Blondie's "Call Me"

One Song

Hartbeat

Music Commentary, Music Interviews, Onesong, Comedy, Music

4.9 • 876 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

The importance of Blondie’s “Call Me” can’t be quantified in sales alone. Sure, it was a global hit. But it’s also a part of cinematic history: It’s played during the iconic opening sequence of the movie American Gigolo, starring Richard Gere. It is one of the signature compositions of the man they call the “godfather of disco”, Giorgio Moroder. And let’s not forget the vocal and lyrical contributions of the legendary singer, Debbie Harry. Join hosts Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY as the break down this classic track.

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0:00.0	So Diallo, today's song was a monster hit.
0:04.5	It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks.
0:07.0	It was the biggest selling single in the U.S. in 1980.
0:09.8	Is that true?
0:10.4	It is true.
0:11.0	This was the biggest hit of that year, and it was also number one in the UK and Canada.
0:15.1	But this song's importance can't be quantified in sales alone, because it also brought us,
0:19.4	Mr. Richard Gear, driving down the PCH in a Mercedes-Benz,
0:23.2	drop-top convertible looking hot.
0:25.1	And it also gave us a mainstream pop song about male sex work.
0:28.1	And it also gave us a genius Italian composer, dubbed the godfather of disco.
0:33.5	He's also a personal hero of mine.
0:34.8	All of this in one song.
0:36.0	Mine too, luxury.
0:37.3	The song is Call Me by Blondie.
0:39.6	The movie it's featured in is American Gigolo.
0:42.4	And that genius composer, who will be discussing at length, in addition to the band,
0:46.5	is the one and only Georgio Maroder.
0:48.7	It's one song, and that song is Call Me by Blondie.
0:52.2	I'm a lot
0:56.0	I'm actor, writer, director, and sometimes DJ Diallo-Riddle.
1:15.6	And I'm producer, DJ, and songwriter Luxury, aka the guy who talks about interpolation
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