Blondes (Have More Fun)
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Songwriter(s) | Jim Cregan, Rod Stewart | |||
Producer(s) | Tom Dowd | |||
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"Blondes (Have More Fun)" on YouTube |
"Blondes (Have More Fun)" is a song written by Rod Stewart and Jim Cregan that was originally released as the title track of Stewart's 1978 album Blondes Have More Fun. In some countries it was released as the third single off the album, following "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" and "Ain't Love a Bitch". It only reached the Top 70 in the UK, topping out at #63 but reached #23 in Ireland.[1][2][3][4] The song was covered by Vince Neil on the Japanese version of his album Exposed.[5]
"Blondes (Have More Fun)" was included on Rod Stewart's live video Live at the L.A. Forum.[18] A live version was also included on the 2014 album Live 1976-1998: Tonight's the Night.[19] Graham Hicks of the Edmonton Journal felt the live version was preferable to the studio version, calling the live version a "rhythm and blues number" and stating that this proved that the "production" was responsible for the blandness of the studio version.[20]
The music video for the song was on MTV's first day.[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 9781780574103.
- ^ "The Official Charts - Rod Stewart". The Official Charts. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All There Is To Know". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All There Is To Know". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 5 October 2015. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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- ^ Fricke, David (23 January 1979). "This Blond Has More Fun". Circus. pp. 22–25.
- ^ a b McNulty, Henry (21 January 1979). "Rod Lusts, Money Moans". Hartford Courant. p. 5G. Retrieved 12 July 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- Beaver County Times. 8 April 1979. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ . Vol. 8, no. 1–6. CD Review. 1991. p. xliii.
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- ^ Maslin, J. (8 February 1979). "Blondes Have More Fun". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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- ISBN 9781780574110.
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. p. 6E. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Brown, M. (1 October 1993). "Rod Stewart Still Wears It Well at 48". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. 23. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- ^ Scavieli, Tony (27 July 2018). "Top 10 Rod Stewart Songs From The 1970's". Classic Rock History. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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- ^ Hicks, Graham (14 April 1979). "Stewart Born to Rock". Edmonton Journal. p. B6. Retrieved 12 July 2019 – via newspapers.com.