But the lead vocal and lyrics? That’s all Debbie Harry. “Call Me” is the opening theme song for the 1980 film American Gigolo, which stars Richard Gere as a male prostitute. Moroder, who produced a ...

Blondie had recently completed work on their fourth album in the summer of 1979 when they were tapped by Italian disco maestro Giorgio Moroder to record a new song for an upcoming movie. Moroder was ...

Blondie’s “Call Me” sounds like a Kiss song that was supposed to combine multiple genres. Gene Simmons hated the song in question from the first time he heard it. He may have made peace with it ...

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 title comes up in gleaming white cursive letters, looking like the old '50s Chevrolet logo, as an ominous synthetic drone rings out on the soundtrack. That drone gets louder and louder, and then ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Blondie’s smash 1980 hit ‘Call Me’ has been tapped by insurer QBE for its latest campaign, twisting the lyrics to acknowledge that consumers now click more often than they call. Sydney agency Core is ...