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  2. My City Was Gone - Wikipedia

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    The song was written by Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde, and reflected her growing interest in environmental and social concerns. The lyrics take the form of an autobiographical lament, with the singer returning to her childhood home of Ohio and discovering that rampant development had destroyed the "pretty countryside" of her youth.

  3. Precious (Pretenders song) - Wikipedia

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    "Precious" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde and performed by her band the Pretenders. First released on the band's self-titled debut album in late 1979, the song features punk-inspired music and aggressive lyrics.

  4. Kid (Pretenders song) - Wikipedia

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    "Kid" is a song written by the American-British musician Chrissie Hynde that was released on the Pretenders' 1979 self-titled debut album. Hynde wrote the song about a fictional boy discovering that his mother is a prostitute. The song's melodicism was attributed by guitarist James Honeyman-Scott to Hynde's growing interest in pop music ...

  5. Brass in Pocket - Wikipedia

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    It was written by Chrissie Hynde and James Honeyman-Scott, and produced by Chris Thomas. Originating as a guitar lick written by Honeyman-Scott, the song's lyrics were explained by Hynde to be about the cockiness that one needs to effectively perform. The song's title derives from a phrase she overheard after a show.

  6. Private Life (song) - Wikipedia

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    The song was written by Chrissie Hynde, the leader and singer of The Pretenders, and included on that band's 1979 debut album Pretenders.The same year the track was covered by Grace Jones on her first post-disco album Warm Leatherette, recorded at the Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas with among others Sly and Robbie.

  7. I'll Stand by You - Wikipedia

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    It charted higher in the UK and the US than "Night in My Veins", the album's first single. The music video for "I'll Stand by You" was released in 1994 and features Chrissie Hynde caring for an ill man. [2] On the long-running BBC program Songwriters Circle, Hynde mentions her embarrassment at having set out to write a "hit." She goes on to say ...

  8. Hymn to Her - Wikipedia

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    Cash Box said that it's "a poignant tribute to mothers and womanhood and is the rare non-Hynde composition." [7] Spin's Cullman evaluated "Hymn to Her" as "a stunner" which combines "the spirit behind 'The Mists of Avalon' with the beauty of Sandy Denny's best work." [2] Greenwald particularly praised the lyrics, Hynde's delivery, and the ...

  9. Talk of the Town (Pretenders song) - Wikipedia

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    "Talk of the Town" is a song written by Chrissie Hynde and performed by the Pretenders. Released first as a single and then on the Pretenders' 1981 EP Extended Play, a slightly shortened version of the song was included on the band's 1981 album Pretenders II.