Blondie’s heyday may have been in the 70s and 80s, but their songs and albums in the 90s and 00s are nothing to sneeze at. In fact, I’d be bold enough to say that these new wave icons only got better as time wore on. Their later-career works are sorely underrated. Let’s just look at a few Blondie songs that prove my point!
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“Maria”
No Exit is quite underrated, in my opinion. It’s an excellent turn-of-the-millennium album from 1999. And one of my favorite songs from that album is “Maria”. It’s quite a throwback, complete with a slightly more vintage sound that would have made as much sense on one of their 80s releases as it would on a recent release. Those choral bells, the celebratory vibe of the song… It’s not surprising that this song was a big hit around Christmastime.
“Screaming Skin”
Blondie’s follow-up album Livid, was a similarly killer record. “Screaming Skin” opens up the album, and it’s a high-energy, playful piece of work that works beautifully as an opener. However, many fans prefer the live version of this song, as it has a late-70s vibe that suits Blondie beautifully.
“What I Heard”
Released in 2010, Panic Of Girls was released during a period where many fans believed that Blondie would take things easy and release a reissue of one of their biggest albums or opt for a greatest hits release. The band did neither. Instead, they dropped Panic Of Girls, their first new album full of brand-new material in close to a decade. “What I Heard” is just one of many great tracks from that release, but it’s my personal favorite. It really proved that the newest evolution of Blondie new how to stay modern.
“Rave”
Blondie released their double album Blondie 4(0) Ever in 2014, which includes the record Ghosts Of Download. On that particular release, we got one of the best Blondie songs in years, titled “Rave”. Interestingly enough, “Rave” was never its own single. It’s kind of a deep cut in retrospect, and one of Blondie’s most underrated later-career releases. Those glittery synths, that pounding beat, the catchiness of it all. It’s a really stellar song, and yet another one that proves Blondie is not losing any stride.
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