Agreed. I vastly prefer their version.

Ummm... nope.

Proof: Play each version on the juke box at your local dive; see which one gets you laid and which one gets you beat up.

Bruce does a much better version. It's not a BAD cover, though.

for some strange reason, I like the Frankie goes to Hollywood (the album version) better than the Bruce version. It's harder, more energetic and it doesn't have that corny sax solo


but all respect goes to the original composer, because that song has my vote for one of the best lyrics ever written

Yes, much better version... and I would play it on the jukebox without any fear. Believe that is the first time I've even seen what that group looked like... nice white gloves LMFAO

HappyHarryHardOn: for some strange reason, I like the Frankie goes to Hollywood (the album version) better than the Bruce version. It's harder, more energetic and it doesn't have that corny sax solo


but all respect goes to the original composer, because that song has my vote for one of the best lyrics ever written

The album version is fantastic.

"Sorry, I've left me card at home . . ."

atomic-age: HappyHarryHardOn: for some strange reason, I like the Frankie goes to Hollywood (the album version) better than the Bruce version. It's harder, more energetic and it doesn't have that corny sax solo


but all respect goes to the original composer, because that song has my vote for one of the best lyrics ever written

The album version is fantastic.

"Sorry, I've left me card at home . . ."


"That's twice in a row..."

"Welcome to the Pleasure Dome" is a great album, its got "Power of love", 'two tribes" and not only do they cover Bruce brilliantly but they also do an amazing cover of "Do you know the way to San jose"

/the funny freddie-mercury-looking dude, he does nothing in this video but dance around and play a tambourine that no one will hear

Um, no.

Part of the reason Bruce's version is better is because HE WROTE THE SONG

Awesome track! And put me in the "better than Bruce" column. I always found Springsteen's version too obvious, and plain. This one has an edge, and a little surprise to it. Never seen the vid for this one either. Great find.

HappyHarryHardOn: "Welcome to the Pleasure Dome" is a great albumfark yeah, That album rocks (in a power-gay-disco-rock kinda way).

/the funny freddie-mercury-looking dude, he does nothing in this video but dance around and play a tambourine that no one will hear

He is actually quoted on the liner notes of that album saying basically the same thing - "I don't sing, I can't play anything - I guess I can dance a bit, and I have some nice clothes" (or somthing like it). He had no great illusions as to his role in that band.

Yup. Frankie was born to run.

Away from a bunch of rednecks trying to crucify him on a fence in Wyoming.

RosevilleDan: Part of the reason Bruce's version is better is because HE WROTE THE SONG


Just for the sake of being contrarian I'll point out that there are many, many songwriters for whom this argument will hold no water, the prime example being Bob Dylan.

Album version:

"sorry, left my card at home."

"so, you were late, as well - that's two times on the run, one more time and the supervisor says he's gonna put ya on daily sign-in..."

"HA!"

That was a decent cover.

Regardless, FGTH performing that...is vastly disturbing...for some reason.

/Frankie Goes To Hollywood is a really, really strange band.

This was the first version of "Born to Run" I ever heard.

/and that's all I have to say about that
//FGTH actually played live? wow.

Richard Saunders: Proof: Play each version on the juke box at your local dive; see which one gets you laid and which one gets you beat up.

Your premise is faulty. One does not go to a dive to get laid. One goes to a dive to drink and the only penetration that may be considered shall be of the dart-into-dartboard variety.

And one sure as hell doesn't play any version of "Born to Run" on the jukebox in a dive. Too obvious. You go for a B-side, which in the case of the song in question would have been "Meeting Across The River" if I remember right.

Richard Saunders: Ummm... nope.

Proof: Play each version on the juke box at your local dive; see which one gets you laid and which one gets you beat up.

Or see which one gets you laid with a woman and which one gets you laid with a man.
(Doubling your chances on a Saturday night!)

Bruce does it better, and I had Frankie's version on LP twenty-five farking years ago.

that gave me ear cancer

RosevilleDan: Part of the reason Bruce's version is better is because HE WROTE THE SONG

Manfred Mann would like to point out that their version of a Bruce song is vastly superior to the Bruce version.

"Frankie Goes To Hollywood can rock "Born to Run" as good as Bruce himself"
Ummmm, No. No, they can't.

Not interested in the Bruce/Frankie fight...

Frankie did a surprising good version though, IMHO...



/THE BOSS IS STILL REAL TO ME, DAMMIT!

boxster: RosevilleDan: Part of the reason Bruce's version is better is because HE WROTE THE SONG

Manfred Mann would like to point out that their version of a Bruce song is vastly superior to the Bruce version.

To this day, I hear this upon listening to that song:

"Blinded by the light...wrapped up like a douche, another runner in the night..."

/heard it that way long before "douche" became an insult

Bill_Wick's_Friend: FRANKIE SAY:

RELAX

Who gives a
FARK
what Frankie says


/Please let the 80's die already

boxster: RosevilleDan: Part of the reason Bruce's version is better is because HE WROTE THE SONG

Manfred Mann would like to point out that their version of a Bruce song is vastly superior to the Bruce version.


LOL

Manfred Mann's version is, IMHO, the biggest steaming piece of crap ever recorded--seriously.

Amazing to see all the wankers coming out in favor of Frankie.

That band was a joke 20 years ago and they are a joke now.

It's ok if you like bad dance music played by guys who were more
interested in showing off their homosexuality than their musical
skills but don't be a revisionist about it;t hese guys were never a rock band and doing a bad version of an iconic rock song isnt going to make them one.

And 'Badlands' for best Springsteen lyrics.

mfaby: And 'Badlands' for best Springsteen lyrics.

Nope. Thunder Road, hands down.

mfaby: Amazing to see all the wankers coming out in favor of Frankie.

That band was a joke 20 years ago and they are a joke now.

.

ermmmm, call us wankers all you want but that album gathered tons of great reviews from every music magazine there was...Your memory's just a little farked and painfully subjective. thanks for playing though

Billy McGoodGuy: HappyHarryHardOn: mfaby:
if critical reviews are your standard for judging an artist's recording superior to another then you may want to look into reviews of Springsteen's version of Born To Run and then compare them to review's of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. This would be the shortest argument in the history of the internets.

I will take that challenge head-on. this is from AMG (all music guide_), the farking bible of music reviews. Here is an except from their "Welcome to the pleasure dome" review:


", Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" becomes a ridiculously over-the-top explosion that even outrocks the Boss"


That being said, I would to point out my Boobies, in which i said: "but all respect goes to the original composer, because that song has my vote for one of the best lyrics ever written".... but i still like a challenge

HappyHarryHardOn: Billy McGoodGuy: HappyHarryHardOn: mfaby:
if critical reviews are your standard for judging an artist's recording superior to another then you may want to look into reviews of Springsteen's version of Born To Run and then compare them to review's of Frankie Goes To Hollywood. This would be the shortest argument in the history of the internets.

I will take that challenge head-on. this is from AMG (all music guide_), the farking bible of music reviews. Here is an except from their "Welcome to the pleasure dome" review:


", Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run" becomes a ridiculously over-the-top explosion that even outrocks the Boss"


That being said, I would to point out my Boobies, in which i said: "but all respect goes to the original composer, because that song has my vote for one of the best lyrics ever written".... but i still like a challenge

filterpwned!

anybody else hate how there would be split-second 'jumps' in the video linked?

that was some mad bass playing tho...

/ still likes Boss's orig. version better.
// Hammersmith 75 comes close too.

I'll give them an A for effort, but it just doesn't work for me. Because because there's something quintessentially American about that song.

Jim R: I'll give them an A for effort, but it just doesn't work for me. Because because there's something quintessentially American about that song.

I agree. There's something about Springsteen tunes that just can't be duplicated by British Homosexuals in the 80s...or any era for that matter.

priestrape: that gave me ear cancer

Me too.

That band was a joke 20 years ago and they are a joke now

Um, no. Welcome to the Pleasuredome is a classic.

The studio Frankie version is better than Bruce's.

Pleasuredome is on par with any of Bruce's albums.

Not Bruce..lost all the meaning wiyh that goon - boy singing it.

berniex:

Pleasuredome is on par with any of Bruce's albums.

I understand that everyone gets an opinion, but that's just retarded.

Not bad, although a strange combination.

Coming up next: Grace Jones sings "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard. Oh the horror.


/liverpool ftw

Hebalo:
berniex:

Pleasuredome is on par with any of Bruce's albums.

I understand that everyone gets an opinion, but that's just retarded.

No, it's just the truth.
It's an amazing album, just as Springsteen's best are amazing.
Don't be afraid to expand your musical horizons, eh.

They got a little critical cred for having the balls to be openly and unapologetic gay, but sonically they were Duran Duran without John Taylor caliber musicianship.

FiendishFellow05: That was a decent cover.

Regardless, FGTH performing that...is vastly disturbing...for some reason.

/Frankie Goes To Hollywood is a really, really strange band.

You never heard of the Residents, have you?

Anyone else think that Born To Run sort of sounds similar to Love Will Tear Us Apart? Obviously no accusation of plagiarism, but I'd love to hear them segued together somehow.

holy hell, there are a lot of people in this thread threatened by the homosexual nature of FGTH.

Hey Mr Tambourine man
Lay some white on me
I'm not Springsteen
and there is no spa I'm going too.

InmanRoshi: They got a little critical cred for having the balls to be openly and unapologetic gay, but sonically they were Duran Duran without John Taylor caliber musicianship.

for the record, only 2/5 of FGTH were gay. The three dudes that played the instruments are straight. Interestingly, they only got to play on 2/5 of the entire "Pleasuredome" album, as most of the tracks were done by producer Trevor Horn and various studio musicians, who also were members of groups like the Art of Noise, Yes and Asia.

vernonFL: That band was a joke 20 years ago and they are a joke now

Um, no. Welcome to the Pleasuredome is a classic.

THIS.

i've got Pleasure Dome on CD (with happy hi), re-released CD (same tracklist as cassette from 80s), vinyl, picture disc vinyl. plus i've got about 20 cd singles, remix discs, a stack of vinyl.

partial list of my frankie mp3 collection:

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Disneyland.mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Don't Lose What's Left (SB).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Don't Lose What's Left.mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Ferry Across The Mersey.mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Holier Than Thou (No Rest-Edit).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Holier Than Thou (the First).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Holier Than Thou (the Second).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Rage Hard (Broad).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Rage Hard (Change of Hard).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Rage Hard (Freddie Bastone Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Rage Hard (Slam Bam).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Rage Hard (Stamped).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Rage Hard (Vocal Edit).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (Acid Remix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (From Soft to Hard).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (MCMXCIII).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (PR Doomsday Club Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (Sex Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (US Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax (Warp Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Suffragette City.mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The End.mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power Of Love (Alt Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love (Extended).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The Power of Love (Instrumental).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The World Is My Oyster (Scrapped).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - The World Is My Oyster (Trapped).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (Annihilation Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (Don't Want to Die).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (Hibakusha Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (Surrender).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Two Tribes (Video Destructo Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - War (Frankie Goes To War).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - War (Hidden).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - War (Hide Yourself).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Warriors Of The WL (Attack Full).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Warriors Of The WL (Attack Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Warriors Of The WL (Razormaid).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Warriors Of The WL (TOTK Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife (Bit 3).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife (DLDM).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Watching the Wildlife (Hotter).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the PD (Altered Real).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome To The PD (EAV Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome To The PD (Fruitness Mix).mp3
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome To The PD (Kzap Edit).mp3

FGTHFTW

and i'm straight, farkers. beat you to it.