{"id":2443624,"date":"2019-05-01T06:56:11","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T12:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=829494"},"modified":"2019-05-01T06:56:11","modified_gmt":"2019-05-01T12:56:11","slug":"hear-boy-george-and-gladys-knight-duet-on-culture-clubs-runaway-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/music-news\/hear-boy-george-and-gladys-knight-duet-on-culture-clubs-runaway-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear Boy George and Gladys Knight Duet on Culture Club\u2019s \u2018Runaway Train\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boy George<\/a> and Culture Club<\/a> recruit Gladys Knight<\/a> for a new version of the band\u2019s \u201cRunaway Train.\u201d The reworked rendition of the song, which appeared in its original form on Boy George and Culture Club\u2019s 2018 LP Life<\/em><\/a>, was initially released as a limited edition vinyl on Record Store Day<\/a> before its digital release Monday.<\/p>\n

The new version of \u201cRunaway Train\u201d turns the track into a duet with George and Knight trading verses; notably, the lyric \u201cMichelle Obama, you know my name,\u201d originally sung by George, is now handled by Knight, who performed at the White House and once sang alongside Barack Obama.<\/p>\n

Boy George and Culture Club rerecorded \u201cRunaway Train\u201d with Knight in September 2018, a collaboration that \u201cfulfilled a life-time ambition for George,\u201d the band said. Soon after, Knight joined Culture Club onstage at Los Angeles\u2019 Greek Theatre to perform the song live in October 2018:<\/p>\n