BLONDIE Sync Listen - Plastic Letters & Parallel Lines (Wed 18/11, 8:30 pm)

[dmlaw]

I'll listen if we're doing it, but I'd vote for moving Parallel Lines to next Wednesday, or similar.

 

[POP!]

Plastic Letters is probably my least favorite of the original six (I genuinely really like The Hunter, and enjoy the diversity and camp factor of the debut) but it is a 3 star affair as lolly put it.

 

[GNL]

I believe Cautious Lip is Debbie's favourite Blondie song to perform - I'm not sure where I read that though, so don't QUOTE me

 

[Sheena]

Ok, I'll see how it goes

 

[POP!]

We can move Parallel Lines if that is the consensus (seems to be)

 

[Sheena]

I LOVE that "Telephone" starts with the British ring tone rather than American

 

[POP!]

WHAT WILL IT BE

 

[Sheena]

Oh I'll stop then

 

[lolly]

We can move Parallel Lines if that is the consensus (seems to be)

I don't see why we should. It's been a little over 35 minutes!

 

[Sheena]

Let's do Parallel Lines when more might join in next week- on it's own it might be BIGGER. It's the one everyone knows.

 

[dmlaw]

I've started now, so I guess I'm committed.

 

[POP!]

OK LET'S PRESS ON

 

[lolly]

Thank fuck for Mike Chapman

 

[POP!]

So much more REFINED and all the better for it, frankly...

 

[dmlaw]

I LOVE that "Telephone" starts with the British ring tone rather than American

The British ring tone is just better.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging On The Telephone

 

[POP!]

I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHIN' YOU KNEW ALL ALONG

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone

 

[jivafox]

Can’t believe my introduction to this song was them covering it on Sabrina The Teenage Witch

 

[lolly]

My cousin Jayne who was about 13 or 14 at this point was responsible for me loving this album, and asking for it for Christmas.

 

[GNL]

Fun fact: I first discovered Blondie through Melissa Joan Hart's attempt at 'One Way or Another' in Sabrina the Teenage Witch

 

[POP!]

Is "One Way or Another" one of the most famous non-singles in the UK by anyone ever?

 

[GNL]

Oh, I see I'm not alone @jivafox

 

[dmlaw]

Can’t believe my introduction to this song was them covering it on Sabrina The Teenage Witch

Could be worse. It could have been One Direction.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another

 

[jivafox]

Could be worse. It could have been One Direction.

Wish I were that young

 

[lolly]

And now one of the most perfect songs ever written

 

[dmlaw]

Picture This is just glorious. Even if the lyrics do go a bit haywire in the middle.

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This

 

[POP!]

The chorus is possibly her best delivery, such CONVICTION

 

[POP!]

"Picture this - MY TELEPHONE NUMBER!"

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This

 

[GNL]

Ooh, baby, I hear how you spend night time

I love 'Fade Away and Radiate'.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate

 

[POP!]

I can't make sense of any of the lyrics but "Fade Away and Radiate" is quite epic and then it oddly floats into a reggae vibe.

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This
09 Fade Away & Radiate

 

[jivafox]

Stars live in the evening
But the very young need the sun UH HUH

 

[POP!]

Ooh I adore "Pretty Baby". It was in my top five at some point, I think... probably still top twenty.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby