Single This! THE PRETENDERS
14 August 2021
‘Stop Your Sobbing’ by THE PRETENDERS (1979)
Original by The Kinks
Don’t stop your singing, Chrissie…
THE PRETENDERS: Facebook
14 August 2021
‘Stop Your Sobbing’ by THE PRETENDERS (1979)
Original by The Kinks
Don’t stop your singing, Chrissie…
THE PRETENDERS: Facebook
Knockouts from the past…
2 October 2019
Band: The Kinks
Song: Stob Your Sobbing / B-side: ‘Beautiful Delilah’
Album: Self-Titled Debut LP
Note 1: Legend goes Ray Davies wrote the tune about
a crying girlfriend he broke up with
Note 2: In 1979 amidst the post punk explosion in the
UK Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders covered the song,
turning it into a successful catchy pop hit
Note 3: Ray Davies & Chrissie Hynde had a relationship
and a child after The Pretenders recorded The Kinks‘ song
Note 4 : The Kinks released the song as a single on
2 October 1964, 55 years ago, only in… South-Africa
Here’s The Kinks original…
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And here comes The Pretenders cover…
The Pretenders single sleeve, 1979…