History Music / LivingColour

* TheNotRemix: They released a re-recording of "Cult of Personality" in 2007, with a remaster of that version released on November 24, 2023. Not so coincidentally, Wrestling/CMPunk used the remaster for his return to Wrestling/{{WWE}} the very next day at Wrestling/SurvivorSeries: [=WarGames=].

* TheNotRemix: They released a re-recording of "Cult of Personality" (promoted as a "remaster") on November 24, 2023. Not so coincidentally, Wrestling/CMPunk used the new recording for his return to Wrestling/{{WWE}} the very next day at Wrestling/SurvivorSeries: [=WarGames=].

Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their anthemic single "Cult of Personality," which won a UsefulNotes/GrammyAward for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990, and their highest-charting single "Type." They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. They disbanded in 1995 but reunited in 2000 and have been active since.

Not to be confused with the American TV show ''Series/InLivingColor.'' If it helps, Living Colour use the British spelling of "colour," and the TV show uses the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment American]] one.

* TheNotRemix: They released a re-recording of "Cult of Personality" (promoted as a "remaster") on November 24, 2023. Not so coincidentally, Wrestling/CMPunk, well-known for his use of the song as his entrance theme, used the new recording for his return to Wrestling/{{WWE}} the very next day at Wrestling/SurvivorSeries: [=WarGames=].

* StopAndGo: "Cult of Personality" seems like it will end on a Kennedy sample... then comes a BigRockEnding, right before finishing on a Roosevelt sample.

* TriangRelations: The second verse of "Bi" has the "mutual affairs" variant of type 8:
-->''My lover told me, well, that she's bi.''\\
''I wanted to scream, there were tears in my eyes!''\\
''She said "Baby! Baby. Don't you cry...''\\
'''Cause the one I am with, you've been seeing on the side.''

[[caption-width-right:345: Original Line-up.]]

->''Look in my eyes, what do you see?\\
[[Wrestling/CMPunk The cult of personality]]''
-->"Cult of Personality"

Living Colour is an American FunkMetal band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, formed in 1983. A prominent black band of that movement, which also included Music/JanesAddiction, Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Fishbone}}, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, and 24-7 Spyz in the late 1980's, Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album ''Vivid'' in 1988. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by HeavyMetal, {{Funk}}, HardRock, Free Jazz, HardcorePunk, and HipHop, containing lyrics that attack the Eurocentrism and racism of America. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their anthemic single "Cult of Personality," which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1989, and their highest charting single "Type." They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. After disbanding in 1995, Living Colour reunited in 2000.

Not to be confused with the American TV show ''Series/InLivingColor.'' If it helps: Living Colour use the British spelling of "colour," and the TV show uses the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment American]] one.

The cult of personality''

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually 6-7, occasionally reaching a borderline 8. They also have the odd song that falls lower on the scale ("Solace of You" is a good example of this, being a pretty solid 3).

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: "I'M! THE! CULT! OF! PER! SON! AL...ITYYYY!"

* PopCultureIsolation: [[InvokedTrope Criticised]] in the song "Wall."

* TriangRelations: The second verse of "Bi" has the "mutual affairs" varaint of type 8:

* TogetherInDeath: The song ''Flying''; Told from the perspective of a man who gets the nerve to ask out a woman in the World Trade Center moments before the first plane hits, and the couple then jump from the burning building to their deaths

* BiTheWay: "Bi," in which the singer discovers that he and his girlfriend have both been cheating with the same woman.

* CanonDiscontinuity: ''Time's Up,'' ''Biscuits,'' and ''Stain'' are all out of print.
** Adverted, thanks to being reissued in late 2013.
* CoverVersion: "[[Music/TalkingHeads Memories Can't Wait]]" on ''Vivid,'' "[[Music/{{Cream}} Sunshine of Your Love]]" for the ''Film/TrueLies'' soundtrack, "[[Music/JimiHendrix Crosstown Traffic,]]" and "[[Music/{{ACDC}} Back in Black]]" from, ironically, their first reunion album ''Collideøscope.''

* "[[ElvisLives Elvis is Dead.]]"

** AntiPoliceSong: "This Little Pig," which also repeats "SeeYouInHell."

** AntiLoveSong: "Love Rears Its Ugly Head."

'''Living Colour''' is an American FunkMetal band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, formed in 1983. A prominent black band of that movement, which also included Music/JanesAddiction, Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Fishbone}}, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, and 24-7 Spyz in the late 1980's, Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album ''Vivid'' in 1988. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by HeavyMetal, {{Funk}}, HardRock, Free Jazz, HardcorePunk, and HipHop, containing lyrics that attack the Eurocentrism and racism of America. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their anthemic single "Cult of Personality," which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1989, and their highest charting single "Type." They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. After disbanding in 1995, Living Colour reunited in 2000.

* OneHitWonder: For "Cult of Personality." Although "Glamour Boys" also reached the Top 40, that song may not even be their second most well known song.

* RevivalByCommercialization: "Cult of Personality" popped up in ''[[VideoGame/GuitarHero Guitar Hero III]]'' and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas,'' but when pro wrestler Wrestling/CMPunk switched to this theme (which he used in Wrestling/RingOfHonor) in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the midst of a red-hot storyline and persona change, it resulted in the song cracking the Top 200 on the iTunes download list and increased airplay on major rock stations such as KROQ. As a Thank You, Will Calhoun contacted WWE to perform the song at ''Wrestling/WrestleMania 29'' for CM Punk, to which WWE wholeheartedly agreed.

[[caption-width-right:345: Original Lineup]]

'''Living Colour''' is an American FunkMetal band from UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity, formed in 1983. A prominent black band of that movement, which also included Music/JanesAddiction, Music/FaithNoMore, Music/{{Fishbone}}, Music/{{Primus}}, Music/RedHotChiliPeppers and 24-7 Spyz in the late 1980s, Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album ''Vivid'' in 1988. Stylistically, the band's music is a creative fusion influenced by HeavyMetal, {{Funk}}, HardRock, free jazz, HardcorePunk and HipHop, containing lyrics that attack the Eurocentrism and racism of America. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for their anthemic single "Cult of Personality", which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1989, and their highest charting single "Type". They were also named Best New Artist at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards. After disbanding in 1995, Living Colour reunited in 2000.

Not to be confused with the American TV show ''[[Series/InLivingColor In Living Color!]]''. If it helps: Living Colour use the British spelling of "colour", and the TV show uses the [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment American]] one.

* CoverVersion: [[Music/TalkingHeads "Memories Can't Wait"]] on ''Vivid'', [[Music/{{Cream}} "Sunshine of Your Love"]] for the ''Film/TrueLies'' soundtrack, [[Music/JimiHendrix "Crosstown Traffic"]] and [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Back in Black"]] from, ironically, their first album back ''Collideøscope.''

* [[ElvisLives Elvis is Dead.]]

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually 6-7, occasionally reaching a borderline 8. They also have the odd song that falls lower on the scale ("Solace of You" is a good example of this, being a pretty solid 3).
* OneHitWonder: For "Cult of Personality." Although "Glamour Boys" also reached the Top 40, that song may not even be their second most well known song.

* RevivalByCommercialization: "Cult of Personality" popped up in ''[[VideoGame/GuitarHero Guitar Hero III]]'' and ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoSanAndreas'', but when pro wrestler Wrestling/CMPunk switched to this theme (which he used in Wrestling/RingOfHonor) in Wrestling/{{WWE}} in the midst of a red-hot storyline and persona change, it resulted in the song cracking the Top 200 on the iTunes download list and increased airplay on major rock stations such as KROQ. As a thankyou, Will Calhoun contacted WWE to perform the song at ''Wrestling/{{WrestleMania}} 29'' for CM Punk, to which WWE wholeheartedly agreed.

* SpecialGuest: Guest vocalists have included [[Music/PublicEnemy Chuck D and Flavor Flav]] ("Funny Vibe"), Music/QueenLatifah ("Under Cover of Darkness") and Music/LittleRichard ([[ElvisHasLeftThePlanet "Elvis Is Dead"]]).

[[caption-width-right:345:Original Lineup]]

Members:
* Corey Glover - vocals
* Vernon Reid - guitar
* Muzz Skillings - bass (1988-1992)
* Doug Wimbish - bass (1992-present)
* Will Calhoun - drums

Discography:

!!"Look in my eyes, what do you see, the tropes of personality":
* BiTheWay: "Bi", in which the singer discovers that he and his girlfriend have both been cheating with the same woman.
* CanonDiscontinuity: ''Time's Up'', ''Biscuits'' and ''Stain'' are all out of print.
* CoverVersion: [[Music/TalkingHeads "Memories Can't Wait"]] on ''Vivid'', [[Music/{{Cream}} "Sunshine of Your Love"]] for the ''Film/TrueLies'' soundtrack, [[Music/JimiHendrix "Crosstown Traffic"]] and [[Music/{{ACDC}} "Back in Black"]] from, ironically, their first album back ''Collideøscope''.

* [[ElvisLives Elvis is Dead]]
* GreenAesop: "Time's Up"
* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually 6-7, occasionally reaching a borderline 8. They also have the odd song that falls lower on the scale ("Solace Of You" is a good example of this, being a pretty solid 3).
* OneHitWonder: For "Cult of Personality". Although "Glamour Boys" also reached the top 40, that song may not even be their second most-well known song.
* HydraProblem: From "Glamour Boys"

--> They might get over or fall flat on their face
--> But if one does, there's no need to worry
--> Another g-boy will take his place"
* {{Instrumentals}}: "Ology"
* PopCultureIsolation: [[InvokedTrope Criticised]] in the song "Wall".
* ProtestSong: "Open Letter to a Landlord", "Time's Up," "Funny Vibe," "Which Way to America?", etc.
** AntiPoliceSong: "This Little Pig", which also repeats "SeeYouInHell".

* ScaryBlackMan: Defied; See "Funny Vibe":

* SillyLoveSongs: "I Want to Know", "Solace of You"
** AntiLoveSong: "Love Rears Its Ugly Head"

* SpokenWordInMusic: In "Cult of Personality". See Sampling, above.
* WarIsHell: From "Fight the Fight":
--> "Well, war is hell, peace is hell, love is hell"

->"Look in my eyes, what do you see?\\
The cult of personality"