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 achieved four No. 1 pop hits in the US. These songs show off just how varied this band could be in its approach.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
We live in the great age of box sets. Career-spanning retrospectives, classic album deep-dives, state-of-the-art remixes. Repackaged for resale. A dime a dozen. You name it, we’ve got it. Which is why ...
Led by the blondie herself—Debbie Harry—Blondie is now known for their subversive yet foundational takes as pioneers of new wave. It’s almost hard to believe that at the time of many of these releases ...
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NEW YORK, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- This week marks the official release of the No Exit Deluxe Edition, Blondie's newly remastered and expanded reissue of the band's landmark 1999 comeback ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Activision has officially released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Remastered--though it's just the campaign and it's only available on PS4 for now. If ...
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 ...