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BANGER!| FIRST TIME HEARING Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax REACTION
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@justincaldwell2527 Ай бұрын

Thank the lord you didn't watch the unedited version of this video..

@midtwnscott Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@neptune9 Ай бұрын

Amen! It's an abomination!

@jofoster1596 Ай бұрын

😂

@GJarr2 Ай бұрын

Would of been funny though.

@HappyOne3 Ай бұрын

🤣

@76063co2 Ай бұрын

This is one of the most quintessential 80's songs. And yes, Frankie is talking about what you think he is.

@dccraig03 Ай бұрын

IF they watched the official music video, they would have had that confirmed as well...

@joiedevivre2005 Ай бұрын

I loved the look on Amber's face when she got an inkling of the subject matter.

@gwts1171 Ай бұрын

There's actually no one named Frankie in the band. Holly Johnson was the singer. The name was taken for an advertisement for Frank Sinatra's first film. I'm not trying to be a wise-ass, just trying to inform! I'm a trivia nerd. :)

@shyman99 Ай бұрын

Note how at 1:24 Amber anticipates the change before it occurs. That's more evidence they either know some songs already or they listen to them in advance of their taping.

@robertnewcomb4941 Ай бұрын

Try. Future so bright I gotta wear shades by Timbuk 3. and. Tuff enuff by The Fabulous Thunderbirds. And Jay & Amber I hope you two know what this songs about you know relax don't do it when you wanna cum

@gafre2757 Ай бұрын

Watch the official video and you'll soon see what the song is about.

@xentothemoon Ай бұрын

Exactly! + the official video is awesome. ❤

@mikepaulus4766 Ай бұрын

There's two videos. The first one was banned, the second one Holly is walking around with a flashlight 🔦 The first one shows what the song is about.

@lwh7301 Ай бұрын

No need for video to know what it's about. Just use your imagination.

@riccardostrano1633 29 күн бұрын

😆😁😝

@robertsmith9080 25 күн бұрын

@@mikepaulus4766 FOUR versions of the video. original, Original that's edited, live performance with the flashlight, and staged performance with lasers.

@Dan_druft Ай бұрын

This track got banned from the radio in 1984 because of it's obscene lyrics and went straight to number 1 for 5 weeks 😂

@TheSoupdragon1968 Ай бұрын

There dress code didn't help😂

@Music-Is-Real-Love Ай бұрын

I never found the lyrics offensive it's too bad that many adults at the time did. We kids and teens loved it.

@user-us5pv8zw3z Ай бұрын

I remember. 😊

@BobberDC 24 күн бұрын

That "splash" synth sound tells you all

@Dan_druft 22 күн бұрын

@@Music-Is-Real-Love It was the prim and proper BBC that banned it everybody loved it

@LaMonatrod Ай бұрын

"I don't know what the song is about. I don't even wanna know what the song is about" = I know what the song is about.

@anjiharrell6175 Ай бұрын

😂 Right

@michaelsander6039 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@alamc200 Ай бұрын

Yes, if they saw the official music video that was initially banned it the UK they would have a pretty good idea what it's about.

@juliemarsden1858 Ай бұрын

@@alamc200😂😂😂😂

@richardrichard9631 Ай бұрын

Dam, I remeber when this came out. Being in the clubs, moving through crowds. Feeling the heat and going on to the dance floors. Dam I miss those times.

@ScanMan1967 Ай бұрын

This sparked the famous 80s "Frankie Says Relax" t-shirts that were everywhere.

@heidichristensen7919 Ай бұрын

I was in London in 1984 and yup, saw them everywhere. Don’t remember them here in the US though.

@pauld6967 Ай бұрын

@@heidichristensen7919The same was true when I was stationed in West Germany at that time.

@chrischar9428 Ай бұрын

In police academy

@neil364 Ай бұрын

Frankie says... t shirts are as iconic as almost any ever made. I bought the album for my nephew, but even though the 70s was my time, I was a fan of this song, and songs like this are recognisable as evergreens even at the time.

@susanharmon2740 Ай бұрын

@@heidichristensen7919they were here. I had one.

@seamusburke639 Ай бұрын

"Relax? Is he..." Yes. Yes he is. If there's ever been a song that's definitely about that, it's this one.

@svenlima Ай бұрын

+seamus.... Well, what about "baby you can light my fire" (The Doors") and "I give you every inch of my love" (Led Zeppelin) and "Komm zieh dich aus, ich möchte dich nackt sehn" = "Common take off your cloths because I want to see you naked" (Georg Danzer) ? 😛

@emilywilhite5807 Ай бұрын

This is one of those songs that will ALWAYS get me on the dance floor.

@dicktrickle741 25 күн бұрын

This song gets grandma dancing at weddings 👰

@AussiePegasus01 Ай бұрын

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Two Tribes. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love.

@xcronex Ай бұрын

Yes two tribes! I think that video is acceptable 😂

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Ай бұрын

💯💯

@welshrabbit5 Ай бұрын

Don't forget Welcome to the Pleasuredome

@notanotherenigma7759 Ай бұрын

Ferry across the Mersey and Born To Run were both fire too.

@juliemarsden1858 Ай бұрын

The power of love is my absolute favourite

@jeanpeuxplus7257 Ай бұрын

Frankie says : React to Two Tribes. BANGER!

@Masterfeedbackprod Ай бұрын

Two tribes is a better song and video plus if you go down the rabbit hole their are multiple different 12" versions it was the first time (or one of the first times) that multiple versions of the same song was used to sell more copies of what was seen by the charts as the same song (today artists use different colours for the art work or deluxe editions)

@petermorgan4720 Ай бұрын

Absolutely!! Relax hit number 1 in the UK for some time despite being banned by the major radio station of the time, and then fell down to #35 in the charts. They then released Two Tribes which again got to #1, and Relax then rose up the charts again to occupy #2 slot, so Frankie Goes to Hollywood occupied #1 and #2 positions in the charts, one of only a few groups to have done so. For Two Tribes check out the Annihilation Mix... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jq52g9h5ms-pp6s.html "Tag the bodies for identification purposes"

@kelsosemail Ай бұрын

YES! Relax was the HIT, and EVERYBODY (from that time) knows this song. What FEWER people know is that ALBUM is a masterpiece!!

@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk Ай бұрын

Yeah, Two Tribes is amazing! Love the continual bass line.

@MacTopher Ай бұрын

Definitely need the video for that one

@patrickdowdle5121 Ай бұрын

This song was massive in the clubs here in Australia during the 80s. The drums and bass make this one of the best dance songs ever . Holly Johnson has a remarkable voice

@jenniferallred9367 Ай бұрын

I had a white one in the US

@klaxoncow 11 күн бұрын

I've heard the isolated tracks for this one. The "baw-baw-baw" is actually multiple instruments. Major part synth sound - Trevor Horn was an enthusiastic early user of the Fairlight sampling synthesiser, which could turn any sound into a playable instrument - but there's actually a guitar mirroring it at the same time to add extra dimensions to it. Indeed, what I love about that sound is that, if you listen, it's slightly different every time they play it. There's a random variance - how the multiple instruments work together, differences in the filter effects - that means it's never exactly the same sound twice. The amount of "grit" on the sound is allowed to vary and wander. This song and Blue Monday are what set the "boots and cats" rhythm for all dance music thereafter. Those two songs just knocked it out of the park - blew people's minds, with these unheard of electronic effects - that the early '90s rave culture emerged from it all (until Nirvana re-wrote the script with grunge and then being "unplugged" was the trend, in opposition to everything trying to copy Blue Monday and Relax - funny thing is, unlike most electronic copycats, both Blue Monday and Relax do both have live-played guitar on them).

@Shellgrit Ай бұрын

I think Amber got the message but was too embarrassed to say but Jay had no idea 😂😂

@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL Ай бұрын

That's because homie is musically inept.

@Carrie-so3ro Ай бұрын

@@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL J. generally focuses mostly on the musical content while Amber has a heavier focus on lyrics - that's all. It doesn't mean that anyone's inept. Just a different focus.

@ragulper Ай бұрын

First time you hear this, it's easy to get lost in the sauce. The music is just so good you just jam to it. I think it took me a few listens until I started to pay attention to lyrics.

@DiGiDaWgZs Ай бұрын

Jay is simply a shallow listener. He's been doing this for ages and he has never been able to critique properly. Seems to me that he hears well but doesn't listen much.

@michaelproulx5795 Ай бұрын

ummm yeah.i'm amazed at times of the things he "doesn't get"

@michaelbrooks2670 Ай бұрын

Oh man! Yes, get lost in the beat. 😂 The song was banned by the BBC in England. The video is pretty wild.

@ncexnyc4466 Ай бұрын

The video being "pretty wild" is a major understatement.😎

@MikePhillips-pl6ov Ай бұрын

Which in doing so, sent it to no.1

@pipoo1 Ай бұрын

@@MikePhillips-pl6ovI think it was actually already No 1 when it was banned which made the BBC decision even more bizarre at the time.

@ffotograffydd Ай бұрын

Britain.

@anglosaxon5874 Ай бұрын

That same worthless marxist biased organisation [which I refuse to pay the tv tax for] would love it today!

@brettcurtis5710 Ай бұрын

The entire double LP Welcome to the Pleasuredome is an aural explosion and experience - Frankie Say Welcome!!!

@Zseventyone Ай бұрын

101k views in 10 days. EVERYONE loves this song.

@Smudgie33 Ай бұрын

Fun Fact - This song was banned in the UK in 1984 by the BBC for its suggestive lyrics. It reached number 1 on the UK Top 40 on 28 January 1984, and sold 2 million copies after spending 37 weeks in the charts (35 of those 37 weeks it wasn’t played on the radio due to the ban). Any child of the 70’s remembers having a Frankie says Relax t-shirt. As you can imagine it is still a firm favourite in all the gay clubs, even to this day and this song is guaranteed together everyone up and dancing!

@Carrie-so3ro Ай бұрын

This song was loved even in straight clubs then - & it appears this "newer" generation can appreciate the music of it still too.

@MikePhillips-pl6ov Ай бұрын

It's still a firm favourite in clubs, end of. Everyone in the UK was into this at the time - and still are! (I was in my early 20s when this was first on the scene so I danced more than a few times to it!) Also since you're a Brit in Britain talking about a British song (am guessing from your comments and the way you spelt favourite), we don't say 'fun fact' here! If it's a fact, no need to announce it like they do in the US! 😉 You are right about the t-shirts.

@Shaun.ALAW. Ай бұрын

This debut song by Liverpools Frankie, was banned by the BBC, catapulting it to Number 1 in the charts, the album that was due became the biggest selling pre-release in Britain. So welcome to Frankie and welcome 'To the Pleasure Dome'

@craigs3007 Ай бұрын

It's number 1 in the charts, but we can't play it - LOL

@KiltedHammer Ай бұрын

Small nitpick here, the shirts actually read "Frankie say relax" (as if Frankie is related to Confucious).

@steveb7429 Ай бұрын

I’m surprised you did this song. Yes, it’s dirty, dirty, dirty . And an awesome 80’s classic. “Two Tribes” is another really great Frankie song

@crucialtaunt5717 Ай бұрын

The video is an o r g y without the s e x!

@stcrombie Ай бұрын

😆😆😆

@tinalinge2782 Ай бұрын

Certainly nothing compared to the garbage today.

@paulhenderson8201 Ай бұрын

MASSIVE HIT in the '80's. Can't be understated.

@patrickdowdle5121 Ай бұрын

Yes it went top 10 in 23 countries and to number 1 in 10 of those

@justjokeen Ай бұрын

This song was banned in Britain on radio & TV, which of course aided in its huge success. Love it!!

@malkum61 Ай бұрын

Mike Smith (dickhead) got it banned on Radio 1 UK, guaranteed it was a massive success 😀

@rickeyjay7164 Ай бұрын

This tune was unlike anything we’d ever heard before when it came out!

@cameroncopus9737 Ай бұрын

"Two Tribes" is another classic song by them

@philhebden374 Ай бұрын

There were a couple from the second album "Liverpool" like rage hard and warriors of the wasteland that are worth a listen. I'm a 51 year old Brit so it brings back memories

@estherriding2293 Ай бұрын

Frankie Goes To Hollywood are from Liverpool, home of the Beatles. Holly's mum lives at the top of our road and she is lovely.

@ianbarker6456 Ай бұрын

All power to the genius of Trevor Horn and his superb production.

@MrTired1000 Ай бұрын

HOLLY JOHNSON SINGING THE POWER OF LOVE will blow you away. One of the great 80's vocalists

@nickharman4584 Ай бұрын

I love the Rob Searle remix of TPoL

@jennyfuddpucker3481 Ай бұрын

ah man , frankies power of love , i love it so much i remember the video like a bible theme , goose bumps each time i hear it , love his voice

@happybunny8704 Ай бұрын

My fav reminds me of Christmas

@chrisbayliss3532 Ай бұрын

Still my fav xmas song of all time ,great video too !

@helenatyeo6840 Ай бұрын

My fav 😊

@KenBurris-cl4mp Ай бұрын

Yep, Amber, that's what its about!

@robertmiller2633 28 күн бұрын

Amber always gets it. Jay, not so much !!!!!

@SPR_NAPALM Ай бұрын

This song was part of the sound track to Body Double. The entire song is played during one scene, not just the chorus.

@emilywilhite5807 Ай бұрын

I was waiting to see if anyone else would mention that. Not a great movie but I’ve always loved it. I might even have to watch it tonight.

@nohandle1028 Ай бұрын

I love this song! There's NO WAY you can be still for it! If you're not up dancing to it, you're in your seat be-bopping to it!! You check out their songs Two Tribes and The Power of Love! Frankie Goes to Hollywood were amazing in their day!!

@kenharness1417 Ай бұрын

Cool fact: the Frankie in the band name was Frank Sinatra. It was taken from a newspaper headline that said Frankie Goes To Hollywood.

@gregholz1117 Ай бұрын

The original British video is crazy .... I'd have died if you'd watched it

@louispayne1291 Ай бұрын

I was just getting into music as a kid in little old sleepy England when this tune came on the radio...And it blew my F*****G mind! It was like NOTHING i'd ever heard before! It was so much in the future. And even today, it stands up to the test of time, I'm talking nearly 40 years ago! I Iove it, I love it, I love it! What a quality tune!

@mike_m6641 Ай бұрын

Frankie were absolutely huge, here in the UK, back in the mid 80's, when after this first mega hit, they followed it up with 'Two Tribes' which for me is even better. Memories of it being used as the theme for a American Football highlights show back then. The perfect marriage of tune and show/sport.

@Jude_196 Ай бұрын

GREAT, NAUGHTY SONG from the 80s!! Was GREAT in a night club: SUPER LOUD!!! Thanks for the reactions, You-Two!! :) HUGS!

@ShannonR1969 Ай бұрын

OMG, this song was SUCH a banger in the clubs back in the 80s! EVERYONE was on the dance floor. And I bet they still would be today!

@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk Ай бұрын

I was surprised how original and funky this song was when it came out in the early 80s. Love the synthesizers and drum programming. Very prevalent in music during that decade. To this day in 2024, someone somewhere is cranking up their volume knob on the stereo to this incredible song!

@mattbird7162 Ай бұрын

Thats not the only knob they’re cranking…

@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk Ай бұрын

@@mattbird7162 Hilarious! And you’re right about that.

@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk Ай бұрын

@@mattbird7162 When I first heard Relax, I was too young to understand that it was a rallying anthem for the gay movement coming out of England. I just thought it was an amazing song. Still do.

@AnthonyWilliams-ot1yk Ай бұрын

@@mattbird7162 I won’t disclose where I stand on homosexual behavior however, some dig their music and some don’t. Freedom of choice is a beautiful thing.

@lcc726 17 күн бұрын

Nothing like 80s music.... it's timeless

@martinellis7156 Ай бұрын

"The Power of Love" is another great song by these guys.

@michellemunson4745 Ай бұрын

Its always on every playlist i have. Its just beautiful, i love Holly's voice. Oh... and it has to be loud LOL

@willhowcoop Ай бұрын

Produced by Trevor Horn, leader of the Buggles (Video Killed the Radio Star). He has also produced ABC (Look of Love), Yes (Owner of a Lonely Heart), Seal (Crazy, Kiss From a Rose and others), Pet Shop Boys and countless other acts.

@marinergal2810 Ай бұрын

ABC! Pet Shop Boys!

@jay-bt2lu Ай бұрын

Trevor horn band did the music for this song...aka the art of noise

@jodonnell64 Ай бұрын

Don't forget that Trevor and Geoff Downes (his partner in The Buggles) were also MEMBERS of Yes for one album - Drama. Jon Anderson (vocals) and Rick Wakeman (keyboards) had left Yes, and Trevor and Geoff had mentioned to Yes bassist Chris Squire a couple songs they had, and Chris asked them to fill in for Jon and Rick. Tempus Fugit and Machine Messiah are a couple of great songs from that album.

@lilaelsi5766 Ай бұрын

And the music was recorded by Trevor’s then another act: Art Of Noise. Trevor wasn’t satisfied with the real band sound, so he decided to use another musicians…

@philhebden374 Ай бұрын

There was a very good concert done for the prince's trust which is a tribute to the work of trevor horn.

@cgbleak Ай бұрын

You know if you guys want to jump out of your seats and start dancing around the room, there's nothing stopping you, right?

@paulhernaus Ай бұрын

Guys, you can try to evade the lyrics, but I had the vinyl album, and on the cover it really said: "Relax was really about shagging"..

@kittenklub1964 29 күн бұрын

🤣YUP! I managed to buy the 7in single with the bondage cover....I was only 8 yrs old and had no idea what it 'was', LOL! And yes, I had a Frankie Says Relax t-shirt - who didn't?! Ah - the nostalgia....

@proudliberal605 Ай бұрын

The long version is absolutely the best version. Not the shortened up for radio version. The long musical intro is next level. You listening to the wrong version.

@thundernels Ай бұрын

They got what they needed out of it

@hayesboy2481 Ай бұрын

The New York mix

@InvestBetter. Ай бұрын

The radio edit is outstanding, at just the right length to make you want more, not less, but I haven't ;listened to the LP version. I'll check it out....

@proudliberal605 Ай бұрын

@@thundernels Listen to the RSR reaction. They imagined it playing at the club. The radio version was not playing at the club. Not the famous clubs anyway. In a New York Disco, the long version (New York Mix) was THE version. At the Playboy mansion, the long version (12 inch) was THE version. For the "club feel", the New York Mix captured it best.

@PaulWhytcross Ай бұрын

@@InvestBetter. The version on the Welcome To The Pleasuredome album isn't as good as this 7" single mix (IMO). They remixed it for the album and gave it a "(Come Fighting)" subtitle. It's not quite as frantic as this version. I really like the 12" "New York Mix" (aka "US Mix") but I agree with you that the 7" version is the best.

@lovefromnyc Ай бұрын

This is a dirty pick for you two!

@tylerhackner9731 Ай бұрын

It’s honestly tame in comparison to stuff I’ve heard lol

@timsanford5310 Ай бұрын

@@magneto7930 That's just like your opinion dude.

@santiagohardy2728 Ай бұрын

Equally unexpected too!

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Ай бұрын

@@magneto7930 It’s awesome! And so is the band “Garbage” awesome too! 😅

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Ай бұрын

I’d also like their reaction to George Michael’s song, “I Want Your Sex.”

@carriec9719 Ай бұрын

People crammed the dance floor when this song came on. You definitely need to view the official video…. 😂😮

@Kim-dm4yb 15 күн бұрын

This song always got me dancing! We all had the shirt, "Frankie says. Relax!" Oh, the 80s were so much fun! 💜💕

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Ай бұрын

I’ve gotta say…..I’m actually shocked it took this long! This song was HUGE HUGE in the 80s. In 1987-88, I was studying abroad in Seville, Spain. I remember about 3 of us guys and 3 girls went to a club on a weeknight. We started dancing when the girls noticed they were the only females in there while we were dancing to “Frankie”. It so happened to be gay night at that club in Spain. But we were still very welcomed inside! Great times! 😄😃

@ezpzeee Ай бұрын

Yeah, so Funny... Spain is STILL mostly catholic. But, clubs are clubs anywhere!

@Xiroi87 Ай бұрын

@ezpzeee mostly catholic? Spain was the third country in the world to legalise same sex marriages, some 9 years after this song was released, and you are surprised there are gay clubs?

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Ай бұрын

@@Xiroi87 Personally, I wasn’t surprised that a club in Spain would have a gay night. However, we were in a foreign country. And since we were still getting acclimated to Spain, we wouldn’t have known what to expect. I also encountered several cross dressers in my nine months in Sevilla too. So even 36 years ago, Seville, Spain seemed to be a very open-minded city which is what I like.

@charliegeorge9393 Ай бұрын

first released in late 1983

@wiltchamberlainisthegoat13 Ай бұрын

@@charliegeorge9393 Yes, and it was one of the most popular dance song’s throughout the 80s from 1983 onward. “Relax” was still being played a lot in Spain’s dance clubs for the entire 9 months I was in Spain. “Relax” was actually RE-released as a single in the UK in 1993…..and it hit the Top 5 AGAIN in the UK in 1993. It even hit No. 1 in the UK in early 1984.

@dunringill1747 Ай бұрын

You listened to the short radio version. This band has a sense of humor about ... their provocative themes. Their debut album, "Welcome to the Pleasuredome" (1984), achieved advance sales of more than a million, and their first three singles ("Relax", "Two Tribes" and "The Power of Love") all reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. The entire album is good.

@BuffaloBlueBear 4 күн бұрын

We all knew what this song was about even as a 10 year old when this song was released. Everybody loved it, almost everybody had Relax t-shirts and those who didn’t had to have it Holly Johnson would have big hits as a solo artist in the 90’s. Amazing vocals

@Reyne-fb7mj Ай бұрын

I was fortunate to have seen Frankie Goes to Hollywood perform in Milan, Italy, circa 1987. They were fabulous. Every song made your body want to move. They were the opening act for The Eurythmics. Unfortunately the Italian audience preferred sitting whereas my friends and I danced.

@myproject13ttt Ай бұрын

As a teenager in the early 80s, the teenage NuWave clubs were where it was at. You heard songs like RELAX and so many others, from so many other Great Bands you would want too listen too. Socializing, dancing, it was the ultimate teenage experience.

@TheOicyu812 Ай бұрын

This was such a big thing when I was in high school in the 80's. Students wearing T-shirts that said "Frankie Say Relax."

@spacespace764 Ай бұрын

Welcome to the Pleasuredome! ‘… the animals are winding me uuuuuuuup!’ Just a magnificent …superb track! Brilliant album! Stick it on in your car …. and driiiiiive!

@mauricecohen3830 Ай бұрын

You couldn't walk on the streets of Los Angeles in 1984 without seeing the t-shirts everywhere.

@awoFalase Ай бұрын

You can't forget Welcome to the pleasure dome by them.

@nickimontie Ай бұрын

That whole album is fire!

@santiagohardy2728 Ай бұрын

Yesss! I used to own a copy of it on vinyl.

@2715bunky Ай бұрын

My favorite live version is kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iMingdV4mbO4nHk.htmlsi=KXuINXJ_d-HEcBTc

@joshsmith302 Ай бұрын

Amber and Jordan you may like to hear Right Said Fred (I'm Too Sexy) 1991. Get ready for Jordan to sing it all the time like us guys did. Keep up with the good work 😎👍

@Sub2GigaChad Ай бұрын

No way I'm disco dancing.

@ezpzeee Ай бұрын

Yes! I loved Right Said Fred!!! I wish he did more... Did he do more???

@Aryaba Ай бұрын

I'm too sexy for this song.

@lyramidsummer5508 Ай бұрын

@@ezpzeeeDon't talk just kiss. Not a he, a band with Fred and Richard Fairbrass.

@ezpzeee Ай бұрын

@@lyramidsummer5508 thanx! I will check that out!!

@tonybarruk2 Ай бұрын

I'm a UK oldie, I was there at the time, and YOU CANNOT BEGIN to imagine how big this song was at the time... nightclubs would play it 4 or 5 times a night, everyone was wearing FRANKIE SAYS t-shirts, absolute madness... The song itself is a combination of many different versions recorded by super-producer Trevor Horn, including one not even including the band! (The big "whooosssshhh" at the end is the [heavily manipulated] sound of the band jumping into a swimming pool at the end of the pop video!)

@chrisdew9449 Ай бұрын

Words could not explain how huge this song was in the 80s on both sides of the pond.

@joiedevivre2005 Ай бұрын

This song was EVERYWHERE in the mid-80's. It lives on today in 80's themed events & gay clubs. And yes, I had a "Frankie Says RELAX" t-shirt.

@hayesboy2481 Ай бұрын

Sold millions in the UK. One of the biggest selling singles of all time. Try Two Tribes and Welcome To The Pleasure Dome next. Jay will love the bass lines.

@LepoXL 3 күн бұрын

produced by Trever Horn. This is the singer of Buggles "Video Killed the Radio Star" He produced many other artists and bands.

@garrickmusic Ай бұрын

The song is basically nothing but beats, choruses, little music breaks and a "bridge" thrown in to break it up a bit in the middle. No verses at all, but it still works. Bridge: But shoot it in the right direction Make making it your intention Live those dreams Scheme those schemes Got to hit me (hit me) Hit me (hit me) Hit me with those laser beams

@dannyropero4216 Ай бұрын

This song was HUGE around 1985!! Everyone had those "Frankie says" shirts!

@3DJapan Ай бұрын

Frankie say.

@nancysmith8626 Ай бұрын

Ohhh, the 80s childhood experience. You could not escape this song on radio when it came out, nor did you want to, ha.

@samanthastevens4350 Ай бұрын

I can’t believe I just had to tell a friend last year what this song was about. Thought we all knew 😅

@jono.pom-downunder 3 күн бұрын

It was definitely a club "Banger" 😜 having been at the London Hippodrome on several occasions, if you weren't picking up you weren't breathing, if you were picking up, you were breathing hot 'n' heavy 😉

@chairman4953 Ай бұрын

A Banger, haha, thats one way to put it.

@durv13 Ай бұрын

head , banger for sure lol

@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL Ай бұрын

When he said that, I laughed out loud! Here's the comment I left. "Steely Dan? WTF? What the actual French Toast are you talking about, Jay? There is ZERO Steely Dan in this song, homie. You missed this song's meaning so much, while you're still waiting for the pitch the ball's already in the catcher's mit! (No pun intended) And then you said, "I can only picture what the club was like back in the 80's when this song was playing." No Jay, it's not a club you would go into. So eyeah, there's that!"

@Carrie-so3ro Ай бұрын

@@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL This was played in ALL the clubs!!

@RobertoSantana61 Ай бұрын

The lyrics are simple but it says a Mouthful.

@durv13 Ай бұрын

@@SERGEANTROCKSHEADBANGERSBALL lmfao.

@christianbrasso8257 Ай бұрын

I WAS A STUDENT IN THE UK IN '84 AND THIS SONG WAS MASSIVE! WAS #1 FOR MOST OF THE YEAR AND IN CONSTANT PLAY IN THE CLUBS/ON RADIO. IT WAS BANNED BY THE BBC(GOV'T RADIO) DUE TO THE LYRICS BUT WAS PLAYED EVERY WHERE ELSE. A CLUB BANGER THAT PACKED THE DANCE FLOOR FOR SURE!

@alloccasionsgiftwrapping4767 6 күн бұрын

I used to dance all night in the clubs to this very song! It was a blast and so much fun:)

@athenasbodyathenasbody1634 Ай бұрын

We wore tee shirts that said, "Frankie Says Relax" I had one! Great party song of the 80's.

@55Porter Ай бұрын

This song was originally on the 80's movie Body Double, which is a really cool movie worth checking out as well.

@halhortonsworld5870 Ай бұрын

When CDs first came out, this was the very first CD I ever purchased. Next Frankie songs to check are 'Two Tribes' and 'Welcome To The Pleasuredome'

@FrankDohn Ай бұрын

Heroes of the 80's. So many songs from them were beyond the time.

@bobsylvester88 Ай бұрын

Relax. When you want to come…🙃 This song PACKED the dance floor! Great song!

@thomasaddams8689 Ай бұрын

This song is exactly what you think it's about.

@The_Dudester Ай бұрын

I was thoroughly addicted to MTV when this song came out. I remember Martha Quinn politely saying that there is an X-rated version of the song that they couldn't show on MTV.

@rogergroover4633 Ай бұрын

Yeah they created the PG video with the lasers and smoke for American television.

@michaelproulx5795 Ай бұрын

not really x-rated .just takes place in a leather bar is all lol

@The_Dudester Ай бұрын

@@michaelproulx5795 Just rewatched it. There are a couple of scenes where a female nipple comes into view and one scene of a simulated golden shower. Also, MTV, back then, catered to teens (13-19) and a gay bar is no place for a teen. My college GF took me into a gay bar to see my response and she said I clung to her "for dear life" and she was amused by that.

@unjaded2 Ай бұрын

naw , it was just to queer for the times. only girls in thongs shaking it down was acceptable

@AndersonDawesWasRight Ай бұрын

X-rated is a big strong. But the BBC refused to play the song on the radio due it it's overt sexual content. I think the record company decided to respond by making a video that would instantly be banned from TV air play. It worked, telling teenagers that something is banned as too sexual will 100% make them go buy it.

@Nitro1320 Ай бұрын

I was in college when this song came out. Wasn’t long after and Frankie Say t-shirts were all over campus. Great times!

@philrob1978 Ай бұрын

In the UK, at one point in June 1984, this former huge No. 1 fell to No. 3 in the charts, and their follow up "Two Tribes" was No. 1. They owned the UK chart that year, amongst some very stiff competition. Almost to the point everyone was sick of it! But it's still an incredible piece of work, and a cultural touchstone in 80s pop music.

@tone4507 Ай бұрын

"Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick", "Reasons To Be Cheerful (Pt 3)" - Ian Dury and the Blockheads

@Problembeing Ай бұрын

YES!!

@neilbertuk1 Ай бұрын

@@Problembeingthe session guys for recording “Relax “ were Ian Dury’s band, The Blockheads!

@angelacunningham Ай бұрын

The great punk poet himself wonderful suggestions loved and still love Ian Dury

@JohnBailey-ux9vv Ай бұрын

Billericay Dickie 🤣

@Problembeing Ай бұрын

@@neilbertuk1 I used to absolutely love these guys as a kid.

@blountlyspeaking Ай бұрын

Y’all had some quality chair dancing going on! I love that you sat back and enjoyed the music. 😊

@chrino21 Ай бұрын

The "production" on this song is super-mega-hyper-nuclear next-level.

@richardhargrave6082 Ай бұрын

There were club mixes of this that went on for ages and it was awesome! The flashing lights and the dry ice stripping your throat, those were the days!

@Howie900 Ай бұрын

I was 16 in 1982, simply the best decade in my opinion. No internet no mobile phones. The social scene was amazing and life was a whole lot simpler. Plus the music was incredible. Imagine this banging out in the 80's.

@juneseghni Ай бұрын

Agreed , I was 18 so legal drinking age UK. Fun times.

@utha2665 Ай бұрын

I was 15 in 82, such a great decade and the music is still BY FAR my favourite.

@loristone9242 Ай бұрын

We used to go to the teen club and the dance floor would be PACKED when this song played. So much fun to dance to. We would all get still and kneel down low to the ground when it got quiet in the song and then all jump up at the same time when it comes back up. Most of us had no idea what the song was about. But we loved the FRANKIE SAY RELAX tshirts and the song.

@KC_sonic-on Ай бұрын

agree with you @@utha2665 ‘82 is a genius year for music 🙌🏼🌟🙌🏼 tho RELAX was released end of 1983 and became a hit and global #1 from January 1984 💥

@freddyhill8632 Ай бұрын

I use to jam out to this song without even knowing the words and meaning. So catchy but too cool if your mom is a big church goer.

@steveb7429 Ай бұрын

As a teenager in the 80’s I understood the lyrics , but I found the actual music way more interesting - such a banger song to dance to. Pun intended.

@Carrie-so3ro Ай бұрын

@@steveb7429 It's hard to (there I just did it - again), say ANYTHING about this song without there being some sort of pun.

@TheFrem1 Ай бұрын

This song got banned by the BBC and because of that it went to Number 1 in the charts, Brilliant song from a great decade.

@alisonrodger3360 Ай бұрын

Went to see them in concert on their first (only?) tour at the Glasgow Apollo - still in my top 5 gigs ever. They tore the roof off & we, accidentally, wrecked the seats.😁

@daveireland4977 Ай бұрын

Also , Culture Club, Church of the poisoned mind

@michaeldistasi5946 Ай бұрын

one of the best engineered albums of the 80's... just incredible on headphones

@gigi-ij1hk Ай бұрын

Trevor Horn is UNDEFEATED

@SnagleTooth14 29 күн бұрын

Aaah, the 80's! So much fun! The music that came out was awesome - non stop dancing😊❤

@georgianajones2346 Ай бұрын

The fact I was 11 when this song came out and clueless what this song was about, my parents must have been as well because I was wearing a Frankie Says Relax shirt lol

@ohfour-seven6228 Ай бұрын

Yeah, this was a HUGE club hit, always packed the floor!

@zoemn24 Ай бұрын

I had zero business dancing to this as a child in the 00s I don’t know what my parents were thinking letting me listen to this BUT in the same breath ITS SUCH A VIBE! 😂

@ChrisW-17 Ай бұрын

I was hovering around 10 when this came out. And yeah, not a clue what it was about, but loved bopping along to the song.

@zoemn24 Ай бұрын

@@ChrisW-17 The surprise I had when I eventually got to the age when I could kinda understand things that they (my parents) mentioned to me that they had this song banned everywhere on radio the first thing out of my mouth “Why?” 😂

@steveb7429 Ай бұрын

Well as a teen in the 8o’s I didn’t really think about the lyrics too much because the song is such fire. Really fun dance music.

@gigi-ij1hk Ай бұрын

Kind of shocking that this got any airplay in the '80s, considering it was released just at the moment the industry was being pressured to put warning labels on records

@mysticmavens811 Ай бұрын

My mom bought me a Frankie Say Relax t-shirt 😂

@UberDurable Ай бұрын

On the omnipresent sitcom Friends, Ross Geller wore a shirt that said: Frankie Say Relax.

@daisypooch4034 Ай бұрын

I'm surprised it took you SOOOOO Long to get to this amazing tracks! Everyone hit the floor at the sound of the very first note of intro!!! And they always played this song more than once every night! Killer dance song!! Actually its just a great song period!!

@superandz Ай бұрын

Probably the best 80's song ever.

@raymondohlsen5054 Ай бұрын

Yet another song in the grand 80's tradition like She-Bop, Turning Japanese, and Dancing with Myself.

@nancysmith8626 Ай бұрын

Heh!

@Skywalker567 Ай бұрын

And don't forget I Touch Myself by The Divinyls and Into the Groove by Madonna

@kpiperjr Ай бұрын

@@Skywalker567 And "Whip It!"

@mattgarfinkle978 Ай бұрын

Blister in the Sun

@Jessica_Roth Ай бұрын

Are we sure this is SELF-love? All those lads in the club in the video (and Holly Johnson's public sexuality) made me think it was an experienced, er, hand telling a nervous first-timer to relax and (as Bruce Springsteen sang about something COMPLETELY different) "we'll get to that place where we really want to go", together. Or perhaps I simply have a dirty mind.

@alexmarin4245 Ай бұрын

Funny and energic hit at the 80's! I love the backing vocals rapping the chorus! GREAT REACTION, GUYS!

@JohnRoberts-ki8ej Ай бұрын

I worked at his families home. Done work for hollys mum. Lovely woman. 👍

@kevinsacks3185 Ай бұрын

The band name came from an old ad announcing the film debut of Frank Sinatra.

@garibaldi54 Ай бұрын

This is 40 years old!!

@michellepearce5278 Ай бұрын

Bite your tongue. 😂

@ricomajestic Ай бұрын

Incredible isn't it that 40 years just flew by!

@Problembeing Ай бұрын

Way to make me feel OLD lol

@chrisoakley5830 Ай бұрын

Everything from the 80s is 40 some years old. ❤ Love the 80s!

@shyman99 Ай бұрын

I've been hit by a lot of laser beams in that time and I have returned the favor as well. 😉

@quackchung Ай бұрын

Another great Liverpool band. I remember when this came out, it was so different and exciting at the same time. The unchanging throbbing bassline all the way through really makes this track for me. My brother was mates with the drummer.