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The Pretenders — Brass in Pocket (live)
Album: The Isle Of View
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Released: 1995
Length: 3:15
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Got brass in pocket
Got bottle I'm gonna use it
Intention I feel inventive
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice

Got motion restrained emotion
Been driving detroit leaning
No reason just seems so pleasing
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice

[Chorus:]
Gonna use my arms
Gonna use my legs
Gonna use my style
Gonna use my sidestep
Gonna use my fingers
Gonna use my, my, my imagination

'Cause I gonna make you see
There's nobody else here
No one like me
I'm special so special
I gotta have some of your attention give it to me

Got rhythm I can't miss a beat
Got new skank it's so reet
Got something I'm winking at you
Gonna make you, make you, make you notice

[Chorus]

'Cause I gonna make you see
There's nobody else here
No one like me
I'm special, so special
I gotta have some of your attention
Give it to me
'Cause I gonna make you see
There's nobody else here
No one like me
I'm special, so special
I gotta have some of your attention

Give it to me
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 Proclivities wrote:

"Skank" in the way she's using it in this song is referring to marijuana:

"...‘Detroit leaning’ references a style of driving where folks lean way back in the front seat and stick their elbow out of the window; her ‘Got new skank/It’s so reet’ is a little tip of the hat to famed US artist and satirist Robert Crumb.
  “I was a big fan of his comic books”, she says. “One cartoon of his had this pot gauge; a machine for measuring the quality of marijuana. If it was really, really good stuff they called it ‘reet petite’.”



Like in Jackie Wilson Said by Van?
Posted 3 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
It's Yorkshire dialect, 'appen, as is the title. Despite spending 20 years in God's Own County, I don't know what skank is, but "reet" is just 'right'. I always wondered if Chrissie should sing this in a broad Yorkshire accent...
 
"Skank" in the way she's using it in this song is referring to marijuana:

"...‘Detroit leaning’ references a style of driving where folks lean way back in the front seat and stick their elbow out of the window; her ‘Got new skank/It’s so reet’ is a little tip of the hat to famed US artist and satirist Robert Crumb.
  “I was a big fan of his comic books”, she says. “One cartoon of his had this pot gauge; a machine for measuring the quality of marijuana. If it was really, really good stuff they called it ‘reet petite’.”

Posted 6 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 EssexTex wrote:
What's she mean by use her "Sidestep"? are we taking a mobile home, pickup truck or what it's always bugged me
 
I'd always assumed it was some sort of dance reference.
Posted 7 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
 tonispizzeria wrote:
{#Heartkiss}   SCHÄÄÄTZZELEINN

 
Genau {#Biggrin}
Posted 8 years ago by elutz    [ Reply ]
reet

adjective

(also reet and compleat) Good; proper; excellent; right : With her good looks, she was still ''reet'' with me/ looking extremely reet and compleat (1930s+ Jazz musicians)

The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.
skank
/skæŋk/
noun
1.
a fast dance to reggae music
2.
(slang) a promiscuous female
verb (intransitive)
3.
to perform this dance
 
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Posted 8 years ago by MiloD    [ Reply ]
There are versions (performances if you will) and then there are versions. This is not one.
Posted 8 years ago by merobreno    [ Reply ]
{#Heartkiss}   SCHÄÄÄTZZELEINN
Posted 8 years ago by tonispizzeria    [ Reply ]
 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
I appreciate the little live stretch here in the playlist, but this song is lacking all of the rhythm and fun that the studio version had.

 
What he says
Posted 8 years ago by bertbakker    [ Reply ]
 venus_df wrote:
the line i've never understood is "i've got a new skank, so reet". wth?
 
It's Yorkshire dialect, 'appen, as is the title. Despite spending 20 years in God's Own County, I don't know what skank is, but "reet" is just 'right'. I always wondered if Chrissie should sing this in a broad Yorkshire accent...
Posted 9 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 venus_df wrote:
the line i've never understood is "i've got a new skank, so reet". wth?
 
from https://www.pretendersarchives.com
The mysterious lyrics to Brass have baffled listeners for nearly two < > decades. What is "reet"? And what might a "new skank" be? "Got bottle - I'm gonna use it..."? It's not as mind-boggling as one might think. Skank is to move one's body rhythmically from side to side, moving the arms along with the rest of the body. "Reet" means righteous. So what's she talking about? She's got herself a new way of movin' and groovin' and it's hip. As for the not-so-listener-friendly "got bottle...", that is British slang meaning "courage or confidence".
 

Posted 9 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
I thought the intro was Springsteen for a second
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I had to restrain myself from singing out the  "Spe-cial" echo of the backing vocals, while at work.
Posted 9 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
I appreciate the little live stretch here in the playlist, but this song is lacking all of the rhythm and fun that the studio version had.
 

There's defo something major missing, never gets going, her voice is great tho.
Posted 15 years ago by Mack    [ Reply ]
 venus_df wrote:
the line i've never understood is "i've got a new skank, so reet". wth?
 

Me either, is there anyone that can explain it?  {#Rolleyes}
Posted 16 years ago by SantaFeGrace    [ Reply ]

 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:
I appreciate the little live stretch here in the playlist, but this song is lacking all of the rhythm and fun that the studio version had.
 

i agree
Posted 16 years ago by spiritual76    [ Reply ]
I appreciate the little live stretch here in the playlist, but this song is lacking all of the rhythm and fun that the studio version had.
Posted 16 years ago by ArbiterOfGoodTaste    [ Reply ]

 

well, it is not easy to be indifferent to the cutting and insinuate voice of ms. Christine Ellen Hynde - ** 7 **


Posted 16 years ago by calypsus_1    [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
You know the way when you walk past the bar all the women keep side-stepping out into your way to catch your attention? No, I don't either. Just guessing..
The word "saucier" (not positive with the spelling) is a French synonym for "derrier" or "ass" in English
Posted 16 years ago by davem    [ Reply ]
Epic Blah!
Posted 16 years ago by skdenfeld    [ Reply ]
it's pretty wild what kind of stuff you can get away with in lyrics: "there's nobody else here, no one like me i'm special, so special i gotta have some of your attention give it to me" man. that is wickedly bad.
Posted 16 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
songbirdfemme wrote:
based on some of the comments on RP, I sometimes wonder if woman are recognized as capable of living past the age of 30...
Based on same, I sometimes wonder if women musicians are recognized at all unless they're cute or sexy enough for someone to post their picture in the comments page. Strangely, these people's posts rarely mention if they like the woman's music at all.
Posted 16 years ago by Koan    [ Reply ]
the line i've never understood is "i've got a new skank, so reet". wth?
Posted 16 years ago by venus_df    [ Reply ]
Where did she play live, like at some county fair in the midwest? A rich kids 16th birthday? One of the lesser amusement parks? Just wondering.
Posted 16 years ago by dctrpunda    [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
You know the way when you walk past the bar all the women keep side-stepping out into your way to catch your attention? No, I don't either. Just guessing..
Maybe side-stepping is what gives that slinky Jessica Rabbit swish when she walks?
Posted 16 years ago by kaosmonkey    [ Reply ]
I love this song. It reminds me of when I was single back in the 80's and between girlfriends.
Posted 16 years ago by Alpine    [ Reply ]
EssexTex wrote:
What's she mean by use her "Sidestep"? are we taking a mobile home, pickup truck or what it's always bugged me
You know the way when you walk past the bar all the women keep side-stepping out into your way to catch your attention? No, I don't either. Just guessing..
Posted 16 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
Live-day on RP? Not a bad thing, especially with this song.
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
I consider this album to be a must have for anyone into rock music.
Posted 16 years ago by MonkeyPod    [ Reply ]
What's she mean by use her "Sidestep"? are we taking a mobile home, pickup truck or what it's always bugged me
Posted 16 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
funkaholic wrote:
She's still around?
based on some of the comments on RP, I sometimes wonder if woman are recognized as capable of living past the age of 30...
Posted 16 years ago by songbirdfemme    [ Reply ]
iggy33 wrote:
To all the whiners out there who don't get CH...I feel sorry for you guys.
I don't.
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
...i've always disliked the pretenders, but i think they're starting to grow on me, kind of like a slightly musty-foul scent one begins to appreciate about a place just for the years of comfortable familiarity it represents...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
is she still married with Simple Minds' singer?
Posted 16 years ago by mefrombrazil    [ Reply ]
She's still around?
Posted 21 years ago by funkaholic    [ Reply ]
"Gonna use my sausage..." :?:
Posted 21 years ago by Hannio    [ Reply ]
This is, by far, the worst song on what is otherwise a great first album.
Posted 21 years ago by fatport    [ Reply ]
To all the whiners out there who don't get CH...I feel sorry for you guys.
Posted 21 years ago by iggy33    [ Reply ]
(8?» wrote:
This song was my intro to the Pretenders. I do not know now, nor did I then, what anyone likes in this song. (which kinda sucked, since I had it on 8 track). Someone please enlighten me.
If you have to ask......
Posted 21 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by kcarr224: This tune has not aged well. Liked it in it's original version but I've lost my taste for it.
Wrong. This song HAS aged well. And the original version still sounds great.
Posted 21 years ago by veegez    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by mrtyler: Anyone else start singing this as "Alone / listless / breakfast table in an otherwise empty room"?
not until you mentioned it, but now i can't drop the similarity...
Posted 21 years ago by nielsen    [ Reply ]
Anyone else start singing this as \"Alone / listless / breakfast table in an otherwise empty room\"?
Posted 21 years ago by mrtyler    [ Reply ]
Having recently enjoyed Ms Hynde\'s work with \"Moodswing\" I was glad of a chance to hear her do one of her Pretender classics. Methinks it stands up well.
Posted 21 years ago by philarktos    [ Reply ]
I also believe this song has seen its day, perhaps some other Pretenders song that has not been wore out by regular radio airplay.
Posted 21 years ago by Boomer    [ Reply ]
This tune has not aged well. Liked it in it\'s original version but I\'ve lost my taste for it. :roll:
Posted 21 years ago by kcarr224    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by mrrmaid1: Why is everyone so crabby about this song and this version? I like it very much. I am dancing around my office as I listen!!!
Yah! I love this song, and I love Chrissy Hynde! Yay! There's no accounting for taste I guess. :p
Posted 21 years ago by Gs_Girl    [ Reply ]
I tend to like The Pretenders but this version sounds like Chrissy has a clothes pin clamped tightly on her nose.
Posted 22 years ago by dsafanda    [ Reply ]
sick of hearing this.
Posted 22 years ago by red    [ Reply ]
The original sucked and so does this version. Booo Pretenders!!!
Posted 22 years ago by pimpbot5000    [ Reply ]
This way the song ain\'t \'so special\' anymore, IMO.
Posted 22 years ago by Johray63    [ Reply ]
Originally Posted by pilgrim: New Yorkers are so cool... I certainly prefer the original version of this one.
...And to counter balance that view... I loved hearing this version. Made a great song sound brand new and fresh again. Just as good as the original.
Posted 22 years ago by markw    [ Reply ]
New Yorkers are so cool... :roll: I certainly prefer the original version of this one.
Posted 22 years ago by pilgrim    [ Reply ]
i cant stand this song.
Posted 22 years ago by Nicktor    [ Reply ]
\"gonna mank you, mank you , mank you motel\" this one just grates on me endlessly.
Posted 22 years ago by Platypus    [ Reply ]
This entire live album is awesome and includes versions of songs from their first album that are as great now as they were then!
Posted 22 years ago by Leslie    [ Reply ]
All I want for Christmas is for my voice to be as full of flavor as hers is ....
Posted 22 years ago by MissJenn    [ Reply ]