The Friday Canon: BLONDIE

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

BLONDIE TRUFAX:

- Debbie Harry used to be in a band called 'Wind In The Willows'
- And she was in an episode of Sabrina The Teenage Witch! The big goth.
- In 1981, 89% of teenage bedroom walls displayed at least one Blondie poster.

Blondie have 23 UK Top 40 hits (including Debbie's solo stuff), you have just SEVEN ticks. Ooo bee doo!

[Poll #1051554]
Norman Cook (link)

1. Beats International [ft Lindy Layton] - Dub Be Good To Me
2. Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
=3. Fatboy Slim - Praise You
=3. Housemartins - Happy Hour
5. Fatboy Slim - Gangster Trippin'
6. Freak Power - Turn On Tune In Cop Out
7. Fatboy Slim - Right Here Right Now
8. Fatboy Slim - Everybody Needs A 303
=9. Fatboy Slim - Star 69 / Weapon Of Choice
=9. Housemartins - Caravan Of Love

Comments

And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

The debate has surfaced many a time, but is Deb's rapping on Rapture (RAP-ture, do you SEE) really that bad? IS IT?

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[boyofbadgers.livejournal.com]

Problem is, I find it almost impossible to divorce from her terrible performance in the terrible video.

Oh it's not that bad.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Oh alright it IS that bad.

Re: Oh it's not that bad.

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

It's grebt on "Adventures of the Wheels of Steel": Flash is fas- ... Flash is fas-... etc :)

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[catsgomiaow.livejournal.com]

I never questioned it - I grew up listening to Blondie and Talking Heads, and assumed that that kind of talkey-over-the-music style was just, y'know, how some bands WERE. It only actually occurred to me that she was actually RAPPING ages later (I didn't listen to all that much hip-hop in my formative years either I have to say).

It's probably pretty crap rapping. But I still love it :)

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[braisedbywolves.livejournal.com]

Yes exactly - these are (cod-) serious bands, this is serious talking.

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[mcarratala.livejournal.com]

Worrying about the 'quality' of Ms Harry's rapping is rockist nonsense – you wouldn't send her into battle against Rakim or the Gza, but so what? The only sensible question: does it work in the context of the song? My answer: obviously!

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

My only beef with the rapping is that it starts of SO WELL and she sounds cool and clever and perfect... and then she suddenly runs out of steam and every line has to end in 'Ar5e'.

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

the whole 'man from mars is thru with cars he's eating bars' thing is endearingly lame. she really should've got fab five freddy to help her out a bit more here.

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

in comparison to every other novelty rap song of the early 80s it's pretty good rapping.

(YES, i am DOING wham rap for the top 100 songs, just not at this moment due to it not being on my ipod)

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

WE GONNA RING A RANG A DONG FOR A HOLIDAY

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[carsmilesteve.livejournal.com]

put your arms in the air let me hear you say!

see also:

the crowd got angry, and this one man, he was gonna chuck a bottle, he's was gonna chuck a can, chuck a can...

Re: And you don't stop, with the sure shot

[mackromackro.livejournal.com]

Her flow is fine enough. It's the words that are kinda terrible, but it's still a great single.