How Tragedy Inspired the Pretenders' Biggest Hit 'Back on the Chain Gang'

The legendary rock band the Pretenders was going through a time of rebuilding and reflection in 1982 when a song that would ...
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“I was working on this song which he liked, and then he died, and it turned into a tribute to him”: The tragedy behind a classic Pretenders hit

The Pretenders' Back On the Chain Gang is one of the great pop-rock songs of the early '80s – but while it feels upbeat in terms of its key and tempo, its lyrics tell a different story. Written by ...
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I was working on this song which he liked, and then he died, and it turned into a tribute to him

The Pretenders’ Back On the Chain Gang is one of the great pop-rock songs of the early ’80s – but while it feels upbeat in terms of its key and tempo, its lyrics tell a different story. Written by ...