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In Search of The Beef: A Look Back at Iconic American Ad Slogans

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"Frankie Say Relax" Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 1984 The slogan originated from aggressive T-shirt marketing for '80s British dance-pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) to promote the release of their Two Tribes album during the summer of 1984. Oddly, the song the phrase makes reference to ("Relax") was released a year earlier, on a completely different album. The T-shirts are often used in TV and film as an example of the ultimate '80s kitsch.

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