What hijacked my world that night
To a place in the past
We've been cast out of? oh oh oh oh
Now we're back in the fight
We're back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
A circumstance beyond our control, oh oh oh oh
The phone, the tv and the news of the world
Got in the house like a pigeon from hell, oh oh oh oh
Threw sand in our eyes and descended like flies
Put us back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
The powers that be
That force us to live like we do
Bring me to my knees
When I see what they've done to you
But I'll die as I stand here today
Knowing that deep in my heart
They'll fall to ruin one day
For making us part
I found a picture of you, oh oh oh oh
Those were the happiest days of my life
Like a break in the battle was your part, oh oh oh oh
In the wretched life of a lonely heart
Now we're back on the train
Oh, back on the chain gang
The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978. The original band consisted of founder and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), James Honeyman-Scott (lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards), Pete Farndon (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Martin Chambers (drums, backing vocals, percussion). Following the deaths of Honeyman-Scott in 1982 and Farndon in 1983, the band experienced numerous personnel changes; Hynde has been the band's only consistent member.
The band's hit songs include "Kid" (1979), "Brass in Pocket" (1979), "Talk of the Town" (1980), "Message of Love" (1981), "My City Was Gone" (1982), "Back on the Chain Gang" (1982), "Middle of the Road" (1983), "2000 Miles" (1983), "Don't Get Me Wrong" (1986), "My Baby" (1986) and "I'll Stand by You" (1994). The Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.
I always liked that they put in those "oohs" and "ahs" as a reference to Sam Cooke's 1960 classic" Chain Gang".
Ooo.
Ahh.
Yeah, what he said!
I always liked that they put in those "oohs" and "ahs" as a reference to Sam Cooke's 1960 classic" Chain Gang".
Their band name actually comes from Sam Cooke's "The Great Pretender."
Now we're back on the train,
Oh, oh, back on the Schengen
Great song. Those were the happiest days of my life too.
I wish every radio broadcaster would give this song a 10 year break. Then I might appreciate it again. I'm so tired of hearing it.
There has to be other Pretender songs to play, isn't there?
Your ten years are up
Jennifer Aniston doesn't answer any of my letters
Saw these back in 1976 (I think) at Loughborough University co-billed with UB40. I used to think she was sooooo sexy but at such a small venue you get very close and she had a bit of a tizzy about flashlights – I decided that she was not the girl for me after that; even though she was wearing leather pants.
Yes but Norah Jones is still on the table...
I know better than to respond to this, but: What is the point of this comment? Apparently the performer was not who you imagined her to be. That seems to be the totality of your silly observation. We are not impressed.
She really does sing “like a pigeon from hell”.
Great song. Those were the happiest days of my life too.
Rock on my friend.