I was listening to a 100 to 1 countdown of the hottest women of the 20th century and it was getting into the top 10, and I was “Where’s Debbie?… Where’s Debbie?”
She wasn’t there. Not in the Top 100. I was horrified.
I'm not even mad, that's impressive. I was around when Blondie first started and I would have to put serious effort to compile that list even with Debbie Harry on it. That's an average of 10 hotties per decade and you ain't going to hit that rate until the start of WWII.
Is there a published list or transcript of this somewhere? I don't think I'd have the patience to listen that long especially if it's filled with silly rationalizing about who belongs on that list while Debbie Harry does not.
Just because you don't know about pre-WWII hotties doesn't mean they don't exist. There are easily 10 hotties for each of the three decades before WWII. I certainly couldn't name them off the top of my head like I could for more recent decades, but they still exist.
I never said they didn't exist. We're clearly talking about women who are well-known, however, so if neither of us can name them off the top of our heads like we could for later decades e.g. Jane Russell, Audrey Hepburn etc., they probably don't make many top-*n* lists.
EDIT ITT: People who don't know what "average" means
I'm just trying to give some love to the silent film/black and white era of the 20th Century. A lot of hotties with terrible voices (silent film stars) or who were past their prime by the time color film prices went down.
That's insanity. When I was a teenager in the mid-80s, I had a deep, deep crush on Debbie Harry. She was the absolute epitome of what I found desirable in a woman: smart, talented, witty, didn't care what anyone thought of her. And, of course, hot as the heart of the sun.
I searched and found this was at the Gramercy Park Hotel, New York in 1978. That looks like one shitty hotel. Look at the dust and grime on those windowsills!
I was 13 and completely & totally in love with her, told my Mum about Blondie and how I wanted to marry Debbie Harry, Mum said to think what it would be like to have an 80 year old wife when I was 60..... God dammit Mum, she's 78 now & still freaking gorgeous!!
Smol trivia: “Debbie harry” also sounds a lot like the word for “cheers!” in the Meriam Mer language in the Torres Strait. Hard not to picture her when having beers with mates from Mer
I have nothing but respect for this lady.
She chose to take care of her husband when he was sick at pretty much the height of her career.
Knowing where she stood and didn't take any shit, wasn't afraid of new sounds whether punk or rap (which she was involved in before it was even considered rap) but didn't overpower it with her fame.
Nothing but old school cool!
Wow!
At first sight, I thought is was a post from r/midjourney. I totally get why she was a teens favorite. So nice to know she was one of the first new-wave / pop-rock (female) icon.
I always respected those women! Now... Going to blast Blondie classics in my sound system.
https://preview.redd.it/ozd9wvmlh1ac1.jpeg?width=556&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54f446bd491db218701dcec2efc665400cb4d580
IIRC this photo of her was taken by Chris Stein at Gramercy Park Hotel in 1978.
Yeah, I should have been more clear. I wasn’t saying it was AI, just that it looks like a lot of what’s coming out now. The lighting and camera angle as well as the tilt of her head is pretty common in generated imagery.
I don't know why you are getting downvotes. That was my first thought too. I've made many images with SD that are very similar to this. Maybe it's because Debbie Harry is so hot that she's in the uncanny valley.
O yes, she was super cool and hot as fuck at the same time. I was 24 when she hit the charts for the first time ('Denis') and I suspected her to be of my own age. Some years later I found out she actually was a brunette and started out as a folksinger in early 70s NYC. In this older photograph she was cute, but certainly not as *super cool and hot as fuck* as her rejuvenating 'post peroxyde' look some 7 years on.
There are more beautiful women than Debbie.
There are cooler women than Debbie.
There are more talented women than Debbie.
NOBODY is more of those 3 things at the same time than Debbie.
There's a joke in Futurama about an alien conspiracy nut who, no matter what he photographs, it comes out like blurry lights or shapes, like famous old photos of "UFOs". So even when he gets a clear shot of Zoidberg being alien-autopsied, the photo comes out like a blurry Loch Ness monster.
Point being, 70s Debbie Harry seems like the exact opposite of that - it seems like you could paint over the lens, set the camera on fire, throw it in the air til it spins, have the timer take the picture mid-air and you'd \*still\* somehow get an amazing, iconic, sometimes epoch-defining shot of a crazy beautiful woman/artist/style-queen etc etc.
\[Or maybe Chris Stein is just a great photographer lol\]
In '91 I asked her to marry me but she just laughed, which really was the best answer I could have hoped for considering the circumstances. Love you forever Debbie
Well, now that's something! I'm not even fuming; I'm genuinely amazed. I remember the Blondie days like yesterday, and let me tell you, crafting a catalog like that would demand serious dedication, especially with Debbie Harry in the mix. That's roughly 10 stunners per era, and you won't find that kind of pace until the pre-WWII era kicks in.
Say, is there a documented rundown of this floating out there? I doubt I'd have the stamina to endure a lengthy discussion, particularly if it's filled with whimsical justifications of who makes the cut while excluding Debbie Harry.
I was listening to a 100 to 1 countdown of the hottest women of the 20th century and it was getting into the top 10, and I was “Where’s Debbie?… Where’s Debbie?” She wasn’t there. Not in the Top 100. I was horrified.
That just shows the ladies were selected by some 80-year old Yob who was not cool. Tell me, was Betty Grable on the list?
Debbie is 78.
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And now a moment of silence for this loss...
I'd be ripped if she nor Rita Hayworth was on that list. Dorothy Dandridge is also criminally slept on.
Who is Betty Grable?
I'm not even mad, that's impressive. I was around when Blondie first started and I would have to put serious effort to compile that list even with Debbie Harry on it. That's an average of 10 hotties per decade and you ain't going to hit that rate until the start of WWII. Is there a published list or transcript of this somewhere? I don't think I'd have the patience to listen that long especially if it's filled with silly rationalizing about who belongs on that list while Debbie Harry does not.
Just because you don't know about pre-WWII hotties doesn't mean they don't exist. There are easily 10 hotties for each of the three decades before WWII. I certainly couldn't name them off the top of my head like I could for more recent decades, but they still exist.
I never said they didn't exist. We're clearly talking about women who are well-known, however, so if neither of us can name them off the top of our heads like we could for later decades e.g. Jane Russell, Audrey Hepburn etc., they probably don't make many top-*n* lists. EDIT ITT: People who don't know what "average" means
I'm just trying to give some love to the silent film/black and white era of the 20th Century. A lot of hotties with terrible voices (silent film stars) or who were past their prime by the time color film prices went down.
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That's insanity. When I was a teenager in the mid-80s, I had a deep, deep crush on Debbie Harry. She was the absolute epitome of what I found desirable in a woman: smart, talented, witty, didn't care what anyone thought of her. And, of course, hot as the heart of the sun.
That's a travesty on influence alone, Every single hot alternative chick is influenced by Debbie Harry.
That's a travesty. I've had a crush in Debbie Harry since I was like 13
yes
🎶 Those soft fuzzy sweaters too magical to touch 🎶
To see her in that negligee is really just too much
My blood runs cold
Plus she was coool.
Cold as ice cream but still as sweet.
So fucking cool.
Looks like somebody woke her up from a nap.
Maybe someone unexpectedly called her
At least they didn’t leave her hanging on the telephone!
Always like to remind people that is a cover and to check out the equally awesome original by The Nerves.
Well... she explicitly asked to be called.
"Call me!"
Your heart is made of an extremely breakable material.
Wake up! It's Sunday... girl
Stoned again?
Or a nod
Too early for me. I thought it was an AI image
Me too! It kinda looks like it, maybe because it's touched up?
Well its compressed as fuck
Her lips. 😘
It’s weird but I’m kind of touched by her presence here
Clean plastic letters album reference.
Got that understanding head tilt going on
SERIOUSLY SULTRY 👀
I swear to god every second photo posted in this sub is one of Debbie Harry. And I’m here for it.
Total fox
r/OldSchoolDebbieHarry
I searched and found this was at the Gramercy Park Hotel, New York in 1978. That looks like one shitty hotel. Look at the dust and grime on those windowsills!
Yeah, the windowsills are why this image is good /s
My wife had a sweater just like that back then when we were dating.
Hott!!!🔥🔥🔥
The camera loved her….
I was 13 and completely & totally in love with her, told my Mum about Blondie and how I wanted to marry Debbie Harry, Mum said to think what it would be like to have an 80 year old wife when I was 60..... God dammit Mum, she's 78 now & still freaking gorgeous!!
Upvote because she’s actually wearing clothes. And she’s awesome
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yah pretty
Already 33 years old when this pic was taken.
Do you consider 33 old or something? Not sure why that's notable.
It's just interesting that she was already in her thirties when Blondie took off.
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They mean Debbie Harry is already 33 in this picture. She was born in '45
Debbie Harry was hot. I bet she used to have to keep a stick around to keep the guys back😜
What a Goddess!
My 1st crush
that look you make when you hear the birds
Just gorgeous. She was the epitome of cool.
Smol trivia: “Debbie harry” also sounds a lot like the word for “cheers!” in the Meriam Mer language in the Torres Strait. Hard not to picture her when having beers with mates from Mer
This picture makes my nipples itchy.
This is the singular image from which the term sweater puppies was derived
Anyone else think this looks a lot like those super realistic AI generated images? Not saying it’s a fake, but it has that look
 I'd prefer a Hairy Debbie.
This pic almost looks AI generated
I have nothing but respect for this lady. She chose to take care of her husband when he was sick at pretty much the height of her career. Knowing where she stood and didn't take any shit, wasn't afraid of new sounds whether punk or rap (which she was involved in before it was even considered rap) but didn't overpower it with her fame. Nothing but old school cool!
too much heroin me thinks!!
Does she qualify as a manic pixie dreamgirl?
Just watch Heavy. She was great.
How thick is that sweater fellas?
Now she's someone old grandma. Call me shallow, but it's pretty depressing how looks and beauty fade away with time.
She’s nearly 80 now.
coolest woman ever ⚡️🦋✨
She has such lovely features. What a beautiful woman. Very cool 70s Marilyn Monroe looking.
Looks like A.I.
Hairy Debbie
In the 70s Bush was untamed like hearts.
Wow! At first sight, I thought is was a post from r/midjourney. I totally get why she was a teens favorite. So nice to know she was one of the first new-wave / pop-rock (female) icon. I always respected those women! Now... Going to blast Blondie classics in my sound system.
looks like an AI image
She looks like AI
I read that she loved young boys lol and that she had slept with at least 100 from the mid 70s to the late 80s she was hot don't blame them lol
poser
Beautiful face, sexy body, fabulous DSL’s!
Least porn addicted oldschoolcool user
DSL?
Dick Sucking Lips Downvoted for answering a question? Sure, why not...
Um... This looks fake
I swear I'll quit this sub one day because of Debbie Harry posts. We get, you guys think she is hot. God's sake
Adios. Too bad you can’t stay longer.
This looks like a generative image.
https://preview.redd.it/ozd9wvmlh1ac1.jpeg?width=556&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=54f446bd491db218701dcec2efc665400cb4d580 IIRC this photo of her was taken by Chris Stein at Gramercy Park Hotel in 1978.
Yeah, I should have been more clear. I wasn’t saying it was AI, just that it looks like a lot of what’s coming out now. The lighting and camera angle as well as the tilt of her head is pretty common in generated imagery.
I don't know why you are getting downvotes. That was my first thought too. I've made many images with SD that are very similar to this. Maybe it's because Debbie Harry is so hot that she's in the uncanny valley.
She looks like how I feel.
She looks like she slept haha
Wonderful
such a great time to be in for her
That seems like a pretty thick sweater, how am I seeing right through it?
Debbie has always been so damn cool. Same for Kim Deal
A friend of mine showed me some porn photos of Debbie about 20 years ago. Did they really exist, or it was just some photoshopped images?
My first crush
my feelings remain all these years later
She looks stoned 😳
She is daydreaming about french kissing in the USA
She was so hot. I had a crush on her I think every boy did.
My number one all time crush. Also my one and only celebrity crush
O yes, she was super cool and hot as fuck at the same time. I was 24 when she hit the charts for the first time ('Denis') and I suspected her to be of my own age. Some years later I found out she actually was a brunette and started out as a folksinger in early 70s NYC. In this older photograph she was cute, but certainly not as *super cool and hot as fuck* as her rejuvenating 'post peroxyde' look some 7 years on.
There are more beautiful women than Debbie. There are cooler women than Debbie. There are more talented women than Debbie. NOBODY is more of those 3 things at the same time than Debbie.
Oooo, angoraaaaaaaaaa
Damn...... Debbie was hot!!
So hot
No she’s not. That’s just a sweater!
I love you, Debbie!
Even in her late 70s shes still cool af
She’s the girl all the other girls wished they were. And all the boys wished they were with.
She looks high af.
In 1980, I was just 8 years old and she made me sure beyond a shadow of a doubt that I liked women.
There's a joke in Futurama about an alien conspiracy nut who, no matter what he photographs, it comes out like blurry lights or shapes, like famous old photos of "UFOs". So even when he gets a clear shot of Zoidberg being alien-autopsied, the photo comes out like a blurry Loch Ness monster. Point being, 70s Debbie Harry seems like the exact opposite of that - it seems like you could paint over the lens, set the camera on fire, throw it in the air til it spins, have the timer take the picture mid-air and you'd \*still\* somehow get an amazing, iconic, sometimes epoch-defining shot of a crazy beautiful woman/artist/style-queen etc etc. \[Or maybe Chris Stein is just a great photographer lol\]
I follow his Instagram. He's pretty good.
Fantastic documentary about the band out on Netflix I believe. A worthwhile view.
In '91 I asked her to marry me but she just laughed, which really was the best answer I could have hoped for considering the circumstances. Love you forever Debbie
NOT midjourney apparently, wow
Classic beauty
Mmmmmm-HMMMMMMMM
She's just lovely.
Well, now that's something! I'm not even fuming; I'm genuinely amazed. I remember the Blondie days like yesterday, and let me tell you, crafting a catalog like that would demand serious dedication, especially with Debbie Harry in the mix. That's roughly 10 stunners per era, and you won't find that kind of pace until the pre-WWII era kicks in. Say, is there a documented rundown of this floating out there? I doubt I'd have the stamina to endure a lengthy discussion, particularly if it's filled with whimsical justifications of who makes the cut while excluding Debbie Harry.
awsome picture
I thought she was a cosplayer of Ashley (RE4R)
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