176. Talk of the Town by The Pretenders

The Pretenders.....Talk Of The Town.

Imacculate pop single from 1980. The Pretenders had such a distinctive sound not least Chrissie Hynde's sexy voice but James Honeymoon-Scott's jangled guitar that just drips off the songs. I loved the first album then lost a bit of interest in them and didn't get round to ever buying their second album. I still haven't got it in these days of easy downloading. It was their singles I just loved and i kept buying the singles. Actually it was around 1981 when all I ever bought were singles and got into the habit of selling albums.
I first heard this at Michael Phillip's place. Michael started a lot clubs in the Mod days including Locomotion, The Beehive and Rubber Soul. He and Ronnie were a great team. Later I went out with his girlfriend's sister for a few years.
I never got to see the Pretenders live. She's still out there but every time she plays Melbourne it's always with some other band that I wouldn't go anywhere near.

Such a drag to want something sometime

One thing leads to another I know

Was a time wanted you for mine

Nobody knew

You arrived like a day

And passed like a cloud

I made a wish, I said it out loud

Out loud in a crowd

Everybody heard

'twas the talk of the town

It's not my place to know what you feel

I'd like to know but why should i?

Who were you then, who are you now?

Common labourer by night, by day highbrow

Back in my room I wonder, then i

Sit on the bed, look at the sky

Up in the sky

Clouds rearrange

Like the talk of the town

Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday

Maybe tomorrow, maybe someday

You've changed your place in this world

You've changed your place in this world

Oh but it's hard to live by the rules

I never could and still never do

The rules and such never bothered you

You call the shots and they follow

I watch you still from a distance then go

Back to my room, you never know

I want you, I want you but now

Who's the talk of the town?