Blondie ~ Call Me 1980 Disco Purrfection Version

Blondie became one of my favorite bands with their “Parallel Lines“ LP, it was so trashy punk chic! I loved the deadpan vocals of Debbie Harry on Blondie’s twisted take on the garage sounds of the 60’s neatly updated, the tough girl of the sixties as a punk rocker. But they became so much more than that and constantly strived to incorporate new sounds into their productions without losing their new wave reputation. “Heart Of Glass“ was an admitted compromise with commerciality was hugely successful, the most famous line being “Once I had a love, and it was a gas, soon turned out to be a pain in the ass.“ gave it real punk rock credibility, kind of a middle finger to everyone. Their shining moment at the top of the pop heap for six weeks almost didn’t happen. Giorgio Moroder was working on the soundtrack to “American Gigolo“ and had worked out a melody and dummy lyrics to “Call Me“ which was offered to rock diva Stevie Nicks who turned it down.