Pretenders : Kid
In June of 1979 The Pretenders released their second single "Kid" b/w Tattooed Love Boys. Slower than the original demo version, the song features a memorable guitar line by James Honeyman-Scott and a vulnerable vocal performance by Chrissie Hynde. The single peaked at U.K.#33.
The B-side is a stronger song but a difficult listen since Hynde revealed in her 2016 book Reckless: My Life as a Pretender that it's inspired by a sexual assault she endured at the hands of a Cleveland biker gang. She wrote
"Now let me assure you that, technically speaking, however you want to look at it, this was all my doing and I take full responsibility. You can't f--k around with people, especially people who wear 'I heart rape' and 'On Your Knees' badges."
She even quotes one of her assaulters who told her "Shut up or you're going to make some plastic surgeon rich!"
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