Why CHRISSIE HYNDE Is Grateful To Punk
7 November 2025
True!
Hynde has a new album out. ‘Duets Special‘ features covers
of old tunes perfomrmed by Chrissie with guest vocalists.
Chrissie Hynde
SONNY & CHER Released Their Biggest Hit ‘I GOT YOU BABE’ 60 Years Ago Today
9 July 2025
Pop star duo SONNY & CHER (1964–1977), who were
married for 11 years, scored a series of hits in the 60s/70s
with I GOT YOU BABE as their biggest one.
It was written by Sonny Bono.
After his musical career, Sonny became major of Palm Springs, CA
from 1982-1992. He passed away in 1998, of injuries incurred when
he hit a tree while skiing.
The song was released on 9 July 1965. Today 60 years ago.
It went to No. 1 in the US, UK, Canada and New Zealand and
was a Top-10 hit all over Europe.
C’mon, babes.
You know this cover.
3 April 1980 – Bad Girl CHRISSIE HYNDE Hits Hard In Memphis
3 April 2025
During their first US tour, CHRISSIE HYNDE
and her PRETENDERS were involved in a fight
at a bar in Memphis.
Eventually Hynde was arrested for disorderly conduct. She kicked out the window
of the police cruiser sent to take her away and spent the night in jail. Bad, bad rock
chick, but pretty cool story.
A true warrior, always talk of the town
THE PRETENDERS Topped The UK Album Charts 45 Years Ago Today With Their Debut LP
Back in time
10 February 2025
CHRISSIE HYNDE (73 now) and her PRETENDERS had
instant success in the UK with their Self-titled Debut LP.
It topped the Charts this day 45 years ago, on 10 February 1980.
It peaked at #9 on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum, over
the ocean, 2 years later.
Sounds (UK music weekly) said at the time: “Its success, which should
be fairly apparent through the next few months, will be valued not through
hype and wildly enthusiastic pen-happy journalists but through a number
of strong album tracks.”
It featured 3 of their best singles ever.
– KID –
– STOB YOUR SOBBING –
(The Kinks cover)
– BRASS IN POCKET –
ALBUM STREAM
Rock Heroine CHRISSIE HYNDE Who Celebrates Her 72th Birthday Today About Being A Girl
7 September 2024
Born in Ohio on 7 September 1951. Happy 72 Chrissie.
CHRISSIE HYNDE Opens Heart And Soul On THE PRETENDERS’ 12th LP ‘RELENTLESS’
Standout longplayers
15 September 2023
Today, everlasting cool rock chick CHRISSIE HYNDE and her line-up changing PRETENDERS released LP #12. It’s titled RELENTLESS . You can buy it here.
HYNDE about the album’s title: “I enjoy seeing the various meanings and
origins of a word. And I liked the definition: ‘showing no abatement of intensity.’
So when it came to an album title, it seemed fitting. You know… to keep doing it.
I think anyone in a band is constantly questioning if they should keep going.
It starts as a youthful pursuit and eventually, it makes you wonder, why am
I doing this? It’s the life of the artist. You never retire. You become relentless.”
HYNDE – a year ago – about touring and the new album.
UNCUT Magazine says: “She has crooned before, but the freight of intimate emotion
here, letting low notes waver within the ferally alive arrangement, is masterful. Ending
an album of looking back, this is the new prime of Chrissie Hynde.” Score: 4/5.
Pretenders in Belgium last May – pic by TUTV
TUTV: When I saw Hynde – the only original Pretender left – rockin’ out for a full 75 minutes, with old and new songs, in Belgium last May (review here) I thought the new album (at that point only the first single, smooth rocker Let The Sun Come In was out) would be pretty hot-blooded too. Now I know it’s the opposite.
Except for Losing My Sense Of Taste, Let The Sun Come In and Vainglorious, Hynde chooses
to sit down, relax and reflect on her past, her present and her future, with tender ballads, co-written with guitarist James Walbourne. And as she proved several times before, she’s a most affecting crooner. Relentless gets more heartwarming with every spin. Pretenders are the talk of the town again.
SINGLES: A Love / Let The Sun Come In
ALBUM
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CHRISSIE HYNDE Joins GUNS N’ ROSES On Stage Playing Harmonica On ‘BAD OBSESSION’
Last weekend, amidst their world tour, veteran macho rockers
GUNS N’ ROSES dropped a brand-new single Perhaps, hear/see
below. Nothing to get excited about, in my opinion.
A couple of days ago at their concert in Boston, surprising guest
CHRISSIE HYNDE joined the band on stage playing harmonica
on two songs, including Bad Obsession from their 1991
Use Your Illusion I album.
To be honest, I didn’t know that Chrissie played harmonica.
LISTEN/WATCH
PERHAPS
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Waking Up And Warming Up For CHRISSIE HYNDE And Her PRETENDERS Tonight
Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant
30 May 2023
It has been a long time since I saw CHRISSIE HYNDE (aged 71)
and her PRETENDERS play live. And tonight is the night. They’ll
perform in Antwerp, Belgium.
To warm up, here’s the first single, named LET THE SUN COME IN
from their upcoming 12th LP, titled Relentless, out on September 1.
Tune in.
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Quote Of The Day – Pretender CHRISSIE HYNDE Joins Slamming ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME Discussion
Chrissie Hynde joins the slamming Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall Of Fame discussion started recently
by Courtney Love who criticized the organization: “Barely 8% of its inductees are female.
The canon-making doesn’t just reek of sexist gatekeeping, but also purposeful ignorance
and hostility.”
Her full statement.
“If anyone wants my position in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame they are welcome to it. I don’t
even wanna be associated with it. It’s just more establishment backslapping. I got in a band so I didn’t have to be part of all that. I was living a happy life in Rio when I got the call I was being inducted. My heart sank because I knew I’d have to go back for it as it would be too much of a kick in the teeth to my parents if I didn’t. I’d upset them enough by then, so it was one of those things that would bail me out from years of disappointing them. (like moving out of the USA and being arrested at PETA protests and my general personality). Other than Neil Young’s participation in the induction process, the whole thing was, and is, total bollocks. It’s absolutely nothing to do with rock ‘n’ roll and anyone who thinks it is is a fool.”
Portland’s Dream Pop Duo PURE BATHING CULTURE Cover THE PRETENDERS’ Xmas Classic ‘2000 MILES’
5 December 2022
It’s been 2 years since Portland’s dream pop duo PURE BATHING CULTURE
released their latest longplayer – the 4th in 10 years – with Hats.
They return now to connect with the upcoming holidays with a cover of the magnific 1983 Xmas reverie 200 MILES (more than 84 million streams on Spotify) by THE PRETENDERS, written/sung by the fabulous Chrissie Hynde.
PBC shared it along with this message.
“hi friends! happy holidays! we’re excited to share our cover of 2000 miles by one of
our very favorite bands the pretenders! it was truly a joy to explore this song together.
the holidays can be tough especially if you’ve lost someone or if you’re separated from loved ones, so this one goes out to anyone who’s going through a hard time right now. sometimes there’s magic to be found in the melancholy though…it’s been a rough year for us in a lot of ways but you all are our diamonds sparkling in the snow. thank you for being here with us!
your support here at bandcamp truly makes a huge difference.
we love you all, thank you so much for listening to our music we love being here with you!”
PBC‘s take has a similar approach, sounding both emotive and tender,
not cheesy Xmassy. Sarah Versprille‘s starry-eyed voice and Daniel Hindman‘s
sparkling guitar lines come together just beautifully. Glorious version.
Stream/buy
the track here…
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Original version
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