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Culture Club Est Un Groupe De New Wave Britannique Formé En 1981 Par Boy George Chanteur Et Par Mickey Craig Bassiste . Ils Seront Rejoints Par Jon Moss Batteur Synthetiseur Et Par Roy Hay Guitariste . Ils Sortent Leur Premier Album Kissing To Be Clever En 1982 Et Connaissent Un Succès Mondial Grâce À La Chanson Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Numéro Un Dans Plusieurs Pays. Le Groupe Devient Ensuite L'icône De Toute Une Nation Grâce À Leur Deuxième Album Colour By Numbers Et À Karma Chameleon Numéro 1 Un Peu Partout Qui Parle De La Relation Longtemps Cachée Entre Boy George Et Jon Moss. L'album Se Vendit À Plus De 16 Millions D'exemplaires. Après Avoir Classé Plusieurs Titres Dans Les Charts Mondiaux Et Britanniques Culture Club Sort Son Troisième Album Waking Up With The House On Fire L'album Se Vend Bien Mais Il Est Faible Chansons Baclées... Et Le Groupe Commence À Perdre De La Vitesse. A Cause De Certaines Histoires De Drogues Culture Club Se Séparent En 1986 Juste Après La Sortie De From Luxury To Heartache. Le Groupe A Tenté De Se Reformer En 1989 Mais L'énergie Entre Les Membres N'y Était Pas. En 1998 Ce Fut Le Cas. En Mai Le Groupe A Fait Son Premier Spectacle En 13 Ans Dans Le Cadre De L'émission Américaine "VH1 Storytellers". Quelques Tournées Mondiales Ont Ensuite Eu Lieu En 1998 1999 Et 2000. Un Simple Eut Beaucoup De Succès En Angleterre I Just Wanna Be Loved Qui Se Hissa Au 4e Rang Du Palmares. Un Album Don't Mind If I Do Fut Disponible Dans Certains Pays D'Europe Et D'Asie Seulement.
Frogtoon Musique - Informations sur la chanson: 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 Est Un Groupe De New Wave Britannique Formé En 1981 Par Boy George Chanteur Et Par Mickey Craig Bassiste . Ils Seront Rejoints Par Jon Moss Batteur Synthetiseur Et Par Roy Hay Guitariste . Ils Sortent Leur Premier Album Kissing To Be Clever En 1982 Et Connaissent Un Succès Mondial Grâce À La Chanson Do You Really Want To Hurt Me Numéro Un Dans Plusieurs Pays. Le Groupe Devient Ensuite L'icône De Toute Une Nation Grâce À Leur Deuxième Album Colour By Numbers Et À Karma Chameleon Numéro 1 Un Peu Partout Qui Parle De La Relation Longtemps Cachée Entre Boy George Et Jon Moss. L'album Se Vendit À Plus De 16 Millions D'exemplaires. Après Avoir Classé Plusieurs Titres Dans Les Charts Mondiaux Et Britanniques Culture Club Sort Son Troisième Album Waking Up With The House On Fire L'album Se Vend Bien Mais Il Est Faible Chansons Baclées... Et Le Groupe Commence À Perdre De La Vitesse. A Cause De Certaines Histoires De Drogues Culture Club Se Séparent En 1986 Juste Après La Sortie De From Luxury To Heartache. Le Groupe A Tenté De Se Reformer En 1989 Mais L'énergie Entre Les Membres N'y Était Pas. En 1998 Ce Fut Le Cas. En Mai Le Groupe A Fait Son Premier Spectacle En 13 Ans Dans Le Cadre De L'émission Américaine "VH1 Storytellers". Quelques Tournées Mondiales Ont Ensuite Eu Lieu En 1998 1999 Et 2000. Un Simple Eut Beaucoup De Succès En Angleterre I Just Wanna Be Loved Qui Se Hissa Au 4e Rang Du Palmares. Un Album Don't Mind If I Do Fut Disponible Dans Certains Pays D'Europe Et D'Asie Seulement.
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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.