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rfmcdonaldThe Pretenders' 1986 transatlantic hit "Don't Get Me Wrong" is one of that select number of songs that make me smile reflexively whenever I think of it. I've fond memories of the Pretenders, whose debut album is one of the first ones I heard on vinyl, sitting in the listening lounge at UPEI's Robertson Library looking for escape. I could scarcely have had better guides.
This song that marked the Pretenders' return to the charts after all manner of troubles, it's a jangly melodic pop song that, with Chrissie Hynde's supple vocals, wittily tells the story of someone giddily in love.
The tongue-twisting wordplay alone could get me.
(The The Avengers-themed music video is great, too.)
This song that marked the Pretenders' return to the charts after all manner of troubles, it's a jangly melodic pop song that, with Chrissie Hynde's supple vocals, wittily tells the story of someone giddily in love.
Don't get me wrong
If I'm looking kind of dazzled
I see neon lights
Whenever you walk by
Don't get me wrong
If you say hello and I take a ride
Upon a sea where the mystic moon
Is playing havoc with the tide
Don't get me wrong
The tongue-twisting wordplay alone could get me.
(The The Avengers-themed music video is great, too.)
