Meatloaf's singles seldom sink below the 5-minute mark AP Photo Fab Five Freddy (who gets namechecked in the song) Grandmaster Flash, and Melle Mel were essentially in the process of inventing rap music here.ĭoes anybody have a clue what Debbie Harry is actually saying here? No! And it doesn't matter, because the song is more than the sum of its parts, and one of Blondie's best. Of course, the band are indebted to their contemporaries for this reason.
Some dismiss Harry's flows as sounding a bit nonsensical, forgetting that this was a time where people were still realising you could talk and rhyme over music. It's rhythmic guitars and saxophone riffs are structured in the same way the MCs were putting beats together in Brooklyn's underground clubs. Technically, 'Rapture' was the first official rap song to top the Billboard Hot 100. 'Rapture' is mish-mash of sci-fi imagery, disco, with a rap interlude from Debbie Harry to boot. Once again, the theory that pop music has to be punchy and to the point flounders here - with any luck, Styles's debut single will hit 1 billion streams on Spotify alone next year.īlondie's embrace of New York rap jarred and enthralled us all AP Photoīlondie's 'Rapture' arose at a time where the band had released five albums over five years and faced going creatively stagnant.įortunately for the nightclubs of the 80s, that didn't happen. Instead, it set him apart from his bandmates perfectly. It's difficult to verbalise what a move it was to make 'Sign of the Times' not only rooted in Bowie-esque sound palettes, but to make the listener tune in for at least 2 minutes longer than anything else in the top 10 at that moment in time.įor a 23-year-old star trying to make listeners (beyond the fandom you've already cultivated) take you seriously, there was potential for disaster. Gucci suits, acting in a Nolan film, and the adoration of Stevie Nicks will only get you so far.Ĭentral to Styles' whole schitck is taking a chance on the unconventional. There are lots of reasons Harry Styles was able to sustain the superstardom afforded to him through five years in the world's biggest boyband. Styles' embrace of flair and theatrics sets him apart from his former bandmates AP She has also appeared in Zagreb, Croatia on January 4, 2006, the night before the FIS World Cup slalom race on nearby Sljeme, with some other groups and singers from disco era (Nile Rodgers and Chic, Village People, Thelma Houston and Rose Royce).ĩ. She sang "Ring My Bell" and several other disco hits. On New Year's Eve 2005, Ward performed in Memphis, Tennessee at Beale Street. On New Year's Eve 2002 she performed "Ring My Bell" in New York City's Times Square before a crowd of revelers as part of the city's official celebration. Only one other single of hers made the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the U.S., "Don't Drop My Love," which halted at #87. Disputes with Frederick Knight, a car accident, and the fading appeal of disco music halted Ward's career, and she came to be regarded as a one-hit wonder. The single reached number one in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom in 1979. The song, which was originally a juvenile targeted tune about teens talking on the telephone, was rewritten with more 'adult' lyrics, and the result was the single "Ring My Bell". Ward did not like the song, but Knight insisted that a dance track was needed to capitalize on the current disco trend, and Ward relented. While recording her debut album, record label owner Frederick Knight presented her with a song he had written the previous year for Stacy Lattisaw. Des différends avec Frederick Knight, un accident de voiture, et la disparition progressive de la Before signing a recording contract, Ward obtained a degree in psychology from Rust College in Holly Springs, Mississippi, and had become a schoolteacher. "Ring My Bell" atteint alors la place de numéro un au Canada, aux États-Unis, et au Royaume-Uni en 1979.
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La chanson, qui est à l'origine ciblée sur les adolescents, a été réécrite avec plus de paroles "adultes".
Cette chanson ne plait pas à Ward mais Knight insiste sur le fait qu'une chanson disco est nécessaire pour tirer parti de la tendance actuelle. Lors de l'enregistrement de son premier album, Frederick Knight propriétaire d'une maison de disques, lui présente une chanson écrite l'année précédente pour la chanteuse Stacy Lattisaw. Avant de signer un contrat d'enregistrement, Anita Ward a obtenu un diplôme en psychologie, à Holly Springs dans le Mississippi, et est devenue enseignante.