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Tom Petty — Time to Move On

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Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones (Let It Bleed, 1969)

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The Pretenders - Back On The Chain Gang

Chrissie Hynde moved from Akron to London in 1973 and hung out and played with the likes of Ray Davies, Nick Lowe, The Clash and Malcolm McClaren - definitely not in Ohio anymore. Chrissie’s talent and connections led to her forming what would be The Pretenders in 1978 and making two successful albums.

June of 1982 almost destroyed the band. Chrissie had to fire the bass player over drug issues; two days later the guitarist died from drugs. Reeling from this, she took a song intended to be about her relationship and child with Davies and reworked it to reflect on the death. “Back On The Chain Gang” was recorded in July with caretaker bass and guitar players. It turned out to be one of the band’s best songs.

Check out the hammer-swing grunts in the chorus, reaching back to Sam Cooke’s “Chain Gang”.