Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax - Top of the Pops 1984

[muffinlee1]

very sexy there holly.xxxxxxx

[vendalgionx]

super juste mythique ^^

[vertrouweling]

What is wrong with gay people?They are the best friends you can have......

[SuperSimonuk]

i remember when two tribes was number one and this was number two in the charts at the same time

[Yorkshiregirl1967]

@SuperSimonuk so do i  .x good times ;)

[muffinlee1]

holly johnson u are so hot honey.x

[markuk40tftc]

i was 16 when i heard this in a night club at pontins.that very night i had my first sexual experiance with a bird and when it came TO IT i didnt relax i blasted off like saturn 5

[muffinlee1]

sex on legs holly johnson.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx­xx

[alanheath]

I thought there was some kind of an unofficial ban on them by the BBC - presumably it was allowed once and then not permitted!

[tina6581]

@alanheath As I remember it mate the ban wasn’t unofficial but imposed from the BBC board of directors. Questions got asked in parliament over this song. Crazy as that sounds today. But the stink was unbelievable and not just from the whitehouse worriers even some liberals got on there high horses over this song. Looking back on it and all the shit that was going on at the time. It all seems very silly. But at the time it was deadly serious stuff.

[alanheath]

@tina6581 I remember my sister telling me about it and we were walking through somewhere in the West End of London when the music came out of an arcade or something similar. I understand the words were changed to be more provocative.

There was a similar case around 1973 with a song called My Ding a Ling which had one of its verses banned. At the time I could not understand it being too young to get any puns that may or may not have been intended.

[SuperSimonuk]

@tina6581

As far as i remember (and i could be wrong) but i think he was one of the first "out" pop stars, but at the same time it never bothered anyone since they made top music. I think it goes to show that talent is more important than sexuality. What is ironic is that whilst people talk about him being gay, no one fails to mention other pop stars of using their sexuality to sell music...infact straight ones are worst

[qqq1985]

Fags, relax! lol

Perverts!

[cherylroy04]

Everybody wanted this T-shirt in the 80's I never got one. Love this song.

[NY12660]

OKKKKKKKK GOOOOOOOOOOO BABYYYYYYYYYYY

[NY12660]

FUCK THE MOUSLIMS GO OF MI USA

[TheSuperFungus]

@NY12660 what? english please.....

[peter007taylor]

...Fairys..

[YOUrmypal68]

Favorite: Mark O'Toole - bass guitar

[01jegge]

cool song he he

[mrsunshineshines]

Knowing you lived and danced to the best decade of music ever,

makes it a little easier getting old...

[mojopin70]

classic...

[zapkvr]

Frankie goes to the bank!

[DERedhead65]

RELAX... when ya wanna come...  hehehehe

[amarlon56]

is it me or is it a coincidence that most of the english musicians and singers are gay, i really don't care about their sexual orientation i still think they are very good at what they do but is something that really has me thinking. nothing against anybody, so please don't think that i am a homophobic i really like their music.

[zapkvr]

@amarlon56 You aren't homophobic, you are just an idiot. Paul Macartney is the greatest bassist of all time, he is also the most prolific songwriter apart from Bob Dylan. AFAIK he is not gay. Nor is Rod Stewart. Or Phil Collins. Are you sure you aren't gay?

[EddyRainbow]

@zapkvr No way is Paul Macartney the greatest bassist of all time, with John Lennon there was a partnership in musical history like no other regarding songwriting. In my opinion i would say John Enthwistle from the Who is one of the best bassists

[zapkvr]

@EddyRainbow I left off the end of my message PERSONAL OPINION ONLY. Lennon Mcartney were the greatest songwriting team of all time I agree. Lennon's solo stuff stank to high heaven.

[EddyRainbow]

@zapkvr Yeah i wasnt the biggest fan of Lennons solo work but did prefer wings by miles

[zapkvr]

@EddyRainbow Band on the run is the best "solo" work by any of the Beatles. Speed of sound was almost as good. George's All things must pass is pure genius. Even Richard's album "Ringo" was great. Lennon's work SUCKED by comparison. It was pure self indulgent bullshit most of the time.

[nci3music]

That beasline is KILLER!!!

[senjuhashirama73]

its a global conspiracy thats why liverpool has te best english bands meaning from england for all you dumb people who say i know they speak english

[rudyc65]

who is this group? 80's great music

[ulverup]

@rudyc65 explain to me , how could you not see " frankie goes to hollywood " in the title ? how ?

[Platinum306]

@ulverup Cause he's a fucking idiot.

[rudyc65]

who is this group?

[webstersafc]

@rudyc65

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax

lol

[MarantzSt153]

British Block Coporation.

[robbe81]

have they performed in Miami?

[plutao]

British Rock Rules

[fluffythecat2]

better sound on this one than the HQ

ironic

[fluffythecat2]

Nice to see a song that promotes chastity.

Really.

Whaat?

[grizzle100]

another utube joker

[fluffythecat2]

@grizzle100

Thank you, thank you very much.

Quoting Elvis. ;D

[julieanddavid]

sorry if im doin loads of same answers my pc is bein a tit

[Calcal598]

Shouldnt have been banned by BBC its Amazin

[alanheath]

I thought this was not allowed on TOTP! Obviously I got the story wrong!!

[julieanddavid]

@alanheath and in less than a week, the song had risen to number 6 in the UK singles chart. On 11 January 1984, Radio 1 disc jockey Mike Read expressed on air, his distaste for both the record's suggestive sleeve (designed by Anne Yvonne Gilbert) and its lyrics

[alanheath]

@julieanddavid I can't remember any of this - only the 'scandal' later. I remember my sister telling me about it and I did not know what she was talking about until we went past a bar in London's West End and it was playing there. Later they started playing it at the disco I went to on a Sunday night!!

[dondocooperstein]

I just love Top Of The Pops

[mazzerness]

beasty!

[hoya170307]

It reminds me the movie "Bony a klid" aka "Dirty money". It´s been say that the group gave rights to this song to authors of the movie for just 1 CZK. Really good song.

[skkoooog]

Its perfect to run to should move it to runing folder at my mp3

[lowaces]

i can't belive how pornogtraphic this song is

sometimes i laugh thinking about rappers thinking they're big and tough by saying ho bitch and then i remember this song

most pornographic song ever probably

[83Brokenwings]

I just LOVE the thumping beat to this song..perfect song to dance to!!! I HATE the remix though it's just nasty!! I prefer the original video to the crappy remixed one!!!

[philfromwest]

I know so many people who dont know the controversary around this song. What a cool song.

[pellowp1]

lol i remember taking this to a school disco and was told no uh uh we cant play this lol funnily enough i live 2 minutes from that school now

[RocStarr913]

We Americans were lucky. It's so ironic. A lot of America is still the most homophobic country in the free world nowadays, yet not a single person paid attention either to the lyrics of this song or the whole meaning behind the "Frankie Says Relax" T-Shirts.

[jackobcooper]

@pellowp1 play it full blast

[DULCINEA77761]

GOOD SONG

[deeJAYbrYCEbAdBoi]

pengu-and-jamie-hall> aussie-gal said: hehe sure y nt lol. Broke up 8/14/09 x.ma3.x + dj_slinkee. Going steady 7/9/09 ...

pengu-and-jamie-hall> pengu said:hehe sure y nt lol.

[MsVeronik]

merveilleux indemodable parfait

[Magpacker]

Absolutely amazing Holly Johnson & the lads. Every time i here their songs i get goose bumps (quality stuff). They were the best ever band going ever. It broke my heart when i heard simon bates on radio 1 in 1986 that they are going to split up on his morning show.

[solarguy66]

It wasn't airplay-there were a few music videos of this song-the reason this version was banned from tv: watch his hand at 00:50...no biggie now but back then, and the BBC...

[webstersafc]

it also got banned cause of the lyrics... proper music video and what it was about

[DEANOO2006]

It Was The Video That Got Banned

[julieanddavid]

@DEANOO2006 and the song listen to the lyrics mike read didnt like it

[SuperSimonuk]

@solarguy66 initially it was radio 1 that banned it

[solarguy66]

can you say "FAG"?

[rohan2004]

so!

[kieronford2008]

this got banned if i recall

[w2w2eee3]

christ, that singer turns me on...a lot lol

loove the song...relax!!!

[darksideofdarkness]

Probably one out of three better eighties song. At that time sounded like the most modern sound ever heard, I was totally shocked... Even when it's a 'typical' eighty song, I do believe that it's proudly getting older, though.

I disgree with bigdsears, the perfect time for music was sixties, that was the real transformation, or at least I would have been so high that probably I would think that the music was from Heaven... :-)

[KaitainCPS]

@darksideofdarkness

Mainly Trevor Horn's production responsible for that. If you hear early versions of this song, it sounds slightly pedestrian, nothing special. But Horn's production on that whole album was amazing. Relax, Two Tribes, and Welcome to the Pleasuredome are outstanding tracks, and The Power of Love is a belter too.

[darksideofdarkness]

@KaitainCPS Oh do you mean the same Trevor Horn who worked and played with Yes? I didn't know that, Thanks! I heard that key of such thick sound was the result of layers and layers of synths, making use of the dozen of channels, something impossible to thnk in the previous decade (where only could find with 8 or -wow!-16 channels at most). Thanks for the info!

[acerdiabolo]

j ai plus suivi franki depuis longtemps il a quoi

[jared1971]

This isn't Top of the Pops, thats why it was on. It was banned by the BBC and wasn't aired on TOTP.

[wbcsneo]

They banned it from radio broadcasts, not TV, I sat and watched this on TOTP, it was in No.1 slot for ages.  Class track and always went down a storm when we did disco's :)

[ApriliaGuy1969]

I thought the BBC banned this song from airplay back then??

Top top tune :)

[FlavioGirl]

brings back great memories. thanx for sharing this. does anyone have the instrumental version of this song?

[alexlfc2]

the best bands are from liverpool !!!!!!!

[StokeyCasual]

@alexlfc2 Manchester!

[MrJamesmusic]

@alexlfc2 Slight geographical correction, they are from Manchester

[alanheath]

@alexlfc2 In this case yes. There was another lot - can't quite remember their name - the spiders - something like that.

[MiissyMiissT]

is it just me or is holly like, really beautiful and gorgeous? like,its something about him..whew.

[bigdsears]

I got outta high school in '84, i think i lived the perfect time for music, especially here in austin where we get lots of live show. Music like this transcends time and it always brings me back to a much cooler time. Watching shows like John Hughes movies, hangin out and the Gas and Sip and trying to act cool. I think Wooderson said it best with - You just gotta keep livin' man, L-I-V-I-N...

fav movie quote:

That's the last time, Bender. That the last time you ever make me look bad

[DancingSpiderman]

TOO LATE, dudes and dudettes...

...gotta go change my shorts.

[smudger909loop]

fuck me i was only 14 at the time and it was all over the tv and radio . still a top tune

[warn81]

Where can I find more info on Paul Rutherford?

[duduxwastin]

Holly Johnson looks similar to giovanni ribisi

:]

[duduxwastin]

what is the lead singer here's name?

please and fanks :)

[19bootsy68]

Holly Johnson

[quiltbee]

yeah just relax.....oh i love this one...great upload...thank you.....

[Yorkshiregirl1967]

you r all babyies i saw them live in manchester 84/ 85 and loved em and im not gay paul blew mw me a kiss when i shouted for him... lol well i was only 17/18 lol. i will always be there fan. xx

[Luzern76]

You're old. I first heard this song in 1986 at 'The Hall of Science' center in the Bronx, New York. They had a special electronic scale that measured your weight (hooked up to a CD player). 2 people on it at one time. The slightest weight fluctuation on the scale would automatically reset the song from the beginning. Had to keep real still!

[klaudiusklassic]

Hadji, je t'ai reconnu derrière le chanteur avec ta veste en cuir et ta moustache

[eddief62]

i aint but so

[msnoakesy]

This song is basically about gay

[SuperSimonuk]

@msnoakesy really, i thought premature ejaculation was a hetro problem

[TheHappiLeague]

Once you've seen the original banned version of the video, you'll understand when I say this is VERY tame :)

[nthglasScotland]

very true. there is an excellent documentary on YouTube called "The Gender Benders" or similar & it explains what our hedonist 80s were like.

[Glamking1]

IIRC December 25th 1984. TOTP2 say it was 'April 1984' when Relax was stalled at number 11.

but the ban was outlifted after 12 months when "Relax" wasnt played for the first five weeks when it was number one and replaced by the live audience/dancing after the top ten was shown.

[risingone]

Great band! Such a shame they didnt manage to keep it going and put out more material. :(

Nevertheless, what we did get was top stuff! This, Two Tribes and The Power Of Love.. amazing for a band's first three singles.

[scousersteph67]

i just love this song memories of the 80s gr8 lad

[kthankxbye]

MMmmm....Holy Johnson is so friggin hot!

[jjrosingana]

i can play this song over and over and never get tired of it.

[albertico954]

THANK U FOR THE MEMORIES 80-90!

[Guslibs]

OMg rememberit well xx

[chocolatcats]

If I was a man; I'd be gay! I prefer men!

hahahahahah

[hillbilly1339]

This is a song everyone can Love......

[wolfeyex]

Hell yeah, that is a song!!

[faiyazhanif]

the birth of hi nrg as we know it today......awesome band!

[iveco321]

xmas 1984! parties, drink , great music, girlfriends, mates. wicked times

[tinysally]

yes it  was 1984

[julieanddavid]

just before mike reid banned it

[CityBluesman]

Its a Shame ,Looking Back, Great Band ,Fab Song And What a statment To make for what was known as the gay community , and at a price , was it worth it, only he could answer that.

[StardustMontage]

i love this live show.this is a great song of the 80s,it makes me wanna dance every time i listen to it,the beat is so powerful and happy.

[Yorkshiregirl1967]

im the girl of the 80`s. i went to one of the concerts in 1984 my mum wasnt impressed about this song, so i would play the 12"ch single as loud as i could just to p her off.lol and it`s my fav 80`s song still. oh and yes i did wear the t- shirt.

[julieanddavid]

the tshirt with RELAX on the front and DON'T DO IT on the back

[ValenciaFan1]

playback...

[hamsterlover1998]

I remember meeting him on a street in London thinking -He is really short.

[TheGodParticle]

Still one of the best songs of all time

[GSF02]

I agree totally, and I ain't gay!

[carloshcleal]

Porra, carralho, demais.

[excberlor]

Loved this, when they finally allowed it to be aired.

Cheers Lor xx

[arthurmex]

Very subtle as He uses the pedestal of the microphone

[ajs41]

Has anyone got a video of the first performance of this on top of the pops on 5th January 1984? I remember watching that performance just before it was banned by the BBC, although I was only a few years old at the time.

[ernilmernest]

I have it somewhere on video complete. It was the 20th anniversary show

[ajs41]

That's great news. I'd love it if you could put it on Youtube. I've got a vague memory that it was the very first song to be shown on that edition of TOTP, although that's a memory from 24 years ago which could be completely wrong!

[jerseycityjoe]

Wow I cannot believe this song was 24 Years ago? Sounds as fresh today as it did back then. Relax! "Just" Do it! Go Ahead Enjoy! Go Do It! Thanks Frankie!

[tonnytot]

Number one in UK for 9 weeks in a row.

Thats hard to beat.

[ericwong2u]

Wow! What a hot & raunchy song! I can't believe I learnt the word CUM from this song.

When I was in school back in the 80s, I thought why they banned a great hot song like RELAX! Now I know. I'm cumming sweetheart....

[TheJuice999]

me and a lot of people my age then 15 hated mike reid for banning this song. little did we know it was the best thing he could have done. thanx mike. haha!!

[julieanddavid]

yep hated mike reid back then but it went straight to number 0ne hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

nice one frankie

[lottietotty]

Love Holly's furtive melody "rushing inside of me". Saw 'Two Tribes' @ TOTP & chatted to Holly who wrote a note for my gay mate sending him love & calling him a closet queen (affectionately). My mate hyperventilated with excitement. Great guys, Ruthers spilled drink on me coz they were so hyper. Oh & those T shirts! They should've done 'FRANKIE SAYS F*CK OFF MIKE REID'. I wonder if Trevor Horn paid him to ban 'Relax' so it achieved notoriety & was more sought after.

[WoodRatGirl]

Thanks for uploading the FGTH vids and many other 80's gems.

<3

[davelaney10111964]

cant beat the 80s

[chiissu]

it reminds me of fist of the north star

[dirty06maggot]

thanx 4 uploading