Favorite PRETENDERS tune?

[NightTrain]

[TheBigGuy]

1. My City Was Gone...

....great tune. So true. One of my favorite alternarock tunes of all time.

[leftofthedial]

2. Second that!

great song.

great band

great songwriter

great frontwoman

[AnAmerican]

7. I will third that song

Great song, with more than a kernel of truth unfortunately.

[LuLu550]

21. Doesn't (or didn't) Rush use the intro

to that song as his theme song???? I don't listen to him, but I thought my friend told me that.

I also like "I'll stand by you" because I associate the song with by now 20-year old son. He was going through a rough patch a number of years ago and we heard it on the radio when we were having a heart-to-heart talk.
I told him it was "our song."

[NewYorkerfromMass]

24. Yeah but I still love it.

Limpballs wouldn't dare play the lyrics.

[LuLu550]

26. well, that's why I was surprised

when my friend told me about it. I said "doesn't the guy know the lyrics to that song?"

[NewYorkerfromMass]

27. It has a long instrumental intro

and he uses it as background for: "coming to you from the EIB (that's the "Excellence :puke: In Broadcasting" Network.
Sadly, Chrissie has (I assume) let him do this.

[Hoppin_Mad]

3. Tatooed Love Boys

followed by Precious


Hard edge, please

[Kathy in Cambridge]

4. Yes! My two faves too!

:bounce:

Stop Snivelin'! You're gonna make some plastic surgeon a rich man!

[MissMillie]

20. I shot my mouth off...

... and he showed me what that hole was for!

[Kenneth ken]

5. Talk of the Town

at least right now.

other favorites:

Mystery Achievemnt
Sense of Purpose
Every Mothers Son
Revolution
Back on the Chain Gang
2000 Miles
Lie to Me
Complex Person
Precious
Human
Legalise Me
From the Heart Down

[Bossy Monkey]

10. Ditto (n/t)

[rbnyc]

28. One more for Talk of the Town. (nt)

[SweetZombieJesus]

6. Message of Love, from the Breathless soundtrack

Shitty remake of a great Godard film, but great soundtrack.

[NashVegas]

8. Lovers of Today

Jim Scott was godhead.

:(

[mitchum]

9. "Up The Neck"

[CanuckAmok]

11. "The Wait"--most infectious, syncopated rhythm ever.

To me, it's the definitive American New Wave song.


Aside: who here knows Chrissie Hynde used to have a day job ghostwriting those 'legitimate' letters to Penthouse Forum?

[SiouxJ]

12. I went with "Middle of the Road" but again, another tough poll

Pretenders are one of my all time favorite bands. "Kid" should have made the list IMO too.

[GOPisEvil]

13. Time the Avenger!

Too bad I already voted for Middle of the Road by the time I remembered this one. :evilfrown:

[FlashHarry]

14. The entire "Learning to Crawl" record.

Brilliant, from start to finish.

[kmla]

15. Saw them in '84 (or there abouts).

Chrissie rocked the house. In tight leather pants.

Hubba Hubba!

One of the best shows I have been to. Only regret is that The Alarm was supposed to be the opening act, but had to cancel due to an illness. Bummer.

[SiouxJ]

17. Saw them on that tour too

and I agree - one of the best shows I've ever been to, and I've been to hundreds. I've seen them 3 times, including just recently (last year). Chrissie still rocks every seat in the house (at 50 years old). I recommend their latest album. It's actually quite good.

[Wickerman]

23. Also saw that tour

the leather pants were great, the music was great, and regrettably, thats all I remember - Damn the demon rum! I'd add The Adultress to the list, and Time the Avenger.

[trogdor]

16. I'm PRECIOUS!

They takes it from us. The THIEEEEEEEVES!

[Richardo]

22. Great opener to one of the greatest debut albums ever...

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Bonus points for gratuitous mention of Howard the Duck...

I WAS FEELING KIND OF ETHEREAL 'CAUSE I'M PRECIOUS
I HAD MY EYE ON YOUR IMPERIAL YOU'RE SO PRECIOUS
NOW HOWARD THE DUCK AND MR STRESS BOTH STAYED
"TRAPPED IN A WORLD THAT THEY NEVER MADE"
BUT NOT ME BABY I'M TOO PRECIOUS I HAD TO F**K OFF

[ProfessorGAC]

18. I Picked Back On The Chain Gang, But . . .

if i had two choices, i would have picked other, and written in Tatooed Love Boys.
The Professor

[Aristus]

19. "I'll Stand By You"

Because I'm an unashamed sentimental softy.

[Whitacre D_WI]

25. Bad Boys Get Spanked

I could also, depending on my mood, go for "Precious," "Talk of the Town," or "My City Was Gone," but those have already been mentioned, and I like swimming against the current.