Favorite Pretenders song?

[blondeatlast]

Not a poll, just a question from a HUGE fan.

Edit: It occurs to me one might be interested in mine. Tough choice, but always the nod goes to "Message of Love."

Chrissie at her best.

[Deja Q]

1. "Where Has Everybody Gone?"

(from the James Bond film)

[SarahB]

2. Middle of the Road

[blondeatlast]

3. I just heard that coming home today--the other drivers must have thought

I'd flipped!

[SarahB]

9. I'm a car singer too

Especially when I'm alone, I crank it up and sing. Oh yes, me too :crazy: !

[blondeatlast]

30. Are we twins or something? I swear, you scare me sometimes! nt

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. Stop your sobbing

[BlackVelvetElvis]

10. Isn't that an old Kinks song?

[Intelsucks]

11. Yes. She was married to Ray Davies. Maybe she still is. I'm not sure.

n/t

[blondeatlast]

13. Never married; he was married at the time to someone else.

He basically accused her of stalking him. Her first child was fathered by Davies, though.

Told you I'm a big fan!

[Intelsucks]

14. I stand corrected by a big fan.

n/t

[supernova]

5. Back on the Chain Gang

written after the death of a friend. "Chain Gang" is one of the best descriptions metaphors for grief I've ever heard. I still cry hearing it. :cry:

[blondeatlast]

8. I had a MASSIVE crush on James Honeyman Scott,

the first and best guitar player, and one of two subjects of the song.

The other is original bass player Pete Farndon, a former lover of hers.

[VOX]

15. Great, great song. The original group had a 50% mortality rate...

"Back on the Chain Gang" is the Pretenders' song that gets to me the most.

[xchrom]

6. love the pretenders

i like a lot of their stuff -- but brass in pocket for now.

[Intelsucks]

7. Talk of the Town

n/t

[Duncan Grant]

25. Yes. "Talk of the Town"

"you've changed your place in this world"

[Intelsucks]

35. I just love her voice in that song

n/t

[NightTrain]

12. TIE: "Back on the Chain Gang" and "Middle of the Road"

Actually, I love the entire LEARNING TO CRAWL album! Well, except "Watching the Clothes."

[DemPopulist]

16. "Kid"

Love that melody.

[blondeatlast]

20. It chokes me up sometimes. It's also one of the few videos of ANYONE's

I actually could enjoy watching.

[FARAFIELD]

17. ill stand by you

Great song

[oneighty]

18. The Great Pretender

Oh yes!

180

[Ysabel]

19. My City Was Gone...

...

[Intelsucks]

22. I think it's called "My City Was Gone"

aka OxyRush's bumper music.

[Ysabel]

28. thanks...

i replied to you before - but something is acting up - changed it...

[blondeatlast]

23. Are you aware that Rush used it as his theme song for awhile?

Talk about missing the message.

[Ysabel]

26. oh help...

vaguely - yes - i do recall - i haven't even heard him on the radio since like 1990 or so when i accidently tuned the dial in whatever direction that was and then just as quickly tuned it in some other direction...

ick...

yes - he definitely missed the message...

p.s. i can hardly believe all the idiotic coincidences i keep blindly stumbling into lately - i recently used the word "ditto" - about a month ago i think - i didn't have any idea what the dittos all over the place were about until about a week ago - crimminy - crummy - criminals - those repugs try to steal everything...!

[gmoney]

34. Think Rush still uses it, at least on some breaks

I'm wondering if that's not why Chrissie Hynde said she hoped the Iraqis would win the war... just to get Rush pissed off enough that he'd quit using it. But he didn't stop...

And I'll bet Rush isn't paying a dime in royalties on it even.

[AmandaRuth]

21. 2000 miles

i know its a christmas song, but i love it.

[Fovea]

24. Time the Avenger

Tick tick tick...

[blondeatlast]

31. Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhh--how could I forget? That may be the tops

for me, and it simply escaped me.

[bigwillq]

27. I like "I'll stand by you"

cause that may be the only song I can think of that I know they sing. Help refresh my memory.

[Kenneth ken]

29. I'll say

Legalise Me - because it's the one with Jeff Beck sitting in on guitar.

also a big Pretenders fan. Except for a few songs, I'd rate 'em all TOPS.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

32. Popstar - off the Viva El Amor album

it reminds me of my sexy, down to earth ex-girlfriend

[gmoney]

33. Tattooed Love Boys by a nose

"Tattooed Love Boys" is an amazing rocker, especially the instrumental break at the end with the stops and starts.

For me, they are entirely hit and miss... I put together my own compilation CD and had no trouble keeping it under 70 minutes. But it's 70 GREAT minutes.

I'm old enough to remember the early days of MTV when they actually played videos and only had a handful in their rotation... they ran "Brass in Pocket" so thoroughly into the ground that I don't care if I never hear it again.

[grannylib]

36. I'm partial to "2000 Miles" myself

[Zomby Woof]

37. Middle of the Road

One of the best driving songs ever. I pound the steering wheel every time. :D

[Whitacre D_WI]

38. "Precious" or "Bad Boys Get Spanked"

[Donkeyboy75]

39. My City Was Gone

[Bossy Monkey]

40. Chain Gang, Talk of Town, Up the Neck, in that order

although the entire set from Concerts For The People Of Kampuchea is simply beyond belief.

[NashVegas]

41. "Lovers of Today"

*raises a :toast: in honor of Jim Scott*