"Which cartoon character drove the ""Compact Pussycat"" and was menaced by the ""Hooded Claw""?"
The Power of Love (Frankie Goes to Hollywood song) band performed on during 1983, which was slower and emphasised the track's original camp ironic content (such as the Hooded Claw from the cartoon series "The Perils of Penelope Pitstop"). After recording at the original speed, ZTT/Trevor Horn sped it up, this also caused a change in pitch. "The Power of Love" became Frankie Goes to Hollywood's third consecutive (and last) #1 UK single in December 1984. To commemorate the Christmas release, Godley & Creme directed a Nativity-themed video for the single, and the artwork for the single also used traditional Christian iconography. The original showing of the video on
The Giant Claw Warren of "The New York Times" later commenting, "This would have been an ordinarily bad movie of its type, with a good performance by Jeff Morrow, if the special effects had been industry standard for the time. That, however, is not what happened. The Claw is not just badly rendered, it is hilariously rendered, resembling nothing so much as Warner Bros. cartoon-character Beaky Buzzard. Once seen, you will never forget this awesomely silly creation". "The Giant Claw" has been mocked for the quality of its special effects. The menacing bird, in particular, is considered by many to be badly made,