The Pretenders

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a reply to: ColeYounger
One of my favorite bands. A great collaboration of British and American rock & rollers.
Chrissie Hynde is a great songwriter. The evolution of the band is quite remarkable.

"You arrived like a day, and passed like a cloud"



"They'll fall to ruin one day, for making us part"


"You forgive though you don't understand"



"GOT MOTION RESTRAINED EMOTION , BEEN DRIVING DETROIT LEANING"

a reply to: ColeYounger

I shouldn't click on those videos. I feel rebel and irresponsible again.

My childhood memories
Slowly swirled past
Like the wind through the trees

Young band. "Don't get me wrong" I totally dig them and Chrissie can wail.

a reply to: ColeYounger
I always liked this band. I think they're under rated.

originally posted by: Skid Mark
a reply to: ColeYounger
I always liked this band. I think they're under rated.

Female singers back then got little support from the industry unless you wanted to be slutty or limp(pretty). Debby Harry is in this group with Chrissie too imo.

Their Christmas song:

Great group.. most of my faves were already posted but here's a couple more to add to the listening session...


Middle of the Road

Show Me

originally posted by: intrepid

originally posted by: Skid Mark
a reply to: ColeYounger
I always liked this band. I think they're under rated.

Female singers back then got little support from the industry unless you wanted to be slutty or limp(pretty). Debby Harry is in this group with Chrissie too imo.

Blondie "Parallel Lines" is still one of my go to LP's from my youth...

a reply to: JacKatMtn

I wouldn't trade those days for 3 80's and a 90.

a reply to: intrepid

Gotta keep mah 80's... but the late 70's were a very good time in music...... hell, the entire 70's were great for music, I just still have issues liking the efforts of KC & the Sunshine Band, and the Bay City Rollers...

I have an excuse though, I was a child.. so Sammy Davis Jr to me singing Candyman, was only a guy singing a catchy tune...

Ray Stevens "the streak" had us kids screaming "HEY ETHEL!!!" in the school hallways..

I wish the kids these days could keep their innocence and joke around like that... we may have put too much on their plate I fear...