000]

Them covering this song really pissed lot of people off. Thats a good thing. I wonder what Bruce thought...

[matelot95]

Isn't this from Euro-a-Gogo on New Years Eve 1984?

[retroforever]

This is one of FGTH's hidden gems.

[Listendudeok]

Way better than Bruce Springsteens version of course

[prodyparrot]

Then you can't have heard much :)

[torstenq]

You´re right. Only that it´s far worse than Springsteen´s version. To be honest I find this version pretty ridicoulous. But to each his own.

[ellisqpr86]

"this version overshadows the original by far"

That is the single most stupid thing i have ever heard in my life

[phillyeagles0328]

lol well said long live the boss

[ilike2much]

I always been a big "Frankie" fan, Nevertheless I was very impressed with the way this was performed. Prodyparrot's overshadowed remark is still a bit disturbing.....

[tattypatty]

Thanks

so MUCH for aDDing this!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WoodRatGirl]

Oh quick your bitching FGTH haters!

I love both versions and if you listened to this on FGTH's Welcome To The Pleasuredome uploud you'd love it.

[truesound24]

God bless you Holly and all who sail in you. We love you.

[krelbar]

Good cover. I still remember when they did this on SNL.

[greenhightops]

This is a slap in the face to Bruce's amazing work.

[shadia42]

exactly!

[sfumato1002]

Holly Johnson has such a great voice...this is a great version!

[kingslice75]

I love Bruce but I think both versions of this song are great!