Frankie Goes To Hollywood & Lemmy (Motorhead) - Relax (TV-show 1984)

[@MrMichaelMyers99]

Lemmy whispered in the hot blondes' ear "he's into lad's love, come with me"

[@khadillac]

YEPP, 😉

[@khadillac]

Greatt song thought!!😜

[@jtpalooki7757]

And she responded.. I’m into lasses so forget about my ass!

[@dannylgriffin]

And he was playing guitar, not bass. So Lemmy played with Motorhead, Hawkwind, FGTH, was the roadie for Keith Emerson, sold LSD and other drugs on the streets of London, and more? What an eclectic life.

[@StarshipTrooper2050]

@danny….and Lemmy did the Chuck Berry duck walk onto the stage….perfection….

[@edwardnoye5735]

i met King Lemmy in a public bathroom, in Montreal. i saw motion at the urinal besides me, and oh my god it's him. i tried to ease the awkwardness by saying "well, Lemmy, what's the protocol for meeting your hero in a urinal? he just stared ahead and said nothing. so i thought he was to famous to talk to the lkes of me. and when i was washing my hands, he looked at me and said "well mate, it goes without saying that we won't be shaking hands". he invited over to his booth and we talked for 3ish hours. one of the best evenings of my life

[@eddygsmusicworld1708]

saw motorhead twice in montreal,wish I met him.

[@p-hawk1956]

Lemmy was always the true friend and gentleman, stepping in for Frankie to kindly help the dancer off stage.

[@dannylgriffin]

Well, what was Johnson or Rutherford going to do with her? They are homosexuals I think. Which confuses me, why was she gyrating on them?

[@rachelar]

​@@dannylgriffintrying to turn them straight or just cluelessly horny

[@guymeynants7860]

Last place you woud expect Lemmy, but you know, God is everywhere!

[@ziggyzagg561]

Lemmy is Godlike

[@Robhalford271]

As weird as it may seem,Lemmy was a big fan of FGTH.

[@tracycase4520]

Lemmy the original Uber

[@roblincoln2470]

Last place you'd expect women, but there they are!!

[@irvsstella]

Lemmy, probably the only guy there to appreciate the lovely ladies charms!

[@theunrealtimemm]

Only two members of the band (Holly and Paul) were gay.

[@popederome3053]

Being a teenager in 1984 was such a blessing.

[@UserUli]

Yes it was. And I lived in that same city they recorded that video. Bremen, Germany.

[@NickanM]

Amen!

[@turnaround2219]

@@UserUli Was it all sex and drugs like it is portrayed in movies?

[@moparmadman2544]

That's when music was MUSIC!

[@hendrikheemels8615]

It was the best

[@dontrockwobble]

Beavis: "What is Lemmy doing in this video?" Butthead: "uhhh, it's Lemmy. He can wander into any damn video he wants."

[@CrazyhorseDK]

amen

[@chronicallykathy2876]

Spit mydrino put when reading thatthanx!

[@rockets4kids]

Well, if you go to Hollywood there is a good chance you'll run into Lemmy...

[@marcusstreets9887]

Wondering why the dancer is wearing so much more than the one with Hawkwind

[@teddepine-dickhead6099]

His gay period !

[@Muirton66]

Lemmy escorting the fine lady off stage with a wry smile on his face, great stuff...........RIP the legend.

[@cyrklife]

I went to reading rocks in 1986, when i got out of my tent one morning, lemmy and rat scabies were sitting with my mates having a cuppa, really nice guys. cheers

[@thayerjohnson5654]

Rat Scabies. Greatest name in rock history.

[@Almudena-z7g]

Hola españa. Molder tslking ❤😊❤

[@tractorfan7655]

As a fan of both Frankie and Motorhead it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside knowing this collab happened.

[@vetterburns1048]

Lemmy took it all home, and finished it.

[@WestIndianAK]

Right??? 👏👏👏

[@athendemosh8001]

Spot on.

[@a.m8878]

The collab: lemmy comes half a minute and walks away with the bombshell. Helluva collab hehe.

[@redacted2275]

@@a.m8878 People are out of their minds looking for reasons to justify their existence... it sounds childish at best, pathetic at worse. I bet the band and Lemmy made less fuzz about this than the comment.

[@davidpaylor5666]

I thought I'd dreamed that performance. I saw it at the time and then never again. Thanks for reassuring me that I'm not mad. Raising a glass of Jack and coke for Lemmy, hoping that he's not giving the devil too much of a hard time.

[@dirkremmington]

oh, he is...and good for him!

[@sillysod33]

They’re playing darts and planning the invasion of heaven.

[@MrDantres]

Damn, the world was so different back then! Good times indeed...

[@superdrinkerb6432]

Neon lights, hot girls and a lot of smoke...this is so...'80. I love it 👍😀

[@garyroberts1496]

Now we're fuckin old

[@superdrinkerb6432]

@@garyroberts1496 Yeap...maybe...but you are old as you feel

[@jmcrae825]

Massively under rated as a band. These guys were all stellar. Especially Otoole on the bass.

[@magnuscato9770]

I saw FGTH in Brighton in the early 80’s, great show as I recall it.

[@ryanstewart4444]

Thank you KZbin Algorithm Gods for placing this in my recommendations. I never knew how much I needed to see this.

[@disprogreavette8545]

What a lovely view of heaven.....

[@daniellucas5682]

Lemmy still with the power to make me feel like I have had my drink spiked and reduce me to a giggling mess by cropping up in the most unexpected places. What an absolute badass legend.

[@bloodpresha]

A bit more context here: FGTH consisted of the two gay frontmen and a bunch of pub rockers called The Lads, who were very much into women. They came from Liverpool and survived the tough 70s and 80s there as an S+M endorsing show act, a fact Lemmy definitely would have respected. Lemmy spent a lot of time in Liverpool in his youth and saw the Beatles perform at the Cavern in 1963. According to his autobiography he had much more respect for them compared to the Stones who he said were mommy boys from the outskirts of London, whereas the Beatles came from a hard sea-faring town and stood up to the roudy crowds there. One of Lemmy´s closest friends was Rob Halford, who outed himself as gay in 1998. It´s pure speculation on my part, but I can imagine Lemmy did not only feel sympathetic to the members of FGTH but also to their message of free love and peace.

[@jackcommonman1381]

makes sense

[@cv507]

äh se häirmess Fädebörk´$ öff möhnkey islünD vkv

[@smolbear-y4y]

One of the best memories of my music journalism career was interviewing Motorhead at an LA hotel. Lemmy was, the only term that fits is tender. He was really concerned I got a good interview, just amazingly gentle and not at all what one might expect. There were rumors that he was bi-curious, I don't know, but for sure a full-scale human.

[@greatestytcommentator]

Explains the Drummer... Harry Enfield Scouser!

[@greatestytcommentator]

Lemmy was an icurable Liar too!

[@Phillip-hv4dw]

Ha Lemmy! He had prob’ly jus finished taping “Ace of Spades” down the road on the Young Ones set… In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a Pleasure Dome Eee-rrrect! XO 80’s Engelond

[@Eugenes84]

I know everyone is talking about Lemmy but can we mention how much energy the whole band put into this performance? Amazing.

[@pgj285]

They are miming.

[@benejack666]

@@pgj285 Doesn't mean they didn't put a fuck ton of energy into it.

[@kurthahner746]

Song wunderfull 😅

[@pauljbutler7756]

That's one Happy Relaxed Marshall Amp There !

[@michaelbyrd524]

Amazing! It sounds just like the recording and with no keyboardist. :)

[@SongWhisperer]

LoL.

[@rockprogphil1683]

It's the magic of live!

[@lachlanwelsh5880]

Who knew that it was a bass guitar all along!!!🤓

[@garyjackson3531]

Nothing really. Shocking Blue managed that over a decade earlier, no keyboardist and only one guitar. Amazing stuff.

[@kentwestberg4991]

Aaaaah yes so nice "Relax" 80 ,s music 🎤💖😎

[@jamiefoyers2800]

The craziness of the 80's!. You certainly wouldn't get away with this on the box nowadays!. Lemmy and Frankie on the same stage!. Naughtiness abounds!.

[@JamesSmith-vz8yr]

We need to get back to these times

[@antunivanovic]

Well, they were all part of the punk/post punk scene... elsewhere, many joined hands in similar intriguing combinations... (pre)ABC's Martin Fry for example co-wrote a song with Clock DVA, The Jesus And Mary Chain sang with Erasure (TG/PTV/Coil supremo Sleazy directed videos for Erasure), Eurythmics recorded with members of DAF, Can and post-TG era Chris & Cosey, Pre-My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult's Groovie Mann sang in pre-Cocteau Twins' Simon Raymonde's band The Drowning Craze, while in her pre-fame days, Madonna reportedly had a short-lived no wave band with some of the original founder members of Swans (according to Thurston Moore)... Whitney Houston sang with Material a few years before hitting it big time, ... we name it, there they were.

[@jackdonahue8773]

The 80s were crazy? I don't remember it that way.

[@roytheboy1963]

I think Lemmy was watching in the wings & moved in for the kill like a legend!

[@glennhecker4422]

Or like a reptile?

[@glennhecker4422]

@@SpookyElectric319 You probably already knew this: I was making a reference to his song "Love Me Like A Reptile" -- but yes, a legend for sure! 🤘🤘

[@Fastvoice]

Fun fact: There was no Motörhead appearance in the show. But Lemmy posed as playback guitar player for Kirsty McColl some minutes before. 😁(You can find the clip on YT)

[@flashcloud666]

rofl. Yep, Lemmy filling in. 😀

[@ChrisSmith-nw7be]

@@flashcloud666 bet he filled the girl in good and proper too! hehehe!!!!

[@Robhalford271]

Lemmy was a big fan of Frankie,he wore a badge of them on his leather jacket some time in the 80´s.

[@gothamnetworks]

And the Lord wondered, had ye not known this would happen. So much for purity.

[@Hwral]

Oh darn it, I was hoping to see a live version with Lemmy doing guest vocals. That would’ve been the best.

[@klaxoncow]

I have a suspicion that we're not even seeing Frankie doing a live version here either...

[@dala5568]

Nor in the studio. Thanks to the session musicians.

[@SirSkipdogg]

Lemmy Goes To Hollywood

[@corradottmk1]

See all the live giga of this band on internet they are huge and massive live

[@thebadloser]

They didn't have the ability to play a credible live version.

[@Scotty-P]

I am picturing a sped up Motorhead version of 'Relax'. Can't you just hear it?!

[@andybebbington7283]

I was 18 just started going to night clubs best magical times ever,

[@nuhkarakayaiskenderun]

greetings from Turkey of everybody.

[@josemojicaperez4436]

We miss you Lemmy.

[@vetterburns1048]

1984? Dayum! Euro in Texas memories!

[@BostonDeadHead]

Lemmy such a class act. Gotta love the guy.

[@manuman27]

cracking vidieo, superb, nice one Lemmy

[@JaneEvil]

That band always put tons of energy into their performances!

[@nojansharif8950]

Very Special video.........THANKS.....

[@PaulChapman1bz]

That song is still rocking discerning dance floors around the world today

[@ryanperry3854]

Cool video. I never would have ever ever ever thought Lemme and Frankie would be in the same place. 👍

[@leonthompson3433]

Love how Lemmy run off with the woman...fantastic...legend

[@owenjackman426]

I am sure Lemmy is saying "Lady I am going to take you away from these Pooftahs!"

[@binflynn1]

Seen the band play in Dublin 1984 or 1985 rds great concert great band , first time I seen a guy wait a dress 🙈

[@anthonybakker2567]

Absolute. Legend. Though, if we're being honest, Lemmy was the only one with ANY real interest in that woman.

[@guyblissettamado593]

no doubts about it. lol

[@Kohntarkosz]

Actually, I believe most of the band were straight. Only Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford (the two vocalists) are gay.

[@trevordoolan5011]

I think there was some Bisexualities within the Frankie Hollywoods too... Wonder if FGTH will ever do a proper reunion tour ? I think that's a gig I'd like to go to ! .

[@greva2904]

Only Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s singers were gay, the other three were straight

[@MI_Prepper]

Imagine being so close to that woman and being grossed out by her... No I can't imagine it either...

[@talon8537]

3 days away from turning 52 , and I am huge fan of Frankie Goes To Hollywood and Lemmy Kilmister. Got to meet Lemmy way back when my friends from school/work were just discovering the Hard Rock sound when I was listening to that type of music in the womb because of my mom's tastes in music.

[@leecromer3289]

Happy birthday..

[@paulselkirk2345]

Brilliant song from frankie goes to Hollywood always loved this one 🤩😊😎🤗

[@nobbynick657]

So war das damals - eine scharfe Nummer und Lebensfreude pur

[@cambs0181]

To say that German TV wasn't as concerned about the songs controversy as much as the BBC seems to be a bit of an understatement here!

[@normanby100]

The whole controversy has the air of a staged event about it. You mean nobody in the entire staff of radio one had a clue what the lyrics were about (in the light of savile) until the song was about to peter out at number 2. Especially Mike Reid?

[@TubetakerBHV]

German media has more problems with violence than sex.

[@Stube36]

If the had researched, they would have had dancing guys next to the band... ;o)

[@UserUli]

They just didnt understand. Greetings from Germany that is now as fucking politically correct as Britain is.

[@Samplesurfer]

Just look up Michael Zager Band, Let's all chant and the Musikladen Gogo girls. Then you might understand German TV never was that concerned.

[@swamisalami3000]

Damn that was epic. Lemmy was just too bloody cool.

[@BudgetGuitarShow]

Also with Kirsty Maccoll. She appeared on the same show, and Lemmy mimed with the Telecaster.

[@call6060842]

ahh was Kirsty the exchange in the swap!

[@AlonsoSedemSrveg]

Very good material !! thanks

[@lapplandsjagare]

🙋🏻‍♂️ hello from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@3rdstone1]

Tjena.

[@derekbowbrick6233]

2024 and that bass line still rips.

[@taniaandandyedge6810]

Didn’t realise how much I loved 80s women,,,,,,,,,damn, so much nicer than today’s plastic puppets😛😛❤️

[@LJMLJM740]

Real women!

[@strawdogs111]

@@LJMLJM740 Yes real women.

[@junkbox_]

30-45 year old females these days are Valley Girls. Even in the Northeast and in Canada. They are not women.

[@strawdogs111]

@@junkbox_ Ahahahah!

[@Bubbleguts1964]

And they weren’t covered in tattoos either! 👍

[@MarioHoppe-fm8wc]

Echte,sehr gut Hand gemachte Musik.Macht weiter so.💋❤️🇩🇪 Mario

[@Mortwarius]

Legend - and now you can see our days, now in the 2000er Years are much more victorianian and prissy than that century - I am so happy the 80s have the age of my youth and not the nower days

[@dariowestern]

Lemmy was clip bombing to the max! Classic!! :-D

[@roccoantoniosanza6376]

ahahah great Lemmy....!!!! and what elegance!!!!!

[@robpelarde4734]

Still gets my heart pounding!🖖

[@staciehenderson6982]

I love how Lemmy sneaks offstage with the woman at the end like... I'm guessing you guys won't be needing her. 🤣🤣 Good guess, Lemmy!

[@Timmybear]

Only Holly and the other singer/dancer are gay. The other boys are straight.

[@adamcatlinmusic4321]

‘It’s alright, lads, I’ll take her off yer hands...’

[@LoudValves]

@@Timmybear haha ok

[@markcorkum5732]

Not exactly how I pictured Lemmy entering the stage! Was great to see him, and of course he never disappointed! And the young lady was just up his alley!

[@ianhill4585]

Love that song, used to be a pirate radio station near me in the 80's, they used to play this song about 5 times in an hour, I'm guessing they didn't have many albums. I used to jog to this song, listening to it on cassette on my Walkman, had a driving beat, to help distract you from the discomfort of the jogging. Ah, nostalgia.

[@slowery43]

That is totally uninteresting! Why on earth do you think anyone here needs or wants to know how you listened to this song?

[@ianhill4585]

@@slowery43 Don't read then.Ooops ,seemingly too late.😏

[@RetroReminiscing]

Really? Strange i should come across your comment because my dad worked on a well known pirate station in the mid 80's and he and the other radio presenters used to ALWAYS play this song non stop..i remember them playing it very clear .... If you live in the manchester area...it could be the same sation !

[@ianhill4585]

@@RetroReminiscing Station was Lazer/ Laser 558 ,from memory. I'm a little further south than Manchester, strange parallel though........

[@RetroReminiscing]

@@ianhill4585 Oh the station i was meaning was KFM radio in south manchester .....yes ..strange parallel though indeed !! Hope you have a nice evening,take care Sonique 🎶😁

[@kenparr9811]

Song of the 80's no question. Hilarious vid😅

[@JaneEvil]

I still LOVE this song - and they were such an underrated band!

[@Cordier-i-Records]

Lemmy's like: "you won't be needing this for much longer; I'll take her." 😂

[@terrencecoccoli524]

Always reminds me of Body Double

[@felixmarch2001]

This Band is my favourite from 1980! The Song "Relax” Broken my heart and take my soul 🎉I Think It’s the best song in 80x❤

[@laurieingram4951]

I love it!! Lemmy is so smooth!!

[@fasthracing]

Lemmy never one to miss an opportunity!

[@MikeSwannick]

Those Frankie guys did really well not to be distracted by a semi naked lady wandering around the stage. Total professionals.

[@67woozy]

I see what you did there.

[@garyt8441]

Only the two singers were gay. The drummer and guitar players were straight

[@apewonderharley4442]

Wat für ne Zeit das war! Ich war Stoned bei dem Song und ging ab wie nen Zäpfchen

[@StephenDavies-zc8ho]

How is it is always German Telly captures the best moments?

[@THeWitCHiNTHeMACHINe]

More freeedom?? No shame??

[@JBBost]

I can't believe there was a whole-ass plot to that AND IT WAS FREAKING HILARIOUS

[@pittiplatsch9635]

Ja! Das ist eine scharfe Nummer! FGTH und Lemmy... Eine sehr gute Kombination..😉

[@MariusNicolaeToader]

Amazing supershow!!!

[@tonyska]

Lemmy knew she wasn't Holly's cup of tea and went for it...😂👍

[@FéargalO]

Great to see Freddie Mercury guest appear with the band..Freddie, Lemmy and Bon..the 3 best front men ever :)

[@shademanirvanipour6870]

This band got to No 1 in TOP OF THE POP music chart in Uk in 1984 for over 8 weeks in the summer and The BBC broadcasting got lots of complaints from people all over Uk for the outrageous music

[@HappyCynic]

And a DJ, Mike Reid, actually banned the song on his show. This led to a tense moment on a kids TV show, where he had to share screen time with them.

[@irenecostigane8348]

Those were the days x

[@guillermoortega4119]

AWESOME

[@Will21st]

still listen to Liverpool, great album.

[@jimellison4822]

And in the end lemmy walks of with the girl,classic lemmy 🤘🏾

[@AnGoosen]

This is so cool !!!

[@proteus1]

Good old days. Life was soo much better with out the web.

[@lastbraincell5041]

@Satanic Panic Fun and Games 💀

[@wearetomorrowspast.5617]

What a vid. Lemmy and the Frankies on the same stage. Marvelous. Lemmy takes the chick home. Perfect.

[@magnuswettermark8293]

Back when times was good..

[@elflakeador09]

This was the exact same show where earlier Lemmy had played guitar with Kirsty McColl for her song Terry.

[@martinmartinmoone3104]

Shout out to Rutherford looking kool as F

[@jeffbaldwin6077]

This kicks ass...period.

[@redduklak9192]

This song could be relevant today as a hit!!

[@morbidmanmusic]

no

[@redduklak9192]

@@morbidmanmusic come on man!! Don't diss Relax....lol

[@gonzaloreyes8782]

Holly doing amazing performance as always

[@bvision1103]

Now i'm watching LEMMY with telecaster and Duck walk 🔥🔥

[@668725]

What have i just watched omg German tv is, das est fantastic .

[@Skoora]

Lemmy at the end was like “Come with me love, you ain’t exactly his type anyway”

[@Skoora]

@@jrneobliviscaris Gaydar screens in a two block radius cracked under the intense readings.

[@meadroad]

🤣😂🤣

[@zolfodor4835]

Ha ha good old Lemmy 👌👍🤘

[@lorianne5330]

🤣🔥

[@andrewallen4959]

At least gay people don't get divorce raped

[@peterweicker77]

Music's had forty years to get even better than this. No idea how, but it feels like it might have been done by now.

[@nicolasirazoqui1692]

👏👏👏 Excelente archivo!!! Siempre pensé que era un tema de Durán Durán... pero leí en la BIO de Lemmy y acá está ésta joya de los 80 🤘🎙🎸🎹

[@SAHB]

Really

[@clarkkent7507]

There was a scene in Miami Vice Session 1, when they used this Song in an epic scene. Pure 80ies magic.

[@zoebchris3393]

Yes the scene with trudy and Gina in the abandoned house

[@SkateSoup]

Great disguise, didn't recognize him until the last second because I was looking for his Rick and he had a Tele in his hand.

[@buddynatty969]

Classy song and band 80's. Yea.