Karma Chameleon - Muziek
Karma Chameleon by Culture Club
Culture Club
Biografie van de kunstenaar Culture Club
Culture Club Was A Popular 1980s Pop Group Perhaps Most Noticeable For Their Gender-Bending Frontman George O'Dowd Known By His Stage Name Boy George. The Other Members Of The Band Were Roy Hay On Guitars And Keyboards Mikey Craig Playing Bass And Jon Moss Ex Damned London Adam And The Ants On Drums. Their First Album 1982's Kissing To Be Clever Became A Major International Hit Spawning The Hit Singles "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Which Went 'all The Way' In The BBC-Charts In Late 1982 "Time Clock Of The Heart " And "I'll Tumble 4 Ya". Unique In His Eccentric Manner Of Dress And Androgynous Look Boy George Became A Worldwide Celebrity. Their Second Album 1983's Colour By Numbers Also Did Extremely Well Giving The Band Its Second Number One Hit In The UK With "Karma Chameleon." Karma Chameleon Reached No.1 In Many Countries And They Even Starred In UK's Top Of The Pops In September 1983. However Trouble Was Brewing Within The Culture Club Camp. Unknown To The Public George Was Having An Affair With Drummer Jon Moss. The Affair Which Lasted Over Four Years Was Often Problematic And The Pressure To Hide The Relationship Started To Take Its Toll. The Band Also Started To Lose Its Place Musically. Their Next Album 1984's Waking Up With The House On Fire Was A Major Disappointment. Though The Band Gained A Small Comeback With 1986's From Luxury To Heartache Thanks To The Hit "Move Away" Both George's And Jon's Fights Created Much Tension Eventually Leading To The Breakup Of The Band. Around This Time George Also Became Addicted To Heroin Which Created A Frenzy With The Tabloids. Eventually George Would Let Go Of The Habit And Begin His Solo Career. A Minor Hit From The "Hiding Out" Soundtrack Called "Live My Life" Peaked At U.S. #40. While George Scored Several Hits In Europe And Finally Hit The U.S. Top 20 With 1992's "The Crying Game" He Was Never Able To Reach The Success He Achieved With Culture Club. In 1998 The Band Put Their Problems Aside And Decided To Do A Reunion Tour. Kicked Off With A Performance On VH1 Storytellers The Tour Was A Major Success. Shortly After Culture Club Recorded A New Album Titled Don't Mind If I Do. Though Never Released In The U.S. The First Single "I Just Wanna Be Loved" UK #4 Was Featured On A Compilation Based Around The Storytellers Performance. The Band Went On To Tour For A Few More Years. Recently However Culture Club Has Been Inactive Largely Due To Boy George's Concentration On His Successful Career As A DJ. In Late 2006 Culture Club Announced A Reunion - Albeit Without Boy George As Lead Singer.
Frogtoon Muziek - Nummerinformatie: Karma Chameleon
Culture-Club - Colour By Numbers
"Karma Chameleon" Is A Song From British Band Culture Club. The Song Spent Three Weeks At Number One On The US Billboard Hot 100 In 1984 Becoming The Group's Biggest Hit And Only US Number One. The Song Hit Number One In Sixteen Countries Worldwide. In Their Home Country The Single Became Culture Club's Second Song To Top The UK Singles Chart Staying There For Six Weeks In September And October 1983 And Becoming The Biggest Selling Single Of 1983. The Single Came From Their 1983 "Colour By Numbers" Album. The B-Side Of "Karma Chameleon" Is "That's The Way I'm Only Trying To Help You " In An Alternate And Shorter Version . In An Interview Boy George Explained "The Song Is About The Terrible Fear Of Alienation That People Have The Fear Of Standing Up For One Thing. It's About Trying To Suck Up To Everybody. Basically If You Aren't True If You Don't Act Like You Feel Then You Get Karma-Justice That's Nature's Way Of Paying You Back." The Prominent Harmonica Part Was Played By Judd Lander Who Had Been A Member Of Merseybeat Group The Hideaways In The 1960s. He Had Also Played The Harmonica Part On "Church Of The Poison Mind" And Would Later Play On The Spice Girls 1996 Hit "Say You'll Be There". The Song Was Originally To Be Called "Cameo Chameleon". The Band Were Recorded In Interviews In Late 1983 Stating This Was To Be The Title Of Their Next Single. In 2006 The Labour Party Used Karma Chameleon As The Theme Song For A Series Of Political Advertisements Against Conservative Party Leader David Cameron In The 2006 UK Elections. In The Internet Game RuneScape The Character Party Pete Has A Pet Chameleon Named Karma A Reference To The Song. The Song Won Best British Single At The 1984 Brit Awards. Music Video The "Karma Chameleon" Music Video Is Set In Mississippi In 1870 According To Caption. It Depicts People In Colourful Costumes Including Dancers In "red Gold And Green" Waiting On A Riverbank. Boy George Is Dressed In A Colourful Costume And Is Depicted Singing The Title Song. A Pickpocket Is Seen Wandering Through The Crowd. A Riverboat "The Chameleon" Arrives And People Board. A Game Of Cards Takes Place With Boy George Still Singing In The Background. The Pickpocket Is Discovered Cheating And Is Forced To Walk The Plank. Throughout The Video Black And White People Are Depicted Singing And Dancing Together. The Boat Used In The Video Belongs To Turk Launches Of Kingston-Upon-Thames And It Is Still In Use Mainly On The Kingston To Hampton Court Route During The Summer Months. It Was Filmed At Desborough Island In Weybridge During The Summer Of 1983.
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Biography - Culture Club
Culture Club Was A Popular 1980s Pop Group Perhaps Most Noticeable For Their Gender-Bending Frontman George O'Dowd Known By His Stage Name Boy George. The Other Members Of The Band Were Roy Hay On Guitars And Keyboards Mikey Craig Playing Bass And Jon Moss Ex Damned London Adam And The Ants On Drums. Their First Album 1982's Kissing To Be Clever Became A Major International Hit Spawning The Hit Singles "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Which Went 'all The Way' In The BBC-Charts In Late 1982 "Time Clock Of The Heart " And "I'll Tumble 4 Ya". Unique In His Eccentric Manner Of Dress And Androgynous Look Boy George Became A Worldwide Celebrity. Their Second Album 1983's Colour By Numbers Also Did Extremely Well Giving The Band Its Second Number One Hit In The UK With "Karma Chameleon." Karma Chameleon Reached No.1 In Many Countries And They Even Starred In UK's Top Of The Pops In September 1983. However Trouble Was Brewing Within The Culture Club Camp. Unknown To The Public George Was Having An Affair With Drummer Jon Moss. The Affair Which Lasted Over Four Years Was Often Problematic And The Pressure To Hide The Relationship Started To Take Its Toll. The Band Also Started To Lose Its Place Musically. Their Next Album 1984's Waking Up With The House On Fire Was A Major Disappointment. Though The Band Gained A Small Comeback With 1986's From Luxury To Heartache Thanks To The Hit "Move Away" Both George's And Jon's Fights Created Much Tension Eventually Leading To The Breakup Of The Band. Around This Time George Also Became Addicted To Heroin Which Created A Frenzy With The Tabloids. Eventually George Would Let Go Of The Habit And Begin His Solo Career. A Minor Hit From The "Hiding Out" Soundtrack Called "Live My Life" Peaked At U.S. #40. While George Scored Several Hits In Europe And Finally Hit The U.S. Top 20 With 1992's "The Crying Game" He Was Never Able To Reach The Success He Achieved With Culture Club. In 1998 The Band Put Their Problems Aside And Decided To Do A Reunion Tour. Kicked Off With A Performance On VH1 Storytellers The Tour Was A Major Success. Shortly After Culture Club Recorded A New Album Titled Don't Mind If I Do. Though Never Released In The U.S. The First Single "I Just Wanna Be Loved" UK #4 Was Featured On A Compilation Based Around The Storytellers Performance. The Band Went On To Tour For A Few More Years. Recently However Culture Club Has Been Inactive Largely Due To Boy George's Concentration On His Successful Career As A DJ. In Late 2006 Culture Club Announced A Reunion - Albeit Without Boy George As Lead Singer.
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"Karma Chameleon" is a song from British band Culture Club. The song spent three weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, becoming the group's biggest hit and only US number one. The song hit number one in sixteen countries worldwide. In their home country, the single became Culture Club's second song to top the UK singles chart, staying there for six weeks in September and October 1983 and becoming the biggest selling single of 1983. The single came from their 1983 "Colour by Numbers" album.
The B-side of "Karma Chameleon" is "That's the Way (I'm Only Trying to Help You)" (in an alternate and shorter version). In an interview, Boy George explained: "The song is about the terrible fear of alienation that people have, the fear of standing up for one thing. It's about trying to suck up to everybody. Basically, if you aren't true, if you don't act like you feel, then you get Karma-justice, that's nature's way of paying you back."
The prominent harmonica part was played by Judd Lander, who had been a member of Merseybeat group The Hideaways in the 1960s. He had also played the harmonica part on "Church of the Poison Mind", and would later play on the Spice Girls 1996 hit "Say You'll Be There".
The song was originally to be called "Cameo Chameleon". The band were recorded in interviews in late 1983 stating this was to be the title of their next single.
In 2006, the Labour Party used Karma Chameleon as the theme song for a series of political advertisements against Conservative party leader David Cameron in the 2006 UK Elections.
In the Internet game RuneScape, the character Party Pete has a pet Chameleon named Karma; a reference to the song.
The song won Best British Single at the 1984 Brit Awards.
Music video
The "Karma Chameleon" music video is set in Mississippi in 1870, according to caption. It depicts people in colourful costumes, including dancers in "red, gold and green", waiting on a riverbank. Boy George is dressed in a colourful costume and is depicted singing the title song. A pickpocket is seen wandering through the crowd.
A riverboat, "The Chameleon", arrives and people board. A game of cards takes place, with Boy George still singing in the background. The pickpocket is discovered cheating and is forced to walk the plank. Throughout the video, black and white people are depicted singing and dancing together.
The boat used in the video belongs to Turk Launches of Kingston-upon-Thames, and it is still in use, mainly on the Kingston to Hampton Court route during the summer months.
It was filmed at Desborough Island in Weybridge during the summer of 1983. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.