![]() He could – and would – push and polish the machinery further.īut that wasn’t the point of “Relax”: the point was to provoke and delight and suggest, and make people dance. Or almost all: a couple of the keyboard runs are a bit BBC wildlife show, and the sampled splash effect that accompanies a cataract of Caligulan piss in the insta-banned video just sounds on record like something’s broken. And thanks to Trevor Horn it all sounds immense. Years later there was a minor scandal as it transpired none of the band played on the track – but surely nobody was shocked? There’s not a band on this record – there’s barely a song, just a collection of gorgeous Fairlight fragments posing and wheeling to the unending catwalk beat. He’s also the only thing in Frankie you can grab onto. Every time he gasps “when you wanna come” he’s part master of ceremonies, part voyeur, part swept-away joyous victim. ![]() He turns the hi-NRG workout of “Relax” into pornography by the simple trick of sounding like a pornographer: there’s a grubbiness to every grunt, gasp and sneer. ![]() But he had a seediness to him that was perfect for the material. Holly wasn’t a sexy performer – he sang like he looked, mocking and pinched. And the really clever thing was, when you played it it was hardly obscene at all: its filth was all in the aura and the rumour. Classic McLaren playbook, as many a veteran must have pointed out. The record became an instant legend and soon had the sales to match the publicity. Relax, in its flesh-and-leather sleeve, ached for punishment – as public and official as possible. Oh, there’d been a Frankie before, and a “Relax” before, but the ban was the B of BANG!, that Paul Morley-driven hyperconcept which when completed would lead to…. You can check out Evick’s new video for ‘ 99 Red Balloons’ right here at RAMzine.In the beginning was the ban. ![]() This is just what I did while I’m figuring out how I can do more and really help.” I simply want to raise awareness of this tragedy and show the Ukrainians that we care. In the video, Evick is seen wearing a Stand With Ukraine shirt reminiscent of the 80s Frankie Says Relax shirts that were extremely popular during that time.Įvick stated “I have no intention to profit from the song or use it to further my career. As, he sadly noted: “I’m consumed with this tragedy to the point that I can’t function in my normal life.”Ĭhanneling all this emotion, he re-recorded the 80s hit, whose lyrics and message are stunningly relevant due to the recent conflict. Now as an adult, the tragedy in the Ukraine has resurfaced all that fear and emotion he had as a child. As a child, Evick had to receive therapy to deal with his near-crippling fear that the bombs were dropping at all times. Pete Evick is an award-winning producer, author, and entrepreneur, but possibly best known as being the musical director and guitar player for rock icon & reality star Bret Michael, of the band Poison, for the last 19 years.Īs a child of the 80s, the threat of nuclear war and potential conflict with those behind what was the Iron Curtain has been ingrained in his heart and mind for his entire life. Guitarist Pete Evick has released a cover of the global smash hit war protest song ‘99 Red Balloons’ originally released in 1983 by German artist Nena, in the wake of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine.
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