Blondie - Europa

[qasthor]

Tengo este disco en vinilo, es excelente.

[fanmail59]

Chris Stein originally wrote this piece for a horror film soundtrack, the name of which was called "Fade to Black". It got rejected by the producers and so was re-jigged for the new Blondie album.

[Anotherblackseason]

One of my favorite Blondie records!

[EnjoyTheSurface]

i love that album cover....

[phillygrl69]

Used to own this album in 1980, I would play it over and over! I would just stare at the cover b/c it was just so mystical to me...so out there! I wanted to be there! Great, GREAT album!! LUV Blondie!

[2008Sameoldfitup]

great stuff

[garyw930]

May I recommend the book 'A Concise Guide To Eighties' Music' by Karl Vorderman. The author is particularly fond of this instrumental.

[degree7]

Pretentious bullshit.

[nigel65deck]

@degree7 Easy comment

[degree7]

@nigel65deck

They were just trying too hard here. Trying to be artsy, but it just comes out sounding fake and empty. They didn't need to try, listening to Heart of Glass, that song has such feeling and art in abundance compared to this hollow piece of dreck.

I know not every song can be Heart of Glass, but this is just all wrong. This isn't Blondie. This is a pale imitation of Kraftwerk. Now "Rapture", that is probably the best song on this album because its got that old Blondie spirit.

[ihasch]

@degree7-I really like this song. Actually I love the whole album. Music is subjective. What you think of as hollow or pretentious another person may see as creative and invigorating. Personally I like the fact that they explored different styles of music. And these were artistic people. Actually all the first wave "punk" bands had an artistic element. The Talking Heads and world music. John Lydon and PIL. The Clash with reggae and other styles. Punk becoming post-punk. But opinions differ.

[xXPinkGoddessXx]

@degree7 Maybe if you weren't aware this is a Blondie song you would form a different opinion of it.

[Bunsher]

reminds me of "Future Legend" by David Bowie :)

[karlvorderman]

Hey I'm American and gee I'd just like to say that this song is awesome! Seriously though, this is a brilliant tune off a sorely under-rated album.

[physicalgenius]

Probably Chris Stein's most brilliant composition. This might as well be the intro to all of the fantastic music of the golden 80's.

[eineeuqe]

this sounds a lot like TIL by Axl Rose

[skouf007]

@eineeuqe Blondie came first and please don't insult them with an axl rose comparison.

[ScienceProjek]

@skouf007 How old are you by chance?

[lene73]

I loved this on their album..so unexpected..with azzywynn,this was track 1 as my big sister was a huge debbie/blondie fan..great album this!walk like me was great too.

[Catlicker101]

Love Love LOVE this song. soooooooooo glad u posted. Thank you. 5stars.

[Rush6477]

Awesome song! Thanks for posting!

So original and unique.

[AzzyWynn]

I always thought this kind of haunting. For some reason I equate this song with some sort of post apocrypha situation

[gwashingmachine]

@AzzyWynn I can see what you mean!

[Catlicker101]

@AzzyWynn Your too right, my friend.

[sandrovic1970]

I think so too! And it is interesting that an album called AutoAmerican begins with a track called Europa (and about cars too). I like the car theme that runs through the album.

[newromantic888]

@AzzyWynn Yes thats the feeling I got back then as well during the cold war. Very dark and forboding. It seems to rise to hope and serenity but then it seems to succumb to the inevitable. The final chapter. Sends chills down my spine still does. Love the way do the dark follows on the album too.

[muscleboundhomo]

Based on the desire for total mobility and the serious physical pursuit

of religious freedom, the auto drove mankind further than the wheel and,

in remote areas even today,

is forbidden as a device too suspect, for human conveyance.

This articulate conception has only brought us all more of the same,

thoughtlessly locked into phase two gridlock, keyed up,

on it's rims and abandoned on the expressway...

[GayCollegeWhore]

Love this! =)