{"id":10324,"date":"2026-07-28T13:12:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:12:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/?p=10324"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:12:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:12:56","slug":"poem-commie-chameleon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toppun.com\/blog\/2026\/07\/28\/poem-commie-chameleon\/","title":{"rendered":"POEM: Commie Chameleon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Don has a sick sense \u2013 he sees red people. This poem, Commie Chameleon, is a satirical take on the 1980&#8217;s hit song, Karma Chameleon, by Culture Club&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Commie Chameleon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The king Don\u2019ed his robe<br \/>\nThere every wear<br \/>\nThere every wear<br \/>\nCommie, commie, commie, commie, commie<br \/>\nChameleon<br \/>\nRed goaled<br \/>\nAnd green<br \/>\nRed goaled<br \/>\nAnd green<br \/>\nScene every wear<br \/>\nCommie, commie, commie, commie, commie<br \/>\nChameleon<br \/>\nSoully unseen<br \/>\nBuy those Don\u2019ing<br \/>\nOnly red<br \/>\nOnly goaled<br \/>\nOnly green<br \/>\nAwe at the sum time<br \/>\nHearts beaten<br \/>\nBuy the drum<br \/>\nOf that culture club<br \/>\nAmen without conviction<br \/>\nAh men, who doesn&#8217;t know<br \/>\nHow to sell a contradiction<br \/>\nYou come and go, you come and go<br \/>\nCommie, commie, commie, commie, commie<br \/>\nChameleon<br \/>\nWeather ante commie king of 80\u2019s<br \/>\n[or post 45\u2019s for that madder]<br \/>\nHis vice getting the nod and boot<br \/>\nOr his boy George<br \/>\nLoving would be<br \/>\nEasy if<br \/>\nYour colors<br \/>\nWhir like<br \/>\nMy dream<br \/>\nEvery day is like survival<br \/>\nYou\u2019re my lover knot<br \/>\nMy rival<br \/>\nEvery day is like survival<br \/>\nYou\u2019re my lover knot<br \/>\nMy rival<br \/>\nEasy if<br \/>\nYour colors<br \/>\nWhir like<br \/>\nMy dream<br \/>\nRed goaled<br \/>\nAnd green<br \/>\nRed goaled<br \/>\nAnd green<br \/>\nCommie, commie, commie, commie, commie<br \/>\nChameleon<br \/>\nRed goaled<br \/>\nAnd green<br \/>\nRed goaled<br \/>\nAnd green<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKarma Chameleon\u201d is one of several Culture Club songs inspired by the intra-band romance between singer Boy George and drummer Jon Moss who secretly dated each other during the UK band\u2019s \u201980s heyday.\u00a0Boy George told Rolling Stone: &#8220;Now people can understand the songs better. They were written about my relationship with Jon, and they were also written about being a gay man in a homophobic world.&#8221;\u00a0He added: \u201cI was selling this big lie.\u201d My poetic satirical take on this song upends the power dynamic by portraying Republican presidents weaponizing &#8220;red scare&#8221; tactics in selling this big lie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Don has a sick sense \u2013 he sees red people. 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