Way Back Wednesday: Blondie

I went to the "Art In the Streets" exhibit at MOCA recently and was surprised to see a whole section dedicated to Blondie's "Rapture."  At the time, I just thought it was a cool song.  I didn't really know what it meant to eat up cars or eat up bars, where the people meet...I just thought Blondie was awesome and that it was a cool song to skate to (hello, I was in middle school).  Looking back now, I realize that this song meant a lot in pop culture.  It was the first "hip-hop" song to reach number one on the Billboard charts. And, according to the exhibit, it was also a big deal because it featured local New York graffiti artists and their work in the video.  Without realizing it, it helped propel street art and hip-hop in front of mainstream eyes.  Pretty cool for Blondie to be able to look back and have such an influence, not only on females in rock, but also in the hip-hop world. 

And, now I only eat guitars!