Song of the Day: The Pretenders, “Don’t Get Me Wrong”

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Chrissie Hynde, lead singer and guitarist for the rock group The Pretenders, was born on this day in 1951. “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” from the band’s fourth studio album, 1986’s Get Close, reached #1 on the US Mainstream Rock chart, #10 on the Hot 100 and in the UK, #8 in Australia, and #14 in Canada in 1986.

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14 thoughts on “Song of the Day: The Pretenders, “Don’t Get Me Wrong””

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  4. Love the pretenders and for some reason this got me also thinking about the Chrissie Hynde / UB40 Collab of “I got you babe” and now I’m listening to that 😁

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  5. That reminds me: My sister’s birthday is on Friday. I’ll have to remember to call her. I didn’t send a card, but I rarely send cards to anyone.

    Arlee Bird
    Tossing It Out

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