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"Church of the Poison Mind," Culture Club (1983)

"Church of the Poison Mind," Culture Club (1983)

A blues-rock masterpiece with dramaturgical flair.

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I’m on vacation through July 7, so please enjoy this deep cut from the archives!

Peak: #10 on the Hot 100
Streams: 8.4 million

Yeah, I said it. Right in the subtitle of this post, I called “Church of the Poison Mind” a masterpiece, and by god, I mean it.

Let’s start with the energy, shall we? Because this track is hot enough to set your entire damn house …

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