Day 48 - Rapture (Blondie)

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 M.T.V. in the Poconos, so Maria and I would watch this on Friday Night Videos, priding ourselves on the ability to learn every word.