Do You Really Want To Hurt Me [Culture Club]
Boy George · At Worst...The Best Of Boy George And Culture Club [1993]
To realise my crime
Let me love and steal
I have danced
Inside your eyes
How can love be real
Do you really want to hurt me
Do you really want to
Make me cry
Precious kisses
Words that burn me
Lovers never ask you why
In my heart
The fires burning
Choose my colour
Find a star
Precious people always tell me
That's a step
A step too far
*Do you really want to hurt me
Do you really want to
Make me cry
Do you really want to hurt me
Do you really want to
Make me cry
Words are few
I have spoken
I could waste a thousand years
Wrapped in sorrow
Words are token
Come inside/and catch my tears
You've been talking
But believe me
If it's true
You do not know
This boy loves without a reason
I'm prepared
To let you go
If it's love you want from me
Then take it away
Everything is not what you see
It's over again
*Repeat again and again until 10 minutes later.
Do You Really Want To Hurt Me
Released in 1987, this track by Boy George and Culture Club remains a defining anthem of the New Romantic movement. The song's distinctive synthesizer-driven sound and George's emotive vocals captured the zeitgeist of late 1980s pop, blending theatrical flair with raw vulnerability. Featured on the compilation At Worst...The Best Of Boy George And Culture Club, the recording solidified the duo's legacy as pioneers who redefined the boundaries of mainstream pop music. Its enduring popularity stems from its ability to convey complex feelings of heartbreak and longing through a minimalist yet impactful production style that influenced countless artists across multiple genres.