police squad Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) Currently learning relax for my 80s duo, The first video I clicked was this performance. About 3.13 in, Lemmy appears, playing a telecaster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEBXuhqVSws oops, I didn't realise she was that unclothed Edited July 15, 2019 by police squad 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) Great song, great Trevor Horn production, probably the worst bass miming ever! Missed Lemmy (distracted by the lady) - I'll have to watch it again...... He did pop up everywhere in those days mind, usually on Tiswas Edited July 15, 2019 by Shaggy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 Lemmy walks the lady off. it's typical Lemmy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 11 minutes ago, police squad said: Lemmy walks the lady off. it's typical Lemmy Quite a restrained outfit by his standards too, I was expecting the full SS regalia Edited July 15, 2019 by BreadBin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 20 minutes ago, police squad said: Lemmy walks the lady off... probably into the dressing room to explain to her what the song was all about 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skybone Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 And isn't that Kirsty McColl in the hat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 (edited) " Hit me Hit me Hit me Hit me Hit me with those Custard Creams " Edited July 16, 2019 by fleabag 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 15 hours ago, fleabag said: " Hit me Hit me Hit me Hit me Hit me with those Custard Creams " I used sing 'Hit me with those Levinson Blades' during the '90s when Blades came out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedee Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 15/07/2019 at 20:58, Skybone said: And isn't that Kirsty McColl in the hat? I think you're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 2 hours ago, NikNik said: I used sing 'Hit me with those Levinson Blades' during the '90s when Blades came out. Its always been those biscuits for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
police squad Posted July 17, 2019 Author Share Posted July 17, 2019 I'll have to start singing custard creams, and see if anybody notices (normally they dont) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige1968 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 (edited) Just to stray moderately back on topic ... a) that Lemmy / stripper cameo has to be the weirdest sequence I've ever seen. Do you suppose the Frankies knew any of that was going to happen? b) isn't that one of the Calm Down Scousers on drums? Edited July 17, 2019 by nige1968 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2factoryman Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Brilliant clip! Wasn't this band put together by Paul Morley to prove that hit music could be "manufactured"? Opened the floodgates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 31 minutes ago, V2factoryman said: Brilliant clip! Wasn't this band put together by Paul Morley to prove that hit music could be "manufactured"? Opened the floodgates. I don't think so, they formed as a proper band but Trevor Horn produced the snot out of them with his Fairlight after signing them to ZTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V2factoryman Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 It must have been one of those urban myths. I can't find anything to support the theory, thanks for clearing that up for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 It may have been the Fairlight and Trevor Horn that spawned such a rumour - it was one of the earliest hits to feature sequenced samples like that. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 On 15/07/2019 at 15:54, Shaggy said: Great song, great Trevor Horn production, probably the worst bass miming ever! 2 hours ago, V2factoryman said: Brilliant clip! Wasn't this band put together by Paul Morley to prove that hit music could be "manufactured"? Opened the floodgates. According to an interview with Trevor Horn that I heard back then, they were a proper band. The bass player, Mark O’Toole, was quite a busy “slap-bass player”. Horn had to simplify a lot of his lines as part of the production process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Blank Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I remember FGTH rehearsing at Nomis Studios for their TOTP debut, I had to restrain the bass player from the band I was working with so he didn’t stagger in to drunkenly berate Holly & Co for their bad playing, which, tbh, wasn’t that bad, or perhaps we were both rather drunk, not sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 12 hours ago, SICbass said: According to an interview with Trevor Horn that I heard back then, they were a proper band. The bass player, Mark O’Toole, was quite a busy “slap-bass player”. Horn had to simplify a lot of his lines as part of the production process. Norman Watt-Roy played the bass that Horn sampled for 'Relax'. But, yeh, O'Toole was a slap-merchant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 You could always just watch the original "Relax" and judge for yourselves... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Trevor Horn did a terrific work when you hear that original unedited version... But tha are way much worse original versions, like Devo, for example. Thanks Lemmy (who surely must be a god 😁), there were fantastic producers and arrangers by the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soledad Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 (edited) Lemmy... what a top geezer. And does anyone remember that summer of XXXL white tees with black bold caps across the front: all starting 'Frankie says (the first was 'Frankie says Relax', it went from there). Fashion eh?! That was the work of Paul Morley and the ZTT hype machine Edited July 18, 2019 by Soledad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 They were certainly up on their merch. The 1st album came with a merch order form for things from t-shirts to socks and pants to temporary tattoos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikNik Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, tauzero said: You could always just watch the original "Relax" and judge for yourselves... That one got pulled for being too racy. The laser beams one became the TV vid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeponehandloose Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Soledad said: Lemmy... what a top geezer. And does anyone remember that summer of XXXL white tees with black bold caps across the front: all starting 'Frankie says (the first was 'Frankie says Relax', it went from there). Fashion eh?! That was the work of Paul Morley and the ZTT hype machine I was best man for a mate around this time.. they got his n hers 'frankie says just married' tees.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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