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Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Alternative rock
Alternative rockSynth-pop

Frankie Goes to Hollywood is a Alternative rock and Synth-pop act. Their sound grew out of Club 69, Jones, The Buggles, Trevor Horn and Steve Howe. Those roots explain a lot about how Frankie Goes to Hollywood arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Propaganda, ABC, Ultravox, Eurythmics and Bronski Beat, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Learns to Rock, Dune, Ron Hardy, Seal and Grace Jones, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 50 connections around Frankie Goes to Hollywood, reaching back through Club 69 and forward to Michael Learns to Rock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Frankie Goes to HollywoodClub 69JonesThe BugglesTrevor HornSteve HoweAnne DudleyLabour of LoveGodley & CremeMichael Learns to RockDuneRon HardySealGrace JonesAvalon EmersonPowerman 5000LowPropagandaABCUltravoxEurythmicsBronski BeatFine Young CannibalsOrchestral Manoeuvre…Thompson Twins

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Frankie Goes to Hollywood connections

Frankie Goes to Hollywood grew out of Club 69, Jones, The Buggles and Trevor Horn, shares an orbit with Propaganda, ABC, Ultravox and Eurythmics, went on to shape Michael Learns to Rock, Dune, Ron Hardy and Seal. 50 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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