The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang HQ Music

[crackatoe]

Leslie Saenz... This was our song... And you didn't even know it!

[Auburnbabe143]

Memories -3

[jnicole61]

this song... reminds me of my ex and our breakup

[mustwinder]

Damn this song reminds me of 6th grade, this and Africa by Toto.

[Ilovemrtaffy]

Frik I love this song!!! Back on the chain hang

[jairo01231]

me gusta mas la version de SELENA fotos y recuerdos en español

[lalosports]

"Selena" (the queen of cumbia) recorded a cover of this song called *Fotos y recuerdos*

[cluz1973]

eu adoro esse som muito legal e bom recordar

[langgp]

Great song. Whatever happened to the Pretenders

[lucaspf94]

Make me remeber Waking Life, great movie

[Countrygent100]

"...like a break in the battle was your part, in the wretched life of a lonely heart...."

If that's not enough to convince anyone Chrissie Hynde is a poet of the highest calibre ... you have a soul of lead.

[10x30]

Oh boy-o, I love it still 30 years later...A) she doesn't dance, B) there's a stepping Dread, C) the drummer's hands going up the railing of the stairs....

[angelodalzotto]

How I Met Your Mother!

[Chelliehey]

You know who you are,

[limaosiciliano]

I thought there would be a red point in the bar of likes and dislikes.... Perharps it was just a nightmare¬¬ A mistake of Youtube...

[dirtydoggies]

44 people have no hearts and ears!

[Shayneismyname]

I had only heard this song by the band.I thought Chrissie was a boy before I looked this band up. You can dock my remaining cool points now.

[leonpotosino1]

ecuchandola en el 2012 yeah

[PoshLifeforME]

Yeah nostalgia, soon all us lot will be gone and part of 'The History' We will be the ones that heard this tune bloom and they shall cry.

[Fproano]

This song is about the fall of man and how we must ascend to a higher vibration. We are back on the Chain gang of god....

[MockBlue]

@Fproano The song is actually about the marital breakdown between her and Kinks frontman Ray Davies. The chain gang is a metaphor for both their respective careers within the music industry - and if you notice further in the song Chrissie mentions the News of the World. The tabloids swooped on the story and were intrusive (pigeon from hell). Again Ray, through most of his adult life has suffered from depression, a factor in the break-up. It's quite sad really,

[Bozohotep]

@Fproano Hogwash.

[SKEN53]

she;s talking about James Honeyman Scott, beautiful baby,,,,,,,,this is not sken, it's his mum,,,,,,,,i'm a person also,,,,,,,'those were the happiest days of my life',oh my God..

[CosmosPrivateer]

THE POWERS THAT BE

THAT FORCE US TO LIVE LIKE WE DO

BRING ME TO MY KNEES

WHEN I SEE WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO YOU

BUT I'LL DIE AS I STAND HERE TODAY

KNOWING THAT DEEP IN MY HEART

THEY'LL FALL TO RUIN ONE DAY

FOR MAKING US PART

[NintenNick]

@littlebabygiggles08

WOAH

dont use the word steal

There is no need for that word

And it wasn't selena, it was Ricky Vela and her brother who turned the song into a spanish song

They did not steal the song

They got permission

[littlebabygiggles08]

@NintenNick steal, steal, steal and wasnt talking to u

[drewcor87]

Selena!!!!! Selena!!!!! Selena!!!!! And i dont mean gomez either!!! All yall haters can eat a phat dick!!!!!!!!!!

[littlebabygiggles08]

@drewcor87 selena stole this song shes not original 

[1548207]

@littlebabygiggles08 no one is original and Selena made me love this song. Without Selena I would have never known about this song. Thank God for Selena and I love the Pretenders.

[KingofPepsi]

@1548207, I read on YouTube that Chrissie Hynde loved Selena's "Fotos y Recuerdos" version of "Back on the Chain Gang" song that she sometimes sings a Selena song in concert.

[tool404]

Great tune.

[lucasboydjr]

Sexiest female vocalist of all time!

[ledzepp697]

Chrissy Hyde last name not right, been a long time, still the best female singer in ROCK!

[thecarebearhideaway]

Ok Now! This song takes me back to those crazy days of the 80's! Oh those were the best times of my life! So many memories to recollect when it comes to this music and that time but I remember my times at the skating rink the most. Probably because I spent every weekend there or at the pool with my friends and this awesome music was always playing. You never had to change the dial on the radio back then. Every song was just totally awesome and the feeling that you got can never be replaced. :-)

[MartinBlanksOldies]

Forgot this part: giving credit to inspiration: THE AMAZING ORIGINAL by Sam Cooke, R.I.P:

Chain Gang

Written By: Sam Cooke and Charles Cooke [Abkco Music Ltd. 1960]

Studio Version "Nothing he wrote was good"...

So we postponed the session, he finished that, and of course 'Chain Gang' was a smash..."

Inspiration came when Sam saw a chain gang.

Billboard: Cooke has been hot with "Wonderful World" on his former label... "Chain Gang" is a smart, rhythmic side that can go (11/1, 1960)

[MartinBlanksOldies]

Oh, My...Gawd! (the extended OMG) I made this one of my theme songs a long time ago and it's lost NONE of its power or poignancy (look it up, dudes)!

[MrRonaldix]

Tempos bons...

[alexcomplex]

me gusta....siiiiiii

[1lostsoldier1]

Love the Pretenders was lucky and a guy gave me 2 tickets in Worms Germany we went and partyed hearty.Exellent beer when you have had a wiezen,or pilsner or Dopple bach it just isn't the same bud man!

[ROBERT91723]

remember the 80 s

[quilmesdave]

Se me va el tren.( es que no sabia ingles entonces)..... Ya vamos a ver a Quilmes

[63suigeneris]

Pasuuuuuuu......que tal recuerdazo "De retorno a la banda de los encadenados"

[MisbehavingStep]

"Fotos y Recuerdos" Selena´s Cover.... Lo Mejor !!!

[theotherone81]

just one of those songs that brings you to your knees

[TheMasterchiefsson]

moost beautiful voice ever

[TONYEUA]

I found a picture of you...

[nickw2401]

I remembered this video as a kid then heard it recently on the radio. I was born in December of 82...its amazing how great songs transcend time, and now even her look is was the "hipsters" are doing now. Great song.

[ThePass1967]

@nickw2401 i was 15 in "82...those were great days and music was music...and bands were becoming legends...not like today

[mrgutchman]

what a classic song, better than Brass In Pocket

[grease1980]

Amazing song!!!



[grease1980]

love it !!!

[monstter11]

I Love Crissy Hynde! :D shes so talented. along with the rest of the band. :D

[fairdale78]

Their fault to ruin one day.......Happy 50, Kurt!

[elderberry9]

480px is not HD. 

[hobbified]

@elderberry9 and?

[elderberry9]

@hobbified I didn't realize until now that I could adjust the definition on this, as well as some other videos. D'oh!

[elderberry9]

@hobbified And, I apologize. This video was listed as HQ, not HD. 480px is HQ. My bad.

[TheGreatShidax]

Loved this song from the first time I heard it on MTV in 1982. Thanks for posting, and thanks for putting up the background info.

[floridapmi]

i never cared for this song when it was popular, but as i got older it really grew on me. now it's one of of my favorite songs 

[MenezesMarta1]

Loved watch this old "videoclip".

Good times...the best years of my live!

[Mythbuster512]

Don't mean to be rude but SELENA's version was a million times better

[lmobiousl]

@Mythbuster512 don't mean to be rude, but who gives a shit? isn't she dead?

[firestartertwistedfi]

@Mythbuster512 I have no idea who that is, but it seems unlikely.

[kgatelyjr]

@Mythbuster512 only a stupid fucking mexican would post that.

[chicanaxXxpirate]

@kgatelyjr Racist prick.

[TheMallandrin]

@kgatelyjr Well I don't know if @Mythbuster512 is stupid, but come on, I'm mexican and Selena fucking sucks.

[tool404]

@kgatelyjr Bigot.

[JackFox13]

Like a book in the Bible was your part in the wretched life of a lonely heart. Best lyric I ever heard. Just profoundly sublime and cathartic. Amen to The Pretenders.

[216trixie]

@JackFox13 The lyric is..."like a break in the battle was your part."....

[CaptainOats74]

oh wow I had no idea that "Fotos y recuerdos" was a cover of this song!

[OramAndy]

0:08 Wait wait wait...black people can't fly

[mustwinder]

30 years now, doesn't seem possible.

[VoughtF4uCorsa1r]

Loss is debilitating. This song presents loss as a goal to overcome. It takes the back breaking toil of time, but we get used it. Thank God and regardless of your inclinations, thank you for writing this song. Sorry about the cliche but cathartic.

[mydreamquest]

I always loved the part in this video at 1:25 where Chrissie Hynde rolls her eyes sarcastically.

[ivonne2027]

Anything for selenasssssss!

[eliane99527]

Adoro está musica.

[blurbmuz3]

'Like a pigeon from hell' LOL I know THAT PIGEON!!! Love Chrissie Hynde... amazing :-)

[paulkcormier]

its hard not to cry listening to this............i wish i could back to 1982 .........nostalgia waux again...

[mustwinder]

@paulkcormier Maybe I'll see if I can round up the time displacement equipment. Fuck is Kyle Reese when you need him?

[conlaiarla]

@paulkcormier I know how you feel.All my friends of this time are either dead or emigrated .I well remember singing this song as kids. Tempus Fugit.

[MrQuaker62]

@paulkcormier agreed..i was 20 years old and everything seemed so clear to me...music does bring back all the memories.

[paulkcormier]

its hard not to cry listening to this............

[ChicoMachismo]

*Sigh* This song always reminds me of my first and only break up.....such a bitter and sad moment, but even still, this song makes it that much sweeter :')

[danalovesjoe5555]

joe loves dana 4 ever

[teainthesahara1]

fez muito sucesso no brasil em 1983 eu tinha 16 anos saudades dos amigos que se foram

[plan9area51]

Thank you for posting this classic. Yep, back when songs had a melody, had a driving beat and lyrics you could actually understand. Wow, I guess it's good that music has progressed so far since then?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!.

[tatacoa1]

Indietro sulla banda catena.

[tatacoa1]

La coreografia e la musica sono di qualità.

[eliaescobbedo]

am i the only one to notice the big fail in 2:25?

[NazNomad]

@eliaescobbedo ROFL! Dirt in the face...

[clementsphil]

@eliaescobbedo No - he was a few inches from losing an eye....or worse!

[sixstringrock]

It must have cost around 10p to make this video..

[dmin67]

Those were happiest days of my life

[straightcub31]

u bet

[straightcub31]

reminds me of my first grade teacher....*sighs* I sure miss her.....

[gilggggg]

i would lick her...... all over the damn places. but, what the heck is chain gang? what's the meaning behind the song???

she remind me my girl friend 22 years ago...

[Konejita110211]

@gilggggg This song is a tribute to former band mate James Honeyman-Scott who tragically died from a heroin overdose

[eliaescobbedo]

@gilggggg chain gang? those were the people who used to be in prison and the governement used to make them go work. usually doing what the video shows or construction but i guess they dont do that nowadays

[11216613]

I,love so much this song........

[esujhy]

I love her voice

[LAMBKILLER]

One of the great openings in rock music.

[TheInuyanma]

I've heard this song so many times that it's become a part of my life! Viva la Pretenders~

[nicku1]

Ain't she wonderful?!

[chivasusa2]

Fotos Y Recuerdos- Selena:)

[quetzalcoat100]

@chivasusa2  you are confused firts pretender y luego selena la copio tontita

[chivasusa2]

@quetzalcoat100 ya se que selena la copio. es obio esta cancion salio en los 80s y la de selena en los 90s pendejo/a. ademas yo nunca dije que la de selena salio primero. estupido/a.

I know selena copied this songs its obvious this song came out in the 80s and selena's in the 90s idiot. any ways i never said selena's came out first. stupid

[agusravegdl]

@chivasusa2 siii mi gustar jaja

[kahetel13]

"the powers that be, that forces us to live like we do; brings me to my knees, when i've seen what they've done to you"- saddest part of the song and so true

[Hoshitori]

This is one of those songs what when it comes on the radio, the whole block must here me coming. I sing this song until my lungs hurt.

[MrSnottwat]

Amazing voice,excellent band. Thank you for this post. \m/

[parablearable]

notably crissy's two best freinds in the band were jumping in the air in the video and the song is about their untimely death.. " the powers that be,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,I'll die as i stand here today.........very sad and strong

[IAINoodle]

high quality music indeedy ;]

[gilbilhonario]

pretender ,e otimo curto muito

[729vogue]

Fayette, and Columbus Ohio

[johluiz]

why i don't born in the 80's??

[ghorn19]

Tony Butler on bass........I believe Billy Bremner on guitar.......

[BodaciousWickerman]

Quality!!!

[TheMaldoy]

Grrrrrreat song. Musoes shouldnt pretend to swing a pick on camera tho lol. Those guys never worked a day in their lives

[Darthmikius]

The Powers that be, they force us to live this way.................So very true!

[PDSJohn]

What the hell did a woman like her see in Ray Davies....????

[wsmith6079wpg]

I forget her name the one in Winnipeg the one at the zoo(bar not zoo zoo)the waitress. She's very beautifu she kinda looks like chrissie hynde. I didn’t know at the time that she looked like a rock star as I didn’t listen to the pretenders much, all i knew was they had a couple of good songs on the radio. now I listen to how incredibly good the music is, how beautiful chrissie hynde is and I think to myself I should have said more to her gotten closer to her.

[homembomressurge]

1313131 views?? What a curious number! O_o :-D

[MrTitleistisadamscot]

@homembomressurge haha yeah thats really weird....stay high i guess

[Cynbad1957]

AWW CHRISSIE tell it like it is! Sweet Woman

[waterinawell]

amazing. just amazing.

[simplyeightiesdotcom]

I'm back on the chain gang Ooh Ahh...

[cattapitter]

I LOST MY GLASSES SO DON'T GIMME SHIT. PLEASE.lol

[bobby7771117]

The Pretenders were an awesome group!  They are all pretty awesome now! Bobbyk

[skiwheeler]

@organismdeveloper 35 People are still on the chain gang

[jpcfit]

This is another one of those songs that hit me like a ton of bricks and laid me out flat. Loved the 80's...

[catdog2two]

she has realized early on that most all of us eventually become slaves to society. I wish I could find a woman like her.....all women want today are things; not a relationship. Women of today's younger generation will never be happy. I'm sorry. I't's not their fault; they are programmed by the tv and trash music put out today. We rush to work then we die. Wake up.

[lesterclaypool1]

@catdog2two

I read an article recently about Liz Taylor's "things" being put on display on what I now know is a youth orientated news website. Until I found that out I was confused about the covetous nature of the comments. I guess that someone who is constantly fed the idea that enough money will make you bulletproof would have no understanding of, "you can't take it with you," even when the evidence is right in front of their eyes.

[JohnnyLovely2]

i don't understand why this is one of their most popular songs, it's much more slow and boring than some of their other songs... I mean they have much better songs.

[starbuckjonny]

@JohnnyLovely2 :)

[cattapitter]

@JohnnyLovely2 Its about her best friend, in the band he died. She was really affected listen to words. Its sad. im 33 i wonder because i love he, and the pretenders if anyone has seen her live or if they just like the freaken whitesnake ahahahha classic rock station. I'm not a looser who yells at youtube pople, but man it sure makes me think, i mean ill totally cut anyone slack if they are young/

[plasticcperfection21]

if you dont love this song its cool wat ever i will still like you evrybody has their own hates right

[plasticcperfection21]

i love this song because this song is like tolking about me

[geduk123]

Brilliant song forgot how good The Pretenders were, Chrissie fuckin awesome.

[circusboy90210]

who is the black dreddy at 2:21 of this video and several time of musical youth - pass the dutchie??? videos really would like to know if anyone has anyway of finding out.

[jukebox80sman]

Somebody tell me how to dislike this!

[nipulon0313]

"found a picture of you

those were the happiest days of my life"

yes they were....

[metube393]

outstanding.



[CultofJ]

Sexiest voice ever, hands way down!

[mapple432]

songs about Ray Davies....Chrissie said that in an interview. She found a picture of him in her purse......PS Chrissie Hynde is still amazing.

[nancyrowina]

My parents actually cut my hair to make me look like Chrissy Hynde, that's how much I heard this song as a child.

[TrogdoorBurninator]

Most music nowadays is total crap. You really have to look for good music. Plus, these last forever.

[ssarryo]

One of Selena's songs, Fotos Y Recuerdos, uses this chord. Ahh, memories. : )

[roostersounds]

its not really on Hq...

[cmje50]

k lindos recuerdos del año 1982 cuando estudiaba en la escuela y ala vez lo bailaba exelente cancion que guitarra es imprecionante que tema buenazooooo para todos los rockeros clasicos del mundo...javi

[allbiz2k10]

YAHOO NEWS BOUGHT ME HERE. I DIDNT REALIZE WHO SHE WAS AT FIRST, I RECOGNIZE THE SONGS!!

[coralreeferman]

...from a place in the past, we've been cast out of....how true.those were great times with awesome music made by people with real talent. what happened?

[OramAndy]

Great music for a drive

[WhenTheMusicsOver2]

Chrissy Hynde should find Simon Cowell and beat him down royally for all those vocalists out there who dont really bother singing in key/tune and make it work

[salmosalar18]

love her voice 

[johnnycabot]

The 1980s: when MTV was cool.

[Hot80s]

as much as i hate how much they play pretenders on the radio i hear Chrissie & I dont hate The Pretenders.

[RetroJenny]

Chrissy, you are my idol!

[MrAVguy]

Chrissy Hynde was awesome in her time!

[hernje]

Chrissie is an alpha female. Heck, she'd rank high in a male hierarchy, too.

[cantfindaloginname1]

Was that Gordon Ramsay at 0:30 ?

[Rockunstank]

one of the greatest songs ever written.

[LetsGoMetsGo33]

its the female tom petty! seriously, her and tp look like e/o...

[TheMaGNuM182]

uhuuuu



[michaelschertel54]

Thx for the Music . . .

[hernje]

This broad makes me so happy! Chrissie, will you PLEASE marry me?

[tomterahedrob]

She is among the first Ladys of True Rock.Happy 60 Chrissie!

[HHector93]

There are 31 guys that don't like good music.

[junkintrunk55]

Before auto-tune, she had no need for it.

[TommyDB87MI]

Sorry, but it's not about Honeyman-Scott, it's about former bassist Pete Farndon.

[oddbumbles]

Great voice.

[ymca3463]

@oddbumbles and great song



[JOJO22858]

Happy Big 6-0 Chrissie Hynde. One of the greatest singers who ever lived!!

[supafuckinmingster]

@JOJO22858 Fuck.........she's 60?

[matt605]

1:31 he enters the second tower at 9 a.m., and by the time he makes it up the stairs, they are digging out his office

[jivec00ley]

she rocked smelly cat

[davidallenroth]

she just drives me crazy........ so underrated as one of the all-time great female singers!!! o by the way she never sold out and tried to sell sex appeal.. she straight serious musician!!!! Chrissie you're a legend!!!!!!!

[ThedarkOscuro]

Fuerza felipe camiroaga que hizo un comercial con esta musica

[hashmonster2004]

chrissie hynd has the sexiest voice ... EVER!