Although I've moved The Pretenders down these rankings, they're still way too high. I always thought The Pretenders were a good band but I only have 7 of their songs on my iTunes. They do have some very cool songs, below is my Top 16 Pretenders songs. Those 16 songs were taken from their first 5 CDs, from 1980's Pretenders" (which contains the classic "Brass In Pocket") to 1990's "Packed". Obviously their 1984 CD "Learning To Crawl" is their classic CD. 7 of the 10 songs on this countdown come from "Crawl". After their less than first two good CDs, this CD should have been called "Learning To Run". That was the Pretenders peak and it was a good peak.
Usually I like to write down the main musicians of a band that I'm profiling, but for the Pretenders it's a bit scatter shot. But this band had it's share of bad luck and bad decisions. Everyone knows Chrissie Hynde, but who else played in The Pretenders? From Wikipedia:
"Bassist Pete Farndon's drug abuse escalated and he was fired after a meeting between Hynde, Honeyman-Scott and Chambers, on 14 June 1982. Two days later, on 16 June 1982, guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died of heart failure as a result of cocaine intolerance. Farndon was in the midst of forming a new band with former Clash drummer Topper Headon (who was also a heroin addict and left the band, unable to cope), when he was found dead on 14 April 1983 by his wife. After taking heroin and passing out, Farndon drowned in his bathtub, leaving the Pretenders with two living members."
16) "Fast Or Slow (The Law's The Law)":
15) "Chill Factor":
14) "I Hurt You":
13) "Mystery Achievement":
12) "May This Be Love (Waterfalls)":
11) "The Thin Line Between Love and Hate":
10) "Message of Love":
9) "No Guarantee":
10) "Message of Love":
9) "No Guarantee":
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