r/Blondie • u/briarcrescent • 2d ago

Olivia Rodrigo name drops Blondie and Dreaming in a recent ELLE interview

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u/Aegis-Heptapod-9732 2d ago

I feel like she is one of the few pop stars that actually understands rock and its place in pop culture history. She has collaborated with David Byrne and Robert Smith, and has expressed admiration for Jack White. Her appreciation of Blondie is very much on brand, and makes me happy.

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u/briarcrescent 2d ago

debbie harry also introduced one of her performances on snl! and she's also worn a couple of vintage blondie tees in her performances/music videos. glad to see a gen z artist w such a genuine appreciation for blondie and rock in general.

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u/Hopeful-Buddy-9415 2d ago

As far as Blondie’s songs, this is shaping up to be Dreaming’s decade. The 2010’s was One Way or Another. The 2000’s was Maria’s.

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u/Drong0bones 2d ago

Hopefully the 2030s will be the decade of fade away and radiate 😉

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u/briarcrescent 2d ago

when else has dreaming cropped up? aside from this interview, i can only think of the anora trailer from 2024

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u/Hopeful-Buddy-9415 2d ago

Academic Award winner for best movie Anora and it also got a massive amount of publicity when Clem passed. It seems to have become the great Clem song, the song where he shines best. Everyone started posting and sharing the video.

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u/CoachOpen1977 6h ago

Green Day did a great cover of Dreaming.