Relax

philstar

i've lived a very sheltered life, so can someone please tell me
whats so lewd about these lyrics

Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
When you want to come

Relax don't do it
When you want to to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Relax don't do it
When you want to suck to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come
Come-oh oh oh

But shoot it in the right direction
Make making it your intention-ooh yeah
Live those dreams
Scheme those schemes
Got to hit me
Hit me
Hit me with those laser beams

I'm coming
I'm coming-yeah

Relax don't do it
When you want to go to it
Relax don't do it
When you want to come

Relax don't do it
When you want to suck to it
Relax don't do it (love)
When you want to come
When you want to come
When you want to come
Come-huh

Get it up
The scene of love
Oh feel it

Relax
Higher higher

Spunge

seriously ?

Sardonicat

Ah, 1984, I remember it well...

Blackjack

philstar wrote: »

i've lived a very sheltered life

Yep.

Luxie

What age are you OP, before I even contemplate going there?

EDIT, although I was 11 when it was 'out', I would have been as confuddled as you at the time to be fair.

KungPao

It's about willies.

philstar

just listenin to the radio and that song came on, and the DJ said it was banned back in the day

but why? its just about relaxin & chillin isn't it

Dudess

Sardonicat wrote: »

Ah, 1984, I remember it well...

About 20 years later, on music channels, that Maroon 5 song This Love had the "coming" blanked out in the line "keep her coming every night"... :pac:

Similarly, words like "ass" and "pissed" get blanked out on late-night music TV.

Princess Peach

Ask your mammy. She will explain it.

Cause I aint!

Luxie

philstar wrote: »

just listenin to the radio and that song came on, and the DJ said it was banned back in the day

but why? its just about relaxin & chillin isn't it

Why, yes, yes, it is.

Rented Mule

Sardonicat wrote: »

Ah, 1984, I remember it well...

Then you weren't there.

foxinsox

philstar wrote: »

just listenin to the radio and that song came on, and the DJ said it was banned back in the day

but why? its just about relaxin & chillin isn't it

from what I remember the video wasn't really suggesting relaxin and chillin :rolleyes:
and when it was banned it shot to number one in the charts..


think the t-shirts were the worst crime in fashion history..

yeah, I wore one..

you had to be there at the time..

strokemyclover

Relax..........

When people mix the words Chill and Relax and post it on an internet forum in response to angry posters!

Luxie

I'm beginning to think OP is an 'old enough to know better' on the windup.

Sardonicat

Rented Mule wrote: »

Then you weren't there.

I'm old enough to remember it well and too young to have been old enough to damage my memory in 1984.
"Frankie says stop wearing stupid Frankie says tee shirts."

Sardonicat

foxinsox wrote: »

from what I remember the video wasn't really suggesting relaxin and chillin :rolleyes:
and when it was banned it shot to number one in the charts..


think the t-shirts were the worst crime in fashion history..

yeah, I wore one..

you had to be there at the time..

:eek:

foxinsox

Sardonicat wrote: »

:eek:

I know

Luxie

foxinsox wrote: »

I know

I remember them but was far too uncool to wear one. Or so I thought back then.

KungPao

foxinsox wrote: »

I know

Shame on you for being ashamed....what a t-shirt!

Stained Class

All I remember is that it kept Queen's Radio Ga Ga from becoming No 1 in the charts.

A crime against culture I say!

Saila

its about standing on a bridge and thinking about jumping and the battle that goes on in your head before you make up your mind

fryup

its about gay sex,

foxinsox

KungPao wrote: »

Shame on you for being ashamed....what a t-shirt!

Ah, not really ashamed..

Ye will all laugh at your leggings in years to come..
I've already worn them in the 80's and still laugh at them now :cool:

The RELAX t-shirt was so rebellious at the time..

I remember getting into really serious crap in school for wearing it for gym..

Sounds stupid now but it was..

Sardonicat

I shouldn't be so outraged and smug. I was in love with one or another member of Duran Duran at the time

foxinsox

Sardonicat wrote: »

I shouldn't be so outraged and smug. I was in love with one or another member ofDuran Duran at the time

Bros?

ah. feck..just saw your white writing ;-)

John Taylor (was that his name?)

He so wanted me ..

Luxie

foxinsox wrote: »

Ah, not really ashamed..

Ye will all laugh at your leggings in years to come..
I've already worn them in the 80's and still laugh at them now :cool:

The RELAX t-shirt was so rebellious at the time..

I remember getting into really serious crap in school for wearing it for gym..

Sounds stupid now but it was..

Wasn't there a Wham version 'Choose Love'?

Luxie

fryup wrote: »

its about gay sex,

Seriously?:eek:

fryup

and here it is in its crudest form

brillant niteclub track all the same, love the stomping bass intro.. a real 80s classic:)

Dudess

The video of the nightclub with the golden shower and the guys wearing bondage gear etc was replaced by a vid of just the band performing the song and a bunch of laser beams (yes, they were being literal when they sang "Hit me with your laser beam"... :pac:). They objected to the song being banned by BBC Radio 1 but because that banning resulted in its sales going through the roof, it seemed they were suddenly ok about censorship if willing to film such lameness.

Still though, the original video was pretty outrageous for its time - shame pop acts aren't as daring any more and what consitutes "daring" is Lady GaGa's weird yet sexy outfits.

Heh, love the occasions when AH threads turn into nostalgia-fests for the auldies... :pac:

Sardonicat

foxinsox wrote: »

Bros?

ah. feck..just saw your white writing ;-)

John Taylor (was that his name?)

He so wanted me ..

Nah, by the time Bros came along a few yeras later I had realised how cool I was. (Unfortunately, my peers were not as perceptive as me on that front)

All the Taylors in Duran wanted me, as well as Le Bon and Rhodes, so you just dream on Foxy, in your "Frankie says..." tee shirt. And anyway EVERYONE knows you can't like FGTH and DD at the same time 'cos it's not allowed!So, actually, you're not cool, actually.

Sardonicat

Dudess wrote: »

The video of the nightclub with the golden shower and the guys wearing bondage gear etc was replaced by a vid of just the band performing the song and a bunch of laser beams (yes, they were being literal when they sang "Hit me with your laser beam"... :pac:). They objected to the song being banned by BBC Radio 1 but because that banning resulted in its sales going through the roof, it seemed they were suddenly ok about censorship if willing to film such lameness.

Still though, the original video was pretty outrageous for its time - shame pop acts aren't as daring any more and what consitutes "daring" is Lady GaGa's weird yet sexy outfits.

Heh, love the occasions when AH threads turn into nostalgia-fests for the auldies... :pac:

And a few months later we got "The Power of Love" nativity video.
Schites, I really do remeber it a wee bit too well!

Dudess

I don't particularly remember it, I was only five or six, but that doesn't mean I can't be well versed in 80s pop trivia - everyone should be! :pac:

foxinsox

Sardonicat wrote: »

Nah, by the time Bros came along a few yeras later I had realised how cool I was. (Unfortunately, my peers were not as perceptive as me on that front)

All the Taylors in Duran wanted me, as well as Le Bon and Rhodes, so you just dream on Foxy, in your "Frankie says..." tee shirt. And anyway EVERYONE knows you can't like FGTH and DD at the same time 'cos it's not allowed!So, actually, you're not cool, actually.

I don't think I actually did like FGTH, I think it was a case of everyone and their granny had the t-shirt..

I was 15ish..
and I thought I was cool :cool:
in a just follow the crowd kinda way..

When I think about it now I don't think I knew what gay was then..

Latchy

Am old enough to remember it charting and the Harp bar westmoreland street was were I use to hang out at the time to . I had the T - Shirt to ( ah 80s memories )

a BBC DJ called Mike Reid refused to play ' Relax ' song on his radio show due to the lyrics which only upped the sales of and no doubt helped the record to reach no 1 in the charts ( but would have anyway ) .

Think it was the same DJ who also on release, refused to play the Sex Pistols ' Anarchy in the UK ' .

Result ? ... that also reached no 1 which had Fcuk all to do with with him playing it or not .:cool:

.

Luxie

fryup wrote: »

and here it is in its crudest form

brillant niteclub track all the same, love the stomping bass intro.. a real 80s classic:)

I'm sure the 'ban' wasn't as draconian in Ireland as it was in the UK. Ironically.

Let's just say I only had access to Irish media back then. And I heard the song plenty. Think in Ire it was allowed after a certain time of the night.

Could be wrong though, I'm going senile these days

Luxie

Sardonicat wrote: »

And a few months later we got "The Power of Love" nativity video.
Schites, I really do remeber it a wee bit too well!

Which in turn lost out to BandAid.

Sardonicat

You could get into serious trouble with anything remotely Frankie related at my school at the time. The funny thing is, the teachers didn't actually know what the controversy was actually about, just that they were considered controversial and they must have thought "That's enough of that now, (careful there) down with that sort of thing.."

Luxie

Is Holly Johnson still alive btw.

This thread reminds me of buying Smash Hits on a Thursday.:pac:

foxinsox

Latchy wrote: »

Am old enough to remember it charting and the Harp bar was were I use to hang out at the time to . I had the T - Shirt to ( ah 80s memories )

a BBC DJ called Mike Reid refused to play ' Relax ' song on his radio show due to the lyrics which only upped the sales of and no doubt helped the record to reach no 1 in the charts ( but would have anyway ) .

Think it was the same DJ who also on release, refused to play the Sex Pistols ' Anarchy in the UK ' .

Result ? ... that also reached no 1 which had Fcuk all with him playing it or not .:cool:

.

eh.. The Harp you say?

Did I snog you?


* googles youtube Anarchy in the UK *

I loved the Sex Pistols

Sardonicat

Luxie wrote: »

I'm sure the 'ban' wasn't as draconian in Ireland as it was in the UK. Ironically.

Let's just say I only had access to Irish media back then. And I heard the song plenty. Think in Ire it was allowed after a certain time of the night.

Could be wrong though, I'm going senile these days

Yes! Now I can remember Gerry Ryan playing it at night, after much hype: "you won't get this on the BBC, boys and girls..."

Luxie

Wasn't George Michael's 'I want your sex' also considered too RUDE for the listening/watching public to listen to/watch?

Dudess

Luxie wrote: »

Is Holly Johnson still alive btw.

This thread reminds me of buying Smash Hits on a Thursday.:pac:

Yep, diagnosed with HIV about 20 years ago and apparently given six months to live at the time. Hearing him say, in an interview, with his extremely camp Liverpool accent (an accent that, like the Cork one, lends itself very well to camp) "Well Mike Read was just a fucking wanker really" made me giggle...

Ah, Smash Hits - such a fantastic mag before it became all sanitised in the 90s...

Latchy

Luxie wrote: »

Is Holly Johnson still alive btw.

This thread reminds me of buying Smash Hits on a Thursday.:pac:

I did see him on a tv show a few months ao ( cant remember which one ) and I do belive he's still around producing and recording some stuff

foxinsox wrote: »

eh.. The Harp you say?

Did I snog you?

You so did

Tis quite possible , we may have crossed paths

* googles youtube Anarchy in the UK *

I loved the Sex Pistols

I did to but I settled for the less extreme ' new wave ' dress style myself

Rubberlegs

Luxie wrote: »

Is Holly Johnson still alive btw.

This thread reminds me of buying Smash Hits on a Thursday.:pac:

Yup he's still alive, was rumoured he'd died of AIDS if I remember rightly.

Ah God be with the days of Smash Hits. Got really cool best of Smash Hits annual, what a trip down memory lane:D. Could vividly remember a lot of the front covers....

foxinsox

Sardonicat wrote: »

Yes! Now I can remember Gerry Ryan playing it at night, after much hype: "you won't get this on the BBC, boys and girls..."

ok .. for the younger folk..google tape recorder for info

I think I might have recorded that off the radio..
In the kitchen..
Telling my mother to be quiet..
Put tape recorder as near to radio as possible and hope to god nobody farts, belches, talks etc..


@ Dudess... just saw the end of your post.. auldies :P


Will us old folks get beaten with sticks for taking over the young man's thread?

Dudess

Luxie wrote: »

Wasn't George Michael's 'I want your sex' also considered too RUDE for the listening/watching public to listen to/watch?

Despite its perceived "sauciness" (the word "sex", that's about it) the sentiment of it was an endorsement of monogamy (height of the AIDS panic). A decade later, George Michael was in a very public open relationship... :pac:

philstar

fryup wrote: »

its about gay sex,

what:eek:

so its not about chillin, but more about ribbin

Luxie

Sardonicat wrote: »

Yes! Now I can remember Gerry Ryan playing it at night, after much hype: "you won't get this on the BBC, boys and girls..."

Makes sense, I remember Gerry Ryan when he was 'cutting edge' late at night.

foxinsox

philstar wrote: »

what:eek:

so its not about chillin, but more about ribbin

Excuse me, young man..

I cannot assist you in your quest for answers..

Apologies I don't understand this modern language..

I do not know what ribbin is

Sorry I can't be of more help..

I'm 72 years old don't you know

Dudess

philstar wrote: »

what:eek:

so its not about chillin, but more about ribbin

/waves walking cane

Hey... younglin'! Get offa ma thread! :mad:

/rocks manically in rocking chair and cackles

philstar

is Holly Johnson the guy who had to get his stomach pumped because it was full of...ahem well you know