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Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 1980s

Wilton’s Music Hall: The London nightclub where Frankie Goes to Hollywood created their most controversial video in 1984

A revolution began.

Lauren Hunter
May 27, 2026
Trevor Horn and the story behind one of pop music’s most controversial hits

Trevor Horn and the story behind one of pop music’s most controversial hits

“It just doesn’t go down very well.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Apr 1, 2026
When did the first music chart begin...and why

The five songs that spent more than five weeks at number one in the 1980s

You won’t find Madonna, MJ, or Prince.

Andrew Clayman
Mar 8, 2026
Five banned songs that will actually never be forgotten

Five banned songs that will never be forgotten

There’s no such thing as bad press.

Andrew Clayman
Jan 19, 2026
Mick Jagger - 1983 - The Tube - The Rolling Stones

The worst band Mick Jagger ever saw live: “I think it’s garbage”

The opposite of true entertainment.

Tim Coffman
Jan 18, 2026
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 1980s

A cold day in 1982: When Frankie Goes to Hollywood came up with ‘Relax’

“When you want to suck it, chew it…”

Tom Phelan
Oct 11, 2025
The five greatest songs about a nuclear apocalypse

The five greatest songs about a nuclear apocalypse

Boom.

Tom Phelan
Oct 6, 2025
The catchiest song of the 1980s, according to science

What song held the number one spot from the longest in 1984?

The peak of the ’80s.

Lauren Hunter
Aug 31, 2025
The five greatest banned songs of all time

The five greatest banned songs of all time

Banned but still popular…

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 12, 2025
Thomas Dolby - Thomas Morgan Robertson - Musician - Producer - Composer

Which decade had the most one-hit wonders?

Not the answer you’d expect…

Will Howard
May 4, 2025
Mick Jagger - Start Me Up Video - The Rolling Stones

Mick Jagger’s scathing assessment of 10 classic rock bands

He doesn’t hold back.

Dale Maplethorpe
Apr 18, 2024
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 1980s

Lyrically Speaking: the darker meaning of Frankie Goes To Hollywood hit ‘The Power of Love’

“Dreams are like angels.”

Kelly Murphy
Feb 9, 2024

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