Let's Talk About Blondie
Let's Talk About Blondie
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
Let's Talk About Blondie#1
Posted: 12/18/13 at 10:17am
They've got the energy and aggressiveness of punk, the sounds of new wave, the hooks of pop. Best of every world.
Debbie Harry is kind of beyond what you could ever hope for as a rock goddess.
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Let's Talk About Blondie#2
Posted: 12/18/13 at 10:21amShe could have done better than Dagwood.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
Let's Talk About Blondie#2
Posted: 12/18/13 at 1:09pm
"She was glamorous but she also rocked." - Gwen Stefani
Greatest women of rock
Let's Talk About Blondie#3
Posted: 12/18/13 at 1:17pmI remember Debbie Harry talking about regretting her Blondie Career. She had started out in a very edgy, interesting punk mode. But once Blondie hit, her producers (or whoever) forced her into what she considered to be commercial fluff. But I've also heard a few other bands of the time say the same thing. The Thompson Twins, in particular have been quite vocal about how fame destroyed their creativity.
Let's Talk About Blondie#4
Posted: 12/18/13 at 1:22pmBig fan. Saw them several times in concert, and they were hit-and-miss in the extreme.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
Let's Talk About Blondie#5
Posted: 12/18/13 at 1:30pm
1982 BBC interview with Debbie:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aDcqoB5qIEE
1983 interview promoting Videodrome:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N2DKh6yImkQ
Let's Talk About Blondie#6
Posted: 12/18/13 at 1:52pmShe was my idol. gorgeous rocker. I had Parallel Lines on vinyl and I think I played it right through the wax. And do not forget about her band. What a bitchin' rock band.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
Let's Talk About Blondie#7
Posted: 12/18/13 at 2:20pm
Lookin a lil turnt up naw there, Deb.
Debbie & Kermit
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Let's Talk About Blondie#8
Posted: 12/18/13 at 3:33pmDebbie Harry was too quirky to be a rock goddess. Pat Benatar on the other hand... THAT'S a rock goddess.
Let's Talk About Blondie#9
Posted: 12/18/13 at 3:37pmThere was a dividing line at the time. On one side stood the cool people. On the other stood the Pat Benatar fans.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Let's Talk About Blondie#11
Posted: 12/18/13 at 3:43pmPat is not the name of a goddess. Pat Benatar is far too common to have ever been goddess-like. I will grant you she was a rocker chick.
Let's Talk About Blondie#12
Posted: 12/18/13 at 3:50pmAnd then there's Ann Wilson.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Let's Talk About Blondie#13
Posted: 12/18/13 at 3:54pmAnd Debbie is a Goddess name? Seriously, a Goddess is not determined by her name. Marilyn is a name more suited to the sister-in-law who brings the egg salad to the family picnic but that didn't seem to matter in the 50's. To those of us who thought there was no one hotter than Pat Benatar rocking it in spandex or a pair of too tight leather pants, she was (and is) a goddess. You are entitled to your opinion however incorrect it may be.
Let's Talk About Blondie#14
Posted: 12/18/13 at 3:56pmI agree with Namo. Blondie was a leading group in the punk movement. Even the Ramones say so and don't mess with them! When you think of punk bands like Ramones, Clash, Sex Pistols, Bad Brains, Blondie, etc. , Pat Benatar's music just doesn't fit in. I don't think they're even named among punk bands.
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
Let's Talk About Blondie#15
Posted: 12/18/13 at 3:59pmJane, the comments were about who was a rock goddess, not who had the best punk group. No one would claim Pat Benatar was part of the punk movement.
Let's Talk About Blondie#16
Posted: 12/18/13 at 4:03pmok, you're right about that. I had to go back and check. But since he titled the thread Blondie, and she is the one punk goddess, I focused on that. sorry.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
Let's Talk About Blondie#17
Posted: 12/18/13 at 4:05pmLet's Talk About Blondie#18
Posted: 12/18/13 at 4:16pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXewIR7Y7cc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/28/13
Let's Talk About Blondie#19
Posted: 12/18/13 at 4:43pmTheir keyboardist was mixing at an NYC recording studio I frequently have to stop by (for work), and we chatted briefly. As I understand it they are all considering a brand-new reunion tour and album. I'm not sure how true it is but that is what I was told.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
Let's Talk About Blondie#20
Posted: 12/18/13 at 5:07pmNamo, you're the right kind of sinner to release my inner fantasy; especially when you wear tight jeans with a yellow hanky in the back pocket.
Let's Talk About Blondie#21
Posted: 12/18/13 at 6:05pmSeen them many times in concert. Last time was last year with a double bill with Devo (Whip It). Debbie's hair (or wig?) looked like she had a wet cat on top of her head and she was wearing gold leme house slippers. But she still sounded great!
Let's Talk About Blondie#22
Posted: 12/18/13 at 6:29pm
It irks me when artists whine that "fame" ruined their creativity. Then go play for no one and be poor. Shut the eff up. Wah!!!
Debbie was able to navigate the genres well and never lost her edge or style. She's very lucky she was a part of Blondie.
Let's Talk About Blondie#23
Posted: 12/18/13 at 6:40pm
I think the edge was gone by "The Tide is High," no matter how popular that song was.
But since this thread is called "Let's Talk About Blondie," let's! Clem Burke was a really powerful drummer, one of the most powerful that came out of the CB's scene. He was my favorite Blondie to watch in concert.
Let's Talk About Blondie#24
Posted: 12/18/13 at 7:08pm
NAMO, THANK YOU! I've been in awe of that drummer since the beginning. For me, he carries the whole band. For instance, I love his little riff at the start of One Way or Another. When I saw this thread, he's been on my mind since.
And he's from my hometown!
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