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unusual facts about Blondie


Father Knows Best

Originally built in 1941 during the production of a series of Blondie movies, this theatrical property continued to serve for many more years as part of the backlot of Columbia Pictures (now Warner Brothers Ranch in Burbank, California).


Anna Webber

Webber studied in Florence, Italy in 2005, under Jill Furmanovsky, the British rock photographer best known for her photos of Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Led Zeppelin, The Clash, and others on display in the National Portrait Gallery in London, England.

At Least, at Last

Some highlights on the boxed set include a cover of Blondies' song "Dreaming" and a song recorded for the television program Bill Nye the Science Guy, entitled "Oceanic Exploration".

Backfired

The 7" edit of "Backfired" appears on the Chrysalis Records/EMI compilation Most of All - The Best of Deborah Harry. A remix of the track by Bruce Forrest and Frank Heller was included on the 1988 Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach. The original extended 12" mix from 1981 appears as a bonus track on both the 1994 and 2005 CD re-issues of the album Koo Koo.

Despite Blondie having two number one singles ("The Tide Is High" and "Rapture") and a top 10 album (Autoamerican) within the previous twelve months, "Backfired" failed to make a significant impact on any of the charts, peaking at #32 in the UK.

Bob Gruen

Other notable celebrities and rock bands photographed by Gruen include the New York Dolls, The Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith Group, Blondie, Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss, Alice Cooper and Green Day.

Call for the Dead

"Blondie" is soon identified by fellow Circus agent Peter Guillam as Hans-Dieter Mundt, an East German agent under diplomatic cover working for Dieter Frey, a German spy of Smiley's during World War II who has since become an important East German agent.

Chris Berens

In 2010, Berens was commissioned to create the cover for Blondie's album Panic of Girls.

Covers E.P.

Franz Ferdinand themselves have previously released covers for LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends" and Blondie's "Call Me"

Dagwood sandwich

In May 1999, a counter-service restaurant named Blondie's opened at Universal Orlando's Islands of Adventure, serving a traditional Dagwood-style sandwich.

Dancing Stage Unleashed

Unleashed has a unique soundtrack and features music from Big Brovaz, Blondie and The Wonder Stuff as well as original tracks from Konami's in-house artists.

DBZ Guitars

Tommy Kessler (Blondie)/(Rock of Ages) Cavallo AB in White is used as Tommy's main guitar in Rock of Ages on Broadway.

Denis Lebrun

In 1982, Lebrun became Blondies assistant illustrator to head artist Mike Gersher.

Driver 76

The songs One Way or Another by Blondie and "Neighbourhood Threat" by Iggy Pop are used in the game that takes place in 1976, regardless of the fact that song first came out in 1978 and 1977, respectively.

Fuck the Pain Away

The lyrics reference a number of female rock stars, such as Debbie Harry ("Callin me, all the time like Blondie") and Chrissie Hynde ("Check out my Chrissie behind"), and morally assertive slogans, such as "Stay in School" (SIS) which is also a reference to her being a teacher before becoming a musician.

Full Blown Rose

On the Seed of Chucky soundtrack, Full Blown Rose performed one original song, "Get Your Hands Up," as well as a cover of Blondie's smash-hit "One Way or Another" which played during the film's closing credits.

Georgina Verbaan

In 2002, she released her debut studio album Sugar Spider that resulted in a number of radio hits including "Ritmo", "Yo quiero bailar" a cover of Sonia & Selena and "Denis" a cover of Blondie.

Goin' To Rockingham

This was the most productive longplayer released by the band yet as it contained 17 tracks, three of which were covers: "The Godfather", written by Nino Rota for the film of the same name; "Surfin' Hearse" had originally been a Jan & Dean song, which had been included on their 1963 album Drag City; "In The Sun" was a Blondie song.

Hal Quick

James Harold Quick (October 4, 1917 – March 9, 1974) nicknamed "Blondie", was a shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators in the 1939 season.

Harry Sutcliffe

The late 1990s saw Harry move into the business side of the music industry, initially as an A&R manager for Arista Records working closely with Blondie, Natalie Imbruglia, Kent, Beth Orton, Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Brown and Death in Vegas.

Holly and the Italians

They relocated to London, England where, after playing on the pub circuit extensively, they quickly came to prominence as the opening act for fellow Americans Blondie and were signed to disc jockey Charlie Gillett's record label, Oval.

Hott

"Hanging on the Telephone", a song by the power pop band The Nerves, most famously recorded by the new wave band Blondie

Jack Rice

Jack Rice (May 14, 1893 – December 14, 1968) was an American actor best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy'sseries of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studios, and also as "Ollie" in around a dozen of Columbia film studio's series of the Blondie comic strip, which starred Penny Singleton.

Jerry Blair

In the mid to late '80s, Blair headed the West Coast office of Chrysalis Records, where he worked with artists Huey Lewis, Pat Benetar, Billy Idol, Jethro Tull, and Blondie.

Jill Furmanovsky

She has photographed many of the biggest names in rock music, including: Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Mike Oldfield, The Ramones, Bob Marley, Eric Clapton, Blondie, The Police, The Plea, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Pretenders and Oasis.

Kendal Calling

Friday headliners were British drum 'n' bass artists Chase & Status, Saturday headliners were Wakefield indie outfit The Cribs and New York New Wave/Pop group Blondie closed the festival on Sunday evening.

Little Darlings

The film was notable for having a contemporary pop soundtrack, with music by artists like Blondie, Rickie Lee Jones, Supertramp, The Cars, and Iain Matthews.

Little Doses

The acts Little Doses have cited as influences are - Sparklehorse, Super Furry Animals, Grant Lee Buffalo, Red House Painters, Pavement, Blondie, Pete Yorn, Coldplay, Harry and the Potters, Stevie Wonder, Dawn of the Replicants, The Secret Machines, Deus, Jeff Buckley, Nick Drake, Pixies, David Bowie, The Afghan Whigs and The Twilight Singers.

Mike Gersher

He had to rely heavily on assistants, notably future head Blondie artist Denis Lebrun, who was soon brought in to ink backgrounds and improve the lettering.

Minor scale

In rock and popular music examples of songs in Aeolian include The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin", Blondie's "Call Me", and Spinal Tap's "Lick My Love Pump".

Nora Sumberg

While studying on an Australia Council Scholarship at the New York Studio School, New York, Sumberg lived in the Hotel Chelsea and became acquainted with and befriended notable musicians and performers such as Blondie, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Johnny Rotten, Richard Hell and filmmaker Luis Buñuel.

Ollie E. Brown

In the 1980s, Brown also produced or performed on albums by Blondie, The Jacksons, La Toya Jackson ('If You Feel the Funk'), DeBarge and Quincy Jones.

Once More into the Bleach

Once More into the Bleach spun off two single releases: "Denis", a remix by Dancin' Danny D which is the first official Blondie remix single (also known as "Denis '88") and "Call Me", a remix by Ben Liebrand.

Self-steering gear

The most widespread form of self-steering, the servo pendulum, was introduced to cope with the power required to operate a larger rudder and was a successor to the servo trim tab principle (introduced by Herbert "Blondie" Hasler).

Someone to Drive You Home

Influences of Pulp, Elastica, Morrissey and Blondie have been frequently quoted when the album is discussed in the media.

Stan Drake

In 1984, Drake replaced Mike Gersher as the artist on Blondie (written by Dean Young), and he continued drawing the strip until his death.

Sunday Girl

Like Blondie's earlier single, "Hanging on the Telephone", the drumming pattern of "Sunday Girl" employs a double backbeat rhythm.

Three and Out

The trailer features the tracks "Dreaming of You" by The Coral, "One Way or Another" by Blondie, "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum and "Night Time" by N.U.M.B. There is a soundtrack of the same name accompanying this film.

Tru Fax and the Insaniacs

The voice of the band's lead vocalist, Diana Quinn, has been described as evoking "early Deborah Harry -- sort of Blondie meets The Stooges or New York Dolls." TFI was part of DC's infant punk scene in the late 1970s/early 1980s.

United Western Recorders

As well as those noted above, other famous artists who have recorded there include Blondie, Elvis Presley, Bobby Vee, The 5th Dimension, The Righteous Brothers, Barbra Streisand, Ella Fitzgerald, Whitney Houston, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Tom Petty, R.E.M., k.d. lang, Madonna, Rod Stewart, Glen Campbell, Eric Clapton and Bonnie Raitt.

Winston Chow

The venue was owned by Hilly Kristal and was known as a forum which introduced artists such as The Ramones, Misfits, Television, the Patti Smith Group, Mink DeVille, The Dead Boys, The Dictators, The Fleshtones, The Voidoids, The Cramps, Blondie, The Shirts, and Talking Heads.


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