Frankie Goes To Hollywood – The Power Of Love

Here's the ori­gin­al video for Frankie Goes To Hollywood's 1984 sea­son­al Number One, 'The Power Of Love'. Not ostens­ibly a sea­son­al song, it has become one of UK's favour­ite fest­ive sounds and that jour­ney began with this clev­er and highly evoc­at­ive promo.

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

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

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