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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.
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Culture-Club - Kissing To Be Clever
"Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Is The Breakout Hit Recorded By British New Wave Band Culture Club Released As A Single From The Group's Platinum-Plus Debut Album Kissing To Be Clever. "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" Was The Third Single Released In Europe By Culture Club And Their Debut Release In The U.S. And Canada. The Song Was Picked Up By BBC Radio 2 And Became A UK Number-One Single For Three Weeks In October 1982. The Song Entered The Charts In The US At #80 On 4 December 1982. The Song Held At #2 For Three Weeks On The Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart In March And April 1983 Kept From The Number One Spot By Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" . The Single Achieved Sales Of 900 000 US Copies And Hit #1 In Canada. It Was Also Number One In Australia. This Was Culture Club's First Success After Their First Two Releases "White Boy" And "I'm Afraid Of Me" Charted In The UK At #114 And #100 Respectively. According To Boy George It Was Their Last Chance To Get An Album Deal. The Song Rose Rapidly In The UK Charts After The Group's First Appearance On Top Of The Pops Which Resulted In George's Androgynous Style Of Dress And Sexual Ambiguity Making Newspaper Headlines. The Group Were Only Asked To Appear On Top Of The Pops The Night Before The Show After Shakin' Stevens Pulled Out. In A Retrospective Review Allmusic Journalist Jose F. Promis Described "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me" As "a Simple Masterpiece Resonating With An Ache That Harked Back To The Classic Torch Songs Of Yesteryear." In 2007 Boy George Said That The Song Was "not Just About Culture Club's Drummer Jon Moss My Boyfriend At The Time. It Was About All The Guys I Dated At That Time In My Life." The B-Side Was A Dub Version Featuring Pappa Weasel In Many Countries And "You Know I'm Not Crazy" On The US Release. On The 12" Version Of The Record The Track "Love Is Cold You Were Never No Good " Was Also Included.
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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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"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" is the breakout hit recorded by British new wave band Culture Club, released as a single from the group's Platinum-plus debut album Kissing to Be Clever.
"Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" was the third single released in Europe by Culture Club and their debut release in the U.S. and Canada. The song was picked up by BBC Radio 2 and became a UK number-one single for three weeks in October 1982. The song entered the charts in the US at #80 on 4 December 1982. The song held at #2 for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in March and April 1983 (kept from the number one spot by Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean"). The single achieved sales of 900,000 US copies and hit #1 in Canada. It was also number one in Australia. This was Culture Club's first success, after their first two releases, "White Boy" and "I'm Afraid of Me" charted in the UK at #114 and #100 respectively. According to Boy George, it was their last chance to get an album deal. The song rose rapidly in the UK charts after the group's first appearance on Top of the Pops, which resulted in George's androgynous style of dress and sexual ambiguity making newspaper headlines. The group were only asked to appear on Top of the Pops the night before the show, after Shakin' Stevens pulled out.
In a retrospective review, Allmusic journalist Jose F. Promis described "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" as "a simple masterpiece, resonating with an ache that harked back to the classic torch songs of yesteryear." In 2007, Boy George said that the song was "not just about Culture Club's drummer Jon Moss, my boyfriend at the time. It was about all the guys I dated at that time in my life." The B-side was a dub version featuring Pappa Weasel in many countries and "You Know I'm Not Crazy" on the US release. On the 12" version of the record, the track "Love Is Cold (You Were Never No Good)" was also included.
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