“Heart of Glass” marked the moment Blondie, co-founded by Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, transcended from the underbelly of New York’s punk scene to the gilded glamour of the Top 40. It went on to be ...

Blondie was already an underground sensation, but they needed a hit. That they did so with a song whose lyrics seemed to shrug off the end of a love affair with an air of resignation only solidified ...