For my "Anatomy of a Song" column in the WSJ this week, I interviewed Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and other members of Blondie as well as producer Mike Chapman and saxophonist Tom Scott on the writing and recording of Rapture (go here). The 1981 song is significant because it's considered the first rap hit to reach No. 1 using original music rather than s…
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