It's strange thinking about Frankie Goes To Hollywood's debut album, 'Welcome to the Pleasuredome', and realizing that there were three full cover songs on the album. While most people are pretty familiar with 'War', they also included 'San Jose (The Way)' (a cover of 'Do You Know the Way To San Jose' by Dionne Warwick), as well as this gem-'Born to Run' by Bruce Springsteen. It also included a snippet of 'Ferry Cross the Mersey' in the song 'snatch of fury (Stay)'.
The song, as you can guess by Holly Johnson's comments at the start of this live performance, did not sit well with some of The Boss's fans. But many did enjoy it, and the bombastic Frankie-style recording included the typical up-beat Springsteen style, with Holly's loud, almost Broadway-style voice, along with the unthinkable-a bass solo in place of Clarence Clemon's popular sax solo.
Born to Run was never released as a single by FGTH, but it did become a well known song amongst those who love 80s music, the boss, and the British scene of the time.
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