Chapter 5 - '(...Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear': The Influence of Deborah Harry and Blondie
 

This chapter seeks to show the transcendent and pervasive influence that Blondie has had on popular music and culture in the following sections: General Observations; Culture/Society; Rap/Hip-Hop; Videos/MTV; Bands/Singers: General Discussion; Non-Musical Cultural Icons: Marilyn Monroe; and Fashion. Chapter 5 is devoted to Specific Bands/Singers influenced by Blondie and Deborah Harry. After a fair reading of these chapters, it would be very difficult to deny Blondie's influence and importance in pop music.

General Observations

Blondie and Deborah Harry's musical and cultural influence is clear, a conclusion supported by a wide array of commentators in the following quotations....
 

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