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	George W. Bush and the Personality Cult - Associated Content
		I found this page not researching Bush, but looking for the lyrics to a song, "Cult of Personality" by Living Color.
		Perhaps the answer lies in the theory of the personality cult.
		Personality cults sometimes form in power-hungry regimes, such as Stalinist Russia or Mao's China.
	www.associatedcontent.com /content.cfm?content_type=article&content_type_id=610 (540 words)

	World Peace Herald
		Ko became the object of a personality cult after the death -- believed to have been in 2002 -- of Song Hye Rim, the mother of Kim Jong Il's eldest son Kim Jong Nam.
		One example of this cult appeared in material published by the (North) Korean People's Army Publications Office, which referred to Ko as "respected mother who assists our dear Supreme Commander (Kim Jong Il) in the closest position and loyally serves him."
		Third is the resumption of activities by the Three Great Revolution Teams, which had been terminated at the end of 1995.
	www.wpherald.com /storyview.php?StoryID=20060216-033011-1109r (1157 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Cult of personality [EncycloZine]
		Cult of personality or personality cult is a derogatory term for what is perceived to be excessive adulation of a single living leader.
		The lifetime cult of Julius Caesar was deeply resented by patrician republicans; it paved the way for the Imperial family cult of the Roman Empire.
		When Chiang died in 1975, Taiwanese were required to sing the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song, which praised Chiang to be "the savior of mankind" and "the greatest person in the whole world."
	encyclozine.com /Cult_of_personality (999 words)

	John Linnell--State Songs
		However, most of these short songs have a passing connection, at best, to their namesakes.
		I anticipated little songs, personalized with care and wit for the particular territory in question...tiny, cult state anthems.
		Still, there's a groovy groove here and there ("Idaho"), and he does occasionally imbue a song (and the state) with some memorable personality ("Oregon," which is more sinister than anyone imagined).
	www.penduluminc.com /MM/October99/rev109912.html (337 words)

	The A to Z of Madonna: Biography
		In fact Madonna was an inspired choice as the cult of Peron was all about personality and beauty, and Madonna has both in spades, as well as a voice capable of carrying the at times complex and sometimes dated musical narrative.
		The problems with Napster where "stolen" versions of some songs from Music have been available for download from fans who at best don't realise they are killing music, had prompted Madonna to release early.
		Madonna has said that the death of her mother was one of the defining days of her life: since then she's had an unfulfilled need and has been on a mad search for love.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /alan.stuart/music/madonna/biograph.html (1643 words)

	Encyclopedia article on Cult of personality [EncycloZine]
		Personality cults aim to make the leader and the state seem synonymous, so it becomes impossible to comprehend the existence of one without the other.
		When Chiang died in 1975, Taiwanese were required to sing the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Song, which praised Chiang to be "the savior of mankind" and "the greatest person in the whole world."
		For example, during the Cultural Revolution, all Chinese essays, including scientific papers, had a quote from Mao Zedong, and all quotes from Mao appeared highlighted in boldface or in red.
	encyclozine.com /Cult_of_personality (1643 words)

	Christafari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Christafari's claim to be counter cult implies that Rastafari is a cult, their call to a wayward generation implies that the Rastas are wayward or a lost generation while their claim to evangelize the word of God to Rastas implies that Rastas don't have the word of God.
		Christafari is a Christian Reggae band formed in 1990 that is centered around the personality of ordained minister Mark "Tansoback" Mohr (born October 23, 1971), an American born-again Christian who professes that he was once a Rastafarian.
		One example is the song "Why You A-go Look?" on the album Word, Sound, and Power, a song directly challenging the Rasta veneration of Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia as Almighty God incarnate.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christafari (611 words)

	www.mark-reed.net
		For this album, Bartos deconstructs the nature of fame and the media as a statement on the cult of personality and celebrity in an elegant and simple style.
		But Karl Bartos was as much a member of Kraftwerk as they were: co-writer of every song on 1981’s classic “Computer World”, vocalist, and programmer / producer, he was an integral part of Kraftwerk as anyone else.
		Thankfully only one song on this album (the dreadful “Life”), appears to date from his rock-fetish days, and has been substantially reworked into the electronic arena, but is still a piece of unessential filler that demands you test the FFWD button.
	www.geocities.com /thedomesticterrorist/bartos.htm (707 words)

	ICERECORDS FOUNDATION MEN
		In Atilla’s book Lion is described as one not only musically gifted but one of the very few men able to carry a bevvy of the most beautiful women on both arms and being endowed with the necessary personality to enable them all to live peacefully together.
		The song he sang was entitled ‘Shango Cult’ which was a humourous song.
		Raphael de Leon, the Roaring Lion, was both the Grand old man of Calypso and a living embodiment and "walking encyclopedia" of the Trinidadian art form itself.
	www.icerecords.com /foundationmen.htm (2906 words)

	ICERECORDS FOUNDATION MEN
		In Atilla’s book Lion is described as one not only musically gifted but one of the very few men able to carry a bevvy of the most beautiful women on both arms and being endowed with the necessary personality to enable them all to live peacefully together.
		The song he sang was entitled ‘Shango Cult’ which was a humourous song.
		His celebrity was such that patrons often wanted to confirm that he was actually at the venue before they would pay their entrance fee as no one else but the lion would do.
	www.icerecords.com /foundationmen.htm (2906 words)

	RollingStone.com: Kittie : Kittie Grow Up on "Oracle" : News
		While the band remains tightlipped about Bowman's departure, according to a report by radio personality Mistress Carrie of Boston's WAAF, Bowman had been indulging in what the rock jock described as "cult" behavior, including an obsession with the Columbine murders.
		Morgan, notes father Dave Lander, wrote the bulk of the songs and played all the guitar parts on both albums.
		The eleven-song Oracle was made without guitarist Fallon Bowman, who left mysteriously earlier this year.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/_/id/5931520 (2906 words)

	Vivid [Bonus Tracks]: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more Music.com
		Though the album was released in mid-1988, it picked up steam slowly, exploding at the year's end with the hit single/MTV anthem "Cult of Personality," which merged an instantly recognizable Reid guitar riff and lyrics that explored the dark side of world leaders past and present (and remains LC's best-known song).
		Living Colour [+] leader/guitarist Vernon Reid [+] spent years honing his six-string chops, and was one of the most respected guitarists in New York's underground scene.
		He couldn't have done a better job selecting members for his new rock band -- singer Corey Glover [+], bassist Muzz Skillings [+], and drummer Will Calhoun [+] -- as their now-classic debut, Vivid [+], proves.
	www.music.com /release/vivid/8 (375 words)

	Bar/None Records: Juliana Hatfield / Do Not Disturb
		Since 1992 when she stepped out from the ground-breaking Blake Babies, a Boston band she founded with other students from the Berklee School of Music, Juliana Hatfield has plowed her own path through musical trends, through the folly of fashion and around the cult of personality which surrounds other seminal songwriters of her generation.
		This time producing herself, she's adapted an eclectic approach to song writing and a more casual style of recording, ducking into the studio when she can and recording just a few songs at a time to keep abreast of her prolific output.
		The inflammatory and affectionate "My Sister" from that album with its controversial lyrics ("she's such a bitch") set a tone for a generation of female singer songwriters and opened the airwaves to a new frankness among women.
	www.bar-none.com /bios/juliana_bio.html (729 words)

	Living Colour - Cult Of Personality Lyrics
		All Living Colour - Cult Of Personality lyrics,artist name, images are copyrighted to their respectful owners, all Living Colour - Cult Of Personality song lyrics is restricted for educational and personal use only.
		Living Colour - Under Cover of Darkness lyrics
		Living Colour - Sunshine of Your Love lyrics
	www.lyricstime.com /living-colour-cult-of-personality-lyrics.html (223 words)

	BLACK ROCKERS LINX PAGE!!!!
		Band who wrote Cult Of Personality, maybe the most popular 80's rock song from black artists.
		FREAK JUICE Black rock band from LA. Lead singer co-wrote 5 Lenny Kravitz songs and is currently working with Fishbone on a project.
		P.O.D. BIG 90s metal band still going strong, one of, if not THE the most succesful 90's metal bands w/ people of color.
	www.calvinchaos.com /blackrock/linx.htm (223 words)

	BBC - Cult - The Simpsons: Season Five Episode Guide - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
		BBC - Cult - The Simpsons: Season Five Episode Guide - Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
		Skinner's use of a heat-seeking tracer to pin down the positions of Groundskeeper Willie and Santa's Little Helper within the school's ventilation system is a lift from Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979).
		The 100th episode - that explains the blackboard joke - is a fine one, with Principal Skinner's idea for a novel and the conduct of the staff at the Italian restaurant as highpoints.
	www.bbc.co.uk /cult/simpsons/episodeguide/season5/page19.shtml (282 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Features - The man who saved Pink Floyd from unbearable whimsy
		The cartoonish fury of Geesin’s music is similar to that of Raymond Scott who, in contrast to the Ayrshire-born Scot, has become a cult figure in some quarters.
		The music you hear on Atom Heart Mother is his rather than theirs and I think everyone agrees that a sound-piece on Ummagumma (you can’t really call it a song) reflects his personality and influence.
		His Tune Tube, a walk-through, interactive sound installation, was a big hit at Glasgow 1990, the now fabled Year of Culture.
	news.scotsman.com /features.cfm?id=1323232003 (875 words)

	6. Liz Phair - Exile In Guyville
		During Exile's pop-cult ascendancy, it was all too easy for horny rock-boys to project their sexual fantasies upon a single, identifiable figure; Phair's use of the first person alone resulted in reams of short-sighted critical reductionism.
		And for now, forget the "blow-job queen" and "cunt in spring." After all, that's a lot of baggage for what to the casual listener must appear a rather unprepossessing album eighteen minimalist tracks rooted firmly in the rock tradition featuring a singer whose limited vocal range favors personality over chops.
		Back in 1993 my song of choice was "Fuck and Run," its churning guitar rhythm and catchy chorus barely masking the hurt, loneliness and self-loathing of another empty romantic encounter.
	www.nudeasthenews.com /90s/reviews/final25/06exile.htm (721 words)

	Living_Colour
		What makes the album is the level of subtlety in the music-- take hit song "Cult of Personality"-- essentially riff-based rock, it's so well executed that you barely notice the rhythm guitar drops out during Reid's solo as Skillings managed to fill the space.
		I do not care for most of the songs on this album, sorry, but the superior songs on this album are among the best of the 80's.
		"Vivid" is one of the most successful fusions of rock with political consciousness in history, and may be the best poltically conscious album by a black or post '70s band.
	www.moblyrics.com /lyr/celebrity/Living_Colour-0.html (5536 words)

	Stereotyperider Interview at Access Rock
		In fact, I remember one of the songs that I totally loved was "Cult of Personality" by Living Colour.
		It's not like we crank out ten songs a week or anything, we do spend a lot of time on each song to make sure that everybody is happy with it.
		They started writing songs that didn't sound like anyone else, songs that were melodic but had the power and heaviness to distinguish them from other melodic bands.
	www.accessrock.com /Interviews/stereotyperider-interview.asp (1056 words)

	Prindle Record Reviews - R.E.M.
		The album, unfortunately, ends on a sour note with "little america", which has a pretty good riff but the rest of the song just sounds half-baked and the chorus is a wretched, unmelodic mess.
		No wonder why this album received instant cult recognition in America, as it demonstrated that rock and pop's influences for a promising debut album can be sufficiently simple enough for mass appeal whilst being as hermetic as a strong personality.
		The album shows full use of their talents, going from acoustic instruments, to rock guitars, to strings, not to mention Michael's voice at his best, and then there are the lyrics.
	www.markprindle.com /rema.htm (19410 words)

	Prindle Record Reviews - R.E.M.
		The album, unfortunately, ends on a sour note with "little america", which has a pretty good riff but the rest of the song just sounds half-baked and the chorus is a wretched, unmelodic mess.
		No wonder why this album received instant cult recognition in America, as it demonstrated that rock and pop's influences for a promising debut album can be sufficiently simple enough for mass appeal whilst being as hermetic as a strong personality.
		The album shows full use of their talents, going from acoustic instruments, to rock guitars, to strings, not to mention Michael's voice at his best, and then there are the lyrics.
	www.markprindle.com /rema.htm (19432 words)

	John Otway
		John Otway, (born October 8, 1952) is a self-confessed unsuccessful singer songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog personality.
		Arriving on the back of punk rock and a gymnastic performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test, his first single, the half-spoken love song "Really Free" soared to #27 in the UK chart.
		Despite that his live audience remained loyal, due to Otway's manic energy and the probability of physical injury during renditions of songs such as "Headbutts".
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-John_Otway.html (592 words)

	Comment on Best and worst national anthems Samizdata.net
		The anthem as adopted in 1944 mentions Stalin, and after his death and the demise of the personality cult the anthem was generally used without words.
		The South African anthem consosts of four verses: The first one is in Xhosa, the second one in Zulu, the third one in Afrikaans and the last one in English.
		The Soviet Union national anthem is certainly the "best" I think (so good that after trying to ditch it they brought it back again...), but the old anthem of East Germany I think is pretty stirring as well.
	www.samizdata.net /mt/hippotime.cgi?entry_id=8740 (7634 words)

	John Otway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		John Otway, (born October 8, 1952) is a self-confessed unsuccessful singer songwriter, who built a large cult audience through unrelenting touring, a surreal sense of humour and a winning underdog personality.
		Arriving on the back of punk rock and a gymnastic performance on The Old Grey Whistle Test, his first single, the half-spoken love song "Really Free" soared to #27 in the UK chart.
		John Otway currently tours as a solo act, as a duo with Richard Holgarth, and often with his Big Band which includes Murray Torkildsen, Seymour, Adam Batterbee and Barry Upton.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Otway (484 words)

	living_colour.discog
		CD Epic/Legacy/Sony EK 65276 (USA) Singles -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cult of Personality 1.
		Burning Of The Midnight Lamp (5:31) 10 is a Jimmy Hendrix song.
		Corey Glover appeared in an off-Broadway musical "Falling Angel".
	www.radix.net /~kreinsch/living_colour.discog (2453 words)

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