what a song, it was deep in my psyche when I was in high school. This is the first time I heard this back story. Quite a sad unfulfilled story for someone, more so to hear it revealed after all this time. so many possibilities in life, we only leave one track through what could have been.
@KrupaDrums9 жыл бұрын
Chrissie's voice cuts glass. She's a true original and beautiful soul. Live the Pretenders!
@CottageOfTheCrone8 жыл бұрын
+KrupaDrums Yes she is. She's all that AND a total badass!
@wagner6226 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant. Chrissie Hynde is my favorite, favorite female voice, song writer, guitarist. Hall of Fame.
@Rose-qd2bl3 жыл бұрын
Me too! I saw her first in 1981 with a friend and her brother. We were both going off to college the next day. Seen her 4 more times.
@urrywest3 жыл бұрын
Best song EVER!
@jmm1817 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful on Awesome song writer
@EnglishroG12 жыл бұрын
My favourite Pretenders song - was surprised some in the audience didn't know it - they used to play it on stage quite a lot.
@soundking42 жыл бұрын
Me too. Takes me back to a very different time.
@Roadhog493 жыл бұрын
There were MANY of us who stood in the snow to adore you, Chrissie and we still do...
@TheMafrand5 жыл бұрын
This will always be my favorite Pretenders song. I like this version :-).
@measson1238 жыл бұрын
Arguably (easily) one of the best voices, ever. Whose voice has held up over the years as well as Hynde's? Her's is certainly stellar, nuanced and rich and glass-cutting clarity.
@TheMicturation2 жыл бұрын
remembering this song used to take my breathe away as a 12yr old listening in friends car as his father drove us to secondary school in the city of melbourne....spencer st 1980 winter 8.15am was faaarkin freezing,but this,this was next level
@kg55219 жыл бұрын
She has such an awesome voice -
@anthonyrendon54465 ай бұрын
19 years old in my Silverado.Arlington Tx. Bought the CD. This song came on and it was awesome ❤️ thank you pretenders.
@jamesbowen89602 жыл бұрын
I am born and raised in Detroit, but every Pretenders song takes me to Ohio. Toledo, Cleveland are always the backdrop to Chrissie's lyrics and music. I'm a Michigan fan, but I love Ohio.( I am also a Toledo MudHens season ticket holder, and proud of it!)
@sarairosenbaum9 жыл бұрын
her voice hasn't aged AT ALL.
@reimourrpower9357 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful version of her classic. Respectfully I don't know how even a handful of folks at a *Pretenders* show would not know that the silent break is not the end of the song and clap. As Chrissie said "see you don't even know the song!..." 😆 Great either way.
@SirGeorgeButtox7 жыл бұрын
Always loved this song from the moment I first heard it all those years ago.
@haimnizri4 жыл бұрын
Even now, this vibrato when she sing "...the tooown...", this is when I start to cry.
@kenster0072 жыл бұрын
Sad I'm just finding this. Damn she is a treasure and why wasn't this song a no 1 hit?
@Davelembo12 жыл бұрын
I just fell in love with Chrissie all over again
@Clocktoys Жыл бұрын
What a fabulous singer and songwriter. This acoustic version showcases the song’s poignant lyric. Great stuff
@Broatch65 жыл бұрын
thousand years from now She'll still be the Talk of The Town
@davidnelson54743 жыл бұрын
Love you Chrissie. You were Fantastic at the Wiltern. 🎸🎶
@wesleyniegro12 жыл бұрын
Timeless song, so cool the meaning of this song.... so many memories, late night MTV!!!...
@jam1ga2 жыл бұрын
She’s Just is and has always been the coolest shit around ❤
@danmang9233 жыл бұрын
Brillant songwriting top of class
@alexjohnson164611 жыл бұрын
This is amazing. She is certainly a good enough singer but the songwriting craft is DEFINITELY her metier and this unplugged-style performance lets the songs speak for themselves. This is powerful stuff and although I like the original very well I prefer the spare arrangement here which amplifies the emotional overtone of the song.
@mditt7 Жыл бұрын
the epitome of style, finesse and class
@mctavish23 Жыл бұрын
Perfectly stated
@gregtanner31613 жыл бұрын
unreal .....her voice never changes
@scottwestcott56812 жыл бұрын
One of the great opening lines to a song.
@BerlinerinToni6 жыл бұрын
When they started clapping, I said, "hang on, the song's not over!" I was half afraid she was going to stop it there for a split second, and then she says, "See, you guys don't even know the song!" God bless Chrissie .. she hasn't changed. My personal idol since 1983. :-) So, is the song supposed to be written from the point-of-view of the kid in the snow, then, about Chrissie? I always assumed it was Chrissie mooning over some guy. That kind of puts a different spin on the song ... now, after 36 years of listening to it one way, I'm going to be listening to it slightly differently ... and wondering! So glad I ran across this. This is one of my all-time favorite Pretenders songs ... I loved the original video, which I think was from Top of the Pops. Loved Jimmy playing that silver Gibson! Funny, because come to think of it, that video always showed him playing that B-C-G riff that she says she "didn't have any help with" ... thus, I always assumed that was part of Jimmy's lead guitar part, not Chrissie's rhythm guitar?
@dogfather68 Жыл бұрын
Even live, her voice!! I always wondered what influenced that song. Thank you for playing that on my birthday!
@barneymiller54883 жыл бұрын
I"m not who this song was about. (I'll never be that lucky). But I was a fan back then and something of a crush on Chrissie. Although it wasn't even romantic really. I just loved her songs and admired her as a person. Message Of Love, Brass In Pocket and for some reason especially Talk Of The Town. It felt like my feelings. It was the song I wish my high school crush was playing when she was thinking about me.(Doubtful.) Chrissie was the adult version of my dream girl. Sexy, badass, smart and with a telecaster. But also with heart & empathy. All her songs, even the hard shell ones had a longing & vulnerabilty beneath the surface. I think that's why she connected in a way that other punk/new wave stuff didn't. I waited outside the Ritz here in NYC in 1981 I think, to meet her once. By myself. 18 years old. The show got cancelled because Chambers hurt his hand. I've never heard this story about this song, but knowing that it was written about a young fan like me makes it that much more special. What an amazing woman. Thanks Chrissie.
@madlove15817 жыл бұрын
Hynde, wow ~ she truly is an amazing songwriter. For someone who has no formal training at all, she writes very complex songs. Her lyrics are sheer and full of soul. I am so glad I went to see this band every single tour their first four albums. I bought Pretenders right when it came out, we couldn't believe what we were hearing on the radio, Precious! Most of the time, we heard the unedited version, lol! I was a freshman in high school when their debut album was released ~ she was the best thing to come into the scene for me, as a girl playing electric guitar. In the same moment, I really was put off by Bangels and the Go Go's ~ hideous bands, and they did not empower women as serious musicians. If anything, those bee boppers really set themselves apart as nothing but pretty girls, like The Monkees were really just cute boys in in a executive-created band. I was just learning to play guitar in the late 70's. Wilson was the first I learned to admire deeply, but then Hynde came around ~ adding some punk style and in your face attitude to the rock and roll scene of the day. Those two were definitely my guitar hero's ~ proud to reminisce on those times and memories listening to their music, too!
@laptop46892 жыл бұрын
An original voice and talent--love love love.
@gatasucia59732 жыл бұрын
always loved this song....now i hear it acoustic love it even more!!!!
@gregvoloshen30657 ай бұрын
Forget Madonna, Gaga, And Swift. Wow! Now THAT is a VOICE that can make me CRY!
@hiredgunscotty5 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful voice and so down to earth....my favorite female musician and not sure there is a close second.
@ellenkwhite3 жыл бұрын
Always a favorite! Fantastic voice!
@deniseg81210 жыл бұрын
She is my hero she lives the life I want. ROCK STAR GIRL!
@robolittle10 жыл бұрын
We are all the kid in the snow
@ddmcpaisley62995 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Rob.
@yute-hube7792 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the most catchy songs ever created. Probably in my top 10 of all time!
@tammyhornback2093 жыл бұрын
So beautiful.... my favorite song from her. She's perfect in every way. Her voice.... just beautiful! Thank you for sharing ❤💓
@ddmcpaisley62995 жыл бұрын
Adore Chrissie, none other like Chrissie.
@mohabatkhanmalak11618 ай бұрын
Wow what a story and song. Thank you the Pretenders.🌹🌹🌹
@sjn0202 Жыл бұрын
excellent song
@SwappingIsSaving12 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. I had it on VHS, but it was starting to fade. Great song, great performance.
@blackbird56342 жыл бұрын
oh my heart, it's breaking, it's joyful and breaking!!❤
@ernestteppert62402 жыл бұрын
Outstanding!So classic!
@Icky196112 жыл бұрын
Her voice on this show was as good as ever.
@TheMafrand9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful. Love this band and this song. Pretenders forever.
@john08153 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful woman and a gifted musician and the story make it more wonderful ❤️
@BigDumApe10 жыл бұрын
The voice of a sultry, beautiful, sexy angel. Great lyrics too.
@clarenceclutterbuck5 жыл бұрын
Spellbound by that voice, even without the appealing clanging Les Paul of the studio version.
@ramonmorales16603 жыл бұрын
La Gran Dama de La Música 🎼🎵🎶. La adoramos ❤️
@davidb22063 жыл бұрын
She wrote poetry in motion. How ironic that she mentions a "Beatles chord" in this one, and George Harrison, in another rare video of him working in the studio post-Beatles, plays a cord and says "Nobody copped that chord except The Pretenders in 'Chain Gang'" (and plays the chord). He says he doesn't know what it's called but "It's an E7 with an F on top."
@tblspn Жыл бұрын
that chord is very rare in post-Beatles pop/rock, but it’s in most if not all Birthday Party songs and many by Blonde Redhead
@doreenpinkerton19878 жыл бұрын
terrific songwriter
@mickypoo46226 жыл бұрын
I loved the original when it was first released, just like "Message of Love". This is great and has many memories attached. But 2 of the band died from drugs.A sad end but a pleasure to hear it again acoustically ...
@BethMannPresents5 жыл бұрын
How the heck do a bunch of songwriters NOT know that break in the middle of the song and start clapping?
@tonyfry20704 жыл бұрын
phrasing and slow vibrato unmistakeable
@azamjamil68996 жыл бұрын
I'm not a big Pretenders fan but love this song.
@socratease14328 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! ,
@paulbennett71515 жыл бұрын
how do they not know this as there is a pause late on, classic track..
@marcusteblano63765 жыл бұрын
Such a great song!
@oliviernoel66864 жыл бұрын
Superbe Chrissie et sa voix magique !!
@anthonydworak81273 жыл бұрын
The chick’s cool. Can’t deny it.
@markderen2053 жыл бұрын
It’s got to be the world’s sexiest song.
@briankennedy11922 жыл бұрын
A mere 59 years old here gorgeous.
@MsVOICES112 жыл бұрын
CH!!!! This is Awesome!!! You are Beautiful...
@marianneginalski75647 жыл бұрын
Her voice !
@socratease14328 жыл бұрын
Superb!
@lovewalruss9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful
@christopherwright88119 ай бұрын
How bloody wonderful were the Pretenders in the early days in particular?
@twosacrowd12 жыл бұрын
I saw them in Glasgow at the Apollo October 1980. Brilliant!
@edgblades6 жыл бұрын
My favorite version
@bonkeydollocks18796 жыл бұрын
Beautiful voice, fantastic song writing , sexy , and she cares for animals too . why can't everybody be like it ?
@AnaFeMunoz-qu9dj8 ай бұрын
I love love love how she "checks the audience" about not knowing the song . I am a devout fan so I knew and was surprised at how many clapped at the break... Oh well, fantastic that she called them on in and moved on🤩🧑🎤(2:57) respect
@gordonlahuejr97039 жыл бұрын
I'll tell you something..... great song writer
@zippers210 жыл бұрын
you can bet she wears cruelty free eye makeup!!! love her!!
@MikeM-ec2gh8 жыл бұрын
Always have been a big Pretenders fan... just wanted to let folks know that in other interviews, she has acknowledged that Jimmy Scott was her right-hand man, that they were both equally responsible for developing the Pretenders 'sound'.. so she has publicly recognized him as being more than 'her guitar player at the time', as she says in the intro
@00964757 жыл бұрын
she also said that without JHS there would have been no Pretenders..Lord rest Jimmy x
@BerlinerinToni6 жыл бұрын
It's true, Jimmy pretty much created the Pretenders' trademark jangly guitar sound. Chrissie wrote in her autobiography that (paraphrasing) her songs were nothing special until Jimmy gave them life ... if he hadn't died at 25, I truly believe that Jimmy Honeyman-Scott would have gone on to become one of rock's great guitar masters. All he really cared about were guitars.
@hiataki75 жыл бұрын
Some of the audience thinking that the song was over. I remember the same thing happening to Sting when performing 'Message in a Bottle'.
@hiataki7 Жыл бұрын
She seemed to take it more in good humor than Sting did though.
@Mr.Sidenote2 ай бұрын
Imagine Chrissie writing a song for you and you never even knew.
@LAOCOOENTE14922 жыл бұрын
Superb as always. 2:37, Nick Cave😀
@robertorincongomez10765 жыл бұрын
Chrissie Hynde 🌹❤️😍🇲🇽
@geeksofchrist10 жыл бұрын
I was that kid in the snow! Haha..just kidding.
@eetchit603410 жыл бұрын
shes a bitch for even tellin us that fuck her seriously
@BurningtunaDC8 жыл бұрын
No doubt she had plenty to say to the local radio and record retailers after the gig like "how often you are playing the record" and "tell Billboard that you're selling more than you actually are so the records goes higher on the charts..".
@stevenmartinez92416 жыл бұрын
Wonderfull version, 1966, Amherst OH. Please be my cousin.
@SkeeterNYC11 жыл бұрын
Yes it is them. This whole concert is really cool, btw.
@henryp.28612 жыл бұрын
Up in the sky clouds rearrange like the talk of the town
@imagecarpenter5 жыл бұрын
Her lyrics are what's what. Plus obvious not bad chords.
@mickjh552 жыл бұрын
Beautiful woman
@CesarClouds3 жыл бұрын
I wonder who that kid was, she, Chrissie Hynde, wrote a song about you.
@LKaramazov4 жыл бұрын
WHAT A WOMAN!!!
@Excapartist9 жыл бұрын
Butt I was pretending then. I go to sleep and imagine that you are here with me....It only took you one day to come to my rescue 911. Love ya Chris
@stevemcniel55137 жыл бұрын
Tracey Hutchinson out there. u sang that song back in the day.
@johngibson94634 жыл бұрын
I think she is talking a bit tongue-in cheek as 'this chord' is a straightforward B7, a common type of passing chord which segues into the main verse
@stevebroderick405011 ай бұрын
Omg to be able to say that Chrissie Hynde thought about you? Yeah that's worth standing in the snow.
@echopathy Жыл бұрын
lesson in vocals ~~>
@nlwnb111 жыл бұрын
yes it is is and NIck does West Country Girl at the same event. Check it out!
@patricesoffer83413 жыл бұрын
I do!!!
@TheBlueskyson4 жыл бұрын
Nick Cave on the far right behind piano? ty 4 vid
@queunlimited47794 жыл бұрын
💗
@branzo794 жыл бұрын
Cale and Cave same stage? Best kind.
@Micky196412 жыл бұрын
Isn't that John Cale and Nick Cave also on stage with her? Good company.