Blondie - Rip Her to Shreds - 1977 - Live.mp4

[@BlankRegie]

I've seen many live performances of this, but none captures the energy, raw aggression and even playfulness, of the song the way this does...My absolute fav!

[@stevepafford5501]

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[@mattiassvanberg8292]

I hope you're doing alright!

[@BlankRegie]

@@mattiassvanberg8292 Thanks! I'm fine long as I can listen to Blondie. 👍🤘

[@mattiassvanberg8292]

@@BlankRegie Right on!

[@icarus8471]

This is September, 1977 at the Whiskey a Go Go. It was part of a documentary filmed by John Cassavetes. This is after Gary Valentine left and before Nigel Harrison joined. Destri is playing bass.

[@sprintbass]

nigh-jah

[@theresak.6244]

That is Frank Infante on the bass.

[@louiso.4325]

iha asc woah woah like "Woman under the influence" cassavetes? Because that's bad ass

[@RoberSoul77]

Yes it's badass but sadly he never finished the documentary and you can't find more of the footage anywhere...

[@samuelgreiman6047]

frank infante on bass

[@kendallevans4079]

This is when "punk" was a lifestyle, not just clothes and make-up

[@nadinema.j.uliette7130]

ta raison!

[@sicks6six]

Parallel lines. Blondie. Maybe the best pop album of all time.

[@nycpunk13]

Excellent REAL performannce. God how I miss CBGBs. :'(

[@sweetjane5033]

Performance art at its finest!!!!❤

[@neilpower60]

You can feel the sweat and the sleeze coming out of this video, if it was made today everybody would be recording on phones and missing the moment

[@johnkritikos3846]

I was lucky enough to catch her in a nightclub in the late 70s in Boston.

[@Antanix]

Love the Clem Burke's drumming, pure energy...and she was a real bomb.

[@jorgelodwick4429]

And..STILL..IS!🎉🎉❤

[@theesweetscience2500]

This is straight fire💋

[@PrivateWalker]

I've only just seen this & it's excellent! Never knew this song played like that.

[@mikedillman2761]

absolutely love the punk vibes of this song but seeing it performed raw is perfect!!!

[@e.e.4986]

Go Debiie Go.

[@LaLaObeRoT]

80' looming

[@sharonbruner8041]

OMG! This is so incredible. A bit before my time, unfortunately, but such a perfect capture of Debbie Harry at the beginning. Wow, just wow!

[@secpac58chichi]

Maybe their best live performance ever ???

[@colinsmith1176]

No. That would come two years later in 1979, in Philadelphia

[@tausyankee]

Fabulous 🎉

[@drstevie]

FAB !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@moonlightdust1984]

Luv this song - performance & video....~

[@torrievenus7566]

Love this.....

[@kseo88]

This is badass

[@billfull7102]

Debbie te amo mucho

[@zakmurphy3476]

The best song of all time

[@lupodelupis3672]

The punk days of 1977 !!

[@crazyspeedyjoe]

Great footage

[@nadinema.j.uliette7130]

j adore.. 7 pépite.. en vie, Debbie?

[@dieterjaut1196]

She´s doing the Hulk!

[@ApeQuake]

For everyone saying this is not 1977 or where's Nigel. Nigel joined the band in 1978. The only year that Gary Valentine and Frank Infante were in the band together was 1977.

[@stupiditytries90]

Seeing as it is from 1977, it's most likely before Nigel joined the band (Frank played bass IIRC).

[@williamps1463]

This punk version is much better than original. This show is available for sale on cd, dvd or something? Thanks.

[@professormause]

She opened the door for Madonna. Donna Summer tried a prod in the other direction and the door was shut. There's a great clip of Joey Ramone telling her off for 'going doing her disco records !'.......".

[@michaelanderson8514]

when i die please play this song when my x-wife shows her face

[@marikkelaszlo3355]

Came here from a cover of this that was heard in Mean Girls!!

[@Tomsaulk]

Damn

[@pinky-qn1wp]

Это чудесно.

[@MrW10021]

I had a Robert Hall sweater.

[@jeanlucacquaviva6228]

debbie his a punk rocker yeah!

[@jeanlucacquaviva6228]

is

[@stupiditytries90]

Jimmy's playing bass here.

[@jaykeaveny6505]

Wow, Debbie name checks Mary Hartman!

[@tonyrobles2696]

💋❤️💥

[@DrJens-pn5qk]

It's kind of unfortunate that Debbie is so attractive since they hardly ever show Clem because of that. Clem Burke is a genius of drums, close to Keith Moon.

[@GH-oi2jf]

Michael Green - “Blondie” is the whole group.

[@ivemcfallen9117]

@@mediamike693 that is the single dumbest thing I've ever read with my own two eyes

[@marcrabbit1853]

@Dr. Jens oui, et pourquoi Clem joue-t-il souvent les yeux fermés? Ho! Demandez à Debbie :) yes, and why does Clem often play with his eyes closed? Ho! Ask Debbie :)

[@El_Hicks]

@@mediamike693 If you came to see Blondie, you came to see the whole group, as it should be, fucking jackass idiot

[@johndotcue]

@John Tuya as much as we don't like to admit it, people first went to see Debbie. Hot fiery blonde bombshell that leads a punk/New Wave band? That'll surely attract new fans. People that like Blondie stayed for the music though.

[@nivagsmada2854]

It's good, they are always good liked the one in Germany 1977, think promoting or playing all the plastic letters stuff

[@drt162]

1:08 young Ray Romano trying physical comedy

[@martykardaseski6549]

77

[@OldBillOverHill]

The real Blondie before Glasgow. Not only am I dating myself, I'm revealing my alternative side.

[@bowlingforadventuretime6106]

That was sick

[@EF-fc4du]

Whenever anyone asks you why the word punk was ever used to describe Blondie, show them this.

[@donpietruk1517]

Just play them some songs from their first album and Plastic Letters and they should have no doubts.

[@MichaelMiloshArchive]

Cassavetes🌹

[@Timmybear]

Where is Jimmy during this clip? When Debbie was over near the keyboards, I thought she was going to pull a Mark E. Smith and stab at them randomly. Oh, wait, there she did just THAT. :)

[@colonelfrancine557]

He's playing bass. Really!

[@108grog]

Getting a little velvet underground vibe

[@7MPhonemicEnglish]

HaHa extra lyrics at the end? ”There she goes now (waves) bye-bye. See you later.”

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

We had already been Madonna before Blondie. I'm fifth generation

[@crapple009]

Our condolences.

[@Timmybear]

Oh, yes, there he is. One wonders then where Nigel is.

[@secpac58chichi]

where the hell was jimmy ?

[@ethanhall9376]

Playing the bass. This was before Nigel joined.

[@teresaskinner5401]

DEBBIE gets it. Me too even non lesbians fell in love- very tough. Co workers whisper- leave u out. My SON despised, was mortified that his friends had the hots 4 me. He was a bouncer and threw a many guys up against the wall. I was his dad's wife although he was KILLED. He did not WANT me dating. So if if u think GORGEOUS is a pass-nobody gets one

[@maddie8734]

Teresa Skinner what the hell are you talking about

[@erickh6587]

Am I the only one that notices the obvious Bowie influence?

[@gasparnunez4770]

starring micion del dever dolado inglesh herry the washington -d-c ja ja ja ee.uu casa blanca theend

[@hinkhall5291]

0:30 cocaine drip?

[@boselecta308]

no, she's singing the line about a nose job

[@secpac58chichi]

this was not 1977

[@ApeQuake]

You're wrong.

[@crapple009]

Gary was still them when they played California for the first time in 1977 to promote the debut album, not Frank.

[@kingamity1985]

Ok then

[@teresaskinner5401]

THEIR BOYFRIENDS-men so jealous They can't trust. I'm older now & my son passed too. I'm still a looker but I'm wiser. I like dress up in outrageous colored wigs-it's fun and let them b irritated. I have higher educations, multiple degrees and LOVE LOVE MY SIBLINGS. YES I MODELED BUT GOT OUT B 4 THE PRICE WAS 2 HIGH 2 PAY.

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

They cleaned up that horrible hair cut a and k gave me

[@mr.polemikus4933]

it doesn’t matter if it was post-punk or new wave or just noisy & out of tune , anyway the band and Debbie seem high on something .The sixties were the search, the dream, the illusion perhaps of other unattainable The seventies cleaned any idea, project and search of a revolution ‘70 were the crash , the black, the heroin, the self destruction & death. Paradoxically, Blondie’s salvation was Moroder, who was a slick , he sold garbage pardon he was a hit producer making people believe that it was “music” and made millions

[@cynthiacorcoran9389]

She so dull

[@Lyrakill]

wow drugs much ? lol