ONE POLL OR ANOTHER - ILM Artist Poll #83 - BLONDIE

That's a difficult choice, really. The music on The Hunter is mostly awful, but Debbie's 'do on the album cover looks as if it influenced Chad Kroeger, so very difficult.

Weren't a couple of the band members complete raging junkies by the time of The Hunter?

We've established, of course, that Eat to the Beat is only a shade less amazing than PL, right?

I may like EtoB even better than PL.

can we not vote for Rush Rush...? I guess that's a Debbie solo song

No Harry solo, right? Otherwise "I Want That Man," a favorite karaoke number of mine, can't fit.

Yeah, I agree that Eat to the Beat is no Parallel Lines, but it comes close enough and really, that's the best that Blondie and Mike Chapman could have hoped for when they went into the studio to make. The only thing that I'd actually change about Eat to the Beat is its shit title.

I've always wondered why it has such a dumb title

We've established, of course, that Eat to the Beat is only a shade less amazing than PL, right?

oh totally

I just copied and pasted the album tracklistings from Wikipedia, Call Me should be on that list obviously.

Happy to run a Debbie Harry solo side poll, just submit a ballot of any number of tracks.

ETTB runs out of steam after "Slow Motion" but it's fire before that.

I already have my #1 picked out and it wasn't a single.

ETTB runs out of steam after "Slow Motion" but it's fire before that.

― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, June 22, 2017 7:03 PM (three minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

What? Even though 'Atomic' is the next track after 'Slow Motion'?

I forgot whether it came first. OK so after "Atomic" then!

No 'Call Me' in the list?

No 'Susie and Jeffrey' either. Sacrilege!

I just made a quick list and was surprised how many songs I wanted to include from the first album. I always think of Eat To The Beat and Parallel Lines battling it out for my favourite Blondie album, but it actually could be the debut.

If Mike Chapman is to be believed, Autoamerican was the easiest album of them all to make and The Hunter was the hardest.

thanks for taking over this poll Nate. one reason i gave up on it is because all my past polls i knew the artist inside and out. with Blondie there were some gaps but looking forward to diving into this catalog.

As a complete sucker for '60s girl groups, "Slow Motion" might be my number one.

#1 blondie song, 11:59
Tied for #1, Atomic
#2 Blondie song, Dreaming
Tied for #2, the rest of Parallel Lines

I am going to do a real ballot later. I usually don't bother with these but this one is different.

i should say, i'm going to try and get through everything. does anybody have any song suggestions from the 20174 release?

I've said it before, but few more perfect expressions of desire and, ah, rapture exit than the line "Your hair is beautiful," buttressed by how ominous the song becomes after the chord change.

I can tell you now my #1 and #2 are "Pretty Baby" and "Dreaming," and after that I can pick and choose.

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" -- xxp

YOU LOOK SO HEAVENLY

Alfred otm. A beautiful moment.

like his hair!

Not to be all hipster but there's also "Poets Problem," from the b-side of the "Presence, Dear" single. It's a really good Jimmy Destri song.

Also "Llámame," the Spanish-language "Call Me."

I just threw together a ballot of my favorites, which wasn't v difficult given that Parallel Lines is literally one of the first albums I remember hearing/seeing (the other is the SNF soundtrack)

I would like to put in a good word for "Shayla" here

and "Union City Blue" – that whole side really

'Union City Blue' rules.

Deep cut everyone should check out: 'Angels on the Balcony'

20174?, not sure why i was writing out a zip code. anyways meant 2017 release.

Have Odenkirk and Cross ever copped to ripping of "A Shark in Jets Clothing" for Mr. Show's theme?

Yes, "Angels on the Balcony" is a nice song. (Also "Live It Up" from that album.)

I must rep for "Accidents Never Happen" which has always been a big favourite of mine. Jimmy Destri was a great songwriter for a while there.

Yeah, that's another good one. I'm hoping to see quite a fair few deep cuts place on this poll.

anyone watched this lately?

https://img.discogs.com/o_y8Zz_UC-kiMDaQXZgFAhhXGQQ=/fit-in/300x300/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(40)/discogs-images/R-3275922-1323527118.jpeg.jpg

I can tell you now my #1 and #2 are "Pretty Baby" and "Dreaming," and after that I can pick and choose.

well yeah but in what order? hmmm

Destri their best songwriter: consistently interesting.

The biggest prima donna in the band too, by most accounts.

Underrated Blondie album cut: "Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)," from Plastic Letters.

I make no apologies for including two-thirds of Parallel Lines on my ballot. Great songs across the first four records, but that one is the classic for a reason.

"Poets Problem"

Good old "unique b-side"

Oh, and "Platinum Blonde", "Puerto Rica" and "Thin Line".

I don't recall "Thin Line" I have to say..

So I've went on a Blondie listening spree today in preparation for this poll, and I'm up to The Hunter now... fucking hell, what a weird record.

If you post the French lyrics from "Sunday Girl" as they're presented on the Lyricswiki site into Google Translate, you get something amazing for the final chorus:

Dé pê che-toi, dé pê che-toi et attends
Toute la semaine absent et pourtant j'attends
J'ai le cafard, je t'en prie viens voir
ce que ton amour repré sente pour moi
I got the Blues

Go fishing, go fishing and wait
All week absent and yet I wait
I have the cockroach, please come see
What your love represents for me
I got the blues

Underrated Blondie album cut: "Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)," from Plastic Letters.

― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Monday, June 26, 2017 8:34 PM (two days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yes! Will definitely have this one high on my ballot.

I haven't heard the bilingual 'Sunday Girl' since the very early '90s - must check that out again, I'd forgotten about it!

Fan Mail has a shot at being my number one, as far as favs that weren't hits go.

i always seem to have the wrong pick so many of my selections, so this is more par for the norm for me. this is why i love ILM, where i can find some like souls and the board delivers again and again.

xpost

*with

I like "Tide Is High" as a song, but Blondie's version is not my favorite version so I can't see voting for it.

'Rapture' > 'The Tide Is High' ... although 'Rapture' is possibly my least favourite of Blondie's "disco" numbers...

genuinely baffled as to how anything but Union City Blue could possibly win. it has a unique atmosphere that song; you never hear anything else with quite that kind of upbeat yearning quality to it. IMO.

It very well could end up my #1, but I haven't banged out a ballot yet.

Yeah, 'Union City Blue' is a favourite of mine too!

This song has been destroying me all weekend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kh_E4M6w0E

Burke's drumming on this is immense

The better of the circa-1998/9 AIDS elegies from a veteran female pop star making a "comeback," I'd argue.

don't think this has been posted yet either

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/blondie_bombshell_debbie_harrys_awkwardly_awesome_late_night_disco_diatribe

'I'm on E' is quite a forward-thinking title, innit?

Ballot sent. I really wish this had been Top 25 - so hard to cut some tracks.

The list I'll likely send soon.

i have only been listening to this the Slicing Up Eyeballs Cure playlist for these last few weeks. i think i have my Top 20, just need to sort them out.

sent

i'm gonna cobble together a 10-15 song ballot tomorrow or friday, gonna be from the first 3 records

*4 records, always forget about plastic letters

Voted

Voted!

Voted!

voted

Voted. Looking forward to the 1,000 post long argument as to which version of "Atomic" is best, single or LP.

LP, of course.

No.

Yes.

I hope somebody voted for this helluva opener.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wn3QgfmM_jo

I will be that guy who asks if deadline may be extended to midnight US Eastern Time.

(It would give me time to decide the last 5-6 spots on my ballot)

are we going to get confirmation emails?

Yeah I will send out emails once I've processed the ballot.

Also I'm going to be pretty busy all weekend so I'm going to keep the voting period open until Monday.

thanks Nate, looking so forward to this!

16 ballots in so far, not too bad but more would be great. Any received in the next 24 hour will be counted.

hoping this will start this week?

POLL her to shreds

POLLable Lines
Hanging on the TelePOLL
I Know But I Don't POLL
I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say POLL
A Shark in Jets POLLing

Island of Lost POLLS

POLL Motion.

OH, YOUR POLL IS BEAUTIFUL - ILM Artist Poll #83 - BLONDIE - RESULTS THREAD

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