After a string of new wave hits that had crossed over into the pop charts, Debbie Harry and her band Blondie, brought forth this funk-driven hip hop cross-over mega-monster, Rapture. Add one part proper dance beats, to one part synthetic pop, and then mix in a shot or two of Fab Five Freddy. This song is hypnotically repetitive but 100% amazing During the emergence of hip hop, leave it to a blonde new wave diva to elevate rap to the pop charts. We didn’t have MTV in the Poconos, so Maria and I would watch this on Friday Night Videos, priding ourselves on the ability to learn every word.
From the historical writing archive. Original date: November 3, 2017. Recovered from local source material; editorial review is still in progress.
