One of the most versatile classic rock bands of the 1970s and 1980s was Blondie. Blondie songs took ideas from many genres, including disco, rock, pop, new wave, doo-wop, rap, and reggae. It’s ...
Debbie Harry turns 80 today, and her impact on music remains as bold and relevant as ever. In an era dominated by rigid genres and male-fronted rock bands, Debbie Harry burst onto the scene as a ...
View post: 1967 Hit Laid Blueprint For Heavy Metal—But Ended Up Destroying the Band Blondie's 1978 hit "Heart of Glass" is ranked among the best party songs ever. Time Out praises its mix of disco, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1981, the band Blondie topped the Billboard charts with the song “Rapture.” The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on ...
Clem Burke provided the beats that underpinned the new wave, punk, and disco hits of Blondie. Though the band is most known for its iconic singer, Debbie Harry, Burke’s drumming style was crucial to ...
Blondie had already put its best foot forward with the songs the band presented to Chapman. Unsurprisingly, as frontwoman Debbie Harry would later recall, they were “sheepish” when they brought up one ...
Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...
The Paris Hilton song “Stars Are Blind” came out in 2006. Many people were surprised she released music. But even more surprising? The song sounds a lot like “The Tide Is High” by Blondie. That ...
Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...
In 1981, the band Blondie topped the Billboard charts with the song “Rapture.” The song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 28, 1981, and stayed there for two weeks. Unlike the reggae-tinged ...