Culture Club

August 27, 1983 - “I’ll Tumble 4 Ya” peaked at No.9 on the Hot 100.

According to Boy George, this upbeat diddy has a message. The Culture Club lead singer explained in a 1983 Trouser Press interview: My lyrics may not be so straightforward, but they are very real – like 'I'll Tumble 4 Ya' is about wanting to do anything to be the next big thing. We were very much a 'downtown band' at the time I wrote those words. In general I think my basic ideas come across.

A track from their debut album, this was the third single released in the United States by Culture Club, who got a lot of attention on MTV thanks to their androgynous frontman. In the days before you could Google such things, there was plenty of chatter about whether the singer was a boy or a girl. This look was far less shocking in England, where they were used to variations of Glam and music on TV, but in America it was something different.

Following "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?" and "Time (Clock Of The Heart," it made Culture Club the first British band since The Beatles to score three Top 10 hits from their debut album. They enjoyed some critical success as well, winning the 1983 Grammy for Best New Artist.

Siobhan Barron directed the popular music video, which has the group performing alongside tumblers and female dancers in a rehearsal studio. The band's drummer Jon Moss, guitarist Roy Hay and bassist Mikey Craig all took tap lessons so they could perform a routine in the clip, but they chickened out and the scene was replaced.

Recognize one of those dancing girls? That's future supermodel Naomi Campbell as a pre-teen.

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DAVID BOWIE

September 20, 1975 - David Bowie went to No.1 on the US singles chart with 'Fame'. It was his first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as his first to break the top 10, but would only reach number 17 in the UK.

With the Young Americans sessions mostly concluded by late 1974, the material was delayed while Bowie extricated himself from his contract with manager Tony Defries. During this time, he was staying in New York, where he met John Lennon at a party thrown by Elizabeth Taylor. Lennon was one of Bowie's idols, and they became good friends.. The pair jammed together, leading to a one-day session at Electric Lady Studios in January 1975. There, Carlos Alomar had developed a guitar riff for Bowie's cover of "Footstompin'" by The Flairs, which Bowie thought was "a waste" to give to a cover. Lennon, who was in the studio with them, sang "ame" over the riff, which Bowie turned into "Fame" and he thereafter wrote the rest of the lyrics to the song.

Bowie would later describe the song as "nasty, angry", and fully admitted that the song was written "with a degree of malice" aimed at the Mainman management group with whom he had been working at the time. In 1990, Bowie reflected: I'd had very upsetting management problems and a lot of that was built into the song. I've left that all that behind me, now... I think fame itself is not a rewarding thing. The most you can say is that it gets you a seat in restaurants.

Bowie allegedly got drunk to perform the song for the American TV show Soul Train; at the time he was one of the few white artists to appear on the program.

The song is included in The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll.

#davidbowie #thisdayinmusic #1975 #1970s#Fame #johnlennon #carlosalomar#youngamericans #DennisDavis#EmirKsasan #soultrain #musichistory#memorylane

ARETHA FRANKLIN

The Goddess Of Soul, Rhythm & Blues, POP, You name it.

Decades have enjoyed, and decades will still enjoy!

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NFT? ERC-721 tokens? NFT stands for non-fungible tokens like ERC-721 (a smart contract standard) tokens which are hosted on Ethereum’s own blockchain. NFTs are unique digital items such as collectibles or artworks or game items. As an artist, by tokenizing your work you both ensure that it is unique and brand it as your work. The actual ownership is blockchain-managed.

• What does “minting” mean? The process of tokenizing your work and creating an NFT (see above).
  

• Can I create an NFT on WWW.POPOLOGIST.ORG without putting it on sale? Yes, you can and it is up to you if you decide to sell it later or not.
  

• Can I change the price of an already created collectible? Absolutely, you can lower the price free of transaction costs at any time. You just need to sign the signature request via your wallet.
  

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• What does “burn a token” mean? The ERC-721 standard does not only allow the creation of NFTs, but also includes a possibility to destroy them - i.e. burning the token. This can only be functioned at our host blockchain www.waves.exchange
  

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• What is “unlockable content”? As a content creator, you can add unlockable content to your collectibles, that only becomes visible after a transfer of ownership (i.e. selling or gifting your NFT). Artists use this feature to include high res files, making ofs. videos, secret messages etc.
  

• How does the royalty system work? Whenever you create a collectible you can set a certain percentage as royalty for secondary sales. Example: You create a digital painting and sell it for 0.2 ETH, the royalty is 10 percent. Your buyer then sells your painting at a higher price point for double the ETH. Here, the royalty system kicks in. As the original content creator you receive 10% of that sale, being 0.05 ETH. NB: Royalties set on The Book Of POP don’t carry over to www.popologist.org at the moment. However, the team is working on a cross-platform royalties implementation.
  

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• Can I report an artwork or collectible? Yes, go on the detail page of the token you want to report, click on the “...” button and select “Report”.
  

• What is verification? Verified badges are granted to creators and collectors that show enough proof of authenticity and active dedication to the marketplace. We are looking at multiple factors such as active social media presence and following, dialogue with community members as a POPOLOGIST®, and number of minted and sold items.
  

• How to get a "verified" badge? You need to submit:

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  3. Behind the screens/work in progress If you're a creator, show us the backstage of the work process on one of the minted items. If you’re a collector and it's not applicable, we will take a look at the items you previously purchased.

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• It's been a while and I don't get verified. Why? If you're not verified within a week since submitting your request, most likely you didn't provide enough information, or your POPOLOGIST® account is not active enough. Please note that the team reserves the right to not grant the verified badges without further explanation, as we are starting to receive many requests on a daily basis. Really. However, don't let it discourage you! The verified badge is not the key to success on the BOOK OF POP marketplace. Fill in your profiles, make more content entries or POPOLOGY®coin purchases, and try one more time later. Good luck!
  

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• What is POPOLOGY® governance system? How does it work? The ultimate goal of POPOLOGY® & POPOLOGIST® is to evolve into a fully Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), where all governance and decision rights belong to the platform users. By providing creators and collectors with the opportunity to propose and vote on platform upgrades, we make sure that the platform becomes a public good, responsive directly to its community members. On POPOLOGY®, you have a voice, and your voice is heard.
  

• I’m a POPOLOGY® / POPOLOGIST® user. Can I share my idea/proposal? We encourage self expression on any matter: whether you have an idea or a concern, if you want to support a project or disagree with others — share, express, and push it. Every opinion is counted, heard and valued.

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• Mention your credentials & the number of POPOLOGIST® Royalty TRADING CARDS you hold for other community members. To submit an official proposal, you can't be anonymous. 3) Get feedback from the team If your idea clicked with the community, and we see active interest and feedback, the request is granted the "proposal candidate" status. At this point, the team evaluates if implementing the idea is technically possible at the moment. 4) Vote The proposal is put for a final vote.
  

POPOLOGY®coin token

• What is POPOLOGY®coin, and why is it being distributed? POPOLOGY®coin is the native governance token of the NFT BOOK OF POP marketplace on POPOLOGIST.org, designed to reward active platform users with a voice on the platform's future. As we are growing in numbers and expanding our presence on the market, we decided to take a shift towards a becoming a fully Decentralized Autonomous Organization. POPtoken™ has been created to give POPOLOGIST® community the fractionalized power to influence decisions and incentivize active participation.
  

• How is POPOLOGY®coin & POPtoken™ distributed? The majority (60%) of POPOLOGY®coin & POPtoken™ total supply is reserved for sellers and buyers on www.waves.exchange blockchain. 50,000,000 of each tokens are created and available to back any NFT on the BOOK OF POP

• To kick-start the token launch, we are also conducting an I.C.O. worth $350,000.00 for aquisition.
  

• Who is eligible to receive gifted POPOLOGY®coin? In order to participate, you have to be either 1) an active POPOLOGIST® users or 2) to own NFTs with a price — meaning that you should have bought them on our platform or invest an offering to the POPOLOGY® campaign / venture.
  

• What do I need to do to receive POPOLOGY®coin or POPtoken™? You can't purchase our tokens on POPOLOGY® yet. — it can only be earned by active participation on the platform, or you can purchase and set up a digital wallet on the waves.exchange blockchain.

• I own NFTs. Can I receive payments? Short answer: yes. 10% of the total POPOLOGY®coin supply is distributed among NFT holders. In order to participate, you have to own NFTs with a price — meaning that you should have bought them on any platform that records data on-chain (on a marketplace, in a game pre-sale, etc).
  

• What rights do I have as a POPOLOGY® Book OF POP NFT holder? The key part of token holder rights is to have influence over the TRADING CARD development. Beware If community wants it — everything is possible. As BOOK OF POP ROYALTY PAGE NFT holder, you are entitled to:

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  7. Curate featured artworks

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