Culture Club was a popular 1980s English pop group, perhaps most noticeable for their gender-bending frontman 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 and Adam and the Ants) on drums.

Before the formation of Culture Club, George sang briefly with the British group Bow Wow Wow as Lieutenant Lush and became quite popular in the role. This caused friction with the group and its lead singer Annabella Lwin. After his tenure with the group he decided to start his own band and enlisted Craig, and then Moss, and finally Hay. The group recorded demos, which were paid for by EMI Records, but the label was unimpressed and decided not to sign the group. Upstart company Virgin Records signed the group in the UK, and Epic Records signed them in the US as Virgin did not have a US presence at the time. Their first album, 1982's Kissing to Be Clever, saw the release of their first single "White Boy". Although a clever dance song, it failed to rise in the upper reaches of the charts but George was still happy because "5000 people bought my song and didn't even know me". Next single "I'm Afraid Of Me" also failed at radio. The release of the third single "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" (which went 'all the way' in the BBC-Charts in late 1982), became an international hit, peaking at number one in over a dozen countries (number two in the U.S.). Follow up single "Time (Clock of the Heart)", became a hit in the U.S. and UK, and "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" also became a Top 10 hit in America. The album sold two million copies in the U.S. at its time of release. Unique in his eccentric manner of dress and androgynous look, Boy George became a worldwide celebrity and favourite of new music network MTV.

Their second album, 1983's Colour By Numbers also did extremely well, with first single "Church Of The Poison Mind", featuring Helen Terry, reaching the U.S. Top 10. Second single "Karma Chameleon" gave the band its second number one hit in the UK and first in the US, and would attain international success and become one of the most played songs of the decade. The album would go on to have additional hits including "Miss Me Blind" (number five U.S.), "It's a Miracle" (number thirteen U.S.), and "Victims" (number three UK). The album sold over four million copies in the U.S. at its time of release, 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 turbulent and the pressure to hide the relationship from the public started to take its toll.

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djtiboz (Tibo Tiboz) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:48:22 -0000
CE SOIR !!! Teuf à l'ancienne dans un club à l'ancienne avec des djs à l'ancienne ! CLUB CULTURE @ CLUB 79 feat D'JULZ, DAN GHENACIA, PACMAN
#nowplaying Culture Club - Time
andressat (Andressa Teixeira) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:33:18 -0000
#nowplaying Culture Club - Time
A custodian is in the storage room next to the library singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" by Culture Club at the top of his lungs.
jackiereeve (Jackie Reeve) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:01:05 -0000
A custodian is in the storage room next to the library singing "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" by Culture Club at the top of his lungs.
Now Playing: "It's A Miracle" from "Colour By Numbers [Bonus Track]" (Culture Club)
mick_kamihara (Mick Kamihara) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:40:04 -0000
Now Playing: "It's A Miracle" from "Colour By Numbers [Bonus Track]" (Culture Club)
Now playing: Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind
WeaselRadio (Weasel Radio) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:55:07 -0000
Now playing: Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind
私、高校生でしたが普通にCulture clubと言っていた。drug_discoveryさんたちは中学生特有のジョークだと思う。RT @drug_discovery: @LLikappy 私が中学生の時なんで、リアルに流行ってたとき。田舎の中学生は、実直に訳し
LLikappy (かどゆみこ) Fri, 18 Dec 2009 13:45:29 -0000
私、高校生でしたが普通にCulture clubと言っていた。drug_discoveryさんたちは中学生特有のジョークだと思う。RT @drug_discovery: @LLikappy 私が中学生の時なんで、リアルに流行ってたとき。田舎の中学生は、実直に訳し

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