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.
Little Girl Lies
Blondie Lyrics
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She'll be talking and laughing with six other guys
Flirtatious and cute, she'll take you the route
Telling Little Girl Lies
He loves her so much, he don't want to lose her
And there's no other girl he likes to ball better
But he's busy tonight, "We'll make it tomorrow"
He's telling his Little Girl Lies
That's how the Little Girl Lies
He's telling his Little Girl Lies
Those Little Girl Lies gonna catch up to you
And you'll be sorry!
Making excuses why she can't meet you later
She's not really ill, someone else got to date her
Mixed up and confused, it'll catch up to you
Telling Little Girl Lies
They tell the Little Girl Lies
He's telling his Little Girl Lies
That's how your Little Girl Lies
She's been telling you Little Girl Lies
That's how his Little Girl Lies
She been telling him Little Girl Lies
Those Little Girl Lies gonna catch up to you and you'll be sorry
Boo hoo
Boo hoo
The lyrics of Blondie's song Little Girl Lies explore the theme of deceit in romantic relationships. The song speaks about two people who are telling lies to their partners, causing confusion, disappointment, and pain. It starts off with a warning to a man not to close his eyes to his girlfriend's behavior, as she is flirting and socializing with other men. She is making promises that she may not be able to keep, and telling him lies. On the other hand, a man is also lying to his lover, claiming that he loves her, but postponing dates and making excuses. He is telling "little girl lies", making her believe that he cares for her when in reality he is just using her.
The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Those little girl lies gonna catch up to you, and you'll be sorry." This catches the essence of the message Blondie is trying to communicate. The lies that people tell their partners may work for a while, but eventually, they will be exposed, and the consequences will come knocking. Mixed up and confused, the relationships are bound to fail unless the lies stop. Ultimately the song is a caution to all lovers to always be truthful to their partners as deceit will only lead to heartache.
Line by Line Meaning
She loves you right now, so don't close your eyes
She's manipulating you into believing that she loves you in the present moment, so you won't see her actions with other guys
She'll be talking and laughing with six other guys
She'll be socializing with numerous men, without any regard for the impact it may have on you
Flirtatious and cute, she'll take you the route
She's charming and appealing in every way, but she'll use these traits to lead you down a deceitful path
Telling Little Girl Lies
She's weaving false stories to cover up her unfaithful behavior
He loves her so much, he don't want to lose her
He's very attached and dependent on her for his emotional fulfillment
And there's no other girl he likes to ball better
He desires to have sex only with her, and no other woman can compare to her in that regard
But he's busy tonight, "We'll make it tomorrow"
He's making excuses to avoid spending time with her, but promises to make it up the next day
He's telling his Little Girl Lies
He's also being dishonest with her, making up stories to maintain his relationship with her
Making excuses why she can't meet you later
She's creating justifications for avoiding you and seeing someone else instead
She's not really ill, someone else got to date her
She's lying about her health condition, and is actually going out with another man
Mixed up and confused, it'll catch up to you
Her untruthfulness and deceitfulness will eventually come to light, and have negative consequences for both of them
They tell the Little Girl Lies
Their dishonesty impacts both of them, causing a cycle of deception and mistrust
That's how your Little Girl Lies
This is how she resorts to deceit to gain advantage and satisfy her own needs
She been telling him Little Girl Lies
She's not the only one who engages in falsehood, he too lies to her
Those Little Girl Lies gonna catch up to you and you'll be sorry
The consequences of their dishonesty will eventually catch up to them, and they'll regret their actions
Boo hoo
An expression of sarcastic empathy towards their inevitable remorse
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Deborah Harry
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Kc
on Accidents Never Happen
Judging from the cultural framework at the time i read it as lies being exposed for the middle income layers of the society who ere led to believe that if they follow certain codes they will be happy and prosperous but so many fail so accidents nver happen is a mockery