Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love

The Power Of Love by Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Music Video, Lyrics and Review

“The Power of Love” is the title of the third single from Frankie Goes to Hollywood, released in November 1984. It is taken from the album Welcome To The Pleasuredome.

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love Lyrics

I’ll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door

Feels like fire
I’m so in love with you
Dreams are like angels
They keep bad at bay-bad at bay
Love is the light
Scaring darkness away-yeah

I’m so in love with you
Purge the soul
Make love your goal

[1]-The power of love
A force from above
Cleaning my soul
Flame on burn desire
Love with tongues of fire
Purge the soul
Make love your goal

I’ll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door
When the chips are down I’ll be around
With my undying, death-defying
Love for you

Envy will hurt itself
Let yourself be beautiful
Sparkling love, flowers
And pearls and pretty girls
Love is like an energy
Rushin’ rushin’ inside of me

[Repeat 1]

This time we go sublime
Lovers entwine-divine divine
Love is danger, love is pleasure
Love is pure-the only treasure

I’m so in love with you
Purge the soul
Make love your goal

The power of love
A force from above
Cleaning my soul
The power of love
A force from above
A sky-scraping dove

Flame on burn desire
Love with tongues of fire
Purge the soul
Make love your goal

I’ll protect you from the hooded claw
Keep the vampires from your door

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - The Power Of Love Review and Song Info

The track was first featured during the John Peel Sessions the band performed on during 1983, which was slower and emphasized the track’s original camp ironic content (such as the Hooded Claw being from cartoon The Perils of Penelope Pitstop).

To commemorate the Christmas release, Godley & Creme directed a nativity themed video for the single, and the artwork for the single was of a more religious bent. The original showing of the video on The Tube the nativity occupied the whole screen, the borders of band members was added for later showings due to pressure from UK broadcasters.

Released November 19, 1984 (1984-11-19), December 1993 (1993-12), 2000
Recorded May - June, 1983
Genre Dance, New Wave
Length various
Label ZTT - ZTAS 5
Writer Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O’Toole
Producer Trevor Horn

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