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Wrapped like candy in a pure blue neon glow
Fade away and radiate
Fade away and radiate
Ooh baby, watchful lines
Vibrate soft in brainwave time
Silver pictures move so slow
Golden tubes faintly glow
Electric faces seem to merge
Hidden voices mock your words
Fade away and radiate
Fade away and radiate
Beams become my dream
My dream is on the screen
The beams become my dream
My dream is on the screen
Dusty frames that still arrive
Die in nineteen fifty-five
Fade away and radiate
Fade away and radiate
The beam becomes my dream
My dream is on the screen
Fade away and radiate
Fade away and radiate
Fade away and radiate
Fade away and radiate
Makes you want to read the words again.
what does "fade away and radiate" mean?
Great photo! I still miss hippie chicks!
Blondie gets old...and boring.
Well we all do. And at 77 she still looks pretty good. Parallel Lines was 45 years ago.
Debbie has not aged well!
can you see within her ? she still shines brightly
Debbie has not aged well!
I'm sure you haven't either.
ENJOY all you lovers of it! PSD for me
Robert Fripp with the Frippertronics setup, for the uninitiated.
This was actually their 3rd album, but it was the one that broke them commercially in the U.S.
Yes, thanks.
Leave the Geiger counter on.
One if the many reasons why i gave up on commercial rock radio
I came here to check whether or not Robert Fripp secretly recorded a Blondie guitar solo...
Whereas you become younger and more exciting everyday, I bet.
I was a junior in college, hanging out weekends at Max's an CBGB and the Mudd Club ---- and loving Blondie, THeads, Ramones, Patti Smith and 20 other great bands that never made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
So you have seen Blondie and Talking Heads there in their heydays. Lucky you!
It's the amazing guitar work from Robert Fripp that gives it that.......
This was actually their 3rd album, but it was the one that broke them commercially in the U.S.
Then there's the sheer amount blondie influenced - I hear Natalie Merchant very strongly.
Not the best Blondie song, but good anyway.
It's intriguing how we all hear different influences - but Tull? The only thing in common that I detect is that they were both on Chrysalis Records at the time. I'm not sure how influenced they were by Kate Bush or The Police either, as this album (their second) came out in 1978 - the same year as the first albums from both of those other artists. Pink Floyd seems to be regarded as the source of all musical inspiration to some here so it's not surprising anymore to see their name pop up in other song comments. There are plenty of influences out there though, so even unlikely or unexpected connections can be there.
Yeah. I'm not sure why of all of the so called "deep cuts" on Parallel Lines RP decided to play this one, BUT IT'S AWESOME, and I'm glad it still gets trotted out almost 40 years after it was released.
Debbie truly was alluring in her vocal delivery on this one.
KROQ- FM did.
Ha ! I was 26 in 78 and digging Blondie verrry much then. Saw them in concert then as well. Ms Harry was clearly in charge. An awesome show in a small hall here in Cleveburg. Still love the band, the songs and the memories.
I was a little younger but I thought they were the bees knees back then.
I was seeking anything that was different than the radio was playing at that time... and this time too!
I don't recall any local stations even playing Blondie back then.
KROQ-FM Pasadena, California was my only source for the Cutting Edge stuff I craved.
Ha ! I was 26 in 78 and digging Blondie verrry much then. Saw them in concert then as well. Ms Harry was clearly in charge. An awesome show in a small hall here in Cleveburg. Still love the band, the songs and the memories.
I wasn't really aware of how gorgeous Debbie was to look at, but her voice was plenty enough to raise a crave inside of me.
One of the albums that opened doors and horizons to me.
Ditto! One of my favorite albums of all time, and it has stood the test of time. Love listening to it now just as much as when it was new. Also, love that Bill is playing this deep track that I've never heard anywhere but my own stereo!
that photo is probably from seven or eight years before the formation of Blondie.
Let's give it up for "Wind in the Willows"!!
Perhaps for more than a "brief moment", but that photo is probably from seven or eight years before the formation of Blondie. Nice photo.
https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/02/23/debbie-harry-four-decades-of-blondie/?_r=0
still looking great
Then there's the sheer amount blondie influenced - I hear Natalie Merchant very strongly.
Not the best Blondie song, but good anyway.
I'll happily second everything bb_matt says (perfectly in sync with you on every reference you name B-) ) - except, of course, the final remark.
Just hearing the intro made me stop in my tracks, because I knew every note before it was coming but couldn't place it at first, which was a very weird feeling...
Parallel Lines was one of the first albums I bought with my own money at the age of 12, and I realize it's burned into my genes, even the lesser-known songs.
I wasn't really aware of how gorgeous Debbie was to look at, but her voice was plenty enough to raise a crave inside of me.
One of the albums that opened doors and horizons to me.
I was a junior in college, hanging out weekends at Max's an CBGB and the Mudd Club ---- and loving Blondie, THeads, Ramones, Patti Smith and 20 other great bands that never made it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
1wolfy wrote:
Then there's the sheer amount blondie influenced - I hear Natalie Merchant very strongly.
Not the best Blondie song, but good anyway.
now Heroin (Blondie)
who plays for Green next...?
Today, it's Supergrass.
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Former member and bassist of Band Blondie (1977-1982).
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I'm not familiar with the plucking phone method of playing guitar.....
She had a small role in a film called Spun as a Lesbian, in 2002 and looked quite different than the calendar I so fondly remembered. Wish I would've kept that calendar.
Glad to say I still have my Blondie poster from the early '80's.
now Heroin (Blondie)
who plays for Green next...?
Robert Fripp! So that's why I was thinking that somebody in Blondie had stolen Steve Hacket's effects peddles...
Got to love those 70's effects.
VASTLY OVERRATED BAND-Bore me to death
Good tip. I just "Netflix'ed" it. She's now on my DVD queue.
I agree completely. But somehow although I love the concept and support it wholehartedly, this song doesn't do much for me and I gave it a 6. Is that wrong?
Nigel Harrison by bp fallon
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Former member and bassist of Band Blondie (1977-1982).
Photography by & © BP Fallon 2010. All rights reserved.
All rights reserved.
She had a small role in a film called Spun as a Lesbian, in 2002 and looked quite different than the calendar I so fondly remembered. Wish I would've kept that calendar.
This is not an obscure track but I love the sound of vintage Blondie. Saw them over a year ago in Boston in a duo tour with Pat Benatar. Excellent performers...still.
"Deep Thoughts"
timeless
Found it right away!
I like the one of her with the dolls cuz she looks so much like one; but not in a bad, fake way. Cute.
The woman pictured in the photo with the Stilettoes named Elda Gentile was mentioned a lot in the book I just read about New York music called "All Hopped up and ready to go"—-Tony Fletcher. Check it out.
Thanks for the tip—-Nothing but 5 star reviews on Amazon for All Hopped Up. I'll be checking it out soon.
P.S.-Have you ever heard anything (most-likely "unauthorized") by The Stilettos? I'm guessing not, but it sure is intriguing to me to hear what looks like a cross between The Ronettes and Labelle dragged through CBGB's.
If it's from the Feb.'99 MOJO mag (which I also have), are you referring to the flaming photo on page 80 of a vintage Debbie cooking in what looks like a crappy NYC apartment "kitchen"?
I've always thought that was an awesome shot as well..
Found it right away!
I like the one of her with the dolls cuz she looks so much like one; but not in a bad, fake way. Cute.
The woman pictured in the photo with the Stilettoes named Elda Gentile was mentioned a lot in the book I just read about New York music called "All Hopped up and ready to go"—-Tony Fletcher. Check it out.
If it's from the Feb.'99 MOJO mag (which I also have), are you referring to the flaming photo on page 80 of a vintage Debbie cooking in what looks like a crappy NYC apartment "kitchen"?
I've always thought that was an awesome shot as well..
I'll go look and see if I can find that in the next hour —shouldn't be hard to find.
If it's from the Feb.'99 MOJO mag (which I also have), are you referring to the flaming photo on page 80 of a vintage Debbie cooking in what looks like a crappy NYC apartment "kitchen"?
I've always thought that was an awesome shot as well..
Come on! We're all sick of "Heart of Glass" by now, but "11:59", "Hanging on the Telephone", "Pretty Baby" & "Picture This" are all decent songs over 30 years later...
She used to be smokin hot & with a great voice.
That being said 30 years or so is a long time & that song has held up better than most of that era :-)
"Back in the day" the only thing I liked about this band was looking at Debbie Harry. So hot! (Yeah, I'm shallow. Your point?) She was in a few movies recently, and I think she's still pretty hot for a 65-year-old woman.
Let's all pause for a moment and give thanks for modern cosmetic surgery. (<——- sarcasm.)
Mmmmm Joan Rivers...or how about that one in the bath in "The Shining"....
She used to be smokin hot & with a great voice.
That being said 30 years or so is a long time & that song has held up better than most of that era :-)
"Back in the day" the only thing I liked about this band was looking at Debbie Harry. So hot! (Yeah, I'm shallow. Your point?) She was in a few movies recently, and I think she's still pretty hot for a 65-year-old woman.
Let's all pause for a moment and give thanks for modern cosmetic surgery. (<——- sarcasm.)
I especially liked Hanging on the Telphone — her intensity and intonation are great on that one.
I'm such as smartass. I should have said it was the only song that left a lasting impression upon me. Thanks for realigning my senses.
Deadwing wrote:
From answers.com ... (edited)
"It was right around this time (1982) that Stein developed a rare skin disease, Pemphigus, which caused the guitarist to break out in blisters all over his body ... Stein was treated for an elongated period in a NYC hospital (he would eventually recover fully) ..."
I especially liked Hanging on the Telphone — her intensity and intonation are great on that one.
Hmm...
Nothing earthshattering, granted, but I always thought this to be a pretty decent bit of pop tunesmithery. I'll go in for 8.
Beams. BEAMS!
Thirty years ago there was much lust radiating for Debrorah Harry, I guess it has faded away. Sigh... Tempus Fugit.
She used to be smokin hot & with a great voice.
That being said 30 years or so is a long time & that song has held up better than most of that era :-)
That odd sound is Robert Fripp Don't worry too much you'll most likely recover...
WRONG DECADE...
Studio album by Blondie | ||
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Released | September 1978 (1978-09) | |
Recorded | June-July 1978 at Record Plant, New York | |
Genre | New Wave | |
Length | 38:11 | |
Label | Chrysalis (CHR 1192) | |
Producer | Mike Chapman |
I thought I heard Robert Fripp on there! Turns out I was right.
I learn something new every day.