The song was the main theme song of the film american gigolo. Call me was not on autoamerican, but on their greatest hits compilation. Blondies biggest hit, call me, was also the biggest song of 1980 in the us, spending six weeks at the top of the chart. The band was a pioneer in the early american new wave and punk scenes of.
The song, which in the early stages was an instrumental demo titled man machine, had originally been offered to fleetwood macs stevie nicks, but nicks declined and blondie instead recorded the song with lyrics by lead vocalist debbie harry. About call me call me is a song by the american new wave band blondie and the theme to the 1980 film american gigolo. Drummer clem burke, bass player gary valentine and keyboardist jimmy destri joined the band in 1975. Michelle winery legend jumpstarted 2020 with the release of his newest. The track was also released with spanish vocals as llama me. The top uses of blondies call me in movies or tv tom 2 years ago call me, by blondie, was released in the us in 1980 and was released by three different record companies. The numerous prospective blondie producers who had come to call may have had big names, but they hadnt impressed the band. Call me by blondie with the help of richard gere and footage from american gigolo. Since the 80s its been one of the greatest songs of the bands career and one that. Charlie plummer reveals the movie character that inspired his haircut, his favorite nyc movie, and more. This version has blondie debbie harris sleeve and zentz mastering see runout image blondie call me is the richard gere sleeve and zentz mastering see runout image. I own no rights to the content call me by blondie with the help of richard gere and footage from american. It also topped the uk pop chart and reached the top 20 in.
Blondie to perform at zootunes at seattles woodland park zoo on aug. Call me, by blondie, was released in the us in 1980 and was released by three different record companies. Call me al green album, and the title song, call me come back home see below. Jim henson, debbie harry, and the band from the taping of the call me number.
Blondie call me soundtrack american gigolo footage. Call me blondie marilyn monroe style cover video 2020. Barry from sauquoit, ny aretha franklin, johnny mathis, chris montez, and skyy all charted with call me. W swoich filmach poruszam tematyke, ktora interesuje wszystkie z nas. A journalist agrees to meet an obscene caller at a. Call me theme from american gigolo remastered 2001 by. Mar 23, 2016 phil collins, air supply, elton john, lobo, bee gees best soft songs 2019 duration. Color me your color, baby color me your car color me your color, darling i know who you are come up off your color chart i know where youre coming from call me call me on the line call me, call me any, anytime call me call me ill arrive you can call me any day or night call me cover me with kisses, baby cover me with love roll me in designer sheets ill never get enough. Blondie call me 1980, cp debbie sleeve, vinyl discogs. This version was part of the 1981 best of blondie compilation video. Produced and cowritten by italian musician giorgio moroder and released in the us in early 1980 as a single, call me was no. Blondie rates highly as the single most popular and successful group to emerge from the 1970s new york city.
It was written for the film american gigolo, where it plays in a scene where the lead character is working. At one point in a meeting he said, oh, you wanna listen to this. European disco producer giorgio moroder originally asked stevie nicks from fleetwood mac to. Blondie to perform at zootunes at seattles woodland. The song was spoofed in the sesame street video, food for thought, as try, try again. A fact from call me blondie song appeared on wikipedia s main page in the did you know. Phil collins, air supply, elton john, lobo, bee gees best soft songs 2019 duration. Debbie harry sang call me as the closing number on episode 509 of the muppet show.
Vinyl 7 blondie call me 1980, cp debbie sleeve, vinyl discogs. Blondies next single, the grammynominated call me, was the result of debbie harrys collaboration with the italian songwriter and producer giorgio moroder, who had been responsible for donna summers biggest hits. Released in the us in early 1980 as a single, call me was no. Rereleased in 1989 in conjunction with the debbie harry blondie compilation once more into the bleach. Blondie rates highly as the single most popular and successful group to emerge from the 1970s new york city punknew wave music scene. Blondie call me original long version american gigolo. Official video of blondie performing call me from the soundtrack of the movie american gigolo. This was released in the us with 3 different sleeves. Blondie call me original long version american gigolo 1980. Blondie s next single, the grammynominated call me, was the result of debbie harrys collaboration with the italian songwriter and producer giorgio moroder, who had been responsible for donna summers biggest hits. Call me je skladba americkej new wave skupiny blondie, a zaroven ustrednou skladbou k filmu americky gigolo 1980. American gigolo was a mild success upon arrival, but call me turned out to be the real star of the movie.
One was clips and video footage in new york of debbie harry. Stand alone single that was featured in the movie american gigolo. Check out call me theme from american gigolo remastered 2001 by blondie on amazon music. But creating a soundtrack for this movie had to be at least a little challenging, and somehow blondie fit the bill. Call me sylvester album call me, by diamond head, and the title song. Blondie color me your color, baby color me your car color me your color, darling i know who you are come up off your color chart i know where youre comin from call me call me on the line call me, call me any, anytime call me call me my love you can call me any day or night call me cover me with kisses, baby cover me with love roll me in designer sheets ill never get. The other, which came out in 1981, was nonrepresentational, not featuring any of the band. Call me is a song by the american new wave band blondie and the theme to the 1980 film american gigolo. The rise and fall of heidi fleiss, a 2004 tv movie about hollywood madam heidi fleiss. The best use of blondie songs in movies tvovermind. It was also covered by alexis michelle, massacre ar, emilia maiello, jill jones vs. The dancer is a woman with green hair tied in a ponytail. Apr 26, 2006 what movies had the song call me by blondie in it. It depicted a new york city taxi driver who had in fact appeared in numerous other blondie music videos driving his checker taxi through manhattan traffic.
Call me by blondie is the lead song for the soundtrack and was played during the films intro. The track was recorded as the title theme of the richard gere film american gigolo. Blondie originally released call me written by clem burke, debbie harry and giorgio moroder and blondie released it on the album american gigolo original soundtrack recording in 1980. Cover versions of call me by blondie secondhandsongs. Call me was not the bestselling single of the 1980, in terms of us sales, as it was only certified gold, which at that time indicated sales of 1,000,000 copies, one of over 30 singles to do so. A journalist agrees to meet an obscene caller at a bar, and ends up witnessing a murder. Blondie is an american rock band, founded by singer deborah harry and guitarist chris stein. The band was a pioneer in the early american new wave and punk scenes of the mid1970s. Blondie color me your color, baby color me your car color me your color, darling i know who you are come up off your color chart i know where youre comin from call me call me on the line call me, call me any, anytime call me call me my love you can call me any day or night call me cover me with kisses, baby cover me with love roll me in designer sheets ill never get enough. The video can be found on the 1991 uk video compilation the complete picture. Blondie was founded by singersongwriter debbie harry and guitarist chris stein in 1974. Nov 15, 2017 blondie call me soundtrack american gigolo footage. With scott bradlee, mike cottone, postmodern jukebox, ivan malespin.
It was also covered by alexis michelle, massacre ar, emilia. Jul 05, 2005 check out call me by blondie on amazon music. She wears magenta hoop earrings, a light green choker, a light green oneshoulder top, dark green leggings with 2 magenta stripes on each side, along with pockets on the rear end, magenta stiletto heels, a single green bracelet, and a shiny magenta fanny packbum bag. Publication date 1980 topics blondie, blondie call me, music videos. With patricia charbonneau, stephen mchattie, boyd gaines, sam freed. Color me your color, baby color me your car color me your color, darling i know who you are come up off your color chart i know where youre coming from call me call me on the line call me, call me any, anytime call me call me ill arrive you can call me any day or night call me cover me with kisses, baby cover me with love roll me in designer sheets ill never get enough emotions come, i.
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