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[[Living Colour]] is an American [[Funk Metal]] band from New York City, formed in 1983. A prominent black band of that movement, which also included [[
Not to be confused with the American TV show ''[[In Living Color]]''. If it helps: [[Living Colour]] use the British spelling of "colour", and the TV show uses the [[Department of Redundancy Department|American]] one.
Members:
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* ''The Chair in the Doorway'' (2009)
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* [[Cult of Personality]]: Their hit song of the same title explores the phenomenon of a cult of personality from the point of view of the subject of one, although at the same time it subverts the trope by encouraging its followers to break free of its groupthink.
* [[Elvis Lives|Elvis is Dead]]
* [[One-Hit Wonder]]: For "Cult of Personality". Although "Glamour Boys" also reached the top 40, that song may not even be their second most-well known song.
* [[Pop Culture Isolation]]: [[Invoked|Criticised]] in the song "Wall".
* [[Protest Song]]: "Open Letter to a Landlord", "Time's Up".
* [[Revival
* [[Sampling]]: Hit single "Cult of Personality" samples speeches by [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], [[Martin Luther King]], and [[Malcolm X]].
* [[Special Guest]]: Guest vocalists have included [[Public Enemy]] ("Funny Vibe"), [[Queen Latifah]] ("Under Cover of Darkness") and [[Little Richard]] ([[Elvis Has Left the Planet|"Elvis Is Dead"]]).
* [[This Is Sparta]]: "I! AM! THE! CULT! OF! PER! SON! AL! ITYYYY!"
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