The song is about seemingly unattainable love. You have a crush on someone who probably barely knows you exist and you voiced it and now it's the talk of the town. 'Chrissie Hynde shared the inspiration for the song during a performance on the BBC Songwriters Circle program in 1999: "I had in mind this kid who used to stand outside the soundchecks on our first tour... I never spoke to him. I remember that the last time I saw him I just left him standing in the snow, I never had anything to say to him. I kind of wrote this for him, so, in the unlikely event that you're watching this, I did think about you."'
I saw that! Imagine being that guy feeling like a loser because she blew you off and all these years later finding out she wrote this masterpiece for you? Beautiful story, especially the way she told it.
I have finally found the right word to describe her voice. For years I have struggled because "sexy" wasn't QUITE right. I would call it sultry. Sexy sounds cheap and demeaning where sultry does have SOME sexual inference, it's more like those breathy lounge "torch singers" (if you are familiar with the term)
@@TonyM1961 try Suzie DeMarchi, Baby Animals. Start with 'Backbone'. 'Early Warning', 'One Word' then 'Rush You'. Chrissy Amphlett, Divinyls, 'Boys In Town' and a dozen others. Vanessa Amarosi singing 'Natural Woman' with Dave Stewart, ex Eurythmics she adds a dose of guts and spice to blues music. Vanessa also opened the 2000 Olympics with 'Heroes Live Forever', live version is best, and that is about eleventeen octaves of unbelievable power! For something at right angles, a very young musical genius with a massive worldwide following already, Tash Sultana, 'Jungle, Bedroom Concert'. Can shred. Tash plays about 20 instruments, is a guitar genius, 'Blackbird 7 Layer Sessions', 12 string is a demonstration.
Many, many, many years ago I got to meet Bono after a U2 concert in Hollywood, Florida. We started talking about The Who and then for some reason the Pretenders were mentioned during our conversation. He told me at the very end of the U2 song "Pride In The Name of Love", that is Chrissie Hynde singing the "oh oh oh oh....oh oh oh oh...." part.
I had the good fortune to see The Pretenders with the original line up between albums 1 & 2. Best live concert I ever saw. Chrissie Hynde has an amazing voice.
Drummer Martin Chambers and Chrissie have an amazing musical bond...they get the best out of each other for 45 yrs. They are each other's muses, in my opinion.
I was so fortunate to see the Pretenders, after they released their 2nd album. Me and my friends had seats in the 8th row. The Pretenders rocked. Eddie Van Halen came out on their encore. His guitar couldn't be heard, they brought him a 2nd guitar, it it wasn't working, Chrissie Hynde, then just took her guitar off and handed it to Eddie, and they just rocked to "You really got me." Such a great concert, and memory.. Love the way you to react to the music and bands, so many of us grew up on.
I'm jealous. I never had the opportunity to see them in concert. I have lived/worked all over the country, but they always seemed to be performing "somewhere else". I think the reason Lex reacts so strongly to music is that she has a rare (but well known and documented) condition where she quite literally SEES sounds. Different notes and vibes evoke different colors for her. That's why sometimes you will hear her telling him that the song is yellow, red, black, etc. She's not using a metaphor. It's literally "how she sees it". In some ways (as a musician) I envy her that. Talk about being even more fully immersed in the song...
@@TonyM1961 I wasn't aware of that, all I know is I would put her up with any female or male rocker. She knows how to rock. BTW, me and my friend were given the seats, just a few hours before the show. We had no intention of going, and it was one of my top concerts I've been to.
Going to concerts was a thing back in the day. I don't think we realized we were part of rock and roll history. Music today ain't the same. Practically none of it will pass the test of time.
Brad & Lex, you’ll love their "Mystery Achievement" and "Tattooed Love Boys"!!!! They had one of the best debut albums of all-time!!! edit- She was married to Jim Kerr of Simple Minds for about 5-6 years. You would like Simple Minds "Alive and Kicking"!
This original band The Pretenders was awesome. Chrissie Hynde was amazing. This song Talk of the Town was released in 1980. Two band members in this video, James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon both died within a year or so of this video release on MTV. Honeyman-Scott died at his girlfriends apartment two days after the band released Farndom after repeated drug episodes, Honeyman-Scott died of heart failure due to cocaine intolerance. He was only 25. Then about a year later Farndom was found drowned by his wife in his bathtub from an overdose of heroin. He was only 30. So Sad. Great musicians succumbing once again to drugs.
Love Chrissie Hynde. She was on an episode of Friends where Phoebe is replaced by her at the coffee shop. At the end, Phoebe teaches her to play Smelly Cat. 😂😹
“But it’s hard to live by the rules , I never could, and still never do” One of my favourite lines in rock music. The way she sings it, still moves me.
I WOULD suggest, "The Wait" which is FAB but I can just see Brad saying, "What is she talking about? Who is she waiting for, is someone waiting for her? I don't understand anything she's saying!" Which is cool because I don't think anybody got it either when we 1st heard it! Still, it's a BANGER though! "Talk of The Town" was an MTV staple, arguably the best tune from the 2nd studio album. (Whenever I see/hear it it's like a "swan song" because things would change shortly) Yes, I remember "Message of Love", a GREAT one as well!👍🏻
@@michaelg2282 😃 I just did!😆 Lex would bring out some nuance I never thought of (she would nail it of course) and would probably imitate that little guitar break/three note chime/solo thing that Honeyman-Scott does! Man, that song was BEAST! "The Wait" IS mentioned in the song though, would be good if they did both!👍🏻
Definitely NOT a lunch lady. She is an American who moved to London in the 1970's and worked hard and finally got her break and became the legend she is today. Original, talented and respected singer/ songwriter. Their first album is one of the best debut albums from that era. Keep playing her catalog of songs. You have great taste Brad.
If you want a voice that sounds like an extra instrument, a voice you can`t stop listening to, then you can`t go wrong with Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins. She will blow your mind
wow...yeah, the Cocteau Twins don't get enough love. I think my fave song of theirs is "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat"....such a dreamy, ethereal sound with her haunting voice
OMG there is no voice like Liz Fraser! Cocteau Twins are my favourite group, I have just about everything they ever made. But if Brad and Lex ever listen to them, be warned - they (like my musical tastes) are not conventional!
Favorite Pretenders song for me...brings back memories of being young. First saw this video on the pre MTV video show Night Flight..who remembers that? Man, I'm old lol.
Lex has done it again ! .. From now on I won't be able to listen to Chrissie's wonderful voice without thinking about lunch ladies.😂🤣 .. And I can understand Brad's reaction .. Listening to the sound of her singing can totally mesmerise you .. Another entertaining reaction ! 👍
The song was about a young man who stood outside the recording studio while they recorded this album. Chrissy would see him everyday but he never went up to her.(maybe an incredibly shy fan) so Christy wrote this about him. Her voice is almost hypnotizing in her delivery. Tattooed love boys is a very catchy tune. (Until you find out about what the song is about)
Chrissy last saw that guy standing in the snow. She said, “I never had anything to say to him. I kind of wrote this for him, so, in the unlikely event that you're watching this, I did think about you."
@@swinglow33 Wow, that's touching. Who would do that today, much less write a kind of love song about it? He would be immediately moved on by security and profiled in a "dangerous persons" database, labelled a stalker/ threat to women etc. Let's be honest: THIS ERA IS GARBAGE.
Brad n Lex, there's nothing wrong with just focusing on the voice and the music at first. Just go with the flow of the tune. All that matters. Words can always come to you later.
So funny! My oldest daughter had a fascination with lunch ladies that started in Kindergarten - she came home the first day of school and said "Miss Pipp, the lunch lady can grow a mustache"! That was the start - they all gave her extra love and extra food - she was a skinny little thing and I think they all thought she didn't get enough food! LOL - you guys are awesome!
Brad got this one right, Chrissie Hynde is investment grade. Lex is jealous!!!! Pretenders were a phenomenal band, top shelf. Her voice is so unique - she's my queen of this rock genre and an amazing songwriter.
Chrissie Hynde is definitely one of the greatest female vocalist in the history of rock, with that really cool tone and great control and phrasing, plus…..she’s just damn cool in general!
I love the pretenders. They had many hits but what I remember Chrissy Hyde from was an episode of Friends where Phoebe is trying to teach her how to sing smelly cat. Really funny
Tattooed Love Boys is a MUST! Great band that pushed thru the loss of their guitarist and bassist, due to substance abuse. The Pretenders have a great catalog, albeit not super extensive.
Pretenders have soooo many great songs...bangers like Precious , Tattooed Love Boys, The Wait, and beautiful songs like Hymn To Her, My Baby, and my fave Cuban Slide......and pretty much any song recommended here...Chrissie is a legend
Another vote for you to try Tattooed Love Boys but also just to say that Chrissie Hynde has such power and control in her voice, no-one has the vibrato that she has. For that listen to Private Life, which she wrote. The vocal sustain and vibrato at the end is awesome.
You hit the nail on the head Brad! I have listened to the Pretenders for so long and I'm usually about the words but I still have no idea hehe. I actually met her when they kicked off their Brass in Pocket tour in 1987 at Plattsgurgh, NY Plattsburgh State Field House. They were staying at our hotel and I watched people swarming for most of the night and just bided my time and when the night started winding down, she was at a table alone so I walked over, said, "Hi! I'm Jeff!" and sat down. She looks over my shoulder, but much higher and gives an "it's ok" nod and when I looked back, a very large man was walking away lol. Whew! Do you know she was such a down to earth person and loved talking about her home state of Ohio? She invited me and our crew to a charity soccer game the next day and introduced me to their bass player who talked with me for about an hour and hooked me up with VIP tickets. Front and center and what a great show. Her talent shows just as much, if not more live. The next night they cut up a bit in the bar and got kicked out for the remainder of their stay so the concert was the last time to talk thanking them for the tickets.
Pretenders --- what can I say that hasn't been said before? With their first album debut I was in Jr. High, I think 8th or 9th grade in Los Angeles, so we got to hear all the new music before most of the country, and Pretenders "The Wait" and "Tattooed Love Boys" were the coolest songs on the radio. I immediately bought the vinyl album (no CDs yet) and couldn't wait for them to come to town and play a show. Chrissie is so talented, amazing voice, beautiful, and the band is top notch then tragedy struck and James Honeyman Scott died and the band was never quite the same. Chrissie and Scott were a writing hurricane together and although still a great group it wasn't the same and Chrissie did her best to keep moving forward despite losing her partner. Lots of great songs, especially the first and second albums.
I think its simply about her longing to be with someone, vocalizing it to others, but not the guy himself, and then wondering, as the years pass, if things could ever be.
My brother's friend's mom was one of our lunch ladies. For a time, we got free lunch and I would wait to the end and go through the line. She would load me up w/ everything that was left, and when I got the checkout she would tell the lady there "He's good, let him go!" and the cashier lady didn't know what to say. LOL Those were the days.
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I'm back. I have NEVER seen Brad look at a singer like that!!!!!
He's completely mesmerized by her. She's very special.
"Oh but it's hard to live by the rules/I never could and still never do" pretty much sums up Chrissie. Such a trailblazing artist and band.
My god, their first 2 albums. If James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon didn't die, God they were magnificent.
The song is about seemingly unattainable love. You have a crush on someone who probably barely knows you exist and you voiced it and now it's the talk of the town.
'Chrissie Hynde shared the inspiration for the song during a performance on the BBC Songwriters Circle program in 1999: "I had in mind this kid who used to stand outside the soundchecks on our first tour... I never spoke to him. I remember that the last time I saw him I just left him standing in the snow, I never had anything to say to him. I kind of wrote this for him, so, in the unlikely event that you're watching this, I did think about you."'
I saw that! Imagine being that guy feeling like a loser because she blew you off and all these years later finding out she wrote this masterpiece for you? Beautiful story, especially the way she told it.
That is an amazing story.
Chrissie is my favorite female rock singer 🤘🏼
What a band so many hits and great songs I was their sound man for about 5 varius in-house sound gigs when I was in my 20's
MORE!!!!! Chrissie's voice is an instrument. A star. "Mystery Achievement".
The Pretenders are freaking amazing. Her voice is the best
That beautiful vibrato in her voice is natural, and can't be taught.
Pretenders were cool, hip, new wave, punky. 🕺 Crissy Hynde 😍 is a cool, pretty lady too. Great voice.
Shes my favorite female rocker!!! Her voice omg, and she's badass cool af!!!
I have finally found the right word to describe her voice. For years I have struggled because "sexy" wasn't QUITE right. I would call it sultry. Sexy sounds cheap and demeaning where sultry does have SOME sexual inference, it's more like those breathy lounge "torch singers" (if you are familiar with the term)
@@TonyM1961 try Suzie DeMarchi, Baby Animals. Start with 'Backbone'. 'Early Warning', 'One Word' then 'Rush You'.
Chrissy Amphlett, Divinyls, 'Boys In Town' and a dozen others.
Vanessa Amarosi singing 'Natural Woman' with Dave Stewart, ex Eurythmics she adds a dose of guts and spice to blues music. Vanessa also opened the 2000 Olympics with 'Heroes Live Forever', live version is best, and that is about eleventeen octaves of unbelievable power!
For something at right angles, a very young musical genius with a massive worldwide following already, Tash Sultana, 'Jungle, Bedroom Concert'. Can shred. Tash plays about 20 instruments, is a guitar genius, 'Blackbird 7 Layer Sessions', 12 string is a demonstration.
For the time her and Pat Benatar . Unpretentious and genuine
@@TonyM1961 Yes, "sultry" and "saucy" with a "smoldering" and "seductive" sensuality.
Many, many, many years ago I got to meet Bono after a U2 concert in Hollywood, Florida. We started talking about The Who and then for some reason the Pretenders were mentioned during our conversation. He told me at the very end of the U2 song "Pride In The Name of Love", that is Chrissie Hynde singing the "oh oh oh oh....oh oh oh oh...." part.
I love the slow vibrato she uses.
The Godess of my ears and heart !!! Unbelievable !!! So terrific !!! Her band is so smooth !!!
Coolest woman in Rock and Roll.
I had the good fortune to see The Pretenders with the original line up between albums 1 & 2. Best live concert I ever saw. Chrissie Hynde has an amazing voice.
She has a hypnotic voice.
Agreed with Brad, I’m just listening to the sound. So great!
So many great Pretenders tunes, keep digging
Their best song, just wonderful songwriting.
Love Chrissys unique phrasing.
Chrissy Hynde is a rock and roll badass with a cool and unique voice
Drummer Martin Chambers and Chrissie have an amazing musical bond...they get the best out of each other for 45 yrs. They are each other's muses, in my opinion.
Chrissie is a force to be reckoned with! She’s a badass!
R I P, James Honeynan-Scott and Pete Farndon.
I was so fortunate to see the Pretenders, after they released their 2nd album. Me and my friends had seats in the 8th row. The Pretenders rocked.
Eddie Van Halen came out on their encore. His guitar couldn't be heard, they brought him a 2nd guitar, it it wasn't working, Chrissie Hynde, then just took her guitar off and handed it to Eddie, and they just rocked to "You really got me." Such a great concert, and memory..
Love the way you to react to the music and bands, so many of us grew up on.
I'm jealous. I never had the opportunity to see them in concert. I have lived/worked all over the country, but they always seemed to be performing "somewhere else". I think the reason Lex reacts so strongly to music is that she has a rare (but well known and documented) condition where she quite literally SEES sounds. Different notes and vibes evoke different colors for her. That's why sometimes you will hear her telling him that the song is yellow, red, black, etc. She's not using a metaphor. It's literally "how she sees it". In some ways (as a musician) I envy her that. Talk about being even more fully immersed in the song...
@@TonyM1961 it's called synesthesia
@@TonyM1961 I wasn't aware of that, all I know is I would put her up with any female or male rocker. She knows how to rock. BTW, me and my friend were given the seats, just a few hours before the show. We had no intention of going, and it was one of my top concerts I've been to.
@@dbasstij512 Thank you. I had forgotten the name
awesome
The Pretenders had such a distinctive sound. Great vocals by Chrissie.
Going to concerts was a thing back in the day. I don't think we realized we were part of rock and roll history. Music today ain't the same. Practically none of it will pass the test of time.
Her voice is naturally deep...
Yes, but not TOO deep. Still very feminine. I would call it sultry
@@TonyM1961 deep enough that she doesn't have to reach for the low notes, in answer to Brad's question...
The best female rocker! Worst case scenario- she's tied with the Wilson sisters. She totally oozed Rock&Roll from day one! More pretenders please!
You two are a riot sometimes.
Brad & Lex, you’ll love their "Mystery Achievement" and "Tattooed Love Boys"!!!!
They had one of the best debut albums of all-time!!!
edit- She was married to Jim Kerr of Simple Minds for about 5-6 years. You would like Simple Minds "Alive and Kicking"!
Nailed it!👍🏻
try the earlier SIMPLE MINDS - Love song especially. Crhissie also with KINKS lead as well - had a kid wil Davies as well I believe.
My favourite Simple Minds song is New Gold Dream. In fact i think i'll listen to it now. Thx for mentioning Simple Minds. Totally forgot about them.
@@anthonyv1719 Right, I don't think she married Ray, but they have a daughter.
They’ve done “Alive and Kicking” by Simple Minds already. 🎶♥️
You really need to check out their song Tattooed Love Boys
Lex is the queen of analogies that sound crazy but the explanation makes perfect sense.
This original band The Pretenders was awesome. Chrissie Hynde was amazing. This song Talk of the Town was released in 1980. Two band members in this video, James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon both died within a year or so of this video release on MTV. Honeyman-Scott died at his girlfriends apartment two days after the band released Farndom after repeated drug episodes, Honeyman-Scott died of heart failure due to cocaine intolerance. He was only 25. Then about a year later Farndom was found drowned by his wife in his bathtub from an overdose of heroin. He was only 30. So Sad. Great musicians succumbing once again to drugs.
Love this song
Great voice, love Chrissy Hynde, so underrated. Hopefully you'll do more Pretenders..
lex lol so cute..luv u guys
Love her 🤩
Love Chrissie Hynde. She was on an episode of Friends where Phoebe is replaced by her at the coffee shop. At the end, Phoebe teaches her to play Smelly Cat. 😂😹
Chrissie Hynde is one of the best songwriters of her generation. Flat out.
She’s such a talent, what a fab band
This is my favorite lineup of the band. Hard to believe that both the bass player and guitarist would both be dead not too long after this.
Sweet! My favorite Pretenders song.
Seen them 3 times, 1981 first time such amazing vocals
“But it’s hard to live by the rules , I never could, and still never do”
One of my favourite lines in rock music. The way she sings it, still moves me.
She is just one of those unique good voices, you could never mistake her for anyone else.
WOW MY JAMM....THIS IS THE SHIGGITY!!!!!
Chrissy Hynde she rocks and her live shows are the best.
Love this song. It has a special place in the hearts of fans of the cult film Times Square.
The best song The Pretenders ever sang. Love this forever. There are some intensely fantastic visuals in the video too.
A unique vocalist for sure. As a group they were VERY good! Especially Honey-Man Scott.
I WOULD suggest, "The Wait" which is FAB but I can just see Brad saying, "What is she talking about? Who is she waiting for, is someone waiting for her? I don't understand anything she's saying!" Which is cool because I don't think anybody got it either when we 1st heard it! Still, it's a BANGER though! "Talk of The Town" was an MTV staple, arguably the best tune from the 2nd studio album. (Whenever I see/hear it it's like a "swan song" because things would change shortly) Yes, I remember "Message of Love", a GREAT one as well!👍🏻
Imagine them doing “Tattooed Love Boys”
@@michaelg2282 😃 I just did!😆 Lex would bring out some nuance I never thought of (she would nail it of course) and would probably imitate that little guitar break/three note chime/solo thing that Honeyman-Scott does! Man, that song was BEAST! "The Wait" IS mentioned in the song though, would be good if they did both!👍🏻
"the message of love" "show me" "ohio" love the pretenders
Definitely NOT a lunch lady. She is an American who moved to London in the 1970's and worked hard and finally got her break and became the legend she is today. Original, talented and respected singer/ songwriter. Their first album is one of the best debut albums from that era. Keep playing her catalog of songs. You have great taste Brad.
From ANY era!
Definitely my favorite song by theirs
Fave Top 3 Pretenders songs:
1) Precious (1st album)
2) Mystery Achievement (1st album)
3) Cuban Slide (track on their 'Extended Play' EP btwn their 1st & 2nd LPs)
The Pretenders version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas is great! I know you both have heard it before but never knew it was them.
If you want a voice that sounds like an extra instrument, a voice you can`t stop listening to, then you can`t go wrong with Liz Fraser of the Cocteau Twins. She will blow your mind
wow...yeah, the Cocteau Twins don't get enough love. I think my fave song of theirs is "A Kissed Out Red Floatboat"....such a dreamy, ethereal sound with her haunting voice
OMG there is no voice like Liz Fraser! Cocteau Twins are my favourite group, I have just about everything they ever made. But if Brad and Lex ever listen to them, be warned - they (like my musical tastes) are not conventional!
This mortal coil is a must
Chrissie Hynde, the voice that heals
Favorite Pretenders song for me...brings back memories of being young. First saw this video on the pre MTV video show Night Flight..who remembers that? Man, I'm old lol.
I remember seeing them back in the early 80s before the guitarist passed away they definitely put on a great live show.
Great band, I brought that album...ahhh memories!!
My favourite all time Pretenders song.
Lex has done it again ! .. From now on I won't be able to listen to Chrissie's wonderful voice without thinking about lunch ladies.😂🤣 .. And I can understand Brad's reaction .. Listening to the sound of her singing can totally mesmerise you .. Another entertaining reaction ! 👍
Riight?! I'm back in the cafeteria at Bishop Shanahan High School now!🤘🏻
@@louisb5563 And I'm back eating a meat pie at the "tuck shop" at St.Joseph's Christian Brothers College, Toowoomba ( in Queensland, Australia ) 😅
@@wayne_twentyfive Oy, jolly good mate! Good eatin'!👍🏻
@@louisb5563 My oath, cobber ! 👍
Yesterdays meatloaf is todays sloppy joe!
Aaah Man!....my ATF Pretenders song, hands down!! I never grow tired of hearing this one.
How could you not have reacted to "Dont get me wrong"?? Best Pretenders song
The Pretenders deserve to be up there in the top ten bands of the last 40 years or so, So many great songs!
Iconic song! “You arrive like a day and pass like a cloud…” one of the best lyrics ever written.
The song was about a young man who stood outside the recording studio while they recorded this album. Chrissy would see him everyday but he never went up to her.(maybe an incredibly shy fan) so Christy wrote this about him. Her voice is almost hypnotizing in her delivery. Tattooed love boys is a very catchy tune. (Until you find out about what the song is about)
They did hear it but i don't think he got what it was about
Chrissy last saw that guy standing in the snow. She said, “I never had anything to say to him. I kind of wrote this for him, so, in the unlikely event that you're watching this, I did think about you."
@@swinglow33 Wow, that's touching. Who would do that today, much less write a kind of love song about it? He would be immediately moved on by security and profiled in a "dangerous persons" database, labelled a stalker/ threat to women etc. Let's be honest: THIS ERA IS GARBAGE.
Brad n Lex, there's nothing wrong with just focusing on the voice and the music at first. Just go with the flow of the tune. All that matters. Words can always come to you later.
She has so much charisma on stage. When she sang the Adultress, OMG..
So funny! My oldest daughter had a fascination with lunch ladies that started in Kindergarten - she came home the first day of school and said "Miss Pipp, the lunch lady can grow a mustache"! That was the start - they all gave her extra love and extra food - she was a skinny little thing and I think they all thought she didn't get enough food! LOL - you guys are awesome!
Brad got this one right, Chrissie Hynde is investment grade. Lex is jealous!!!! Pretenders were a phenomenal band, top shelf. Her voice is so unique - she's my queen of this rock genre and an amazing songwriter.
Chrissie Hynde is definitely one of the greatest female vocalist in the history of rock, with that really cool tone and great control and phrasing, plus…..she’s just damn cool in general!
Shout out to Brad, Lex and the baby. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. I love your content.
Excellent band. Christie Hynde is one if the best female vocalists in rock.
She’s cute!
Her version of creep is fantastic
Oh that's one of those hip songs for cool people. I like it.
Brad you got this one right....her voice is one of a kind. She is damn GOOD!
New Wave. One of my favorite groups and this one, their first album, is all hits. RIP James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon.
Best singer I’ve ever seem live, and I’ve seen a lot. High, Low, Quiet, Loud she can do it all.
There's no other voice like Chrissie Hynde's. I so feel you, Brad. Back On The Chain Gang; I'll Stand By You; Ohio...the list goes on.
I love the pretenders. They had many hits but what I remember Chrissy Hyde from was an episode of Friends where Phoebe is trying to teach her how to sing smelly cat. Really funny
I have to give my old buddy Steve credit for this description of Chrissy's voice "like a mesmerizing sea siren"
Tattooed Love Boys is a MUST! Great band that pushed thru the loss of their guitarist and bassist, due to substance abuse. The Pretenders have a great catalog, albeit not super extensive.
"Human on the inside" is a must hear by them
Chrissie is awesome, fantastic writer and singer.. the 80s rule!!! The Pretenders are awesome in concert.
I tried so hard to be her kind of cool in my teens. I failed.
Pretenders have soooo many great songs...bangers like Precious , Tattooed Love Boys, The Wait, and beautiful songs like Hymn To Her, My Baby, and my fave Cuban Slide......and pretty much any song recommended here...Chrissie is a legend
Another vote for you to try Tattooed Love Boys but also just to say that Chrissie Hynde has such power and control in her voice, no-one has the vibrato that she has. For that listen to Private Life, which she wrote. The vocal sustain and vibrato at the end is awesome.
Brad/Lex as others have suggested please do a reaction to 'Tattooed Love Boys' it's a brilliant track (and I wonder what you'd make of it.)
Chrissie was my favorite female vocalist for years.
I still marvel at her voice. Something about it just reaches in and grabs you
You hit the nail on the head Brad! I have listened to the Pretenders for so long and I'm usually about the words but I still have no idea hehe. I actually met her when they kicked off their Brass in Pocket tour in 1987 at Plattsgurgh, NY Plattsburgh State Field House. They were staying at our hotel and I watched people swarming for most of the night and just bided my time and when the night started winding down, she was at a table alone so I walked over, said, "Hi! I'm Jeff!" and sat down. She looks over my shoulder, but much higher and gives an "it's ok" nod and when I looked back, a very large man was walking away lol. Whew! Do you know she was such a down to earth person and loved talking about her home state of Ohio? She invited me and our crew to a charity soccer game the next day and introduced me to their bass player who talked with me for about an hour and hooked me up with VIP tickets. Front and center and what a great show. Her talent shows just as much, if not more live. The next night they cut up a bit in the bar and got kicked out for the remainder of their stay so the concert was the last time to talk thanking them for the tickets.
Pretenders --- what can I say that hasn't been said before?
With their first album debut I was in Jr. High, I think 8th or 9th grade in Los Angeles, so we got to hear all the new music before most of the country, and Pretenders "The Wait" and "Tattooed Love Boys" were the coolest songs on the radio. I immediately bought the vinyl album (no CDs yet) and couldn't wait for them to come to town and play a show.
Chrissie is so talented, amazing voice, beautiful, and the band is top notch then tragedy struck and James Honeyman Scott died and the band was never quite the same. Chrissie and Scott were a writing hurricane together and although still a great group it wasn't the same and Chrissie did her best to keep moving forward despite losing her partner.
Lots of great songs, especially the first and second albums.
Chrissy is a real rock chick❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
One of my favorite now this is before my time and I love the chemistry of this line up dope
I think its simply about her longing to be with someone, vocalizing it to others, but not the guy himself, and then wondering, as the years pass, if things could ever be.
My brother's friend's mom was one of our lunch ladies. For a time, we got free lunch and I would wait to the end and go through the line. She would load me up w/ everything that was left, and when I got the checkout she would tell the lady there "He's good, let him go!" and the cashier lady didn't know what to say. LOL Those were the days.