First time I ever heard this was the "Greatest Hits" version that combined the English and French, and was surprised/confused to discover they weren't actually recorded that way on the album! The idea of a song that changed languages halfway through struck me as really cool (I was 14). And I was taking French in school, so I could at least understand phrases like "Depeche-toi, depeche-toi attends."
― Old Lynch's Sex Paragraph (Phil D.), Friday, 14 July 2017 19:22 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/XKXdKjp.jpg
11. X Offender [12 votes | 1 #1 vote | 256 points]Blondie, Dec 1976
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 19:31 (six years ago) link
"Sunday Girl" was my number 1, the perfect pop song. Can't believe it's not in the Top 10.
― Bee OK, Friday, 14 July 2017 19:34 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/Nw0uwgg.jpg
10. Rapture [11 votes | 0 #1 votes | 258 points]Autoamerican, Nov 1980
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 19:52 (six years ago) link
TOO LOW
― ramen play on 10 (Noodle Vague), Friday, 14 July 2017 19:53 (six years ago) link
Shayla and Just Go Away are only faintly known to me so they're a surprise to be just outside of the Top 10 certainly.
― piscesx, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:07 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/EQrpoGl.jpg
09. (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear [12 votes | 1 #1 vote | 280 points]Plastic Letters, Feb 1978
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:12 (six years ago) link
My #1 - only 6 others voted for this?!
― Old Lynch's Sex Paragraph (Phil D.), Friday, July 14, 2017 4:25 PM (four hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
I didn't get around to voting, but Pretty Baby would have been my #1 as well. Starting to worry that No Imagination isn't going to place
― soref, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:24 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/sxp1Ous.jpg
08. 11:59 [11 votes | 1 #1 vote | 292 points]Parallel Lines, Sep 1978
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:32 (six years ago) link
Shayla would have been my no. 1 and 11.59 my no. 2. Both could have been singles. Shayla is massively underrated but almost any time I've played it to anyone who only knows the singles they have been blown away by it.
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:40 (six years ago) link
I love "X Offender," and "In the Flesh," but it took me a little while. The first time I ever heard them (on Rhino's DiY punk series) they sounded like weird parodies of pop songs, to me. "Denis" has a bit of this as well.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Friday, 14 July 2017 20:42 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/YrX28Lq.jpg
07. Fade Away and Radiate [12 votes | 1 #1 vote | 305 points]Parallel Lines, Sep 1978
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:54 (six years ago) link
i didn't vote, but "11:59" at only #8 is insane. also insane: blondie released six (!) singles from parallel lines and "11:59" wasn't one of them.
― fact checking cuz, Friday, 14 July 2017 20:57 (six years ago) link
xp now we're talking
― sleeve, Friday, 14 July 2017 21:01 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/3Jp1lzb.jpg
06. Picture This [14 votes | 0 #1 votes | 332 points]Parallel Lines, Sep 1978
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 21:22 (six years ago) link
exactly right.
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 21:32 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/eCLuy6Y.jpg
05. Hanging on the Telephone [14 votes | 1 #1 vote | 336 points]Parallel Lines, Sep 1978
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 21:41 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/2fLEy3l.png
04. Union City Blue [15 votes | 2 #1 votes | 386 points]Eat to the Beat, Oct 1979
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 22:02 (six years ago) link
i can guess the last three but it could go either way on which of the last two will be no. 1.
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/O9H6Lm9.png
03. Atomic [14 votes | 3 #1 votes | 391 points]Eat to the Beat, Oct 1979
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 22:36 (six years ago) link
oh! i was wrong. i thought this would be 2 or maybe even 1.
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 22:37 (six years ago) link
Gotta be Dreaming
― gospodin simmel, Friday, 14 July 2017 22:51 (six years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/IaIiS3l.jpg
02. Heart of Glass [16 votes | 3 #1 votes | 414 points]Parallel Lines, Sep 1978
http://i.imgur.com/budpqKD.png
01. Dreaming [16 votes | 2 #1 votes | 517 points]Eat to the Beat, Oct 1979
― nate woolls, Friday, 14 July 2017 22:56 (six years ago) link
ATOMIC
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 14 July 2017 23:02 (six years ago) link
Dreaming was the first song I ever heard in concert. They opened with this at Edinburgh Odeon on January 1st, 1980 and blew my 11 year old self’s mind. I had never experienced such excitement or euphoria before in my life and can remember those 3 minutes more clearly than countless live moments I’ve been part of since; pure, unadulterated joy, way better than any drug anyone could ever invent and a pretty good way to start the 1980s. I still get a hint of that feeling every time I hear “Dreaming”. Debbie wore the same outfit she wore the night before in Glasgow when they said goodbye to the 1970s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_sDYyHub8A
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:06 (six years ago) link
I didn't vote in this, but Presence Dear would have been my 1.
― kornrulez6969, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:08 (six years ago) link
Thanks loads for the poll. I wish I had contributed. Had I submitted a ballot, this would have been it. I maybe prefer “Pretty Baby” or “Victor” over say “I’m On E” but wanted to spread the love across the first four albums all of which I adore in their own way. Blondie will forever be my no. 1 if only because they were my first musical love affair and kickstarted a passion for music I hadn’t realised I had lurking in me.
5) Autoamerican4) Blondie3) Plastic Letters2) Parallel Lines1) Eat To The Beat
20) I'm on E19) Rifle Range18) Rapture17) Denis16) X Offender15) Living In The Real World14) The Hardest Part13) Fade Away and Radiate12) Rip Her to Shreds11) Slow Motion10) Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)9) Union City Blue8) Heart of Glass7) (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear6) Picture This5) Hanging on the Telephone4) Atomic3) Dreaming2) 11.591) Shayla
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:12 (six years ago) link
How were they live at their peak?
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 14 July 2017 23:14 (six years ago) link
I don't even wanna know :)
― sleeve, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:16 (six years ago) link
it was my first concert so i had nothing to compare it with but i'd still put it in my all time top 5 several thousand concerts later. they were on fire.
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:18 (six years ago) link
stirmonster thanks so much for that memory, great stuff and I posted that "Dreaming" link on FB
― sleeve, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:22 (six years ago) link
:-)
― stirmonster, Friday, 14 July 2017 23:26 (six years ago) link
The best outcome possible!
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Saturday, 15 July 2017 00:03 (six years ago) link
this was so much fun nate woolls, thanks for taking over this poll. wish it was a bit more festive and had more time during the day to post.
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Saturday, 15 July 2017 01:12 (six years ago) link
Spotify is not updated, let me fit that...
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Saturday, 15 July 2017 01:13 (six years ago) link
*fix
Great result. That top 10 shows what a wonderful band they were. Every song is a classic.
Fade Away & Radiate was my number one. It has probably my favourite guitar solo of all time.
Thanks for running this Nate!
― kitchen person, Saturday, 15 July 2017 01:18 (six years ago) link
Spotily: ILM Blondie
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Saturday, 15 July 2017 02:29 (six years ago) link
i was also able to add "Under the Gun."
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Saturday, 15 July 2017 02:30 (six years ago) link
Great poll Nate, kept moving things around but my number one was never in doubt
Hanging on the TelephoneJust Go AwayPretty Baby11:59AtomicDreamingHeart of GlassFade Away and RadiateShaylaSunday GirlI Didn't Have the Nerve to Say NoRip Her to ShredsUnion City BluePicture ThisEat To The BeatBermuda Triangle BluesAccidents Never HappenIn The SunSlow MotionContact in Red Square
― text text text text (voodoo chili), Saturday, 15 July 2017 02:51 (six years ago) link
Sunday Girl11:59DreamingIn the FleshPretty BabyPicture ThisThe Tide is HighOne Way or AnotherFade Away and RadiateHeart of GlassThe Hardest PartAtomicShaylaJust Go AwayRip Her to ShredsX Offender(I’m Always Touched By You) Presence DearUnion City BluesT-BirdsCall Me
Albums:
Parallel LinesEat to the BeatBlondieAutoamerican
― Winter Is Coming (Bee OK), Saturday, 15 July 2017 17:03 (six years ago) link
DreamingHeart of GlassUnder the GunAtomicUnion City BlueMariaRaptureThe Tide Is High(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, DearDenisRip Her to ShredsBermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)Hanging on the TelephoneX OffenderIn the SunIn the FleshDouble TakeFan MailThe Dream's Lost on MeSunday Girl
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Saturday, 15 July 2017 17:10 (six years ago) link
I'm sorry I missed this but my picks wouldn't have changed the results too much. I would have had the same top two, but maybe in reverse order (it's practically a coin flip). Six out of the top ten would have made my top ten.
― NoTimeBeforeTime, Sunday, 16 July 2017 11:03 (six years ago) link
Thanks for the poll Nate!
― wtev, Monday, 17 July 2017 05:56 (six years ago) link
are we going to get full results?
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 05:45 (six years ago) link
Yes, give me a few minutes..
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 08:02 (six years ago) link
Ok, you've seen the top albums and they were the only albums to get any votes. However the total points from the track ballots applied to the albums looks like this:
http://i.imgur.com/isvQ4Ap.jpg
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 08:26 (six years ago) link
And the full rundown:
01. Dreaming [16 votes | 2 #1 votes | 517 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197902. Heart of Glass [16 votes | 3 #1 votes | 414 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197803. Atomic [14 votes | 3 #1 votes | 391 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197904. Union City Blue [15 votes | 2 #1 votes | 386 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197905. Hanging on the Telephone [14 votes | 1 #1 vote | 336 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197806. Picture This [14 votes | 0 #1 votes | 332 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197807. Fade Away and Radiate [12 votes | 1 #1 vote | 305 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197808. 11:59 [11 votes | 1 #1 vote | 292 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197809. (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear [12 votes | 1 #1 vote | 280 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197810. Rapture [11 votes | 0 #1 votes | 258 points] Autoamerican, Nov 198011. X Offender [12 votes | 1 #1 vote | 256 points] Blondie, Dec 197612. Sunday Girl [11 votes | 1 #1 vote | 252 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197813. Just Go Away [12 votes | 0 #1 votes | 241 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197814. Shayla [9 votes | 0 #1 votes | 221 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197915. Will Anything Happen? [8 votes | 0 #1 votes | 207 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197816. One Way or Another [8 votes | 0 #1 votes | 189 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197817. Pretty Baby [7 votes | 1 #1 vote | 178 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197818. Rip Her to Shreds [9 votes | 0 #1 votes | 168 points] Blondie, Dec 197619. In the Flesh [8 votes | 0 #1 votes | 166 points] Blondie, Dec 197620. Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45) [7 votes | 0 #1 votes | 159 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197821. Slow Motion [7 votes | 0 #1 votes | 155 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197922. Denis [6 votes | 0 #1 votes | 144 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197823. Call Me [6 votes | 0 #1 votes | 138 points] American Gigolo (soundtrack), Apr 198024. Fan Mail [6 votes | 1 #1 vote | 137 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197825. Accidents Never Happen [7 votes | 0 #1 votes | 135 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197926. The Tide Is High [6 votes | 0 #1 votes | 125 points] Autoamerican, Nov 198027. In the Sun [6 votes | 0 #1 votes | 124 points] Blondie, Dec 197628. Angels on the Balcony [5 votes | 0 #1 votes | 113 points] Autoamerican, Nov 198029. I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No [7 votes | 0 #1 votes | 112 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197830. The Hardest Part [6 votes | 0 #1 votes | 100 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197931. Maria [4 votes | 0 #1 votes | 89 points] No Exit, Feb 199932. Eat to the Beat [5 votes | 0 #1 votes | 75 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197933. Victor [4 votes | 0 #1 votes | 69 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197934. Living in the Real World [3 votes | 0 #1 votes | 68 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197935. Contact in Red Square [4 votes | 0 #1 votes | 64 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197836. I'm Gonna Love You Too [3 votes | 0 #1 votes | 60 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197837. Detroit 442 [3 votes | 0 #1 votes | 54 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197838. Under the Gun [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 54 points] No Exit, Feb 199939. Live It Up [3 votes | 0 #1 votes | 50 points] Autoamerican, Nov 198040. Look Good in Blue [3 votes | 0 #1 votes | 47 points] Blondie, Dec 197641. I Know but I Don't Know [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 46 points] Parallel Lines, Sep 197842. Man Overboard [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 40 points] Blondie, Dec 197643. Kung Fu Girls [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 35 points] Blondie, Dec 197644. Die Young Stay Pretty [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 30 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197945. The Attack of the Giant Ants [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 30 points] Blondie, Dec 197646. Rifle Range [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 28 points] Blondie, Dec 197647. T-Birds [2 votes | 0 #1 votes | 27 points] Autoamerican, Nov 198048. Susie and Jeffrey [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 26 points] Autoamerican, Nov 198049. I'm on E [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 26 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197850. Youth Nabbed as Sniper [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 22 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197851. Go Through It [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 21 points] Autoamerican, Nov 198052. Nothing Is Real but the Girl [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 18 points] No Exit, Feb 199953. Cautious Lip [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 18 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197854. No Imagination [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 17 points] Plastic Letters, Feb 197855. Out in the Streets [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 17 points] No Exit, Feb 199956. Sound-A-Sleep [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 15 points] Eat to the Beat, Oct 197957. Double Take [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 15 points] No Exit, Feb 199958. Good Boys [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 14 points] The Curse of Blondie, Oct 200359. Scenery [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 14 points] Blondie, Dec 197660. The Dream's Lost on Me [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 13 points] No Exit, Feb 199961. Rush Rush [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 13 points] Scarface (soundtrack), Dec 198362. A Shark in Jets Clothing [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 13 points] Blondie, Dec 197663. Screaming Skin [1 votes | 0 #1 votes | 12 points] No Exit, Feb 1999
― nate woolls, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 08:34 (six years ago) link
Nothing too surprising to me about the results until we get to #20 where "Bermuda Triangle Blues" finishes ahead of "Call Me." Just wondering if anyone's heard the other Giorgio Moroder variations of "Call Me" (e.g. "Palm Springs Drive") from the American Gigolo soundtrack - you can hear how the song was probably worked out, and also how the tune works well at a slower tempo.
― Josefa, Tuesday, 18 July 2017 15:21 (six years ago) link
My ranks are beautiful!
― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 6 November 2018 22:27 (five years ago) link