Lyric discussion by S4v3St4t3s 

Cover art for Precious lyrics by Pretenders, The

"Now Howard The Duck and Mr. Stress both stayed, trapped in a world that they never made." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Howard_The_Duck_-8.jpg

Howard the Duck and Mr. Stress were bands in Cleveland back in the early 70s. She's not referring to the comic, or that lame movie based on it. Those bands "stayed" in Cleveland, while she "fucked off" to Engand, because she was too "precious" (which in thi context means, "too good")

crazymanmichael - What's your basis for asserting that there was a band from Cleveland in the early 70's called "Howard the Duck"? Although the lyric undoubtedly refers to Bill Miller, a longtime Cleveland bluesman who performed as "Mr. Stress", it sure seems to me that it must also directly reference the Steve Gerber comic book and his title character's inability to return to his home on Duckworld after being transported to Cleveland. After all, "Trapped in a World He Never Made" is the comic book's tag line.

@S4v3St4t3s crazymanmichael: thank you for your insight into 'Howard the Duck' which is very interesting. I have long been perplexed by the meaning of those lyrics.