Saturday, December 8, 2012

The Retroscope: 8 December

1984: Yet another obscure and equally talented act, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, topped the UK singles chart with the “The Power of Love”, their third and final #1 of their short and illustrious career. Godley & Creme directed a nativity themed video for the single and the artwork also used traditional iconography.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I would hardly call them obscure! They were everywhere in the mid 80s. Extremely controversial and famous.

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