Blondie's "Rapture" with Fab 5 Freddy
5/7/20261 hr 25 min
Fab 5 Freddy says One Song’s fly, stems are playing, you’ll say “my my!” This week, Fab 5 Freddy returns to help Diallo and LUXXURY breakdown the first Billboard #1 song to feature rapping, Blondie’s “Rapture”. They touch on earlier takes on the song, including an unreleased Fab 5 Freddy verse that may have influenced the song, Freddy shares his experience when he first heard the song, and he talks about how his experience appearing in and creating art for that iconic music video helped him secure his role as host of Yo! MTV Raps. Diallo & LUXXURY Patreon Songs Discussed: “Rapture” - Blondie “Yuletide Throwdown” - Blondie feat. Fab 5 Freddy “Golden Years” - David Bowie “Do That to Me One More Time” - Captain & Tenille “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?” - Rod Stewart “They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” - Pete Rock & C..L. Smooth “The Hardest Part” - Blondie “Wordy Rappinghood” - Tom Tom Club “Rapper’s Delight” - Sugarhill Gang “Buffalo Gals” - Malcolm McLaren “Beat Bop” - Rammellzee vs. K-Rob One Song Spotify Playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsDiallo Riddle· Host0:00
[laughs] [guitar playing] Yes. [laughs] [guitar playing] Wow.
Luxury· Host0:08
It's so satisfying right here, right here.
Diallo Riddle· Host0:09
[singing] Wow.
Luxury· Host0:13
That's a legit- [laughs] So dope.
Diallo Riddle· Host0:15
Yeah ...
Luxury· Host0:15
like, heavy metal solo right there.
Diallo Riddle· Host0:16
Oh my God.
Luxury· Host0:17
That could be a- This is so special.
Diallo Riddle· Host0:18
The r- the stems, Rapture, oh, this is special.
Luxury· Host0:21
[laughs] Such a joy.
Fab 5 Freddy· Guest0:23
Don't cry.
Diallo Riddle· Host0:24
Oh, it's okay, I won't.
Fab 5 Freddy· Guest0:25
[laughs] I hear you choking up.
Diallo Riddle· Host0:26
[laughs] Luxury, today we're talking about a song that blends new wave, post-punk, disco, and a little newcomer named rap to create a sound emblematic of the downtown New York music scene of the early 1980s.
Luxury· Host0:40
That's right, Diallo, and in fact, it's the first song to feature rapping to top the Billboard charts.
Diallo Riddle· Host0:45
That's right, and we're back with the man who told us Everybody's Fly. We're talking One Song, and that song is Rapture by Blondie with our special guest, Fab 5 Freddy.
Speaker 30:55
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