 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Boy George: the next big thing?; Culture Club spearhead revival of bad taste decade.(Features)
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Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
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June 12, 1998| Author:
Dingwall, John
| COPYRIGHT 1998 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Dust off your tukka boots, ruffle shirts and hair-crimpers ... because the 1980s revival is set to start any day now.
And who better to guide us through the joys and terrors to come than Mr George O'Dowd, known throughout the world as Boy George, leader of Culture Club.
They conquered the world with their outrageous, multi-cultural image and hits such as Do You Really Want To Hurt Me? and Karma Chameleon.
It all ended badly, as pop fame usually doe...
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