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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.
@@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.
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.
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! 🙂
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.
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
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.
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.
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!"
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
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.
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
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.
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 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.
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".
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"The Tide Is High" was a classic, but I recommend "Rapture." Great fun. Here is Blondie live: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t0yna1Bq9K4.html
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.
That's her falsetto, and her natural voice an octave lower. "Dreaming" is another really good one of this band: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-TU3-lS_Gryk.html Or if you want it live: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rl3iaTUQQvY.html
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
If you want live Blondie, “One Way or Another” would be my recommendation. I’d also like a live reaction to Aretha Franklin “Natural Woman” at the Kennedy Center Honors (for Carole King). I think you’ll be impressed by Aretha’s voice and magnetism. ♥️
@@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 RU-vid. The link to their live performance is below if you want to hear her live vocals ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b09misjV1ek.htmlsi=XMUCewJ3XEmLGKt9
Two cherries on top. James Brown & Pavarotti " It's A Man's World". Two GOATs and an orchestra, soul and opera in one song. The Who "Young Man's Blues" best performance ever. Rock on
It's a testament to Debbie Harry's gorgeous angelic looks that a RU-vidr 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.
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.
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!
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”
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.
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. 😊😊❤❤
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.
Oh wow, I have so many great memories from this song. 1978/1979, hanging out at the arcade, playing pinball with my friends and this song was often played from the jukebox. Great times!
@@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.
This is what Debbie's falsetto sounds like---it wasn't manipulated in the studio (although it was double tracked, meaning you're hearing 2 Debbies singing together) on the verses. But this is before things like auto-tune were even available. There was no AI in those days---if you missed the note, you missed it. They could adjust the tone of your voice with treble, midrange and bass, add reverb etc but that was about it. They couldn't really make you sound like someone else. Also, the phrase "it's a gas" used to mean it was fun, it was a blast, it was great, etc. People don't say it anymore, but it was popular in the 60s and 70s.
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!)
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.
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)
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! :)
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."
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.
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.
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.
Song suggestions for Blondie? That's easy. Because the band is famous for hitting the No1 of the charts with many songs that represents different music styles such as Disco, New Wave, Rock, Reggae and even parts of Rap. Besides "Heart of glass" the other no1 hits are: - Call me - Atomic - The tide is high - Rapture
Deborah Harry is an icon. Blondie came up in the New York club scene in the '70s and '80s and were part of the New Wave movement. Some other great songs include "Atomic," "One Way or Another," "Call Me," and "Rapture." Deborah's also been an actress and a style icon.
The singer of Blondie, Debbie Harry (Angela Trimble) was born in Miami and was known to visit several Caribbean islands. Her music as part of Blondie tended to reflect that.
