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  1. Aug 30, 2017 · Culture Club ranked right up there with the biggest of the early MTV era, with six Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and a trio of platinum or better albums. Sadly, the reign did not last...

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    • I Just Want to Be Loved
    • Victims
    • The War Song
    • Time
    • It’S A Miracle
    • Church of The Poison Mind
    • I’ll Tumble 4 Ya
    • Miss Me Blind
    • Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
    • Karma Chameleon

    We open up our top 10 Culture Club songs with the reggae infused “I Just Want To Be Loved.”Boy George has never been really thought of as a reggae singer by the masses because he has such a crooner’s voice. Yet, throughout Culture Club’s career there has always been a reggae vibe inherent in the rhythms in their music. On this one though, it really...

    Continuing with our Top 10 Culture Club songs list we turn to the dramatic piece entitled “Victims.” This wonderful ballad starts out with just piano and a mesmerizing vocal by George and stays that way for a good two minutes until the song explodes into a full band arrangement as the drama becomes more intense. The song “Victims,” was released on ...

    This one puts it right out there in very simple terms and I love it. I wish radio would play this one all the time. “The War Song,” was released on the album Waking Up with the House on Fire. The album was released in 1984. “The War Song,”was released as the first single from the album. It was a big hit around the world as so many people related to...

    At number seven on our top 10 Culture Club songs list is the very successful single “Time (Clock of the Heart).” The song served as the follow up single to the band first big time hit “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.” The song “Time (Clock of the Heart),” proved to be just as successful in the U.S. as their single “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.” Bo...

    Culture Club’s “It’s A Miracle,” has always been one of our favorite Culture Club songs. Its such a happy intense song that just makes you feel good. The chorus on this one is simply to die for. The middle eight is spectacular. The song “It’s A Miracle,” was the fifth single released from the band’s Colour by Numbers album. The song was a top 10 hi...

    After the incredible success of their 1982 album Kissing to Be Clever, Culture Club was faced with a tough task of having to follow up such a spectacular and commercially successful record. They did not fail as their follow up album titled Colour by Numbers would prove to be even more successful. The album spawned five top 10 singles. It must have ...

    Culture Club’s very happy sounding single “I’ll Tumble 4 You,” was released on their grand album Kissing To Be Clever. The song was released as the third and final single from the album. “I’ll Tumble 4 You,” was only released as as single in the United States where it became a top 10 hit. The song was written by Roy Hay, Boy George, Mikey Craig and...

    When this song first came out, I could not stop playing it. There is just something so incredibly addicting about this melody and George’s vocal performance. The chorus is out of the world. On of the all time greats. “Miss Me Blind,” was released on the blockbuster album Colour by Numbersin 1984. The song was a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 i...

    As we begin to wind down this top 10 Culture Club songs list, we turn to the song entitled “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” that turned the band into a worldwide household name. The song was released on the band’s debut 1982 album Kissing To Be Clever. There were two songs released as singles before “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” was released as ...

    If there is one Culture Club song that just about every living person in the world knows, its “Karma Chameleon.” The song in so many ways just defined the sound and spirit of Culture Club. The song’s original lyrics fueled by an oh so happy melody and groove surrounded by ultra production techniques and arrangement made for the perfect 1980s hit si...

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    • Voulez-Vous. Boy George 'Voulez-Vous' - Culture Club / Abbamania. Boy George made a comeback of sorts in the late 1990s with an appearance on an ABBA tribute show on ITV.
    • Video Games. Boy George - Video Games (Directed by Mike Nicholls) A breakout hit for Lana Del Rey in 2011, Boy George released this gorgeous cover version on YouTube a year later.
    • It's a Miracle. Culture Club - It's A Miracle (Official Video) Taken from Culture Club's Colour by Numbers album, this gave the group a sixth UK top 5 single, and it reached top 20 in the US.
    • Church of the Poisoned Mind. Culture Club - Church Of The Poison Mind (Official Video) This was the lead single from Culture Club's most successful album Colour by Numbers in 1983.
    • Church Of The Poison Mind. The track was initially written with The Police in mind, but their manager turned down the collaboration. It finally found its home on Culture Club’s 1983 album “Colour By Numbers.”
    • Do You Want To Hurt Me. This is a song about the protagonist’s abusive relationship and his experience with domestic violence. “Every time I see your photograph, it makes me want to cry.”
    • Miss Me Blind. This song is an anthem about the protagonist’s love life and his feelings about his former lover. “I miss you, baby; I can’t stand the pain.”
    • Time (Clock Of The Heart) This song is an anthem about the dangers of overindulging and how that can lead to a downward spiral. “Don’t let it catch you when it comes, don’t let it catch you on the way down.”
  2. Culture Club's music combines British new wave and American soul and pop. It also includes some elements of Jamaican reggae and also other styles such as calypso, salsa, and with "Karma Chameleon", elements of country music.

  3. Mar 8, 2017 · Here's a chronological look at the best Culture Club songs from that impressive '80s catalogue. In the case of this group, chart performance provided an accurate reflection of song quality, as the group's uneven later work lacks the spark of its best-known early tracks.