'Stop Your Sobbing', the A-side for The Pretenders' debut single was released in January, 45 years ago in 1979. This version of The Kinks' original track went on to spend 9 weeks in the UK @officialcharts.
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts Absolute PERFECTION
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts Ray Wylie Hubbard lyric comes to mind: “chick singer, badass rockin”
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts 45 years! Loved Pretenders’ version upon first listen and still love it.
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts 45 years! OMG I’m old!! Great performance by a great band.
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts finally saw you at Ohana an dyou did not disappoint. And add John McEnroe and it was super memorable
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts Loved the original line up saw them many times 😳
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts It is a proven fact that if you google "total badass" you will just get endless images of Chrissie Hynde.
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts After all of these years I had no idea this was a remake of a Kinks song. I love it
@ThePretendersHQ @officialcharts She always had that tremlo or vibrato in her sweet voice.