Blondie and a perfect Valentine's Day ttt for the ages

Hello hello silver bloggers, music lovers and Hello hivers!

We are going back to my Silver Chronicles post of a few weeks ago My Soundtrack for the 80s my favourite decade

Quite a self-explanatory title and it is my inspiration for the next few posts on ttt!

I saw this band live and then saw the lead singer live in her solo career.

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It is Tuesday and that of course means that it's #ttt or #threetunetuesday and so it's time to share some tunes with you!

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The Band - Blondie

They are one of my favourite bands of all time, and I never tire of listening to them. In fact I really should do some more ttt posts on them!

Blondie were founded in New York City in 1974 by the iconic Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. They were pioneers of the American new wave and punk scenes. They umpteen albums and I had a big crush on her!

Perfect UPbeat tunes for the fluffing rainy weather we are having!

Tune 1 - Blondie - Call Me

Released in February 1980 Call Me was the main theme for the film American Gigolo. It was a massive collaboration with Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder, with lyrics penned by Debbie Harry.

Fun Fact: Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks to help with the song, but she declined, paving the way for Blondie to create their biggest-selling single.

I chose this version ... a live performance of "Call Me" from Blondie's show at YouTube Presents on October 10th 2012 some 32 years after it was released.

Tune 2 - Blondie - Atomic

Atomic appeared on the 1979 album Eat to the Beat, but was released as a single in February 1980, which is why I included it in 1980 in my chronicle. It is a high-energy fusion of new wave, disco, and even surf-rock guitars.

It became the band's third No. 1 hit in the UK, holding the top spot for two weeks in March.

Fun Fact: The original album version features an intro inspired by the nursery rhyme "Three Blind Mice".

Tune 3 - Blondie - The Tide Is High

All together now ....

The tide is high, but I'm holdin' on
I'm gonna be your number one
I'm not the kind-a girl who gives up just like that, oh no

We finish by jumping to the end of 1980. This cover of The Paragons' reggae classic was released in October as the lead single from their fifth album, Autoamerican.

I do love my reggae, so this will be a Bonus tune!

Tune 3 - The Paragons - The Tide Is High

So there you have it 3 songs from Blondie and a reggae classic from The Paragons this week with my 80s Soundtrack post as the inspiration!

Which was your favourite tune? Or have you never heard of them?

Note: The 4 YouTube videos that I have shared are not owned by me, I am simply spreading great music on Hive.

I wish that you all have a brilliant happy fun and terrific Tuesday until we meet again enjoy your tunes 🎶🎵🎶

Thanks for visiting!

The images were taken by the author and ramblings are also from me with some assistance from gemini, the mad Scotsman TengoLoTodo unless otherwise stated.

@tengolotodo February 10th 2026

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