"Heart of Glass" by Blondie

You came, you saw, you voted, and you picked Blondie as Strong Songs' first listener-selected artist! After weighing a number of possible songs to focus on, Kirk decided to go with the 1978 hit that took them from the punk clubs of New York to dance floors around the world.

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Written by: Deborah Harry and Chris Stein

Produced by: Mike Chapman

Album: Parallel Lines (1978)

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Special Guests: Katelyn and Laurie Shook, a.k.a. Shook Twins

ALSO REFERENCED/DISCUSSED:

• "One Way or Another" by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison from Parallel Lines, 1978
• "Atomic" by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri from Eat To The Beat, 1979
• "Call Me"  by Debbie Harry and Giorgio Moroder, 1980
• "I Feel Love" by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, and Pete Bellotte from I Remember Yesterday, 1977
• A 2013 Guardian interview with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein on the writing of the song
• A 2008 Sound on Sound article detailing the production of Parallel Lines
• An interesting 1979 New York Times profile of the band

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