Fade Away Never vs. Fade Away & Radiate

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Ferry vs. Harry. Two Testaments of Idolatry by the Idolized. James Dean or Humphrey Bogart. Fripp or Eno. Blondie or Roxy.

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Fade Away and Radiate - Blondie (1978)	6
2 H.B. - Roxy Music (1972)	2

― Vic Perry, Saturday, 14 March 2015 21:32 (ten years ago)

It never occurred to me that the Blondie one was about James Dean specifically (even with the "die in 1955" lyric)

― Josefa, Saturday, 14 March 2015 21:40 (ten years ago)

Shemp Howard and Carmen Miranda also died in 1955

― Josefa, Saturday, 14 March 2015 21:54 (ten years ago)

Somehow I didn't make the connection that Fripp plays lead guitar on "Fade Away and Radiate", maybe because I haven't listened to that album in a long time. Seems pretty obvious now.

― EveningStar (Sund4r), Sunday, 15 March 2015 00:07 (ten years ago)

both songs seem to be nostalgia for the movie fan experience itself, but as records they make something new

― Vic Perry, Sunday, 15 March 2015 15:57 (ten years ago)

no oasis b side no credibility

― post you had fecund thoughts about (darraghmac), Sunday, 15 March 2015 17:00 (ten years ago)

Rolling electric piano + Ferry's vocal vs Frippertronics + one of Debbie's best lyrics

I love how Ferry's still figuring out how he wants to sing so he plays with a variety of voices.

― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 March 2015 17:02 (ten years ago)

I think those are Chris Stein's lyrics though. Interestingly there's no gender reference in the song

― Josefa, Sunday, 15 March 2015 17:08 (ten years ago)

You're right -- just checked my CD.

― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 15 March 2015 17:14 (ten years ago)

I love how Ferry sings all over that LP - you guys might have talked about his approach in the podcast, Alfred - the number of vocalist moods on "If there is something," for example.

Stein writing with her singing in mind is more than a possibility here. TWO movie trib songs on that side - Pretty Baby, which was co-written by Harry and mentions La Dolce Vita of all things.

― Vic Perry, Sunday, 15 March 2015 17:26 (ten years ago)

I just checked the Victor Bockris book about Blondie and in it Debbie says Stein wrote "Fade Away" in 1974.. so possibly even before Blondie?

― Josefa, Sunday, 15 March 2015 17:42 (ten years ago)

not before Debbie Harry was working with him, no

― Vic Perry, Sunday, 15 March 2015 17:47 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Sunday, 22 March 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

disappointed that I couldn't find a live track of Blondie with Fripp doing Fade Away. I could find them doing a cover of "I Feel Love" in 1979 together, which I wish were all it could have been, but it just ain't quite. Great gesture though.

― Vic Perry, Sunday, 22 March 2015 21:18 (ten years ago)

If you'd worked "Time Fades Away" into this, I would have voted.

― clemenza, Sunday, 22 March 2015 21:26 (ten years ago)

If wishes were Crazy Horses, em....sorry to say I don't know that one. Will look up. Will listen to. Nobody ever held my hand and had me listen to Neil Young, so I'm still catching up with the collection.

― Vic Perry, Sunday, 22 March 2015 21:38 (ten years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Monday, 23 March 2015 00:01 (ten years ago)

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