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Track: Wish (The Lads Were Here)
Artist: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Album: Welcome To The Pleasuredome

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Name: Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Spotify Genres: synthpop, hi-nrg
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English group, formed in Liverpool, UK in 1980; comprised William [a=Holly Johnson] (vocals - b.February 19, 1960), [a=Paul Rutherford] (vocals, keyboards - b.December 8, 1959), [a=Brian Nash] (guitar - b.May 20, 1963), [a=Peter Gill] (drums - b.March 8, 1964) and [a=Mark O'Toole] (bass - b.January 6, 1964). Following an appearance on Channel 4 TV show "The Tube" performing "Relax", the group were signed up by [a=Trevor Horn] and [a=Paul Morley]'s new [l=ZTT] record label. With the benefit of Horn's production skills and Morley's off-the-wall marketing ideas, "Relax" came out in October 1983 and slowly but surely took off. It was already a top ten hit when, in January 1984, BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Read suddenly realised what the song was actually [i]about[/i], leading to a total BBC ban on the disc. From this moment on, Frankie Goes To Hollywood became not just a pop group but a phenomenon. The record went to number one in the UK, and was a smash hit across Europe and even in the USA. "Frankie Says" T-shirts (some dreamt up by Morley, but far more the creations of small-time bootleggers) became the fashion statement of the year, and anticipation was at such a fever pitch that every subsequent FGTH release that year - two singles and a double-LP - went straight in at number one in their home country, an unprecedented achievement and a triumph for ZTT. Now established as huge stars in the UK and Europe (though like so many other "British invasion" acts they were doomed to One-hit Wonder status in the US), Frankie spent much of 1985 on tour before starting work on their second album, the [a=Stephen Lipson]-produced "Liverpool". Trailed by the popular single "Rage Hard", the album came out in October 1986 but failed to reach the sale levels of "Welcome To The Pleasuredome". It was the beginning of the end for Frankie Goes To Hollywood - six months later, Johnson announced he was leaving the band for a solo contract with MCA. In the subsequent high-profile legal battle, ZTT lost their claim of contract-breaking against Johnson, a ruling which effectively brought the curtain down on the label's golden age. Rutherford quit too, leaving a diminished group who subsequently disbanded without releasing anything. The original line-up reunited to play one song, "Welcome To The Pleasure Dome", during the National Lottery's Big Eurovision Welcome concert on 7th May 2023.

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Release: Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Year: 1984
Genres: Electronic, Rock, Pop
Styles: Pop Rock, Synth-pop, Ballad

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Y' talking to me buddy Well way - ow way - ow whoah Now I' out the street And I dance to the beat of the, Cheers I'm on the road and it's so nice To meet ya, meet ya Wait *Love is on the run Wish you were here My love has got a gun Wish you were here, here oh The people I meet There a treat Wish you were here Dance to the beat With your feet on the street You were here Wait *(Repeat) Oh now now now oh Way - ha way - ha whoah oh *Blow it down The portrait of love Blow it down Heaven's above Blow it down The club of love Blow it down Glory of love Tell me, why no talk to me, man Tell me while I drown Tell me, why no talk to me, man Tell me while I drown Dancing to the dance floor When you fall I'm gonna pick you up *(Repeat) Way - ha way - ha whoah oh I' out on the street' I dance to the beat of the cheers I'm on the road and it's so nice, so nice E Nice - YEAH *(Repeat)