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The pumping bass produced by Trevor Horn should probably arouse associations with the rhythm of ejaculation. The look of the band-lots of leather, sailor hats, chains-and song lines á la “Shoot it in the right direction” left no doubt about it. Frankie goes to Hollywood wanted to radiate one thing: permanent sex readiness.
Place of scope for interpretations
Her debut single “Relax”, published in 1983, was only about orgasm. Previous newspaper advertisements (“All the Nice Boys Love Sea Men”) With pictures of the band members did not leave any scope for interpretations about sexual orientation.
After a appearance of Frankie Goes to Hollywood on the TV show “Top of the Pops”, it became too much for those responsible for the British radio station BBC. “Relax” received a ban on all BBC stations.
Frankie goes to Hollywood – “Relax” on YouTube:
You can wonder about that. Even if the word games in the song are easy to understand, not a single obscene word appears in the lyrics.
In England, “Relax” is in seventh place in the mostly sold singles of all time
And of course the ban cheered on the song. On January 24, “Relax” was number 1 on the UK Singles Charts. And stayed there for five weeks. When the charts were announced at “Top of the Pops”, the appearance was not recorded with “Relax”. But only showed a picture of the band.
The broadcaster repeated each of the five weeks in which “Relax” took the top position.
At the end of 1984 the BBC raised the lock. All other radio and television channels in Great Britain played the song from the start anyway. By the end of the year, two million “relax” singles were sold. In England, “Relax” is in seventh place in the mostly sold singles of all time.