Karma Chameleon I watched that music video for the first about three years ago on a local TV station. That song arrested my attention. And the singer impressed me with his singing style and with his costumes. Then I never thought the singer was a male. When I learnt that I couldn't believe it. Anyway Boy-George has become my one of favorite pop singers. Karma is a Sanskrit word. And the Pali form of it is Kamma. Both words are used in Sinhalese language. And that term has several meanings. Action, Object(grammar), deliberate intention of an action are the major meanings of it. I still wonder why that Kamma adjective has been used to define that chameleon. Here I have my own interpretation to the song. The Karma Chameleon refers to a cheating lover. This song is sung at the funeral of their affair. They are about to apart forever. Singer thinks he has been cheated by his lover. They have had a bitter strife. The singer had been tolerating the wicked deeds of his lover for his love was an addiction to him. But now the limit has reached. He is questioning the doubtful behaviour of his lover. The lover didn't have any firm love for the singer. He was constantly changing. And he was a opportunist. He had changed his course for his benefit just like a chameleon changes its color in accordance with the colour of surface where that it stays, so as to protect itself from dangers. The Singer had great expectations over their love. Only if his partner also had the same intention as him, their love would be a sweet one. For then the colors(great expectations) of his dreams and the colors of chameleon would be in accordance. And the chameleon can stay upon his dreams forever. If it were like this they wouldn't have to apart. But their intentions were different. The chameleon(The opportunist lover) didn't really need him any more. Though it is about a bitter experience the song is sung in a jolly mood. Perhaps it may be for the joy of getting rid of a cheater. But I cannot see any relevance of the music video to the meaning of the song though there is a thief(a cheater). Anyway my favorite song of Boy-George is Victims. For it is very emotional.