The single was released in the united kingdom in september 1983. Culture club karma chameleon official video duration. The single spent three weeks at number one on the us billboard hot 100 in early 1984, becoming the groups biggest hit and only us numberone single among their many top 10 hits. Vinyl 7 culture club karma chameleon 1983, vinyl discogs. When the phone rings, it plays the culture club hit karma chameleon. We have tried to make the karma chameleon song lyrics as accurate as possible and hope you enjoy them.
All humans on this earth do not look alike, act alike, or walk and talk alike. Sep 10, 2019 im a man who doesnt know how to sell a contradiction you come and go you come and go karma karma karma karma karma chameleon you come and go you come and go loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams red, gold and green red, gold and green didnt hear your wicked words everyday and you used to be so sweet i heard you say that my love was an addiction when we cling, our love is. Free sheet music for percussion, bass, guitar, other woodwinds, harmonica, organ, synthesizer. The song above is not stored on the chordie server. You can also use the lyrics scroller to sing along with the music and adjust the speed by using the arrows.
Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon, you come and go, you come and go. British dance music band sexpress reached number one in the uk with theme from sexpress and stayed there for two weeks. They are still one of the most remembered pop groups to come out of the 80s. Karma chameleon thats the way im only trying to help you, a single by culture club.
Desert loving in your eyes all the way if i listen to your lies would you say im a man without conviction im a man who doesnt know ho. The band comprises boy george lead vocals, roy hay guitar and keyboards, mikey craig bass guitar and jon moss drums and percussion. Pickett, culture club, philip stuar lyrics powered by. Karma chameleon updated and finished sheet music for. During the early 80s, the group racked up seven straight top ten hits in the u. Led by singer and frontman boy george, whose androgynous style of dressing caught the attention of. The best of boy george and culture club and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics. If i listen to your lies, would you say im a man without conviction, im a man who doesnt know how to sale a contradiction. Song karma chameleon remastered artist culture club. Karma chameleon is a song from british band culture club. Desert loving in your eyes all the way if i listened to your lies would you say im a man without conviction im a man who doesnt know how to sell a contradiction you come and go you come and go karma karma karma karma karma chameleon you come and go. Karma chameleon is one of several culture club songs inspired by the intraband romance between singer boy george and drummer jon moss who secretly dated each other during the uk bands.
What are the lyrics to the song karma chameleon by. The song is about the terrible fear of alienation that people have, the fear of standing up for one thing. Culture club are an english pop group that formed in london in 1981. Listen to songs by culture club for free with amazon music unlimited trial. Im a man who doesnt know how to sell a contradiction you come and go you come and go karma karma karma karma karma chameleon you come and go you come and go loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams red, gold and green red, gold and green didnt hear your wicked words everyday and you used to be so sweet i heard you say that my love was an addiction when we. Feb 28, 2009 music video by culture club performing karma chameleon ledge music electro 80 mix 2005 digital remaster.
It was released as the lead single from their debut album original soundtrack. Karma chameleon thats the way im only trying to help. Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon you come and go you come and go loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream red, gold and green red, gold and green didnt hear your wicked words everyday and you used to be so sweet i heard you say that my love was an addiction when we cling our love is strong when you go youre gone forever. Im a man who doesnt know how to sell a contradiction you come and go you come and go karma karma karma karma karma chameleon you come and go you come and go loving would be easy if the colours were like my dreams red, gold and green red, gold and green didnt hear your wicked words every day and you used to be so sweet i heard you say that my love was an addiction when we cling our. Karma chameleon culture club chords and lyrics for guitar. Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream. Culture club karma chameleon, pop vocal cover by henry. Not everyone is a culture chameleon, but everyone can learn a little more about other cultures and become more culturally aware. Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon you come and go you come and go loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream red gold and green red gold and green didnt hear your wicked words every day and you used to be so sweet i heard you say that my love was an addiction when we cling our love is strong when you go youre gone forever.
Karma chameleon is a song by english band culture club, featured on the groups 1983 album colour by numbers. Karma chameleon by culture club discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. The song spent three weeks at number one on the us billboard hot 100 in 1984 see 1984 in music, becoming the groups biggest hit and only us number one. Guns that cross the street you never know who you might meet whos in disguise oooh, as you blow a storm theres no one there to keep you warm its no surprise. A bb f bb desert love in your eyes all the way bb f bb if i listen to your lie would you say eb f im a man without conviction eb f im a man who doesnt know eb f how to sell a contradiction cm you come and go gm f you come and go bb karma karma karma karma fa gm karma chameleon cm7 you come and go f74 f you come and go bb loving would be easy dm gm7 if your colours were like my dream. Chordie does not index songs against artistscomposers will. They are considered one of the most representative and influential groups of the 1980s. Culture club karma chameleon official video youtube music. Feb 24, 2015 it was inspired by georges rocky relationship with jon moss. Its a cheap plastic telephone in the shape of a chameleon and ladybug. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Below you can read the song lyrics of karma chameleon by culture club, found in album colour by numbers released by culture club in 1983. Church of the poison mind actually reached its peak position the same week karma chameleon debuted on the us charts.
Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dreams, red gold and green, red gold and green. The sleeve features work from the photographer david levine. Karma chameleon lyrics by culture club lyrics on demand. Theres a lovin in your eyes all the way if i listen to your lies would you say im a man without conviction im a man who doesnt know how to. Boy george karma chameleon telephone is the bestworst and. Few new wave groups were as popular as culture club.
This is a great collection for such a cheap price considering its loaded with hits. Below you can find the popular karma chameleon lyrics performed by culture club. Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon, you come and go, you come and go. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of eagle rock entertainment. The original song is hosted at chordie works as a search engine and provides onthefly formatting. Culture club originally released karma chameleon written by mikey craig, roy hay, jon moss, boy george and phil pickett and culture club released it on the album colour by numbers in 1983. Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dream. The song hit number one in sixteen countries worldwide. Music video by culture club performing karma chameleon ledge music electro 80 mix 2005 digital remaster. Check out the official music video for karma chameleon by culture club listen to more from culture club. It was also covered by hullabahoos, william south, aqua e vanilla, dennie damaro and other artists. Boy george karma chameleon telephone is the bestworst.
The following survey of the 100 best albums of the eighties. Culture clubs music combines british new wave and american soul and pop. Remember that you can play this song at the right column of this page by clicking on the play button. What are the lyrics to the song karma chameleon by culture. Karma chameleon by culture club samples, covers and remixes. Culture club is a new wave pop band from london england who are known for a string of pop hits during the 1980s. Culture club karma chameleon official video youtube. Verse 2 didnt hear your wicked words every day and you used to be so sweet, i heard you say that my love my love was an addiction. In 1984, culture club won brit awards for best british group, best british single karma chameleon, and the grammy. Aug 06, 2010 music video by culture club performing karma chameleon. Culture club was a smash in the earlymid 80s with a string of successful pop hits. If i listen to your lies would you say im a man without conviction, im a man who doesnt know how to sell a contradiction.
Loving would be easy if your colours were like my dreams. Check out karma chameleon by culture club on amazon music. Karma, karma, karma, karma, im a comedi karma karma karma karma karma comedian y wet golden dream comma comma comma comedian, green red an lovin would be easy if your colors were loving would be easy if youre coming to skama skamisi and a skumma a like my dre comea, comea, comea, comea,comea ca come, acome, acome, acome, acomea t. Karma, karma, karma, karma, karma, chameleon you come and go, you come and go loving would be easy if your colours were like my dreams. In many countries its bside was the heavily percussive street song man shake and in some others, such as the united states, it was the song mystery boy. When told that culture clubs colour by numbers had been selected as one of the. Top culture club lyrics sexuality its a miracle im afraid of me ill tumble 4 ya gusto blusto god thank you woman everything i own dont cry do you really want to hurt me church of the poison mind related culture club links official page culture club wiki karma chameleon video culture club twitter culture club facebook. It was inspired by georges rocky relationship with jon moss. Karma chameleon by culture club misheard song and music lyrics. It also includes some elements of jamaican reggae and also other styles such as calypso, salsa, and with karma chameleon, elements of country music. Print and download in pdf or midi karma chameleon culture club. Their second album, colour by numbers, sold more than 10 million albums, was ranked the 96th best album of the 1980s by rolling stone, and contained their most famous song karma chameleon.
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