Band lore states that their name came from both a flippant reference to Adolf Hitler's dog Blondie as well as vocalist Harry's bright blond hair. Previously having been a Playboy Bunny, Harry fronted the early version of the band. initially known as "Angel and the Snakes". They built up underground fame in NYC. Blondie released their first album, 'Blondie', in 1976. The album was mildly successful and spawned the Australian hit single "In The Flesh". Gary Valentine left the band later that year, and they continued briefly as a foursome, recording 'Plastic Letters' and gaining more airplay with their track "Denis". Still in touch with their punk roots, having played in clubs such as CBGBs and hung out with rock artists such as the Ramones, the band broke out into other, more diverse influences such as older dance and pop music, particularly interested in Phil Spector's 'wall of sound' technique.
Valentine was replaced by Los Angeles-based musician Frank Infante (guitar, bass guitar) in 1977. Infante had already played guitar on one track on 'Plastic Letters'. The band went out playing live with Infante and Stein swopping between playing guitar and bass guitar throughout each concert. The band also added British born but LA-based Nigel Harrison (bass guitar), making Blondie a six piece group for the first time. Harrison was a former member of the glam rock band Silverhead.
In 1978, they released the album that would make them international stars, titled 'Parallel Lines'. The album spawned several hit singles, including the number one hit "Heart Of Glass", "Sunday Girl", "Hanging On The Telephone" (a cover of the famous power pop track by The Nerves), and "One Way Or Another". The success of the heavily disco influenced "Heart of Glass", a song sometimes censored for its use of strong language for the time and considered by the band as tongue-in-cheek, proved controversial among many fans of the band's punk background, but it managed to break them through at a massive level.
They released three more albums (1979's Eat To The Beat, 1980's Autoamerican (containing the number one singles "The Tide Is High" and "Rapture") and 1982's The Hunter) as well as a number one single "Call Me", from the score of the 1980 film "American Gigolo".
In 1980, Harrison contributed several unused Blondie songs to ex-Silverhead singer Michael Des Barres solo album I'm Only Human. In 1981, Harry released a solo album Koo Koo, Destri released a solo album Heart On A Wall. Burke recorded and played live with the Eurythmics, and Stein started a record label named Animal Records.
In 1982, health problems for Stein, declining sales and inter-band tension caused the band to split. Harry kept a low profile for a few years while she nursed (now former) boyfriend Stein through a serious illness, but then continued a solo career as an actress/singer.
Reformation plans begun in 1997 with a line-up that included Harry, Stein, Destri, Burke, Valentine, and Harrison. Infante was not invited to the reunion. Valentine and Harrison were eventually (and unceremoniously, they claim) replaced by Paul Carbonara (guitar) and Leigh Foxx (bass).
The band released No Exit in 1998, which did quite well in both US and UK charts and contained the number one hit single "Maria".
The album did not include any song contributions from Valentine or Harrison, despite them recording early sessions for the album and Valentine being assured by Stein that they would use his already recorded song "Amor Fati". Harrison and Infante later filed an unsuccessful lawsuit claiming breach of contract for not including them in the reunion.
The Curse Of Blondie was released in 2003 and, while not matching its predecessor in sales, was critically acclaimed and spawned the global dance hit "Good Boys".
Destri retired from touring in 2004. Kevin Patrick (keyboards), Destri's former keyboard tech and assistant, replaced him soon followed by Matt Katz-Bohen in 2008.
The band's 2006 induction ceremony into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame was the scene of an awkward moment between Infante and Harry, during which he asked that the former members be allowed to play along with fellow inductees Harry, Stein and Burke during the band's set, since it was the original band that was being inducted. Harry replied "Can't you see my band is up there?" prompting Infante to counter "I thought it was Blondie that was being inducted."
In 2006, the band toured as the opening act for The New Cars on the "Road Rage Tour." Although Harry was more than 60 years old, the band still managed incendiary versions of their old hits, while playing with enough fire to remind the audience of their punk roots.
In 2007, the band embarked on a tour of Europe, to coincide with the DVD release of the first ever music video album "Eat To The Beat".
Harry has since resumed her solo career, releasing 2007's Necessary Evil.
On June 5, 2008, Blondie commenced a world tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Parallel Lines with a concert at Ram's Head Live in Baltimore, Maryland. The tour covered some Eastern and Midwestern US cities throughout the month of June. In July, the tour took the band overseas to Israel, the UK, Russia, Europe and Scandinavia, wrapping up on August 2, 2008 at Rockefeller in Oslo, Norway.
Clem Burke and Paul Carbonara both recently told interviewers that the band is working on another record, which would be their first new album since the release of The Curse of Blondie in 2003. Carbonara described it as "a real Blondie record.
Blondie undertook a North American tour of mid-sized venues with Pat Benatar and The Donnas in the summer of 2009. Following the tour, in October, the band began recording sessions for their ninth studio album with producer Jeff Saltzman in Woodstock, New York. In December 2009, the band released the song "We Three Kings" to coincide with the Christmas holiday.
The new album, to be titled Panic of Girls, which was being mixed at the time, was said to follow in 2010. Chris Stein stated that Dutch artist Chris Berens will provide the cover art. In April 2010, it was announced that guitarist Paul Carbonara had amicably left Blondie to pursue other projects and was replaced by Tommy Kessler. Panic of Girls is tentatively set to be released in 2010/2011.
In June 2010, Blondie began the first leg of a world tour named "Endangered Species Tour", which covered the United Kingdom and Ireland, supported by UK band Little Fish. The set lists featured both classics and new material from the forthcoming Panic of Girls. After a break in July the tour will resume in August and cover the United States and Canada over a course of six weeks. Blondie is then set to take the "Endangered Species Tour" to Australia and New Zealand in November and December. It was revealed that the bands album will be released on the Australian Sony label in November 2010, and elsewhere in January 2011.
Songfacts reports that Mother, the first single from Panic of Girls received its global premiere on BBC Radio on March 17th, 2011 and was made available for purchase on May 23, 2011.
In May 2017 a new album was released named Pollinator with the single "Long Time" which saw the daylight in March.
In 2021, the band released a short film along with a soundtrack EP titled Vivir en la Habana. They also released an alternate version of their song Rapture titled “Yuletide Throwdown” which featured Fab 5 Freddy.
In 2022, Blondie released a Sunday Girl EP consisting of an unreleased demo and live version
of the song as well as the previously released french version of the track in honor of Record Store Day. The band went on a UK tour with support from Johnny Marr followed by a US tour with support from The Damned titled “Against The Odds Tour”, which Chris Stein did not attend due to health problems. They also announced the release of their first archival project and box set, titled Against The Odds: 1974 - 1982, which took six years to compile, began recording their twelfth studio album and remastered their music videos in HD.
Fragments
Blondie Lyrics
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If you want a new life, just take it
And if you wanna change the world then speak real clear
And make sure someone's listening, listening
And if you wanna break my heart then stay right here
Yeah, don't go anywhere
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Everything comes in pieces
Do you love me yet? Fucking prove it
Try to ask yourself; are you really different?
Know that your life is more frightening than writing a song
It's an action of fractions you're passing along
And these oceans of emotion will crash once they hit the shore, I promise you
And it's the closest I will get to sincerity
The praise I make just looks so fake and cruel to me
And it's the closest I will come to purity
Simulations never follow me
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
My heart is made up of pieces
Do you get it yet? Can you see through this?
You know all too well you cannot make things perfect
No, I'll be shifting through lists of these possible loves
With this pain in my brain it feels scattered like doves
Through this sky where my eyes have been drifting towards recently
And it's the closest I can be to egocentricity
This overwhelming sense of rejection will sneak up behind and tear at me
And it'll slam me to the ground into reality
And I'll deal with my disparity
Oh, do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
This is where I fall down, shattered on the floor
As I'm swept along with a million pieces more
Of myself I once learned to lose
Though it never helped me forget
The truth, the truth, oh, the truth, the truth
This is where I fall down, shattered on the floor
As I'm swept along with a million pieces more
Of myself I once learned to lose
Though it never helped me forget
The truth, the truth, oh, the truth, the truth
Blondie's "Fragments" is a song about the challenges of love and relationships. The lyrics suggest that love is like a puzzle, with pieces that come together to form a whole, but that can also be shattered and broken apart, leaving one feeling lost and alone. The song encourages listeners to take action and seize opportunities, rather than waiting for them to come to you. It also emphasizes the importance of communication in relationships, as well as the power of emotions and the impact they can have on our lives.
The opening lines suggest that time is finite and cannot be created or controlled. However, the song encourages listeners to take control of their lives and pursue their dreams. The lyrics "If you want a new life, just take it" suggest that we have the power to make changes in our lives if we are willing to take action. The chorus of the song repeats the question "Do you love me now?" which seems to be directed at a lover or perhaps even oneself. The repeated question indicates a sense of uncertainty and insecurity about whether love is really present in the situation.
Throughout the song, there is a sense of fragmentation and discomfort as the singer struggles to find meaning and purpose in love and life. The lines "My heart is made up of pieces" and "This is where I fall down, shattered on the floor" suggest a sense of brokenness and confusion. The song also hints at the difficulty of finding genuine sincerity and purity in relationships and communication, as well as the pain of rejection and uncertainty.
Line by Line Meaning
You can't create more time, you just make it
You cannot actually create time, but you can manage it effectively.
If you want a new life, just take it
If you want a fresh start or a new perspective, take control of your life and make it happen.
And if you wanna change the world then speak real clear
If you truly want to make an impact on the world, communicate clearly and with conviction.
And make sure someone's listening, listening
It is essential to ensure that your message is heard and understood by someone who cares.
And if you wanna break my heart then stay right here
If you intend to hurt me, don't leave; stay close so that I can confront you.
Do you love me now?
Asking if the love is now present.
Everything comes in pieces
All things come apart and must be put together from pieces.
Do you love me yet? Fucking prove it
Asking if the love is currently there and if they can prove that it's real.
Try to ask yourself; are you really different?
Questioning if the person is actually unique and not just like everyone else.
Know that your life is more frightening than writing a song
Reminding that life can be scarier than any note on a page.
It's an action of fractions you're passing along
Life is an accumulation of small moments that add up to larger meanings.
And these oceans of emotion will crash once they hit the shore, I promise you
When emotions build up, they will eventually find an outlet and come out strongly.
And it's the closest I will get to sincerity
This is as close to genuine as the singer will get in expressing themselves.
The praise I make just looks so fake and cruel to me
The singer feels as if they are being fake and unkind when they try to praise someone.
And it's the closest I will come to purity
This is as close to being untainted and genuine as the singer will get.
Simulations never follow me
The artist cannot create fake emotions or actions that will resonate with others.
My heart is made up of pieces
The heart is a collection of experiences and emotions that have been put together in fragments over time.
Do you get it yet? Can you see through this?
Asking if the person finally understands what the singer is trying to communicate.
You know all too well you cannot make things perfect
The recipient knows that nothing is perfect and that they cannot change everything.
No, I'll be shifting through lists of these possible loves
The artist will continue to search for love in different people and will go through multiple options.
With this pain in my brain it feels scattered like doves
The artist feels like their thoughts and emotions are all over the place and not centralized.
Through this sky where my eyes have been drifting towards recently
The artist's focus has been going towards something specific recently.
And it's the closest I can be to egocentricity
The singer is currently thinking primarily of themselves and their own interests.
This overwhelming sense of rejection will sneak up behind and tear at me
The artist feels that they will constantly face and be hurt by rejection from others.
And it'll slam me to the ground into reality
Rejection will force the singer back to reality and make them question their circumstances.
And I'll deal with my disparity
The singer must confront and deal with their own feelings of inequality or unfairness.
Why don't you love me now?
Asking why the love is not currently present.
This is where I fall down, shattered on the floor
Referring to a metaphorical or literal emotional breakdown.
As I'm swept along with a million pieces more
As if swept away by emotions, thoughts, and experiences that continue to accumulate.
Of myself I once learned to lose
The singer has tried to let go of or disconnect from their own identity or sense of self.
Though it never helped me forget
Despite trying to forget, the singer still remembers the person or experience.
The truth, the truth, oh, the truth, the truth
Emphasizing the importance of being truthful and honest with oneself and others.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Adam Johnston
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@davidjacob7740
+ąnçhęlįcħ☥✠ Here.
"You can't create more time. You just make it.
If you want a new life, just take it.
And if you want to change the world, then speak real clear
And make sure someone's listening (listening)
And if you want to break my heart, then stay right here.
Yeah don't go anywhere.
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Everything comes in pieces.
Do you love me yet?
Fucking prove it.
Try to ask yourself:
Are you really different?
Know that your life is more frightening than writing a song.
It's an action of fractions you're passing along
And these oceans of emotion will crash once they hit the shore (I promise you)
And it's the closest I will get to sincerity.
Every praise I make just looks so fake and crude to me
And it's the closest I will come to purity.
Simulations never follow me.
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
My heart is made up of pieces.
Do you get it yet?
Can't you see through this?
You know all too well
You cannot make things perfect.
No, I'll be shifting through lists of these possible loves
With this pain in my brain. It feels scattered like doves
Though the sky where my eyes have been drifting towards recently
And it's the closest I can be to egocentricity.
This overwhelming sense of rejection will sneak behind and tear at me
And it'll slam me to the ground into reality
And I'll deal with my disparity.
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Don't you love me now?
Don't you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
This is where I fall down shattered on the floor
As I'm swept around with a million more
Pieces of myself I once learned to lose
Though it never helped me forget the truth.
The truth."
@aldhairmedico9408
[Verse 1]
You can't create more time, you just make it
If you want a new life, just take it
And if you wanna change the world then speak real clear
And make sure someone's listening, listening
And if you wanna break my heart then stay right here
Yeah, don't go anywhere
[Chorus]
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
[Post-Chorus 1]
Everything comes in pieces
[Verse 2]
Do you love me yet? Fucking prove it
Try to ask yourself; are you really different?
Know that your life is more frightening than writing a song
It's an action of fractions you're passing along
And these oceans of emotion will crash once they hit the shore, I promise you
And it's the closest I will get to sincerity
The praise I make just looks so fake and cruel to me
And it's the closest I will come to purity
Simulations never follow me
[Chorus]
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
[Post-Chorus 2]
My heart is made up of pieces
[Verse 3]
Do you get it yet? Can you see through this?
You know all too well you cannot make things perfect
No, I'll be shifting through lists of these possible loves
With this pain in my brain it feels scattered like doves
Through this sky where my eyes have been drifting towards recently
And it's the closest I can be to egocentricity
This overwhelming sense of rejection will sneak up behind and tear at me
And it'll slam me to the ground into reality
And I'll deal with my disparity
[Chorus]
Oh, do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
[Outro]
This is where I fall down, shattered on the floor
As I'm swept along with a million pieces more
Of myself I once learned to lose
Though it never helped me forget
The truth, the truth, oh, the truth, the truth...
This is where I fall down, shattered on the floor
As I'm swept along with a million pieces more
Of myself I once learned to lose
Though it never helped me forget
The truth, the truth, oh, the truth, the truth
@ChrisLerouxDesign
I'm pretty sure many people will mention him, but kudos to the writer of this song, Adam Johnston (YMS here on Youtube). To have one of your songs covered by such a legendary band must be surreal, so I'm glad he's getting some recognition. Thanks Blondie!!
@anchelicht
What does the lyric of Fragments say?. Sorry English is not my language.
@aidan6083
ąnçhęlįcħ☥✠ The song by an Unkindness in the suggestions has the lyrics, I don't think I can share links in the comments though or it's marked as spam.
@davidjacob7740
+ąnçhęlįcħ☥✠ Here.
"You can't create more time. You just make it.
If you want a new life, just take it.
And if you want to change the world, then speak real clear
And make sure someone's listening (listening)
And if you want to break my heart, then stay right here.
Yeah don't go anywhere.
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Everything comes in pieces.
Do you love me yet?
Fucking prove it.
Try to ask yourself:
Are you really different?
Know that your life is more frightening than writing a song.
It's an action of fractions you're passing along
And these oceans of emotion will crash once they hit the shore (I promise you)
And it's the closest I will get to sincerity.
Every praise I make just looks so fake and crude to me
And it's the closest I will come to purity.
Simulations never follow me.
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
My heart is made up of pieces.
Do you get it yet?
Can't you see through this?
You know all too well
You cannot make things perfect.
No, I'll be shifting through lists of these possible loves
With this pain in my brain. It feels scattered like doves
Though the sky where my eyes have been drifting towards recently
And it's the closest I can be to egocentricity.
This overwhelming sense of rejection will sneak behind and tear at me
And it'll slam me to the ground into reality
And I'll deal with my disparity.
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Do you love me now?
Don't you love me now?
Don't you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
Why don't you love me now?
This is where I fall down shattered on the floor
As I'm swept around with a million more
Pieces of myself I once learned to lose
Though it never helped me forget the truth.
The truth."
@ChrisLerouxDesign
Someone else has already posted the lyrics, but I recommend checking out the original song, on Adam Johnston's Youtube page (search "an Unkindness - Fragments").
@anchelicht
Great! thank you very much!! David Jacob.
@psychicmonkey
I can't imagine how it must feel to be a small independent musician like Adam and have your original song covered by a classic band like Blondie
@guyinsf
Your comment sounds derogatory to the writer of this song.
@keepingsilence1861
+stu wilks dw, trust me he wouldn't have any objections
@braintrope4736
stu wilks His twitter handle is literally @2gay2lift. Do you think he cares about being talked about as a "furfag"?