Blondie discovered the track after Jeffrey Lee Pierce (later of The Gun Club) played it for Debbie Harry and Chris Stein. Blondie's Remastered Versions
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The song was originally written by for his short-lived Los Angeles power pop trio, The Nerves . Blondie discovered the track after Jeffrey Lee Pierce
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Over the decades, the track has seen several re-releases and technical updates to preserve its punchy sound:
"Hanging On The Telephone" is most famously recognized as the high-voltage opening track of 1978 breakthrough album, Parallel Lines . While often mistaken for an original, the song is a cover that transformed a forgotten power pop gem into a definitive anthem of the New Wave era. Origin and Authorship