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5) The group caused further controversy on the Welcome To The Pleasuredome album by having an impersonator mimic Prince Charles talking about orgasms! 6) The song features on the soundtrack of the Police Academy movie (it was still in the US chart at the time the movie came out). 5) FGTH parodied BBC Radio One DJ Mike Read on the 12 inch version of The Power Of Love by recreating his "on-air rant" about "Relax!". 4) Apart from the classic "Blue Monday" by New Order, "Relax!" was the biggest selling 12inch vinyl single of the early-mid 80s. 3) The song is primarily about sex (both heterosexual and homosexual), but it's more about orgasms than anything else (as is explained on the Welcome To The Pleasuredome album). The UK's commercial stations continued to play it, labelling the song "the one the BBC refuses to play!".

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The BBC decided to ban it when there was a public outcry following Channel Four's decision to air the unedited promo video for it on their music TV show "The Tube". Other DJ's, including the legendary John Peel, praised the song's edginess. He refused to play it on his show because of the song's sexual content, but most of all, he objected to the single's artwork which depicted a near-naked man and woman wearing sadomasochistic outfits. 2) It's a fallacy that Mike Read got the song banned from BBC Radio One. Jon from Scotland, United KingdomSome facts about the song: 1) The original version of "Relax" by the then-unsigned FGTH was more of a rock song and NOTHING like the up-tempo, pop/synth anthem Trevor Horn would later produce.Esskayess from Dallas, TxThat spurting synch sound near the end, followed by "hwhaaa!" was pretty indicative of what the song was about.Pj from Dublin, IrelandWhat a total fool the bbc s Mike Read was then.Actualy come to think of it he still is a gobs-te.ban a song because someone is gay" total madness".then and now."Relax don't do it" is actually PETA telling the shooter not to put the lion down. They then have to put the lion down with a tranquilizer hence them saying "But shoot it in the right direction." They are referring shooting the lion. This song is actually about going to the zoo. George Rustles from Maine, AlYou are all wrong.George from Vancouver, CanadaRumour has it they sing, "when you want to suck, just do it" on stage.On the LM-1, all sounds can be adjusted, whereas on the LinnDrum, only the toms, snare, congas, and the slapstick could be adjusted, so this was really a step backward. The LinnDrum is often incorrectly referred to as the LM-2, but it's called LinnDrum. The snare drum on both drum machines have a different sound to them. Jon from Honolulu, HawaiiThe drum machine used was actually an LM-1 Drum Computer, not the LinnDrum.

I thought the line was "If you wanna suck, just do it" the wording you use doesn't match this nor what you said the band said about it.

George from Vancouver, CanadaI've been searching for the lyrics for this song for YEARS, with no success.

"Krisko Kisses", another song by the same group, also has lyrics referring to a homosexual practice. Margaret Thatcher objected to this, and in 1988 the Clause 28 bill was passed banning the promotion of homosexuality in schools. At around about the time of the song's becoming popular, homosexual practices were beginning to be taught about in schools, sometimes in quite graphic detail.

Philip from Northwich, CheshireThis song, to me, is basically a sex education lesson set to music.

Tom Banks from UkHolly Johnson's brother Jay was our tour guide when we went on the "Magical Mystery Tour" in Liverpool in 2015.

I do know one thing for sure, this song has one of the best lines of any 80's pop song: I'm 100% sure the line is "sock it to it" You'd hear the word "Ch" clearly in that line, if that's what it was recorded as, but instead you can clearly hear the "t" in "to it", which leads me to question anything else he says about their lyrics.

Peter Piper from The MoooonI think Holly indulged the public's curiosity.

Holly Johnson (was he made a "Sir" ?) too much fun to be true.

Lutz Fehling from LübeckThat all, from 1983 to 1985, what was here mentioned, the in fact three up to four top-hits, also in lots of "out-crazed" remix-variations, from Frankie GTH (later also two more from "Liverpool") were at that time "pure revolution" - I found esp.

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Writer/s: Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole, Peter Gill I'm comin', I'm comin', hey, hey, hey, hey hey Make making it your intention (ooh-yeah, ooh-yeah) But shoot it in the right direction (hey-hey-hey-yeah)