The Pretenders — I’ ll Stand By You
An evening pause: Though the song was made a big hit I think by Carrie Underwood, here we see it performed by the creators.
Hat tip to Matt in AZ, who clued me in to this group.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
An evening pause: Though the song was made a big hit I think by Carrie Underwood, here we see it performed by the creators.
Hat tip to Matt in AZ, who clued me in to this group.
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
Matt in AZ:
Good call! Remember them well!
“Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders”— lots o-good-stuff from the 1980’s!
They were very popular in the Midwest at the time. (She’s a Midwest Hippy-Girl, from Ohio, I think it is(?) –educated & talented, a “free-spirit.”)
Saw them in Detroit & Chicago. They definitely have a few gems that deserve nominating for evening-pauseship.
Not that many Rock bands at the time, with a strong female lead. Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, comes to mind in that general genre. (I’m sure others are far more well versed in musical-history, than I.)
They had their own unique sound. Disco was crashing-n-burning, Rock was teetering, British & American Punk was still “counter-culture,” but breaking into the mainstream.
Rush Limbaugh uses one her songs as theme song to his show, my city was gone. http://dailyrushbo.com/the-story-behind-the-rush-limbaugh-theme-song-my-city-was-gone-by-chrissie-hynde/
Joe–
Thanks for reminding me! That’s a good story. (“when they say ‘talk-radio’…they mean Rush…”)
–It’s a damn shame, she is & was, such a political Whack-Job!
Mark Levin uses Linkin’ Park, which drives them nuts to no end. (but you can be sure…they cash their royalty checks like clock-work.)
The first albums I ever bought for full price were the one by The pretenders and one by David Bowie.