• Je le disais précedemment, l'inspiration du groupe s'essoufle et la cohésion du groupe fait défaut!
    Rien d'étonant que ce 3eme album WAKING UP WITH THE HOUSE ON FIRE, manque de puissance et d'homogénéité......

    Malgrés l'énorme succes de THE WAR SONG, l'album ne décolle pas dans les charts ou tres peu...
    Les ETAS UNIS commencent par bouder boy george, victime d'homophobie et de menaces de mort à DALLAS....

    La maison de disque décida de sortir THE MEDAL SONG en guise de 2eme single pour sauver les chutes de l'album....
    Mais celui ci ne reussira pas à décoller dans les charts et ce fut le 1er single FLOP de culture club... il resta uniquement n°32 en ANGLETERRE et par consequent aucunes sorties de ce single fut prévu dans le reste du monde....

    Le clip retrace tant bien que mal un homage à l'actrice FRANCES FARMER.... mais en vain...

    Sun go east, sun go west
    Sun go east, sun go west

    You used to say love and be loved all the time
    'Til you discovered feelings were a failure sign
    When it rains, it rains so hard
    The tears begin to show
    Now it's raining in my heart
    I want the world to know

    Life will never be the same as it was again
    Life will never be the same as it was again
    Through my anger and my joy, my tears and pain
    Life will never be the same as it was again

    Beneath the sea of Hollywood where Frances used to reign
    They trade their deepest wishes for a part in someone's game
    Spirits die alone at night
    For life they cannot hold
    I would rather dance with you
    Than have a medal to show

    Life will never be the same as it was again
    Life will never be the same as it was again
    Through my anger and my joy, my tears and pain
    Life will never be the same as it was again

    Sun go east, sun go west
    Will I wear a medal again
    Sun go east, sun go west
    We can dance and bring on the rain

    Now I say love for love, not a space in time
    The strangest things can shatter kings and take away what's mine
    When it's raining in my heart
    I want the world to know
    I would rather dance with you
    Than have a medal to show

    Life will never be the same as it was again
    Life will never be the same as it was again
    Through my anger and my joy, my tears and pain
    Life will never be the same as it was again

    We are just everyday people, not a theatre company
    Everyone wants to join us, there's no fear in us you see
    It's me for you and you for me

    Sun go east, sun go west
    Will I wear a medal again
    Sun go east, sun go west
    We can dance and bring on the rain

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  • Beaucoup d'actualités sur CULTURE CLUB pour les Fêtes de fin d'années 1984!
    UN LIVE EN VHS (je rappelle que le dvd n'existait pas!), un BEST OF "THE TIME", le SINGLE "the war song" et surtout l'abum "WAKING UP WITH TO THE HOUSE ON FIRE"!!!!!

    HELAS, on verra par la suite, que le succes n'est plus au rendez vous....

    THE WAR SONG RESTANT LE DERNIER SUCCES A ETRE DANS LES 5 PREMIERS DES CHARTS....

    A1. Dangerous Man B1. The Dive
    A2. The War Song B2. The Medal Song
    A3. Unfortunate Thing B3. Don't Talk About It
    A4. Crime Time B4. Mannequin
    A5. Mistake No. 3 B5. Hello Goodbye


    UK: Virgin


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  • APRES QUELQUES MOIS DE REPOS BIEN MERITE, LA DEFERLANTE CULTURE CLUB SESSOUFLE UN PEU....
    ILS DECIDENT A LA HATE TOUT DE MEME DE SE REMETTRE AU TRAVAIL ET SORTENT EN MEME TEMPS QUE LE SINGLE "the war song", L'ALBUM WAKING UP WITH TO THE HOUSE ON FIRE.....

    LE SINGLE SORT EN NOVEMBRE 1984

    THE WAR SONG devient N°1 en FRANCE!!!! C'est le seul pays d'ailleurs.....!
    L'ANGLETERRE classe le single N°2!
    N°3 en Australie, N°4 en Italy et N°13 aux ETATS UNIS....

    La face b en france s'intitule : la chanson de guerre dont le refrain est chanté en français....
    Manifestement, dans les autres pays, la face b est chanté dans chaque langue natale! ORIGINAL!!!!

    The War Song
    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And love means nothing in some strange quarters
    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And I heard them banging on hearts and fingers
    War!

    People fill the world with narrow confidence
    Like a child at birth, a man with no defence
    What's mine's my own, I won't give it to you
    No matter what you say, no matter what you do

    Now we're fighting in our hearts
    Fighting in the streets
    Won't somebody help me?

    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And love means nothing in some strange quarters
    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And I heard them banging on hearts and fingers
    War!

    Man is far behind in the search of something new
    Like a Philistine, we're burning witches too
    This world of hate must be designed for you
    It matters what you say, it matters what you do

    Now we're fighting in our hearts
    Fighting in the streets
    Won't somebody help me?

    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And love means nothing in some strange quarters
    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And I heard them banging on hearts and fingers
    War! War! War!

    After the bird has flown
    He walked ten thousand miles back home
    You can't do that to me, no, you can't do that to me
    You can't do that to me, no, you can't do that to me

    War!

    In this heart of mine, I'll find a place for you
    For black or white, for grown-up children too

    Now we're fighting in our hearts
    Fighting in the streets
    Won't somebody help me?

    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And love means nothing in some strange quarters
    War war is stupid and people are stupid
    And I heard them banging on hearts and fingers

    No more war
    say no more war
    say war
    Senso hant-ai**
    Senso hant-ai**
    Say no more war

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  • Avant de sortir le 3eme album, Boy George est convoqué par BOB GELDOF (ainsi que Marilyn) pour participer à une chanson caritative pour le tiers monde....

    Ainsi né le hit "DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME?"

    Participe :

    Adam Clayton (U2)
    Phil Collins
    Bob Geldof
    Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
    Chris Cross (Ultravox)
    John Taylor (Duran Duran)
    Paul Young
    Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
    Glenn Gregory (Heaven 17)
    Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
    Simon Crowe
    Marilyn
    Keren Woodward (Bananarama)
    Martin Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
    Jody Watley
    Bono (U2)
    Paul Weller
    James Taylor
    George Michael
    Midge Ure (Ultravox)
    Martin Ware (Heaven 17)
    John Keeble (Spandau Ballet)
    Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
    Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
    Sarah Dullin (Bananarama)
    Siobhan Fahey (Bananarama)
    Peter Briquette
    Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
    Robert 'Kool' Bell
    Dennis Thomas
    Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
    Jon Moss (Culture Club)
    Sting
    Rick Parfitt (Status Quo)
    Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
    Johnny Fingers
    David Bowie
    Boy George
    Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)
    Paul McCartney


    Do they know it's Christmas?

    It's Christmastime,
    there's no need to be afraid
    At Christmastime,
    we let in light and we banish shade
    BOY GEORGE :
    And in our world of plenty
    we can spread a smile of joy
    Throw your arms around the world
    at Christmastime


    But say a prayer,
    pray for the other ones
    At Christmastime it's hard,
    but when you're having fun
    There's a world outside your window,
    and it's a world of dread and fear
    Where the only water flowing
    is the bitter sting of tears
    And the Christmas bells that ring there
    are the clanging chimes of doom
    Well tonight thank God it's them
    instead of you

    And there won't be snow in Africa this Christmastime
    The greatest gift they'll get this year is life(Oooh)
    Where nothing ever grows
    No rain or rivers flow
    Do they know it's Christmastime at all?

    Here's to you raise a glass for everyone
    Here's to them underneath that burning sun
    Do they know it's Christmastime at all?

    Feed the world
    Feed the world
    Feed the world
    Let them know it's Christmastime again

    Feed the world
    Let them know it's Christmastime again

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_They_Know_It's_Christmas 


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  • 1982, 1983 sont incontestablement les 2 années les plus faste en matière de succes du groupe....

    WHITE BOY
    I'LL TUMBLE 4 YA
    DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT ME
    I'M AFRAID OF ME
    TIME (clock of the heart)
    KARMA CHAMELEON
    CHURCH OF THE POISON MIND
    IT'S A MIRACLE
    MISS ME BLIND
    VICTIMS

    LES 2 MEGA HITS RESTANT DO YOU REALLY WANT ET KARMA CHAMELEON

    Ensuite, nous verrons le groupe descendre descreshendo....hélas

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