It not only told a story, it also merged New York City’s hip-hop, art and clubbing cultures in a totally unprecedented way.
The mini-film - directed by Keith Macmillan, a k a “Keef” - was a revelation, in an era when most music videos consisted of a band pretending to perform a song on a soundstage. It has everything: Jean-Michel Basquiat playing a DJ, graffiti artists Lee Quiñones and Fab 5 Freddy, Debbie Harry rapping, voodoo dancers, a goat! What followed remains one of the most surprising, delightful and groundbreaking videos of all time. “Using our new single, ‘Rapture,’” Harry said, in a professorial tone, “Blondie and some of our friends put together a number to show you what rapping in the street scene is like.” “The most recent fad to catch on with kids in our big cities and metropolitan areas is rapping,” the Blondie singer explained to the audience on the network variety show “Solid Gold,” in 1981.Īfter mentioning some of the genre’s rising stars from the Bronx - the Sugarhill Gang, Grandmaster Flash, the Funky 4 + 1 - Harry introduced her band’s latest rap-inspired video. Singing teacher to the stars turns 85 with a little help from Debbie Harryįorty years ago, Debbie Harry went on network TV to introduce a new musical phenomenon called hip-hop. Miley Cyrus covers ‘Heart of Glass’ and even Blondie approves NYC in the ’80s changed music - and launched Madonna, Run-DMC and more
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