6/4/2023 0 Comments The pretenders 2000 miles![]() Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song 2000 Miles, artist - The Pretenders. Today’s calendar selection seems, at first listen, to be a song about two lovers separated by a distance of 2000 rather snowy miles. The children were singing, Hell be back at Christmas time. Possibly not their finest work in terms of lyrics (‘2000 miles is very far through the snow’ – er yes, indeed it is) the song nevertheless has a heartfelt quality to it that really shines through. G Cadd9 D G The snows falling down, Cadd9 D G Cadd9 Its colder day by day. Verse 3 G Cadd9 D G Hes gone, Cadd9 D G Cadd9 2000 miles, D G Cadd9 D Is very far. Originally released in 1983, this heartfelt. The Pretenders, single, song 35K views, 1. Cadd9 D G Is very far through the snow Cadd9 D G Ill think of you C D C D C D (let ring) Wherever you go. And these frozen and silent nights, Sometimes in a dream, You appear. (UK) On December 15 Chrissie Hynde will release a brand new version of The Pretenders festive hit 2000 Miles. ![]() 2000 MILES (Chrissie Hynde) The Pretenders Hes gone 2000 miles is very far The snow is falling down Its colder day by day I miss you The children will. Outside under the purple sky, Diamonds in the snow, Sparkle. Our hearts were singing, It felt like Christmas time. It’s also fairly simple in terms of structure, with the guitar repeating in circles in the background, but I think that’s what allows the emotion to come to the fore. It turns out that the song isn’t actually about a distant lover at all, but about the band’s guitar player, who had died in 1982 due to drug abuse. As always, Hynde’s voice steals the show and lends the song its beauty. ![]() It was covered by Mark Kozelek, Nancy Wallace, Diane and Bob, Jim Hitchcock and other artists. It was released in December 1983 and charted at number 15 in the UK it has since been covered by Coldplay, Natalie Imbruglia and KT Tunstall (so not Hanson this time, who seem to have covered every other Christmas song known to man). The Pretenders gently melancholic Christmas classic has been a festive favourite since it was released, but theres more to the song than you might realise. The song 2000 Miles was written by Chrissie Hynde and was first released by The Pretenders in 1983. ![]()
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