OMG!.. | WHO ARE THEY?! FIRST TIME HEARING! Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Relax | REACTION

[@chrisellis3797]

Playing it in our house with grandma singing along while totally oblivious about it being a song about gay sex. This song was decade defining

[@paulamoya7956]

Hahaha. Totally

[@investigator77]

She probably wasn't oblivious. She just didn't want to say anything about the "dirty" parts. It did have a very catchy tune! LOL

[@DW-vd9mp]

@@investigator77 I don't know...my dad also liked this song and I assure you he had no idea 😄

[@ericnordstrom4335]

I totally agree with what you're saying about this song because it was about gay sex and it was about that type of person and I remember when I was 23 this came out and I didn't pay any attention much to the idea but when I saw the official video on much music that's what it showed and then I understood it I was quite shocked but I really love the song no matter what it's about

[@jillmeneses7541]

The song is about stalling ejaculation.

[@renee7407]

This was banned on radios in the 80’s, very risqué at the time. The original video is visually great too.

[@bevkelly76]

Shout out to the one that requested this. Been a while since I heard this. Great unique song❤ one thing I love besides your reactions Adogg is the various people and song choices I hear that brings back great times❣❤

[@jenneper]

I can still see my RELAX shirt haha

[@cooldew806]

This is exactly what a Frankie's concert was like! Awesome times!!!

[@pennydaytreasures8173]

Frankie Says RELAX

[@martinduquette8749]

I sometimes write to Mr. Holly Johnson by FB Messenger and he always answers back, great man.

[@jamiemitchell8281]

Wow, hadn’t thought of this in a long time. This was considered so outrageous at the time. It was banned on radio and took a year or so before it peaked at number 1 on the charts, bumping Paul McCartney out of that spot. Watched it all, thanks Adogg!

[@ccbig1966]

This song spawned it's own fashion merchandise... A huge, oversized, white shirt with giant black font that said, "Frankie Says Relax".

[@dolphinbear661]

Also check out "Two Tribes" and "'Welcome to the Pleasure Dome" by them.

[@JustOneSue]

Oh yeah! Had one of those shirts that said Relax!!👍👍

[@zoemn24]

My parents said that this song got banned on the radio when I was maybe 10 years old and I didn’t understand why until I was much older. 🤣

[@jenniferlarsonjaylaplans]

I so love 80s music !

[@ceceliacross5953]

Loved this song and loved dancing to it in the clubs!!!!! You should watch the other video.. extended version … very sexual and banned till after midnight on MTV!! Yes a big hit and very SEXUAL!! Big in gay night clubs as well in the 1980’s!!

[@TheTraceyD67]

This was banned for a long time in the uk 🇬🇧 due to it being about sex !!

[@davenunn7259]

Now watch the original full video done for this song…I dare you!

[@MsAppassionata]

Ha ha ha. Ikr. 😂

[@deborahburry8475]

I love to c your reactions, they r priceless....your eyes light up and then comes your smile....gives me goose bumps and I'm a 60 yr old....have to thank u for that.....lol

[@monikaalexander4931]

Funny, I'm also 60 & feel the same way! He's so sweet.

[@willmartin2078]

You need to do the power of love brother

[@Caledonia2104]

Totally agree one of my favourite songs ever

[@johnnycoleman1700]

Absolutely

[@stevensoar1392]

Oh yesss ❤

[@discus1713]

Please, Please do a reaction to Meatloaf "two out of three ain't bad" (stage name, real name Marvin Aday) he just died. RIP rock legend

[@discus1713]

If you want some very interesting classic '80s that I know you've never heard. You should do some Adam Ant. Either his song "stand and deliver" or "goody two shoes"

[@dolphinbear661]

Prince Charming, too

[@staceytroffer8287]

OH MY GAWD YESSSSSSS! Adam ant is incredible.

[@catschorus4684]

It's hard to imagine now how shocking this song was at the time. It was banned from the BBC and caused outrage. It sparked a whole fashion of Tshirts that said "Frankie says Relax". The original video is probably truer to the spirit of the song. You should check out the follow up Two Tribes and The Power of Love. They were one of the first main stream bands to really push the commercial boundaries of remixes

[@jenmojo4294]

How many of us from the 80s still have or used to have a t-shirt that says "Frankie Says Relax". I still wear mine!

[@berniceanne4959]

This was huge when I was a teenager, an absolute banger! Loved it......and still do 💕

[@adellittle3547]

It still sounds as fresh now as it was when it was released back in 83. Holly’s powerful and edgy voice just made their songs even better. Any other singer and they wouldn’t of been as good.

[@gennyreese420]

💕😊oh the Memories!!…so 80’s I love it! So on this album they cover WAR (from Edwin Starr back in ‘69) and it’s great too! ✨💕

[@NoCanDu]

I loved this whole album! I remember buying it on vinyl, opening it up and knowing I’d have to hide it from my parents for the rest of my life! 🤣

[@denisebell8422]

Brilliant song love it ❤ always loved the guy with the tash he's a good dancer ❤❤❤ 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@stephm.3407]

It's hilarious to realize how clueless some of us (the cis straight in particular) were in the 80's - especially those ladies jumping on stage - as I do not believe anyone in the band swung in the taco direction. But they were a great band, got everyone on their feet in the clubs.

[@duane8829]

I’ve never met anyone that didn’t know what this song was about. We all knew

[@hawkeyescoffee6399]

I always wondered if it was staged in some way, because everyone I knew knew they were gay and what the song was about. Maybe it was just liberating all round. I knew it was about gaynstuff but not really that it was about sex so much, I was just a little too young to really understand the significance (I think I was probably 9 when it came out, but it was a prevalent song during my teens...I remember one of the cool older girls at my church youth club had a Frankie Says Relax t-shirt, she undoubtedly knew lol), but I imagine for queer people in their late teens and 20s it was a big deal.

[@benfinesilver2250]

Cis straight. Why say this?

[@DazzleMonroe]

I'm one of those punk rockers who had to keep quiet about loving this band at the time. Now, I don't give a fcuk. This is one of the best mainstream songs and bands of the 80s

[@vladtheinhaler6647]

Francie Goes to Hollywood were as punk as any band lol.

[@tompickles9798]

WOW!!!! THE MEMORIES this band was huge mid 80s completely different from the norm at the time I loved this band. Correct me if I'm wrong but the lyrics are about safe sex during the aids epidemic. YOU MUST REACT TO TWO TRIBES WHICH THEY RELEASED IN 84 IMO THEIR BEST. Both tracks went to number one.

[@debbiedebster5806]

Wow! Great timing, I just broke this out Tuesday (the entire album is 🔥) to get thru some cleaning I wasn't in the mood for lol If you liked this, I'd love you to listen to Two Tribes! You can't sit still for that one either!✌❤

[@Cb-46]

Absolutely awesome tune

[@kimcutts424]

Very controversial at the time of release (1984). It got banned straight away. So it couldn't be played over the radio & definitely not on the TV. But despite that "FGTH" went straight to the top of the charts. Huge, huge hit, in UK 🇬🇧 for sure. Saw lead singer Holly Johnson on a show last month (Christmas), and he sung one of their other big hits "The Power Of Love" live. And let me tell you....... he still got. Perfect performance 👏

[@perrylindsay6682]

Frankie were another great band from Liverpool, very underated probably because they werent around long enough ,they could bring their album 'welcome to the pleasure dome 'out today and it wouldnt sound out of place ,the bass on most of their songs 👌

[@johnnycoleman1700]

Hey Brother check out some Dr. Hook. On the Cover of Rolling Stone. You will not be sorry. They have alot of good songs

[@Joy-qw3wm]

Woah!I remember this song (and the group) only too well! The single was banned here in the Uk! Great tune ,even if the lyrics were about sex ,and your Auntie would sing with you oblivious to the content!LOL As for the concerts ,they were WILD!!

[@josea.medinahernandez8525]

Classic powerfull song the first time a hear 1984 i was 18 years and dance in every video club in Puerto Rico🇵🇷

[@alanjohn6355]

80s was a mad time for concerts, many bands had to end up using security to keep the crowd off the stage

[@tebindack]

Fabulously filthy song. LOVE IT! Glorious gay anthem! Bold and brilliant! Adorably innocent reaction. Luv u!

[@greendoor49]

Ladies??? Brother, they be DRAGONS!

[@stellahall8321]

This is the video we got to see on MTV🤣

[@damonbryan7232]

Song about a gay orgy. An most have no clue. I don't care. The beat is what makes this song. Being at a school dance. They played this song. All the teachers faces when they realised what they were singing. 😲😲😲 PRICELESS

[@davidhoward2487]

LOL! Can imagine!

[@lindgruen3118]

The song was in one of the great 80s Thrillers.

[@hawkeyescoffee6399]

I can only speak about in the UK, idk if they reached international audiences given the nature of their songs. But this song was _MASSIVE_ and I'd say that lasted pretty much right through the 80s, it was pretty ground breaking as I recall. The whole band kinda was too, I think, but they were coming in kinda on the heels/slipstream of Queen, so they were flamboyant and...avant garde (I guess you could say), but they were openly gay and unapolgtic about it (it was right there in their music after all). They were like the next evolution from Queen, from my view as an early teen. I don't know what influence Freddie Mercury might have had on them, but I feel like his style and approach kind of opened a path for a band like Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Although the early-mid 80s was quite a mix of these flamboyant kind of bands like Duran Duran and Spandau Ballet, the rest were generally straight (as far as I know anyway lol). But when it comes to Relax...hell, I don't think I knew a cool teenager who didn't have a white t-shirt that said "Frankie Says Relax" on it, they were everywhere. Holly Johnson, the lead singer has been living with HIV for decades, he found out he had it just a couple weeks before Freddie Mercury died of AIDS. Unlike others, he never really tried to hide he was gay (it was pretty obvious from their music and the imagery, I think..I was barely 10 and I was aware of it) or his HIV diagnosis which, meant he stood out and made him a bit of a target at the time for hate & bigotry. 90s music had a different vibe from the 80s, and I wonder if maybe the space they'd occupied filled in with new and different styles of music...rap, dance music, etc or perhaps his diagnosis made him reevaluate his life, idk but I don't remember anything from them from the 90s* Other big hits for them: Two Tribes, The Power of Love, Welcome to the Pleasuredome. *[A quick check on wiki and it says he went solo in '89, I didn't remember that at all, his 1st solo album did well, but his 2nd flopped & didn't chart at all in 1990, then he was diagnosed in 91 & decided to withdraw from music for a couple years. He wrote a book and did a few one off performances,, but since the mid 90s has worked primarily as a painter with just the occasional dabble in music it seems]

[@leslieg7854]

Always played in the clubs in the mid 80s, everyone would get up and dance.

[@elizamarz7607]

I think the MV made for US audiences. The original was way way more explicit. Their other big hits were Two Tribes and The Power of Love. Enjoy 😉

[@marksmithinspirationalspea3836]

My favourite band growing up in the 80's - this was at number 1 for 5 weeks in the UK, number 10 in the US but reached no 1 in plenty of other countries too. It was followed by Two Tribes which also reached number 1 and then Power of love which did the same. To have three number 1's from their first 3 singles was highly unusual back then. They had two albums but after the second one directional disagreements saw them eventually break. Holly Johnson the lead singer had a brief solo stint but is now a highly regarded painter.

[@MsAppassionata]

A painter? Wow! I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info.

[@mikeherrmann5360]

there's another song dealing with this (PROBLEM) Def Leopard song called LET IT GO

[@jasonregister4895]

This song was featured in a pretty good movie in my opinion called body double with the guy that played the psychiatrist in the nightmare on elm Street DreamWires movie and I believe it was Melanie Griffin and a few other people that played bit parts but this they did the whole song in here and it's a fantastic video. Let's put it that way. It's a must watch in my opinion. Body double is the name of the movie

[@lunapuella2611]

I miss the 80s clubbing days.

[@jan-olofharnvall8760]

That’s a bad beat, a bad bad beat 😍

[@kellireece6348]

You are so fun to watch. After watching your reaction to hearing Phil Collins' in the air tonight, I was hoping someone recommended FGTH - Relax. I knew you'd love it. And this is my favorite version of it. Seeing the live audience go crazy.

[@simplybibi6043]

You must see the official music video!

[@muscleboypa]

FGTH was one of the influential groups of the 80s, along with Eurythmics and Culture Club. "Relax" was absolutely their biggest hit and very controversial. This is one of the rare "live" video versions, which is much faster paced then the original. Shows Frankie at their best. Thanks for your comments, definitely one of my favorite bands from back in the day.

[@monikaalexander4931]

Love this song & your reactions!

[@alisonrodger3360]

Saw them live at the old Glasgow Apollo - fantastic gig - we destroyed 3 rows of seats 🤭 Two Tribes next, but do the video.

[@leebassa1545]

It was hilarious back in the 80s how many cheerleading and dance teams were doing routines to this song and the adults had no idea what this song was about! But we knew… LOL!🤣🤣🤣

[@thomasrh1906]

I LOVE MY... M tv I have this in my playlists. 😊

[@carollittle1059]

Huge hit

[@darrenbuckley2082]

Already laughing.

[@donstallings4276]

If you like them. I think you would like INXS. Suicide blonde, never tear us apart, need you tonight, New sensation, Devil inside, bitter tears and Disappear. All super great songs. If you haven’t reacted to them already.

[@sjbigdlc]

this is one of the biggest selling records in UK history (not so much in US) song was banned but it only promoted sales. great song with a gay undertone. people didnt catch that till later. FGTH was a great, short lived band, Holly Johnson was lead. they say Holly's name had no reference to group name

[@hughdavies1755]

this video is fun and shows the hysteria surrounding the song in '83 ... but to get the true feel of the song .. you might want to watch the official video set in the Bar ...... lol

[@PaulAJacksonMusic]

Two Tribes and Welcome To The Pleasuredome also rank high for me. And then also you have the majestic Power Of Love

[@staceytroffer8287]

This song, when released, was during the disco era and was a replay, repeat all night long lol

[@allstar930]

Banger

[@keithtannenbaum1717]

They have another video called 2 tribes. Awesome

[@jonathanlocke6404]

This will always make me think of Brian De Palma's "Body Double"...

[@davidhoward2487]

So glad that 3 of us actually saw the film it's from!!

[@charlenewebb5893]

Big Hit Your Going To Like This One !

[@larrywalling2844]

🤘🏻😎

[@euricofrade6728]

I miss the 80s!

[@vaughanwilliamson5401]

You could get t-shirts at the time with relax written in big black letters you should try two tribes by them it's a get tune

[@sarablack2547]

When I saw the title I thought is KZbin gonna let you watch the video and it's gonna blow your mind.but you found a different video to watch.you don't get the full effect of the beat it's missed cause it's live and the crowd noise.2 other songs of theirs that did well is two tribes and the power of love which is played every christmas.there from Liverpool same city as the Beatles.

[@Retnoob]

Huge hit, despite it's very controversial subject matter.

[@tokencitizen5511]

🔥

[@jeanmichelscesa1157]

Funny : »The women took over » when the song is about gay sex! You should check the original video clip ( which was banned in its time) to get a better understanding of the song itself. TCB.

[@dbuckley100]

Love your reactions man...very genuine, smiling listening to good music 👍

[@jonowhitney5515]

Love the song beat

[@davidhoward2487]

I originally heard this epic, in 1986...watching a video "Body Double" you may still find it on Yotube...the scene was set in a blue movie film being made! Great murder/mystery comic film!

[@mrnaughtycat]

It’s about The gay club scene but we all knew that did d we

[@ursulabklyn_mia6148]

Hey Da Real Dog, the audience distracted you from hearing the words to this song. Please go back and hear the words. Also those girls were all barking up the wrong trees.

[@Scott65J]

puhleez....gotta see THE video.....

[@darrenbuckley2082]

3 Number one hit records, bud.

[@paulamoya7956]

This was a regular concert back in the 80’s ..

[@investigator77]

This song was used in the film Body Double, directed by Brian DePalma. If you Google that, you'll see a very different video, that was placed in the middle of the original film. I think the actors/musicians were supposed to be filming a music video, in a leather bar, which they used as their excuse to put a music video in the middle of a film. It was X-Rated at the time, and caused a lot of controversy in the film. The guy with the argyle sweater, Craig Wasson, was the star of the movie, along with Matthew Modine and Melanie Griffith. Great song but it was an extremely graphic and hard core video in the movie, for the time!

[@davidhoward2487]

Thanks..you explained more than I just did..Yes it's a great movie, but with some comedic moments!

[@investigator77]

@@davidhoward2487 yeah, you can see where Quentin Tarentino would have absorbed some of BD's style. Action, and then horror, and then something funny to break the tension. Then he would start all over again. Body Double was ahead of its time.

[@ginalolajupiter2942]

Great club song!

[@jonathanlocke6404]

They were very Weimar Republic...

[@dawnsmith2436]

I remember waiting up late at night to watch video because Top of The pops refused to play it

[@ericnordstrom4335]

Hey there Da Realadogg you should watch the official x-rated video of this song and then you will understand what it is about.

[@angelbaby3737]

It was a big hit & very 🔥 in the 80s.and can't forget controversial but it didn't stop them ..the song was way to popular & phenominal .. I rem n i also had Franke says Relax t shirts ... everybody had different styles n colors of these tees.. lots of ppl wore them including mysrlf...& Yes it was there concert not a movie actual concert... Ladies n guys in the 80s n 90s jump on stages .. & then bras panties thrown or other things on stages .lord do I rem .. those were the days lol... there is another video music that he did to this song...pretty wild...luv it always have Memorable song.. hook is off the chain .great beat to this day. It's very...catchy I'll add No wonder my father didn't like me listening to this song as a tween lol but I loved it anyway & still listened ...;) Great reaction 👍...

[@stevensoar1392]

Fam could you drop a little quick comment/ emoji that we can use to put in the comments when short on time Just to help with algorithms 👍🏻

[@ciseaux]

Seriously? This record was banned by BBC for its "meaning", can this guy not getting it?

[@SmartCookie2022]

First time listening, huh? I'd argue you still haven't listened to it. No one keeps stopping and starting a track throughout its playing time.

[@PatiAnn]

Do Peter Gabriel's "Biko"

[@jerryhayes9497]

When you are about to climax , relax don't do it

[@garrybaldy327]

Wrong version to play. Should have played the studio version. That's even more pumping

[@locorodman]

You need to do the original video

[@stevensoar1392]

Also not sure if already said but can you react to dawn Penn "no no no " Saxon sounds dubplate version.. 👍🏻

[@debrasteffens2707]

You need to play Jay geils band, stoop down

[@robertvinson6472]

It would be nice if you had a better screen that we could watch the video on

[@jeanniemetiva6745]

KZbin bans certain reactors videos when they show the video. That's why he has it shadowed

[@maryhuhnke8496]

It's obviously about sex!!

[@tonycarroll5221]

1 Hit Wonder sadly.