Blondie-inspired 'The Tide Is High' Art Print MTV Unplugged the Godfather of Goth

the Godfather of Goth

If you love this song or you love Bowie's music

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Blondie-inspired 'The Tide Is High' Art Print MTV Unplugged the Godfather of Goth'The Tide Is High' is my personal favourite Blondie song. It's so easy going and engaging. Except I learnt it wasn't actually a Blondie song; it's written by John Holt. And then down the rabbit hole! it's been covered by a whole number of artists; it's a promiscuous song. I wanted to do something ironic with the cover, so I found something with the heaviest dramatic weight I could find: and chose a font to match. The high impact of the cover vs. the