Blondie ~ Rapture 1981 Super Extended Purrfection Version

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I got to doodlin' around with another Blondie song and I kinda pushed it as far as I could without making it boring. What amazes me most about Blondie's "Rapture" is the super original funky hip hop track they recorded for it. They did not sample other groups funk, but they sure figured out how to get the flavor and make it their own. The rapped lyrics telling the story of an absurd UFO encounter on Earth were written by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. Debbie mentions that she still has the original papers and you can easily see who wrote which parts by the handwriting. As for the music track, there's a horn part that makes me think of "Which Way Is Up" by Stargard, there is a Chic-like guitar riff and then I realized that the bass line is evocative of Donna Summer's "Love To Love You Baby". When "Rapture" came out, I had already been addicted to the rapping antics of The Sugar Hill Gang, Lady B and Kurtis Blow. So, hearing Debbie Harry rap and sing her way through this one was a treat. The rest of the band were wary of Rap, thinking it might be detrimental to the band. I suppose that is a valid claim, but they should have heard what Stein and Harry did. The sheer beauty of the marriage of music and oddly rhyming lyrics were something that Stein and Harry were confident was a winner. So it was, peaking at #1 for two weeks back in March 28, 1981. The song itself has been sampled by many hardcore rap artists, starting with Grandmaster Flash. Blondie broke up after the relative failure of "The Hunter" and kinda bubbled under for years until 1999 when they released "Maria" and exploded all over again. It felt good to have them back and they have continued to record and release great music. Recently they released "Pollinator" and its worth giving a listen to, I'm waiting til payday to go buy the CD, but I've checked it out on iTunes at https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/pollinator/id1198810651?mt=1&app=music

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