The first single taken from the band's 1986 album, "Don't Get Me Wrong" has become one of the band's most popular hits over the years. Its upbeat, jangly guitar, and its lyrics that combine Hynde's typical quirk with pop sentiments has helped to cement its place as a staple Pretenders song.
The band's highest-placing song in this, it only peaked at #10 in the US, so at least it outdid itself on a chart that matters.
First appearing on Mirage, the song existed as early as 1979 as one of the songs that were going to be considered for inclusion on Stevie Nicks' solo debut, Bella Donna. However, before this could happen, Nicks lost her friend Robin Anderson to leukaemia, and she decided that the new significance the song had taken as a result meant that she had to use it as a Fleetwood Mac song.
The song is also known for its b-side, "Cool Water", a cover of a 1936 song that sees John McVie as one of the lead vocalists. The Fleetwood Mac version of the song has only appeared on the "Gypsy" single, and a 1984 compilation of b-sides by various artists.
What the GP had to say:
Buyonce1814 said, "I feel like I need to be high for this song. Maybe I'll listen to it in Amsterdam." We get it, henny, you're going to Amsterdam.
The band's second US #1, "Call Me" originally appeared as part of the soundtrack to the movie American Gigolo. Written by Debbie Harry and Giorgio Moroder, the song came about when Moroder asked Stevie Nicks to record a song for the soundtrack. She declined, and Moroder turned to Harry, to whom he gave an instrumental. Harry wrote the lyrics in apparently only a few hours, and that is how "Call Me" came to be.
Apparently a Chipmunks version that began as a practical joke was released in 1980. Oh, and this is the highest-placing song to not receive any 11s. All the remaining songs received at least one.
What the GP had to say:
The good sis Buyonce1814 was left unsatisfied: "A great song. I especially love the opening drums. But it always lacked something for me."
Dont Get Me Wrong scores
I actually feel that I need to apologize for grouping you with Wanderlust. You don't give out zeros just for trolling sakes.
. I'm so scared.