Culture Club is a pop group from the early '80s, best known for their UK #1 hit single "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?". Their debut album, Kissing to Be Clever, sold five million copies worldwide.
Though the band Culture Club produced a number of infectious hits, their popularity was fueled by the public spectacle of lead singer Boy George's androgyny. In George's 1984 Grammy acceptance speech for Best New Artist, he said, "Thanks America, you've got taste, style, and you know a good drag queen when you see one."
The band Culture Club broke up in 1986, reportedly due to drug problems and a stormy relationship between George and drummer Jon Moss. Culture Club reunited in 1998 and recorded a final album, Don't Mind if I Do.
On March 23, 2010 Boy George announced he was trying to reunite the band Culture Club in 2011. http://www.newser.com/story/83960/boy-george-mulls-reviving-culture-club.html?utm_source=lunchbox&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20100323 For more on that breaking story check out the related pages section for the possible reunion.
Culture Club Partial Discography
- 1982: "Kissing to Be Clever"
- 1983: "Colour by Numbers"
- 1983: "Time EP" (Japan only)
- 1984: "Waking Up with the House on Fire"
- 1986: "From Luxury to Heartache"
- 1999: "Don't Mind If I Do"
Other Gender-Benders
Though George's androgynous look was the most extreme to date, other gender-bending pop stars both preceded and followed him:
- Little Richard
- David Bowie
- Dead or Alive
- Annie Lennox
- K.D. Lang
Featured Video of Culture Club
References
Fast Facts
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Origin
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Years active
1981-1986, 1998-2002, 2006. possobile reuion 2011
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Record label
Virgin Records
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Members
Boy George, John Moss, Mikey Craig and Roy Hay
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Fact:
Possible Culture Club reuion in 2011
