Body breathing, almost comatose
Wall to wall, people hypnotized
And they're stepping lightly
Hang each night in rapture
Back to back, sacroiliac
Spineless movement and a wild attack
Face to face, sightless solitude
And it's finger-popping
Twenty-four hour shopping in rapture
Fab Five Freddy told me everybody's fly
DJ's spinning, I said "My, my."
Flash is fast, flash is cool
François, c'est pas flashé non due
And you don't stop, sure shot
Go out to the parking lot
And you get in your car and drive real far
And you drive all night and then you see a light
And it comes right down and it lands on the ground
And out comes the man from Mars
And you try to run, but he's got a gun
And he shoots you dead and he eats your head
And then you're in the man from Mars
You go out at night eating cars
You eat Cadillacs, Lincolns, too
Mercurys, and Subaru
And you don't stop
You keep on eating cars
Then when there's no more cars
You go out at night
And eat up bars where the people meet
Face to face
Dance cheek to cheek
One to one
Man to man
Dance toe to toe
Don't move too slow
'Cause the man from Mars is through with cars
He's eating bars
Yeah, wall to wall
Door to door
Hall to hall
He's gonna eat 'em all
Rapture
Be pure
Take a tour through the sewer
Don't strain your brain
Paint a train
You'll be singing in the rain
Said don't stop, do the punk rock
Well, now you see what you want to be
Just have your party on TV
'Cause the man from Mars won't eat up bars where the TV's on
Now he's gone back up to space
Where he won't have a hassle with the human race
And you hip hop
And you don't stop
Just blast off
Sure shot
Because the man from Mars stopped eating cars
And eating bars
And now he only eats guitars
Get up
Man to man, body muscular
Seismic dancing, move, bite the jugular
One to one, teatime technology
And a digital add-up
No sign of bad luck in rapture.

Blondie is an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the American new wave scene of the mid-1970s in New York City.
The band's first two albums contained strong elements of punk and new wave, and although highly successful in the UK and Australia, Blondie was regarded as an underground band in the U.S. until the release of Parallel Lines in 1978. Over the next four years, the band released several hit singles including "Dreaming", "One Way or Another", "Heart of Glass", "Call Me", "Atomic", "The Tide Is High", and "Rapture". The band became noted for its eclectic mix of musical styles, also incorporating elements of disco, pop, reggae, funk and early rap music.
Blondie disbanded after the release of their sixth studio album, The Hunter, in 1982. Harry continued to pursue a solo career with varied results after taking a few years off to care for partner Stein, who was diagnosed with pemphigus, a rare autoimmune disease of the skin. The band re-formed in 1997, achieving renewed success and their sixth number one single in the UK with "Maria" in 1999, exactly 20 years after their first UK No. 1 single ("Heart of Glass").
The group toured and performed throughout the world during the following years, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Blondie has sold around 40 million records worldwide and is still active. The band's eleventh studio album, Pollinator, was released on May 5, 2017.
Blondie Vs. The Doors - "Rapture" Riders :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnhKPw2NXIw
Public venues pay ASCAP and other music licensing organizations for the use of incidental music performances such as that. Permission from the artist has already been granted, through their music publisher, and specific permission to play a particular artist or song is not required. Petulant artists, who have already been remunerated for the performance of their music, can complain about it and usually get their way.
Imagine if other businesses worked that way.
I thought the scene was pretty cool.....Hey Doc! This drug ain't workin'!
Maybe they want to make sure you can hear what they have to say.
You've grouped "all the rap and hip-hop artists" together, but some of them are worth listening to.
So Bill mentioned there were some good comments on this one, so I thought I'd take a sneak peak at work.....
Thanks kylemichael for making me bust out laughing in my cube :P
Pretty funny lyrics (rap section) too. Never really listened to it that carefully 'till tonight.
I had to rate this a 10... I have lots of fond memories shaking my bootie to this at the discos... I know this song is cheesy, but it sure was fun!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapper%27s_Delight
*WHITE* Rap, you mean.
I remember clearly when this song came, and thinking something along the lines: "Urk! I don't very much like rap, but this "white imitation-rap" thing is truly awful!"
At least Debbie Harry could sing, unlike all the rap and hip-hop artists who so infest the airwaves, soundtracks, shop muzak, etc, etc these days. All I can say to rappers is - learn to f*ckin' sing!
This was an interesting experiment from an always innovative band, but a failure IMO. Nice bit of nostalgia. though.
*WHITE* Rap, you mean.
I remember clearly when this song came, and thinking something along the lines: "Urk! I don't very much like rap, but this "white imitation-rap" thing is truly awful!"
Goes to show the power of nostalgia, though. Now I kinda dig this goofy song.
really? I don't think the word rap was even in use when this came out, it certainly was not the kind of thing for which someone would have a like or dislike yet.
Don't forget "Poindexter on the violin and Louis and Gilbert will be chiming in"
The fact that this is Timothy Busfield cracks me up.
Is it because Blondie rhymes "cars" with "bars" and "guitars", and on "Revenge of the Nerds", they rhyme "guitar" with "Lamar"?
Or, is it just because they're both horrible at rapping?
Don't forget "Poindexter on the violin and Louis and Gilbert will be chiming in"
Is it because Blondie rhymes "cars" with "bars" and "guitars", and on "Revenge of the Nerds", they rhyme "guitar" with "Lamar"?
Or, is it just because they're both horrible at rapping?
*WHITE* Rap, you mean.
I remember clearly when this song came, and thinking something along the lines: "Urk! I don't very much like rap, but this "white imitation-rap" thing is truly awful!"
Goes to show the power of nostalgia, though. Now I kinda dig this goofy song.
You're farther along than I am, then. I like Blondie but this song still makes me cringe. :-)
Even calling it "Rapture". How dumb can you get?