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  • @notreal6246
    @notreal6246 3 роки тому +1681

    "Blondie" is the name of the band. The lead singer is Debbie Harry. She's a punk icon!

    • @martyslazenger935
      @martyslazenger935 3 роки тому +118

      This is really that moment when punk + disco (+ cocaine) was sliding into New Wave.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 3 роки тому +30

      They're post punk

    • @nelsonx5326
      @nelsonx5326 3 роки тому +22

      @@annother3350
      I never thought of her as punk. Rock with a touch of techno.

    • @annother3350
      @annother3350 3 роки тому +18

      @@nelsonx5326 that whole movement was named post punk in more recent times - along with groups like ESG and Liquid Liquid etc, but Blondie were quickly pushed more into Pop.
      Did you ever hear the demo of this? It wasnt them that brought the 'techno' or disco as people said back then. The record companies wanted hits and persuaded them to be more disco!

    • @shaman9628
      @shaman9628 3 роки тому +23

      @@annother3350 New Wave

  • @drcarp7377
    @drcarp7377 3 роки тому +672

    I remember as a teenage boy, popping with hormones, I went to a Blondie concert. I got totally pissed before going to the concert, and inside it was packed. So packed, I couldn’t breathe, and I passed out. I came too, as I was being carried from person to person over the heads of the crowd to get me out. I first recall in my confusion seeing the ceiling lights, then I heard the music, and I looked over at Blondie on stage. She saw me, and blew me a kiss. That was the most rock and roll thing I have ever done. Great memories.

    • @coffeecrimegal5968
      @coffeecrimegal5968 3 роки тому +38

      😂 At least you woke for the crowd surfing and her 💋…. 🤣

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW 3 роки тому +47

      You must be from the UK, as I’m guessing by “pissed” you mean nasty drunk, whereas here in the States it reads as being angry. 😂😂🤪

    • @redcardinalist
      @redcardinalist 3 роки тому +9

      There's nowhere to go from there!

    • @mkaykaykayy
      @mkaykaykayy 3 роки тому +13

      the little boy in me got excited at this comment. brilliant, Debbie Harry is stunning.

    • @michelascheuerman7166
      @michelascheuerman7166 3 роки тому +5

      That's epic DrCarp! :)

  • @fabulousnobody3557
    @fabulousnobody3557 3 роки тому +760

    Don’t let the disco fool you! She’s the queen of punk…also, the first woman to rap! Amazing artist! Enjoy! ✌🏻🇨🇦

    • @bline5891
      @bline5891 3 роки тому +48

      Yep check out “Rapture”

    • @RE-bg9ds
      @RE-bg9ds 3 роки тому +9

      Oh you beat me to it I was just about to give that fact to myself LOL

    • @pastorofmuppets22
      @pastorofmuppets22 3 роки тому +4

      Donita Sparks is the queen of punk.Get it right!

    • @midnighter21
      @midnighter21 3 роки тому +10

      first woman to rap? what? lol

    • @fabulousnobody3557
      @fabulousnobody3557 3 роки тому +7

      It’s true! Go research it! Cheers! ✌🏻🇨🇦

  • @constanceroma8264
    @constanceroma8264 3 роки тому +235

    I’m 76 yrs old and I’m so honored to have lived thru decades of this wonderful music. From the fifties till now. Wow! I’ve seen and heard it all. So wonderful, and I’m love watching your generation enjoying it also. Love you all. ❤️

    • @mimibee626
      @mimibee626 3 роки тому +13

      Me too. I'm 63 and I think every single decade has been fabulous. I think rock, disco, and rap shook the music world's HARD. I've loved it all. Just sorry I missed the 1950s. Peace out my friend. ☮

    • @duncnc
      @duncnc 3 роки тому +9

      Well Constance I'm 79 and I can soooo! relate. Aren't we the luckiest!

    • @MrMambott
      @MrMambott 2 роки тому +2

      I am 56 but mum loved her Dylan, Joan Baez Mama Cass and so on plus I lived the 70s music onward's But I'm still Jealous of you Constance Roma However I do feel very sorry for those generations that missed the entire Best years of Rock n Roll. Hippy Love 60s the Disco 70s and Madness of the 80s and even the somewhat lost 90s that only had Grunge so Radio Stations just repeated the 70s and 80s music until something decent was made lol

  • @vincentp149
    @vincentp149 3 роки тому +269

    Blondie was one of those bands in the late 70's that was highly experimental, mixing Punk, Disco, Rock, Reggae, Rap (early Rap), Post-Punk, New Wave and so much more. Call Me, The Tide is High, Rapture, Atomic; all so different, all so good!

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 2 роки тому +2

      Jay this song came out in 1978 ,, The same time the Bee Gees recorded TO MUCH HEAVEN

    • @FixedVariable
      @FixedVariable 2 роки тому +1

      Cannot forget Dreaming

    • @michelleboyer9506
      @michelleboyer9506 Рік тому +3

      Rapture is technically the first rap song

    • @michaelmagness9881
      @michaelmagness9881 Рік тому

      Call it what you want blondie was blondie indefinable

    • @MitchJohnson0110
      @MitchJohnson0110 Рік тому +2

      @@michelleboyer9506 No it wasn't. I know thats a "fun fact" that people always use but its not true at all. Both Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5, and Sugarhill Gang were active before 1980. "Rappers Delight" came out a full year before Rapture did.

  • @robertadams7751
    @robertadams7751 3 роки тому +435

    Other really good songs from Blondie you should check out are: "Rapture', 'Call Me' and "One Way or Another'

    • @ublej
      @ublej 3 роки тому +9

      Between 'Heart of Glass' these three (and The Tide is High) you'll get all the flavors of Blondie - Disco, Rap, Pop, Rock, and Ska/Reggae.

    • @orbahumphrey8329
      @orbahumphrey8329 3 роки тому +15

      She was rapping before rapping was a thing!

    • @burnoutn9
      @burnoutn9 3 роки тому +12

      First Rap song on MTV as a matter of fact..

    • @kennbicknell5492
      @kennbicknell5492 3 роки тому +2

      All these, plus "Hangin' on the Telephone" 🔥

    • @carebear1143
      @carebear1143 3 роки тому +3

      YAAAAASSSS 🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @nickynuke6390
    @nickynuke6390 3 роки тому +256

    Blondie is so diverse. From Rock to Rap! Try The Tide is High.

    • @andyjames6300
      @andyjames6300 3 роки тому +12

      Punk roots

    • @Scout-bt3mo
      @Scout-bt3mo 3 роки тому +13

      The Tide is High...wow, a blast from the past! I like that one!

    • @jeffreysage1021
      @jeffreysage1021 3 роки тому +10

      Rapture

    • @betsyduane3461
      @betsyduane3461 3 роки тому

      @@Scout-bt3mo A remake 1967 song written by John Holt

    • @noracola5285
      @noracola5285 3 роки тому +3

      Guys, keep up the diversity talk! See if we can send @Lady Liberty into a seizure.

  • @e72882
    @e72882 3 роки тому +215

    " Atomic", "Call Me", "One Way or Another", and the "Tide is High" are my suggestions for Blondie follow ups. Glad you guys enjoyed their work.

  • @stevetatum4169
    @stevetatum4169 3 роки тому +103

    Blondie is the band's name. The female lead singer's name is Debbie Harry. The genre started out Punk. Then New Wave. Then changed to Disco. Then she was credited with being the first female to do a Rap break in the middle of a Top 40 pop song. They even had a Caribbean Island groove for a hit. Hard to label them as one genre. They were popular in the 70s and early 80s. No matter which genre they performed, they were hyper-cool fire!

  • @MrSteveLoucks
    @MrSteveLoucks 8 місяців тому +7

    Heart of Glass is so timeless. It was Blondie’s first huge hit in the USA. Thanks for playing!

  • @ronbecker7939
    @ronbecker7939 3 роки тому +230

    Oh “One way or Another”’is her anthem! One of the greats from that period!

    • @vincentdarrah
      @vincentdarrah 3 роки тому +2

      It's about stalking

    • @theodoreritola9758
      @theodoreritola9758 3 роки тому +1

      Another 1 of there 1970s songs , Like Heart of Glass

    • @michaeltaylor8835
      @michaeltaylor8835 3 роки тому +2

      Call.Me. Atomic.

    • @theodoreritola9758
      @theodoreritola9758 3 роки тому +1

      FROM 1978 ,, LOVE THEM 70s

    • @chrismaga7806
      @chrismaga7806 3 роки тому

      One way or another is her worst and one of the worst songs ever.
      This is by far the best thing she ever did.

  • @r.p.8065
    @r.p.8065 3 роки тому +133

    Fun Fact.... Blondie has a song called “Rapture” one of their more popular songs. In that song she raps and that was the first time mainstream America heard rap in the radio or MTV. Her rap lyrics were written by Fab Five Freddie from “MTV Raps”

    • @obiecabella4985
      @obiecabella4985 3 роки тому +5

      Sooooooo glad u brought up Fab 5 Freddie & the introduction of rap in2 mainstream……which is so odd…..Blondie on mainstream radio bringing us rap…TRULY groundbreaking 🔥👏❤️

    • @darrenschrubba9259
      @darrenschrubba9259 3 роки тому +1

      Yo ! MTV Raps

    • @airgun10
      @airgun10 3 роки тому +3

      you forgot to mention it was the first rap song to get to number one

    • @TJ347
      @TJ347 2 роки тому

      Disappointed to find out she didn't write a single rhyme herself...

  • @elysehfm8797
    @elysehfm8797 3 роки тому +173

    Blondie was generally New Wave/post punk, but her music spans lots of genres.

    • @ta2dman
      @ta2dman 3 роки тому +5

      Wrong. Blondie was original NYC punk, before britain and the rest of the world found punk. Eventually, she got relabeled, but Blondie was formed in the mid 70s, along side of Talking Heads, The Ramones, The Dead Boys, Television, and Richard Hell.

    • @elysehfm8797
      @elysehfm8797 3 роки тому +3

      @@ta2dman okay, tiger.

    • @ta2dman
      @ta2dman 3 роки тому +3

      @@elysehfm8797 I saw them at CBGBs in 1976. That makes them punk. Post-punk came out of Britain in 78/79, so that doesn't fit.

    • @elysehfm8797
      @elysehfm8797 3 роки тому +2

      @@ta2dman alrightie.

    • @donaldb1
      @donaldb1 3 роки тому +6

      Er, they started in Punk, but moved into other genres. That makes them punk and post-punk.

  • @TFEnright5
    @TFEnright5 3 роки тому +45

    “Dreaming” is my favorite Blondie song. It’s just a perfect pop rock song.

    • @crhu319
      @crhu319 3 роки тому

      It really absolutely totally is. It's their best imho.

  • @loup4343
    @loup4343 3 роки тому +23

    Blondie's song "Call Me" is amazing. It was number one for six consecutive weeks.

  • @betsyduane3461
    @betsyduane3461 3 роки тому +147

    Blondie was a mix of genres, rock, punk, rap, disco, new wave.
    She's way older than her sound, Harry is 34 here, other similar acts were in their early 20's. She was born in 1945, just two years younger than George Harrison of the Beatles. 7 years older than David Byrne of the Talking Heads.

    • @cliffhodge6167
      @cliffhodge6167 3 роки тому +2

      The Talking Heads concert Stop Making Sense is an absolute classic and a crash course on 80s progressive rock for lack of a better term.

    • @michaelmckenna7109
      @michaelmckenna7109 3 роки тому +3

      She's older than Cher, Dolly Parton, Stevie Nick, Bet Midler, Chrissie Hynde, Pat Benatar. Debbie was 76 yrs old on July 1st 2021.

    • @freakgib
      @freakgib 3 роки тому +3

      @@michaelmckenna7109 but still looking better then those.

    • @sachalessdarktide9813
      @sachalessdarktide9813 3 роки тому +1

      This was 1978. it's disco. there was no rap, punk or new wave yet. lol. Disco and rock emerged into those.

    • @betsyduane3461
      @betsyduane3461 3 роки тому

      ​@@sachalessdarktide9813 Punk erupted in 1974 and was rooted in the 60's, rap was around since 1968,
      ua-cam.com/video/DvMBxlu62c0/v-deo.html
      new wave was a term coined in 1973.

  • @Kehvan
    @Kehvan 3 роки тому +247

    Yeah, Blondie was *THE SH!T* back in the day. A voice and vibe so distinct that few could mimic it.

  • @tedstarnes8842
    @tedstarnes8842 3 роки тому +285

    Guys Blondie has a song called Rapture.
    It was the first song officially recognized as being done in RAP style

    • @philipcarrell3945
      @philipcarrell3945 3 роки тому +35

      Sugar Hill Gang, Rappers Delight, holds that title. Rapture was released on January 2, 1980, while Rappers Delight was released September 16, 1979. Both songs are winners though!

    • @tedstarnes8842
      @tedstarnes8842 3 роки тому +16

      @@philipcarrell3945 I didn't say it was the first. I said the first to be recognized as rap style. Also if you give Lou Reed's Walk on the wild side a listen you will have to agree that he did an early form of rap in the early 70's

    • @Verlopil
      @Verlopil 3 роки тому +17

      It was the first by a white person for a white pop audience that whites recognized on white radio stations. I'm white btw and was in college at the time and was a rap fan. Sugar Hill Gang was recognized by everyone else before that.

    • @philipcarrell3945
      @philipcarrell3945 3 роки тому +3

      @@Verlopil , nobody was talking about race. There was no need to bring that up. Just enjoy the music.

    • @Verlopil
      @Verlopil 3 роки тому +21

      @@philipcarrell3945 You were talking about race though you didn't know it. Rap has a very long history in the African American community from which it came. Saying that Blondie, a white group, had the first song officially recognized as rap style is an affront to all of the people who were before her but not remembered because they were a different color. It's typical for 20th c music to ignore the African Americans who created various musical styles, so it needs to be pointed out.

  • @UnderhillKoufax
    @UnderhillKoufax 3 роки тому +11

    Blonde was the “It” girl in rock for a while. She was outstanding!!

  • @James-StJames
    @James-StJames 3 роки тому +55

    Not easy to slip a 7/4 time signature into the middle of a pop tune. Many don't even notice it. It's genius.

    • @Cyssane
      @Cyssane 3 роки тому +3

      Peter Gabriel also does that with Solsbury Hill!

    • @RDRussell2
      @RDRussell2 3 роки тому +4

      I've always heard it as 4/4 and then a single measure of 3/4. Certainly easier to count that way! Also, I've always thought this is Blondie's way of saying "Yeah, this is a disco song with four-on-the-floor, so we're gonna mess it up for you for a few bars here and there..."

    • @snikkerr1949
      @snikkerr1949 3 роки тому +1

      Just the instrumental interludes.

    • @hijikaelemenope3127
      @hijikaelemenope3127 3 роки тому +5

      Thank you so much : I always noticed something "bizarre" during the 1st intrumental interlude (compared to the 2nd), but I never could put the right term on it ! Bowie does the same in a song called "Stay" in '76. Mind blowing !

  • @jefflee2698
    @jefflee2698 3 роки тому +104

    Blondie is a mix of music genres, this song is disco,one way or another is rock, the tide is high is reggae, The Rapture is rap.

    • @pgooddmd
      @pgooddmd 3 роки тому +1

      Oh yeah! Rapture is probably THE FIRST rap song.

    • @telliesmith9825
      @telliesmith9825 3 роки тому +3

      Rapture was the first time a female rapped on a album

  • @vincentdarrah
    @vincentdarrah 3 роки тому +140

    Back in the 70's, this young man who was just hitting puberty has a major crush on Debbie Harry, the singer here. She has so many songs to choose from you could do female February just on Blondie songs.
    Another great female singer is Chrissy Hynde of the Pretenders. You also need to react to the song WARRIOR by Scandal featuring Patty Smyth

    • @FredHillig
      @FredHillig 3 роки тому +1

      I second Vincents' suggestions.

    • @montanatony5838
      @montanatony5838 3 роки тому

      And then searched for the playboy she was in once someone told you

    • @montanatony5838
      @montanatony5838 3 роки тому

      Wow! Ted Bundy, I had no clue.. Thanks for the read..

    • @tangoindiamike9189
      @tangoindiamike9189 3 роки тому

      Yes! "Warrior" by Scandal is awesome! Always loved that song!

    • @dwlumpkin7726
      @dwlumpkin7726 3 роки тому

      Oh and too. She’s so hot

  • @illiniwood
    @illiniwood 3 роки тому +70

    Hard to believe Debbie Harry was in her mid 30's when she released this song. Though she's now 76, she can still belt this song out like it's 1979.

  • @OCGal78
    @OCGal78 11 місяців тому +9

    The album version has a different verse: “once I had a love it was a gas. Soon turned out he was a pain in the as*.” Always loved that! They were the best!

    • @paulr1193
      @paulr1193 5 місяців тому +1

      Even this original video had that line too. 'Pain the a$$' was replaced by 'heart of glass' overdubbed on this one. The original can be found somewhere here on YT.

  • @My10centsWorth
    @My10centsWorth Рік тому +14

    This song was the 4th single of their album Parallel Lines. The music company HATED the song, but it went on to be number 1 in almost all countries. Debbie is 77 and they are STILL touring. Absolute legends.

    • @thomasdewitt4232
      @thomasdewitt4232 6 місяців тому

      LOVE Blondie, recently was at a concert 20 ft from Debbie, they sounded fantastic. Debbie is still a knockout

  • @Kim-hc5si
    @Kim-hc5si 3 роки тому +76

    Debbie Harry is an icon. Very much in the avant-garde art, culture, party scene going on in NYC back then. She was also a Playboy bunny at one point. She’s still around doing her thing. Also, Amber’s in the intro - yay! #FemaleFriday ❤️

    • @evacovault2880
      @evacovault2880 3 роки тому +5

      Absolutely an icon! Parallel Lines was once of the first albums I owned at the young age of 7 lol. Loved her later tour with Shirley Manson and Garbage, someone else they should check out for #FemaleFriday. And yes, love Amber in the intro now, too!

    • @franmellor9843
      @franmellor9843 3 роки тому +1

      ...and her REAL name was Debbie Trimble

  • @thegman8968
    @thegman8968 3 роки тому +58

    Debbie Harry is the lead singer in the band, "Blondie". She is still performing and, even in her 70's, she can still put on a great show!☮☮☮

    • @markstoudenmire4935
      @markstoudenmire4935 3 роки тому +5

      Thank you for clarifying that. For years and years when people make a reference to Blondie it's always "her" and "she"...... it's a BAND, people!

    • @tomm2907
      @tomm2907 3 роки тому +2

      I saw Blondie a couple of years ago. She was 72 years and still was rocking the stage.

    • @africanfartingfrog
      @africanfartingfrog 3 роки тому +2

      @@markstoudenmire4935 you can see how they'd be confused, given the color of her hair

    • @unvettx790
      @unvettx790 3 роки тому

      What are the odds? You adopt a kid and it turns out to be Debbie Harry. Number 76 birthday coming up 7/1.

  • @SheTheDee1971
    @SheTheDee1971 3 роки тому +204

    This version was censored, guys. The last verse where she says "Once I had a love and it was a gas, soon turned out had a heart of glass" is not the actual lyric. It is actually "Once I had a love and it was a gas, soon turned out to be a pain in the ass".
    A much more authentic and honest lyric I think!! x

    • @dwightdodd3734
      @dwightdodd3734 3 роки тому +4

      Never cared for disco but this girl was the exception..........Love her !!!!

    • @221b-Maker-Street
      @221b-Maker-Street 3 роки тому +3

      Ha! Literally just came here to say this. Fancy censoring out the word _ass._ 🙄

    • @Soupie62
      @Soupie62 3 роки тому +1

      The whole song is about anal sex - mistrust love from behind

    • @dwightdodd3734
      @dwightdodd3734 3 роки тому

      @@Soupie62 Did not know that....................that would explain the " pain in the a** lyric"

    • @dianerogers8805
      @dianerogers8805 3 роки тому +2

      @@Soupie62 look up the meaning of the song, From what Debbie herself said you are wrong. They changed the word because some would not play it.

  • @nagoranerides3150
    @nagoranerides3150 3 роки тому +8

    I remember the first time I heard this. We all knew we were listening to something new and that we would be seeing more of Blondie. Still touring and still giving great performances.

  • @dfunkt2291
    @dfunkt2291 3 роки тому +2

    Recent subscriber loving your vids.
    Years ago I went to the first of Blondie's farewell tour concerts (they had multiple fairwell tours after lol). I got lucky and had 3rd row seats.
    Debra Harry kept taking 15 min breaks and would come out from backstage after in a much better mood... anyhoo, someone in the audience threw her a gift of a Debbie Harry doll they'd made for her, it was very small. She put it on top of a speaker box and then ducked behind and sang this song pretending to be the doll!!! I laughed a lot at that concert!

  • @davidcampbell311
    @davidcampbell311 3 роки тому +24

    This song was right at the end of the Disco era it was in the transitional stage from disco to '80s pop

  • @Gigi_Unapologetic
    @Gigi_Unapologetic 3 роки тому +58

    Yes she was one of the first to bring a rap style to music in the song Rapture

    • @lisemzarate4029
      @lisemzarate4029 3 роки тому +6

      She was inspired by Rappers Delight, Considered the first commercial rap,

  • @allieren
    @allieren 3 роки тому +144

    “One Way Or Another” slaps. “The Tide Is High” is the first song I remember being my favorite as a little kid 😂

    • @planetlok
      @planetlok 3 роки тому

      LOVE!

    • @leehewitson3085
      @leehewitson3085 3 роки тому +3

      Maria, good Blondie song as well

    • @motortraction
      @motortraction 3 роки тому

      Pop, disco, rock, punk! WTF?!

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 3 роки тому +1

      One Way was literally about a stalker.

    • @springer1696
      @springer1696 3 роки тому

      Oh man, my parents used to play that on the hi-fi back then....... that was one big ass piece of furniture back then

  • @paulstanley2825
    @paulstanley2825 3 роки тому +41

    Atomic by Blondie is a must listen, brings me a euphoric rush whenever I hear it. It's an audio and video treat. Pop/Disco perfection.

  • @philonutube100
    @philonutube100 Рік тому +6

    78 now and still bopping....She'll live in my heart forever, at the time when Blondie appeared on Top of the pops it was an "Event" no matter what you were doing, she was our Marilyn Monroe..

  • @Beezer.D.B.
    @Beezer.D.B. 3 роки тому +87

    “One Way or Another” was a really good one, quite different in style for her. She was one of the earlier ones that started (unintentionally, perhaps) the eventual trend of women singers having to look as good as they sang.

    • @theloneranger8725
      @theloneranger8725 3 роки тому +2

      "One Way or Another" is my favorite of all her songs, although almost all her songs were hits. It was one of the songs featured in the 2000 movie Coyote Ugly.

  • @abbafan1972
    @abbafan1972 3 роки тому +104

    The whole album "Parallel Lines" by Blondie is a masterpiece!

    • @michaelmckenna7109
      @michaelmckenna7109 3 роки тому +2

      The album to date has sold 25 million copies it was release in 1978.

    • @jacksmith8002
      @jacksmith8002 3 роки тому +2

      It's one the greatest albums of all time

    • @jamesmaclennan4525
      @jamesmaclennan4525 3 роки тому +2

      I'd just started work and this was the first album I ever bought ..Debbie was HAWT

    • @chelsea747
      @chelsea747 3 роки тому

      Yes, this!

    • @snoflake82
      @snoflake82 3 роки тому

      @@jamesmaclennan4525 same here though I bought it in 8-track lol

  • @americanaforever6725
    @americanaforever6725 3 роки тому +65

    “Dreamin” and “Call Me” are great Blondie hits too.

    • @maggienichols1482
      @maggienichols1482 3 роки тому

      Both of those besides Heart of Glass are my favorite of Blondie ❤️❤️❤️😎

    • @gamera1962
      @gamera1962 3 роки тому +2

      Dreamin is my favorite Blondie song. Clem Burke on the drums is fantastic.

  • @scotty5717
    @scotty5717 2 роки тому +9

    This band was massive... both sides of the pond. Couldn't count the number of teenage guys that had a massive crush on Debbie Harry

  • @marcogodinez8496
    @marcogodinez8496 3 роки тому +7

    Blondie experimented with so many genres of music. Disco, reggae, rap, and even mariachi! But they are for sure one of the Punk rock legends.

  • @willynilly2545
    @willynilly2545 3 роки тому +18

    The singer, Deborah Harry is the quintessential New York broad. Sexy but tough! She was one of the only female singers back in the 70’s punk scene with the Ramones, etc. I saw her at the Hollywood Bowl 3 years ago. EPIC!

    • @jediciah37
      @jediciah37 3 роки тому

      Debra Harry is a beautiful woman. Best cheek bones in New Wave.

  • @traci4187
    @traci4187 3 роки тому +22

    Blondie... since Rob is a rap fan, you should definitely try "Rapture". She was one of the initial rappers!

  • @richardc8795
    @richardc8795 2 роки тому +3

    Parallel Lines is one of those albums that will live on forever. I suggest reviewing the entire album.

  • @christopherjoyce3586
    @christopherjoyce3586 3 роки тому +3

    Heart of glass was released on the 3rd album by blondie in 1978, and as a single in early '79. You should really check out the song Rapture, it has everything! Singing, rapping, horns, guitars, a great beat. Released in 1980, it just blew people away; you will be shook! It's great to see you hearing so many good songs, but you are literally just scratching the surface of what's out there. So many songs that weren't "hits" are still great music, and I think you would be very pleased to take a deep dive into songs that aren't suggested by groups that have been suggested. Try checking out that little old band from L.A. Tool, they would be right up Jay's alley. Listen to "The Pot" off the 10,000 Days album; great vocals, hectic bass line and drumming, great guitar work, these guys have studio perfection down pat, they're so tight.

  • @randymiller2460
    @randymiller2460 3 роки тому +54

    The group Blondie got their start in NYC at a punk rock venue called CBGB. They had a following of fans from there, many of which, that felt like Blondie had sold out to Disco with the release of this song. But Blondie went on to have much success in the late 70s and 80s transcending the Disco era.

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 3 роки тому +1

      Well it became that, but the owner originally had not thought of such modern stuff, the name stood for Country, Blue Grass, Blues.

    • @randymiller2460
      @randymiller2460 3 роки тому +1

      @@treetopjones737 thanks, I didn't know that.

    • @salvatorerizzo8640
      @salvatorerizzo8640 Рік тому

      As a New Yorker. I've been to cbgb many times. Saw the Ramones there in 83

  • @secolerice
    @secolerice 3 роки тому +4

    This is one of my favorite Blondie songs. Everyone has suggested the same songs I would. Definitely an excellent rabbit trail to go down!

  • @noneofurbizness5838
    @noneofurbizness5838 3 роки тому +7

    I was like, 7-8 years old, when this came out. Have always loved Debbie Harry. She's awesome. You two never disappoint. Great reaction. Dive in. "Rapture" with Fab Five Freddie.

  • @xhogun8578
    @xhogun8578 3 роки тому +3

    Blondie was one of my favourite bands as a child. The were quite a
    eclectic mix of music styles. The tide is high, call me and rapture are also some of their songs you should listen to.

  • @jamesredman1263
    @jamesredman1263 3 роки тому +2

    Debbie Harry, the singer, was born in Miami Florida but adopted and raised in New Jersey. She worked various jobs in New York for some time while learning the music business and getting to know other artists, and in 1974 co-founded the group Blondie there.
    Blondie created a fascinating variety of music, on many subjects - a bacterium that objects to the term "germ," a couple who meet at a resort because they are both out on their balconies for the lightening and thunder in the wee hours, the singer painting the town with a bold and wealthy playboy because the nice guys took No for an answer, a female robbery mastermind who takes a hunky armored car driver hostage and heads to Brazil, a bug that got sprayed (Screaming Skin), and practically everything really worked as a good song, some great. A lot of sexy stuff BTW, just so you know. But very creative people. They have a DEEP catalogue.

    • @brianacdts
      @brianacdts 9 місяців тому +1

      One of her various jobs was working in the Playboy Club as a server in the iconic bunny outfit and was a brunette.

  • @rickcain4736
    @rickcain4736 3 роки тому +20

    The band is called Blondie...Debbie Harry is the singer....They are all from New York City

  • @RolandjHearn
    @RolandjHearn 3 роки тому +15

    OMG, love you guys. When I saw "Blondie" I was hoping you were going to do "Rapture" I would have loved to see your faces reacting to perhaps the first huge commercially successful rap song being sung in the 70's by a blond white women. That will mess with your heads.

  • @m.vondrake5534
    @m.vondrake5534 3 роки тому +34

    Blondie had the first "ska" hit with "The Tide is High" and the first rap his with "Rapture" co-written with Grandmaster Flash. Overall the band Blondie was Punk-Pop.

    • @arnoldpaine4973
      @arnoldpaine4973 3 роки тому +5

      Depends on how one defines "ska". If one follows the general definition "ska" started in Jamaca in the 60s which would be like 15 years before Blonde.

    • @m.vondrake5534
      @m.vondrake5534 3 роки тому +2

      @@arnoldpaine4973 yes. Ska actually pre-dates Reggae. Ska is more "pop". That's what the term "ska" means in Patwa dialect. Reggae is kind of a combination of rock, soul and island folk. Ska had been around a long time but Blondie had the first hit using that music styling they picked up in the Jamaican neighborhoods of NYC and Bronx.

    • @emmef7970
      @emmef7970 3 роки тому

      By your definition which is correct, how many years after Debbie Harry did Sublime & No Doubt along with hundreds of other bands make careers off of ska music. What about the other genres? Shouldn't some one tell Eminem what he has been doing for 30 years is not rap? Or, what about those British boys, UB40 and all the other bands that made careers off of reggae. Should I make my friend aware he can't be in his reggae band because he wasn't born in Jamaica? I thought music was for the enjoyment of everyone, no matter your country of origin, race, color, creed, etc. Personally, I don't give a thought to where someone is from if they are making good music, if they are -more power to them. Music is the universal language. No one has a monopoly on music. If there should be, then it's best not to let other people hear it because it might strike a cord with them & inspire them to make their version of it. However, we all know, that all music is not created equal too. :)

    • @m.vondrake5534
      @m.vondrake5534 3 роки тому

      @@emmef7970 About 15 years between the band Blondie channeling ska to it catching on more profoundly with No Doubt and Sublime getting so popular with it but don't forget Eddie Grant brought his brand of ska in the mid-80's.

  • @movieswithsammykitty
    @movieswithsammykitty 3 роки тому +12

    “Union City Blues” and “Dreamin’” are really good ones by them. They really highlight how dreamy Debbie Harry’s voice can be.

  • @TheBeatleman66
    @TheBeatleman66 3 роки тому +1

    thanks Rob Squad for this video FOOOF !!!! Debbie Harry always gets me blood pressure go yaba daba doo !!!

  • @ajruther67
    @ajruther67 3 роки тому +27

    Blondie started out as punk, then transitioned into rock. This particular song was their so called "disco" song (hence the disco ball and disco lights in the video) They are not the only rock band that made 1 disco song. Although this song got them more exposure for them.
    Just so you know, Blondie is the name of the band, not the singer. They called the band Blondie because Deborah Harry (the singer) would get cat calls from men saying "hey blondie" trying to get her attention. She dated the guitarist Chris for many years.
    Check out the rock songs of Blondie; Call Me, Atomic, Union City Blues, Accidents Never Happen, Eat to the Beat, Hanging on the Telephone, One Way or Another. Debby's rocker voice is completely different in the rock songs.

  • @1134beerman
    @1134beerman 3 роки тому +57

    Blondie was I believe the first singer to rap on MTV. Lol. To me she sounds like Abba

    • @le7669
      @le7669 3 роки тому +9

      And up jumped the man from Mars......😀

    • @fabulousnobody3557
      @fabulousnobody3557 3 роки тому +5

      tried to run
      but he’s got a gun
      shoots you dead, then eats your head!

    • @ashleymclaughlin6901
      @ashleymclaughlin6901 3 роки тому +3

      @@fabulousnobody3557
      And then you're in the man from Mars
      You go out at night eatin' cars
      You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too
      Mercurys and Subaru

    • @fabulousnobody3557
      @fabulousnobody3557 3 роки тому +2

      and you don’t stop
      you keep. on. eating cars
      then, when there’s no more cars
      you go out at night and eat up bars
      where the people meet
      face to face, cheek to cheek

    • @willynilly2545
      @willynilly2545 3 роки тому +5

      Yes, RAPTURE is (arguably) the first rap video

  • @steviekc9057
    @steviekc9057 3 роки тому +9

    "I think I heard my Mom mention Blondie" *dies of old age*
    Pop Culture Nugget: Blondie's "Rapture" was the first Rap song (song with rapping) to hit #1 on the Billboard Charts. The next Rap song to hit #1 on the charts wasn't until 1990's Vanilla Ice "Ice Ice Baby" - almost 10 years later.

  • @peterbroad6885
    @peterbroad6885 3 роки тому

    Love the format with you two in front of full screen of artist. Don't know how old this is,haven't seen you use it on other videos.

  • @RDRussell2
    @RDRussell2 3 роки тому +3

    First of all, back in those days the record label used to run an ad in the trades saying "Blondie are a band." Yes, there's no doubt who is the blonde one, and who is the lead, but everyone wanted to be sure they were thought of as a band, not a solo act.
    Second, what category is Blondie? Wow...they went through everything. Some people might suggest this is a weakness, as though the band didn't have a specific point of view of their own. I prefer to say they were open-eared and willing to take inspiration from anything. They tried to be ferocious like punk on some of their songs, and for a while many thought they were a punk band. But New Wave and disco were also just fine for Blondie. They did reggae on one of their biggest hits called "The Tide is High." And while rap had been around for a few years, most of white America first heard rap in Blondie's song "Rapture." (Including me!) But also: Blondie would sometimes sound like an old school '50s band. Blondie took all kinds of musical influences and stirred them up into something fresh and original.

  • @miriamswellspring
    @miriamswellspring 3 роки тому +18

    *SUGGESTION* Check out the queen of goth, Siouxsie Sioux! Her band is Siouxsie and the Banshees. (siouxsie is pronounced like susie)

    • @rossadams5753
      @rossadams5753 3 роки тому +1

      Hi I just downloaded 11 of Siouxsie and the Banshees songs. Very early 80s and mostly dance stuff good ima dj by tradeeee whoopie dooo

  • @joeevett9007
    @joeevett9007 3 роки тому +20

    Debbie can sing everything she has range that is off the charts. Maria is another good one.

  • @needlefingers58
    @needlefingers58 3 роки тому +41

    Try "Call Me" by them. It's the theme from "American Gigolo".

    • @michaelmckenna7109
      @michaelmckenna7109 3 роки тому

      The movie The Conjuring The Devil Made Me Do It features Call Me in a creepy scene.

  • @bryanbyars8142
    @bryanbyars8142 3 роки тому +8

    Dreaming and Sunday Girl are my favorite Bondie songs and yes, Deborah Harry is beautiful!

  • @shellyk411
    @shellyk411 3 роки тому +6

    I found this a little late. I have so many memories of my mom cleaning house and singing this song. Yes! My mom could those notes!
    Blondie released a new album about 5 or 6 years ago. Two of the greatest songs I can think of off the top of my head are "Long Time" and her collaborative song with Joan Jett "Doom or Destiny". Blondie and Joan Jett ❤❤

    • @treetopjones737
      @treetopjones737 2 роки тому +1

      Debbie & Joan are friends from the old days.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 3 роки тому +5

    Jay/Amber, you'll love their "One Way Or Another", "Rapture" and many more!

  • @coolhive2941
    @coolhive2941 3 роки тому +7

    I love Blondie. If they have 12 tracks on an album, you’re almost guaranteed to get 12 different styles. That’s why I still love them. They’re still kicking and I heard they’re releasing a retrospective boxset this year.

  • @colibri1
    @colibri1 3 роки тому +4

    Deborah Harry, the lead singer of Blondie, is from New York. I never thought of her voice as robotic, but an icy, kind of stiff, maybe robotic/futuristic look and sound was "in" at the time, influenced by trends in the UK and Europe. This 1978 song was Blondie's biggest hit but it was different than most of their music, more disco-ish. Their earliest stuff from the mid-seventies was pop-punk, while most of their releases had an early sixties-revival sound that was trendy in the late seventies, including hits like "Sunday Girl" (1978) and "Dreaming" (1979). They also did some straight rock-ish stuff like "One Way or Another" (1978) and "Accidents Never Happen" (1978) and even a cover of a Jamaican rocksteady song, the Paragons' 1967 "The Tide is HIgh" (1980), plus one of the first raps to hit the airwaves, "Rapture" (1980).

    • @vinnygi
      @vinnygi 3 роки тому

      She actually grew up in New Jersey.

    • @paintedjaguar
      @paintedjaguar 3 роки тому

      Yeah, they're singing in a club with a lighted floor and disco ball, but that doesn't make this a disco sound any more than Laura Branigan's "Gloria" which also had a music video with a bunch of disco balls in it. If you want to pollute your ears with actual Disco, go with Donna Summer or the Bee-Gees. Me, I'm going to listen to "Dreaming" again.

  • @thomass5169
    @thomass5169 Рік тому +2

    Rob Squad: She was the Rubicon between the 70 to punk, and the beginning of rap music, witch got its humble beginnings in disco. Yes, you heard that correctly. Yes, Debbie Harry is that significant.

  • @marciv2964
    @marciv2964 3 роки тому +5

    "Dreaming" introduced me to this band. I bought the tape and became a lifelong fan. Debbie is amazing
    And... they're still producing and performing new music 🎶

  • @neillenet291
    @neillenet291 3 роки тому +8

    It's funny that you say futuristic because Blondie released the 1st rap song

  • @adamklein4524
    @adamklein4524 3 роки тому +22

    "Dreaming" "Shayla" "Hangin' on the Telephone" -- the entire "Eat to the Beat" and "Plastic Letters" albums are classic,

    • @Wendy-ov5hu
      @Wendy-ov5hu 3 роки тому

      you look good in blue..... she's so dull -rip her to shreds.... yeah that's the shit !!!

    • @RDRussell2
      @RDRussell2 3 роки тому +1

      "Eat To The Beat" is maybe the first record I ever purchased with my own money. So maybe that makes me prejudiced in its favor, but I've always thought that album was underrated! I think every song on that album is great.

    • @CANDOKNOWHOW
      @CANDOKNOWHOW 3 роки тому

      “Shayla” is one of my all time favorites!
      So cool to see others mention it, as it’s a masterpiece of a ballad.

  • @michaelsmith1262
    @michaelsmith1262 3 роки тому +56

    Made way back when "turned out to be a pain in the ass" was too risque for videos.

    • @andirandolph8830
      @andirandolph8830 3 роки тому +5

      I was wondering what happened to that line here!

    • @Bekka_Noyb
      @Bekka_Noyb 3 роки тому +4

      was wondering why it sounded off :/

    • @spykatt
      @spykatt 3 роки тому +8

      That was really the key line to the whole song too.

    • @glenchapman3899
      @glenchapman3899 3 роки тому

      @@sg-yq8pm In Australia it was the exact opposite. Radio only played the clean version :(

    • @tikilab
      @tikilab 3 роки тому

      For some reason, when the video remaster was done in the past few years, someone used the wrong version. The original has the “pain in the ass” line that you can still see in the video.

  • @XplozoneReacts
    @XplozoneReacts 3 роки тому +1

    Really enjoying watching you guys!! Brilliant! 🙏❤️

  • @jefflauder9580
    @jefflauder9580 3 роки тому +13

    Song that I would really recommend is from Gordon Lightfoot, the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Especially when you read the story about the sinking of the ship and then you listen to the song. It’s incredible how his words describe the story and pay tribute to the souls lost.

  • @MacStoker
    @MacStoker 3 роки тому +40

    "atomic" is blondies finest moment.

    • @Chuckwade41
      @Chuckwade41 3 роки тому +2

      I always loved "Union City Blues"

    • @MacStoker
      @MacStoker 3 роки тому

      @@Chuckwade41 its great, and definitely in the argument mate

    • @dustywaynemusic6297
      @dustywaynemusic6297 3 роки тому +1

      Love that one but "Dreaming" is my favorite

    • @MacStoker
      @MacStoker 3 роки тому

      @@dustywaynemusic6297 strong choice mate, im playing it as i type, great track

  • @kellypedersen9896
    @kellypedersen9896 3 роки тому +19

    The third verse was edited for this video- she actually rhymes "it was a gas" with "pain in the *ss"; but the censors didn't like it, so "Heart of Glass" was edited in its place (you can see her mouth "pain in the *ss", though).
    Yep, this band had its roots in the late 70s punk/ new wave scene in New York (Deborah Harry, the singer, was a waitress at one of New York's first punk clubs, Max's Kansas City). They were already eclectic, but by the time they got to their third album (where this comes from), their scope really branched out to include more dancy, atmospheric songs like this.
    This wasn't really that big of a hit until a TV show that was on at the time, "WKRP In Cincinnati" (a sitcom that takes place at a radio station), played it on one episode. People who watched the show called CBS to find out who the artist was (thinking it was a "fake band" made up for the show); next thing you know it was a #1 hit . . on REAL radio stations. :)

    • @peterflynn2111
      @peterflynn2111 3 роки тому +1

      HERE IN AUSTRALIA THAT WAS LET THROUGH ;the US was always a bit soft when it came to music though

    • @Paul77ozee
      @Paul77ozee 3 роки тому

      @@peterflynn2111 remember when a film on television had an AO ratting ? That’s when they cut a film to shreds. Even for some things that would be G or PG today.

    • @peterflynn2111
      @peterflynn2111 3 роки тому

      @@Paul77ozee Adults Only yeah remember like number 96 etc

    • @Paul77ozee
      @Paul77ozee 3 роки тому

      @@peterflynn2111 actually l made a mistake. When it was films it had a AO MOD which meant modified for tv. I remember them cutting a small scene out of Commando where Arnold is teaching his daughter a self defence move during the opening credits.

    • @peterflynn2111
      @peterflynn2111 3 роки тому

      @@Paul77ozee remember the rating but did not get into movies much .But remember when they bleeped out Bloody in the Snoopy Vs Red Baron song

  • @robertsacrison4057
    @robertsacrison4057 3 роки тому +8

    "Dreaming" is her best--watch the official video. Debbie Harry really rocks in this one! You'll feel "pumped" afterwards. A close second is "Atomic" (official video).

  • @Nite-owl
    @Nite-owl Рік тому +5

    She was on so many teenage boys walls in the 70's & 80's. An absolute ICON.

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 9 місяців тому

      This was the late70s though

    • @Nite-owl
      @Nite-owl 9 місяців тому

      @@theodoreritola7641 Ah so the late 70's wasn't part of the 70's and 80's ?

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 9 місяців тому

      I'm saying 70s music went into the 80s

  • @MartinArscott1
    @MartinArscott1 3 роки тому +6

    Even 30 yrs later she still had it when we got to see her live! Atomic is a great song of hers

    • @theodoreritola7641
      @theodoreritola7641 2 роки тому

      LOL This was 1978 ,,, THEM 70s Baby

    • @MartinArscott1
      @MartinArscott1 2 роки тому

      @@theodoreritola7641 yes, and we saw her in 2008, so as I said 'even 30yrs later she still had it'

  • @AnimeOtakuDrew
    @AnimeOtakuDrew 3 роки тому +21

    I've always loved Deborah Harry's voice. I could listen to her singing for hours. If you're looking for a really good female artist, I would recommend Bonnie Tyler--specifically, "Faster than the Speed of Night"--if you haven't heard her before; she just has so much power and passion in her voice that it's amazing. Alternatively, I would recommend the Japanese group Oreskaband with the song "Almond;" they are an all girl group that generally play ska music, but "Almond" has a more soft and tender feel to it. Finally, I would recommend "Georgy Girl" by The Seekers; it's a nice, upbeat song with a positive message, and the singer has such a beautiful voice (for oldies, I usually would have recommended Petula Clark's "Downtown" as an amazing female artist song, but it's so common that you've probably heard it before).

  • @debbie7505
    @debbie7505 3 роки тому +5

    If you haven’t done them yet do Barracuda by Heart, another great female voice. For something more mellow try Carole King. She was extremely popular in the early 70’s with her album Tapestry. Everything on that album was great.

  • @stevewilkins5004
    @stevewilkins5004 9 місяців тому +1

    Fell in love with Debbie Harry instantly, not sure I ever recovered. Punk Disco is the genre... it was an amazing time for music .

  • @1134beerman
    @1134beerman 3 роки тому +5

    The song that she rapped on was Rapure

  • @mckrackin5324
    @mckrackin5324 3 роки тому +1

    I'm a 52 year old man. I have definitely heard of Blondie. I was in love with Debbie Harry as a teenager. lol

  • @SeebsL
    @SeebsL 3 роки тому +2

    The remix of this song with the scene in Handmaid's Tail was amazing.

  • @mduncan65
    @mduncan65 3 роки тому +5

    Love Debbie Harry and the band "Blondie"!!! Lots of good music from them. "Dreaming" is a rocker from them!! They were a band that you couldn't pigeon-hole, they were punk, disco, new wave, rap, and rock. Great and fun band!!! The drummer, Clem Burke, is incredibly good!!!

  • @GuyAnthonyDeMarco
    @GuyAnthonyDeMarco 3 роки тому +8

    Debbie is in her seventies and Blondie still had a hit a couple of years ago, "Maria".

    • @Russ_Keith
      @Russ_Keith 3 роки тому +3

      Had to laugh. You must be nearly as old as me to feel 1999 was a couple of years ago. They say the years go by quicker as you get older. With me it's the decades.

  • @StaciaAmnaber
    @StaciaAmnaber 3 роки тому +14

    I love Female Fridays!!

  • @oggyogg9058
    @oggyogg9058 2 роки тому +1

    From the album - Parallel Lines - one of the top albums of the last 40 years.

  • @ronsadler6047
    @ronsadler6047 3 роки тому +1

    Another band that broke out at the same time as Blondie was a band called The Knack. My Sharona was their breakout hit. Blondie, An American rock group known for incorporating varied influences, including avant-garde, reggae, and hip-hop, into the new wave sound of the 1970s and '80s.

  • @twanadenson1293
    @twanadenson1293 3 роки тому +6

    Here's a 3 in 1 suggestion for female Friday: "The Sweetest Gift " or "After the Gold Rush" by Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Rondstat. They are ALL famous in their own right bit together they are epic.

  • @marioleon2479
    @marioleon2479 3 роки тому +9

    League of their own voice: Joan Armatrading "Love and Affection". You're gonna love it.

  • @bln3576
    @bln3576 3 роки тому +8

    70's and 80's were fun. Anything went.

    • @rom65536
      @rom65536 3 роки тому

      No, no.... EVERYTHING went....with cocaine.

  • @tarantulamom1900
    @tarantulamom1900 3 роки тому +2

    One of my favorite Blondie tunes is Rip Her to Shreds. Always makes me laugh.

  • @dragon6ft5
    @dragon6ft5 3 роки тому +3

    Blondie was one of the very first bands that were considered "New Wave". Other greats are Eurythmics, Soft Cell, ABC, Devo, the list is almost endless. Great genre. By the way, try on some ska music for a change, the best beginner ska is Reel Big Fish, the album is Turn the radio off. Have fun!

  • @1stand406
    @1stand406 3 роки тому +42

    "Pain in the ass" was censored out lol

  • @donnagonatas3155
    @donnagonatas3155 3 роки тому +6

    She was sort of punky when she came out. Love her. Her name is Debbie Harry the group is blondie. Definitely try Rapture next.✌❤

  • @billdurfy2110
    @billdurfy2110 3 роки тому +6

    “Rap. Ture” is a must listen. Such a beautiful voice... such a beautiful woman! Deborah Harry is the singer... Blondie is the band

    • @bucgirl11
      @bucgirl11 2 роки тому

      I still know all that rap. Lol

  • @johnp9477
    @johnp9477 2 роки тому +1

    Dreaming one of Blondes most beautiful songs

  • @MatMat-qi2rd
    @MatMat-qi2rd 3 місяці тому

    Heart Of Glass was such a huge hit!!! The way she sings is stunning 😊 enchanting like a mermaid ❤