eastcoast wrote: 
It's been a long time since I listened to that one, but I beat this album to death during my last year in college while studying in England (such good times. The final exams—all or nothing, none of your work during the year counted—were stress city but in the end not that hard). 

I'm pretty sure that this song was the designated single on the album—hence the poppiness. It was a big hit here and in the UK and rightfully so.  

i love the pretenders and chrissie...but this always made me think "pretenders lite", at least that's how it feels.

..never enough..!.. 

ckcotton wrote: 

TOOOO many times....

:(

 

WAKE UP IN THE ELDERLY HOME!

MUSIC's playin'...!



What a sweet-sweet BEAUTY!

There's a tough exterior to Chrissy Hynde that is appealing...but she also has a vulnerability in her vocal tone that makes her so unique. Great tune...but not my favorite of Pretenders.

yes yes yes.
(gets up like homer-automaton, sjhambles towards dvd cabinet)
must watch concert again...must watch concert again....

as female rockers go, this lady rings my bell, pushes all buttons.
love her music, love her style...

 Mandible wrote: 
She is so cool

Can't belive this song has been out for almost a quarter century.......must be getting old

Very nice!!

They used this song in Bridget Jones' Diary!!!

U——GO——Girl

andrewimft
(North Californie) 
"Should I hate '70's music because of Afternoon Delight?"

I LOVED Afternoon Delight!  It took me till my fourth decade to catch "Sky Rockets in flight!", HA!, but man, when I was a kid, that song ruled...

 casey1024 wrote: 
Me, 2!

 andrewimft wrote: 
Kinda like the 80's...

I've always liked this group and Chrissie's solo stuff too.  I can't think of any songs of hers/theirs I dislike.

Can't stand this.

Love this.

TheFriendlyCat wrote:

Hating a decade is lame and a silly prejudice. I mean really narrow minded to shut your ears to a period, any period of time has things for you to like and not like.

Should I hate the '50's because of Pat Boone when there was great doo wop vocal music to enjoy or Elvis Presley? Should I hate the '60's because of some wretched song by a bubblegum band and tune out the Beatles? Should I hate '70's music because of Afternoon Delight and close my ears to Led Zeppelin? Should I hate the '00's because of some idiotic rap or techno song and tune out Gnarls Barkley or the great songs I hear on Radio Paradise.

OF COURSE NOT.


You have now been crucified, but trust me, it ain't too bad, I went easy on ya, and by now you're probably being resurrected from the dead as we speak.

Don't get me wrong
If I'm acting so distracted
I'm thinking about the fireworks
That go off when you smile

TheFriendlyCat wrote:

Oh.
God.
The.
Boring.
Nineties.

(Crucify me, please. With Nine Inch Nails.)

RonH wrote:

Would you be as critical of a male rock star?

decent song on the FM dial

Nice change from Nick Drake and Ray LaMontagne. That was a real twist-out-the-lightbulb-stick-your-head-in-the-microwave two-fer.

This song reminds me of Bridget Jones.

Oh.
God.
The.
Eighties.

(don't crucify me, please!)

I've never been a huge Pretenders fan, but I really like this song, along with one or two others of theirs.

yogaboat wrote:

I came here to write that, but since you beat me to it, I'll say -

Best.
Bridge.
Ever.

Great Album...there is a great version of the rarely played Hendrix's song Room Full of Mirrors.