The new Arcade Fire record “The Suburbs” has been getting some amazing reviews. It’s a great record! There are a few songs on there that ring a bell in my head when I hear them. “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” is a bit of a departure from the rest of the record and shares a pretty close similarity to Blondie‘s 1978 classic “Heart of Glass”. Have a listen:
Arcade Fire - "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" (2010)
Blondie - "Heart of Glass" (1978)
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I don’t think so. I definitely see a Blondie sound to it and have from the first listen, but I don’t think it bites off “Heart of Glass.” More just an homage to Blondie if anything.
eh…no.
The only similarity I hear is Blondie and Régine Chassagne’s singing style.
also see MGMT’s “Time To Pretend” and Cindy Lauper’s “All Through The Night”.
That’s EXACTLY what I thought the first time I heard Arcade’s song! The beat sounds VERY similar to Heart of Glass.
sounds like arcade changed it around a bit
maybe they were listening to it
im surprised some cant hear this one.