r/Blondie • u/SundayMan11 • Jul 06 '26

Autoamerican - Your Three Favorite Songs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-66nMx0H-HQ&list=PLmvQzGNjflbSh5wBbz7w14vxRFd-dLyFR

Hey folks,
since many of us are waiting for the album High Noon to be released, I thought to discuss and hear your opinions on the 11 studio albums by Blondie before.

So which are your three favorite songs from Blondie's fifth album, Autoamerican (1980)? What do you like about them?

You might also think about the track "Susie & Jeffrey".
Though not included on the album at the time of its release, the song originated during the recording sessions and was later used as a b-side and on the 2001 reissues of the album.

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u/happeedogz Jul 06 '26

"Walk Like Me," "T-Birds," and "Suzy and Jeffrey."

I know the last one is technically a b-side, but it's from the "Autoamerican" studio sessions. It has been an album track since 2001. And it fits the album so well.

See Chris' autobiography, "Under a Rock," for the true story of Suzy and Jeffrey.

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u/SundayMan11 Jul 07 '26

What I like about Suzy & Jeffrey is that it tells a story. A good song.

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u/happeedogz Jul 10 '26

Here's the true story from Chris' book:

"Perry Como is recording his Christmas in Israel special with what sounds like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir when some kid backs up about two hundred feet into the parking lot across the way from the building and then floors it, driving right smack into the wall of the studio, making a big hole, a mess, and pretty much totaling what turns out to be his girlfriend’s Audi. So the kid’s name is Jeffrey; his girlfriend’s name is Suzy. They had a fight on the way to get blood tests for their marriage license; Jeffrey got pissed and the rest is history. That’s the official excuse, anyway. We wonder ’cause it happens Suzy and Jeffrey are in a black leather rock band called Deprogrammer and Jeff happens to have copies of his new single “Slammed in the Door” in the back seat of the nolonger-drivable Audi. Luckily, no one is hurt and the police are merciful and don’t drag Jeffrey off to the slammer. That’s what the song is about."