Strawberry Switchblade reviewed the new singles for Smash Hits 40 years ago this week, 28 March 1985. Opinionated, playful, leftfield and really not caring what anyone might think of them, it's classic Strawberry Switchblade.

Cocteau Twins and Eddy Grant meet with their approval, Foreigner and Killing Joke really don't.

I do love this song!
#WelcomeToThePleasuredome #FrankieGoesToHollywood #FGTH #Music #80sMusic

40 years ago today, Frankie Goes To Hollywood released “Welcome to the Pleasuredome” (1985), the title track to their debut album. #80s #80smusic #FGTH #FrankieGoestoHollywood

subtitles are great

screenshot of "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood with the subtitle:-

"(energetic dramatic music continues)"
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1HC8pHZw0&si=i-i7X9D1RIM5kZ8P

Generate a potential ZTT/FGTH (1983/1984) B-side title for each day, with this .bashrc one-liner.

"One February Friday"

alias ztttime="/bin/date +'%Y-%m-%d%n%R :%S%n\"One %B %A\"'"

#bashrc #bash_aliases
#FGTH #ZTT #ZangTumbTuum #ZangTuumTumb

Great tune to start off with #TOTP #FGTH

Recorded #OnThisDay 41 years ago:

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Peel Session 1983

The complete session recorded by Frankie Goes To Hollywood on 3 December 1983 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on the 19th of that month.

Tracklist:

1. Junk Funk (Get On Down) (0:07)
2. The Other Side Of Midnight (4:18)
3. The Power Of Love (7:50)
4. Get It On (12:36)

http://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2015/12/frankie-goes-to-hollywood-peel-session_12.html

#Trump stole his "#wrestling" moment from the #FGTH's Two Tribes video

40 years ago today, Frankie Goes To Hollywood released their debut album, Welcome to the Pleasuredome (1984). #FrankieGoesToHollywood #FGTH #80s #80smusic

40 anni fa usciva il primo LP dei #FGTH intitolato Welcome to the Pleasuredome, un disco doppio tanto pretenzioso quanto plasticoso. Ma conteneva una canzone, diventata un classico natalizio per il video, che ci parlava di qualcosa che il consumismo ha razionalmente cancellato dalla storia della Natività: l'esclusione. E questa versione estesa ne esplicita (nell'intro) ancor meglio il significato. Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love (12" Version) https://inv.nadeko.net/watch?v=DMxfhpbOrd0 #music

40 years ago today, Frankie Goes To Hollywood released their anti Cold War single, “Two Tribes” (1984). This song is featured in Episode 16 of our podcast. #FrankieGoesToHollywood #FGTH #80s #80smusic

TIL: The song “big in Japan” from Alphaville was inspired by a punk band from the 70s with that name. Holly Johnson (Frankie goes to Hollywood) was part of that band… #alphaville #fgth #80s

Uit het dakje gaande
#twotribes #fgth

https://youtu.be/KvTZkrp108Y?feature=shared

Fancy a bit of Frankie on the Speccy this afternoon.

Happy anniversary to Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s single, “The Power Of Love”. Released this week in 1984. #frankiegoestohollwood #FGTH #thepoweroflove

Probably my favourite episode of the "Electronically Yours With Martyn Ware" podcast, and clearly all involved enjoyed making it too. #MartynWare interviews #JJ #Jeczalik and #GaryLangan of #ArtOfNoise / #TheArtOfNoise who also discuss some of the other artists they worked with earlier in their career

Happy 40th anniversary to Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s debut single, “Relax”. Released this week in 1983. #frankiegoestohollwood #FGTH #relax #welcometothepleasuredome #ZTT