Another master piece by Blondie... Words cant express what this band does for me, OMG!!! I wanna go back in time, and be with the woman I chased out of my life, so many years ago... This ones for you, Ill never forget you...
MAN....everytime i heard this song ..i feel inside of me..you know?...is the magic of GOOD MUSIC..REAL TALENTED MUSICIANS AND YOU DEBBIE ..GOD I LOVE YOU
This song is about the building of a great city and the men (workers) who built with such passion. Only for the city to fall into corruption from those in power. What brilliant song, big and bold.
@damselnlace44 I know that how area has changed I went back there since I move to Miami in 90. I was stunned. That waterfront area has changed. Funny Union City/Blondie Trivia she made a movie called Union City and also lived there for a bit according to my history teacher.
@Commiteee She did learn to play bass guitar around the time she was in the band Wind in the Willows, but she said she wasn't very good at it so I doubt that anything came of it.
I just want to make this beautiful dream come true.
Every day I wake up is another blessing because I’m live and I can sing from my heart. Well, Music is all I have in my life and it’s all I NEED to live.
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And all I need to come true this amazing dream is your support .that’s all it takes
"hardly any hits".....blondie, you mean? not true, at all. four #1 songs in the US in 4 years...at least three more top 40 singles in that timeframe...three platinum albums in a row (when the record industry was in decline). NONE of my favourite songs from this band are the hits, either, except for "Dreaming". so unlike MOST bands, their deep cuts are still excellent. their good songs werent only limited to the singles, like most bands of their era. hence their success, i think.
@jas22 True,most chart hits from a band doesn't mean there, their best songs. Every song Blondie put on their albums could of been a hit single I mean look at parallel Line it's like a greatest hits album each song on that album could of been a No1 When you look at the crap out today. Blondie have had 6 No1s in the UK two No2, two No5 and a heap more that charted. Parallel Line was the best selling album of 1979. They were huge in the late 70s/80s they are a very influential group and still R
One of my inspirations. Someone I feel extremely close to for more reasons than one! Favorite band forever and always. All of you are amazing. Without you guys I don't know what I'd do. This was the show opener in September... love. Why did you ever leave? :( I want to write songs with you.
@jasonwheel oh, ive noticed! very tom boyish here, but you think a few strokes of a brush on that hair, and shed be good enough to bring home to meet mom and dad!
Harry's voice I found is really unique. I can't think of another female pop singer that sounds anything like her. Her voice is so ethereal. Like the singing I imagine of a desperate angel.
@LTF6161 That's exactly what i was trying to put into words, but i couldn't quiet find the right words. Thanks! Check out her voice in "Shayla" and "Slow Motion" simply AMAZING!
@jeffgrossman I was blown away too when i heard "Shayla" and "Slow Motion" and Youth "Nabbed as Sniper" by Blondie. Detroit 442 is my favorite Blondie track. Its a fair bit more Punk from their earlier days. See if you like them.
Seem so much cooler!, now im older?!, its funny how you dont appreciate this stuff when your growing up with it?!, the thing is back then!, there were so many good acts!, whats happened to music now?????????....
@deansarge Agree 1000%. I grew up in the 70's 80's and i never really thought much of Blondie Until 1 year ago. I came across them on YT. I was blown away how good they were and how many unknown quality tracks they had that weren't released as singles back then. I never realized how stunningly beautiful she was until now either. But as you said, there were SO MANY GOOD bands back then, almost every 2 weeks a new band that cranked came out. Music today is all Commercial crap for 13 yr olds.
@blaklodge What the fuck is this pile of glitchy shit called VEVO??? when/how the hell did Youtube become VEVO??????????????? Its slow, has adds, glitches out all the time WTF?
@Cadmium77 I'm starting to get impressed with your analogy - because Jim was so great, to compare anyone with him, is the ultimate compliment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another comparison is that both were sex symbols.
Union City is in NJ and it's on the New Jersey Transit system. The maps of the transit show the color of the link as orange-"To the orange side"-so the guy she's traveling to see is in Union City, NJ via Hoboken NJ or Penn Station.
Haven't watched this vid for afew months now. Always brought a tear to the eye. It did not dissapoint this time either! God i miss these days! Really miss seing Frankie and Nigel with them too! Just once before we/ they start kicking off, i would like to see all the original buch back together for afew songs. Gary Valentine TOO! Called all my bets in to go to the R&R Hall of Fame show they were at. Still in the hole over that one. It really made me cry to see them (Nigel, Frank,Gary) not play!
This song rocks!!! I will never understand why Union City Blue and Shayla weren't released as singles on the pop charts. What a lowdown dirty shame. Those were the days- back in the summer of 1979, cruising the back roads of central VA in a '66 Malibu and listening to "Eat to the Beat" 8-track.
Listen to the space in the intro and then the swooping melancholia pulling tight and releasing you from verse to chorus. This is awesome stuff but I never really appreciated it first time round and I saw this on TOTP.
It seems to have taken on something since then or maybe I'm only getting it fully now - never appreciated the oblique lyrics, never felt the power of it when I was younger.
@doobeedoo58 I agree 100%. What I don't understand is why this and Shayla were never released as singles on the pop charts. What a lowdown dirty shame.
@doobeedoo58 I agree 100%. What I don't understand is - why this and Shayla were never released as singles on the pop charts? What a lowdown dirty shame.
Notice how back then, you had groups, yes with front men and women but it was more about the music. now, all you have is popstars. Take the focus off of everyone actually making the music and just stare at the idiot in their attention-seeking getups!
Most beautiful woman in pop and a fashion icon followed by everybody from Madonna and Lady BaBa to those sweet boys being held down in Guantanamo Bay (love that orange boiler suit!). Ace song, but you've got to listen to it at top volume until your ears bleed... back to back with Heroes by Bowie if possible.
Most beautiful woman in pop and a fashion icon followed by everybody from Madonna and Lady BaBa to those sweet boys being held down in Guantanamo Boy (love that orange boiler suit!). Ace song, but you've got to listen to it at top volume until your ears bleed... back to back with Heroes by Bowie if possible.
30 yrs ago plus this song rocked ! so these arguments re gaga, googoo or whatever baby-speak u like are dumb.... the song is good its a class act just ENJOY IT :)
@kernowrock555 I'm a girl and I used to be obsessed with her mouth, especially her cupid's bow top lip. I used to apply lipstick to copy her, with laughable results.
@feedemtothedogs haha !! well she had her own style then , what was really unheard of yhe.. was a blonde.. delberately dying a section black!.. it freaked alot of people out. She still dresses unique now, but the thing I love the most about Debby is her dancing! lol... ( she can't dance .. but still looks so cute trying!)
Stop making comparisons people!. Just tell the kids what they missed out on we were lucky enough to see her at her best and yes they way she sings with those lips is so cool. Atomic!!!
@rodon63 they're different. lady gaga is more of a pop, avant-garde superstar, but has a deeper message which sets her apart from her other contemporaries - she's a bit more spiritual, sings more about love, loving yourself and being true to who you are, something that the pop world isn't soo aware of and something the world needs to hear, while deborah harry just oozes a cool sexuality and makes awesome, awesome rock music. she's a true original and a pioneer. so yea, they're different
@trentigalaxy She doesn't have a deeper message! Wtf. And she's not "avant-garde" at all. All she does is rip off Madonna & others. Her songs are the same as every other current pop artists'.
@BillNelsonStayYoung I don't normally enter this type of "kids these days" arguments over who's a better more original artist... but I just have to agree with you re: Lady Gaga NOT being anywhere near as avant-garde and ground-breaking as many ppl are making out! What she's doing is all very well and good for pop music, BUT it's NOT shocking as it's all been done before (and done better) by other artists ie: Bowie, Madonna, Blondie, Boy George, Nine Inch Nails, Manson to name just a FEW.
@BillNelsonStayYoung In terms of the way she chooses to fashion and express herself, i'd call that "avant-garde" . she's a pop star so her music isn't soo experimental, but from hearing what she has to say and listening to what she stands for, she does have a deeper message in some of her more current tunes that promotes a sense of self-esteem and self-empowerment. i think that's an important message to get out there for many, and using pop music as a sort of vessel to do it is brilliant.
@rodon63 No kidding... Deborah has class, style, and an intelligence that Lady GaGa could only dream of having-- Gaga is shallow and nothing more than a shock-punk dresser...
Another. 1,?,,,
jpeacock7890 2 days ago
Another master piece by Blondie... Words cant express what this band does for me, OMG!!! I wanna go back in time, and be with the woman I chased out of my life, so many years ago... This ones for you, Ill never forget you...
cuckoo75208 5 days ago
5 guitars. oooooooooooh god.....
grimmyx22 6 days ago
MAN....everytime i heard this song ..i feel inside of me..you know?...is the magic of GOOD MUSIC..REAL TALENTED MUSICIANS AND YOU DEBBIE ..GOD I LOVE YOU
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Came here to hear Blondie, your commercial insures that I WON'T be buying the crappy music you're pushing. thx
kilgonus 1 week ago
Came here to hear Blondie, your commercial insures that I WON'T be buying the crappy music you're pushing. thx
kilgonus 1 week ago
OMG so many ads!! stop!!
thanx01 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
OMG so many ads. please stop. please. please.
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Check out Clem Burke's drumming in a live video clip!
It just got put on You Tube a couple of days ago.
Cut and paste the following (to search/find it):
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MrBlueSkyMrNight 1 week ago
Grew up on this music, great stuff, will always be there
mgar7070 1 week ago
Seems to indicate that Blondie came from the NY metro area maybe Union City? YES I know it well living across the Hudson
elamite66 1 week ago
When America used to make things.
600joe 2 weeks ago
@Swinefeld What the hack that are u talking about? Blondie is always gorgeous at every subject and also this video is gorgeous too.
th3d3s1gn3r 2 weeks ago
Great song, terrible video.
Swinefeld 2 weeks ago
Great song, reminds me of when I was 18!
auldsk8r 3 weeks ago
this song is way to short...love it
mousekateer16 3 weeks ago
A great song, and a wonderful memory from the late 1970s.
ftsjr 4 weeks ago
This, Atomic, Heart Of Glass and Rapture (in that order) were my Blondie.
A brilliant time to be a wild-life teenager.
djbethell 4 weeks ago
this is one great ROCKER!i turn the volumn up so loud my head aches for hours.can't hear it enough either.
nomiclas 1 month ago
Eat to the Beat is easily Blondie's best and most underrated album..............yes, I think it's even better than Parallel Lines.
lurch321 1 month ago
god i hate vevo.
mrwhitedog420 1 month ago
why do 6 people dislike this?? what is wrong with u, are u mentally retarted or something????
byron8181 1 month ago 2
sheer brilliance.
269percy 1 month ago
Kick-ass bassline on this song from Nigel! I love it! And of course Clem's drumming is epic.
JohnnyCxviii 1 month ago
what year was this recorded and what city? does anyone know?
Dianarocks333 1 month ago
This song is about the building of a great city and the men (workers) who built with such passion. Only for the city to fall into corruption from those in power. What brilliant song, big and bold.
wallyinwales 1 month ago
Debbie and Nigel Harrison (bass player) wrote this song as well as the two writing one Way Or Another.
Debbie, Chris and Jimmy wrote most of their songs collaborating most of the time.
wallyinwales 1 month ago
In this video, She has got to have the most "kissable" lips and mouth ever!
antifoul1 1 month ago
Amazing how the Union City Dry Dock area are looks today.
damselnlace44 1 month ago
@damselnlace44 I grew up in Union City there are no dry docks there!
hank1972 1 month ago
@hank1972
I know, it's actually Weehawken.
Check Historic Aerial web site for to see the changes over the years.
damselnlace44 1 month ago
@damselnlace44 I know that how area has changed I went back there since I move to Miami in 90. I was stunned. That waterfront area has changed. Funny Union City/Blondie Trivia she made a movie called Union City and also lived there for a bit according to my history teacher.
hank1972 1 month ago
blondie were so cool, how come nobodys cool anymore, how come everybodys crap now...?
I think new music should be banned, we have enough, its only getting worse, lets call it a day.
MayfairGent 1 month ago
union city is a shithole. i guess all the spics must've seen this video and decided to go there
FRIEDnickels 1 month ago
@FRIEDnickels hey go fuck your self asshole
hank1972 1 month ago
wow she even played guitar? i must be a retard.
Dianarocks333 1 month ago
@Dianarocks333 Nope, she just holds one for some reason.
Commiteee 1 month ago
@Commiteee hahaha i love BLONDIE.. but I hate it when they do that....
Dianarocks333 1 month ago
@Dianarocks333 She looks good with it so I let it slide, haha.
Commiteee 1 month ago
@Commiteee hhahaha well yeah i guess.. thats true!
Dianarocks333 1 month ago
@Commiteee She did learn to play bass guitar around the time she was in the band Wind in the Willows, but she said she wasn't very good at it so I doubt that anything came of it.
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Anlimema 2 months ago
Хорошая трава, наверно... где они ее только нарвали? :-)
arykbye 2 months ago
Rarely u will meet adorable woman like her nova days!
This what is called Nature Beauty!
MrMaximkoG 2 months ago
union city blue without twin towers comon freedom tower give us our passion backxxx
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The sound and feel of this song represent it's time extremely well. It was a great era for music.
prisonermn 2 months ago
How on Earth does this only have 290k views!?
MoonchildMindaugas2 2 months ago
Still one of my favs after all these years
lashwhip 3 months ago
What is she doing with that guitar? It looks cool, but come on......
kennethj1956 3 months ago
hardly any hits....but this is still over of my favourite songs.
MrGoldfish1984 3 months ago
"hardly any hits".....blondie, you mean? not true, at all. four #1 songs in the US in 4 years...at least three more top 40 singles in that timeframe...three platinum albums in a row (when the record industry was in decline). NONE of my favourite songs from this band are the hits, either, except for "Dreaming". so unlike MOST bands, their deep cuts are still excellent. their good songs werent only limited to the singles, like most bands of their era. hence their success, i think.
jas22 3 months ago
@jas22 "hardly any hits as in 287,252 on youtube"..... compared to other songs with higher viewings.
MrGoldfish1984 2 months ago
@MrGoldfish1984 ah, of course, sorry. :)
jas22 2 months ago
@jas22 no probs :)
MrGoldfish1984 2 months ago
@jas22 True,most chart hits from a band doesn't mean there, their best songs. Every song Blondie put on their albums could of been a hit single I mean look at parallel Line it's like a greatest hits album each song on that album could of been a No1 When you look at the crap out today. Blondie have had 6 No1s in the UK two No2, two No5 and a heap more that charted. Parallel Line was the best selling album of 1979. They were huge in the late 70s/80s they are a very influential group and still R
wallyinwales 1 month ago
there have been a lot of copycats, but never anyone who comes close to this talent
pixielis1 3 months ago
One of my inspirations. Someone I feel extremely close to for more reasons than one! Favorite band forever and always. All of you are amazing. Without you guys I don't know what I'd do. This was the show opener in September... love. Why did you ever leave? :( I want to write songs with you.
CMloveify 3 months ago
Deborah Harry and Chris Stein needs to be recognized as one of the greatest songwriting couples of all time.
PorroFirst 3 months ago 32
@PorroFirst I know right. And even though they're no longer a romantic couple they're still working together as close friends!
bigstereo 3 months ago
@PorroFirst Amen.
STGR1969 3 weeks ago
none of this is there anymore down from Blvd. East. townhouses and light rail adorn the waterfront now.
crazze6163 3 months ago
Lovely song.
TheophilusPWildbeest 3 months ago
I LOVE YOU DEBBIE.
foulprank 3 months ago
did you ever notice that Debbie Harry looks attractive no matter how she's dressed or whatever?
jasonwheel 3 months ago 31
@jasonwheel
yes I did notice that
monk3ypilot 3 months ago
@jasonwheel oh, ive noticed! very tom boyish here, but you think a few strokes of a brush on that hair, and shed be good enough to bring home to meet mom and dad!
jas22 3 months ago
Georgous back then , even better today !!!!
Frank DeAngeli$
gothembadboy1 3 months ago
This has a very uplifting sound.
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Anlimema 4 months ago
can she play guitar?
Commiteee 4 months ago
im from union city! this whole area where they filmed this video is all new condos and resturants wow how shit changes
Juanm678 4 months ago
@Juanm678 if you were using Google Map - where do you think the film clip was made ? Where would i look ?
Thanks
SJS764 4 months ago
@SJS764 look up weehawkin waterfront or edgwater nj it was filmed right off a street called river rd
Juanm678 4 months ago
Lips
RAILWAYSOX 4 months ago
Lovin' the Guantanamo Bay jumpsuit! Class act; class woman; class tune!
dmerhodes 5 months ago
She has a very erotic mouth and teeth!
Planetoxo 5 months ago
Thanks Debbie.
78rohan 5 months ago
Love this song. Why can't I see Blondie without a barrage of Beyonce and Jennifer Lopez ads plastered everywhere I turn? UGH.
Goldfrappe 5 months ago
All times high !!!!!!!!
Snuttify 5 months ago
this song is great!
rusdaboss 5 months ago
Deborahs sorrowful metallic edge vocals and Clems awesome drum fills, work perfectly together on Union City Blues.
boltonox 5 months ago
This is like looking through my eyes...Tripping me out! Thanks...
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This was the shit when I was 6 :) 17 now, I still love it.
j0gan673 5 months ago
the part at the end is pretty funny xD
randomaccount39 5 months ago
top top song, debby cool as a cat
3 dislikes ? mental
freethequeen 6 months ago
SERÁS SEMPRE A MELHOR VOZ, DEBBIE!!! BLONDIE FOREVER!!
MrCalvinista 6 months ago
Lady GaGa has hit the 'dislike' button 3 times
jrb1802uk 6 months ago
Harry's voice I found is really unique. I can't think of another female pop singer that sounds anything like her. Her voice is so ethereal. Like the singing I imagine of a desperate angel.
LTF6161 6 months ago
@LTF6161 That's exactly what i was trying to put into words, but i couldn't quiet find the right words. Thanks! Check out her voice in "Shayla" and "Slow Motion" simply AMAZING!
boltonox 5 months ago
Congreatulations Blondie¡!
Enhorabuena from Sud America , Rgentina.
MatiasarricauPalacio.
wualaguala 6 months ago
Very few people can look cool wearing aviators.
chandlerbingbong 6 months ago
3 jealous women
WhosXero 6 months ago
3 people dont know what to do
kevg1976 6 months ago
I love her .....
beccastevenson 6 months ago
That's DuranDuran going past at 1:57
MisterLester 6 months ago
what are we gonna do?
shandeekthegoorie 6 months ago
debbie!!!!!
78rohan 6 months ago
It blows me away that I hear a Blondie song that I have not heard before and it is absolutely amazing.
jeffgrossman 6 months ago
@jeffgrossman I was blown away too when i heard "Shayla" and "Slow Motion" and Youth "Nabbed as Sniper" by Blondie. Detroit 442 is my favorite Blondie track. Its a fair bit more Punk from their earlier days. See if you like them.
boltonox 5 months ago
@boltonox I do like them. Thank you for suggesting.
jeffgrossman 5 months ago
Ohhh what are we gonna' do,
Too many auto-tuned dancers on the radio these days,
2011 radio blues...lol
MrBlueSkyMrNight 6 months ago
I saw blondie play at Epsom racecourse last night.Brilliant.Easily as good as the Beach boys.
ChrisPackham 7 months ago
Don't go near guantanamo bay wearing that orange outfit.
ChrisPackham 7 months ago
Debbie's got nice lips.
ChrisPackham 7 months ago
@ Rodon,she don't have the looks either ;O)
WARBY1974 7 months ago
love...
CMloveify 7 months ago
The women i love then,and still do;O)
gizmodenmark 7 months ago
Seem so much cooler!, now im older?!, its funny how you dont appreciate this stuff when your growing up with it?!, the thing is back then!, there were so many good acts!, whats happened to music now?????????....
deansarge 7 months ago
@deansarge Agree 1000%. I grew up in the 70's 80's and i never really thought much of Blondie Until 1 year ago. I came across them on YT. I was blown away how good they were and how many unknown quality tracks they had that weren't released as singles back then. I never realized how stunningly beautiful she was until now either. But as you said, there were SO MANY GOOD bands back then, almost every 2 weeks a new band that cranked came out. Music today is all Commercial crap for 13 yr olds.
boltonox 5 months ago
she was and still is beautiful !
bleeptester 7 months ago
yeah gaga do something original!
rodley25 7 months ago
Union City looks like Portland lol in this video anyway haha
TheCunningAndFought 7 months ago
I HAVE TO SIT THROUGH A FUCKING AD TO SEE A BLONDIE VIDEO FUCK YOU VEVO
blaklodge 7 months ago
@blaklodge What the fuck is this pile of glitchy shit called VEVO??? when/how the hell did Youtube become VEVO??????????????? Its slow, has adds, glitches out all the time WTF?
boltonox 5 months ago
the only other singer I can compare to Deborah Harry is Jim Morrison.
She's the female Jim Morrison
Cadmium77 7 months ago
@Cadmium77 I have never heard this said before & don't really see it - sorry - but don't want to take it away from you.
wonderlin1 7 months ago
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You just heard it said...by me.
that's what I think. She sings like him, turns phrases like him..
Cadmium77 7 months ago
@Cadmium77 I'm starting to get impressed with your analogy - because Jim was so great, to compare anyone with him, is the ultimate compliment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Another comparison is that both were sex symbols.
wonderlin1 7 months ago
how many lite years ahead was this bunch!
mabbrey 7 months ago
And on the second day god created BLONDIE .you are all WEAK.
firefox666moll 7 months ago
i love this song
frannydeee1 7 months ago
@AlexisCapri....so funny...lol....or you could sing along and drive your mother nuts like I did when I was a teen!
RENEEisOnegative 7 months ago
Union City is in NJ and it's on the New Jersey Transit system. The maps of the transit show the color of the link as orange-"To the orange side"-so the guy she's traveling to see is in Union City, NJ via Hoboken NJ or Penn Station.
PHENOMGODIVA7 7 months ago
Haven't watched this vid for afew months now. Always brought a tear to the eye. It did not dissapoint this time either! God i miss these days! Really miss seing Frankie and Nigel with them too! Just once before we/ they start kicking off, i would like to see all the original buch back together for afew songs. Gary Valentine TOO! Called all my bets in to go to the R&R Hall of Fame show they were at. Still in the hole over that one. It really made me cry to see them (Nigel, Frank,Gary) not play!
lamarhooten 7 months ago
Blondie...lo mejor...excelente
Verolaz9 8 months ago
I am getting old. A Prilosec ad came on when I clicked on this video. Shoot me now?
LTF6161 8 months ago
I never thought i would find orange jumpsuits so sexy,...
macdaddyluigi15 8 months ago
What is the meaning of 'to the orange side" ?
pnt1204 8 months ago
@pnt1204
Hmm. Well, Orange and East Orange are cities in New Jersey just to the west of Union City.
Also, the color orange is the opposite of the primary color blue, since it's a mixture of the other two primaries: red and yellow.
Other than that, I dunno. :-)
Holdenon3 8 months ago
This song rocks!!! I will never understand why Union City Blue and Shayla weren't released as singles on the pop charts. What a lowdown dirty shame. Those were the days- back in the summer of 1979, cruising the back roads of central VA in a '66 Malibu and listening to "Eat to the Beat" 8-track.
pnt1204 8 months ago
@pnt1204 wish i was there...
jaeGT7 1 month ago
Utterly magnificent !!
eric144144 8 months ago
Listen to the space in the intro and then the swooping melancholia pulling tight and releasing you from verse to chorus. This is awesome stuff but I never really appreciated it first time round and I saw this on TOTP.
It seems to have taken on something since then or maybe I'm only getting it fully now - never appreciated the oblique lyrics, never felt the power of it when I was younger.
sleakitweasel 8 months ago
First time i heard this song was in the movie called The Hand. I was just a kid back then but this song always stuck by me. Kick ass song!
originalassclown 8 months ago
this song and Shayla....Deborah Harry and Blondie at their best
doobeedoo58 8 months ago
@doobeedoo58 I agree 100%. What I don't understand is why this and Shayla were never released as singles on the pop charts. What a lowdown dirty shame.
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@doobeedoo58 I agree 100%. What I don't understand is - why this and Shayla were never released as singles on the pop charts? What a lowdown dirty shame.
pnt1204 8 months ago
nauseating ad.
jas22 8 months ago
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Who the fuck is Lady Gaga?
talissin 8 months ago
BLONDIE ROCKS!!!!!! WOO HOOOO!!!
SpiritGraceHumility 8 months ago 5
I'm in union city all the time.... UNION CITY BLUE!!!!
SpiritGraceHumility 8 months ago
this is the best music i know. Note to the batery harmony...is very cool. I love the singer to. there not exist any other like she.
lucksilva41 8 months ago
fuck "born to run" ... this should be NJ's official state song.
tsartodd 8 months ago 23
@tsartodd WTF?
both bands are so fucking much underrated, that's a fact
but Bruce is Bruce ,
Nirvanamymusic 6 months ago
kinda chimes aye: ;)
TheDerhexer 4 months ago
Me thinx "The Boss" should respond ;)
TheDerhexer 4 months ago
Notice how back then, you had groups, yes with front men and women but it was more about the music. now, all you have is popstars. Take the focus off of everyone actually making the music and just stare at the idiot in their attention-seeking getups!
jmf459 8 months ago
beauty great voice great songs she had it all
GriefTourist 8 months ago 2
Anthemic... This songs summarizes what Blondie was and is... Love, Fun & Perfection!
BlondiEmilio 9 months ago 2
Most beautiful woman in pop and a fashion icon followed by everybody from Madonna and Lady BaBa to those sweet boys being held down in Guantanamo Bay (love that orange boiler suit!). Ace song, but you've got to listen to it at top volume until your ears bleed... back to back with Heroes by Bowie if possible.
dmerhodes 9 months ago 2
Most beautiful woman in pop and a fashion icon followed by everybody from Madonna and Lady BaBa to those sweet boys being held down in Guantanamo Boy (love that orange boiler suit!). Ace song, but you've got to listen to it at top volume until your ears bleed... back to back with Heroes by Bowie if possible.
dmerhodes 9 months ago
30 yrs ago plus this song rocked ! so these arguments re gaga, googoo or whatever baby-speak u like are dumb.... the song is good its a class act just ENJOY IT :)
markymark398 9 months ago
her lips are so kissable!!!
kernowrock555 9 months ago
@kernowrock555 I'm a girl and I used to be obsessed with her mouth, especially her cupid's bow top lip. I used to apply lipstick to copy her, with laughable results.
feedemtothedogs 9 months ago
@feedemtothedogs haha !! well she had her own style then , what was really unheard of yhe.. was a blonde.. delberately dying a section black!.. it freaked alot of people out. She still dresses unique now, but the thing I love the most about Debby is her dancing! lol... ( she can't dance .. but still looks so cute trying!)
kernowrock555 9 months ago
Blondie Deborah Harry still good after all these years :D
erictheviking7 9 months ago
Debbie is fabulous. No doubt about it, that that's no reason to dish Gaga, who is also very intelligent, if you pay attention.
downtown1961 9 months ago
Love the song. 1st time seeing the video. Wow, Debbie really just couldn't be bothered to lip sync to her own song. Still, great music!
TomaszStasiuk 9 months ago
Stop making comparisons people!. Just tell the kids what they missed out on we were lucky enough to see her at her best and yes they way she sings with those lips is so cool. Atomic!!!
petnzme01 9 months ago
lovliest lips ever !!
freethequeen 9 months ago
Anyone else notice the T-bagging at 1:21?
herbie0408 9 months ago
utterly awesome
GriefTourist 9 months ago
blondie always
bonniebardowski 9 months ago
In a word;Untouchable
pigyob 9 months ago
Laughing really loud @AlexisCapir suggestion. That is true indeed. Another benefit is musical education for those same neighbors. ;-)
beenutz1 10 months ago
Why wasn't this a number 1? WHY?!?
blairt1998 10 months ago
@rodon63 HERE, HERE! I couldn't agree more!
IndianaSurfGuitar 10 months ago
there will never be another deborah harry....lady ga ga thinks she is but doesn't have the class or the brain...Blondie still holds their own.
rodon63 10 months ago 49
@rodon63 they're different. lady gaga is more of a pop, avant-garde superstar, but has a deeper message which sets her apart from her other contemporaries - she's a bit more spiritual, sings more about love, loving yourself and being true to who you are, something that the pop world isn't soo aware of and something the world needs to hear, while deborah harry just oozes a cool sexuality and makes awesome, awesome rock music. she's a true original and a pioneer. so yea, they're different
trentigalaxy 9 months ago
@trentigalaxy She doesn't have a deeper message! Wtf. And she's not "avant-garde" at all. All she does is rip off Madonna & others. Her songs are the same as every other current pop artists'.
BillNelsonStayYoung 9 months ago 2
@BillNelsonStayYoung I don't normally enter this type of "kids these days" arguments over who's a better more original artist... but I just have to agree with you re: Lady Gaga NOT being anywhere near as avant-garde and ground-breaking as many ppl are making out! What she's doing is all very well and good for pop music, BUT it's NOT shocking as it's all been done before (and done better) by other artists ie: Bowie, Madonna, Blondie, Boy George, Nine Inch Nails, Manson to name just a FEW.
LantaGem 9 months ago
@BillNelsonStayYoung In terms of the way she chooses to fashion and express herself, i'd call that "avant-garde" . she's a pop star so her music isn't soo experimental, but from hearing what she has to say and listening to what she stands for, she does have a deeper message in some of her more current tunes that promotes a sense of self-esteem and self-empowerment. i think that's an important message to get out there for many, and using pop music as a sort of vessel to do it is brilliant.
trentigalaxy 9 months ago
@rodon63 No kidding... Deborah has class, style, and an intelligence that Lady GaGa could only dream of having-- Gaga is shallow and nothing more than a shock-punk dresser...
RayTech70 7 months ago