Blondie – Call Me

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  General Comment:The Dandy Warhols have a pretty great cover of this via their black album.

  Flag M0NSTARon January 21, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:Slutty? This was written before computers; and cell phones; and all other forms of communication except landlines and letters. The song is very simple. Give the woman a call to get together. And considering when the song was written, it's probably not about a one night stand; rather, a REAL date with someone she's known awhile (and a date that will involve sex), if anybody today knows (and appreciates) what a "date" is. (I am SOOOOO glad I am of a different generation!)

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    Don't get me started on the cultural differences between then and now. So much has been lost to instant gratification as well as a loss of communication skills. Ugh. I would like to turn back time in some aspects of male/female relations.

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  General Comment:Oh, this isn't slutty at all......

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  General Comment: BLONDIE IS AWESOME!!!!

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  General Comment:It is based on the film "American Gigolo" and is written from his point of view, mostly...the client can call him anytime for his "service". The reference to sharing the wine - there is a scene in the film where he opens a bottle of wine for a rich, older client. He then falls in love with another client (emotions come) and she gives him an alibi for a murder he did not commit ("love's alibi").
  
  The rest of it refers to his skill in languages..in the film the character speaks Swedish and French.

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  General Comment:Oh my goodness im 16 years old and I love this song!!!!! I think it's way better that ''Heart of Glass'' but yeah. This is great :)
  
  Peace Out

  Flag C!xLORE!bArAon November 21, 2007   Link

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  General Comment:The song is loosely about the theme of American Gigolo, in which the gigolo played by Richard Gere is accused of murder, and his, uh, "client," a wealthy, older high society woman played by Lauren Hutton, gives him an alibi at the cost of her reputation because she is in love with him.

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  General Comment:everytime i hear this song i wanna sing it so bad, haha
  
  anyone here the cover by garbage/no doubt/the distillers? so good.

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  General Comment:i love debbie's voice

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  General Comment:how can you not like blondie?

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