Benatar and Blondie

Pat Benatar—Get Nervous

You know, Pat Benatar is a fun artist. She had a bunch of hits, but I enjoy her lesser-known tracks as well. The general tone of this record is fun, quirky, and upbeat. I love “Shadows of the Night” but I also really like “Anxiety (Get Nervous),” the semi-titular track. On this particular day in the project, I started my evening at home listening to Pat Benatar and moved on to another 80s great afterward. Not sure if you’ve picked up on this, but I do love the 80s and all the ridiculous, great, and terrible music therein.

Blondie—Eat to the Beat

This is an awesome album. Most of the bigger hits are on Parallel Lines but I genuinely adore Eat to the Beat. “Dreaming,” “Atomic,” and sleeper hit “Shayla” are awesome songs. It’s certainly not a one-note album, with changes in pace, theme, and style prevalent throughout. It’s one of those records where you can just tell that not only did the band write the songs but no one member of the band wrote them all or wrote them alone. It comes across as a team effort, but one that allows different voices to shine through. And really, “Shayla” was such a pleasant surprise—I had never really given it a good listen and now I want to get a tape deck again just so I can put it on mix tapes.

Blondie—Heart of Glass 12” single

I just bought this because I like Blondie, singles, and Debbie Harry (whose photo is right on the middle of the record). It’s just “Heart of Glass” on one side and a mostly instrumental version on the B. Nothing too exciting, but I’ll probably keep it for the novelty.