Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Frank Sinatra Say "Relax"...

In a decade loaded with odd band names, few are more head-scratching than England's Frankie Goes To Hollywood.  The band topped the UK charts in 1984 with their anthem "Relax", and later cracked the American Top 10 with the tune.  Teenagers nation-wide could be seen sporting white t-shirts with black block letters reading "Frankie Say Relax".

But where did the strange name come from?  None of the band members were named Frankie, and they originated in England, far, far away from Hollywood.  The name came from a page in New Yorker magazine, which featured a photo of Frank Sinatra next to the headline "Frankie Goes Hollywood".

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