Tangent from: Kid (by The Pretenders)
I’m currently on a Pretenders kick. Oh, heck, I’m on a Chrissie Hynde kick. Not sure what inspired this. (Could it be the near daily visual assault of these street ads penetrating my design/music psyche? I hope not…) But here she is, with her killer boots, dark wild hair, and black eyeliner, kicking at my shins like an angry kid that needs to be mollified.
The first time I heard this song, it was stuck in my head for days. And now, despite multiple listens, it’s still happily lodged in my brain. Maybe it’s the holiday-esque opening. Maybe it’s Chrissie’s soothing voice singing ‘Kid…’ Maybe it’s all the fun flourish within the song. Maybe it’s the Fellini scene I imagine of a pouty child and an apologetic and hopeless parent. Or maybe it’s because I could sing this to some adults and it would still apply. Whatever it’s got, I like.
I feel the same. Been listening to that for years and only realized it’s “kid;” love the song, but sometimes I don’t pay attention. Just read lyrics and it brought a tear. I don’t have kids but I know she has two. Chrissie Hynde is a goddess.