The Pretenders-Back on the Chain Gang

[hg585]

@1:33 she kind of has this Elvis attitude face. very cool

[fedexboxes]

If only this band was around in my time. I'm 32 and this band is perfection.

[Robbyreloaded]

Wooooow que emocion ver de nuevo esto y con toda la fuerza de esa epoca, Live Aid el mejor !!! Saludos.!!!

[MightySpoiler]

This is the most emotional I've ever seen Hynde.

[rickie5150]

I LOVE THIS LADY !!!

[stevenlennon12]

i was at this show



[belatrix77]

Me encanta



[irocZ421]

You should NEVER take this version down EVER!! INCRDEIBLE & CLASSIC !! This is an extremely well written song as it has two meanings. When you get it, reply. Until then, ENJOY !!!

[gijoe989]

the pretenders-back on chain gang , gi joe 989

[HandsOfStone17]

I'm in love with this woman

[DoomCity202]

with her sexy asss

[flalondon]

what a gig...Real Rock ´n Rollers play REAL Rock Music!!!! Bless Them all.

[coxhoe789]

i,m 60 years old and the only thing i have ever regregeted in my life is that i have never seen the pretenders live

[2dogromance]

this was ,is, and will be awesome 4 ever

[rayito2005]

Grandiosa canción de los 80's.

[PacaAgama]

tengo una foto de tii ooooooooooooooooouu

lo k tu no sabessss!! hahahha

[duncanstpt]

I think this is the most attractive that I have ever seen Ms. Hynde look.

[spacepatrolman]

@duncanstpt yea beautiful the rolling stone encyclopedia of rock has a chapter on the pretenders [ but the rolling stone history of rock doesnt since it was issued in the early 1970s before the pretenders existed as a group ]

[ACDCisMYlyf]

this drummer is so fucking annoying.

[EggsAckley2]

@ACDCisMYlyf Martin Chambers rox imo and he seems to be enjoying himself...soooo what's the problem? He made a nice recovery after dropping his right stick <3 and he pushes the beat , not dragging it like Ringo..besides Chrissie liked him and dats all dat counts

[cooplag4927]

And to think ... Chrissie Hynde was a student on the campus of Kent State University (Ohio) on May 4, 1970 - the day those four students lost their lives in a hail of bullets. Alabama head football coach Nick Saban was a player on Kent State's football team. (He was definitely on campus the day it happened.) What happened was bad enough, but if Chrissie and Nick had been in the wrong place at the wrong time, we would have lost both of these incredible talents. Life is truly precious.

[leukat11]

what a VOICE !!!

[ZETACUS]

tan solo con ver y escuchar me pone melancolico

[just4myqueen]

great song!

[rickpark1]

did anyone notice the hurt in her voice,or is it just me.

[Setanta2006]

Martin Chambers! Great Drummer.

[machina37]

She's an American-born in Ohio.I love her duo with Michael Hutchence-full moon dirty hearts!

[Nixon4life87]

I love the Pretenders

[sandhogy]

this group is not fouling around, THEY MEAN BUSINESS with being the best in world , 

[tisom2]

Nice!!

[Reverseflush]

I feel so old

Wow I remember when this came out

Life is amazing and technology still can't capture the feeling of the experience

[morganredneck]

@Reverseflush i'm 61 ,makes me feel young,like 18

[Reverseflush]

@morganredneck

Crazy how time flies

[StigAbildgaard]

Have seen this around 30 times:)

[andook]

Fantastic performance. Chrissie gets very emotional at the end of this song. What a voice..

[pam101dalmatians]

the look on drummer's face...

[dougncrew]

I saw them in concert back in the 80 and I have to say seeing this reminds me how great they were.

[Rawego]

that middle 8 sends shivers every time i hear it. a very powerful song from a very talented woman :)

[debiedog1]

Saw The Pretenders concert in Melbourne, Australia last night - awesome!!!!!

[BobHicks137]

Screw that female crap! "A true Rock Star" will suffice...Chrissie's got more balls than most of her male contemporaries!

[k3304]

a true female "rock star"

[BobHicks137]

you could drop the "female" and leave it at "Rock Star", Crissie has more Balls than most of her contemporaries..a true genius!..and sexy as hell!

[VALMARIESASK]

She's Solid Sexi.... now fix this audio so we can actually enjoy this perfection!

[hernje]

She has the richest female voice I've ever had the privilege to witness; a truly unique talent.

[ktriddle2]

Hottest damn woman in rock 'n' roll

[jeanderson1967]

ITS GREAT!!!MARAVILHOSA ESTA GATA...CANTA MUITO..SEMPRE!!!!

[bidibi83]

It's a great performance.

[star4blue]

she ist just great!! super video.

[openwaterdude]

"Like a break in the battle was your part

In the wretched life of a lonely heart."

Man, I don't know which gives me more goosebumps: Chrissie's awesome voice or this incredibly poignant line.

[EggsAckley2]

@openwaterdude I like the idea of a revolution...The powers that be...they'll fall to ruin someday...take that you evil world leaders and war mongerers

[robseal2007]

@openwaterdude Well said, bro.

[darkvaper2010]

WOW i was 11 years old when this took place....lol

[schl0tte]

@darkvaper2010 so you think you're an old fart, son? ;)

[MrCannabisluver]

What A Classic Hit!! ----Peace & Love!!

[ranjitb68]

Great song and Video ...just makes you want to sing along

[frannyward]

I Remember this concert well.. Live aid at JFK in Philly. Hot as a MFER.

[vegetablemagnetism]

Great song and all, but I never thought I'd see anyone from the Pretenders go onstage wearing pleated trousers. Truly punk, in a way....

[howardsten]

i was there in philly , at age 16, in JFK and i Remember them Rocking and Kicking Asss and waking us all up and getting us all going again

[frannyward]

@howardsten Wanna trade ages? I was 24 then lol.

[howardsten]

@frannyward were you there?

[oaklandstreet]

Well done James. Awesome song. RIP

[howardsten]

the one thing they did in philly was start on time at 7 am i WAS THERE before 7 am

[promptaet]

shes little bit nervous

[naughtmoses]

This =is= the original lineup. The performance is in Philadephia in July, 1985, as it was shot for MTv. The sound was pretty rugged for the first several bands.

[fulls787]

what a classic song

excellent forceful lyrics

thx for posting

[funkbebe]

rush limbaugh's neo nazi show's theme is "my city was gone".

had no idea she was a neo nazi. you'd think she'd be smart enough to not perpetuate the negative stereotype of rockers as political hicks.

[aikidaves]

@funkbebe Good heavens, have you got her wrong! Chrissie's political views are somewhere to the left of Hilary Clinton's. She's certainly no neo-nazi, nor a fan of Mr. Limbaugh's.

[kzew98fm]

Crap sound.They removed the good version from Dortmund.

[JohnGee1977]

@kzew98fm Where do I go for this?

[72daystar]

Awesome live performance. Chrissie looks great!

[debbieawebb]

was this the original members

[sanj1982]

@debbieawebb no, two of the original members died of drug related complications only a few years prior to this concert if I remember the years correctly. Only Chrissie and Martin Chambers(the drummer) remain of the original group

[osummuso]

One of the bands that kinda slipped under the radar for me at the time.

Extremely underrated and if I had my time machine, I'd be there.

[cookmoore]

Vegetarians Rock!

[amramjose]

the lead guitarist is a monster!!

[darkknight91]

@amramjose That's Robbie McIntosh. He played with McCartney in the late 80's-early 90's.

[FIERO871]

Chrissie is and will always be, SO HOT!

[vladobgd1]

Chrissie we love you!!!

[HawkStudio]

It doesn't get any better than this. Gawd I love her!

[mogenlogen]

Is that Pete Farndon on the bass?

[theScytheofGod]

James was already dead by this time, but Martin's rocking those drums!

[MegaWhiner]

I saw Pretenders in Minneapolis a few years ago opening for the Rolling Stones. Pretenders blew the Stones out of the water.

[erikinhawaii]

Chrissy's voice is hands down unique and beautiful...

[askmeicare]

So sad without James and Pete

[rsdonato10]

fantastic...

[technium]

Robbie McIntosh a legend !

[rokasmorokas]

She definetly has some "highlander" immortality in her dna :D

[tisom2]

@rokasmorokas I agree with the 'Highlander' personna! I totally agree! :P

[PeteGeeza86]

Epic tune! Great singing and they can all play-really well :-)

[gee34]

I can watch her sing and play all day.Love you Chrissie.

[animal90sFreak5]

Wow this so good,Great performance on the stage,shoot it shouldn't be much of a suprise.

[TheRockBottom666]

Live Aid > Woodstock.

[elsa144091]

my best friend died of aids in 1989 and this song made soooo much sense....

[ricardo3178]

Que ganas de poder ver esta gran banda de Los Pretenders en vivo, y a todo color. Ojala que alguna ocasion, puedan venir a dar un concierto, a El Paso, Texas. Mientras tanto, me tendre que conformar a ver todo su material, por este canal de YouTube. Muchas Felicidades a Chrissie Hynde, y Los Pretenders, por su estupenda trayectoria.

Vengan al Paso.

[JulioCarlos69]

uan cancion muy buena es 80s bravaxo

[MAREART]

Puta quiêêu pariu ... mto bom !!!

[rafa1710]

Concordo! Depois me perguntam pq eu gosto das bandas antigas... Só tem porcaria hj

[buffyjane]

i personally think your all just mental :P

[gatuxopreto]

"Like a break in the battle was your part

In the wretched life of a lonely heart..."

Nothing deeper...

[jangenk]

oh wow - memories memories....

[darke812]

yeah, but in the context of this song, she is refering to being back on the chain gang of the dreaded fight for love."now I'm back on the chain gang"....a slave to finding that one, to finding peace, and to finding, hopefully, happiness.

[ENRISANTIAGO]

AMO A ESTA MUJER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ZGoldRush]

what exactly is "The Chain Gang"?

[niccim48]

A prison work gang.

[RobertGary1]

In the US (especially in the South) it was common to have prisoners work on roads. To keep them from running off they would chain them all together. People driving by would see them working (which added to the punishment). It became known as a "Chain Gang".

[pincopalla100]

bellissima

[241357]

Would love to see them live!

[IanBonkers]

Brilliant voice Chrissie, Pretenders were underated!!!

[dragodarius]

Love this woman to death!

[RJLONG28]

YOU are a mentalist

[carbone1979]

It liked to blow my eardrums outta my head!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[erad67]

Man, the volume is WAY up. I nearly jumped out of my skin when it started. Had my headphones on.

[willyesko]

@erad67 hahahah. yeah, it is.

[dorianpadgham]

@erad67 LOL....me too!

[Coralsagi]

@erad67 me too!! auch

[somame69]

@erad67 Well,if i remember,on the vinyl, it read."Play loud" or was that Ziggy "To be played at maximum volume"?......one of those...d'ya know?

[erad67]

@somame69 Yea, I know what you are talking about. Same thing is written on a bunch of CDs too. But when you turn up the dial it doesn't surprise you. :)

[somame69]

@erad67

[therealcaptain40]

@erad67 It is HELLA loud! I wish I could've read your comment b4 the video started.

[katieinspain]

@erad67 I was listening to them at work and I did the same! First I twitched really badly and then saw your comment and sniggered :)

[dedeiapam]

Nossssssssssssa!!! AMOOOOOOOOOO essa música! Ela dá um sensação de liberdade ahsuahsuahs

[Emanuellicarvalho]

Aumente o volume

e sinta esta deliciosa canção!!!!!!!!

nem era nascida nesta epoca e sinto todas as vibrações desta musica

muito bom!!! prefect!

Que show deve ter sido...

que delicia

Aumenta q isso ai é rock and roll

[videosoulboy]

Love that guitar sound and Chrissie Hynde, what a singer

[latipota]

Love, love, love this song and this video. And Chrissie's just beautiful!

[chirlukos]

maravillosa cancion, y la cantante es bellisima, me encanta..

[StanHywet]

I live in Akron and go to the school Chrissie is from I met her at the opening of her resturant and got her sutograph

[PrestonZero]

i wish i had her sutograph...

[KobezBro]

most people just put sutographs on ebay now.

[intswimming]

the Best!!

[destinyt97]

u rock chrissy!!!

[JBMusicONLINE]

That's my cousin!! Haha the lead singer Chrissy!! She's freaking amazing, I hope I'm like her one day!! She kicks it man!!

[samsuiza]

Awesome voice! Wish there were more singers like her today.

[thatonepimp69]

I fuckin love her

[tony61670]

SHE'S STILL HOT!!!

[jkaaco]

They played on Tuesday (August 11,2009)in Central Park NYC. The New York Post in their review said they were GREAT, Chrissie is better guitar player than most boys young and old!!

[DrSebby]

...THIS bitch is the forgotten legend of rock n' roll. She's been here and on top since the 70's.

I put her in the same category as all the others of her status; the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, etc...

Phenomenal apparently live as well. I'm not a woman, but why don't women make a bigger deal out of her????? She fukkin' deserves it!

bear in mind she had a #1 hit in the late 90's. pure class, pure talent, pure quality.

LEGEND...

One of a KIND! go Krissy go! =)

[ffeerrnnaanndo]

por fin la encontre¡¡

[grizzzlymx]

wow she still beautiful and that voice!!!!

[Magnus6207]

Great music!!! Fascinating that a very crazy woman like her can do great music like this.

[MollyMate1]

Magnus, why do you say Chrissie is crazy? She is a compassionate person as well as one with shedloads of talent. But crazy, she is not.

[Magnus6207]

If a person attacks another person cause the second person eats meat, then I think there´s something wrong with the first one

[tanybap]

She is still gorgous..what a woman!

[rpgfire]

I remember watching this on tv back in 1985

[pgcynthia]

Amoooo Muitoooo , tudo de BOOMMMM!!!

[valeriadiniz9]

Foda demais!!! \o/

[MagnJas]

Still a HELL of a song!

[jesserman3]

Haven't heard this song in forever...

[puseye]

Looking for REAL rock and roll? Well here it is!

[hexamol]

saw her in berlin,talked with the drummer,she rockt me at my shoulder,in to the bus and away,gave no autographs,i love her

[MAZayer]

she has one of the most charismatic voices and ways of singing...so engaging and fun

[animal90sFreak5]

classic song!

[calipariwildcats23]

fotos y recuerdos

[jenniferlouisewright]

She's so bloody cool.

[iggytretiak]

I found a picture of you...

[ThRebelWithoutaCause]

no, homage to Ziggy Stardust

[KCVROCKS2008]

this sounds way too loud and tinty on here...nice clip though.

[hacktheplanet90]

it does need tuned up

[MichaelFrances]

if her fashion at this point isnt a homage to bob dyland then i dont know what is

[fumanchuchi]

Chrissie Hynde rocks!

[kikhinha]

I love this song.....

[LoopPatagonica]

i have 29 y.o. i love Chrissie Hynde I love ...I am enamored with her.

ella es genialñ me xita...kiero tener unos hijos con ella.

[ShoutaFuwano]

hahaha good luck having kids wih her, think she is a bit too old for that now :P

[Roxy1778]

LOLZ!! ya, even though theyb tried to make them sound bad, they are still AWESOME!!!

[manroy24]

me encanta esta cancion, tiene buen ritmo, que buenos tiempos

[nardi0]

...i was replying to astrochicken.

[catbird007]

top notch

[astrochicken]

I saw them play in 1987 as the opening act for U2 and they blew those irishmen right out the stadium.

Those guitar riffs.. brilliant.

[nardi0]

i thought exactly the same! only i thought no one else did. thanks, brother. ;)

[astrochicken]

LOL.

I saw them in Cologne /germany. I also had the impression that U2's sound engineers were intentionally trying to make them sound worse.. feedback, drops in volume.. i think they tried everything they could do get them to sound shite.. but they still blew U2 away.

:)

[KobezBro]

what year?

[Maxshard]

Hell, those were the days!

[Maeli081108]

Pretenders.... show de bola e esta música lembra de momentos maravilhosos... som 100% recomendado

[RadioBazterd]

Chrissie is a legend - The Pretenders deserve their place in the rock n roll hall of fame.

[mellisa212]

I love her!!