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The Pretenders - Message of Love




The pep rally drum beat and angular guitars catch your ear right away on this tune. Chrissie Hynde's quasi-singing delivery is classic. The sound of The Pretenders on their first two albums is perfect. "Message of Love" wasn't played to death on FM and still sounds fresh to me. Hynde's message rings true:

"Now the reason we're here
As man and woman
Is to love each other
Take care of each other
When love walks in the room
Everybody stand up
Oh it's good, good, good
Like Brigitte Bardot"


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