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Frankie Goes to Hollywood

last updated 2026-09-11 11:26

Frankie Goes to Hollywood

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Frankie Goes to Hollywood — Two Tribes

Played: 2026-06-04 (Segment 4 — Moment in History) (moment in history)

Frankie Goes to Hollywood were a Liverpool synth-pop band formed in 1980, fronted by Holly Johnson, two studio albums before disbanding in 1987. "Two Tribes," produced by Trevor Horn, entered the UK Singles Chart at number one on June 10, 1984 and stayed there for nine consecutive weeks — the longest-running number-one single of the 1980s in the UK. During those nine weeks, their previous single "Relax" climbed back to number two, giving the band the top two positions simultaneously. The track won the 1984 Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. The music video depicted Ronald Reagan and Konstantin Chernenko fighting, a direct satire of the Cold War nuclear arms race. Second in the Moment in History segment, immediately following The Jam — the anti-war thread intensifies from punk defiance to full nuclear satire.

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