Karma Chameleon (3:50)
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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 (see 1984 in music), 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.
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.
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hilyhawk wrote:
This song rules :D
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TheLoveGuru wrote:
Good track.
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cool,cool,cool----
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davamaba wrote:
love this song so much
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sgtkillzone wrote:
love this song
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sorbenboy wrote:
super cool,ich mag diesen song sehr
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AADDFFGGVVXX wrote:
Instant Karma Chameleon...what if Phil Spector had produced this?
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red_planet wrote:
love it
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DIGITALBURGER wrote:
Any current photo's of Boy GEORGE around?
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Jodeci1986 wrote:
Classic
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Linnue wrote:
.. want the summer back. its such a good song. it makes me so happy :D
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clokc wrote:
pub song and a half ....
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chillbox wrote:
Holy crap, I listened to this song almost every day when I was 11!!!
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GaHeRiS172 wrote:
Love this song. :)
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LaAMK wrote:
typical 80's...love it
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devxtreme wrote:
brings back memories :o)
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Minervathena wrote:
you can't just sit down....you have to get up and dance.......
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pthay wrote:
lovely track
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Arthur-Engler wrote:
The music ! Come come come come come. Hey icevenuz.... You are so pretty.... : )
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mrs_solis wrote:
typical 80's
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