SHE RAPS?!?! | Rapture - Blondie (Reaction)

[@martinl8574]

This is the song that introduced Rap to the world!

[@Muckylittleme]

I will never forgive them.

[@martinl8574]

@@Muckylittleme ha ha ha

[@bettyrose959]

@@rockinron3215 Rap is just cadence, been going on for centuries in music. As for the industry. the first actual Hip Hop album released was the Sugar Hill Gang in 1981, one week before Rapture was released. Blondie refused to preform it on SNL unless they included The Funky 4+1. It's the first time the nation was introduced to the underground NY hip hop scene. It had been there on playgrounds and in underground clubs already, for years. Easily 1968, if not even before that.

[@ronaldstokes4841]

In the late fifties in Philly we had 'Coffee Houses' (no, not Starbucks, small clubs). Before Hippies we had Beatniks. They'd recite their poetry to live jazz background music and much of it sounded like Rap. There was no name for it then other than poesy. @@bettyrose959

[@LiamAKing]

Ain't that the truth😊

[@catschorus4684]

Debbie Harry and Chris Stein had got to know Fab Five Freddy who took them to Harlem where they experienced the rap battles that were happening at the time. Inspired they wrote Rapture and mixed rap with the their downtown new wave sensibilities. This was the first taste of rap for most Americans and was the first rap record to have music specially writen for it, before people were using samples and rapping over the top.. An interesting fact about the video: Freddie Braithwaite is name checked in the song and was supposed to play the DJ, but didn't turn up so they got Jean Michele Basquit to step in. Debbie was the first person to ever pay Basquit for a piece of art.

[@cirenosnor5768]

Bet she still has the Basquit ❤️

[@jalamela2607]

I'll give her my biscuit, know what I'm saying 😉

[@AliasMark69]

Entire RAP section done in one take, one "Boom" camera. Cool.

[@jimgilmour3457]

I noticed that too. It must have taken ages to rehearse with all that's going on. Brilliant!

[@johneupgrade555]

“Rapture” was the first number-one single in the United States to feature rap vocals. Saw Deborah Harry with a new Blondie lineup of radical youngsters at Cruel World last year. She sounded great and the band was loving it, like Iggy and his crew this year.

[@kf9346]

This song plus "Rapper's Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang and "Rock Lobster" by The B-52s were the first songs I danced to at the first "dance" I ever went to at 12. These songs locked me in to becoming a club kid later on in the Pariah scene, Underground scene, House scene, Rave scene, etc...Gateway Songs!

[@CG68810]

1980 release....early Rap sampling.....First #1 single in US to feature Rap! Fab 5 Freddie shows up

[@anglosaxon5874]

No. 1 in the UK too.

[@michaelgabert7549]

Rap was such a new thing at the time and not popular yet. As a 8 year old at the time I had no idea what she was doing. Blondie uses it perfectly in a radio hit song, exposing millions to 80's rap.

[@beadybaby]

It was all just great music! Except country. Country sucks lol. Actually even the crossover country in the 70s and 80s was awesome.

[@robertsterner2145]

If there's a hip hop hall of fame, Blondie deserves to be in it if only for the fact that it mainstreamed rap and brought it to an audience that otherwise wouldn't have been exposed to it.

[@actuariallurker9650]

This was the first song with rapping to crossover and hit #1 on the Billboard charts in 1980 as song of the year...a few months later the first early African American Rappers started charting after Blondie made it popular on primarily White radio stations

[@PatrickPrejusa]

first rap song to reach number one on the charts

[@TheFlutecart]

I did not even know it was "Rap" back in the day - But I had it on vinyl. Debera Harry is like a bad girl Julie Andrews to me. So pretty. What a talent. She was on The Muppet Show, the Muppet's adored her like she was a queen. Because she was.

[@acampbell8614]

Sang Rainbow Connection with Kermit.

[@TheFlutecart]

@@acampbell8614 - Was that not just wonderful? - For any who are curious.. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmGrlWarjLB5gbs

[@laurakali6522]

This song and Rapper’s Delight by the Sugarhill Gang were so popular. Everyone sung along.

[@itsme_mandyp]

I can't tell you how obsessed we were when this song hit the radio. We had never heard anything like it

[@beadybaby]

One of the best songs at the roller rink! ❤

[@antarcticorb9197]

I remember when this debuted, it was so weird, but catchy as hell! MTV played the crap out of this.

[@AliasMark69]

Debbie set the table for a lot of the music to come. Dylan was the first and best Rapper, but Debbie showed how to throw Bars together back in 1980. Another popular music video of the day, as all Blondie videos were as HOT as she was.

[@coinneachmaclellan3121]

Dylan's song, "Subterranean Homesick Blues", was influenced by Chuck Berry's "Too Much Monkey Business" and "Maybelline".

[@netzahuacoyotl]

Kinda like the way Bing Crosby invented jazz, right?

[@bookhouseboy280]

One of two number one hits ("The Tide is High" is the other) from the platinum "Autoamerican" album. The 1980 effort's diverse stylistic highlights include "Live it Up", "Angels on the Balcony", "Go Through It", "Do the Dark", and "T-Birds".

[@AliasMark69]

"Rapture" Toe to toe Dancing very close Barely breathing Almost comatose Wall to wall People hypnotized And they're stepping lightly Hang each night in rapture Back to back Sacroiliac Spineless movement And a wild attack Face to face Sightless solitude And it's finger popping Twenty-four hour shopping in rapture Fab Five Freddy told me everybody's fly DJ spinnin' I said, "My my" Flash is fast, Flash is cool François c'est pas, Flash ain't no dude And you don't stop, sure shot Go out to the parking lot And you get in your car and drive real far And you drive all night and then you see a light And it comes right down and it lands on the ground And out comes a man from Mars And you try to run but he's got a gun And he shoots you dead and he eats your head And then you're in the man from Mars You go out at night eatin' cars You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns too Mercurys and Subaru And you don't stop, you keep on eatin' cars Then, when there's no more cars you go out at night And eat up bars where the people meet Face to face, dance cheek to cheek One to one, man to man Dance toe to toe, don't move too slow 'Cause the man from Mars is through with cars He's eatin' bars, yeah wall to wall Door to door, hall to hall He's gonna eat 'em all Rapture, be pure Take a tour through the sewer Don't strain your brain, paint a train You'll be singin' in the rain Said don't stop to punk rock Well now you see what you wanna be Just have your party on TV 'Cause the man from Mars won't eat up bars where the TV's on Now he's gone back up to space Where he won't have a hassle with the human race And you hip-hop, and you don't stop Just blast off, sure shot 'Cause the man from Mars stopped eatin' cars and eatin' bars And now he only eats guitars, get up

[@barbarakitt5948]

My all time favorite Blondie song ❤

[@desktopkitty]

I got this answer right back in school when me and a group of friends played a trivia game and it asked, "who was the first artist to rap in a song".

[@faithnyou1732]

So glad you finally got to this one! Thanks for a great reaction! ✌💙✌

[@maxbrazil3712]

The music of Blondie is in my DNA.

[@brunokenney7878]

First rap song played on MTV

[@GinMae]

Thanks, JM! yep - this was pretty early "rap" from Debbie & crew... certainly not "stream-of-consciousness" but scripted - still - pretty cool for the day! lol

[@williamstlouis3368]

Great comments. Peace out.

[@zenabumblebee9738]

When Debbie started the rap section, the guy she was rapping to is mega artist Jean Michelle Basquiat. Recently, Blondie performed at Coachella and ended up being one of the best acts.

[@kaychristensen4394]

❤BLONDIE❤

[@armandourso1526]

Hugs from Brazil 🎉

[@JonathanCalvert-p2c]

Love your reaction to this.

[@DaveMiller2]

First Rap song ever to top the charts.

[@CraftyMomof12]

I bet you were surprised to hear her rapping and guess what she still performs this song and sounds great

[@terryrodbourn2793]

The guy was grandmaster flash, and he was the guy that wrote the song with her!

[@Muckylittleme]

"Atomic" is another great Blondie track.

[@terryconnelly484]

1 of the 1st rap songs

[@lisabeshears6263]

This was my favorite song back in the day.

[@spruce381]

Brought what was happening in NY to a wider audience. Of course Kool Herc, Grandmaster, and sugarhill gang were there first. Number 1 in UK - opened a door ❤👍🏽👍☘️

[@AliasMark69]

Yes - Wonderous Stories (Official Music Video)

[@AliasMark69]

"YOU GUYS".... say YOU need to add YES to your Playlist. You will see why and realize they should have been added a while ago.... "And You And I"

[@AliasMark69]

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[@carminebokesch1279]

She brought Rap to the mainstream way before anyone knew what it was

[@wiggion]

I remember when video came out and thought it premiered on MTV, I remember show in general called "Solid Gold". Well web says it premiered on Solid Gold early 1981. IMO Debbie Harry is said to be into "avant-garde" art and music, so she brought an avante-garde approach to this rap.

[@MrDDiRusso]

BACK TO BACK, SACROILIAC

[@zaandamdog]

ding ding ding thats why it called RAPture thanks to hip hop pioneer Fab5 Freddy he wrote that rap lyricks

[@konradv7]

Can’t go wrong with Blondie. Disco Blondie- Heart of Glass Punk Blondie- Rip Her to Shreds Reggae Blondie- The Tide Is Hjgh Hip hop Blondie- Rapture Country Blondie- Ring of Fire Pop Blondie- Call Me Emo Blondie- Dreaming Comeback Blondie- Maria

[@konradv7]

Forgot: Eurotrash Blondie- Denis Valley Girl Blondie- Hangin’ on the Telephone

[@konradv7]

Lounge Act Blondie- In the Flesh Metal Blondie- One Way or Another

[@konradv7]

First hit crossover

[@AliasMark69]

Bob Dylan's son Jakob won 2 Grammy's with this song in 1998.... The Wallflowers - One Headlight (Official Music Video)

[@PoliticallyPink]

sorry, what's the connection?

[@kf9346]

Re Blondie rapping, in the early days of rap lots of artists were experimenting with this "new" and "urban" form. You'll find lots of unexpected raps from songs in the late 70s and early 80s.

[@AliasMark69]

Round About / Yes - Live

[@moviegeek8586]

Never noticed before but it says RAP on the wall behind Deborah Harry

[@Roberta-my7qr]

They were a punk band, and had a huge hit with this. Check out "Dreaming"! He drumming.

[@AliasMark69]

The song is called RAP-ture after all so.....

[@geli-anton]

In many countries in europe the first #1 rap song was rapper's delight which did not top the pop chart in the states maybe because of adult lyrics which were not understandable in not english spoken countries

[@dianebrown8046]

LOVE!! It !!I'm 65 & met Blondie...It's a GROUP ( seen 5 times), Not Lead singer Debbie Harry!!! 1st in 1978 at CBGBs & met them, Small bar, WORST bathrooms!!&& Even WORSE NYC neighborhood!!....saw 2nd time 1979...most Chaotic Concert EVER!! They Opened for RUSH,saw 1st in H.S. 75?? I'm Old & forget...BUT I SO Remember 79 concert ...Blondie got Booed, People threw Bottles,I was STUPID.. told guy next to me to Shut Up I'd come for both bands, he punched me, ( got blackeye from that) My date & 2 other guys took him down, security took him out.....WORST during RUSH'S Set...Some Asshole threw M-80 firework...exploded next to me,guy next to me got most his nose blown off,I got earlobe ripped & eardrum broken( lost 50% hearing in right ear since)...We were both taken out by EMTs in Ambulance......we were both taken to hospital in Philly...don't know what happened to him..only thing I remember next waking up & my Parents had come into hospital & were Yelling at my Date !! LOL!! HOPE you Don't Mind Old Lady's Overshare !!..P.S. Love your Reactions !!❤

[@wallytverstol8627]

I like that you don't interrupt the song

[@1lthrnk]

Some consider this to be the first rap song recorded

[@davidsuttie4192]

Not only the introduction of RAP to the rest of the world but also the most beautiful women that ever existed... Just my opinion.. But I think I am right!

[@Xavier-Denis]

Yep Debbie Harry is not rapping anymore. She is 78 y/o now but I liked her, she was a great singer and she was original.

[@dcg4mn]

Yeah she JUST played Glastonbury ~2 weeks ago (there is video) in her CBGB t-shirt😁 (I still have 2) her voice is weak-ish but kudos for being out there😉 I saw Blondie probably 3 times over the decades including VERY early (I lived in EVillage ‘77-‘81) and saw her a couple times with the excellent Jazz Passengers 🥰

[@Xavier-Denis]

@@dcg4mn Wow that's cool. I knew her in the time of Rapture, Heart of glass, I was in my 20's but I have no memory of her movies career.

[@jamescox2822]

You never really thought that the very first rap.To be played on the radio would be done by a disco queen , did you

[@uzi978]

Deborah Harry was cool as fuck.. Even as an 8 year old I somehow knew that. :)

[@troyshilanski380]

I never liked em back then myself. I was into the doors hendrix etc. Love her now im old lol.

[@DonMckee-n7w]

She made French sound so damn sexy

[@wallytverstol8627]

catchy tune

[@americansupertramp]

Bondie was the 1st rapper ever.

[@scottw112358]

Atomic, by Blondie.

[@AliasMark69]

Yes - I've Seen All Good People

[@truthhurts9241]

Did anyone ever find out who the coolest guy on the planet (White suit man) was ?

[@victorjohnson7512]

Rapping started as an off-shoot of disco.

[@lynnieiapichino1121]

☮️💙💙💙🔥🔥

[@kenhamilton1460]

I was wondering since Blondie did this back in 80 was there RAP before this song?

[@johnhardwick5406]

The name of the song is a play on words RAP-ture.😂

[@spikebeans9563]

This was the first Rap song. 🎉🎉 ❤❤

[@HBKCommish]

No, it was just the first rap song that let everyone know that it was an actual music genre. Rap music started in the early 70's in New York, but it wasn't taken seriously as a music genre. And to be honest they never really lost that stigma. A lot of ignorant people still want to distort the definition of what makes music, anything they can do to discredit it as a true music genre.

[@trishriley9681]

❤❤❤

[@evaldo_coutinho]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@franklopez2803]

Eat Cadillacs and Lincolns, too

[@Mediawatcher2023]

the clue is there RAPture

[@pete3883]

Ain't Marylin Monroe, damn.

[@pmR32red]

👍

[@minnesota_loon]

Blondie primed white folks for the rap invasion of the 80’s ✌️💜🤘

[@Kermit_T_Frog]

"Rapture" was a play on the word "rap."

[@ikshields]

Lol… Guy, any singer can “rap”. It’s just talking in rhythm - the verbal portion of what they’ve already mastered. It’s only a surprise when a “rapper” can sing. That’s adding entire ancient disciplines they’ve usually never bothered to learn.

[@waynecheatham5894]

Lol

[@troyshilanski380]

Yeah she rocks and vibes and i dunno.

[@John-tz2pk]

Great song though.

[@JohnDearie-h5k]

Blondie invented rap. or she was the first to do a rap song.

[@bobpointer69]

Is it just me who finds that rap a little embarrassing.

[@theofficialzombiewhisperer2]

I grew up with Blondie 💙

[@Smilies-hb3mr]

She was the inventor of Rap. Why dp ypu think it's called RAP???????

[@dianefitzwilliam]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapture_(Blondie_song) Learn more!

[@randallmccoy8581]

Probably the world's first mainstream RAP SONG...and done by a white chick named Debbie no less.

[@ericdoran24]

👍👍👍👍