Unexpected cover: "Get It on (Bang a Gong)" Blondie (1979)

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“Get It On (Bang a Gong)” is the best known song by Britain’s T. Rex. Written by lead singer Marc Bolan, the song appears on the 1971 album “Electric Warrior” and reached UK #1 and US #10. In 1983, Power Station fronted by Robert Palmer enjoyed a hit cover at US #9 that was heavily played on alternative radio. Blondie performed “Get It On (Bang a Gong)” live in their early years. This black and white footage is from July 7, 1979 at Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey. Blondie’s version is not as good as T. Rex or Power Station. However, neither Marc Bolan nor Robert Palmer ever looked like Debbie Harry and certainly never wiggled like her.