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Re: (TV) In search of the great American band



I like Blondie, but I've never loved Blondie. Minus Debbie Harry, I think they'd get no further than 1-2 songs on the average "NY Punk/New Wave" compilation (kind of like the Nerves, who wrote and originally recorded "Hanging on the Telephone"). 

And, as I've said before, Television + Debbie Harry as lead vocalist = current Marquee Moon Mailing List subscribers * 10,000 today.

I could never reduce my fondness for Television (or any band I really like) to 1 track, but for Blondie, I could live without everything except "Rapture". Fantastic. (And, I'll give a nod to "In the Flesh", which I never cared for until hearing Luna's gorgeous throwaway cover). 

--Phil




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From: Keith Allison <keith@thewonder.co.uk>
To: tv@obbard.com
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2008 2:43:28 AM
Subject: Re: (TV) In search of the great American band

Phil Obbard wrote:
> Interesting concept, but bad first round for Television...
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And can I just say that Blondie were - and remain - truly awful. Fred 
knew what he was doing.

K.

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