I remember seeing this when it was live on TV, including Andy's weird intro to the first song that had Chrissie in the background looking confused and pissed off. Never knew what to expect with Andy Kaufman!
@basetapes I missed that upload. Must go find it! Thanks for putting this stuff online. And is it just me, or should someone really think twice before pissing off Chrissie Hynde?
@basetapes Which song was it? Would like to see that. Thanks for posting this. I was just watching Bargain Hunt and a guy on the losing team said 'Some of us are born in the gutter, some of us looking at the stars' ....... or however it goes! :)
@basetapes oh, Chrissie, talk to me darlin', every man every woman, the reason we're here, to help each other, it's good, good, good..... take care of each other, say I love you.....a message of love! what a wonderful world it would be.....
bass has treble turned up to sharpen notes. Listen to Tim Bogart and others with tonals they use in performances. Yeah, he makes a couple mistakes on notes but that's what live performances are about. Enjoy the video for what it is. There won't be another one like it again.
Chrissie married Ray Davies from the Kinks. He's still alive. She also married Jim Kerr from Simple Minds. He's still alive.
She dated Pete Farndon in the early days of the group. He was later kicked out of the group because of a heroin addiction. That's what killed him. James Honeyman-Scott was married to somebody else not Chrissie. He also died from drugs. In his case it was cocaine.
@mvs784 Please check your facts, mvs784 -- these things did not happen; perhaps you're confusing Chrissie with someone known less for music than for drama.
Released for valentines day in 1981, remember dj Simon Bates, Andy Peebles or someone saying that at the time on Radio One-yes they did once play proper music.
@CommBreakDown its not just you. I commented a long time ago about that very thing. I think they were rushed and he couldnt tune up, or he was just out of it and flailing along. Pete was a darn good bass player, shame.
Do you guys know who is the Show Host?; well, you know, that is fucking Andy Kaufman, the comic genius himself . You, the younger generation who is always trying to decode the Universe, please, check on this guy, if you don't know who the fuck he was (he is fucking dead).
Andy Kaufman looks and acts so normal here. "Fridays" had some impressive musical guests, I just finished watching the two "Fridays" appearances by the Jam and to follow them with the classic Pretenders lineup is so cool.
James Honeyman Scott to me is one of the most inventive guitar players ever, up there with Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Andy Summers, The Edge... new sounds from distant galaxies, brilliant. I truly love every note he plays..
@mhuki Maybe a video compression issue, but it seems likely that the other instruments, and vocals, would pitch or up or down to match the bass. No reason for video compression to single out the bass.
If this was ever a justification for standing back and acknowledging what you have now. The Pretenders must have been one of the best bands around in the early 1980s, but fell victim of substance misuse. Congratulations Chrissie Hynde for what you achieved; greatness beckoned, but your glory was that you couldn't make it w/o James and Pete.
I know we as people tend to deify(is that a word?) "stars" who died too young, but honestly- back then as a young man coming up, I just thought there was no one cooler on the planet than Pete Farndon and The Honey Man-I know the Brits called him "honeymun"-but maybe due to my Southern roots I always called him the Honey Man-like it had more than one meaning-the music from his guitar was sweet as honey, he looked like a real good guy and I always figured Chrissy referred to him as her honey man
OH MAN! This is just killer. I actually recall the night I saw this.. and I was blown away. I wanted to be a rock star from then on out! It makes me kinda' sad though looking at it now.. I was crushed when James Honeyman Scott died.. he was so unique and awesome. This original band to me is one of the best of all time. Nothing speaks perfection like their first 2 albums. I would put 'em against anything.
hynde said she had genuine musical affinity with honeyman-scott, and she liked farndon's energy... the pretenders fired farndon because of drugs, and shortly after that honeyman-scott died of "cocaine intolerance." he was really young, not even 30. hynde said her musical style changed because of honeyman-scott's melodic style. she was more of a punk rocker before him.
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I was 21 then and regret not seeing them live when I could. Advice to young people: see your favorite bands live when you can. They won't be together [or with us] forever.
Hey, man, she is fucking gorgeous, sexy , hot and , above all, a total femme. Now, some people think she is a strong minded person and a little bet pushy, but NOT. Back on the day, when I was starting my Production company, I had the pleasure to register some footage of the band's tour, and let me tell you, if you ever have the chance tp meet her, you would like to marry her......she is fucking AWSOME!!!!
Pete Farndon, the bass player, and James "Honeyman" Scott, the guitar player, each died of heroin overdoses within a couple of years of this. RIP is right.
Know what you mean. I ran into that myself, using a chorus like the EH Small Clone that wasn't designed for bass. Weren't many bass effects then so you picked up what was available, i.e. guitar effects and tried getting them to work.
Yea someone didnt bother tuning......considering the amount of drugs both the guitarist and bass player were taking at the time....Im suprized they got that close in tune. Sad to think of all the songs they didnt get to write....
republicans go on sesame street pages to bitch and moan....they are ALL limbaugh fans. one party - one opinion - one voice - one news source - saves the energy of thinking.
WOW... that is odd... you're right on all levels stated. Monica... All that she has to do now, is beat the living Cr@P out of Beck et al, with her guitar, (Beck will start crying, of course) and perhaps the populous will get back to normal... I'm in, for the helping, on that. The Pretenders are important... and She is they...
@monicasuetannehill Chrissie Hynde would definitely confront conflict but not create, as you try here in a forum to honor her work. Do you like her music or her kick ass attitude about her personal views. If it's the latter, why don't you take it somewhere else where it can be appreciated. This is about the music.
cchmfla - thanks, and I agree. I did not start it - if you had scrolled back, you would see that musicjew was responding to the person who did start it, and I was merely supporting musicjews opinion and pointing out how typical this is from the right. It is about the music - and she does KICK ASS and I confront - not initiate. Happy New Year - everyone. Peace Out!
What's also creepy is to see Andy Kaufman introducing them. James died in '82, Pete in '83 and Andy in '84. Three young talents who did not make it to the middle of the decade. Andy was already in his 30's and did not die of drugs but cancer which is even more sad.
not a huge fan of the band or Chrissy's politics however she looks so freakin good in this video -stunningly hot.
This song has such a beautiful flowing break, the other one I like "Tatooed love boys" is actually like progressive punk rock.
Both J.H.S and Pete's performance are great, of course the guitar needs to be a bit louder and when Pete bends his strings it yanks him out of tune briefly nonetheless his tone has an excellent growl and J.H.S. played great...both good (& missed) musicians
Chrissy is an amazing writer but writing alone hardly makes for a a lengendary lineup..The original band contained the the balance of writing, musicanship and slight punkish abandon no future line up never had again...I was lucky to see them live in 1982....RIP Jame and Pete
I still think Pete is a wonderful bass player. He was always very economical. Never just took the easy way out and pedaled on the root note. His lines are full of unexpected counterpoint and melody. Pure genius.
I have that same bass (in black). Bought it in the 80's. It's a Hamer CruiseBass. They are quite rare now. Yes, it has frets. It's solid Mahogany, neck thru the body, so it has a dark, wooden sound. I guess you could say it sounds "farty", espec thru an Ampeg SVT, but it also carries itself quite nice in a mix. I still use it.
I don't think Pete's out of tune here, he's just playing sloppy and bending up on the string too much. Some of his notes that are fretted the same are in key.
Could be right. Though it really has that farty fretless sound, no? A friend of mine had a fretless that still had the fret wires on the neck -- they were just flush with the neck. Anyways ... great performance by every one else. RIP James H. Scott.
Bass needs tuning...BADLY
myjizzureye 6 days ago
that Bass is way off in the end,other than that, this rocked and ruled!
VitoMcsweetcheeze 1 week ago
"All of us are in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars".--Oscar Wilde
randyowens49 1 week ago
great band made it through some tough times....pretenders rock!!!!
thepredsrule 3 weeks ago
What guitar is James Honey-Man Scott playing here?
RevelatorGuitarsCom 3 weeks ago
Damn she looks good.
tonebenderx 2 months ago
The main reason this song is so amazing: the drummer. LOVE LOVE LOVE this song and this live version is perfection. Thanks for posting!
mariaonionhater 2 months ago
she,s sooooo ........................... geil _*
herbertenglert 4 months ago
Happy Birthday Chrissie
basetapes 4 months ago
a lot of rock songs referenced Brigitte Bardot
Tigerlily21 5 months ago
@Tigerlily21 Brigitte Bardot? She was a babe when being called a babe was still in style.
spoildn8410 4 months ago in playlist Britishinvasionunfilteredretro501
Wow, did you notice that half-step screw up by their guitarist at :19? Doh!
stevem7 5 months ago
@waszma nope he was just 2 years shy of it. Had he made 27 he would probably have been more widely known
PoorPoorComputer00 5 months ago
I remember Andy's stupid original into. I don't get the whole 'comic genius' thing with him.
flashfast2000 6 months ago
the best song i love !. the old friday show was the best. snl was at a bad time. this was before eddid murphy!!
LOPEZFARVE91 6 months ago
Is this James Honeyman Scott on lead guitar in this video? If so, it's sad because sixteen months he would be found dead.
eyesthatshine 6 months ago
@eyesthatshine That is Scott yeah. Talented dude...unfortunate. I wonder if he was 27...
Waszma 5 months ago
She is amazing ALWAYS her own person!!
gericiacchi 6 months ago
OK it would be 'The Adultress'
fossie32 7 months ago
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
Lord Darlington, Act III - Oscar Wilde!
fossie32 7 months ago
I remember seeing this when it was live on TV, including Andy's weird intro to the first song that had Chrissie in the background looking confused and pissed off. Never knew what to expect with Andy Kaufman!
Tracymmo 7 months ago
@Tracymmo i posted that first intro as well, very awkward and awesome
basetapes 7 months ago 2
@basetapes I missed that upload. Must go find it! Thanks for putting this stuff online. And is it just me, or should someone really think twice before pissing off Chrissie Hynde?
Tracymmo 7 months ago
@basetapes Which song was it? Would like to see that. Thanks for posting this. I was just watching Bargain Hunt and a guy on the losing team said 'Some of us are born in the gutter, some of us looking at the stars' ....... or however it goes! :)
fossie32 7 months ago
@basetapes oh, Chrissie, talk to me darlin', every man every woman, the reason we're here, to help each other, it's good, good, good..... take care of each other, say I love you.....a message of love! what a wonderful world it would be.....
coralreeferman 3 months ago
Jesus she's hot. Real talent here.
jwahh 8 months ago
Is that the episode where coffman fucked up the skits by being his dweeby self. What a dork he was.
mbs100k 8 months ago
Absolutely brilliant. One of the best tunes ever.
ZLUGGO 8 months ago
So good. Uh: Does Chrissie have a forehead?
shackupyourstruly 9 months ago
bass has treble turned up to sharpen notes. Listen to Tim Bogart and others with tonals they use in performances. Yeah, he makes a couple mistakes on notes but that's what live performances are about. Enjoy the video for what it is. There won't be another one like it again.
speedskiff2 9 months ago
i love you japan. get well soon.
dubhippy 9 months ago
Rock and Roll is Cool.
kirkbzzz1 10 months ago
Getting through the tough stuff with love. Standing Up for those I love!
Janice11353 11 months ago
F-ing great. It can't get any better than this.
Nemova 11 months ago
more classic than classic.
1ricky77333 11 months ago
Wow, mvs784, you are completely wrong.
Chrissie married Ray Davies from the Kinks. He's still alive. She also married Jim Kerr from Simple Minds. He's still alive.
She dated Pete Farndon in the early days of the group. He was later kicked out of the group because of a heroin addiction. That's what killed him. James Honeyman-Scott was married to somebody else not Chrissie. He also died from drugs. In his case it was cocaine.
gkctex 11 months ago 5
@gkctex Chrissie and Ray never married. However, they did have a daughter, Natalie Ray, together in 1983.
KellyGreen5555 10 months ago
sad she is labed "the black widow" married 1 band member ,he die's , then marries another ,again that member dies !
mvs784 1 year ago
@mvs784 Please check your facts, mvs784 -- these things did not happen; perhaps you're confusing Chrissie with someone known less for music than for drama.
edjohns67 11 months ago
Released for valentines day in 1981, remember dj Simon Bates, Andy Peebles or someone saying that at the time on Radio One-yes they did once play proper music.
flaxonx3 1 year ago
Bass is on, the frequency plays with your ears. DUH
If you played, you would understand the phenomenon
BopsStudios 1 year ago
Bass is on, the frequency plays with your ears. DUH
BopsStudios 1 year ago
What year was this?
jerseyjamrock 1 year ago
Nah - bassist is out. Too much high can make the sound as well. Im sitting w/bass. with digital tuner.......hes out . Makes it hard to jam with!
Blueliner232 1 year ago
The real band...this is awesome.
debgibsonfan 1 year ago
If you thumbed this down, stick the thumb back up your ass where it belongs.
Eiderwine 1 year ago
Wow...Andy Kaufman AND James Honeyman Scott both still with us......PRICELESS!!
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meraedison 1 year ago
double damn sexy
82660 1 year ago
is it just me or does that bass sound out of tune?
CommBreakDown 1 year ago 3
@CommBreakDown i'm agreeeeeee....O_O
fedecorri 1 year ago
@CommBreakDown you are right, I've ever noticed it!
fentelgibfly 1 year ago
@CommBreakDown It's not just you.
Salguine 1 year ago
@CommBreakDown its not just you. I commented a long time ago about that very thing. I think they were rushed and he couldnt tune up, or he was just out of it and flailing along. Pete was a darn good bass player, shame.
glueforall 1 month ago
Do you guys know who is the Show Host?; well, you know, that is fucking Andy Kaufman, the comic genius himself . You, the younger generation who is always trying to decode the Universe, please, check on this guy, if you don't know who the fuck he was (he is fucking dead).
Gilbert2112 1 year ago
@Gilbert2112 he used to do good elvis impersonations
spacepatrolman 1 year ago
Chrissie was quite striking then!
Wilthomer66 1 year ago
rock on Chrissie
str8wayward1 1 year ago
GREAT VID!!!!!
x77benoit 1 year ago
Even with Andy kauffman this is still a good video
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The original Pretenders were a kick ass band! Chrissie looks GREAT here.
Steve915 1 year ago
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Steve915 1 year ago
We fall, but we keep gettin' up.
bassmule 1 year ago
wow,I needed that.
whereamigoingnow 1 year ago
Just amazing!
TheCadaverGirl 1 year ago
Outstanding performance...wow....thanks for posting! :)
makissoflife 1 year ago
oh my freggin god this rocks.! how does she make her voice sound so windy.?
PoorPoorComputer00 1 year ago
get enough heroin into your arm and that bass sounds fine.
sedg 1 year ago
Farndon is soooo out of tune...wow...love the original Pretenders.
jmeredith44 1 year ago
this is the shit man... inspiring...:)
basvangas 1 year ago
oh its good good good! liek brigette bardo!!1
yurianne07 1 year ago
that's Chrissie in her "raccoon" period :))
absolutely love her!
Rawego 1 year ago
One of my favorite bands. Cool Andy Kaufman introduced!
moovgirl 1 year ago
Wonderful performance, thanks for posting this!
Davian67 1 year ago
Wonderful :-)
Davian67 1 year ago
Awesome hip movement Chrissy!
Tireshredderjoe 1 year ago
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bluepacificsurf 1 year ago
Chrissie IS strong and will always will be ..
LAYLO2769 1 year ago
Chrissie.... you are the sexiest girl in the world!!!!!
sescamillana33 1 year ago
Andy Kaufman looks and acts so normal here. "Fridays" had some impressive musical guests, I just finished watching the two "Fridays" appearances by the Jam and to follow them with the classic Pretenders lineup is so cool.
poopologist96 1 year ago
Martin Chambers has always been someone that I've loved to watch -- he absolutely attacks the drums.
IndyGlenn 1 year ago
Fridays had the best bands of any show!
zbaby82 1 year ago
James Honeyman Scott to me is one of the most inventive guitar players ever, up there with Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Andy Summers, The Edge... new sounds from distant galaxies, brilliant. I truly love every note he plays..
grentier 1 year ago 2
Despite Fardon's drug problems, he still manages to play well, sing AND chew gum all at the same time in this clip! haha
mc2NY 1 year ago
Farndon a bit out of tune here?
gyrate4 1 year ago 15
@gyrate4 Sounds like it...PEACE.
BigBlackRod 1 year ago
@gyrate4 I've always said that about this video...lol someones out of tune...
Maxharddrive64 1 year ago
@gyrate4 He's in tune - He just went one fret too high on one chord. We all have our bad days.
gergatronic 1 year ago
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AnitaJust 11 months ago
@AnitaJust Sorry that is indeed Pete Farndon as this came out a few years before he passed away.
PresidentGas1 11 months ago
@AnitaJust That's Pete Fardon.
gyrate4 11 months ago
@gyrate4 its due to the uploading , compresion I have heard it on several tracks on the bass from several differant groups
mhuki 11 months ago
@mhuki Maybe a video compression issue, but it seems likely that the other instruments, and vocals, would pitch or up or down to match the bass. No reason for video compression to single out the bass.
gyrate4 11 months ago
love the armband on farndon.......horse anyone?
marktwain4 1 year ago
I love this, thank you for posting.
radioactive144 1 year ago
If this was ever a justification for standing back and acknowledging what you have now. The Pretenders must have been one of the best bands around in the early 1980s, but fell victim of substance misuse. Congratulations Chrissie Hynde for what you achieved; greatness beckoned, but your glory was that you couldn't make it w/o James and Pete.
jrcvdoc 1 year ago
Always loved them. Chrissie is a phenomenal writer and artist!
napcon0 1 year ago
Farndon's just blowing shit away, and the inimitable James Honeyman Scott!
They were really taken before their time. RIP.
theScytheofGod 1 year ago
super video :-))
michaelloveguitar 1 year ago
Chrissie is IT!!!!!
Nickcat5 1 year ago
super video:-))
michaelloveguitar 1 year ago
pure raw talent. nothing like this today
THESOULbornold 1 year ago 2
I know we as people tend to deify(is that a word?) "stars" who died too young, but honestly- back then as a young man coming up, I just thought there was no one cooler on the planet than Pete Farndon and The Honey Man-I know the Brits called him "honeymun"-but maybe due to my Southern roots I always called him the Honey Man-like it had more than one meaning-the music from his guitar was sweet as honey, he looked like a real good guy and I always figured Chrissy referred to him as her honey man
bigjimsteelrod 1 year ago
Farndon's outta tune bass *almost* makes this unwatchable for me. Otherwise great!
surfercrow 1 year ago
Andy was great!! Original and funny most of the time.
rodensweet 1 year ago
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.
funkbebe 1 year ago
@funkbebe oh relax and enjoy the video you liberal f*ck..
flippyflyer 1 year ago
bass is really out of tune here
stratdaddy89 1 year ago
bass is really out of tune here
stratdaddy89 1 year ago
@stratdaddy89 just a tad...but the mixer has the bass up to high, which doesnt help
empirepromotions 1 year ago
OH MAN! This is just killer. I actually recall the night I saw this.. and I was blown away. I wanted to be a rock star from then on out! It makes me kinda' sad though looking at it now.. I was crushed when James Honeyman Scott died.. he was so unique and awesome. This original band to me is one of the best of all time. Nothing speaks perfection like their first 2 albums. I would put 'em against anything.
omiswheretheheartis 1 year ago
Scott fucks up at 0:20 - he was good but he seemed to be inconsistent live - was this due to stage fright, or sloppiness, or narcotics, I wonder?
SupernalOne 1 year ago
1981 on the show "Fridays"
Sweet....
ShanDobby 1 year ago
how die the pretenders guys die? they were so great when they passed the band went downhill
royalnash 1 year ago
hynde said she had genuine musical affinity with honeyman-scott, and she liked farndon's energy... the pretenders fired farndon because of drugs, and shortly after that honeyman-scott died of "cocaine intolerance." he was really young, not even 30. hynde said her musical style changed because of honeyman-scott's melodic style. she was more of a punk rocker before him.
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smithsfan1990 1 year ago
Chrissie is HOT~~~
TheWorld4all 1 year ago
The Pretenders Original Lineup were:
Chrissie Hynde
Martin Chambers
James Honeyman- Scott
Pete Farndon
perpetual61 1 year ago
Yay!!! James Honeyman Scott rocking the guitar!!
theScytheofGod 1 year ago
The message is that they make gorgious music.....MORE fantastic `80`s music on my channel!!!!
dot4design 1 year ago
Dammit, Chrissie was hot....
dks442 1 year ago
THIS IS THE PRETENDERS!!!!!!!!!!!!
clintbronson5 1 year ago
RIP the wonderful Pete Farndon who passed away on April 14 1983. Pete was a one of kind, a true rocker...
nastynigel 1 year ago
@nastynigel
stejaka 1 year ago
@nastynigel He was fabulous, his basslines really made the song.
chingunc 1 year ago
I was 21 then and regret not seeing them live when I could. Advice to young people: see your favorite bands live when you can. They won't be together [or with us] forever.
WilliamRAlford 1 year ago 3
I agree,but I was in the gutter back then....lol
whereamigoingnow 1 year ago
I always thought the bass player was a woman. lol. He looks like a lesbian.
solwolfpunk 1 year ago
Pete and Chrissie were a hot item...Notice how he could chew gum,play bass and keep an eye on her at the same time!
askmeicare 1 year ago
James Honeyman Scott playing a Ted Newman Jones guitar. Made in Austin ,Texas-
godofslumber 1 year ago
omg Chrissie Hynde's so beautiful..
PPMcky 1 year ago 16
@PPMcky
Hey, man, she is fucking gorgeous, sexy , hot and , above all, a total femme. Now, some people think she is a strong minded person and a little bet pushy, but NOT. Back on the day, when I was starting my Production company, I had the pleasure to register some footage of the band's tour, and let me tell you, if you ever have the chance tp meet her, you would like to marry her......she is fucking AWSOME!!!!
Gilbert2112 1 year ago 2
Chrissie Hynde still kicks some serious ass.
splitenzfreak1980 1 year ago
Andy Kaufman looking like Krist Novoselic...
splitenzfreak1980 1 year ago
I don't go for Chrisse Hynde normally but I fucking would after watching her here
pawnsacrifice1 1 year ago
Lol, looks like Ralph Machio playing bass.
Best Pretenders song
Warthogfan 1 year ago
"Machio" looks doped up.............rip
beprepared100 1 year ago
LOL
Warthogfan 1 year ago
Pete Farndon, the bass player, and James "Honeyman" Scott, the guitar player, each died of heroin overdoses within a couple of years of this. RIP is right.
rcknbkr403 1 year ago
she wrote so many great songs after this I lost count.
mapple432 2 years ago
Hottest fricken Band ever!!
Sorry I fricken LOVE the Pretenders and Chrissie,... since the day!!!
wheezer 2 years ago
the bass is out of tune!!
molly1246 2 years ago
gOOGLE
(-: THE REASON WE'RE HERE says THE SCOLE GHOSTS :-)
TKTRV 2 years ago
What a great song that holds up today. Chrissy is so sexy! The whole song just bounces!
bxs204 2 years ago 2
Is the bass sharp or am I just hearing things?
sneha1965 2 years ago
Know what you mean. I ran into that myself, using a chorus like the EH Small Clone that wasn't designed for bass. Weren't many bass effects then so you picked up what was available, i.e. guitar effects and tried getting them to work.
pica1dilly 2 years ago
I think its a result of the uploading , a little compression happens
mhuki 2 years ago
Yea someone didnt bother tuning......considering the amount of drugs both the guitarist and bass player were taking at the time....Im suprized they got that close in tune. Sad to think of all the songs they didnt get to write....
Maxharddrive64 2 years ago
Yeah, the bass sounds sharp to me too.
titostacos 2 years ago
The best, most energetic Pretenders song in the Farndon-Honeyman Scott era. The bass line and the lead guitar are killers.
Nemova 2 years ago
Chrissy is the only one with any special talent. Great vocals, great song.
chuckjls 2 years ago
You aren't a huge fan of her politics...isn't she a pretty rational liberal? Are you a Limbaugh fan or something?
MusicJew158 2 years ago
She is easily the sexiest Rock Chick ever!
Note:
republicans go on sesame street pages to bitch and moan....they are ALL limbaugh fans. one party - one opinion - one voice - one news source - saves the energy of thinking.
monicasuetannehill 2 years ago
WOW... that is odd... you're right on all levels stated. Monica... All that she has to do now, is beat the living Cr@P out of Beck et al, with her guitar, (Beck will start crying, of course) and perhaps the populous will get back to normal... I'm in, for the helping, on that. The Pretenders are important... and She is they...
mindjazz1 2 years ago
@monicasuetannehill Chrissie Hynde would definitely confront conflict but not create, as you try here in a forum to honor her work. Do you like her music or her kick ass attitude about her personal views. If it's the latter, why don't you take it somewhere else where it can be appreciated. This is about the music.
cchmlfa 2 years ago
cchmfla - thanks, and I agree. I did not start it - if you had scrolled back, you would see that musicjew was responding to the person who did start it, and I was merely supporting musicjews opinion and pointing out how typical this is from the right. It is about the music - and she does KICK ASS and I confront - not initiate. Happy New Year - everyone. Peace Out!
monicasuetannehill 2 years ago
Sad to think that in two years half the band would be dead due to drugs.
It would be great to see the original line up
pawnsacrifice1 2 years ago 11
Yeah ,shame ,some of these cats thought they had the same stamina as
Iggy & Richards. Pop weas just plain lucky,
Richards had the devil watching over him,
and had 'H Quality" dope,most of the time.
Johnny Thunders,another sad loss from those days.
PAULLONDEN 2 years ago
@PAULLONDEN well put Bro...
Worked a club here in NYC and Thunders would stumble in...
A sad sight.
Great guitarist
PRETALIATION 2 years ago
@pawnsacrifice1 Chissie's sound lives on to this day, saw them last year at House of Blues, and they really could not have sounded better.
cchmlfa 2 years ago
What's also creepy is to see Andy Kaufman introducing them. James died in '82, Pete in '83 and Andy in '84. Three young talents who did not make it to the middle of the decade. Andy was already in his 30's and did not die of drugs but cancer which is even more sad.
DeathMetalDouglas68 2 years ago 2
@DeathMetalDouglas68
Yeah, kind of scary that all 3 died within 2 years of each other. Wow....
edcrawf 1 year ago
@edcrawf- What do you mean all 3 died, Farndon and Scott died within a year, but Chrissie and Chambers are still with us. Just wondering
Shamrock3939 1 year ago
@Shamrock3939 I pretty sure the 3rd they are referring to is Andy Kaufman
basetapes 1 year ago 2
@basetapes I see. that makes sense, thanks for clearing that up.
Shamrock3939 1 year ago
@Shamrock3939
Yes, I mean Andy Kaufman. Sorry I didn't make that clear in the original post.
Kaufman, Farndon and Scott, all within a short span of time.
edcrawf 1 year ago
@pawnsacrifice1 totally agree...james honeymoon scott was one the best guitarists, and farndon with that active and driving bass. so goddamn sad.
empirepromotions 1 year ago
Is that a puffy shirt?
glimmer2158 2 years ago 3
she wore those (or maybe that particular one) everywhere from, maybe, '82 - '87
in the early '90s, she wore that black, what i want to say, v- neck tank top. mostly for acoustic sessions.
'96-'03 suit jacket, jeans, black shirt (gorgeous)
'07- present Tailcoat, tie, white vest, Road Spider Tee, skinny jeans and knee high boots. (love this setup)
the best part, the skinny jeans arent skin-tight! i hate the way skin tight jeans look because they look painful. i love jeans
KobezBro 2 years ago
Excellent song!
They were ahead of their time--too bad about the drugs.
Chambers is a great drummer!
looksforgold 2 years ago
not a huge fan of the band or Chrissy's politics however she looks so freakin good in this video -stunningly hot.
This song has such a beautiful flowing break, the other one I like "Tatooed love boys" is actually like progressive punk rock.
Both J.H.S and Pete's performance are great, of course the guitar needs to be a bit louder and when Pete bends his strings it yanks him out of tune briefly nonetheless his tone has an excellent growl and J.H.S. played great...both good (& missed) musicians
MightySaturn5 2 years ago
I like the odd-phasing effect on her vocal
Strumrr 2 years ago
This is a rockin tune
Aliendear 2 years ago
Chrissy is an amazing writer but writing alone hardly makes for a a lengendary lineup..The original band contained the the balance of writing, musicanship and slight punkish abandon no future line up never had again...I was lucky to see them live in 1982....RIP Jame and Pete
flippyflyer 2 years ago 4
I still think Pete is a wonderful bass player. He was always very economical. Never just took the easy way out and pedaled on the root note. His lines are full of unexpected counterpoint and melody. Pure genius.
audiotrax2000 2 years ago 3
I have that same bass (in black). Bought it in the 80's. It's a Hamer CruiseBass. They are quite rare now. Yes, it has frets. It's solid Mahogany, neck thru the body, so it has a dark, wooden sound. I guess you could say it sounds "farty", espec thru an Ampeg SVT, but it also carries itself quite nice in a mix. I still use it.
I don't think Pete's out of tune here, he's just playing sloppy and bending up on the string too much. Some of his notes that are fretted the same are in key.
audiotrax2000 2 years ago
Pete is out of tune. The mix on the whole group is terrible. There is nothing wrong with his performance.
NightGallery 2 years ago
Frandrups bass is sooo frikin outta tune! or he was tone deaff as well as dead.
timgilmore8888 2 years ago
It's not so much that it's out of tune. It's that he's playing one of those horrendous fretless electrics that were de rigueur in the '80s.
NewtHarvest 2 years ago
i RE WATCHED IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS FRETS, BUT CRISSY NEVER LIKED HIM ANYWAY AND HIS PLAYING IS SUBPAR EVEN IF HE WAS A JUNKIE.
timgilmore8888 2 years ago
Could be right. Though it really has that farty fretless sound, no? A friend of mine had a fretless that still had the fret wires on the neck -- they were just flush with the neck. Anyways ... great performance by every one else. RIP James H. Scott.
NewtHarvest 2 years ago