2144 – The Pretenders – Message of love (1981)

Escrita por Chrissie Hynde, foi gravada em 1980 em Paris e lançada em 6 de fevereiro de 1981, no compacto que tinha Porcelain como Lado B. Sairia tambem no disco Pretenders II, o segundo da banda, lançado em 7 de agosto de 1981. Foi produzida por Chris Thomas. Foi composta no estúdio e se tornou um hit, chegando ao número 11 no Reino Unido, número 9 na Irlanda, número 15 na Austrália e número 33 na Holanda.

A letra:

Now the reason we're here
As man and woman
Is to love each other
Take care of each other
When love walks in the room
Everybody stand up
Oh it's good, good, good
Like Brigitte Bardot

Now look at the people
In the streets, in the bars
We are all of us in the gutter
But some of us are looking at the stars
I look round the room
Life is unkind
We fall but we keep gettin' up
Over and over and over and over and over and over

Me and you, every night, every day
We'll be together always this way
Your eyes are blue like the heavens above
Talk to me darlin' with a message of love

Now the reason we're here
Every man, every woman
Is to love each other
Stand by each other
When love walks in the room
Everybody stand up
Oh it's good, good, good
Say I love you, I love you
I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, oh

Talk to me darlin', talk to me darlin', talk to me darlin'

We'd like to do this one for all the original Pretenders fans
And also for the younger members of the audience
Thank you a lot, ahh

A versão dos Pretenders: