Culture Club

Songwriter: Boy George Phil Pickett Roy Hay Mikey Craig Jon Moss

Producer: Steve Levine

[Verse 1]
There's a loving in your eyes all the way
If I listened to your lies, would you say

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a man without conviction
I'm a man who doesn't know?
How to sell a contradiction
You come and go, you come and go

[Chorus]
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

[Verse 2]
Didn't hear your wicked words every day
And you used to be so sweet, I heard you say

[Pre-Chorus]
That my love was an addiction
When we cling, our love is strong
When you go, you're gone forever
You string along, you string along

[Chorus]
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

[Bridge]
Every day is like survival
You're my lover, not my rival
Every day is like survival
You're my lover, not my rival

[Pre-Chorus]
I'm a man (a man) without conviction
I'm a man (a man) who doesn't know
How to sell (to sell) a contradiction
You come and go, you come and go

[Outro]
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
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
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
Karma karma karma karma karma chameleon

Culture Club is a New Wave / Pop Band from London England who are known for a string of pop hits during the 1980s. 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.

Formed in 1981 by lead singer Boy George, bassist Mikey Craig, drummer Jon Moss and guitarist Roy Hay, Culture Club was named after the diversity in ethnicity and backgrounds of it’s members. They were soon after signed to Virgin records, but it wouldn’t be until the press realized Boy George’s androgynous style, before Culture Club would take off as pop hit masters.

Culture Club sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and had international success with songs such as “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?”, “Time (Clock of the Heart)” and “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya”.

more tracks from the album

At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club

From the albums

Colour by Numbers (1983)
NOW That’s What I Call Music [UK] (1983)
At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club (1993)
Just Can’t Get Enough: New Wave Hits of the ’80s, Vol. 12 (1995)
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion: Original Soundtrack (1997)
Like Omigod! The 80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) (2002)
50 Years Of The Greatest Hit Singles (2002)
Jentevorspiel - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun (2004)
Pure 80s (2007)
Pride (Music From and Inspired by the Motion Picture) (2014)
NOW That’s What I Call A Million [US] (2014)
The Bad Batch (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2017)
NOW That’s What I Call NOW! [UK] (2018)
NOW 100 Hits Sing-A-Long [UK] (2019)

Culture Club popular songs

Karma ChameleonCulture Club

Culture Club

At Worst... The Best of Boy George and Culture Club