![]() ![]() The snare drum on both drum machines have a different sound to them. Jon from Honolulu, HawaiiThe drum machine used was actually an LM-1 Drum Computer, not the LinnDrum.I thought the line was "If you wanna suck, just do it" the wording you use doesn't match this nor what you said the band said about it. George from Vancouver, CanadaI've been searching for the lyrics for this song for YEARS, with no success."Krisko Kisses", another song by the same group, also has lyrics referring to a homosexual practice. Margaret Thatcher objected to this, and in 1988 the Clause 28 bill was passed banning the promotion of homosexuality in schools. At around about the time of the song's becoming popular, homosexual practices were beginning to be taught about in schools, sometimes in quite graphic detail. Philip from Northwich, CheshireThis song, to me, is basically a sex education lesson set to music.Tom Banks from UkHolly Johnson's brother Jay was our tour guide when we went on the "Magical Mystery Tour" in Liverpool in 2015.I do know one thing for sure, this song has one of the best lines of any 80's pop song: I'm 100% sure the line is "sock it to it" You'd hear the word "Ch" clearly in that line, if that's what it was recorded as, but instead you can clearly hear the "t" in "to it", which leads me to question anything else he says about their lyrics. Peter Piper from The MoooonI think Holly indulged the public's curiosity.Holly Johnson (was he made a "Sir" ?) too much fun to be true. Lutz Fehling from LübeckThat all, from 1983 to 1985, what was here mentioned, the in fact three up to four top-hits, also in lots of "out-crazed" remix-variations, from Frankie GTH (later also two more from "Liverpool") were at that time "pure revolution" - I found esp.This sent the song back up the chart for another run it made two more chart runs in 1985.Ī parody of Read's on-air rant was included on some of the releases of the band's third single, "The Power Of Love." ![]() The BBC threw in the towel and lifted the ban in December 1984 so the band could perform it on the Christmas edition of Top of the Pops. "Relax" was no flash-in-the-pan: It held the top spot for five weeks and stayed on the chart until October. "Relax" rose to #2 on January 21, and it hit the top spot a week later, becoming the first banned UK #1 since the steamy Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin duet " Je T'aime. We have had people coming in asking to hear the record to find out what all the fuss is about." Some commercial radio stations in the UK put it in hot rotation, boasting they were playing "the song that BBC banned." Record stores had trouble keeping it in stock a spokesman at the Aberdeen, Scotland record store One Up explained at the time: "Banning the record seems to have created an air of mystery about it. This was big news, and many in the UK sought out the song to hear why it was banned. He didn't know it at the time, but the BBC was planning to ban the single, and did so soon afterward. The song jumped to #6, and on January 11, BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read announced on air that he refused to air "Relax" because of the single's controversial artwork and lyrics. It entered the UK singles chart at #77 on November 12, 1983, and was at #35 when Frankie Goes To Hollywood performed it on Top Of The Pops January 5, 1984. Frankie Says Relax Vintage T For Men and Women, Many Colors, S to 2XL Faded Vintage Look Frankie Say Relax Men's Black T-shirt - S to 3XL Frankie Say Relax T-Shirt, many colors for adult, child, S to 3XL Classic 80s Frankie Say Relax Slogan Tee for Men by Pop Threads, many designs, S to XXXL Frankie Say Relax Faded Slogan Slate T-Shirt for Men or Women - S to 3XL Relax Don't Do It 1980s Party Neon Men's T-Shirt - S to XXL Mens Classic 80s White Frankie Say Relax Tee - 7 colors - S to XXL Men's Frankie Say Relax Neon Green T-shirt, 5 Colors available, S to XXL Adults Neon Pink Frankie Say Relax T-shirt, 5 Color Choices, S to XXL Frankie Say Relax Classic 80s Gray Raglan Baseball Shirt, S to 3XL Frankie Say Relax Pink Romper Boydsuit for Baby, 6 to 24 months CafePress Frankie Say War Hide Yourself White T Shirt, S to 4XL Frankie Say War Hide Yourself Light T Shirt, 5 Colours, S to 3XL CafePress Frankie Say War Hide Yourself Women's Pink T-shirt, S to 3XL CafePress Frankie Say War Hide Yourself Women's T Shirt, Caribbean Blue Women's Arm The Unemployed R-shirt, S to 2XL Relax Don't Do It, Cool 80s Triangle Graphic Tee for Men or Women up to 3XL Cafepress Relax 80s T-shirt for Men - many colors - S to 3XL Frankie Say Relax T-Shirt Bold Font Shirt for Women or Men - S to 3XL Women's Frankie Say Relax Don't do it V-Neck T-Shirt, 3 Colors, S to 2XL Adult Frankie Say Relax Ringer T-shirt in 3 Colors, S to 4XL Frankie Say Relax Decal Vinyl Sticker for laptop, car, truck etc.In America, any sexual innuendo contained in this song got little attention, but it caused plenty of controversy in the UK. ![]()
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