Blondie - Heart Of Glass | FIRST TIME REACTION

[@BisscuteReacts]

Help a girl out everyone !! I want to react to a live song from Blondie PLEASE add you suggestion under this comment

[@rpoberhausen]

Sunday girl live

[@MaoKatz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4vLhmqka7Scfqs NYC - 1999 - Atomic

[@TheNotedHero]

You want the best of the best? 🏅 Then react to "Matt Corby - Trick of the Light (Live on The Resolution Tour)". Matt is a legendary Aussie singer songwriter who plays a bunch of instruments and can out-sing many other artists, the dude is pure talent.

[@Robbob9933]

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[@Robbob9933]

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[@jimreid4367]

As someone who's seen her live i can testify her voice is real , this was nearly 20 years before autotune .

[@BisscuteReacts]

I am for sure gonna react next to a live song from them

[@Tijuanabill]

Yeah but this isn't a live recording. This is the regular album release audio. That said, the harmony track isn't just her, but she is in it. There is a male voice in there as well.

[@philipocallaghan]

I came to say this. My first crush too.

[@philipocallaghan]

@@BisscuteReacts "A gas" means - it was great fun! AMERICAN slang , i think it's from dentists who used to give gas to patients during root canals ETC known as laughing gas.

[@eluv9660]

Madalina, I am preparing to review your entire catalog of reactions ( me rolling up my sleeves) so that I don't suggest one you have already done.

[@TannerHemmingsen]

Debbie Harry is easily one of the greatest frontwomen in all of rock music. Check out their songs “Call Me” and “One Way or Another” for further proof of her talent

[@Bekka_Noyb]

ooh I 2nd Call Me! ♥

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, I will add it to the list

[@almightygus]

I was like 18 yrs old standing in the front row watching my cocaine riddled goddess looking through me. Total crush. I was completely smitten.

[@muratomar6502]

Rock music?? I would say smth between new wave and disco 😁

[@marcfeakins1158]

Both of those songs are great. 'One Way or Another' is a fovourite of mine, Totally rocks.

[@BandOfHarjaps]

Debbie is doing all the vocals. Shes a good singer.

[@BisscuteReacts]

She is yeah

[@bill_4359]

@@BisscuteReacts She was born in 1946.

[@mightyV444]

It does sound like one of the guys is singing during the keyboard part, though 🙂

[@davidw7]

Reverb was commonly used by the late 70s. Aspects of working a voice was available. Just because ALL were expected to do live concerts.... they had to have the voice of their recordings with what a mic and basic concert workings could do. Autotune as we know it did not come till the 90s.

[@theodoreritola7641]

@@davidw7 96 I THINK

[@thegorn68]

REMEMBER--There's NO SUCH THING as Auto Tune or any digital voice enhancements used on studio recordings BEFORE the late 1990's. Blondie is a band from the late 70's/early 80's.

[@mightyV444]

Plus, music was still being recorded onto _tape_ in those days, and everything had to actually be _played_ by people instead of just programmed into a computer; No copy-and-paste of the best take possible! 🙂

[@theodoreritola7641]

FROM 70s NOT 80s

[@mightyV444]

@@theodoreritola7641 - 1974 ~ 1982 - 1997 ~ present 🙂

[@CitizenPain_p90]

Nonsense. Roger Troutman used what was called the talk box to alter his vocals in their songs in the seventies. The talk box was the predecessor to auto tune.

[@theodoreritola7641]

70s NOT 80S at all

[@JamesBlackwell-zn5mg]

Blondie's voice is the real deal, I grew up with her music in the 70's!!!😊

[@metoo7557]

Also the word "gas' is a slang term from this era where 'gas' means 'good time'.

[@luclachance4859]

beat me to it!

[@bobbuethe1477]

Like in an earlier song by the Rolling Stones: "But it's all right now, in fact it's a gas. But it's all right, I'm jumpin' jack flash It's a gas, gas, gas!"

[@TheRealMirCat]

And yet, I think she picked up on the double entendre we all missed.

[@EduardoLopez-cb7ye]

Blondie : "One Way or Another", , "Call Me" (US No. 1),, "The Tide Is High" (US No. 1), and "Rapture"

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, I will add it to the list

[@hh-kv6fh]

@@BisscuteReacts "one way or another" you should know. its played in many movies

[@taylortyler1867]

@@BisscuteReacts "One Way or Another" is their best song (IMO).

[@plaidmoon5642]

Rapture was the first rap[ song to reach #1 on the US charts though it was a top 10 song in other countries. However, the lyrics are kind of hard to understand and just very odd. She's not a natural rapper either though thei band's willingness to try new things is commendable.

[@Hotdogger808]

Gen X'er here. This track is 46 years old and is still considered GOD TIER..... as to Debbies voice, it was mixed on a console by an Australian music magician called Graham Chapman and her voice has been layered, but it is still HER voice. The track is still on high rotation to this very day. I feel sorry that the younger generation missed out on our generations music as the 70's 80's and even 90's was a time of such diversity and creativity in music that you just don't see today. At least some Gen Zeder's are discovering it and that's kool coz your in for one helluva ride..........enjoy. Cheers

[@msmilder25]

Debbie Harry is a national treasure...pop...punk...disco...rock...hip hop...new wave...all of the above.

[@dvsreed]

Blondie and the Cars were part of the new wave movement from the late 70's into the 80's. My favourite Blondie song is Call Me. The Cars have a lot of good songs also

[@LordEagle]

In This Moment does a cover of Call Me,,,,,it's really good. 💥💥💥👍😎

[@Howie-du7ov]

I remember hearing The Cars being called punk by radio DJs. I didn't agree it was still rock and roll to me. Back then we really didn't care about genres, if it was good, we listened.

[@andreamuniz3033]

Blondie is amazing, Debbie was the goddess in the pos-punk era!!! Your nexts shots: “Call me”, “Maria”, “One way or another” all banger songs!!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks, I will add it to the list

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

it’s so funny thinking that bisscute thought this song was about poop lol 😂🤣

[@dicktrickle741]

Found out more about bisscute then I ever wanted to know

[@vampfashions]

Maybe in her mind love/sex=poop lol

[@BisscuteReacts]

hahaha

[@gregorygant4242]

No not about poop but someone is a pain in the a*s , that's it .

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

@@vampfashions 😂🤣

[@jontastic]

The backing vocals are the rest of the band. Back then there was limited audio enhancements of vocals. Usually a slight echo. There are many live recordings showing her voice is very similar to studio versions.

[@willfromyadkinville]

yes!!!!!!!!!!!!! Debbie was just something to admire!

[@theodoreritola7641]

70s babe 4 sure.

[@WayneCoston-kj1go]

Atomic, Sunday Girl, Call Me, The Tide is High, Dreaming, Rapture, Hanging on the Telephone, Picture This, Union City Blues, One Way or Another and Maria are all top tunes. Debbie Harry posters adorned many a bedroom wall.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Than you for the suggestions

[@robertmiller2633]

Clem Burke killin' those drums in DREAMING !!!!

[@sawyer33]

@@BisscuteReactsThank you for existing.

[@OgreProgrammer]

@@BisscuteReacts I love "Atomic" best of all, and if you react to "Sunday Girl", make sure it is a version where she sings the second half of the song in French.

[@dunringill1747]

Good recommendations. I'd like to add a few more to that list: "11:59", "Fade Away and Radiate", "Die Young Stay Pretty", "Eat to the Beat", "Rip Her to Shreds", "Denis", "Detroit 442", "I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No".

[@Zappy1210]

I was fortunate enough to get to see Blondie live in concert in 1982, I can assure you Debbie's voice is very much 100% real. I don't think auto tune came about until the mid to late 1990's? I've been to about 25 concerts in my life, Blondie was easily in the top 3 to sound as good live as they do recorded and Debbie Harry was just simply mesmerizing.

[@kristofferholst6053]

I’m leaving my torches and forks at home under protest. This is 100# Debbie’s own voice This is 1979 voice work was a thing to the same extent. Also having a gas means having a good time the same way having a blast does

[@theodoreritola7641]

Released in 1978

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

That's Deborah Harry's true voice. She's a high soprano. She's still performing at the age of 79. If you want to hear a really high voice, listen to "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton. In this song she got into the whistle register. "Pain in the ass" is slang for "annoying" or "tedious." It doesn't have anything to do with poop. Did you notice that in the instrumental bridge there are three bars with skipped beats? That is, in that section there are three measures in 3/4 time instead of 4/4. Drummer Clem Burke accentuates it with cymbal hits each time. Other songs by Blondie: "Call Me," "The Tide Is High," "One Way or Another," and "Rapture." "The Tide Is High" is a cover of a Jamaican rocksteady song originally recorded by the Paragons (rocksteady was a precursor to reggae). "Rapture" was the first number one song in the U.S. to feature rap vocals. Oh, and yes, Debbie Harry is beautiful. Just stunning. She was a Playboy Bunny before she formed the band Blondie.

[@vampfashions]

To see Blondie being Blondie, before they got bored and started exploring all new genres like disco and rap, give their song Dreaming a listen. There is a great live video on YT and it really takes you to a stage in the 70s at CBGB in NYC with the sweat and the dancing and the amazing music. Atomic is my favourite, Shayla is my favourite, Denis is my favourite, X Offender (very early, 1st single) is my favourite... well, it goes on and on.

[@NagelLisa]

This is late 70's. They didn't have fake technology to make fake vocals the way they do it today. People actually had to have talent to sing and make their own music. Back when music and vocals were real.

[@Tijuanabill]

This is the studio recording. These old pre-MTV videos were just "live" performances from pop shows, where the music was always just what was on the record. There are truly live recordings of them, and they were able to use all their effects live, just fine. And that drummer is completely legit, live or recorded.

[@group-music]

She was asking for a recommendation of a live song by them for her next reaction to the band.

[@Notric]

1978 - no Autotune or other digital processing around at that time. There are vocal effects but not major work. She does have that high voice live too.

[@CorwinPatrick]

Some Reverb, maybe some Echo. Not much else.

[@theodoreritola7641]

JUST like them BEE GEEs

[@jameswormington9978]

She is the real deal ... and she is one fine broad in all the good sense.

[@zepyiM]

this is her real vioce, i have seen her live 2 times. remember this is 18+ years ago where autotune and all the other technical stuff didn't exist.

[@sumonjamal1653]

Blondie started as a rock band in NYC in the 70's... fronted by blonde singer/ model Debbie Harry w/ her then boyfriend Chris Stein (guitar) and Clem Burke (drums)... Blondie debuted in 1976 and their first single was 'X-offender' and their punk rock sound was a bigger hit in the UK than the US... Blondie's big hit record 'Parallel lines' was released in 1978, their 3rd album... and the disco single 'Heart of glass' became an international hit... Other major singles were - 'Sunday girl' ... 'One way or another' ... 'Hanging on the telephone'... It sold platinum in the US and sold 16 million copies worldwide. 4th album 'Eat to the beat' in 1979 had the hits 'Dreaming'... 'Atomic'... the record sold platinum and went #1 in the UK. 5th Blondie album 'Autoamerican' was released in 1980... Debbie Harry rapped on the single 'Rapture' and it was the first rap single to chart at #1... They also released a reggae cover - 'The tide is high'... the record was another platinum hit. However, Blondie's 6th album 'The Hunter' in 1982 was a commercial disaster and the band broke up soon after. After decades apart, Blondie reunited to play shows again in 1997... Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Clem Burke recorded the album 'No exit' in 1999 and it yielded a remarkable comeback single 'Maria'... which went to #1 in the UK. The trio has released a few more Blondie albums to date and toured successfully... They said they plan to release a new album soon even though singer Debbie Harry is currently age 79.

[@treetopjones737]

Which was not her natural color, she's a red head.

[@apparition13]

The other thing to know is that they were one of the original punk bands in New York in the mid 70s. Their biggest hits were more pop & rock, but those punk roots are still there and show in their slightly off kilter takes on other genres. Like this song, it sounds disco-ish, but her singing style is a bit detached and wry, tongue in cheek if you will, for disco.

[@gggkoking8843]

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[@bjorngumundsson4729]

Blondie was groundbreaking. Check out Rapture, it helped introduce hip hop to a much wider audience. Love your videos btw.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@artsensi9759]

As always, a great review/reaction. And yeah, never looked at those lyrics like that LOL.

[@BisscuteReacts]

haha The song is great and I am happy that there are still people that can take a silly joke

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Nope, that's her real voice. Of course, there is a bit of studio magic, like vocal doubling, but this was before Autotune. The verses are her natural falsetto.

[@theodoreritola7641]

THE BEE GEEs did not use any thing but their voicesIn the song .To much Heaven just pure 70s TALENT 1978 and LIKE Heart of Glass 1978

[@JP-il5je]

I always love hearing the harmony of her voice in this song! Blondie has many great songs! Thanks!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@boatymcboatface666]

No, that was her voice, Debbie so talented vocalist ❤

[@theodoreritola7641]

VERY PRETTY 70s lady and Hairstyle

[@roberormonde]

​@@theodoreritola7641Karen carpenter has just as good of a voice but biss never plays her

[@NOLAgenX]

That's her voice. I was 12 at the time this came out. Debbie Harry's voice was not worked or autotuned. That technology was decades away. This was in the time when you had to have real talent or you sunk. I recommend "Dreaming" and "One Way or Another" for your next reactions to Blondie. After that, try "Maria" from 1999.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Than you for the suggestions

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

I love this song because i have a heart of glass 🥺

[@BisscuteReacts]

[@LovelyBeachCoast-us1ec]

@@BisscuteReacts 🫶❤️

[@alextho100]

Blonde had the first Comercialy successful rap song

[@vampfashions]

Actually first charted rap song and first rap song to reach #1.

[@maxell30cdr]

1st rap on MTV

[@lorvaton]

Love this song when driving for some reason :) nice reaction to it 😊

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@doorofnight87]

Love your reaction and I love this song. Another great round of your shoulder dancing!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@roberormonde]

Yes to cute i love her

[@Bekka_Noyb]

all time classic. Kinda pop punk disco! ♥

[@shortaybrown]

This was a HUGE #1 hit when it was released. All these vocals were layered one at a time by her in the studio. Great review. Thanks!

[@pete3883]

She's Real !

[@BisscuteReacts]

I believe you

[@roberormonde]

Im glad biss is to❤😊

[@albertomagana6577]

Hi Bisscute, delighted to see your reaction to Blondie with Heart Of Glass, released in 1979 as part of their album Parallel Lines. This song stands out for its fusion of punk rock, pop and disco genres, making it a success in both rock and clubs at the time. I believe that Blondie was one of the first rock bands to incorporate elements of disco music into their sound, as in Heart of Glass, with its dance beat, use of synthesizers, and pop song structure, combined with the punk spirit. of the band. Certainly, the lyrics are bittersweet, as you heard, Debbie Harry, the vocalist, sings about the disappointment of a relationship that at first seemed perfect but ended up breaking, leaving her with a fragile and broken "glass heart." The use of the synthesizer seems to me to create a bright, ethereal atmosphere, at least that's how it seems to me, while the bass and drums maintain a catchy and constant rhythm that invites you to dance, as I saw happened to you. Heart of Glass, I think, is still a classic that continues to be heard in groups of all ages. For a next reaction, I suggest the band Shocking Blue with the song Venus. I think there is only a studio version. Greetings and a hug from Mexico City.

[@gangstaboogie718]

That is 100% Debbie’s natural voice.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Its really stunning

[@gangstaboogie718]

@@BisscuteReacts I saw her perform live in the early 80’s and and she was amazing. You can find her isolated studio vocals for this song on KZbin. The link to their live performance is below if you want to hear her live vocals kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGGcnpypn7tkm80si=XMUCewJ3XEmLGKt9

[@roberormonde]

I know what you mean. It's like when you first see biss stunning ❤😊

[@JustDave59]

Don't think for a minute that Blondie is only a disco band. Along with the Ramones, Talking Heads and Patti Smith, they were part of the original wave of punk that exploded out of New York's CBGB club in the mid-70s. Blondie were fond of experimentation, however. 'Heart of Glass' is disco. Their cover of 'The Tide is High' has a Caribbean beat. Their hit 'Rapture' was the first rap by any artist to reach #1 on the charts. And yes, 'One Way or Another' and 'Rip Her to Shreds' are straight-up punk/ new wave. Another great reaction, Biss! Keep up the good work.

[@kirkmatsuyama6176]

Great reaction. This song was released in 1978. A big hit for them during the disco era. Blondie has a lot of good songs, but I only know their official videos. This was one of their best. 😊😊❤❤

[@vampfashions]

This was really the end of Blondie as the band they were. It was a collab with a producer foisted on them by the record company, and while their biggest hit, also ended the rock/punk vibe of their work. They then got bored with fame and went off exploring every musical style known to people with no taste, and ended up killing the entire music industry with Rapture, which infected music with rap, an infestation that has still not been cured. We had almost 3 decades of great, diverse music, and since Rapture, we have had 40 years of crap music. Blondie was the rock that brought down a culture.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@KilgrenII]

Greetings Ms. Biss! Welcome to your first taste of BLONDIE... they were very big during the Disco Era, and Debbie Harry and members of the original Band still perform and release music to this day! I'm quite sure your Mom was shakin' her Groove Thang in the Clubs to this tune during her youth! Your reactions are precious as always... KEEP ROCKIN' OUT MILADY! 🤟😎

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

She was a Playboy Bunny before being a singer. A 10 in looks and voice.

[@gymratcarpediem7761]

Debbie is singing against her own voice. Three tacks overlaid simultaneously -- one pitch higher + a mid range + a lower range. That why the sound is ethereal.

[@johnclibbens6803]

Denis, Denis is a great song by Blondie (half in English, half in French).

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks , I will add it to the list

[@michaeldezego340]

I was 19 years old when this song was released in 1978. I was in love with Deborah Harry. Her husband Chris Stein was in the band. They split up but then he got very sick and she actually stopped her career to take care of him. What an incredible woman. Try my favorite Blondie song next, a rocker called “One Way Or Another”

[@kdpflush]

There's definitely an "effect" applied to her voice here. Everybody commenting seems to think there were no musical effects before the 90's. Compare to her live version from The Midnight Special and it's obvious.

[@chilsonsire5756]

Agreed. There was a 'making of' video made of this particular song... also many years ago. I believe it stated the budding technology of the time ('78-'79), found post editing could produce Blondie's voice ever so slightly out of phase... thus the enchanting echo effect heard here in her voice for the studio version album release.

[@jean-marclariviere7618]

We are Disco-ing...hahaha, only Bisscute can come up with that...

[@BisscuteReacts]

hahaha

[@ZebuNation]

I saw them in concert last summer (2023). They still rock!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Lucky youuuuu

[@stephendebrou784]

There are vids on youtube of Debby Harry's vocals, isolated. She was a very good singer.

[@dockingtroll6801]

17 years old when this came out, guess which posters were all over my walls... ;-) Thank you Deborah.....

[@dr.burtgummerfan439]

Damone practicing his "moves" on the Debbie Harry cutout in Fast Times At Ridgemont High. 😂

[@johnj28]

Blondie song Call Me was the #1 song of 1980! Great band, and Debbie is awesome!

[@InstigatorDJ]

There were no voice manipulations back then, this is her voice. haha

[@johnhammonds5143]

Debbie Harry was one of the most iconic voices in the New York disco scene in the 70's.

[@vampfashions]

She was a longtime punk and rock voice well before disco infested NYC

[@jlmso11568]

That's her falsetto, and her natural voice an octave lower. "Dreaming" is another really good one of this band: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioaWXp-JlKylr80 Or if you want it live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJ2WmpSKiraErLs

[@motodork]

This is not my opinion. This is objective fact. That's her voice. Period. No alterations.

[@10Shun]

It's a testament to Debbie Harry's gorgeous angelic looks that a KZbinr cutie named Bisscute calls her stunning :) So you want to hear her live eh? Check out Picture This (live in Scotland) and the live rendition of Dreaming, where she wore a blue dress and totally laid to rest the notion that she's just another rock singer relying on her looks to kill the crowd.

[@celioreis6507]

Linda canção clássica dos anos 80 . 😇💜🍀⭐🔷️🇧🇷🌹🎶🎵🎸☪️🎧🇧🇷

[@boatymcboatface666]

Debbie is still singing, more Jazz than rock now.❤

[@BisscuteReacts]

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[@caphowdy666]

This was the first song I ever heard by the band. I was only 8 or 9 and my older brother gave me the single as he no longer wanted any other music other than his Elvis and Beatles stuff. As a kid I never understood the fuss over what she looked like, but years later, damn, you watch stuff like this and are blown away by how gorgeous she was. The band split some point in the 80s and Debbie went solo. They did regroup again later and in 1999 they had one of their biggest hits with the song Maria. Debbie was 53/54 at the time and still looked stunning. The vocals are very much all hers (well except the layered male vocals of course) and she had a very varied delivery. Compare this to the aforementioned Maria or something like Atomic, and you will see she was no one trick pony. Not sure where you got poop from with pain in the arse ... maybe its a translation thing and a saying you are not used to, I dunno. As for live recordings, personally I am not a fan for several reasons. Firstly I think when a song is written and recorded, that is how the band really wants you to experience the song first as it is the song at its most perfect. Secondly, seeing a live video or listening to a live recording for someone who regularly goes to live concerts, the recordings come across as flat and never give you the full feeling of what a live show is like. For instance, the recent live version of Pat Benatar I really did not like the video. It just felt off, but I know if I had been there experiencing the actually live environment it would be totally different. I have seen videos of shows I was at and they never ever do that performance justice. Plus, studio trickery will be used on many live recordings. Enhancing vocals, pushing the audience sound down or just out and out replacing shit like bum notes etc. A live performance can never be replicated.

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[@raymondstephan6234]

The song "Maria" from their 1999live in New York, great version, great voice ! Also "Atomic" from the same live

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks , I will add it to the list

[@gwengoodwin3992]

"The Tide Is High" was a classic, but I recommend "Rapture." Great fun. Here is Blondie live: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmHcn5Rnd9ZsgZY

[@vampfashions]

The disco of Heart of Glass was the 1st step in Blondie's decline, Rapture literally killed them, and music in general. It was patient zero in the rap/crap infection of music.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you for the suggestions

[@BigTroyT]

That "tiki-tiki" sound at the beginning was a Roland CR-78 (CR = CompuRhythm) - one of the earliest "drum machines" where the user had *some, limited* control over the beats. It had just been released when this song was being recorded, and Blondie (the band) being on the cutting edge of everything going on in New York bought one to try out and incorporated it into this song. And while this was the first top 10 song to feature the CR-78, it was famously used by Phil Collins on In The Air Tonight and by Hall & Oates, who used it when making demos of songs like Kiss On My List and I Can't Go For That, and then ended up liking the demos so much that they released them as-is without replacing the drum machine with a live drummer. Heart Of Glass was made right as Disco was peaking in popularity across the world, and so of course, this was a very Disco song, though Blondie became known for their ability to write and play music in a wide variety of styles. On their next album, they would go on to have massive hit songs in the Reggae and Rap genres - before most people even knew what Rap was! The band had excellent musicians across the board but especially their drummer, Clem Burke, who was the engine that kept their songs pulsing right along, regardless of style. And of course, Debbie Harry was a tiny girl with a huge personality and a lovely voice, and she won everyone over.

[@BigTroyT]

Also, while Blondie's major success happened in the late 70s and early 80s, you really should check out the song/video for Maria, which was kind of a "comeback" song for the band, released in 1999 on their album No Exit, almost 20 years after their heyday, and it was FANTASTIC.

[@alejandromartinez1766]

Yes🎉🎉🎉 great choice Miss Bisscute this song it's a real Classic, and i can tell you Debbie Harry voice Is Natural without autotune. Love your reaction Biss ❤❤❤ for future reactions please try The song Rapture (official video) and you Will see she was The first rapper female and also try The song María. You Will love them.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@Brad-ec3kc]

When you said..."Definitely, my MOM knows them.", I felt that deep in my old soul!! 😢😭🤣🤣 I was young, but still very clearly remember Blondie on the radio.

[@quinn-tessential3232]

A Romanian thinking that any high voice must be fake makes me giggle. Voices in SE Europe tend to be very low in pitch, lower than the average. Debbie Harry is of Scottish descent.

[@mohhughes4870]

You are precious. Debbie Harry was the front of the band and the story is that she was walking in Manhattan and was cat-called "Hey, Blondie!" And that's where the name came from. And yes, she was - and is - stunning. Her voice is her own - she has the ability to quickly flex from "normal" range to a falsetto, and then fluidly back again - not easy to do. The background support at times is exactly that - one of the instrumentalists adding an octave-lower follow-on. Debbie Harry went on to play cameo parts in other bands' pieces, like Luscious Jackson's "Fantastic Fabuolous." She is in the R&R Hsll of Fame and deservedly so. (She also has been in film!)

[@billeaton9562]

She is 79 now so if you hear hear something in her music that reminds you of another band then they have probably been influenced by her not the other way around. Also there was probably layering of vocals and other effects but autotune had not been invented when this came out so it's all Debbie. I read she is still touring and performing live. Thanks for the nice reaction. Also for a live performance by a great artist Angelina Jordan "Bad Valentine" new original song can be found on James Thiels channel (only approved version)

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@KellerSmith-ig4dp]

Her voice is all natural.

[@MaoKatz]

Debbie Harry is indeed beautiful. One of my celebrity crushes of all times...

[@jamesmonahanmusic]

Holy-smoke , what a wonderful video. 😊

[@KDeCesare]

Her voice isn't "worked"... this was back in the day when singers had true talent and didn't have to hide behind autotune, like so many do today

[@Gustavo-ew7om]

One of the first punk music bands

[@vampfashions]

There were many, many punk music bands when Blondie was beginning. Blondie was one of the first to become nationally famous and successful. Punk was huge in Europe before NYC even heard it, and then Cali caught up after that.

[@Gustavo-ew7om]

Death lack of comprehension from the album human

[@Marcus-p5i5s]

it's her real voice. Unlike the singers now. I heard her live.

[@jasonboyd782]

Oh I just missed it. I friggin' love Debbie Harry aka Blondie. And this song is classic.

[@doorofnight87]

To quote a very wise person: "at some time or another, everyone has trusted a fart and lost." To quote some graffiti on a bathroom stall at the University I did my Bachelor's at: "Here I sit, all broken hearted, came to sh*t and only farted, an hour later I took a chance, let one rip and crapped my pants."

[@JoeHernandez-p4u]

She was so beautiful and talented when I was younger❤❤

[@ianhamilton2723]

Try Mazzy Star "Fade into You"

[@superskank1467]

and Blue flower also by Mazzy Star

[@ianhamilton2723]

@@superskank1467 Word

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thanks , I will add it to the list

[@fishguru73]

The way you roll your "R's" is the most adorable thing in the world.🥰

[@vampfashions]

Romanian girls are hot lol

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@roberormonde]

You nailed that dud

[@christophersmith7041]

Take it from me I have seen Blonde live , this is pure talent no auto tune or enhanced sound in them days, this her genuine voice,They have many amazing songs!

[@seanpeters100]

Sunday Girl Union City Blues Denis All top tunes..

[@BandOfHarjaps]

Add the studio version of Dandy Warhols "I will never stop loving you" for a recent example of her voice.

[@vampfashions]

Spoken like an actual Blondie fan, not one of the "fans" that showed up after the disco, rap, etc sell-outs

[@BandOfHarjaps]

@@vampfashions don't look at Rapture as a song. Given Harry's artsy academia back ground, look at it as an exhibition piece describing a section of the New York scene in the mid/late 70s. It's not definitive but it is good.

[@vampfashions]

@@BandOfHarjaps Rapture wasn't a song, I agree, it was the doorway we stepped through into the hell of terrible music for decades.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank you for the suggestions

[@adenauerlemos7926]

Biss, this song is one that marks a transition from punk rock to New Wave, right at the turn of the 70s to the 80s.

[@marcc6259]

I'm dying here, the poop explanation totally makes sense, and is hilarious. Thanks for the laugh to start my day.

[@BisscuteReacts]

Of course a bit of laughter here and there did not hurt anyone

[@vampfashions]

@@BisscuteReacts Well, there was a lot of "poop love" back in the discos in the 70s lol

[@BH6242KCh]

@@BisscuteReacts 45 years listening to this song, I learned something new. Best poop analysis.

[@Gilbert0Jimenez]

That was the disco era! Brings nice memories! Love your reaction!

[@BisscuteReacts]

Thank youu

[@Lrs12359]

Great song great reaction go for Atomic next then rapture official video

[@vampfashions]

Atomic, then Dreaming... Rapture is crap and a sellout song

[@emj2962]

Great song! Great voice! Great instruments! They are on of the greatest bands of the times!

[@The_Dudester]

Debbie Harry of Blondie suddenly exploded on the scene in 1978. For three years the world was their oyster, then Debbie's husband Chris Stein got sick and everything was put on hold until he got better. By the time that happened, the world had moved on without Blondie. Factoid, Debbie often played a murder victim on TV crime dramas and got tired of that. In 1980, because of poor ratings, NBC had three nights of live shows. Blondie performed and Debbie was wearing a spectacular dress. Suddenly she ripped off the dress, stripping down to a tiny cut off T shirt and panties. She did this in revenge for being given all those corpse parts on NBC shows.

[@vampfashions]

You missed her fantastic turn in the movie Videodrome ,creepy as ever, and also a wonderful part in the movie Roadie (with Meatloaf) where she sang a great rocked up "Ring Of Fire" by Johnny Cash.

[@KellerSmith-ig4dp]

Call Me and Rapture are good also and the band itself is Blondie.

[@ShawnEberlein-eu2lu]

BLONDIE!!! 🔥🔥🔥 Definitely must do The Tide is High next. 🩷🩷🩷 Great reaction Biss!!!❤️❤️❤️

[@alanflor703]

(Sharpening my pitchfork) Yes that's her voice. She's in my top three vocalists. She just makes it look effortless.

[@jwhiteuk]

I was front row at a Blondie gig in the late 1970's and Debbie Harry sounded just like this live on stage. Great band bridging the gap between Punk and Pop. Interesting fact....Debbie Harry rapped on a song called 'Rapture' which was the first song which included rap to reach number 1 in the USA. She didn't invent rap, but she introduced it to the mainstream! :)

[@RonaldKruzelon]

😊Debbie's voice is absolutely real but at the same time unreal. That's what makes people think it was altered.

[@petejames4608]

Love your assessment of the lyrics, hilarious 😂😂

[@JimWiese-mm5tw]

Front woman Debbie Harry was the iconic Kulture fixture of the day, bar none. She gently yet wildly owned New York's music scene.

[@mikeconway9849]

Great reaction, Bisscute!

[@orphy6869]

This wasn’t made in 2024….there was no autotune…this is what she sounds like…I’ve seen her live