SHE WAS SHOOK!..|HER FIRST TIME HEARING Living Colour - Cult Of Personality REACTION
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- SHE WAS SHOOK!..|HER FIRST TIME HEARING Living Colour - Cult Of Personality REACTION
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They're not black rockers. They're rockers. They're rocking. Because they rock.
Truth
F*ck Yes ! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
WELL SAID
You know as well as I do what they mean though, because Rock became a White artist dominated music genre. Black Americans like Chuck Berry gave it to us, but then White America adopted it and ran with it making it their own. Black Americans moved on to pioneering Rap music which for the most part White people appropriated to a much lesser extent and so is still seen as a more Black artist dominated art form.
@@maxpeck7382 I said a similar thing in the comments. Instead of reclaiming rock & roll the culture chose to embrace the gansta instead of the delinquent.
Vernon Reid is one of the most criminally underrated guitarists.
Vernon Reid is a monster on that guitar. He deserves so much more recognition than he got.
I was just gonna say Vernon was heavily influenced by Eddie Van Halen much like SRV as Jimi in styles.
America's greatest import, sent from The UK with much love :)
Faaaaaacts. 🔥
Absolutely true!!!
"Only you can set you free."
More relevant today than ever.
You mean "I alone can fix it" isn't true?
@@timpwhit I'm just wondering how you interpret what he said to mean what you posted? Not throwing shade, this is a legit question because I'm not seeing it.
@@vanhattfield8292 Propaganda begins with the notion that democracy and the "will of the people" can't be trusted, which serves as the predicate for an authoritarian dictator to rise to power to "fix" society's ills. They don't want ordinary citizens to think for themselves (i.e. "set yourself free").
@@timpwhit Feel free to not respond, I won't take it as anything other than that you have better things to do than share ideas or debate a random stranger in a youtube comments section, lol. 100% understandable. Thanks for your time and responses. Cheers.
@@vanhattfield8292 I don't respond endlessly to morons who couldn't put together a rational argument to save their lives, but I always have time for folks like yourself who are simply asking me to elucidate and clarify my opinions. Cheers to you as well. I hope I answered your question
Still one of the face-meltingest guitar solos of all time. So fire
Amen to that
Nobody ever labeled Jimi Hendrix as a "black rocker." If they did, I never heard of it.
Jimi tried to avoid race issues, he just cared about the music.
I was a little girl even i knew he was a treasure. Drugs took him from us.
Part of that is he got his start in England and they have less racial strife. Also, Jimi was warmly embraced by the biggest talents in the world at the time. Paul McCartney, Clapton, Mick Jagger among many more!
@@suprchickn7745 If the movie Jimi:All is by my side is based on actual events, then there was plenty racism in England, especially since he was dating a white woman. Musicians are different. They tend to see talent above skin color.
@@dickdublin2273 Correct; it's why he moved to England to be free. And play w/the greats: Beck, Page, Clapton, Harrison.
Back when this came out the only thing we thought was these boys rock, race was never an issue. If only people were more like us music fans :)
People were saying "black rockers" like it was new. My heroes included Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Willie Dixon, Jimi Hendrix and so many others.
@@O_Towne_Bear I get what you're saying but the difference between those you listed and the "rockers" being referenced is the head banging. I'm not a metal expert but other than this band I don't know any other black "rockers" like these guys.
Exactly. I went to see them when this album came out at a smallish club and the place was packed with people of all races that night. I remember my husband went with me and he had only seen their picture and expected something like Prince who he didn't really like, but once they started playing he was yelling louder than I was for them. The whole crowd was lit for it.
@@mortimerbrewster3671 then check out the band “Bad Brains” and the singer from “Sevendust”.👍😃
@@hunterhitch2858 Okay, wow. I checked out a 1982 live version video of Bad Brains and they put on a wild show. They would have been awesome to go see when I was younger. I have not heard of Sevendust before, either, but that voice is something else. I'm definitely going to be checking out more of their music.
"In Living Color" was a variety show back in the early 90s. This is where Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, Tommy Davidson, David Alan Grier, and Damon Wayans got their start. Jennifer Lopez and Carrie Ann Inaba were part of the dance troupe The Fly Girls. Great show with some hilarious comedy skits.
Don't forget Keenan Ivory Wayans...the creator of the show, writer and producer.
@@denroy3 I should have stated that ALL the Wayans were involved with the show, Keenan, Damon, Kim, Shawn, Marlon and Dwayne. :) They are all worth mentioning.
Homey the Clown(Damon Wayans), Fire Marshall Bill(Jim Carrey), Wanda(Jamie Foxx), Men on Film(Wayans & Grier), among others. F-ing hilarious show. You'd never get the funny skits they did back then, today, with all the hypersensitive snowflakes out there who'd be offended.
and Rosie Perez was the dance choreographer
Yeah, "In Living Color" ran from 1990-1994. The Band "Living Color", was formed in 6 years earlier 1984 and is still producing music to this day.
The very first voice you hear is a iconic speech of MALCOLM X
Look up the definition of "Cult of Personality"
Then read the lyrics... it'll make total sense if you have a general knowledge of US and World political history.
You will then notice that this song is even MORE relevant in today's political environment.
Preach!!
The sad part is that this song has a deep and powerful message and this goes wayyyyy over people's head.
@@JB-bh9bl agreed!
Wow, I just looked up the lyrics. I have never heard this song. It is very relevant today! Thank you for the heads up!
True true true👌
Actually, Amber, the correct title of the show was "In Living Color"
The band "Living Colour" (note the difference in spelling) is something totally different
Btw: "In Living Color" was the show that introduced the world to Jim Carey and the Wayans Family
I have 6 jobs man "How many jobs do you have man"
And jlo
LET ME SHOW YAH SOMETHIN'
Colour is actually the Canadian way of spelling it 😎🇨🇦🙏
@@james3282 The British way...that we then adopted. The *CORRECT* way 😏
The lead singer Corey was also in the movie "Platoon" with Willem Dafoe, Tom Beringer, and Charlie Sheen.
I was just about to type that. Thought i better see if someone else knew that.
Whoa, interesting!
Yep, "we gonna get high-de-high.." Or something like that.
I also saw him in a stage version of Jesus Christ Superstar as Judas Iscariot. He played alongside the actor who originally played Jesus, Ted Neely. It was fabulous!
I did not know that.
I absolutely love this band. Corey Glovers voice is incredible.
In Living Color was a great show. Jim Carey got his start on that show and J Lo was one of the fly girls.
Corey Glover was in the movie Platoon
What does a tv show have to do woth this band?
@@bibakroll8999 nothing. Lol
@Biba Kroll nothing really, except the fact that people constantly confuse one for the other.
What?
Some people just don't realize how badass this song was and how it broke barriers into mainstream hard rock. It was epic 😎
LOL, it didn't break any barriers & people back then didn't see race like todays generation that's been trained to see race. Really sad what the left has done to peoples mentality. Whether your a white or black rock band it doesn't matter, its how good your music is that matters. The amazing thing is all the way back to the beginning of rock there were black & white bands people weren't so Obsessed" with race like people are today. We have devolved into racializing everything & its came with serious consequence's & will continue to create more & more consequences. There's more racial discrimination today then there ever was when I was growing up. Everything today has to have the "ethnic makeup" of the person inserted into it's title. Heck they didn't even use the stupid label "African American" back then. It's really so unfortunate what American Culture has become.
@@wandameadows5736 Well said.
@@wandameadows5736 I’ve never seen someone type so much but say so little
@@wandameadows5736Literally completely wrong.
A perfect all female all black group for Female Friday would be En Vogue-- Free Your Mind. It’s rocking!
Jada Pinkett -Smith has a rock band
When I was young, I had such a crush on them. Love strong women, and the fact they were/are beautiful is just a bonus
Shela E is also a great soloist.
A billion times yes!
JLO was one of the Fly Girls. That’s where she got her break. Jim Carey got his. Real there too. Wayans we’re the ones willing to take a chance with him.
.. and Jamie Foxx
Never was a fan of Carey. I did like the rest though.
Interesting Jim Carey fact. He wrote back and forth letters with Tupac while PAC was incarcerated. Tupac said the letters made him laugh.
Fire Marshall Bill Burns!!!
@@707Berto let me tell ya something!
"When a leader speaks, that leader dies". One of my most favorite and one of the truest lyrics ever uttered.
"When the Mirror speaks, the Reflection Lies" is another great line from the song
Refrence to jfk if im not mistaken?
Reminds me of Bullworth the movie. Have you seen that?
@@jacerea8683 Also, MLK.
@@lynnevetter It's been years. But yes, that's a good example of something like that.
This song is as deep as can be. As relevant today as ever. Nobody rocks that hard!
Hell Yes!!!
Truly an anthem for the ages
"Only you, can set you free." One of the best lyrics I've ever heard, never gets old, and it will always be relevant.
But you can only "set you free" by shedding of the Cult Of Personality that is the government.
And a basic truth many do not understand.
Of my generation. One of the best songs ever.
"Open Letter to a Landlord" is my favorite Living Color song. Reminds me of growing up in the Bronx in the 70's. These men are all world class musicians and coreys voice is still as good to this day.
1 thumbs up is not enough for this comment. I wish i could give more thumbs up for this.
"You've got to fight for your neighbor" at the end still sends chills down my spine.
When they come out of the solo and Corey Glover roars in with "we've lived here for so may yeeaars!" - friggin awesome
I was always surprised that Pearl Jam didn't point to Open Letter when they played Ledbetter. Direct comparison
@@Kos4Evr 🤗
"I exploit you, still you love me.
I tell you one and one makes three" I love that line
Same!
trump
@@hayleycomet8029 . And Obama/the Democratic party
@@marcovacca9144 Exactly! He/they lie cheat and steal but the media says it's good so the brain dead followers of these cult of personalities nod their brain dead heads and believe every lie!
Every politicians, movement leaders, life gurus and coaches and influencers, once they devolved into cult of personality it's time for you to take a step back with a bag of salt and reclaim your individuality. This song is choke full of wisdom and a cautionary tale. "only you can set you free".
These guys blew my mind. These guys were the highest caliber of musicians, they dumped metal on its head. This video was number one on Headbangers Ball on MTV for like 3 months. This album was a revelation. The groove. omg.
This song turns me into a metal headbanger!! You can’t help but bang to this song 🎵!
Fun Fact: The lead singer, Corey Glover is also an actor. He was in one of the great movies of all time, Platoon.
Damn..i did not know that ...thanx!
@@cherylbohlender7341 Corey is Danny Glover's son.... :-)
What???? OMG THAT'S WHERE I SAW HIM....small world!
He's a nephew to Danny Glover, who did the lethal weapon movies with Mel Gibson
@@jamesmiller4906 I don’t believe they are related.
They’re spelled differently. The Band is Living Colour, and the show was “In Living Color”!
That's because Reid, who formed the band was English, so spelt it the non-American way.. :)
To me, this name confusion is part of the reason Living Colour is criminally unknown... the other part of the reason is Cult of Personality coming out around the time the band "The Cult" was also starting to get played on MTV.
@@kartaan You may well be right lovey :)
The show “In Living Color” was produced by *Keenan Ivory Wayans, and his family all starred in it. Jim Carrey was also a star there. FIRE MARSHALL BILL AMD HANDYMAN FTW!
*corrected info
It was originally "In Living Colour" until the band sued the Fox Network.
Damn I was just exiting being a teenager when this came out, I'm 51 now and I still listen to them, great music never dies! The musicianship here is as good as ANYBODY🔥🔥🔥
Same, I'm 52 and love these guys
50 year old Brit here, and I remember listening to them when I was a teen. I'm so glad they are still active!
Got to see them live. Just wow!
And the lyrics tell us all that we need to know about our world today.
"Only You Can Set You Free".
If you’ve only reacted to one of their songs, you have to react to “Open Letter (To A Landlord)”, “Middle Man”, “Pride”, “Type”, “Someone Like You”, “Nothingness” and “Postman”.
Also Memories Can’t Wait!
Amazing how relevant the lyrics are even today.
No better song or lyrics that could describe society and how they view leaders when all they have to do is look inside themselves
💯
"IN Living Color" is the show.
"Living Color" is the band.
*Living Colour is the band
Possibly my favorite song of all time.
People follow the personality of the person rather than the quality of the message.
Sounds all too familiar… and recent.
Not always a bad thing. He puts Stalin and Gandhi/ Mussolini and Kennedy in the same comparison. One side is a heroic and one is corrupt and evil, but they have the cult of personality in common.
@@futurereflections4097 but who is heroic who is corrupt is a matter of perspective
@@futurereflections4097 Shows you know sht about history if you think the names in the song are on opposite sides. Gandhi was a racist and a wife beater, Kennedy escalated the vietnam war and created the circumstances for Saddam's rise to power in Iraq.
The singer Corey, went on to do musical theater. He toured with Jesus Christ Superstar. Great performer.
Actually he was an actor way before starting Living Colour. The main film I've seen him in was Oliver Stone's "Platoon" (1986). He plays a soldier in the platoon named Francis.
Thank you. Jc superstar is a favorite of my wife and I. I’m going to try find a video of his performance.
That's true. I forgot about Platoon. He's definitely put in the work.
Still sounds amazing too!
Corey Glover was also an actor and appeared in the Oliver Stone classic 'Platoon' with Charlie Sheen.
I've never understood why there aren't more black metal/rock/grunge bands. It just works....so awesome!!!
Another great song by them is "An Open Letter To A Landlord."
Most definitely!
I also told them that, 1 of my favorites.
Living Colour and bands like them who explore sociopolitical subjects are rare. Definitely talented in more ways than one 👍👍👍
If you dug Living Color check out a band called Fishbone. I'd start with their song 'Sunless Saturday'.
Fishbone is one of my favorite bands...so criminally underrated...
_There's_ the mention of Fishbone I was hoping for.
Oh hell yes. OMG all the hell yes.
@@williammccullough2466 Had to reply since we have the same name. Fishbone is Familyhood!
@Rob Squad Reactions Check out Bonin' in the Boneyard by Fishbone
Bad Brains. Played huge part in defining an entire genre….and kicked so much ass
YES!!!
They were straight up one of the very best punk bands of all-time. And so much more.
They were a huge influence on Vernon Reid and all of Living Colour.
Top 5 fav bands of all time!!!
Kings X
A “Cult of personality” is a descriptor of the phenomenon of the leaching of a figurehead’s character traits into a subculture, or society at large. It may refer to religious and or political ideologies. It is not necessarily positive or negative. The expression simply refers to the human propensity to follow BIG personalities. This is one of the reasons the song references historical figures that we view as both good and evil.
I was a teenager when this song was released and always the interpreted it’s meaning as “Great people are not always good people. Watch closely for the difference and don’t follow just anyone “.
Love you guys! What a genuine and refreshing young couple. Have a wonder filled birth and keep on keeping us old farts entertained!
Remember guys… this band came out 30-35 years ago. They crushed it and had a lot of great songs. This was one of those songs when you had to collect yourself and exhale after you heard it. They rocked everyone
Vernon Reid is a highly underrated guitarist. Don’t know a lot of Living Color but I do know enough to love this band. The RAWK \m/
They are all top notch musicians. I wish it didn't matter so much that they're black - they are musicians to me.
@@pdog547 totally mate all great. Was taking away from the rest of the band, I’m a guitarist too so I have a slight bias lol but yeah great band. 👏
A phenomenal collection of great musicians!
his guitar playing is sloppy he's not that good
@@bigoz1977 Didn't mean to imply you ignoring the rest, just wanted to give them props! I was about 17 when this came out, and we all rocked out to this one!
They won 3 MTV Music awards and a Grammy for this song, and three additional Grammy's, one each for "Glamour Boy's", "Time's Up" and "Leave it Alone". They are still producing music and working on a new album right now. They are legends...
90s is where rap groups and rockers crossed paths like RunDMC and Aerosmith did Walk This Way and Anthrax did a song as well with Public Enemy. Music is music and even metalheads and rock stars have always appreciated all forms of music.
Hard to believe but the RunDMC and Aerosmith jooint venture happened way back in 1986, lol. Anthrax's song with Onyx, "Slam", was even more popular and well known than "Bring the Noise" is from their joint venture with Public enemy. "Bring the Noise" didn't start as a collaboration, Anthrax originally was just sampling Public Enemy in their version that they first played on stage in 1989. About 2 years passed before Public Enemy actually joined in and became part of the performance. Pearl Jam collaborated in the mid 90's with Cypress Hill for the song "Real Thing" while Del tha Funkee Homosapien (Gorrilaz) teamed up with Dinosaur Jr. for "Missing Link" in the same time frame. You even had R.E.M. teaming up with KRS-One for "Radio Song" that was on their LP "Out of Time" that came out in 1991. Lot's of cross genre collaborations back then and they continue up to this day. Jay-Z has had more than one.... Good stuff!!!
Check out an album called Judgement Night movie soundtrack it's got every track a rap group teamed up with a rock band totally awesome
Sadly Living Colour had to deal with a lot of racism since their rock audience was mainly white. Whenever they played with other bands, a percentage of the audience would become abusive and throw things.
Living Colour was an 80"s band
This song came out in 88
Anthrax also did LETHAL with rap group UTFO and it was awesome.
It's definitely a deep meaning they wish to put across, and it's really timely today. The term cult of personality kind of refers of how we can get sold leaders, social and political, that we take on perception. What we think we know about them, actually based on what they chose to show us, causes us to adopt them as worthy of our admiration and following them.
Kinda like a certain orange president.
@@mikeroberts7755 Yep and a certain privileged white president that passed himself off as an authentic black man even though he was born to a white woman, raised by white grandparents, and lived a very privileged white upbringing. At least the current doofus in chief isn't a cult of personality.
At first people think the leader is one of them, the one who can save them and/or win their fight. But in a short time the people will begin following him anywhere until the leader is no longer just a fighter for the cause and loyalty to him becomes the cause itself.
@@mikeroberts7755 Yep, same as the senile one in office right now.
Senile is putting it lightly
Agent orange 2024
Check out Thin Lizzy - “The Boys are Back in Town”, Phil Lynott is the bassist and lead vocalist and is considered by many to be one of the best black rock frontmen ever…and the tune is a banger.
Forget him being black. He was just a GREAT rocker!
Whiskey in the Jar, Jailbreak, Dancing in the Moonlight, The Emerald, Cowboy Song are all great songs
Problem is his mother is white, makes him half black half white, go figure.
That song is about .right here in Manchester.
And about the quality street gang, members of the 60s gangsters.
They used to look out for Phil in moss side area of Manny.
Born in Ireland but a song made about Manchester..😂
Rip Phil... legitimate legend and barrier breakers...
I LOVE Thin Lizzy!
Love this song especially when CM Punk used it as his entrance theme music
Love your videos! You should check out the band Fishbone! Party at Ground Zero or Freddie's Dead are songs that you will enjoy!
CM Punk still uses this song he went to AEW now.
Well he’s back in pro wrestling and he’s All Elite Baby
It,s Adam Cole bay bay !!!! Lol
So the band is "Living Colour" and they rocked everyone's faces off.
The show was "In Living Color" It was a Wayans Brothers show where J-Lo & Jim Carey got their start as well as the younger Wayans brothers Damon & Marlon.
It was a hysterical show.
I saw these guys when they first came out and was totally blown away by them! An absolute rocking band who know how to rock and jam!!!
As a 47 year old white canadian guitar player.....Vernon Reid changed my life with his guitar playing when i heard him in highschool......I didnt know what he was doing was allowed!!! Pure Genius.
1988 this came out. And we still have the cults of personality now. It's political. They jammed the heck outta this. Brings me back.
Was it? I would’ve guess ‘85 or ‘86. I thought I was younger.
1988
88 i just came back from the army and I saw in on MTV 😂
If you want more black rockers, try the group Bad Brains. The song is called “Rise”. I would love to see a reaction to that!
Well remembered
@@RodrigoMeschiatti Rise is after the Bad Brains jumped the shark. The "I Against I" video is the best track for a first time listen
@@rockytheramone5604
Bad Brains’ “Rise” was Nu-metal before Nu-Metal was much of a thing.
Yes Bad Brain's, I was thinking about them myself,D.C. band 👍
I And I.... Death, the punk band.... Fishbone?
I seen Living Colour for the first time back in January of this year. They opened for Extreme (also my first time seeing) and watching Vernon Reid play this solo live blew me away.
at Foxwoods? I was there - I got to see them (and Extreme) in August 2023 too - amazing show both times - Corey did "nothing compares to you" in August as a Sinead O'Connor tribute - blew everyone there away!! I've seen Extreme a few more times through the years as I'm from Boston so I'm spoiled LOL but the two bands on one bill was a dream come true!!! AMAZING!!!
They're talking about people following who they see on the TV and media, like a cult. Great song and great reaction.
We have a lot of cults going on in the world today, sadly
A cult of personality is basically when a single person has a huge pull of influence, for better or worse. FDR, Malcom X, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr., and most recently Donald Trump all had or have cult-like followings. "I tell you one and one makes three, and you believe it because I said it" type of followings.
Of course Obama had no cult like followers. “Yes we can” (say it over and over)
I would agree about Trump... To a point.
Most of his supporters, have a very grounded reason for following him. We know when he is bullshitting and why.
If Trump said that line, we know he would be playing the media or his political opponents. Not that the answer is three.
Yes, Agolf Tweetler has become the cult of personality of many feeble minded orange fool-aid drinking simpletons
People who also fall into a cult can't help but take any comment about their cult personal and have to defend themselves.
Trump raised 75 million dollars from his followers for "stop the steal" and spent none of it on it. lmao
"In Living Color" was a comedy skit show like SNL. "Living Colour" was a bad ass hard rock band
MOTHERS FINEST has been around forever, they opened for ACDC around 1980, they still tour.
"Open letter to a Landlord" is a great thought provoking song by Living Color.
In the 60’s -80’s music was music it didn’t matter what genre or the color of skin Good Music was just Good Music ….
yes ! yes ! yes !
Amen
Amen!
i keep seeing comments like this.... did everybody forget that MTV had to basically be blackmailed to play Michael Jackson? ... let's not paint the times with rose-coloured glasses
Living Colour is a band with lyrics that are relevant and timeless. "Open letter to a landlord", "This is the life", "Pride", "Bi", "Nothingness", "Wall" are only some of their great songs
Forgot about "Open letter..."
I was raised from my mom and dad on 70s 80s and 90s rock and heavy metal and I love this song. So good and they surge it had in the 2010s due to WWE and CM Punk brought a whole new audience to it.
Actually, Jay
The color palette of Vernon Reed's guitar was from the late 80's, these guys kicked off their act in 1987
Listening to this again brought back some memories! Does anyone remember when Ice T had a rock band called Body Count! That was awesome!
Love body count still listen to them now
Body count are still around, and yes Ice T is fucking awesome
One of my other favorite bands, and they're STILL bringin' the realness and the brutality! Ernie-C. is another underated guitarist.
He still does, they just put out a new album
@@robduguay7252 me too
In living color - original fly girl - Jennifer Lopez !! This was a great show !! This is a great tune ! ❤🎵
I still do a mean Firemarshall Bill Burns impression!
Homie D. Clown. A guy on prison work release that would hit kids that annoyed him with a sock full of pennies was my fav in Living color character. I could relate to him.
Homey the clown rocked.... best catch phrase...... HOMEY DON’T PLAY DAT.... and men on ....... Damon and David Alan rocked that skit
Yes sometimes she sings for the band
One of the greatest rock hooks of all time.
One of the most important records of all time. To this day, it remains strikingly relevant. Thank you for the video.
These guys rocked everyone when this first came out. Not just a freaking awesome black rock band, but there were few bands putting out this kind of rocker at the time!!
What a hilarious show , "In Living Color" . Jamie Fox and his character " Wanda" . Loved it. The meaning of the song is .... all these names he dropped were all Leaders that people believe every word that person spoke . There were only 3 names( JFK , MLK and Ghandi)that were in the song that wasn't a dictator and murderer.....
Not sure FDR should be in the list of dictators and murderers, but I liked the line of "only you can set yourself free". People of all stripes take other people's word for it and rarely have an original thought for themselves or do their own research before coming to an opinion on something.
Maybe if people did more thinking before they act or vote things would take a turn for the better. Otherwise, we may as well all be sheep in the "Cult of Personality". Loved the reaction, guys!
Well I heard some disturbing stories about Ghandi. I'm not sure if there true,but if they are,it's not good
Heeeeeyyyyyy......
@@jeremyraymer It's 50/50 with FDR. He did great things. He also created those Japanese concentration camps here in America.
@@MichaelKerr71 Ah, you are very correct on that one. Thanks!
As a life long metal fan. Living color always has a place in my heart. They jam!!
I love how meaningful their songs are while rocking hard.
'Open Letter to a Landlord' is another intense one.
Whether leaders are good or evil, they say and do the same things to gain the hearts and minds of the people - who then become mindless drones for or against them. Its as if they were in a cult. The singer isn't saying he is the cult of personality, the song is sang from the first-person perspective of this concept of fame turning someone into a cult leader.
As for the “i am” statements, he’s speaking from the perspective of the manipulative leaders. It’s a poetic device that I’m sure you’ve identified and loved in other kinds of art, that’s what he’s applying here.
It's really hard to NOT get up and do a full-body headbang when the drums kick in.
I dunno... North of 50 years old makes the dizzy spells increase haha
The drummer did an 8 minute solo tribute to the legendary Art Blakey on the second Bluesiana album, titled “A Tribute To Art”. Can’t find the full track on RUclips, this one cuts off halfway, just as it’s starting to get good.
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It's about how the masses latch onto someone and pour all of their hopes and dreams into that person. Blind obedience, unquestioning loyalty, and the sacrifice of self, all for the glorious leader!
tRump FR! 😱
I assure you that you have never heard anything like it among the voices.
Diana Ankudinova's voice goes straight to the soul.
Among the reactionaries, Diana has long earned the title of queen of goosebumps.
Fallen in love with her humanity, her soul, her voice, her personality, her talent, humor, intelligence, courage, ... ❤️
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My mom saw them several times when I was a preteen/teen. At one show she met one of their moms and used to write back and forth with her (this was before anyone had computers). Love this band.
This song is TRUTH... more so now than ever before... with the way the media influences, or tries to, every aspect of our society. That's what this song is saying... very well.
I exploit you you exploit me
One of the tightest band live. every one in this band is top notch...
I saw them several times in NYC in the late 80s ... They blow the roof off everytime!!! Vernon Reid hung with us after a show once. He is also one of the coolest dudes in the industry. Brings energy to the performance and the crowd. They still play. You gotta see them live ... much better live than in a studio.
Vernon Reid used to bring his film to the 1hr photo place i worked at in NYC
The show was “In Living Color” the band is Living Color. I love Jim Carrey on that show! Fire Marshal Bill!!!
Beat me to it.
2 snaps up in z formation..... LOL
The Wayans family. Keenan Ivory, Damon, Kim great sketch comedy show
Absolutely love this show
I’d love to see some reactions to clips from the show! It ranked up there with the 90s SNL.
Vernon Reid is an amazing guitarist and one of the most underrated guitarist of the era...saw them live in San Diego back in the 80's. Absolutely rocked!
That guitar solo! It peels paint off the walls.
The Wayans brothers, I think, got their start on the show "In Living Color." I thought it was hilarious - and all that and a bag of chips! This singer, Corey Glover, played Judas in "Jesus Christ, Superstar" on Broadway and was in the movie "Platoon." I remember the first day this blasted out over the radio - loved it since Day 1!
It was the older two brothers and their sister in the show I Believe
They waynes were the show runners.
Oh and JLo was an original fly girl.
“Homie don’t play that”
@@sylviafarese8837 and I don't think so 😂🤣
How times have changed. When this album first came out, I don't remember anyone saying, "WoW! Black rockers!" People just said this band ROCKS!!!!
Oh no, we said it but in a good way.
For real? BS. We definitely called them black rockers back then. I can't tell you how many times I'd have friends over in the early to mid 90's who'd look at the cover of the album and go, "They're black?"
Get out of here with that, "It's worse now then ever!" BS. We've made a lot of progress and could make so much more if 40% of the country didn't want to stay stuck in time.
I loved this song from day one! Did not know they were black til like several months later. We didn't have MTV at home back then. When I found out they were black I was totally impressed and loved it that much more. I crank it up to this day and jam out whenever it come on the radio!!! ❤
@@thekingofthings2002 pretending that bigotry doesnt exist in 2023 isnt going to make it go away lmao
@@thekingofthings2002 you literally deleted the comment that i replied to you little weasel
When Time's Up came out, my world changed forever, still is on my A playlist.
This song made this band immortal.
"In the past, as long as you were playing good music people liked you." EXACTLY!!! It used to be that your race didn't matter. If you were good, you were good!
So sad our country as gone backwards.
Trivia:
The singer was also an actor. He was in the movie Platoon with Charlie Sheen.
Danny Glover's nephew.
I never knew that!
Excellent timing, since professional wrestler CM Punk (who is friends with the band, and used this song as his entrance theme) is rumoured to be coming out of retirement after 7 years.
STILL ROCKS!! I have loved this song forever!! Thanks for your reaction!!
This song still holds up 30+ Years later! Still top 5 guitar solos in my opinion.
As I recall from back in the day there was a brief moment that there was a “color barrier” being broken…though only concocted by media, because…Chuck Berry, Jimmy Hendrix, Kings X, etc…which only lasted one minute, because we all knew that these dudes ROCKED!!!
Music has no color! Keep going with these great reactions!!!🤘😎🤘
Saw them live a few nights ago in Sydney Australia. Still rocking hard as ever and of course they closed the show with Cult of Personality. Epic.
I always loved these guys, they bring down the house every time! They kill on stage, and Vernon is insane on the guitar! Love the lyrics, composition, phrasing, and the message.👍💯💯💯👏👏👏👏👏
If it ROCKS! it ROCKS!... It does have a meaning.
Lyrics:
Look in my eyes, what do you see?
The cult of personality
I know your anger, I know your dreams
I've been everything you wanna be
I'm the cult of personality
Like Mussolini and Kennedy
I'm the cult of personality
The cult of personality
The cult of personality
Neon lights, Nobel Prize
When a mirror speaks, the reflection lies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set me free
I sell the things you need to be
I'm the smiling face on your TV
I'm the cult of personality
I exploit you, still you love me
I tell you one and one makes three
I'm the cult of personality
Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi
I'm the cult of personality
The cult of personality
The cult of personality
Neon lights, Nobel Prize
When a leader speaks, that leader dies
You won't have to follow me
Only you can set you free
You gave me fortune
You gave me fame
You gave me power in your God's name
I'm every person you need to be
I'm the cult of personality
I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of
I'm the cult of personality
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the one person millions of people would think of when you hear Cult of Personality - CM Punk
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Found you guys by random chance, lol. This song, when it comes on the radio, we stop everything and sing along. We can't NOT. It's so good. Takes me back to my much younger days. Great reaction.
As for the deeper meaning of the song...A cult of personality is when people get drawn into the ideation of a central figure. Just like all the famous and infamous leaders named in the lyrics, they had a following of millions all hanging on their every word. Some for better, and some for worse. It's a warning against losing your own identity within the shadow of an influential figure, and a call to think for yourself.
"We can't NOT" I love that! Everyone does I think, almost like its a law, you have too.
As a teenager back in the 80’s this was a breakthrough and everyone loved it didn’t matter what race you were, it seems like we have move backwards in relation to racism and the worst thing is that politicians are involved
LOVE this song! Yes Living Color is a show, its a great one and its also where Jim Carrey got his start. Plus this song was wrestler CM Punk's theme for awhile in WWE :)
We may be about to hear that song again in All Elite Wrestling (AEW) very soon...
In living color, one of the Fly girls was JLo, homey the clown fire marshal bill. Was a great show back in the 90's
Not the tv show. The music group.
@@ptaka69 Amber asked the audience at the beginning of the video about the show...even referred to the show at the end.
They never got the credit they deserved..one of the finest rock-and-roll bands ever