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

[POP!]

The ad-libs near the end get to me ...

Pretty baby...
I FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU!
OH WOAH OOOOOOHHHH

 

[POP!]

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

 

[dmlaw]

I think I can see why Frank Infante wasn't asked to write very many songs for them. Definitely the weak link on the album for me.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby
07 I Know But I Don't Know

 

[POP!]

"I Know But I Don't Know" is a bit fillerish. Is the only time they let Frank have a writing credit?

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This
09 Fade Away & Radiate
10 Pretty Baby
05 I Know But I Don't Know

 

[jivafox]

He wrote Victor too

 

[jivafox]

11:59 is probably my favourite song on the album.

 

[lolly]

I think I can see why Frank Infante wasn't asked to write very many songs for them. Definitely the weak link on the album for me.

Apparently when they reformed in the late 90s without him, he sued the other members, but lost the case.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby
07 I Know But I Don't Know
09 11:59

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This
09 Fade Away & Radiate
10 Pretty Baby
05 I Know But I Don't Know
08 11:59

 

[jivafox]

Apparently when they reformed in the late 90s without him, he sued the other members, but lost the case.

He sued them during Autoamerican too, and they let him stay on to tour

 

[GNL]

Apparently when they reformed in the late 90s without him, he sued the other members, but lost the case.

He was also a WHINY LITTLE BITCH when they got inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby
07 I Know But I Don't Know
09 11:59
09 Will Anything Happen

 

[POP!]

"Will Anything Happen" is the most slept on track of the album to me.

WILLL IIIIIIIIIIIII SEE YOU AGAIN?

 

[POP!]

For some reason my Spotify labels the English version of "Sunday Girl" as the French Version

 

[dmlaw]

Sunday Girl is always great, but the version with one verse in French on the Greatest Hits album is pure genius.

 

[POP!]

For some reason, they never released this in the US, presumably because "One Way or Another" was released here instead. Missed opportunity for another #1, I think.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby
07 I Know But I Don't Know
09 11:59
09 Will Anything Happen
10 Sunday Girl

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This
09 Fade Away & Radiate
10 Pretty Baby
05 I Know But I Don't Know
08 11:59
10 Will Anything Happen
09 Sunday Girl

 

[lolly]

Heart Of Glass is Mr L's favourite song of all time not to feature Agnetha or Frida

()

 

[POP!]

"In BETWEEN, what I find is pleasing and I'm feeling FINE..." is one of my favorite pop melodies ever.

 

[lolly]

I'll tell you what though, I love the way Miley Cyrus holds LOVE'S GOOOOOOOONE BEHIND

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This
09 Fade Away & Radiate
10 Pretty Baby
05 I Know But I Don't Know
08 11:59
10 Will Anything Happen
09 Sunday Girl
11 Heart of Glass

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby
07 I Know But I Don't Know
09 11:59
09 Will Anything Happen
10 Sunday Girl
10 Heart Of Glass

 

[POP!]

I'll tell you what though, I love the way Miley Cyrus holds LOVE'S GOOOOOOOONE BEHIND

There's room for both versions, I think. Although I agree with you (or whomever said it) that "Picture This" would be the perfect song for her to cover.

 

[POP!]

"I'm Gonna Love You Too" is a bit too ROCKABILLY for me, but it's cute.

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This
09 Fade Away & Radiate
10 Pretty Baby
05 I Know But I Don't Know
08 11:59
10 Will Anything Happen
09 Sunday Girl
11 Heart of Glass
06 I'm Gonna Love You Too

 

[dmlaw]

I actually really enjoy 'I'm Gonna Love You Too', but then I also like Buddy Holly's music in general.

 

[POP!]

"Just Go Away" is credited to Debbie alone, we usually get one of those per album.

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby
07 I Know But I Don't Know
09 11:59
09 Will Anything Happen
10 Sunday Girl
10 Heart Of Glass
08 I'm Gonna Love You Too

 

[POP!]

Love the chorus of "Just Go Away" and male backing vox

GO AWAY
AND STAY AWAY!

 

[lolly]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
10 One Way Or Another
10 Picture This
10 Fade Away And Radiate
08 Pretty Baby
07 I Know But I Don't Know
09 11:59
09 Will Anything Happen
10 Sunday Girl
10 Heart Of Glass
08 I'm Gonna Love You Too
10 Just Go Away

 

[POP!]

10 Hanging on the Telephone
09 One Way or Another
10 Picture This
09 Fade Away & Radiate
10 Pretty Baby
05 I Know But I Don't Know
08 11:59
10 Will Anything Happen
09 Sunday Girl
11 Heart of Glass
06 I'm Gonna Love You Too
09 Just Go Away

 

[lolly]

And THAT'S not only a 5* album, but one of the very finest of all time.

 

[POP!]

I'd rank the first six albums like this:

1. Eat to the Beat
2. Autoamerican
3. Parallel Lines
*pretty considerable gap*
4. The Hunter
5. Blondie
6. Plastic Letters

I'd say No Exit would fall somewhere between 3 and 4 and Pollinator wouldn't be far behind. The rest are below #6.

 

[lolly]

Parallel Lines
Eat To The Beat
Autoamerican
Blondie
Plastic Letters
The Hunter

I've not listened to The Hunter (or Blondie) in YEARS, though. And prior to last week I'd have probably ranked Autoamerican 4th, whereas now it's challenging for 2nd.