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Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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Frankie Say Relax… Those three words in black letters on white oversized T-shirts persist as a main part of the imagery of the eighties. But even if you take away all the Malcolm McLaren-styledmarketing, “Welcome To The Pleasuredome” still stands out as one of the seminal records of the decade.

Produced by Trevor Horn (Art of Noise, The Buggles and briefly YES), it should. The sometimes over-the-top songs are interspersed with snippets
of a Ronald Reagan impersonator and bombastic orchestral compositions. Put their most famous song ‘Relax’ in the middle of this and the song that created so much controversy when it was first released becomes a model of restraint. The irresistibly pounding yet simple bass line makes it as much a floor-filler today as it was in 1984.
The Orwellian ‘Two Tribes’, released at the height of the Cold War, still seems strangely poignant.

‘The Power Of Love’, the hyper-ballad that topped the British charts for a number of weeks, is still deliciously cheeky.

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Track Listings

1. Well...
2. World Is My Oyster, The
3. Snatch Of Fury
4. Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
5. Relax
6. War
7. Two Tribes
8. Fury
9. Born To Run
10. San Jose
11. Wish The Lads Were Here
12. Ballad Of 32, The
13. Krisco Kisses
14. Black Night White Light
15. Only Star In Heaven, The
16. Power Of Love, The
17. Bang

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