Check out rapture remastered by blondie on amazon music. Toe to toe dancing very close barely breathing almost comatose wall to wall people hypnotised and theyre stepping lightly hang each night in rapture back to back sacrailiac spineless movement and a wild attack face to face sadly solitude and its finger popping twentyfour hour shopping in rapture fab five freddie told me everybodys high. The song title rapture served to indicate this element. Rapture 1980 blondie blondies rapture was the first rap. The song became their fourth and last single to reach no. Learn to play guitar by chord tabs using chord diagrams, transpose the key, watch video lessons and much more. Music video idebuting in 1981, the music video was the first rap video ever broadcast on mtv. I feel the song is a pretty straightforward message people allow shallow things like nightclubbing, twentyfour hour shopping and fast cars to distract or enrapture them dont strain your brain until suddenly, youve driven right into danger the man from mars and youre dead. The album peaked at number four in the united kingdom and number 30 in the united states, while becoming the bands only numberone album in australia. This song has been floating around for sometime now on bootleg records and now comes the commercial release of rapture riders that is now on the us dance charts and has 2 videos done for it.
In january 1981, rapture was released as the second and final single from. Debbie had also moved into acting, appearing in roadie and videodrome. Some tracks may include sampled instruments from high quality sample libraries. Billboard hot 100 chart, where it stayed for two weeks. Blondierapture musicvideos, songs, lyrics free listen on. Rapture 1980 blondie blondies rapture was the first rapinfluenced single to top the u. Blondie rapture lyrics meaning lyric interpretations. During the 1960s, she functioned as a playboy bunny and hung out at maxs kansas city, a popular warholoccupied nightspot. I was never skilled at scoring drugs, i just was willing to try what other people offered socially, and the naval academy chem lab kids were proud of their concoctions. This is one of the greatest blondie albums, only because its the best of blondie, and it opens with my favorite blondie track, heart of glass which has the most superb chorus and amazing musicianship. Rapture is a single by the american new wave band blondie. Fab five freddie told me everybodys high, djs spinnin are savin my mind, flash is fast flash is cool, francois sez fas. Blondie rapture 1981, pitman pressing, vinyl discogs.
It was released on october 31, 1981, by chrysalis records. The good, the bad, and the contradictions of an illfated experiment. Rapture buddhism, a common translation of the pali word piti, which is a factor of meditative absorption. A feeling of ecstatic joy or delight, synonymous with ecstasy. With william barnes, jean michel basquiat, blondie, clem burke. May 26, 2011 and theyre stepping lightly hang each night in rapture back to back, sacroiliac spineless movement and a wild attack face to face, sadly solitude and its finger popping twentyfour hour shopping in rapture fab five freddie told me everybodys fly djs spinnin are savin my mind flash is fast, flash is cool francois sais pas, flashe no do and you dont stop, sure shot go out to the parking. Video of blondies rapture, shown on top of the pops, 1981. This inspired the band to begin working on new material, and on 24th may 1982 they released the hunter. It was the second and final song to be released from the. Blondie rapture 1981 rapture is a combination of disco, funk, and hip hop with the rap section forming an extended coda. This inspired the band to begin working on new material.
Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic brazil song now. Debbie harry, chris stein and others tell the story of the making of the 1981 hit and the new york music scene that inspired it. Brodyjuno templeeric robertsfree movie downloadschloe sevigny. It took place in the east village section of manhattan. And theyre stepping lightly hang each night in rapture back to back, sacroiliac spineless movement and a wild attack face to face, sadly solitude and its finger popping twentyfour hour shopping in rapture fab five freddie told me everybodys fly djs spinnin are savin my mind flash is fast, flash is cool francois sais pas, flashe no do and you dont stop, sure shot. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
Debuting in 1981, the music video was the first rap video ever broadcast on mtv. The compilation was part of a 2disc set called blondie 40 ever which included their 10th studio album ghosts of download and. Feb 01, 2016 video of blondie s rapture, shown on top of the pops, 1981. The rapture band, a rock band based in the city of new york. Its then followed by another favorite blondie track of mine, dreaming. Toe to toe dancing very slow barely breathing almost comatose wall to wall people hypnotised and theyre stepping lightly hang each night in rapture back to back sacrailiac spineless movement and a. Best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. Official video of blondie performing rapture from the album autoamerican. Toe to toe dancing very close barely breathing almost comatose wal.
Toe to toe dancing, very close barely breathing, almost comatose wall to wall, people hypnotized and theyre stepping lightly hang each night in rapture back to back. The audio file used in this video is an mp3 render of the hit trax midi file backing track. The purple rose of cairo film complet vf, the purple rose of cairo streaming complet vostfr, the. In writing rapture, debbie harry and chris stein said they were inspired by chics good times, a song credited with jumpstarting hip hop music. In 1981, chrysalis records released the best of blondie, which went double platinum on both sides of the atlantic. May 24, 2018 best rock songs vietnam war music best rock music of all time 60s and 70s rock playlist duration. Blondie is an american rock band founded in new york city in 1974 by singersongwriter deborah harry and guitarist chris stein. Hang each night in rapture back to back sacroiliac spineless movement and a wild attack face to face sightless solitude and its finger popping twenty four hour shopping in rapture fab five freddy told me everybodys fly dj spinning i said my my flash is fast flash is cool francois cest pas flashe non due and you dont stop sure shot.
Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in e minor. The band was a pioneer in the early american new wave and punk scenes of the mid70s, developing their sound in famous nyc clubs such as cbgbs. Deborah harry was conceived angela tremble on july 1, 1945 in miami, florida. It was released in january 1981 and became one of the first substantial hit singles to involve rap music, and the first rapinfluenced single to reach number one on the us billboard chart. Time the singles import pressing of the new wavepunk icons 1981 compilation. See more ideas about blondie debbie harry, debbie harry and underwater dogs. Rapture is a song by the american poprock band blondie from their fifth studio album, autoamerican 1980. Pictured here is debbie harry, better known as blondie, on stage back. The best of blondie released in germany and the netherlands as blondies hits is the first greatest hits album by american rock band blondie. The best of blondie released in germany and the netherlands as blondie s hits is the first greatest hits album by american rock band blondie. You go out at night and eat up bars where the people meet. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now.
I havent used lsd since military school in the 1990s. The band was a pioneer in the early american new wave and punk scenes of the mid1970s. This is a mix of the classic moody top 40 track by the doors riders on the storm and the number one 1981 rap classic rapture by blondie. All the hits from in the flesh though good boys are available.
Just putting bette davis and joan crawford together in a movie. Blondie rapture 1981 super extended purrfection version. In january 1981, rapture was released as the second and final single from the album. Toe to toe, dancing very close body breathing, almost comatose wall to wall, people hypnotized and theyre stepping lightly hang each night, in rapture back to back, sacroiliac spineless movement and a wild attack face to face, sightless solitude and its finger popping. Meaning of blondies rapture at frankly curiousfrankly. Many old school new wave fans view rapture as the point at which blondie officially lost the plot, but listened to in the context of the bands entire career, this early foray into hiphop makes perfect sense. Heart of glass, and maria as well as sales of over 40 million. May 21, 2017 le film the rapture 1991 vostfr admin 20170521t20. Vinyl 7 blondie rapture 1981, pitman pressing, vinyl discogs. Satisfy your urge and download legal mp3s from blondies extensive catalog at itunes.