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So, while bagging on Len I had a stream of consciousness that mentioned Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Following that, I got maudlin and sought out the video. As you can see -- I found one. This was the "live" version. Like with their songs, Frankie released different videos to support the same song. The best Relax video was directed by Brian De Palma. De Palma directed some great horror films in the late 70's and early 80's. In 1984, he directed Body Double starring Craig Wasson. May not seem like a big deal, but it also starred the relatively unknown wife of Don Johnson. Appearing as Holly Body, Melanie made a teenage male uncomfortable -- in a good way. Keeping in mind, this was not a great date movie unless you and your date had already "gone all the way". Otherwise, you were just watching an R-rated movie about the porn industry with a dedicated virgin. But hell, when it came out on video we'd sit around and watch it for hours while drinking Bartles & James Wine Coolers and pretending to be Siskel & Ebert. One of the great scenes was the filming of the "porno". If real porno's had a budget, actual talent, and were directed by De Palma, women would admit to watching porno's. But they're not. So, the music for the shot wasn't your typical porn groove, it was Relax. I don't know what the arrangement was, but De Palma then filmed (actual film, not video) a music video for Frankie Goes To Hollywood on the same set. It was very cool. But just a little too erotic for MTV, as they relegated it to late night. If you get the opportunity to see either the movie or the video, I highly recommend it.
Oh, and by the way, it seems Mr. De Palma is also responsible for the Springsteen video, Dancing In The Dark. So he must have chosen Courtney Cox to jump up on stage. Man, he must have recognized her talent from Misfits of Science.
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