Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys (Official Music Video)

[@richbrake9910]

YOU ARE THAT!

[@paullaw3382]

1st Pretenders album up there with the best debut albums.

[@monsterpig3270]

Pretenders II was too polished for my taste and that's when I lost interest. First record was punk, 2nd was more pop.

[@flamencoprof]

@@monsterpig3270 First wasn't anywhere near Punk, IMO.

[@monsterpig3270]

@@flamencoprof The real question, were they ever really punk?

[@mark.e.p]

​@@monsterpig3270nah...rock

[@jeffmurdock8321]

@@monsterpig3270 Chrissie hung with the punks like the Pistols back in England, so she has the cred. Her early music reflected that. But yeah, Pretenders II lost some edge. Referencing Euclid Avenue and Cuyahoga Falls, she'll forever be Ohio's darling. Her pout could still melt Lake Erie in the dead of winter.

[@A_Year68]

Yeah! That's It! Tkanki you Chrissie for that music.

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

The amount of musicians we've lost to drugs is criminal. Jimmy and Pete could and should still be touring with Chrissie.

[@PappyGunn]

She would have ditched them like she ditched the drummer. That band was not the Pretenders after that.

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

@@PappyGunn She definitely wouldn't have sacked Jimmy, she is always telling people how great he was. If anything she'd have struggled to keep him he was that good.

[@PappyGunn]

@@nonnayoubuzinnes1669 He was

[@charlesmurphy3222]

Pete was so intelligent. I think he could've been an MP. Seriously.

[@Ruda-n4h]

@@PappyGunn It was Chrissie Hynde solo after that.

[@robertwatkins7037]

Chrissy is the most distictive voice and versatile songwriter of our generation. Her rock songs are raw, her ballads are emotionally arousing and her pop songs are a joy. She is a one-of-a-kind artist and her music is pure art.

[@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe]

Only chick other than Memphis Minnie who can be taken seriously as a Guitarist.

[@sjoerdrijpkema9197]

​​​​​@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qeSorry to disagree with you. She played just enough guitar to write songs, nothing more, just like Amy Winehouse. The great guitarparts were created by her guitarist James Scott.

[@mark.e.p]

Read her book, Honeyman-Scott, was the catalyst in the band. Sure, she's a unique and gifted singer/front person but he was the one that made the band. She admits that without him, she probably wouldn't have made it. Sadly missed.

[@jontalbot1]

As others have said not a great guitarist but that doesn’t matter at all IMO. Two great strengths- first a very gifted songwriter. Second one of the greatest fronts (man or woman) of all time. Great visually, fantastic vocal stylist and 110% spot on attitude. You know she’s trouble but also vulnerable. She owns herself in a way few people do.

[@ariescustom]

@@JeffreyWilliams-dr7qe Don't let Poison Ivy, or PJ Harvey, or Samantha Fish, or Emma Ruth Rundle, or indeed any number of other legit female guitarists you've so blithely ignored get in the way of your ill-informed opinion. 🤣

[@redrocks1983]

Listen to those timing changes; unreal. It fits perfectly. A kick-ass song w/musicians + vocals at their peak. James & Pete...what could've been.

[@marygale8695]

You know that's right!

[@marygale8695]

It was true musical genius.

[@PeterJMahoney]

my favorite band of the period

[@Country_Metal_Rockstar]

That's exactly what I said the 1st time I heard this.

[@timkohchi2048]

I was there.. saw him toss the sticks in the air and catch them on the beat…

[@NHMountainGoat]

I never get tired of the original Pretenders.. miss this line-up so badly..

[@JasonGianni-t1l]

Ya gotta love a punk song with alternating bars of 7/8 and 4/4! So cool. These guys were SUCH a great band!

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

Am I the only one who thinks that Martin Chambers is one of the most underrated drummers of all time? I hope not!

[@petebest22]

I think he's a good drummer, listen to swinging London , he shows off his talent in that song 😊 , hi btw 👍

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@petebest22 Hi back!

[@pjt3887]

Yes! Thank you. I've been saying this for decades!

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

@@pjt3887 I knew I wasn't the only one with some common sense here!

[@scottkay6495]

He is great. And kinda unorthodox. Or I'm I wrong...

[@bethnegrey430]

absolutely one of the best bands of all time -- LOVE this!

[@latkagravas986]

👍,❤

[@doodleedledoo]

"Kid" on this record, one of my favourite all time songs.

[@headlesssoldier]

god what a great band . line ups like that are rare.

[@CaminoCarpet]

Came storming out of the gates with their first album. Played the grooves out of it !

[@nankerphelge3771]

A huge staple at parties!

[@MiamiSpartan1]

Same. Soundtrack for college

[@benjaminmarcus17]

Yep. They had something to say with album #1.

[@bradsmith7311]

James Honeyman-Scott was one of my favorites at the time. Right up there with all the great British rock guys

[@danielsherwood3460]

Tasty player. Not flashy, but just perfect playing. Same with Elliot Easton from The Cars.

[@josejones7025]

Not quite as good as GBH or the Exploited or UK Subs

[@thomashoffman8228]

These 4 musicians had a special sound. The energy is off the charts.

[@ManCaveStudio]

This band was on fire. All top shelf musicians and Chrissy has an insane amount of swag. I love her.

[@dggydddy59]

Swagger, I presume. Not swag.

[@rdrrr]

@@dggydddy59 A generational difference, sir. "Swag" used to mean loot, but today its meaning has morphed into an abbreviation of "swagger".

[@dggydddy59]

@@rdrrr Really?? I had no idea! Especially since they're two distinct words with established definitions. But anyway, thanks for letting me know. Cheers!

[@rdrrr]

@@dggydddy59 Count on youths of every generation to play merry hell with the English language! I'm just waiting for "copacetic" to come back into fashion!

[@dggydddy59]

@@rdrrr LOL!!! My dad used that word! lol!

[@Topshelf87]

Unfreakeaking believable how good they were on that first album. I was just a kid, but it was like nothing else.

[@Zed1776]

One of the best written rock songs of all time.

[@latkagravas986]

👍,❤

[@beerlover7460]

I will never get bored of listening to this.

[@michaellorenzen8200]

ON REPEAT

[@petertarr2930]

40 years ago downtown Chitown we rode the bikes in chained to a light pole. Aragon Ballroom was amazing!!

[@sophdog1678]

Chrissie has such a talent for writing in interesting time changes, and then she's able to play rhythm guitar and sing it all too! An amazing talent.

[@pjt3887]

This song is about her experience going to the wrong party. Ending up in a room full of bikers that SA her. For girls who had a similar experience this was a life saving song due to the shaming of SA victims. She also got some heat for explaining her experience in her book while on her book tour. It was heartbreaking to witness as a lifetime fan. She is the first feminist of rock. She laid the groundwork for alt Rock as it's called now. Female's didn't lead a band and sing with compleat raw emotion that called for the downthrow of sexism and patriarchy! I ❤️ Chrissy 4 Eva!

[@lefkytheshin]

​@@pjt3887Her voice and cause we're noble, but now we're up to our necks in entitled, man-hating, third wave feminazis. Pathetic lot.

[@lefkytheshin]

​@@pjt3887Now we're up to our ears in whiny third-wave feminazis and gutless simps.

[@kooale]

@@pjt3887 Solid statement, many thanks pjt.

[@whydoesgoogleneedmyname6839]

One of the greatest rock songs ever written! In 7/4 Time!

[@ismaelrodrigueziii6398]

Not to mention one of the best debut albums of all time! All killer no filler!

[@popogast]

Chrissie's voice often gave me shivers and goosebumps.

[@danielsherwood3460]

Lumps and bumps?

[@scottmandu8316]

Love this song even more after reading Chrissie's book. After what she endured and to end up writing this awesome song is extraordinary. 👍

[@toserveman9317]

She teased biker-gang types as a teen. They "pulled a train" on her. It is a humble-brag (jntra sex) on her part. ...Demonstrates that she can attract the best (of her locally-shaped mind space) and can hack it ('cause she's a bad ass).

[@DavidMiller-jo5qb]

No one sounds like Chrissie Hyde..her voice is very unique.

[@overtheedge4711]

Well, maybe someone you've most likely heard of sounds a bit like her (or did at one time at least). Check this out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmiUnaKAj96fnac

[@spongekp]

Always wondered what this band could have been if Pete and James had stayed clean. First 2 albums were epic. They were never the same,,,,

[@timithius]

"Learning to Crawl" was pretty respectable.

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

And the award for the most number of solos in the shortest amount of time goes to Honeyman Scott.

[@ToJuRacing]

What a outstanding track. The whole band is working their asses off on this track! Rock on Kids!

[@lupodelupis3672]

Nitty gritty rock 'n roll!

[@eldergeektromeo9868]

Chrissie and The Pretenders: simply the BEST!!!

[@quietone2916]

The classic and best lineup they were raw and hungry

[@scream62]

i wish, the pretenders had made this kind of music, for longer.

[@bassioelmucho]

Chrissie is so smoking in this!!

[@Fireworxs2012]

*Bought the original LP in 1980, while I was in college. Still have it in my record cabinet* *People forget The Pretenders were one of the 1st New Wave Bands to come out of the UK Music Scene*

[@jillhaas578]

I thought of them as more punk but you’re right. The term New Wave was coined then.. Blondie, B52s, Talking Heads. All great music. We were lucky back then

[@Fireworxs2012]

@@jillhaas578 *They were never Punk. Punk was a whole different genre. Punk was never much about the music. It was about social outrage and raging against the "machine". It was about being poor and disadvantaged and drug addiction, in the UK. Unfortunately, or fortunately, depending on your perspective, most of the founders died from drug overdoses and they took the noise with them...New Wave was about a new Genre of Music. Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Blondie, Talking Heads...I wouldn't say we were lucky, I would say I was glad to be around to enjoy it..I'll also say that it was limited in its originality & short lived..None of those Bands released anything significantly new beyond the mid 90's, when Hip Hop & Crap Rap hit the recording studios. None of which, I personally consider to be music*

[@popsfereal]

@@Fireworxs2012 wow....bitter much?

[@Fireworxs2012]

@@popsfereal *wow....truth hurt much?*

[@thinman8621]

Original Pretenders. Great stuff. Lost a lot when James and Pete left the planet early.

[@pontiacssholden2032]

Bought this album over 40 years ago,still love it

[@lastchild6153]

When I bought the second car I ever owned around 80-81 from a guy in my neighborhood we were negotiating the deal when I noticed he had big stacks of Albums all about his Apt. and I noticed he had the first Pretenders album. I half jokingly said throw the album in and we have a deal. So he did and That’s how I acquired this song and album and still have it scratch’s and all.And still one of my all-time favorites.

[@jillhaas578]

I wore out this album.. had to get another one

[@stevebailey325]

God I was in love with Chrissy in the 80s.❤

[@josejones7025]

Best comment: the Energy of this song is off the charts.

[@markrodriguez9442]

So punk rock-esque. Thumbs WAY up.

[@oppothumbs1]

The song was written pre-AIDS so the reference to bandages has nothing to do with that. I really don't think this song has anything to do with prostitution at all. Chirssie might have gone through this herself. My assumption was always that the "changing tires" had something to do with changing rubbers (they are from Ohio) 4. "Stop snivelling... plastic surgeon" I believe refers to stop crying or someone will thump you (i.e. rearrange your face). It's a fairly common expression in the UK.

[@taradevine6026]

@@oppothumbs1 It's about when she was gang raped. Harder to listen to know.

[@jimmcintosh184]

I discovered this band in 1982 and its been one of my favorites ever since

[@eltorrente1021]

Yeah, me too. I remember seeing this video on MTV back then.

[@markhansjahrling5648]

I Concur that as Well ! Saw them 1 time .. Still Got there Posters one is From the CBGB .. She's is Still Smoking Hot 😁 🇺🇸

[@donna1960]

One of their Best Songs!! Love it🎶🎵🎸🎶

[@Themanwhocameback2]

FINALLY! After years here of having to watch an old VHS taped off of MTV, transferred to DVD and posted by a fan, we actually can see this as it was intended. Love the wallpaper, so evocative of a small British neighborhood bar, or even a house party.

[@batphink2655]

There was no other band quite like these guys, you can hear the 50's fluences of Rock n Roll, Punk and I believe these guys started Alt Rock. RIP James and Pete, imagine what could have been damn shame!

[@mrmauricemanhattan]

I saw them four times. Saw this version in 1981 in Denver. Opened for Kinks. I learned that a band shouldn't want to follow the skill and high energy of The Pretenders with Chrissie. That's for sure.

[@Neil-Aspinall]

This is such an under rated song. Should have been a single.

[@cliffbarber6058]

Their first Album is still in my top ten all these years later. Chrissie Hynde one of the best , and still, Front Woman in Rock. Plus a great song writer and rhythm guitar player.

[@ericeo-m1s]

this is their best song.

[@dchristopher7]

This is the 1st video I ever saw. It was on a show called the Midnight Special- hosted by Wolfman Jack. It bent my mind back there in 1980.. I don't think I ever recovered.. I love their individual 'behind the screen' breakdowns.. 1:20

[@stevencurtis3693]

MARTIN IS ONE OF THE MOST UNDERRATED DRUMMERS! THE PRETENDERS REALLY ROCKED IT BACK WHEN P.F. & J.H.S. WERE THERE!!!! NOW THERE EVERYWHERE, IN OUR MEMORIES OF THE MUSIC WE GREW UP TO.

[@ajmuller6180]

Amazing how hard she worked those guys, they were all physically exhausted except for the master!

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

I became a Pretenders fan from the first time I heard them. RIP to James Honeyman-Scott and Peter Farndon. Both died much too young and just when the band was hitting its stride.

[@FreedomBound23]

Thanks for the shout out to two great guitar players. Love Chrissie forever. But the entire band was tight.

[@josejones7025]

Christie is a role model for all rhythm players and singers. That’s how it’s done

[@ChargoNY]

Such an underrated and misunderstood song! So many have been there, Chrissy. Thanks.

[@lucyfoster4082]

What do you mean? So many have been gang raped while high?

[@johnbatinovic6593]

Thee best guitar solo bar none!!! Nobody played it like James Honeyman Scott!!!

[@intrepidvirgo938]

One of the best bands from my GenX era. Yeah…big respect indeed.

[@GuitarStudioA]

The Pretenders were brilliant! Chrissie Hynde is a great talent, along with the band! 🎼🎙🎸🎸

[@A_Year68]

Cool music and cool voice.

[@michaeldouglas6530]

So glad I got to see this lineup live.

[@johnhenderson3646]

Love that little riff @ around 2:08 ...always loved this band. Can't we just go back to the place this song's memory takes us?

[@MrRolandMichel]

The sheer razor sharp power and unfettered audacity of this lil' doozy is OFF the charts my friends! I bought this album as a teenager when it debuted, on 8 Track no less, and then again on cassette when the 8 track inevitably gave up the ghost. It informed my lifestyle and gave focus to my still developing young mind. Thank you Chrissie Hynde! 🎸🎸🎸

[@MrBrianlangton]

Play it loud, brilliant

[@CherylEvans-r4z]

QUEEN of PUNK!! Chrissie Rocks!!

[@TheArtofGuitar]

Bet you can't make a hit song with a 7/8 time signature in it. Chrissie: Hold my Tele!

[@GB-ez6ge]

If you know the story behind this song, perhaps, like me, it brings tears to your eyes. If you don't know the story, don't learn it.

[@susanlange3749]

Chrissie lived a hard life. This song was written for what she endured - and if wasn't good. But she survived & persevered.

[@barbarahanks6647]

I had a friend from Akron that hung with the Chain Gang motorcycle club. Rough.

[@susanlange3749]

Chrissie sure went through hell and back. But she is one tough chick and not only survived, but thrived. Love her. ❤

[@michellemiddlebrooks8095]

I just read about it; how horrifying! And that she blames herself?!

Awewsome to see you kittens in Københåvn last night. Got the message to Chrissy about the passing of Kieth Bornzin. Road Crew was so nice to get the message out as Kieth was one of thier biggest fans. R.I.P. Kieth & Mångå Tåk for playing so well last night! Namaste!

[@pauljohn6637]

Absolutely brilliant. Don’t think we will see such a well matched group again with this much raw talent. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇺🇸

[@johnmichaelson9173]

One of the few bands in which everybody died but the drummer. This line up was simply incredible.

[@tadsomato1940]

Chrissie is alive and well.

[@lawyerdude]

I was an MTV kid (8/1/81 was the summer before I started HS) and I remember being utterly floored when I saw this video for the first time. God bless Guitar Hero for bringing it my kids!

[@timford3599]

Hard to imagine how the early 80's has morphed into 2022. Nevertheless, The Pretenders are as powerfully hip now as they ever were. Truly Great Music stands the test of time!!!

[@pneumaticman5927]

I’m rediscovering the brilliant guitar and Chrissie’s astounding sense of timing. #masterpiece.

[@tunemxr480]

The velvet glove that IS Chrissie’s voice…

[@jdavis1286]

Glad to see these getting posted, the Pretenders have influenced me greatly.

[@gregbors8364]

My favorite Pretenders song by a wide margin

[@williamcampbell9323]

The way that guitar hook/lick ties the rhythm and the melody together..and the sound of that Boss Chorus...whew JHS had touch...can't think of a much better album for melodic guitar runs...so catchy.

[@drunkvegangal8089]

Still one of my all-time faves. In the 1980s, I had a collection of mix-tapes all called, "Playloud. This is not a test" and Tattooed Love Boys often opened them (along with I Don't Know What You're Talking About" or "TV Eye"). I was devastated, tho, when I found out Chrissy's true story behind "Tattooed Love Boys". This woman KICKED ASS!

[@geoffchappell2184]

Sassed off to a bunch of bikers and was gang raped.

[@bobpelley5093]

I love the Pretenders!James and the bassist loved H.I love both.Why must I choose?

[@billybupkis3688]

first time hearing this and I was sold on Pretenders. what a debut LP.

[@JD0124]

This song never fails to get my blood going. Love it. Ballsy as all get out. Love Honeyman-Scott's solo. God, this lineup was untouchable.

[@earth9544]

This song, "Message of Love, Brass in Pocket" always on rotation in the early days of MTV. Everyone fell in ❤ with 'em

[@ranasneed451]

This still puts chills down my spine..love u Miss Hines 😊

[@kristykanen9315]

Greatest woman rocker EVER ! ❤❤❤

[@michaelbailey8729]

Definately.

[@Hqhq-01]

For a long time I couldn't figure out what this song was really about -- many of the lines strongly indicated that this was about a rape, but I just always assumed that Chrissie was probably a pretty hardcore feminist, I always kind of make that assumption when I see a woman from her era kicking butt so thoroughly in an area that was still quite male dominated at the time. Due to that assumption I was really puzzled by the lines that indicated that she accepted much of the responsibility for the incident, something that i never imagined a strong feminist saying. I'm still really puzzled by her acceptance of the incident, i can't imagine anyone coming through an experience like that with that same assessment, but I'm really impressed by her courage to speak her mind and her toughness. To be able to get through that and come out the other side with that attitude, and then be able to go out and accomplish what she has, man, she is STRONG.

[@michaelbailey8729]

Bought the album in 1980/81. It was pure Rock and Roll bought up to date.

[@MDOurMD]

I used to blast this full volume in my apartment in San Francisco back in the early 80s. My neighbors must have hated me. I loved it though. Still do.

[@noneyabeeswax3200]

❤

[@Victory1507ci]

Saw this original band for free- friend had an extra ticket. didn’t know much going in but was blown away

[@jonathansteadman7935]

This band was on fire at this time, saw them at Portsmouth 1980 , songs talent energy looks and effortlessly cool.

[@paulhoughton5164]

Chrissy is one of the top if not the top female vocalists in rock. What she lacks in range she more than makes up with attitude, passion and feel and she is an amazing songwriter too. One of the last of the “old school” rock stars but still the best

[@SmartCookie2022]

I haven't heard this in probably decades and it still rocks!! What a solid debut this self-titled album was. 1979 and the early 80s was one of the best musical periods in the UK with the electro scene just about to explode.

[@mauriziomonachetti9217]

Lei è formidabile i componenti non sono da meno! Accompagnano la maestra con maestria

[@johnnyreno7200]

One of the best debut albums ever

[@Zoolar]

Superb, one of the best songs in the world, believe it.

[@gaylebremer8492]

I just love The Pretenders! Much Love, Gayle Raye Bremer

[@robertcanceljr4400]

I never really new how talented this women and her band really jammed hard as it gets ! Get down mama

[@judyschiavone7866]

My Queen! Time for you and Martin to tour again.

[@steveoh9285]

Love The Pretenders! Better than 99.99% of the garbage (rap/hip-hop) forced down our collective throats these days.

[@theluckybiomed7412]

Pure punk. One of my favourites!

[@timothyarnott3584]

For the music nerds, its a measure of 7/8, then a measure of 8/8, then the change is regular 4/4.......or u cud say, a measure of 4/4, a measure of 3/4, then 2 measures of 4/4......either way, its SUPER smart, and SUPER cool!!!......have had this album sice it came out.....one of my favs of all time!!!!....Precious is another heavy duty song!!!.....PEACE to all who think Chrissy and the boys were the sh%t!!!!...

[@blacksheep4918]

All actitude Chrissie!

[@beaudure01]

Somewhere in an alternate universe, all four original Pretenders survive and produce 40 years of fantastic music. (They can still add Robbie McIntosh.)

[@hazzeowenius3332]

This is....Blimey Brilliant!! ✊

[@xmariner]

The Pretenders "Learning to Crawl" tour was my first concert. THANK GOD. AND Stevie Ray Vaughan and the Alarm opened for them! In Williamsburg VA in 1983

[@sl1oo]

get you going....pretenders are all time greats