# My City Was Gone guitar solo

> Robbie McIntosh's guitar solo on My City Was Gone by The Pretenders (1982) starts at about 3:10. From the album Learning to Crawl.

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The Pretenders, 1982, from *Learning to Crawl*. Solo by *Robbie McIntosh*.

A hypnotic groove with McIntosh's gritty, evocative lead phrases.

My City Was Gone by The Pretenders is #11 in our ranking of the best The Pretenders guitar solos. The solo is played by Robbie McIntosh and the song was released in 1982.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Pretenders Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-pretenders-guitar-solos/) — #11

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on My City Was Gone?

Robbie McIntosh played the solo on The Pretenders's My City Was Gone (1982).

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