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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.
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* [[Revival by Commercialization]]: "Cult of Personality" popped up in ''[[Guitar Hero|Guitar Hero III]]'' and ''[[Grand Theft Auto San Andreas]]'', but when CM Punk switched to this theme (which he used in Ring of Honor) in the 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.
* [[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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