In this clip, Blondie rips through the brilliant "X Offender" back in the day. Debbie Harry is my all-time favorite -- and one of my favorite things about her is even in the "olden days" she was already old. It's kinda like when you see really ancient pictures of your Great Aunt Betty and she already looks middle-aged and you think, "Was she ever young?"
Deb's gorgeous -- always -- but already pushing 35 flailing around on the legendarily cramped CB's stage. Love her!!!!!
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God, the '70s were great, weren't they? I mean, I was 11 when this was made, but I wanna go BACK!
(And BTW, 35 is NOT old. :) )
I have Steve beaten, I was just 9 when this was out!
To put it bluntly, Blondie fucking RULES! She (they) did then and she (they) does (do) now! ;-)
Well, I was 17 when this "film clip" came out. 1977 was also the first time I saw Blondie was at the Masonic Auditorium in Detroit. The band opened for Iggy. It was when he was trying to be rehabilitated by David Bowie, who played keyboards on the tour.
Anyway, Blondie came out on the stage before Iggy. Debbie Harry was dressed in a mini-skirt, which was totally out of style at the time, which meant it was totally cool with me. Debbie greeted the crowd saying, "So, this is Detroit," which was met with a resounding "Boooooo." I didn't care because I thought she was fucking great, already, at that time.
Then, the band kicked into its opening number, "Palisades Park." You know, the old Chuck Barris song from the 60s. I was fucking floored because the song was so "not cool" that it became cool (as well as being a favorite song from my childhood), and that, of course, is the true punk rock aesthetic. I fell in love that night with Debbie and the band, and while it may sound trite, that night changed my life. Not to mention, it was my first time seeing Iggy. Truly an epiphany for a gay Catholic school boy.
I still love Blondie almost 30 years later.
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