Favorite "Wild" Songs #10 - "Watching the Wildlife"

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Do I dare? Do I dare rip off yet another idea from @FourWalls ? She is counting down her favorite songs with "wild" in the title, so why not? Counting the time it took to ensure that there is a You Tube link for each song, it took me all of ten minutes to compile my ten favorites, so here we go: #10 in my series is "Watching the Wildlife" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. (By the way, it's early yet, but so far there are no matches!) From their 1987, and final, album, Liverpool, "Watching the Wildlife" was the final single from the group. If you were around in the 1980's, you more than likely remember Frankie Goes to Hollywood's mega hit, "Relax" (possibly the most instantly recognizable song to emerge during that decade,) or their protest hit, "Two Tribes." Well, "Watching the Wildlife" sounds absolutely nothing like either of those classics, which might explain why it failed to chart in the United States. "Watching the Wildlife" did hit in four countries, however, reaching Top 40 status in three of them (#28 in the UK, #24 in Ireland, and #23 in Germany.) Interestingly, the cassette single featured an instrumental version called the "Condom Mix," with the idea that the tape would be packaged with a condom, which, due to some rule or other, would have negated any chance at counting on the UK Singles chart, which put the kibosh on that idea. According to Wikipedia, however, promotional copies, with condom, are still out there for the finding. While it might not quite live up to the glory that was Frankie, "Watching the Wildlife" was their most radio-friendly tune. A bit different from what fans had come to expect, but a fine song nonetheless. Enjoy! (Info verified by Wikipedia)