Way back in the day while crossing our great nation on an old Harley, I saw a sign said Blondie live. I said to myself, what's a blondie. So, I got a ticket, 6 bucks and went in. Fell in love that day. Debbie Harry commands a great band with that fantastic voice and perfect looks. Been a fan since that day. At 67, I still crank it up here. Oh, still riding daily too. lol
67 myself, used to work at T he Rat in Boston, Kenmore sq.to be exact, I worked both nights she played, put on a hell of a show and after closing she invited everyone over to the old Howard Johnson's hotel across the street, great time.
yes in parts of australia debbie harry means good morning cheers glug glug and blondie i am 67 2 and the band ( it is sort of punk) and there is blondie live in Glasgow the music with bagpipes a well spent 6 bucks and still riding lol crank it up
I found out fairly recently that Debbie is actually the same age as my mother. Now my mother was a mighty fine looking woman in her 20s and 30s - but her dress sense made her look at least 10 years older than Debbie Harry.
And she had over a decade of singing experience by this point. Most folks forget that she was 5 years older than Chris (Stein) and 9 years older than most of the rest of the band. She had started in the late 1960s singing back-up in the folk-rock act Wind in the Willows.
What about for example Stevie Nicks? She was great live too. Well, I know that she had failed concerts like Red Rocks because of her tough drug/ alcohol addictons but in spite of it she still had many great live performances as well and I think I prefer her live singing to studio recordings ❤ The same with Linda Ronstadt and Janis Joplin (also an addict one but with many well done live performances) or Wanda Jackson or Ann Wilson or Tina Turner ❤ And of course DEBBIE HARRY ❤❤❤ She is magnificent live plus her distinctive voice ❤ Debbie's status of icon is no fluke ❤ ✌️
Well, I guess at least she'll be surrounded by sycophants, in her mansion somewhere. It's an old age of a kind. And at least she used her talents. The reproduction rate among intelligent western women is the lowest in the World. And one sees so many relatively incompetent, less intelligent making babies without shame. And while some insist without any evidence that anyone can be a genius, the evidence so far is that intelligence is largely genetic. What a race. Have a good one
What a fantastic band. Debbie was my first crush - I was only 4 when this was filmed but my dad gave me his record player and vinyl when I was 10 and Parallel Lines was among them She is absolutely captivating, her confidence, beauty and voice is all so natural
Man I was listening to the 180g vinyl of Plastic Letters, high volume, and I heard so many little details about his drum parts that I had never noticed before. He actually did a lot of stuff that was kind of ahead of their time.
It's impossible to overstate the impact of this band. Revolutionary is banded around way too often but you had to be there to grasp it. Phenomenal every single member
A great exhilarating live band no question, but among the LEAST revolutionary on the Bowery scene - sonically anyway. That honor goes to the quartet of guys who built the stage riser just to get their gig at CBGB in 1974 - Television. Countlesss indie bands that followed over the next decade - from Echo and the Bunnymen to REM to U2 to XTC have acknowledged their debt to Verlaine(RIP , Tom) , Lloyd, Ficca and Smith
@@chriscoughlin9289 I agree that these bands that followed had great input into the industry and I'm a mark for everyone you mentioned. But let's get one straight from the get go, Television definitely yes founder members of the CBGB success story. Without let's say 15/20 of the early acts hilly crystal fails. He hit lightning in a bottle only ever matched by the cavern in Liverpool. The bands that followed were then playing an established venue, record labels would push to get acts on at CBGBs. So yep many many fine acts have played the venue. But the founding members are all in the revolution club for mine.
@@yorkshirelad007 Hilly fails??? By what metric? Doug Weston's Troubadour - or maybe The Whisky? The Golden Bear? Armadillo World Headquarters - or maybe Antone's? Bill Graham's Fillmore empire? The Mabuhay? Max's??? Have a look at those legendaty names - at how high you have to struggle to set the bar to even be making your case for that brand of 'failure'? Sorry, but no sale. I was a denizen of the LA punk scene of the same era and - apart from Brendan Mullen's Masque - really no place there could lay claim to being ground zero in the same way that CB's was. Madame Wong's, The Starwood, The Palomino, The Fleetwood (Redondo)? They all made their distinctive mark on the scene... once there already WAS a scene to glom onto. Hilly? Nowhere else can lay claim to having laid that kind of cornerstone in the mythology of the punk era.
I never appreciated how tight of a band Blondie was. We didn't realize just how good a band they were cause we were all so in love with Debbie. I was anyway. I never really saw them as more than a back up for her till I got older and realized just how good they really were. Sorry Blondie. It's so great that this is available to us. This is amazing.
I think a lot of people overlook how sick ass awesome Blondie were as a like actual rock band. If you listen to live boots from this era they reliably fucking killed it in performance, on top of just having their own great material.
Verdade, e como adendo à sua descrição, várias músicas do próprio Blondie oriundo da década de 70 eram tocadas constantemente nas Discotecas do Brasil durante toda a década 1.980; em todas as discotecas ouviam-se e dançavam-se aos sons de sucessos mundiais do Grupo Blondie.
I, Don't want to admit it. But, We are fairly close in age. Learning to play Gtr included Led Zeppelin #4. 5. And, Physical Graffiti. V.H.1. And, 2. Lol. And, Of Course Sabbath. Seen Blondie 3... Or, 4 times as Guests at Concerts. And, On Tv Talk Shows. Music Shows. ✌️🕊️
I was 14 in 1979. In my teens Debbie, Chrissy Amphlette, Siouxsie (& quite a few front women) were my muses. Watching this I feel so happy, despite growing up with DV, all the amazing music & films I experienced from those times made for some great life memories. It all came flooding back watching this awesome footage. I still love Blondie. I’m endlessly impressed with Debbie’s voice & everything about her & the band was excellent…wow.. Driving punk surf rock. I used to practice singing to Blondie over the decades….I believe I have a vocal range that’s similar to Debbie’s. She inspires me to be a more confident singer.
Her punk rock roots show tremendously in this concert, and it's wondrous.. strait tone in her voice very little to no tremolo to hide imperfections. She and the band a very unique talent that stays with you awhile....
Similar age to you and I really like their early stuff - I really came to them around Parallel Lines, but the first two albums quickly became my favourite.
Debbie's voice and Clem's drums are loud and in the spotlight because this is a soundboard recording. And I agree they both sound fantastic! I would also add that Chris and Frank's guitar work is awesome too...just a bit quiet on this recording. What a band!
I saw Blondie Several times in the 1980s.The best time was at the Brixton academy in London with the B52S and the Talking Heads 1983 very good gig and a great night out nice one for posting this online.
She is so great. And the drummer is exceptional. He's right there right next to her all the way. She's a philanthropist, 74 and lives in Miami Florida. It took me this long to understand her greatness better.
Miami ? Interesting . You don’t hear often of retired rock greats living there . I knew she was a philanthropist . A really cool person . Just learned she was born there . Go figure .
She doesn't live in Miami, she has houses in NYC, NJ and Conneticut. She was born in Miami but was adopted at 6 months old and raised in New Jersey by Catherine and Richard Harry. The drummers name is Clem Burke and yes he is exceptional.
No fancy smoothing software and crap, just pure raw true pleasure and heart and love of Debbie Harry and band of Blondie, just as i remember listening into small hours on radio luxembourg until i fell asleep wich happened many times :-) with amazing vibes wakening next morning, YEAH unbeatable, TNX Blondie....
have to agree with most every comment here. at the time of recording i was deep in metal ...but now ...this concert gets played some times on a loop for months . so hard ...such a great little punk chick...love the drummer as well ...but debbie is just way ahead of the status quo here.shes seting the bar ...for years to come. god i love this era and her !
Heres a beautiful woman with a great sense of humor and a powerful voice she's never been given credit for. This band is different. They can rock the shit out of a song even if the whole audience is in on it or not,rip her to shreds is about Debbie Harry. Anyone else singing that would call it the blues
Got to see him play with The Romantics on Earth Day 1990 in a small club (ground level stage) in Alabama. I was practically standing on top of him. I could see everything he did. Amazing drummer.
Even in black and white one of the best concert videos on film...on the beach Asbury Park, New Jersey...late 70's and into the 80's a Blondie Concert Ticket was literally Gold...yes it was a great period in Rock on the East Coast...
I was lucky to live on Long Island, NY, where independent and college stations were playing cbgb's bands. I had first 2 Blondie albums before there was a Parallel Lines. So exciting when it came out. It dominated our juke boxes.
Plastic Letters was the first Blondie Album I ever bought , I love that dress she was wearing. Incidentally, that was the dress Mattel chose for their Ladies of the 80's, Barbie as Debbie Harry doll. The cover of the Debby Harry KooKoo Album has got to be one of the most disturbing pictures of her.
I love this performance, Debbie Harry is a ball of energy, sweet and sinister at the same time, fitting that she prowls the stage on One way or another, very natural and unnerving .
Effin WOW! Haven't seen anything like this in a while. Raw talent, underground ethos, and vitality that changed a culture. Desperately needed again in these dark days.
I was a huge Blondie fan right from when I first heard Denis and discovered Plastic Letters and their first album. Looking back they were much better than I appreciated at the time, especially the drummer.
Funny I was 12 years old in 1980 and I was totally taken by Clems drumming why did it take so many years for people to notice him? Chris Stein also a great song writer!
Blondie was one of my favorite groups. Debbie Harry is outstanding, gorgeous with a great voice. brings back alot of memories for me of the early 1980's. Long live the 1980's!
Obsesionado con Blondie ❤. Que banda tan increíble, talentosa y maravillosa. Para los que no los pudímos ver en aquellos tiempos, es bueno tener estos videos 🔥❤😍
Wow! BLONDIE in 1979, man! That is just fantastic! Debbie is so fabulous. Clem Burke amazing! Thank you so much for posting this video. This is such a cool video!
She rocked at the Fox in Hot Lanta in '79. Rockpile opened up, when Blondie came onstage,Debbie stumbled and fell ,but jumped up and blew us all away. What a pro!!! u go little Queeny!! love u from Alabama! Forever!!?!
Thing about a Blondie concert is the great music that is sung very well by the gorgeous Debbie Harry, but it make it even better you get to watch Clem Burke and admire his percussion genius!
There are so many great things to say about this performance starting with Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ which is an awesome venue, but Debbie and the band really are great and raw. Something that is so overlooked in today's music. It's punk and rock, raw and great with sex appeal as well.
Saw Blondie at “My Fathers Place” a little joint in Roslyn Long Island sometime in the 70’s. Debbie H was entrancing and the band was Tight. That was a great place to see bands. Hey Epi up there.
Like a rocket to the ocean!!!! One of many classic lines, in 11:59 a song of sublime raw musical magic created by this band. Debbie knew how to work her looks for sure but boy could she back it up when singing, very few since have had that raw edged ability or genuine talent. No auto tune, or electronic help. If only there were more like her now the music industry would be a much more interesting proposition all round. Parallel Lines must be high on most music lovers top 100 album lists?
I knew a singing teacher who dissed Debbie until she had to teach Picture This to the singer of a band after I taught it to the guitarist. Put an end to the dissing.
She went dreamin and followed it. Forever young lady. The work over many years building the vocals. It never comes without waiting tables, or working in a factory. Long hours, a drive to find it! IT! IT IS. To have memories, to hear perfect vibrations live. Give us the slip, nah, don't think so.
Seen Blondie live 7 times and always right up at the front and Deborah is even more beautiful in life.. I managed to get her signature on three photos, she was tiny with a BIG Fabulous Face & Voice.. What A woman. When she’s in the room everyone else palls into insignificance.. 👄👄👄
DH is mesmerising, her voice is awesome, the whole band sounds fantastic - so much energy, but also subtlety. And beautifully shot and lit in stylish 1970s B&W. Love it!
Beside Blondie and the bands excellent performance, that drummer was really kicking ass through the whole show!! what a great Concert, thanks for posting!!
Great material delivered by a great group, fronted by a lovely woman. I went back stage of a Blondie concert two or three years after this one, a guest of their warmup band: Duran Duran. Great times.
@Dennis Weikel ... blondie.net They have a bunch of shows this November, 2021, in Great Britain. Look for more in 2022 if Covid things go well. Debbie turns 76 on July 1st, 2021.
Love BLONDIE! This performance is out of this world. Better times. Real music, real passion. A time before the world was claimed completely.. wish I had a time machine to be there😿💕💕💕💟
Absolutely wonderful...almost right at the pinnacle of the height of their popularity, although there was still SO much great music to come. Loved the intro with "Dreaming" and thought about how it belonged there but didn't later through the concert...so yeah...you can tell exactly where they are in their career. Excellent concert. Wish I had been there.
Way back in the day while crossing our great nation on an old Harley, I saw a sign said Blondie live. I said to myself, what's a blondie. So, I got a ticket, 6 bucks and went in. Fell in love that day. Debbie Harry commands a great band with that fantastic voice and perfect looks. Been a fan since that day. At 67, I still crank it up here. Oh, still riding daily too. lol
ya sure, Peter Fonda
67 myself, used to work at T he Rat in Boston, Kenmore sq.to be exact, I worked both nights she played, put on a hell of a show and after closing she invited everyone over to the old Howard Johnson's hotel across the street, great time.
yes in parts of australia debbie harry means good morning cheers glug glug and blondie i am 67 2 and the band ( it is sort of punk) and there is blondie live in Glasgow the music with bagpipes a well spent 6 bucks and still riding lol crank it up
Love that story. A great moment
Wgaf
Debby's voice never cracked. She knew her range . She mastered her range and she stayed in it . That is talent .
She did MUCH more than jus that ;-)
Very good point. She doesn’t have a great range doesn’t try to pretend she does. She just uses what she has to perfection.
Hot and super talented.
Exactly!
She was age 34 here. Not the typical age for starting rockers! GOOD FOR HER
I found out fairly recently that Debbie is actually the same age as my mother. Now my mother was a mighty fine looking woman in her 20s and 30s - but her dress sense made her look at least 10 years older than Debbie Harry.
And she had over a decade of singing experience by this point. Most folks forget that she was 5 years older than Chris (Stein) and 9 years older than most of the rest of the band. She had started in the late 1960s singing back-up in the folk-rock act Wind in the Willows.
@@whssy I'll say !
How pure is her voice live... most artists can't sing half as well live... she is a unbelievable..
What about for example Stevie Nicks? She was great live too. Well, I know that she had failed concerts like Red Rocks because of her tough drug/ alcohol addictons but in spite of it she still had many great live performances as well and I think I prefer her live singing to studio recordings ❤ The same with Linda Ronstadt and Janis Joplin (also an addict one but with many well done live performances) or Wanda Jackson or Ann Wilson or Tina Turner ❤ And of course DEBBIE HARRY ❤❤❤ She is magnificent live plus her distinctive voice ❤ Debbie's status of icon is no fluke ❤ ✌️
We live in an age where the most mundane is recorded forever. So glad that this gig somehow makes it through the fog; it's pure joy.
Neil Alphonso Made it through the fog... i like that
Marcelo Romero perfect for how this video was blacked out then cut in
Musical gold. Praise be. Shame she never made any babies
Yes, she is great.
Well, I guess at least she'll be surrounded by sycophants, in her mansion somewhere. It's an old age of a kind. And at least she used her talents. The reproduction rate among intelligent western women is the lowest in the World. And one sees so many relatively incompetent, less intelligent making babies without shame. And while some insist without any evidence that anyone can be a genius, the evidence so far is that intelligence is largely genetic. What a race. Have a good one
What a fantastic band.
Debbie was my first crush - I was only 4 when this was filmed but my dad gave me his record player and vinyl when I was 10 and Parallel Lines was among them
She is absolutely captivating, her confidence, beauty and voice is all so natural
Clem Burke is probably one of the best pop rock drummers, he is absolutely amazing!!! He has so much energy, just fantastic!!!!!
Es magnífico! !!
Man I was listening to the 180g vinyl of Plastic Letters, high volume, and I heard so many little details about his drum parts that I had never noticed before. He actually did a lot of stuff that was kind of ahead of their time.
He had lots of "help" at this time. Still a great drummer.
@@tedesco455 What do you mean by that?
He tried to play every drum and cymbal all at once and occasionally got away with it!
Good gig - not seen this b4.
It's impossible to overstate the impact of this band. Revolutionary is banded around way too often but you had to be there to grasp it. Phenomenal every single member
A great exhilarating live band no question, but among the LEAST revolutionary on the Bowery scene - sonically anyway.
That honor goes to the quartet of guys who built the stage riser just to get their gig at CBGB in 1974 - Television.
Countlesss indie bands that followed over the next decade - from Echo and the Bunnymen to REM to U2 to XTC have acknowledged their debt to Verlaine(RIP , Tom) , Lloyd, Ficca and Smith
@@chriscoughlin9289 I agree that these bands that followed had great input into the industry and I'm a mark for everyone you mentioned. But let's get one straight from the get go, Television definitely yes founder members of the CBGB success story. Without let's say 15/20 of the early acts hilly crystal fails.
He hit lightning in a bottle only ever matched by the cavern in Liverpool.
The bands that followed were then playing an established venue, record labels would push to get acts on at CBGBs.
So yep many many fine acts have played the venue.
But the founding members are all in the revolution club for mine.
@@yorkshirelad007 Hilly fails???
By what metric?
Doug Weston's Troubadour - or maybe The Whisky? The Golden Bear?
Armadillo World Headquarters - or maybe Antone's?
Bill Graham's Fillmore empire?
The Mabuhay?
Max's???
Have a look at those legendaty names - at how high you have to struggle to set the bar to even be making your case for that brand of 'failure'?
Sorry, but no sale.
I was a denizen of the LA punk scene of the same era and - apart from Brendan Mullen's Masque - really no place there could lay claim to being ground zero in the same way that CB's was.
Madame Wong's, The Starwood, The Palomino, The Fleetwood (Redondo)?
They all made their distinctive mark on the scene...
once there already WAS a scene to glom onto.
Hilly?
Nowhere else can lay claim to having laid that kind of cornerstone in the mythology of the punk era.
BEAUTIFULL.
I never appreciated how tight of a band Blondie was. We didn't realize just how good a band they were cause we were all so in love with Debbie. I was anyway. I never really saw them as more than a back up for her till I got older and realized just how good they really were. Sorry Blondie. It's so great that this is available to us. This is amazing.
Have to agree so hard ... that's exactly how I'm finding these old concerts now
I utterly agree!
I think a lot of people overlook how sick ass awesome Blondie were as a like actual rock band. If you listen to live boots from this era they reliably fucking killed it in performance, on top of just having their own great material.
wash your mouth out
Think you need to re-read his comment - He was complimenting the older generation of music.
I agree. Listen to the fantastic lead guitar. No messing around at all, killing it.
Debbie was a sexy thing. That's why they were rocketed. Imagine some boring guy instead.
@@ugrykapetanovic3225 let's not.
Like The Cars, Blondie set the stage for what became the 80's style music in the late 70's
Well stated.
Just what I needed... to hear !!
Verdade, e como adendo à sua descrição, várias músicas do próprio Blondie oriundo da década de 70 eram tocadas constantemente nas Discotecas do Brasil durante toda a década 1.980; em todas as discotecas ouviam-se e dançavam-se aos sons de sucessos mundiais do Grupo Blondie.
Raw vocals, raw talent...it’s a real pleasure to look back at how amazing these years were, and wonder how it all went so wrong...
Late 70s early 80s a great era for pop music.
Right from wrong.
She got old y'all
@@Horriblebastad that is not where it went wrong y'all.
no auto tune, no computer enhancement, no gimmicks.....just pure talents
Yes you're absolutely right.
What a great band, what a great woman, wonderful Deborah.
Oh Debby, still so beautiful and magnetic ! 🤩😍🥰❤😘
Especially minute 50, unintended tremolo in recording. But otherwise great concert
they know
Christopher Columbus.... no computer, no GPS, just pure talent!!!
No auto-tune, no lip sync, no choreographed acrobatics, simple lighting, AND REAL MUSIC. Great real music. From when talent was valued.
Debbie Harry in concert? No computer enhancements are possible. Don't touch a note of her performance! Karl
She’s amazing. Just off the charts in every way! I believe that she’s 34 years here!!
More sexy and appealing than any teenage girl and she's a lot older.
This is one of those rare gems we are so fortunate to have preserved. Amazing performance.
Performance of body words don't have e sound
Just blown away by this. One of my all-time favorite bands. I was 17 in 1979. Those were the days.
В 1979м мне было 14
I, Don't want to admit it. But, We are fairly close in age. Learning to play Gtr included Led Zeppelin #4. 5. And, Physical Graffiti. V.H.1. And, 2. Lol. And, Of Course Sabbath. Seen Blondie 3... Or, 4 times as Guests at Concerts. And, On Tv Talk Shows. Music Shows. ✌️🕊️
Does she gitcha itching
I was 14 in 1979.
In my teens Debbie, Chrissy Amphlette, Siouxsie (& quite a few front women) were my muses.
Watching this I feel so happy, despite growing up with DV, all the amazing music & films I experienced from those times made for some great life memories. It all came flooding back watching this awesome footage. I still love Blondie.
I’m endlessly impressed with Debbie’s voice & everything about her & the band was excellent…wow..
Driving punk surf rock.
I used to practice singing to Blondie over the decades….I believe I have a vocal range that’s similar to Debbie’s.
She inspires me to be a more confident singer.
I was born in 62 as well...July 19th
Her punk rock roots show tremendously in this concert, and it's wondrous.. strait tone in her voice very little to no tremolo to hide imperfections. She and the band a very unique talent that stays with you awhile....
I have always liked to watch Clem Burke play live. Its like he is at a gig of his own............tremendous drummer and showman!
God what a band...easy to forget how bloody good they were. DH has such a presence...one of the great voices.
I agree 100%
Debbie the sexiest and most talented pop /rock singer ever and one of the most talented.
This girl is perfection she was born to be at the front of a great band and she achieved it SO MANY great records, and live so exciting.
Beam me back to 1979 Scotty.
im 61 and loved the raw sound of Blondie in their early days
Similar age to you and I really like their early stuff - I really came to them around Parallel Lines, but the first two albums quickly became my favourite.
Check out her performance in Musikladen. It's a bit rougher, but the true Debby Harry shows through. Karl
Debbie's voice and Clem's drums are loud and in the spotlight because this is a soundboard recording. And I agree they both sound fantastic! I would also add that Chris and Frank's guitar work is awesome too...just a bit quiet on this recording. What a band!
She was more talented then I thought. Thanks for posting.
I saw Blondie Several times in the 1980s.The best time was at the Brixton academy in London with the B52S and the Talking Heads 1983 very good gig and a great night out nice one for posting this online.
OMG... Blondie, Talking Heads and the B52 'S in one Show??? You are one lucky Person ✨✨🍀👍👍👍
She is so great. And the drummer is exceptional. He's right there right next to her all the way.
She's a philanthropist, 74 and lives in Miami Florida.
It took me this long to understand her greatness better.
Miami ? Interesting . You don’t hear often of retired rock greats living there . I knew she was a philanthropist . A really cool person . Just learned she was born there . Go figure .
Debbie lives in the NYC metro area. She was born in Miami but adopted as a child by a NYC couple.
@@lisacolbert5987 She's not retired, she still tours regularly with Blondie. She also doesn't live in Miami at all. Just born there.
She doesn't live in Miami, she has houses in NYC, NJ and Conneticut. She was born in Miami but was adopted at 6 months old and raised in New Jersey by Catherine and Richard Harry. The drummers name is Clem Burke and yes he is exceptional.
@@straycatttt2766 A New Jersey couple.
No fancy smoothing software and crap, just pure raw true pleasure and heart and love of Debbie Harry and band of Blondie, just as i remember listening into small hours on radio luxembourg until i fell asleep wich happened many times :-) with amazing vibes wakening next morning, YEAH unbeatable, TNX Blondie....
Wow thank you for this post!! We are that generation that grew up with no internet,no cell ,no social media yet. ❤️
have to agree with most every comment here. at the time of recording i was deep in metal ...but now ...this concert gets played some times on a loop for months . so hard ...such a great little punk chick...love the drummer as well ...but debbie is just way ahead of the status quo here.shes seting the bar ...for years to come. god i love this era and her !
Have you seen the video for deaths lack of comprehension? dudes wearing a missing persons t shirt, even us metal heads respect the classics
Heres a beautiful woman with a great sense of humor and a powerful voice she's never been given credit for. This band is different. They can rock the shit out of a song even if the whole audience is in on it or not,rip her to shreds is about Debbie Harry. Anyone else singing that would call it the blues
I actually got to meet her after a concert.
. . . because Linn Berggren.
“Never been given credit for…” Say What?!
What a great live band they were. So much energy and Debbie had a real strong voice for such a tiny little thing.
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Dumbass admin
@SMT Admin As opposed to you, a purebred jackass.
This time in my life in America was so peaceful and fun! We just wanted to dance and listen to raw music...and the beautiful Debra was an added bonus!
Clem Burke proves once again why he is one of the top all-time rock drummers.
Because he can hold down a drumbeat? Amazing.
@@salubrious common ya old poo
Got to see him play with The Romantics on Earth Day 1990 in a small club (ground level stage) in Alabama. I was practically standing on top of him. I could see everything he did. Amazing drummer.
@ Sockingtard. See above post.
because he hits the drum hard?....c'mon !!
Even in black and white one of the best concert videos on film...on the beach Asbury Park, New Jersey...late 70's and into the 80's a Blondie Concert Ticket was literally Gold...yes it was a great period in Rock on the East Coast...
Parallel Lines was the first record I ever bought. Truly great band. Harry is perfection.
Mine Too.
one of my friends gave me EAT TO THE BEAT they were giving up vinyl for cassette
Me too!
I was lucky to live on Long Island, NY, where independent and college stations were playing cbgb's bands. I had first 2 Blondie albums before there was a Parallel Lines. So exciting when it came out. It dominated our juke boxes.
Plastic Letters was the first Blondie Album I ever bought , I love that dress she was wearing. Incidentally, that was the dress Mattel chose for their Ladies of the 80's, Barbie as Debbie Harry doll. The cover of the Debby Harry KooKoo Album has got to be one of the most disturbing pictures of her.
I keep coming back to this concert, is real. So good. The way it was. I love it, great band!
I love this performance, Debbie Harry is a ball of energy, sweet and sinister at the same time, fitting that she prowls the stage on One way or another, very natural and unnerving .
Her charm was she didn't seem like she was trying
@@herewegokids7and she clearly didn’t take herself too seriously, all the while being wonderful.
She's an incredible performer. Saw her live about 10 years ago. Still rocking beautifully
Wow fantastic concert, bought all the Blondie albums on cassette and still have them, fantastic, especially first 2 albums
Clem Burke is such a great drummer. Solid!
Effin WOW! Haven't seen anything like this in a while. Raw talent, underground ethos, and vitality that changed a culture. Desperately needed again in these dark days.
Che voce! Che grinta! Che pezzo di f..a!😍
Band che ha fatto sicuramente la storia della musica degli anni 70/80. Top!
"In the flesh" is amazing. She does it better than the studio version.
Her vocals are stronger than i thought..really great!
I was a huge Blondie fan right from when I first heard Denis and discovered Plastic Letters and their first album. Looking back they were much better than I appreciated at the time, especially the drummer.
Funny I was 12 years old in 1980 and I was totally taken by Clems drumming why did it take so many years for people to notice him? Chris Stein also a great song writer!
Totally underrated drummer
Great singer, great band, great live, and dh wrote most of their lyrics. They could have released every song off of Parallel lines as a single.
Man, this lady could sing!
Absolutely the best era for music as far as I'm concerned
her NYC is strong as hell when she talks between songs. such a powerhouse of a band. they don't stop at all. punk energy with strong pop writing.
What awe yuu tawwkin' about?
an Adopted New York accent.
@@Ewok009 That sure as hell never happens anymore.
@@Ewok009 She grip up in northern New Jersey. Similar accents.
@@madizzle90 you are correct yes sir! I do have a few friends from that area come to think of it. 'Joysey'
Blondie was one of my favorite groups. Debbie Harry is outstanding, gorgeous with a great voice. brings back alot of memories for me of the early 1980's. Long live the 1980's!
Clem Burke Drums Blondie and Paul Reynolds Guitar A Flock of Seagualls...two hidden gems
Debbie is totally on point with her vocals here. As is the rest of the band as well. Outstanding performance.
Obsesionado con Blondie ❤. Que banda tan increíble, talentosa y maravillosa. Para los que no los pudímos ver en aquellos tiempos, es bueno tener estos videos 🔥❤😍
Clem Burke was and still is a freaking dynamo on the drums. SO UNDER APPRECIATED AND UNDER RATED.
Wow! BLONDIE in 1979, man! That is just fantastic! Debbie is so fabulous. Clem Burke amazing! Thank you so much for posting this video. This is such a cool video!
She rocked at the Fox in Hot Lanta in '79. Rockpile opened up, when Blondie came onstage,Debbie stumbled and fell ,but jumped up and blew us all away. What a pro!!! u go little Queeny!! love u from Alabama! Forever!!?!
Born in 64 six decades of musical history thank you to all the great bands 🙏🙏🙏
blondie, my big unconsciuos influence when i was 8 year old..and i still love to hear it..and clem was killercook what energetic drumming
Thing about a Blondie concert is the great music that is sung very well by the gorgeous Debbie Harry, but it make it even better you get to watch Clem Burke and admire his percussion genius!
Mesmerizing. Her, the band, the music, the venue, those times. Magical. Very grateful for the upload.
There are so many great things to say about this performance starting with Convention Hall in Asbury Park, NJ which is an awesome venue, but Debbie and the band really are great and raw. Something that is so overlooked in today's music. It's punk and rock, raw and great with sex appeal as well.
Is she from Jersey, like Bruce?
@@michaelg6641 NEW YORK
Absolutely stunning and truly amazing! Too bad there aren't bands like this anymore. These people were the real deal!
I WAS THEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome
I was 7 years old, but if I had known what I know now I would have tried to be there too
I'm jealous, would to have seen these live
@@hayberdasher8625 ... I was 4. My childhood seems so cool, isn't it ? :D
Really!!!! OMG your so lucky! I bet you couldn't take your eyes off her she's do beautiful!
Saw Blondie at “My Fathers Place” a little joint in Roslyn Long Island sometime in the 70’s. Debbie H was entrancing and the band was Tight. That was a great place to see bands. Hey Epi up there.
Clem Burke. One of the top 10 drummers of all time!
Later, he was Go-Go, Kathy Valentine's boyfriend.
Joey & Johnny Ramone would probably disagree.
amazing performance, we need more bands like this, and the ramones R.I.P.
Like a rocket to the ocean!!!! One of many classic lines, in 11:59 a song of sublime raw musical magic created by this band. Debbie knew how to work her looks for sure but boy could she back it up when singing, very few since have had that raw edged ability or genuine talent. No auto tune, or electronic help. If only there were more like her now the music industry would be a much more interesting proposition all round. Parallel Lines must be high on most music lovers top 100 album lists?
Even on the top 10 here. Cant find anything wrong with that album at all!
Don't forget, Harry co-wrote many of the band's greatest hits.
I knew a singing teacher who dissed Debbie until she had to teach Picture This to the singer of a band after I taught it to the guitarist. Put an end to the dissing.
Ms. Harry and the band are amazing & oh so talented! Takes me back to great times.
Debbie Harry truly at her best.
Ben Coxon - Strikes me as below her best here.
Made no babies. What a waste
Yeah her voice here is fantastic.
@@stupidtreehugger she was smart. I take it you have 6 offspring. Kids breaking your heart is
sockington1 you’re so cool ... 😏
Wunderbar!
I always loved Blondie, but watching this I'm very impressed by the bands performance
I'm not. I expected far better.
I’m also underwelmed
They were killing it
they are more of a studio band but this is still excellent xD
She went dreamin and followed it. Forever young lady. The work over many years building the vocals. It never comes without waiting tables, or working in a factory. Long hours, a drive to find it! IT! IT IS. To have memories, to hear perfect vibrations live. Give us the slip, nah, don't think so.
Seen Blondie live 7 times and always right up at the front and Deborah is even more beautiful in life.. I managed to get her signature on three photos, she was tiny with a BIG Fabulous Face & Voice.. What A woman. When she’s in the room everyone else palls into insignificance.. 👄👄👄
DH is mesmerising, her voice is awesome, the whole band sounds fantastic - so much energy, but also subtlety. And beautifully shot and lit in stylish 1970s B&W. Love it!
Clem Burke always with the best drum fills in the business!
@Peter Neal And Ringo!
Beside Blondie and the bands excellent performance, that drummer was really kicking ass through the whole show!! what a great Concert, thanks for posting!!
Blondie and the band?
Blondie IS the band :P
Paul and the other BEATLES
What a joy to see & hear! A time when a lot of footage was not taken of bands. Clem Burke is a driving force!
I thought the Live Apollo was the best but this is even more betterer!
How does this not even have 300 likes? What a great concert! Loved it. Thanks for posting!
Great material delivered by a great group, fronted by a lovely woman. I went back stage of a Blondie concert two or three years after this one, a guest of their warmup band: Duran Duran. Great times.
This made my day! This is what makes youtube so good.
One of the big disapointments for me is that I never got to see Blondie in concert. Thank God for a recording like this.
@Dennis Weikel ... blondie.net
They have a bunch of shows this November, 2021, in Great Britain.
Look for more in 2022 if Covid things go well.
Debbie turns 76 on July 1st, 2021.
D.R.E.A.M.I.N.G - The best Blondie song ever, love Debbie and Clem, great band.
Speechless watching this video 11/2021 for the first time;artist Blondie;what an amazing musician.
Clem was awesome. I am a true Blondie fan. Saw them live only once, in 1979.
Great f*cking set! Drummer kills it nonstop! D.H in perfect form, voice never falling out!
Love BLONDIE! This performance is out of this world. Better times. Real music, real passion. A time before the world was claimed completely.. wish I had a time machine to be there😿💕💕💕💟
Filmed on a potatoes with a budget of 12 cents - still AWESOME
That growl in her voice has had me hooked on Debbie ever since then, back when I was just a kid.
in 79 every girl wanted to be her and evry guy wanted to be WITH her
I saw Blondie just a week or 2 after this video...…...July of 1979 in Central Park. Free concert.
I saw them a week after this at the Tower Theater outside Philly with Rockpile. Best concert in my life.
I'm so jealous
Just such an amazing band - a real touchstone from my youth
Absolutely wonderful...almost right at the pinnacle of the height of their popularity, although there was still SO much great music to come. Loved the intro with "Dreaming" and thought about how it belonged there but didn't later through the concert...so yeah...you can tell exactly where they are in their career. Excellent concert. Wish I had been there.
Happy Birthday to Debbie Harry - 76 Today 1st July 2021 - She Still Has That X Factor....xxx
What a show! This is back when bands had real musicians.
I saw them exactly 3 weeks after this, at the Fox Theater. Great show, and I even still have the film negatives of photos I took, and never developed.
The drummer kicks ass!
Clem Burke. was and still is awesome.
They do not make music like this anymore. Just pure talent.💛
i can never forget first performance on Top of the pops...omg 14 year old me had never seen a female singer looking or singing like that
This performance is so brilliant. Hard to find nowadays talents like them