Sick Burns!: An 80's Podcast

Cult of Personality by Living Colour

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Episode notes

Living Colour’s “Cult of Personality” went to #13 in 1988, inspired in part by media-savvy actor-turned president, Ronald Reagan. The band drew notoriety for their melding of heavy metal and funk with a timely reference to heavy-handed leadership and their day-glo look-- plus the fact that they were a boundary-busting Black metal band. The song, about a leader’s manipulation of facts and media for their own glorification while building an unquestioning cult-like following, seems particularly relevant today given today’s political climate.

Check out Living Colour’s original Cult of Personality video.

Their SNL performance is hard to find, so here they are on Arsenio.

The band sued Fox's In Living Color for taking their name and logo.

Corrections Corner: Great bands and artists from Ohio.

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