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" My City Was Gone " is a song by the rock group The Pretenders. The song originally appeared in October 1982 as the B-side to the single release of "Back on the Chain Gang"; [3] the single was the first release for the band following the death of founding bandmember James Honeyman-Scott.
- 5:14
- Sire
- October 1982
[Verse 1] I went back to Ohio. But my city was gone. There was no train station. There was no downtown. South Howard had disappeared. All my favorite places. My city had been pulled down....
Songfacts®: This song is about Akron, Ohio, where Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders was raised. Akron was an industrial city known as the "Rubber Capital of the World," which despite the smell of burning rubber, was a place Chrissie enjoyed growing up. In the '70s, it was gritty but vibrant, and it had a thriving rock scene with bands like Pere ...
Provided to YouTube by Rhino My City Was Gone (2018 Remaster) · Pretenders Learning to Crawl ℗ 1982, 2018 Warner Music UK Ltd Lead Guitar: Billy Bremner...
