In This Moment - Call Me

Thursday and it's Cover day, so today's tune "Call Me" is a song by the American new wave band BLONDIE and the theme to the 1980 film American Gigolo. Produced and co-written by Italian musician Giorgio Moroder and released in the US in early 1980 as a single, "Call Me" was No. 1 for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it became the band's biggest single and second No. 1. It also hit No. 1 in the UK and Canada, where it became their fourth and second chart-topper, respectively. In the year-end chart of 1980, it was Billboard's No. 1 single and RPM magazine's No. 3 in Canada.

"Call Me" was played in the key of D minor. Italian disco producer Giorgio Moroder originally asked Stevie Nicks from FLEETWOOD MAC to help compose and perform a song for the soundtrack, but she declined as a recently signed contract with Modern Records prevented her from working with Moroder. It was at this time that Moroder turned to Debbie Harry and BLONDIE. Moroder presented Harry with a rough instrumental track called "Man Machine". Harry was asked to write the lyrics and melody, a process that Harry states took a mere few hours. The lyrics were written from the perspective of the main character in the film, a male prostitute. Harry said the lyrics were inspired by her visual impressions from watching the film and that "When I was writing it, I pictured the opening scene, driving on the coast of California." The completed song was then recorded by the band, with Moroder producing. The bridge of the original English-language version also includes Harry singing "Call me, my darling" in Italian ("Amore, chiamami") ("Love, call me") and in French ("Appelle-moi, mon chéri") ("Call me, my darling").

Serval covers have been made, mostly dance and disco version. But today's tune is made by the American metalcore band IN THIS MOMENT, released a cover of this song as a single and it's taken from the second studio album "The Dream: Ultra Violet Edition", released on June 30, 2009. 

Enjoy today's cover.



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