WOAH!..| FIRST TIME HEARING Blondie - Call Me REACTION
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- WOAH!..| FIRST TIME HEARING Blondie - Call Me REACTION
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"One way or another", "Call me", "The tide is high", "Rapture", "Heart of glass", "Dreaming" are all good songs and different from most mainstream music.
You pretty much covered all of the basic songs that they have to hear. 🙂
Yess! Do all of these and pls mention the vocalists name. The group is Blonde. She is Debbie Harry- did I spell that right?
Those are mainstream songs. Union City Blues, Shayla, Rip Her to Shreds, Detroit 442, those are great songs that actually aren’t mainstream Blondie songs.
and "Atomic"
Yes, all great. But you forgot Atomic and Hanging on the Telephone. 😃
Blondie was a band that took on all genres: Punk, Rock, New Wave, Disco, Reggae, Rap, etc. Debbie Harry blazed the trail for women like Pat Benatar to follow.
I always said I would hate to be in her band because they had to play so many different styles. Those musicians must have had talent to change up so quickly, especially in live shows.
“I didn’t know Blondie was a rocker” I almost spit my food out from laughing!
😂😂😂same
Same 😂😊
Atomic is one of my faves, great vocal and one of the best guitar riffs you will ever hear in a 3 minute pop song.
Yah, Atomic is fun!
Debbie Harry had a very versatile voice and was just an original and a boss. My dad bought me Blondie’s album Eat to the Beat on cassette tape when I was about 8 - I’d never heard anything like that before! One of my favorites is “Dreaming” which is very percussive but also melodic and well, dreamy.
Blondie pointed the way to the new wave. Their sound was years ahead of its time. Check out "Hanging on the Telephone" (1978) for an example.
She was one of the women in the new wave - lets not forget many others, including the original PRETENDERS who were in a league of their own with the original band.
Great song. I second this!
@@anthonyv1719 I keep recommending "Tattooed Love Boys" by the Pretenders. They always say they want to hear harder rocking female musicians and by female musicians in a band. Well, that song would fit perfectly!
Hanging on the Telephone is my favourite
Check out the original version by the Nerves 1976 - ruclips.net/video/y53LdoUpE8o/видео.html
Blondie is one of those groups that can't be pigeonholed into one style. They've done punk, disco, oldies style, and even Calypso. Check out "Rapture" "One Way or Another" "Dreaming" "The Tide is High" "Sunday Girl" "Island of Lost Souls" "Atomic" "Maria" and "In the Flesh" All amazing commercial hits.
They're also either the only or the first band to have #1 single in four different genres.
Reggae not calypso
Believe it or not at the time Blondie was considered Disco utilizing the 4 on the floor rhythmic pattern
Amen. One way or another is her true classic hidden gem 💎. Check out Dreamin.
There's definitely a lot more to Blondie than these two songs. They were one of the bands of the old CBGB scene, and one of the early New Wave bands. They also had elements of punk and various other styles. Debbie Harry even did some rapping in the song Rapture, before most people had heard of rap.
I think you'll both dig the song One Way or Another.
Debbie Harry was eager to work with Giorgio Moroder, as she was a Donna Summer fan. Blondie's song Heart of Glass was the band's ode to I Feel Love. The song Call Me was originally call Man Machine. Moroder had most of the music composed already and brought the song to Harry, to write lyrics. She watch some clips from the movie (American Gigolo) and wrote the song. It went on to become Blondies highest charting single.
Umm - it was written before the movie American Giglio was released because it was used in the movie soundtrack. You should have stated she was able to view the unedited unfinished movie during her writing so she could get some ideas about the song lyrics. The melody had already been composed 6 months earlier by an Italian composer for Stevie Nicks but she declined because she was too busy with Fleetwood Mac’s schedule. So it was offered to Debbie Harry and history was made creating “Blondie’s” most successful song.
Call me was the opening track of the album American Gigolo movie soundtrack by Giorgio. The whole album is good.
Deb had a couple of good songs and then went to silly trash.
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Not just their biggest selling single of their career but also the biggest selling single of the entire year of 1980 in the US!
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This is the Theme song from "American Gigalo." You can ALWAYS tell when Georgio Moroder had his hands in the production of a song - his sound is legendary and unmistakable.
Listen to some more Donna Summer and you'll hear the similarities.
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Great movie and great song.
She is a legend that smashes any boxes & was the inspiration for so many artists including Pat. JAY, if you want your mind blown react to The Tide is High. It caused quite a sensation & shift in what range artists could have when it dominated radio.
Rapture is going to blow your mind. Debbie Harry was part of the New Wave scene in NYC late 70's early 80s when New Wave & new music genre Hip Hop melded in the underground club scene, both sorta outcasts. She is responsible for helping bring Hip Hop to a wider audience with the song Rapture which features Debbie Harry rapping & legendary DJ Grandmaster Flash. Rapture was the FIRST song to go #1 featuring rap. Basquiat (artist) & Fab 5 Freddy a pioneer in all things Hip Hop are in one of the coolest videos which represents the NY club scene at that time. **Sorry I meant Debbie Harry, don't shoot me. Chill
Good lord. Blondie is the group, Debbie Harry is the singer.
So true💯
@@1dkappe Sorry I meant Debbie, I was thinking and typing fast. Relax Karen.
That song is epic. Still know all the words.
Blondie was a punk band.
‘Rapture’ and the whole album was awesome! The band was perfect for the time and ‘Call Me’ was the theme song for the movie American Gigolo.
IT'S A SERIES NOT A MOVIE AND IT'S AWESOME!!
Blondie covered many musical styles and genres : 60's pop, punk, rock, disco, reggae, hip-hop. Awesome band and iconic singer, love them 🤘
It's way past time to bring in Chrissie Hynde and her group, the Pretenders. The reason for Female Friday is to highlight the best and until you include this band, whose history is the very stuff of rock-n-roll, you can't know how their mere survival is as remarkable as the music the recorded. But you also have to start at the beginning with BRASS IN POCKET. NO MORE DELAYS !!!
Could not agree more - pick any song of the debut album and you cannot go wrong.
Good call
Great choice! I'd suggest In the Middle of the Road, Chain Gang, or Brass in Pocket.
Unpopular opinion, I absolutely love the debut, but wasbnever really into Brass in Pocket. I haven't seen anyone react to Precious.
I'm still mad at myself. I was 11 in 1980. My dad asked me if I wanted this album. I think someone offered him a copy. I said no because I thought they were a 50s doo wop band. I was thinking of the song The Great Pretender. Damn it!
I'm also jealous of my friend who has it on vinyl, signed by all four original band members!
Wait a minute, you guys haven't listened to Chrissie hynde and the pretenders yet? That's outrageous! It's time! Brass in pocket, back on the chain hang, my city was gone, talk off the town are a few great ones. Also, I'll stand by you is actually their biggest hit ( I think) and it's a great song too but it came later and it's a different sound from much of their other stuff.
"Heart of Glass" was Blondie's biggest hit and a great song, but, as a synthesizer-drenched disco song, it is very different than all Blondie's other work. They started off as a rough punk band, so they do have some rockers, including some high-charting hits like "One Way or Another" from 1978. They had an excellent drummer that I think Jay would really like, showcased in their 1979 hit "Dreaming" and their 1978 song "Accidents Never Happen." And if you like reggae, they had a 1980 hit with a reggae cover of the Paragons' 1967 "The Tide is High."
When were they a *rough* punk band? They came more from the art-rock side, even though they were (IIRC) regulars at CBGB's… which was also the birthplace (in a way) of the Talking Heads. Another not-punk band. They played support of the Ramones! What the punk scene back then was most of all (or at least in the scene around CBGB's) was *open* to basically everything. As, actually, every "true" musician/artist.
Don't forget Rapture
I thought Call me and Rapture were bigger then Heart of Glass
That was quite an abridged version of the song -- the radio version goes through a whole instrumental part (where your edit just ended) and then reprises the chorus but even harder. As others said, you have to listen to "Rapture" and "The Tide is Hight" to get a glimpse of the full range of this chameleonic band!
Yes, this was the short single version. Definitely should listen to the full tracks.
Blondie is the band, and yes, they were a rock band that dabbled in other genres as well. Their lead singer is Deborah Harry. She is awesome! So many other great hits for you to hear, but can't wait to see your reaction to their hit song called Rapture.
oh boy i would love for her to call me!
This is probably their biggest hit along with ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, she is a strong, wild, leading female. She and Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders were huge influences on rockers of the 80s like Pat Benatar. This was around 1978-1979
The producer of this song, Giorgio Moroder, also produced most of Donna Summer's hits such as "I Feel Love", and "Hot Stuff", "Bad Girls", "MacArthur Park", "Love to Love You", "Dim All the Lights", among others.
He also did the theme music for SCARFACE
He also helped develop a V16 powered supercar.
Last dance too
You want to see Blondie REALLY rock out? React to One Way or Another. And Rapture has a very cool component that Jordan will LOVE. Both worth a listen.
Debbie Harry has always been a terrific performer. Make no mistake about it, I love Pat Benatar - but Blondie came first.
Pat benatar was around long before blondie started or were famous at least
@@markbarker6739 - Blondie's debut album came out in 1976....3 years before Pat Benatar's.
@@FatBottomedGirl I thought she was in another band before going solo before blondie
@Mark Barker - She was, but, she/they performed at a high school. They only made one single (1974). So, I wouldn't say she was popular, just doing gigs and trying to get noticed.
@@FatBottomedGirl so we are both right in a way lol
Blondie has a two disc greatest hits collection of about 30 amazing songs. dreaming is my favorite, one of the best drum parts ever.
The success of the movie turned this song into a mega hit.
Blondie is the Band.
Deborah Harry is the Singer.
Blondie was a PUNK Act at NYC's legendary CBGB's in the mid- 1970's!
Do you really think they sound like PUNK?
What she said
@@pulsarlights2825 they were definitely punk in their early days.
@@pulsarlights2825 ''American'' punk, yes. Bears about as much resemblance to proper UK punk as ''american ska'' does to Jamaican ska or 2-tone. All good in its own right, but very different and more watered-down than the UK equivalents.
Research it yourself.
CBGB's NYC
They were DEFINITELY a Punk Act in the mid-1970s. They changed their Act over the years.
This song, was from the hit movie American Gigolo, that shot movie star, Richard Gere to fame. She is absolutely a rocker, and one of the women that came out of the New York punk scene. Her music has gone beyond different genres. She was actually one of the first women to Rap for one of her songs, as well as a variety of songs that were classified as New Wave music. The group's name is Blondie but her name is Deborah Harry. She is out there at 76 years of age Still rocking!
This is an extremely abbreviated version of the song "Call Me". This is just over 2 minutes, and I also found a really long version that's like 8 minutes. So what's up with this song, is there a more normal medium version?
Club music in those days DJ's had extended 12 in vinyl records.
Richard Gere went bottomless in that movie, and also in the movie "Breathless", wtf was he thinking?
"Rapture" by Blondie should be next.
Jordan has said several times that he knows about all the rap songs, though he didn't know The Beastie Boys.
I wish I could hear him recite the lyrics to "Rapture" before the reaction video. That one, "Rapper's Delight", and "The Message". A quiz where Amber keeps score might be nice. :)
Also, "The Tide Is High" is a great song by "Blondie", which is the name of the group. The lead singer's name is Debbie Harry.
Rapture was the first music video with a rap that aired on MTV back in the day. Cool video and kind of funny. ;)
Blondie started out as a NYC punk band in the same scene as the Ramones, Talking Heads, and a lot of other huge bands of the late '70s/early '80s. Oh, and she came before Pat Benetar, not the other way around... it's not her emulating Pat, it's the other way around.
As others have mentioned, "Rapture" is a great video for you guys to give a look. The band Blondie is credited with launching the emerging genre of rap into mainstream by releasing the first original rap song to chart at number one in the United States. "Rapture" is a combination of new wave, disco and hip hop with a rap section forming an extended coda. I think you will enjoy that one.
In the day Blondie was considered a bridge between rock & punk. For a complete difference in sound compare "One Way Or Another" against "The Tide Is High". Both GREAT, but you can barely believe it's the same group.
Weren’t they more a bridge between punk and pop? They were considered new wave.
@@MikeB12800 Yes, you nailed it. The drummer hated playing Heart of Glass, calling it ‘That Disco song’ obviously he eventually relented &’played it with the group, because it ended up such a big hit. He wanted the band to remain Punk, but the Disco craze hit them as it did a lot of acts in the late ‘70’s, early ‘80’s. And then Debbie dipped her toe into the early early early stages of Rap with the song Rapture. You guys will LOVE that one!!
A lot of people consider them the originators of Ska.
@@johnsparks8083 ska has been around since the 60’s
One Way or Another is another great song that you'll love ❤️ ❤️
Drop the needle anywhere on their first three records and you will hit a classic. She's an incredible person who put her career on hold at its height to care for her husband, Blondie keyboardist Chris Stein who had developed an autoimmune disease. They then made a comeback in the late 90s as he recovered which yielded the amazing song Maria.
guitarist - Jimmy Destri was the keyboard player
She did such a variety of music. You absolutely need to listen to Rapture and The Tide Is high to see more of the variety. You won't regret it at all.
And One Way Or Another. That's another great song!
As a band BLONDIE was extremely experimental. They came form the NYC Punk scene. They did early SKA, the very first Rap song to reach the top-40, touched on just about anything going on at the time. All while keeping that Punk flavor.
Yep. "Rapture" has to be next. Do the music video version--you'll be blown away.
I think she sorta raps on it, yes?
Iconic 70s and 80s new wave pop band Blondie had its first big break in Australia.
In 1977, an apparent accident by Molly Meldrum on Countdown gave the group its first hit single anywhere in the world.
Meldrum was supposed to play Blondie's edgy track, X Offender, but instead played the single's B-side - the much poppier In The Flesh, which promptly went to the top of the charts.
Blondies song #1 hit Rapture was the first rap song to ever top the charts.
They still thank Molly to the day for the mistake although it is debated whether it was intentional.
Countdown was so ludicrously important in the Australian music scene. A song on Countdown would get a massive boost in the charts the next week.
Geez, I miss the 80's so much! So much fun, bright colors, sounds.... the best time to be alive
Y’all need to do Dreaming! Drums and Debbie’s voice in that one is insane
Born in Miami, Florida, Debbie Harry was adopted as an infant and raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey. After attending college, she worked various jobs, including as a secretary (including at the BBC in New York), dancer, and Playboy Bunny, before breaking through in the music industry. Harry co-formed Blondie in 1974 in New York City.
In a 2011 interview, Harry said that "After witnessing Elton John and his tireless efforts against HIV/AIDS", she had been inspired to make philanthropy her top priority. She said, "These things are important to my life now. I have the privilege of being able to get involved, so I do. I applaud people like Elton John, who have used their position to do so much good."[59] Some of Harry's preferred charities include those devoted to fighting cancer and endometriosis.[60]
Blondie is an American rock & new wave band co-founded by singer Debbie Harry & guitarist Chris Stein. They had a lot of great hits in the 70's-90's such as Heart Of Glass", "Call Me", "Atomic", "The Tide Is High", “Rapture”, "Picture This", "Hanging On The Telephone", "I'm Gonna Love You Too", "One Way Or Another", "Sunday Girl", "Dreaming", "Island Of Lost Souls", "War Child", "Maria"etc.
I love "Call Me", "Heart of Glass", and "The Tide Is High", but "Maria" is by far my favorite. Debbie Harry is an icon!
You HAVE to do "Rapture" by Blondie (1980), it is VERY early rap.😄
Also The Tide Is High! SO good!
"Denis, Denis" is a personal favorite, and "Rapture" will blow you away.
25 secs in and they have allready analyzed and concluded .. amazing
I just did a quick search on YT and can't believe you guys don't appear to have reacted to The Pretenders yet. Their lead singer Chrissie Hynde is also a rock goddess, and so they'd be perfect for your Female Fridays.
They had a ton of hits, but here are ones I'd recommend: Brass in Pocket, Talk of the Town, Message of Love, Back on the Chain Gang, Middle of the Road, 2000 Miles (often considered a Xmas song), Show Me, Don't Get Me Wrong, and My Baby. Chrissie is amazing.
Agreed! Chrissie is a legend!
Another one I've been requesting for months! Thanks for adding your voice 🙂
An awesome Blondie rocker for Jay is "One Way or Another". Total Pat Benatar vibe. For Amber I would say "Rapture". A very creative song. Includes one of the first raps on record. My favorite Pat Benatar for the next Female Friday should be "Promises in the Dark". Start slowly as if it's a love song and then turns into a fiery rocker that ends with one of the best music drops in rock history.
I came here to post everything @Gus posted, but he already covered it all! Well done, Gus
@Gus, everything you just said! “Promises In the Dark” is my favorite by Pat Benatar!
It's widely argued that Blondie was the first performer to rap on a record with 'Rapture'. That would be yet another different angle of Blondie to react to.
This came out two years after Rapper's Delight
Rap came out of the blues. It was never a white folk's genre.
Rap was around long before Blondie, but on the Underground Circuit. Blondie's Rapture brought it to mainstream exposure by being the first rap aired on MTV.
If you mean a Caucasian rock artist then yes. But as everyone mentioned rap was out way before Blondie.
Debbie used to be a PLAYBOY BUNNY. The group Blondie started as a punk group. Love them 💕. Much love to you and your family 💕Brandi Modrak 💕❤💙
One of my Blondie favorites is “Follow Me”. It’s a cover of a song from the Lerner and Loewe musical, “Camelot”. In the musical, a water nymph named Nimue sings the song to lure Merlin the wizard away to her cave. It’s a beautiful song and Blondie really makes it magical.
'One way or another', to me the definitive Blondie.
Saw Blondie a few years ago and Debbie Harry rocked it. One of the best shows I've seen in a while. And she was 73! Now that you're dipping back into the 80s... please check out Chrissie Hynde from The Pretenders. Unique voice, powerful woman, bad ass. One of the first women to lead a rock band. Amazing guitars and drumming. "Mystery Achievement"... "Private Life" ... "Talk of the Town" ... "Kid" .. "Bad Boys Get Spanked" ... "2000 Miles" ... "Back on the Chain Gang" ... "When I Change My life".... A deep, fantastic rabbit hole! (Saw them a few years ago too... and Chrissie slayed!)
Back on the Chain Gang!!!!!! ❣️❣️❣️
You need to react to Blondie singing Rapture...You will freak when she starts rapping
You can't go wrong with Blondie and Debbie Harry. They will always surprise you. Love the group and Debbie Harry, they and she are so original and talented. As a young girl I admired Debbie and tried out many of her styles and looks. She is still cool today IMHO. Hope you'll react to more Blondie songs.
Saw Blondie for the first time about 10 years ago. Was never much of a fan but it was one of the best concerts I’ve seen. Every song was amazing and so on point.
Blonde / Debbie Harry was so interesting partly because her style was sort of a mix of pop and rock, but she was also part of the late ‘70s New York punk / new wave scene, alongside The Ramones and Talking Heads.
"Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band Blondie and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo starring Richard Gere. Produced and composed by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder, with lyrics by Blondie singer Debbie Harry, the song appeared in the film and was released in the United States in early 1980 as a single.
The band went and saw a preview of the movie since they wanted them to do a song for the soundtrack, and were struck by the amount of times Richard Gere's character would tell different women to "call me".
Yep, the song refers to an upscale male prostitute played by Richard Gere. This song was the opening scene of the movie with Gere driving a mercedes convertible along the california coast. 10 years later Gere hired himself a prostitute, Julia Roberts, in Pretty Woman.
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Blondie was always a good listen... Debbie Harry's voice is pretty distinct (great chops). They DID rock out! Great band, great song, great reaction.
One of her rock songs is “don’t leave me hangin on the telephone “ . One of my first rock albums. Great song😜👍
Blondie started out as a New York punk band in 1974. By the late '70s, they'd started adding elements of disco, basically ushering in American New Wave. You need to check out Rapture.
You've got to check out "Rapture", that's a whole other side of Blondie.
An even more rocker tune of Blondie's is "ONE WAY or ANOTHER"
This song was on the movie 1989 AMERICAN GIGGiLO (Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton and Hector Elizanfo) MUSIC BY GIORGIO MORODER WHO ALSO DID SCARFACE WITH AL Pacino
1980
@@bradsullivan2495 thanks it was actually a typo on my iPhone Have a great Friday
@@bradsullivan2495 AMEN 🙏 STAND CORRECTED ACTUALLY MY THUNV TYPED IT BADLY ON MY IPHONE LOL 😂
I love this sound. It's female punk rock. I wish there was more of this genre out there.
was a mobile DJ in '89/'90. Blondie was an essential. I used this song to kick it into high gear later in the evening to segway into classics and disco. What a time to be a dj... so much good music.
The group is called Blondie. She is Debbie Harry is the singer.
True. The group got their name from Blondie being Debbie's nickname, however.
Thanks for this comment, now I don't have to say it, lol. I wonder if Debra Harry had been a redhead, would people still make this mistake?
Remember Blondie is the band. I love Deborah Harry, she is awesome, don't get me wrong but give some props to the whole band. Clem Burke is an fantastic drummer and one of my favorites. Love you guys, keep up the great reactions.
"Blondie" was the name of the band. The band's lead singer (and lone female member). was Debbie Harry. Who was easily the band's most famous member.
Although, even in their day, a lot of people wrongly believed that it was Debbie Harry who was "Blondie".
The band's name was obviously inspired by Debbie Harry's blonde hair.
Blonde had hits with New Wave, Reggae, Disco, Rap, Pop and Punk songs. No other artist has gotten close.
Parallel lines is a masterpiece of an album. One of the best albums in all of rock history. I always thought Heart of Glass was not even close to being one of their best songs though. Hanging on the Telephone, Picture this, One way or another, or 11:59. (Edit- I didn't put the blue highlight in the last song suggestion.)
Debbie put Blondie in a category of their own. Great "song for the ages"!
How about even more rockin' Blondie, "Rip Her To Shreds," or "X Offender." "Eat To The Beat," and "Shayla" are also GREAT Blondie tunes! By the way, Blondie is the BAND, Debbie Harry is the VOICE!
Correct
X offender is a masterpiece 🔥
Jay will like it when you two get to listen to Debbie put the rap in Rapture. It’s a good song but different from the ones you have heard so far. It has some good Saxophone in it also.
Blondie we’re punk rock pioneers like the Ramones! 😎😎😍👩🎤🎸🎹🥁
Blondie was very involved with the 70s hip hop scene...DOPE!!!!!!!!
I would recommend "Atomic" by Blondie. It's not a complicated song, more of a dance floor banger.
I came to recommend Atomic. It's my favorite
I think Duran Duran was may have been greatly influenced by Her song Atomic. Many of their songs are reminiscent of that sound
@@alrivers2297 I can see it: New Wave + Disco with artsy flair
My favorite Blondie song
"Atomic" has been called the worlds best Disco song ... released AFTER Disco was already DEAD.
The foundation of the band Blondie was punk rock but with some pop polish. Also, this was the theme song to "American Gigolo" movie. Thus, "Call Me" has a professional meaning too.
"Dreaming" is a foot-stomper, Blondie at their best.
"One way or Another" is the best one. And I too was in love with her. As I was with Stevie Nicks and still am.
Talented, charismatic, gorgeous, iconic, but let's not forget she also had a great band of musicians and collaborators.
those "pat benatar vibes" come from both blondie ("heart of glass") and pat ("heartbreaker") being produced by mike chapman. this song was produced by giorgio moroder specifically for the soundtrack to the film AMERICAN GIGOLO starring richard gere, but both blondie and pat were on chrysalis records and similarly developed and crafted during the same period, 1979.
also, though it has nothing to do with this comparison, stevie nicks was first asked to record "call me" but she was contractually obligated to her new solo label, modern records, so she had to pass. can you even imagine what that would've sounded like? loool
Richard Gere went bottomless in that movie, did that help or hurt his career?
@@Spo-Dee-O-Dee The gerbil had a headache that particular day
Blondie came along at a weird time in music history. Disco reigned supreme, but wasn't everyone's cup of tea. Lots of disco haters out there. There was also the punk element happening, especially out of New York, where the band is from. Punk is very decidedly NOT disco, and yet both punk and disco have their origins in NYC. Go figure. Blondie was able to straddle that punk/disco line.
They branched out into other genres at will. Their song "Rapture" gets a lot of credit for making rap music mainstream, and it's an interesting video too. They went reggae with "The Tide is High" which I'm not sure was a successful experiment music-wise, but it became a huge hit for the band. "Dreaming" is a great song; I once heard it described as a drum solo set to music, and it kinda almost is. Hear for yourself. One of my absolute Blondie favorites is "Atomic," a song that makes you want to embrace the night life of 1970s New York City, for sure. A deep cut that is pure, catchy funk is "The Hardest Part." (If you ever want to listen to a whole album by Blondie, my personal favorite is "Eat to the Beat.")
By the way, Debbie Harry (the singer of Blondie) came along before Pat Benatar by a handful of years; they were almost contemporaries, but no way is Debbie Harry trying to sound like Pat Benatar.
Punks origins is in the UK not the us it was in the UK where it all started the sex pistols the clash the damned all British it was born out of the times the feeling of no hope of faith in the government and how you can change things and do things weather you have money or not shows anyone can have a go
I am from NYC. In the late 70s and early 80s we wanted to go to clubs but we were into rock and hated disco. That brought us to punk/new wave music. I saw many bands at CBGBs, Mudd Club, Maxes and Heat. Blondie was my least favorite at that time but I enjoy them more now. That was an amazing time for music.
Their New York sound and roots are on full display in the song “union city blues”.
@@markbarker6739 - no worries where punk originated. Blondie wasn't punk anyway; she was New Wave..
@@SweetThing I know I was a fan from Denis to Maria had her posters on my walls for years a real icon just saying response to the post that punk wasn't originated in NYC or any where in the USA it was a British thing originally
I love this Blondie song! It's on The Conjuring and It's the best part of the movie 💕. Guys. Please react to 10,000 Maniacs unplugged - Because the Night!
I just love seeing your reactions & hear your words describing such great music! You both really appreciate the artists you listen to! Jay & Amber …. you’re great!
Before Lady Gaga, before Madonna there was Debbie Harry of Blondie-she was bold in her lyrics & her attitude, this song was also theme song to the movie “American Gigolo” starring Richard Gere, that whole movie’s soundtrack is fierce!
I love the video for "Hanging on the Telephone" - great song, shows the band's punk roots. BTW the name of the band is Blondie. The lead singer is Debbie Harry.
I absolutely am in love with Debbie Harry.
For Jay's birthday you two have got to do a short of Marilyn Monroe singing Happy Birthday to JFK. I would love to see your reactions to that one.
You know when I first saw Blondie on MTV I was stunning by her sweetness music and her style I LOVED HER HAIR!!!! I tried to get mine like hers LOL didn't work out! I think Blondie has always had her own style period! Certain artists have pulled out from her style in music which is great! " The Tide Is High"" Has to be one of my favorites by Blondie Thanks for reacting
Call Me was the #1 song of 1980 and was nominated for a grammy.
Happy Female Friday guys! This was a catchy song back in my birth year (1980). Thanks for reacting to it!
That isn't the full version of the song, guys!
You really should listen to Missing Persons- Words. It would be a great addition to female Friday, along with Yazoo-Don’t Go
So much Alt/New Wave they should give try, especially once the 80's rolled in.
Absolutely need to add Alison Moyet from Yaz (was Yaz in the US, Yazoo in UK)
One of the things that Deborah Harry always corrected people on is "Blondie is the name of the band."
Just a note the band is Blondie. The singer is Debbie Harry.
I really want to see you guys react to “Rapture” by Blondie. It’s a real departure from “Heart of Glass” and “Call Me”. They covered so many genres and somehow always made it work.
Hip hop/rap's foundation rests on "Rapture," the first commercially successful rap single that got massive airplay. Not denigrating the other hip hop founders (Sugarhill, Cold Crush, Spoonie Gee, Treacherous Three, Rammelzee+KRob etc), but Rapture should be included in any well rounded rap collection. I'm not just saying this as a fan: most knowledgeable hip hop heads agree with that statement.
Blondie started out as a punk band, before morphing into something more radio friendly. My fave of theirs is "hanging on the telephone", which is even more of a rocker song.
Blondie came out of the NYC punk scene in the mid-70's, despite which their first big hit was a disco hit, "Heart of Glass." They moved into a more New Wave/rock sound after "Heart," though.
This song was produced by Giorgio Moroder, who helped Donna Summer rise to fame. At the time, and for many years after, it was the most-played song in the history of radio.
I'm a big Blondie fan, and this is one of my all-time favorites, along with "One Way or Another" and "Atomic." For fun, you could try "Giant Ants from Space" from their first album ("Blondie").
Good morning you rays of light. Love your videos. Keep up the excellent work!
thank you guys for reacting on Blondie again and yes they had some many layers for being the very first band that played from disco , pop , reggae and early rap and Debbie Harry the lead singer had the ability to adapt herself so easily next song you guys should react is One Way Or Another it's going to blow your guys mind but also you should react on Dreaming , Atomic or Maria those ones are the of the best