Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
When frontman Holly Johnson was asked by Record Magazine about “Krisco Kisses”, he began to reveal the meaning behind the ‘ambigious’ song:
Q: …tonight, before doing “Krisco Kisses” you asked the audience if they knew what Crisco was for.
Johnson: Yeah.
Q: Well…
Johnson: It’s a cooking shortening.
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[Intro]
[shouted in background]
Blow me (alongside indistinct chatter)
Blow me! (more indistinct chatter)
Blow me!
Ok, give us a blow!
[Refrain 1]
Hunger! Hunger!
I love that thunder, yeah
Hunger! Hunger!
You feed my hunger, yeah
Hunger! Hunger!
Yeah
[Verse 1]
Take it to the top my love
Let's take it to the top
With a fist way past the wrist
Take it to the top
[Pre-Chorus]
You fit me like a glove, my love
You fit me like a glove
Kick right back now, be-bop
Take it to the top my love
[Chorus]
Krisco kisses (kisses!)
Never misses (misses!)
Krisco kisses (kisses!)
You can take it take it up, up and up
[Refrain 1]
Hunger! Hunger!
I love that thunder, yeah
Hunger! Hunger!
You feed my hunger, yeah
Hunger! Hunger!
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Take it to the top my love
Let's take it to the top
With a fist way past the wrist
Take it to the top
[Pre-Chorus]
You fit me like a glove my love
My little puppet glove
Kick right back now, be-bop
Take it to the top, my love, yeah
[Chorus]
Krisco kisses (kisses!)
Never misses (misses!)
Krisco kisses (kisses!)
You can take it, take it up, up and up
[Refrain 2]
Ah... higher, higher
Our love like thunder
You feed my hunger, yeah
Higher... uh! Higher
Our love like thunder
You feed my hunger, yeah
[Refrain]
Hunger! Hunger!
Hunger! Hunger!
Hunger! Hunger!
[Bridge]
Be my glove, my love. Yeah, be my glove!
Be my glove, my love. Yeah, be my glove!
[Pre-Chorus]
You fit me like a glove, my love
You fit me like a glove
Kick right back now, be-bop
Take it to the top, my love
[Chorus]
Krisco kisses (kisses!)
Never misses (misses!)
Krisco kisses (kisses!)
You can take it take it up, up and up
Up! Take it take it up!
[Outro]
(whispered) Give us a blow
(shouted in background) Give us a blow!
Krisco Kisses was written by Mark O’Toole & Brian Nash & Holly Johnson & Peter Gill.
Krisco Kisses was produced by Trevor Horn.
Frankie Goes to Hollywood released Krisco Kisses on Mon Oct 29 1984.