Boy George - Everything I Own (1987) • TopPop

Опубликовано 14 июня 2022, 16:00

Today we celebrate Boy George's 61st birthday.

George Alan O'Dowd (born 14 June 1961), known professionally as Boy George, is a British singer, songwriter, disc jockey, fashion designer, photographer and record producer. He is the lead singer of the pop band Culture Club. At the height of the band's fame, during the 1980s, they recorded global hit songs such as "Karma Chameleon", "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" and "Time (Clock of the Heart)". George is known for his soulful voice and his androgynous appearance. He was part of the British New Romantic movement which emerged in the late 1970s to the early 1980s.

"Everything I Own" is a song written by David Gates. It was originally recorded by Gates's rock band Bread for their 1972 album Baby I'm-a Want You. The original reached No. 5 on the American Billboard Hot 100.
The version by Boy George reached No. 1 in the charts in the UK, Canada, Ireland and Norway in 1987, Boy George's first hit and only UK No. 1 as a solo artist.

This video was recorded and broadcast at the Diamond Award Festival of December 29, 1987.

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Broadcast date: 29-12-1987
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